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'Burnham election call' and 'Too hot for tennis'
Andy Burnham and the record-breaking heatwave across the UK and Europe is prominent across Saturday's papers.…
Heavyweight champion Usyk says vacating heavyweight world title belts
Usyk, who had held the WBA, WBC and IBF belts, has been the world undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion.…
Why did Africa boycott the 1966 World Cup?
Al Jazeera’s Samantha Johnson looks at why Africa boycotted the 1966 World Cup.…
Desperate families search for missing loved ones in Venezuela
Families are sharing details about their loved ones online as more than 50,000 people remain missing in Venezuela.…
Trump and the GOP let ACA prices skyrocket. 5 million have dropped health insurance
The number of people who signed up for a health plan and then didn't pay their premium fell much more sharply than it has in years past. Trump officia…
Three unusual things about the King's tax bill
King Charles paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-2025 - here's what we know about his unique tax situation.…
Bible stories become required reading for Texas schools
Critics say the new reading requirements infringe on religious freedoms and blur the separation of church and state.…
She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down
In January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her po…
White House mandates move away from overdose prevention in US health programs
Experts say move signals greater political interference into public health and will exacerbate opioid overdose crisisHealth programs receiving federal…
After progressive US primary wins, Trump takes aim at ‘godless communists’
Trump has repeatedly conflated democratic socialists and communists; no communist are running on the Democratic ticket.…
‘Release the footage’: Mississippi protest over police killing of one-year-old
About 100 marchers demand transparency after Kohen Wiley was shot dead in a car outside a WalmartAbout 100 people gathered on Friday morning outside o…
UK search team joins Venezuela earthquake rescue effort
The 68-strong team left Brize Norton airbase on Friday onboard an RAF plane carrying aid supplies.…
Conservatives offer tax incentive as part of 50,000 reservist pledge
Labour accused the Conservatives of trying to "rewrite history" after making defence cuts while in power.…
Trump administration asks supreme court to back immigration detention policy
Government asks justices to allow people who have lived in US for years to be held without chance to seek bondThe Trump administration on Friday asked…
UK forecast for the week ahead
Will more comfortable temperatures replace the heatwave soon? Darren Bett has the details.…
Mahmood outlines safe immigration routes plan to win over Labour left
Home secretary speeds up major part of bill governing asylum and refugees as new prime minister set to take overShabana Mahmood will seek to shore up …
UN calls for ‘prompt investigations’ of deaths in US immigration custody
High commissioner for human rights calls for ‘those responsible for violations of the law’ to be held to accountUS politics live – latest updatesThe U…
How did Colombia’s election split a nation in two?
Colombia elected its first right-wing president in years by a razor-thin margin.…
DR Congo files case against Rwanda at ICJ over decades of alleged ‘abuses’
Kinshasa takes Kigali to UN's top court over 30 years of alleged massacres, sexual violence, and forced displacement.…
Andy Burnham says he will give 15% of his MP’s pay to local causes
New member for Makerfield and expected next prime minister joins other MPs who donate some or all of their payAndy Burnham has said he will be donatin…
Senior Trump official’s claims about UK free speech arrests rejected by No 10
Sarah B Rogers speech at conference in London included far-right memes and conspiracy theories about ‘Da Yookay’ Claims by a senior official in the Tr…
Gavin Newsom urges a national 'billionaires' tax' while fighting one in California
California governor calls for national tax on super-wealthy and suggests the US should own a stake in AI companiesUS politics live – latest updatesCal…
New York City will freeze rent for 1m apartments in big victory for Mamdani
City’s mayor has consistently argued that rising housing costs have made it increasingly unaffordableA New York City housing board has voted to freeze…
Carney announces contest to revamp uninhabitable Canadian PM residence
Various issues – including a rodent infestation and mold – have left the historic, sprawling Ottawa estate empty10 Downing Street has two things: mice…
Andy Burnham’s long coup: the chaotic year-long project to return him to Westminster
Efforts of campaign groups, supporters and party figures coalesced after May elections as MPs’ views began to change The third coming of Andy Burnham …
Here we Joh again? The spectre of Bjelke-Petersen still looms large over Queensland
The LNP’s unapologetic moves on crime, transgender healthcare and police-led suppression of protests are a throwback to days many thought had come and…
Massive wins and the promise of change – but that’s where the Starmer-Albanese similarities end
While Anthony Albanese calls ousted British PM Keir Starmer his mate, the pair share very different political fortunesGet our breaking news email, fre…
Venezuela death toll doubles as interim president vows to save ‘as many people as possible’
Delcy Rodríguez says foreign rescue teams are arriving but people are angry at official response and limited resourcesVenezuela’s interim president, D…
Ex-Trump adviser Bolton pleads guilty in classified documents case
This is a breaking news story.…
Why has Trump stayed away from the World Cup?
Why has Donald Trump stayed away from the World Cup? And will he appear before the final?…