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Toronto shooting: two dead and four injured as police search for active shooter
Police in the city in Canada urge public to stay away from Salsa on St Clair festival areaPolice in Toronto were searching for an active shooter on Sa…
Family pleads for answers in death of young Black man in Mississippi
Body of Nolan Wells, 18, found after he traveled to Horn Island over Fourth of July weekend with three white friendsA mother on Friday pleaded for any…
Probation hostels in England and Wales forced to shut after staffing crisis
Watchdog says public being put in danger by closure of premises that accommodate most dangerous offendersNearly one in ten probation hostels where Eng…
Ann Widdecombe may have been killed 24 hours before her body was found
Devon police working on assumption the former politician was attacked on Wednesday afternoonAnn Widdecombe: obituaryAnn Widdecombe may have been dead …
‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle
The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearableAs the escalator descends below ground at King’s Cross St…
John Humphrys criticises successors on ‘irritating’ Today programme
Ex-presenter of BBC Radio 4 show complains in Guardian of ‘gratuitous gratitude’ and ‘gushing’ between host and guestFor more than three decades, John…
‘Children were calling for their mummies’: UK pupils struggle in 40C-plus classrooms
Teachers call for schools to be urgently adapted for hot weather amid reports of nausea, fainting and heatstrokeThe extreme heat that has hit the UK t…
Man charged with Bedfordshire murder of his wife and daughters after arrest in South Africa
Ndodana Mkhanyisi Tshuma was arrested in a Johannesburg suburb after an international manhuntA man has been charged with murdering his wife and two yo…
How Wong Kim Ark’s legacy reignited the fight for birthright citizenship
Sandra Wong did not know her great-grandfather growing up. But his legacy would catapult her into the public eye.…
Rapper Pitbull and fans set ‘bald cap’ Guinness World Record at Hyde Park show
Crowd of over 22,000 people – and the musician himself – formed the ‘largest gathering of people wearing bald caps’A tight plastic cap is not an attra…
King Charles understood to have met Prince Harry’s children at Highgrove
Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet believed to have had private reunion with kingKing Charles has enjoyed a private reunio…
Netflix reportedly among parties in talks to buy Letterboxd
Sony Pictures and Paramount are said to also be among potential buyers for the film-focused social platformLetterboxd is reportedly in talks with pote…
Sir Anthony Hopkins to release debut album inspired by his childhood
The album is a collection of pieces the Oscar-winning actor has worked on for more than 60 years.…
‘Take that, Marti Pellow!’ Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s Rein Me In beats Wet Wet Wet’s UK chart record
Duetting pair spend 16th week at No 1, a record for a British artist – but they’ll need 19 weeks to beat Frankie Laine’s all-time record from 1953Sam …
'She's cleaned up!' - Ecclestone takes three wickets in six balls
Sophie Ecclestone takes three wickets in six balls across two overs to reduce India from 279-7 to 285 all out in their first innings against England o…
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean make UK chart history with Rein Me In
They break the record for the longest running number one single of all time by a British act.…
Test runs and a shock-absorbing cage: how Bayeux tapestry was moved to UK
Medieval artwork safely delivered to British Museum before display from September in carefully controlled conditionsBayeux tapestry crosses Channel in…
Police investigating former prince Andrew will visit US to speak with accuser’s relatives
Thames Valley police reportedly wish to talk to Virginia Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law about her allegationsDetectives investigating Andrew Moun…
Police launch murder investigation into death of Ann Widdecombe
Death of 78-year-old former MP and TV personality was announced on Friday by her managementA murder investigation has been launched after the suspicio…
National guard pilots return to duty after 4 July low-level beach flyover in South Carolina
Helicopter pilots were suspended from duty after a low-level stunt over beachgoers during holiday aviation showSign up for the Breaking News US newsle…
Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor's play spotlights messier side
As a society, we take mothers for granted and raising children is a thankless job, says actor Kalki Koechlin.…
The undercover police sting that solved a 1984 murder and sent two brothers to jail
Two brothers are sentenced for murdering civil servant Anthony Littler 42 years ago.…
Judge to decide if Charlie Kirk case will go to murder trial after five-day hearing
Tyler Robinson is accused of shooting the far-right activist at Utah Valley University last yearA judge is set to determine whether the case against T…
New York City seeks to implement ban on deceptive subscription practices
Rule from Mamdani administration would target streaming services, gym memberships and other recurring chargesNew York City is trying to implement a ne…
How Pauline Hanson courts UK’s far-right – and builds a global brand – with ‘pseudo events’ and publicity stunts
The One Nation leader is set to be interviewed by Tommy Robinson as part of a media strategy that seems designed to seek scandal – and reach millionsP…
ICE agents ‘looking for someone else’ when they killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo | First Thing
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were reportedly seeking two people from Guatemala. Plus, readers recommend the best films of 2026 so farGoo…
Completely nuts: Dutch gallery covers floor in peanut butter to honour late artist
Wim T Schippers asked that his 800lb sculpture be spread smoothly and without ‘educational purpose’A museum in Rotterdam has paid tribute to the idios…
Bayeux tapestry arrives on British shores for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ exhibition
Crowd cheers as artwork depicting Norman conquest is unloaded at British Museum after cross-Channel voyageLike the man whose conquest of England almos…
Beatles mentor Lord Woodbine to feature in new BBC drama
Six-part series will explore the band’s years in Hamburg, including the overlooked influence of Harold PhillipsIn 1960, the Beatles arrived in the Ger…
‘Music was my first desire’: Anthony Hopkins releases his debut single
Hollywood actor signs recording deal with Decca after decades of composing pieces inspired by his Welsh childhoodAnthony Hopkins says he has achieved …