Police look for suspect who shot and killed Brian Thompson, 50, outside Hilton hotel in midtown Manhattan Healthcare boss’s fatal shooting: what we know so far The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the US’s largest health insurers, was shot dead on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, police confirmed in a press […]
Minority coalition of PM Michel Barnier falls after three months, the shortest of any administration of France’s Fifth Republic France has been plunged into political crisis after a no-confidence vote brought down the government, ending the beleaguered minority coalition of the rightwing prime minister Michel Barnier after only three months. […]
Human rights group says Israel ‘brazenly, continuously and with total impunity … unleashed hell’ on strip’s 2.3m population A report from Amnesty International alleges that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip constitutes the crime of genocide under international law, the first such determination by a major human rights […]
EPI blames patchy data for uncertainty over numbers and calls for national register to track those out of school Incomplete records and patchy data mean there could be up to 300,000 children missing out on education in England, according to a thinktank that wants a national register to track those […]
The competition’s youngest contestant scoops the award for animating everyday objects to reflect the pluralities of identity and community Jasleen Kaur has won the 2024 Turner prize for her work animating everyday objects to reflect the pluralities of identity and community. Kaur, 38, the youngest artist on this year’s shortlist, […]
Audience member who was at BBC live show claims MasterChef presenter was ‘disrespectful’ to interpreter Gregg Wallace asked a British Sign Language interpreter to sign “big boobs” and “sexy bum” in front of a live audience at the BBC Good Food show, an attender has told the Guardian. A MasterChef […]
Police confirm serial killer nurse is being interviewed about cases at a second centre, Liverpool Women’s hospital Cheshire police have interviewed Lucy Letby in prison under caution over the alleged murders of more babies she cared for. Letby, a former neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester hospital was convicted […]
Yoon completes dramatic U-turn by lifting martial law hours after announcing it, after unanimous vote from MPs against the measure and widespread outcry The White House has said it is “closely” monitoring the situation in South Korea. “The administration is in contact with the ROK government and is monitoring the […]
New head of National Cyber Security Centre to warn of risk to infrastructure in first major speech How Britain is preparing for cyberwar The UK is underestimating the severity of the online threat it faces from hostile states and criminal gangs, the country’s cybersecurity chief will warn. Richard Horne, the […]
Tbilisi experiences fifth day of demonstrations amid anger over ruling party’s decision to shelve EU accession talks Georgian police have fired teargas to try to disperse thousands of pro-EU demonstrators rallying in the centre of Tbilisi amid a deepening political crisis in the Black Sea nation. The country’s prime minister […]