Turkish president says Abu Hussein al-Qurashi was killed after long pursuit while northern Syria residents report clashes and large explosion Turkish intelligence forces have killed Islamic State’s leader, Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, in Syria, Turkey’s president has said. “This individual was neutralised as part of an operation by the Turkish national […]

Exclusive: algorithm performs more efficiently and effectively than current methods, according to a study Doctors, scientists and researchers have built an artificial intelligence model that can accurately identify cancer in a development they say could speed up diagnosis of the disease and fast-track patients to treatment. Cancer is a leading […]

Investigation reveals that at least 440 people appear to have been abandoned in the weeks before the worst Channel disaster in 30 years • Read more: ‘Horror beyond words’: how Channel distress calls were ‘ignored’ Hundreds of vulnerable migrants were abandoned to their fates after the UK coastguard “effectively ignored” […]

Nearly 1,900 have been evacuated, says UK government, but final flight has yet to leave Khartoum Britons are feared to have been stranded in Sudan following reports that the country’s armed forces had prevented a number of people from reaching the last rescue flights out of the war-torn country on […]

Opinium poll shows slump in personal ratings of Rishi Sunak, with 26% approving of his performance and 44% disapproving Labour’s lead over the Conservatives stands at a commanding 18 points, according to the last Opinium poll for the Observer before a huge set of local elections. With more than 8,000 […]

Conservative party accused of undermining broadcaster by flooding it with cronies after chair’s resignation Rishi Sunak is under pressure to stop appointing Conservatives to key positions at the BBC after Richard Sharp’s resignation prompted criticism the party had undermined the broadcaster by flooding it with cronies. Sharp quit as BBC […]