Vice-president strikes hopeful tone in remarks delivered from site of Trump’s speech before deadly January 6 attack With the White House illuminated behind her, Kamala Harris asked the vanishing slice of undecided Americans to elect a “new generation of leadership”, likening Donald Trump to a “petty tyrant” who had stood […]
Almost half of global land area saw extreme drought for at least one month, according to Lancet Countdown Heat-related deaths, food insecurity and the spread of infectious diseases caused by the climate crisis have reached record levels, according to a landmark report. The Lancet Countdown’s ninth report on health and […]
Having announced minimum wage boost, chancellor to say she can spare working people from tax rises The UK’s national minimum wage is to rise by a higher than expected 6.7% next year, Rachel Reeves has announced before a multi-billion pound tax-raising budget designed to act as the springboard for a […]
Seven Met officers accused of accessing X-rays and witness information after Wayne Couzens was arrested Police viewed confidential information about the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard such as her X-rays out of “curiosity”, a disciplinary hearing heard. Seven Metropolitan police officers were accused of looking at sensitive information relating […]
British Retail Consortium says prices falling at fastest rate in three years and are 0.8% lower than a year ago The chances of a fresh cut in interest rates from the Bank of England next week have been boosted by a report that shows shop prices falling at their fastest […]
Former president goes to bat for Harris as Trump claims country ‘dumping ground’ for other nations’ jails Outcry over Trump’s hint at ‘little secret’ with House Republicans Share your reactions to the racist remarks about Puerto Rico Here’s our story of the resignation of Washington Post columnist Michele Norris, the […]
Lawmakers also voted to declare UN relief agency a terror group, banning any direct interaction with Israeli state Middle East crisis – latest updates Israel’s parliament has voted to ban the UN relief and works agency (Unrwa) from the country within 90 days, in defiance of US and other international […]
Funding for more surgical hubs and radiotherapy machines planned in what PM says will be budget to ‘fix foundations’ The budget will revive a “broken but not beaten” NHS, Labour ministers have said, with billions of pounds of funding to be announced in an effort to cut record waiting lists. […]
One person killed as truck rams into bus stop in Israel, and Benjamin Netanyahu heckled at memorial event Approximately 70 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past day, health officials in Gaza said, as Israel’s renewed campaign in the north of the strip shows no sign of […]
Exclusive: Karim Khan denies claims he repeatedly urged alleged victim to disavow allegations against him The chief prosecutor of the international criminal court allegedly responded to a formal complaint of sexual misconduct by trying to persuade the alleged victim to deny the claims, the Guardian has been told. Multiple ICC […]