Most of the dead are women or children, say officials, with suggestions a dust storm created panic as thousands were leaving a prayer meeting in Hathras, south-east of Delhi At least 116 people, most of them women and children, have been killed in a crowd crush at a Hindu religious […]
Charity alleges doorknocker in Torbay suggested Steve Darling was using his guide dog ‘for political purposes’ UK election live – latest updates It has been an election campaign marked by controversial claims and counter-claims, but a row in the parliamentary constituency of Torbay in Devon has perhaps topped the lot. […]
SCO summit brings together leaders of global south but also likely to test Beijing and Moscow’s ‘strategic partnership’ Leaders from China, Russia and countries in the global south are gathering in Kazakhstan for the annual meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a group that has been described as the […]
Exclusive: shadow energy security secretary promises to fill ‘vacuum’ left by Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero Labour will promise to take the lead on global efforts to tackle the climate crisis, filling a “vacuum of leadership” on the world stage and proving Rishi Sunak’s U-turn on net zero has […]
Exclusive: Veteran actors fast-tracked into venerable London club in wake of men-only rule being jettisoned after 193 years The Garrick Club has named Judi Dench and Siân Phillips as distinguished members, making them the first women to be allowed to join the club in its 193-year history. The actors were […]
In speech from White House, president said ruling ‘undermined the rule of law’ and compared their characters Joe Biden has issued a full-throated denunciation of the US supreme court’s decision to grant his predecessor, Donald Trump, broad immunity from criminal charges of trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election, calling […]
Pressure on household finances eases as shop price rises slow to 0.2% and petrol costs drop for second month Britain’s next government is poised to benefit from easing pressure on household finances after a slowdown in inflation in stores and a fall in fuel prices, but costs remain “too expensive” […]
Thousands have begun to leave the territory’s second-largest city after the IDF issued warnings See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage Israel’s army has ordered a mass evacuation of Palestinians from much of Khan Younis in Gaza’s south, prompting warnings that troops could launch a new ground assault on the territory’s […]
Incoming government would need to urgently restore faith in politics through ‘deeds, not words’, says leader Keir Starmer: ‘If you want change, you have to vote for it’ Keir Starmer has said a new Labour government would have to stave off a rise of the populist right by urgently restoring […]
Who else? Jude Bellingham mouthed the words during the wild goal celebrations and it was a good point well made. It simply had to be Bellingham, England’s golden boy, rescuing the team, the nation and surely Gareth Southgate, too, with an act of comic‑book brilliance just when all seemed lost. The […]