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Key moments from JD Vance sit down with Joe Rogan
Key moments from JD Vance sit down with Joe Rogan…
Hong Kong official warns booksellers on security risks after raids
The police operation marks the third round of arrests targeting independent bookstores in four months.…
Uganda calls for travel restrictions to be lifted after last Ebola patient discharged
Country begins 42-day countdown to outbreak being declared officially over, as numbers continue to rise in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Con…
‘People think you’ve got 10,000 cats’: the support group for hoarders
Many hoarders are scared to seek help but one UK housing association is taking a more empathetic approachAt one end of the table sits Tony*, who showe…
Argentina players bring out Falklands banner
Argentina players celebrated while holding a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas", which translates as "The Falklands are Argentine".…
Why Italy’s Genoa bridge collapse led to one of its biggest criminal trials
Eight years after 43 people were killed, judges rule in the first trial over the Genoa bridge collapse.…
DHS pledged body cams for all immigration agents. Months later, that hasn't happened
In recent days, federal immigration agents fatally shot two immigrant fathers. None of the federal officers involved were wearing body cameras, the ag…
Bike lanes and speed cameras disappear from the DOT's list of proven safety measures
The Federal Highway Administration quietly stripped bike lanes and other safety recommendations from a key list of best practices. Critics say those m…
All newborns in England to be screened for spinal muscular atrophy from 2027
Campaigners hail ‘landmark moment’ in early detection and treatment of rare muscle-wasting diseaseEvery baby born in England will be screened for a ra…
Black doctors in England four times less likely to get training places than white counterparts
For one placement, black applicants had a less than 1 in 100 chance of being offered a place, NHS data showsBlack doctors in England are four times le…
Tommy Robinson says he 'got it wrong' over man he falsely accused of filming children
UK-born Quoroum Beg was actually filming an anti-immigration demonstration which had earlier forced him and his children to leave a Glasgow park.…
Mum who murdered son, 5, before his body was dumped in river wants sentence cut
Logan Mwangi, five, suffered 56 external injuries and catastrophic internal damage at the hands of Angharad Williamson.…
‘Fear, intimidation, violence’: calls mount to remove ICE from US streets after agents killed two men
Agents killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, even though both were not targets of enforcement actionUS o…
Bangkok pub fire toll rises to 32 with 15 in intensive care
Officials confirm two more deaths as 30 people remain in hospital, including 15 in intensive care units.…
Wednesday briefing: Do MPs have the will to stop mega-donors interfering in UK politics?
In today’s newsletter: The representation of the people bill has become a test of whether Britain can curb the surge in billionaire‑backed donations…
Florida executes one of its oldest prisoners in state’s 10th lethal injection this year
Man who was 74 was one of three older prisoners scheduled for execution within the span of a monthFlorida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in …
MPs call for ban on fast food outlets opening near schools to tackle obesity
Commons health committee also recommends end to junk food advertising on billboards and public transportFast food chains such as KFC should be stopped…
US marshal shot dead serving arrest warrant in Louisiana
Clarence Frazier Jr charged with murder over killing of Drew Hanson and could face death penalty if convictedA federal agent was fatally shot while tr…
Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuceWhat is cyclosporiasis, the parasiti…
Pilot known for ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ river plane landing reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Chesley Sullenberger, 75, safely landed a US Airways flight carrying 155 people in New York’s Hudson river in 2009Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger – the p…
Probe into claims Southport victims' NHS records accessed
The father of one of the young girls who survived the attack says he is "appalled" by the possibility.…
Tuberculosis outbreak at Colorado ICE jail sickens at least 12 detainees
The reported infections are the latest in a series of health concerns at the federal immigration jail in AuroraAt least 12 people detained at a federa…
UK man admits 32 sexual offences against allegedly drugged or sleeping partner
Defendant pleads guilty to crimes over the course of 12 years, some of which also involved ‘a person unknown’A man has been told he faces a possible l…
British man injured during running of the bulls festival in Pamplona
86-year-old from West Midlands taken to hospital after eight-day event in which 57 people were injured An 86-year-old British man is among 57 people i…
Lindsey Graham autobiography sheds light on record on race
Memoir details upbringing of late senator – who denied existence of systemic racism – in segregated southA little-known autobiography from Lindsey Gra…
UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say
Analysis of 12 indicators including asthma, obesity and vaccination finds child health is ‘national embarrassment’Children in the UK will grow up to b…
Tice gauges the mood on the death of Ann Widdecombe, but only on second try | John Crace
After a wild attack on the Times, Reform’s deputy leader was all poise in the Commons – unlike some of his party’s other MPsThis is the third murder o…
Killings continue on Del Monte farm in Kenya, families say, after G4S hired for security
Exclusive: Three men killed in incidents over past year allegedly involving G4S guards, who replaced in-house team after previous deathsBereaved famil…
Chatsworth House pilots ‘community membership’ free entry scheme
Initiative with Derbyshire Libraries aims to boost access to cultural experiences and ‘champion reading for pleasure’When Kate, a 47-year-old contract…
He was having a mental health crisis. Memphis task force agents came and shot him
Jonah Neal, 25, was struck by a Homeland Security Investigations agent in May. There have been at least four deadly shootings related to the task forc…