Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel↗
President says deal essential to lower US fuel prices but move set to create fresh crisis with Ukraine and Nato allies US politics – live updates Donald Trump was on a fresh collision course with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr…
Headteachers threaten strike ballots after losing confidence in Ofsted↗
Unions tell government to fix ‘overbearing mess’ of inspection regime and its impact on staff wellbeing – or risk industrial action Tensions between England’s headteachers and Ofsted are developing into a crisis after school leadership…
Women with PMOS should get subsidised weight-loss drugs, Australian advocates say↗
With GLP-1s to treat the condition not specifically approved by the TGA, patients are being prescribed them off-label Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Women living with a chronic hormonal condition should have…
Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau↗
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward…
Three men found guilty of murders of Australian surfer brothers and US friend in Mexico↗
Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson, 30 and 33, and friend Carter Rhoad, 30, were killed on a surfing trip in 2024 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A Mexican judge has convicted three men of the 2024…
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade↗
Prospect of contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road has led to a two-week standoff in Portadown The Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, has announced he will ban the contentious Drumcree parade . Bryant said it had not been…
Flydubai co-pilot planned suicide attack on Israeli airport, UAE prosecutors say↗
Hammam al-Hammami is believed to have been targeting the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv The co-pilot who tried to seize control of a passenger jet flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week was planning to launch a…
Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Panama and triggers tsunami warnings↗
Hazardous waves are possible in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Mexico A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake has struck Panama and triggered tsunami warnings along the west coast of Central and South America,…
Parties prepare for byelection in Farage seat amid speculation over £5m gift inquiry↗
Tories said to be ready to fight in Clacton, with standards investigation rumoured to be nearing its end Nigel Farage’s rivals are gearing up for a byelection in Clacton in the months ahead, amid speculation that the standards inquiry into…
Two Latvians arrested at RAF base in Cambridgeshire released on bail↗
Men found inside RAF Molesworth, used by US and Nato for intelligence, freed on strict conditions as police continue investigation Two Latvian men have been released on bail after being arrested at an RAF base in Cambridgeshire used by the…
Labour byelection win shows party starting to win back voters on left↗
Party now polling 15 points above Greens, who had been ahead of Labour before Keir Starmer resigned as PM Labour is starting to win back voters on the left who became disillusioned under Keir Starmer’s leadership, the party’s deputy leader…
Ed Davey faces growing revolt against leadership as senior Lib Dem MP quits↗
Treasury spokesperson Charlie Maynard reportedly resigned in attempt to unseat leader as party slips in polls Ed Davey is facing a growing revolt against his leadership of the Liberal Democrats, following the resignation of a senior…
Does Polanski have to go? Greens at the crossroads after Holborn and St Pancras↗
Pressure is building on the party leader after byelection defeat, a damaging row over Zionism and polls that show him less popular than Nigel Farage When Zack Polanski addressed his campaigners flush with victory after the Gorton and…
‘The real deal’: Sagal Abdi-Wali’s journey from child refugee to Labour MP in former PM’s seat↗
Decades of volunteering combined with years of active local party politics propels Abdi-Wali to victory over Green leader Zack Polanski For Sagal Abdi-Wali, the new MP for Holborn and St Pancras, being elected to replace Keir Starmer in…
UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over ‘misleading’ claims in pay row↗
Regulator says poll data did not sufficiently back up claim of support for plan to stop remunerating rescue officers The head of the UK coastguard agency is facing calls to resign after she was found to have used unverified data to back up…
Christian Bittar has conviction for rigging interest rates quashed↗
Former City banker becomes eighth to clear their name, just days after five others were acquitted Former City trader Christian Bittar has become the eighth person to have his conviction for rigging interest rates quashed, just days after…
China agrees to ‘halve’ hybrid car exports to EU in landmark deal↗
Brussels says Beijing’s shipments could fall by more than half over four years, cutting millions of vehicles amid fears for European jobs The EU said it has reached a landmark deal with China to “halve” its sales of hybrid cars in the bloc…
New spate of stabbings, overdoses and fires at Australian immigration detention centres run by ICE-linked US prison firm↗
Exclusive: Federal government under scrutiny as documents reveal serious security lapses at Melbourne and Villawood immigration detention centres Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A new spate of stabbings,…
Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution puts US in dubious company↗
Only Iran and Afghanistan routinely carry out sentences in public, with Saudi Arabia appearing to have ended practice US politics – live updates If the US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, goes ahead with plans to livestream the execution…
EU ‘pulling out all stops’ with minerals projects as it tries to avert China trade war↗
Commissioner Stéphane Séjourné says bloc will support 46 strategic projects including lithium and rare earths plants The EU is “pulling out all the stops” to fend off an imminent potential trade crisis with China, the industry…
Robert Jenrick launches scathing broadside against ‘Kensington Kemi’↗
Reform UK shadow chancellor seeks to associate Tory leader with metropolitan elite as party relations sour further UK politics live – latest updates Robert Jenrick has launched an extended attack on Kemi Badenoch for being part of a…
Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC↗
Exclusive: Chancellor urged to reverse Rishi Sunak’s tax surcharge cuts to claw back billions in lost revenue Business live – latest updates Tax cuts for big banks have deprived the UK government of £6bn in revenues, according to…
Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence↗
‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji Wealthy countries should spend far more on dealing with the climate crisis than the 5% of GDP promised by Nato members for defence because…
Thieves make off with €5m haul from prestigious Italian winery↗
Gang broke into cellar of Marchesi Antinori in Cortona and loaded two trucks with 30,000 bottles before getaway Thousands of bottles of wine worth €5m (£4.2m) have been stolen from a prestigious winery in Tuscany in what is thought to be…
Pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk arrested in Montenegro↗
Founder of influential Rybar blog detained after warnings of attempts to destabilise Balkan country, officials say A leading pro-Kremlin Russian military blogger with reported ties to Russia’s intelligence services has been arrested in…
Shein outsells British rival Asos as UK revenue hits £2.58bn↗
Online retailer’s 26% jump sharpens focus on exemption letting cheap parcels into the country duty-free Shein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, increased sales in the UK by just over a quarter last year, overtaking…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor granted £302,000 for end of Royal Lodge lease↗
Former prince surrendered lease on home within its first 25 years after public outcry about the rent he paid Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been granted £302,000 in compensation after the lease on his former Royal Lodge home in Windsor was…
Leader of Jewish Greens calls for Zack Polanski to resign↗
Vivien Lichtenstein says party leader should stand down over ‘Zionism is racism’ policy after losing byelection UK politics live – latest updates The leader of the Jewish Greens has called for Zack Polanski to step down as pressure…
ICJ judge Navi Pillay wins Nobel peace prize for promoting international law↗
Norwegian committee recognises achievements of former UN rights chief who stood up against apartheid in South Africa Nobel peace prize – latest updates Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the international…
Labour chair of housing committee calls for urgent funds for affordable homes in England↗
Exclusive: Abena Oppong-Asare urges chancellor to unlock billions of pounds, as housing associations say they could build 41,000 homes in 10 years The Labour chair of the Commons housing committee is urging John Healey to bring forward…