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Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine
Turner prize winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’An artwork by a Turner prize-winning artist…
Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP
Estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon is sentenced for stealing from party over 12-year periodPeter Murrell has been sentenced to five years and three …
Nissan ‘shelves all-electric Qashqai plans’ as it cuts costs
Firm has been developing full EV version of its top-selling model in Europe at its plant in SunderlandBusiness live – latest updatesNissan has reporte…
Taylor won’t say if he supports multiculturalism as Chalmers says he’s trying to ‘out-One Nation One Nation’
Treasurer says Coalition playing ‘footsie with the monoculture language’ after Liberal leader sidesteps questions at press conference Angus Taylor has…
Giannis Antetokounmpo trade: Bucks star to join Miami Heat – reports
The reported deal draws a line under months of speculation concerning the 10-time All-Star's future in Milwaukee.…
Britain left the EU 10 years ago. Its politics has been an unruly mess
Brexit fractured the European Union, and broke British politics. A decade on, millions of voters have deserted the two big parties for alternatives.…
US supreme court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz
Appeals court had ruled Pedro Hernandez, 64, was wrongly convicted over 1979 disappearance of New York six-year-oldThe US supreme court has reinstated…
Los Angeles schools superintendent resigns after FBI search warrants
Alberto Carvalho put on leave after news of warrants but officials have not provided details of nature of investigationThe superintendent of Los Angel…
Two million bees escape after truck carrying hives overturns in Texas
Accident was resolved fairly quickly and authorities said the bees were being transferred to local beekeepersTwo million bees escaped after a truck tr…
Once Upon a Time in Holyhead: Quentin Tarantino and Kylie Minogue shooting film in Porthcawl
Pair pictured ‘laughing and singing’ at Welsh seaside town’s Saltwater Inn, for post-funeral scene in film by British film-maker Jamie AdamsQuentin Ta…
Johnny Marr to auction off dozens of guitars heard on Smiths classics such as This Charming Man
Christie’s sale in London in September carries estimates up to £150,000, with some instruments also used by Noel Gallagher and Bernard SumnerJohnny Ma…
UK Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday
People in southern Wales and area of England from Kent and Sussex to Somerset and Birmingham urged to protect themselves from extreme heatThe UK’s Met…
The US re-legalized the death penalty 50 years ago. Is it working as intended?
The Marshall Project analyzed over 9,000 death sentences handed down since states brought the punishment backFifty years ago, Americans set out on a p…
Toy Story 5 sees franchise's biggest ever opening weekend
The film's opening is a return to form for Disney and Pixar after facing notable challenges in recent years.…
Wowcher apologises for email referencing toddler crocodile attack
Company ‘extremely sorry’ for ‘unacceptable’ email urging customers to ‘Snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid!’The discount voucher …
Taxi and Uber rider targeted in suspected anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh, say witnesses
White Scottish man, 38, charged after five men were injured in spate of attacks in city on Friday nightWitnesses to the alleged knife attacks on Musli…
Arrest after man stabbed to death in south-east London
A man is arrested on suspicion of murder after another man was stabbed in south-east London.…
Therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison
Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfarePet ferrets kept as therapy animal…
Man falls to his death during Madison Square Garden concert, police say
Officers find man unconscious and unresponsive with injuries indicating a fall from an ‘elevated position’A 51-year-old man fell to his death during a…
Major disruption after Bedford train crash to continue for at least a week
Engineers need to create access for cranes to lift carriages from site before track can be assessed and repairedMajor disruption on the rail line betw…
Los Angeles declares state of emergency as firefighters battle warehouse blaze
Crews struggle to contain fire from cold-storage facility that continues to spew smoke across the metro areaMayor Karen Bass has declared a state of e…
Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon
For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners wa…
Canada’s policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say
Advocates say the Safe Third Country Agreement forces immigrants to head to an unsafe country: the United StatesIt was the threat of gang violence in …
King Charles to publish personal tax bill in first for UK head of state
Buckingham Palace says move is intended to increase ‘clarity and accessibility’ of monarchy’s financesKing Charles will become the first head of state…
Louisiana pastor sentenced to 80 years for sexually molesting two boys
Terry Reed, found guilty of rape and molestation of a juvenile, called ‘utter failure of a man’ by victim’s motherA suburban New Orleans religious pas…
What Democrats want: New York congressional race showcases fight over party’s future
In NY-12, four Democrats, including one Kennedy, are vying to replace Jerry Nadler – and potentially shake things upWhen news broke that a safely Demo…
Passenger of Bedford crash says 90% of people on his carriage were injured
Teacher Brett Byatt was onboard train during incident that killed driver and left 33 people seriously injuredTwo trains collide near BedfordA survivor…
Clark in control of US Open as wind derails McIlroy and Scheffler
Wyndham Clark opens a four-shot halfway lead at the US Open, with England's Matt Fitzpatrick among the closest challengers.…
Injuries reported after two trains collide near Bedford
Lines closed between Luton and Bedford as emergency services attend sceneTwo trains have collided in the Bedford area, authorities have said, with pol…
Revolt in small Georgia town appears to ward off ICE detention center
Social Circle announces homeland security has canceled plans to convert warehouse to detain up to 10,000 peopleThe small town of Social Circle in rura…