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‘Cost of housing’ crunch looms for low-income families, warns Resolution Foundation
Thinktank calls on chancellor to end housing allowance freeze with typical two-bedroom household facing £158 week shortfall amid rent risesMore than 1…
As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread
Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider …
Indonesia ferry search: Divers retrieve three bodies, 126 people missing
Bad weather has pushed authorities to begin operations to right the capsized ferry.…
Brazilian police capture suspected serial killer disguised as a woman
Brazilian police say they will reopen dozens of cases after they arrested a self-confessed serial killer.…
Trump’s threats to demolish Kennedy Center sparks protest
Protestors gathered outside Washington’s Kennedy Center after President Trump’s plans to close the arts venue.…
Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution
Demonstrators gathered outside the building in Washington, after the president was spotted holding a placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’On…
Texas stops issuing permits for Flock cameras along state roads
State’s department of transportation said freeze does not affect nearly 900 cameras already installed along state rights-of-wayAt Republican governor …
Trump administration pushes on with construction of controversial Big Bend border wall
Customs and Border Protection faces bipartisan backlash from locals for 30ft border wall through Texas national parkThe Trump administration is pressi…
Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say
Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violenceTwo men that the Trump administration expel…
Trump claims deal with Denmark gives US ‘permanent control’ over Greenland
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Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House
US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second termUS politics live – latest …
Brazil’s Lula announces higher welfare payments and free weight-loss jabs ahead of election
Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s electionsBrazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula …
Polanski request to postpone Greens’ conference to focus on byelection refused by party
Exclusive: Leader understood to have wanted to concentrate on Holborn and St Pancras campaign in London but executive committee voted against planZack…
What expensive sulfur means for your dinner table
Oil supplies are falling, sulfur prices are threatening food costs, and we measuring Lego against Hollywood…
Men lose appeal for harrassing BBC journalist over A Very British Cult documentary
Kristofer Deichler, Jatinder Kamra and Sukhraj Singh were given community service and restraining orders for their harassment of Catrin Nye.…
Sensitive UK police data vulnerable to ‘compromise’ by US government and foreign actors
Exclusive: Official UK security assessment found Microsoft cloud platform storing files was at potential risk from hostile hackersVast troves of highl…
Trump administration sued over threat to deploy federal law enforcement at voting sites
Civil rights groups say plan will make people ‘afraid to vote’ and violates the Voting Rights ActUS politics live – latest updatesA coalition of civil…
‘A critical moment’: concern UK is not up to speed in acting on AI risks
Andy Burnham’s focus on immediate domestic problems leads some to fear issue has dropped off government’s radar Towards the end of Keir Starmer’s time…
Alleged underworld supporters and unfounded health claims: One Nation rolls out more Victorian election candidates
Party has unveiled a steady stream of contenders for state election, including a former councillor who lost his licence for drink-drivingGet our new p…
Nigerian forces fire at protesters rallying over deaths of detained miners
Government has promised to fully investigate after 37 miners died while being held in police custody in Niger State.…
Lone holdout juror in Lindsay Clancy murder trial speaks out
Michael P Desronvil was sole juror to vote guilty, resulting in deadlocked jury and judge declaring a mistrialRon DeSantis offers ‘asylum’ to holdout …
New Bolivian cat claws its way into species list: What we meow
Purrfectly new to science: the first new wild cat found in over a century proves that cats do have nine (secret) lives.…
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe ends Nike partnership to join Swiss brand On
On, which is set to launch its first football boots next year, also appointed Thierry Henry as its football director.…
Real Madrid President says Ceuta visit not related to ‘recent news’
Real Madrid stars including Kylian Mbappe rolled up T-shirts showing support for Ceuta, but President trip 'unrelated'.…
Record fuel prices across EU prompt calls for bloc-wide windfall tax on firms
German minister says companies are ‘exploiting situation’ in Middle East, as sky-high prices become major domestic issue for leadersEuropean governmen…
Tenko and Doc Martin actress Stephanie Cole dies aged 84
She was best known for playing the character Dr Beatrice Mason in the 1980s BBC wartime TV drama…
Irish police 'acted appropriately' when pursuing car in fatal crash, watchdog finds
Five teenage boys died in the head-on collision and four family members were seriously injured.…
Police begin operation to move migrants from Ceuta beaches
Police reportedly fired into the air on Friday morning as they struggled to contain crowds jostling to secure a place at the tented site.…
Poorest countries hit hardest by UK aid cuts under Keir Starmer government, new figures reveal
Aid to lower-income countries fell by almost 7%, while higher-income countries saw their share of Britain’s aid budget increaseThe world’s poorest cou…
Spain reveal Nations League squad in Ceuta in support of migration crisis
World Cup winners Spain choose Ceuta to announce Nations League squad in solidarity with border crossing troubles.…