Boss of £300m used-car firm was ousted after ‘orchestrated plan’ by investors, judge rules
Multimillionaire Peter Waddell is also found to have been properly dismissed from Big Motoring World for gross…
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Hull funeral director who left bodies to rot in mortuary jailed for 20 years
More than 80 loved ones spoke of horrors of learning about Robert Bush’s crimes, including mother of a miscarried baby…
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Healey sets budget for late October, promising to ‘spread money and power’ around UK
Chancellor will have to find money for Burnham’s policies while sticking to fiscal rules as borrowing costs rise Andy…
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Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape
Emergency crews say situation remains ‘dynamic’ as more than 100 firefighters battle Dunwich Heath blaze A wildfire…
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NSW should compensate elderly woman whose public housing was inundated with sewage, ombudsman finds
Ombudsman finds Homes NSW acted unreasonably and recommended additional payment for distress and suffering Get our…
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These boots are the safest for US wildland firefighters. Fewer and fewer can afford them
The handcrafted leather boots are a century-old tradition – but with money tight, the cost of up to $800 is harder to…
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Iran strikes tankers under US escort in Hormuz strait as Trump gathers cabinet to discuss war
Energy prices have soared again since fighting between US and Iran resumed two weeks ago as conflict spreads across…
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FTSE 100 on track for best month since first US attacks on Iran five months ago – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage as London’s biggest companies defy Middle East disruption and UK petrol prices rise to around…
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Trump says ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas agreed in Gaza but Israel yet to accept
US president hails breakthrough but Israeli far-right minister says ‘only solution’ is ‘encouraging emigration and…
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Second police official in St Paul alleges sexual harassment by mayor
Kaohly Her is accused of inappropriate conduct and creating a ‘sexualized work environment’ by senior officials US…
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Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon
Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on Wednesday A drifting…
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Top Democrats accuse Republicans of becoming ‘gelatinous blobs’ on Iran war | First Thing
Senators Warren and Van Hollen attack Republican ‘rubber stamps’ in Congress for surrendering authority to Trump. Plus,…
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Huge great white spotted traveling off US and Canada as shark sightings surge
Contender, largest tagged male great white, heading north as overheating oceans alter range of several shark species…
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Archbishop of Canterbury vows to support £100m pledge helping communities affected by enslavement
During visit to Ghana, Sarah Mullally expresses regret and says controversial fund symbolises Christian belief in…
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Chinese super-embassy in London to go ahead after high court challenge dismissed
Royal Mint Court residents’ association, which sought to stop planning permission, says it will appeal against ruling…
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AI labels to be compulsory on authentic-looking content under EU rules
Companies must ensure people know when they are interacting with artificially generated images, audio and text designed…
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Southport killer Axel Rudakubana charged with attacking prison staff
Rudakubana, serving life sentence for murders of three girls at dance event in 2024, charged with multiple assaults…
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Diane Abbott and Joani Reid readmitted as Labour MPs
Both MPs have had the parliamentary whip restored following separate independent disciplinary processes The MPs Diane…
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Sainsbury’s to sell Argos to three retail veterans in £120m deal
Trio set up Swift Partners for the acquisition, allowing supermarket to focus on core food business Sainsbury’s has…
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New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against…
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British-Azerbaijani man arrested in Cyprus over alleged spying on UK airbase for Iran
Rashad Sultanov, from London, suspected of conducting hostile surveillance and passing information to Revolutionary…
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Weather tracker: Wisconsin hit by rare tornado and meteotsunami
Unusual atmospheric phenomenon causes widespread damage in US state, while heat continues to grip Europe A rare and…
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Ebola outbreak in DRC the fastest growing in the history of the virus
As the death toll rises to almost 1,500, and with a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain potentially still months…
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UK house prices up just 0.1% in July as buyers remain cautious on interest rates
Price of average home now £277,542, up from £277,484 the previous month but lower than in May, says Nationwide Business…
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Icac hears of friendship breakdown between Reformers members – as it happened
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast eSafety commissioner says court…
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‘Rob has the bucks cash’: NSW Liberals used Reformers funds to pay for ‘personal expenditure’, Icac hears
Robert Assaf separately tells anti-corruption inquiry money funnelled through lobbying firm to create ‘maximum benefit…
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Gina Rinehart threatens ABC with legal action over Race Around the World program
Hancock Prospecting says chair Kim Williams among those ‘on notice’ for failing to remove program that joked about…
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‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely The…
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Labour hire firm paid Mick Gatto more than $1m to secure work on Big Build, CFMEU inquiry told
M Group’s lawyer tells inquiry while the firm’s directors ‘may have done business with Gatto’ they were not ‘frontmen’…
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Calls grow ‘to flunk’ Portugal’s education minister amid exam marking fiasco
Fernando Alexandre’s push to digitise marking process deemed a failure with some students and parents contemplating…
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Fury as UK’s only all-female chess team promoted – then told they must recruit a man
She Plays to Win face losing one of their female players after being told team must include a male The UK’s only…
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Forced out of Australia’s military due to his sexuality, David says an apology is ‘long overdue’ for veterans like him
Exclusive: ADF personnel who were discriminated against for being LGBTQ+ are owed a national apology, federal…
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Iraq says it had ‘no prior knowledge’ of US-Saudi attacks – as it happened
This blog is now closed – our live coverage of the Middle East continues here A liquefied natural gas tanker controlled…
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Friday briefing: Why attacks on hospitals from Ukraine to Lebanon now happen with impunity
In today’s newsletter: The legal protections once considered foundational in conflict are now routinely bypassed,…
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HSBC to close all branches and pull out of Australian retail banking market
London-based company to sell local loan portfolio to Blackstone but will continue private and institutional banking…
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Drones offer alternative to balloons for weather research
Pre-programmed flights gather data at different altitudes then return to bases to recharge and download Weather happens…
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