Republican House speaker Mike Johnson bemoans ‘shameful day’ while Democrats praise strength of US justice system Trump found guilty – live updates Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records set off a political firestorm in Washington on Thursday, with Republicans furiously lambasting the verdict as a […]

In a presidential election where poll after poll shows voters favouring Trump over Biden, the president’s tone will be crucial Twelve jurors in New York have presented their fellow Americans with a simple question: are you willing to elect a convicted criminal to the White House? On Thursday, Donald Trump […]

Exclusive: Document seen by the Guardian says ‘no capital gains tax is due’ from Labour deputy leader and that case is now closed HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that Angela Rayner owes no capital gains tax for the sale of her former council house and that no further action […]

Ann and Bernard McDonagh from Port Talbot ‘cynically and brazenly’ defrauded restaurants, says judge A couple have been jailed for carrying out a string of “dine and dash” offences, racking up large bills for food and drink before leaving without paying. A judge at Swansea crown court said Ann McDonagh, […]

Exclusive: Investigation reveals how intelligence agencies tried to derail war crimes prosecution, with Netanyahu ‘obsessed’ with intercepts Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he […]