Beluga whale was first spotted in Norway wearing a harness marked ‘Equipment St Petersburg’ in 2019 A beluga whale that turned up in Norway wearing a harness in 2019, prompting speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has reappeared off Sweden’s coast. First discovered in Norway’s far […]

But property website warns that rebound in activity could be hit by rising mortgage rates More prospective house sellers are returning to the UK’s property market, pushing agreed home sales to their highest point of the year in May, according to Zoopla, although it warned that the rebound in activity […]

Election board confirms victory of incumbent over opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after runoff Turkey election – follow live Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended his two decades in power, securing victory over his rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu after an unprecedented presidential runoff election, in a vote that reflected Turkey’s stark and persistent […]

Exclusive: move will come into force on 31 August and will only be waived if a threat to life is feared The Metropolitan police will no longer attend emergency calls related to mental health incidents, the force’s commissioner has said. In a letter seen by the Guardian, Sir Mark Rowley […]