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Sadiq Khan cleared of car tax conviction caused by ‘scam’
Magistrates in Hereford withdraw case against London mayor over untaxed Nissan Micra that is not hisUK politics live – latest updatesA car tax convict…
Care workers and others fleeing UK modern slavery win visa reprieve
Exclusive: Home Office concedes skilled workers abused by sponsors can change employer and complete visa termUK politics live – latest updatesCare wor…
Off-grid UK-Australian couple describe ‘anguish’ at removal of children by Italian court
After judge allows partial access rights, Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion say the enforced separation ‘broke each of our hearts’A couple ha…
Gloria Steinem: An icon of American feminism
The trailblazing feminist was an iconic leader of women's rights in the US.…
Guitar used by George Michael in Faith video goes up for auction
Gretsch Synchromatic 160 acoustic guitar expected to sell for as much as £120,000, as star lot in auction of items owned by late personal assistant Si…
New musical to give intimate portrait of Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller’s marriage
Misfits Together, by Bastille’s Dan Smith and To Kill a King’s Ralph Pelleymounter, is set amid the 1950s’ ‘red scare’It was lampooned as the union of…
Girl rescued by free-climbing neighbour from balcony in Turkiye
A man scaled a building to rescue a girl dangling from a 3rd floor balcony in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir.…
‘I was never taught Welsh history’: Michael Sheen on reclaiming rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr
Actor will play 15th-century hero in sweeping production about Welsh rebellion against English crownThere are myriad films, plays and books focusing o…
‘Internal exclusion’ of England secondary school students almost triples in three years
Exclusive: new data shows poorer pupils and those with Send are disproportionately affected by the measureThe proportion of secondary school students …
US’s Chevron, Italy’s Eni to expand oil projects in Venezuela
Energy firms sign deals in Caracas, days after Venezuela agreed to grant the US control of a fifth of its oil reserves.…
Exclusive access as the search for Nepal’s tunnel workers intensifies
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington gets exclusive access to rescue crews in Rasuwa, Nepal, digging and blasting.…
The Papers: 'City warns Burnham' and 'One in the eye'
Several of the papers home in on a warning to Andy Burnham from the City of London.…
Epstein survivors urge billionaire Leon Black to cooperate with House panel
Black called on to comply with subpoenas and appear as required to clarify connections to convicted sex offenderMore than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey…
Gun found in French lake is analysed by 2012 Alps killings investigators
British tourists reportedly discovered Luger pistol that is latest in long line of potential leads in mystery of al-Hilli deathsExperts are examining …
Police chief in Mississippi town where 1-year-old was killed has been fired
Harold Vanderford made national news earlier this year after he shot and killed Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old Black baby, while responding to a shoplift…
MMA fight in Florida condemned after fighter’s antisemitic comments
Paul Miller, an openly racist fighter, derided Ben Azoulay, and a spectator was ejected for waving a swastika flagDemocrats in Florida have condemned …
Female film-makers still being squeezed out of industry, London film festival director says
Over 40% of films in LFF programme are female-made, but only two of 21 gala films are directed by womenFemale film-makers are still being squeezed out…
Judge questions Lindsay Clancy jury after woman is accused of filming them
Jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial have resumed for a fifth daySign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailJury deliberations …
Over 500 students hospitalised after eating state-supplied meals in Indones
More than 500 students in Indonesia were hospitalised with food poisoning on Tuesday.…
Gunman in deadly Swiss rave attack ‘lone perpetrator’, police say
Police say no indication anyone else involved in attack that killed 22-year-old Italian woman.…
Rupert Murdoch ‘very happy’ that Guy Pearce plays him in Fleet Street biopic Ink
Actor says the press baron’s daughter Elisabeth told him her father was pleased, ‘but he hadn’t seen the film at that point’Rupert Murdoch is “very ha…
What we know about jailed HK activist Joshua Wong’s latest charge
What we know about jailed HK activist Joshua Wong’s latest charge…
Four charged with murder after newborn baby stabbed to death in Sheffield
The two men and two women are also accused of causing or allowing death of a child and perverting course of justiceFour people have been charged with …
Sadiq Khan fined by fast-track court over untaxed car City Hall says is not his
London mayor convicted under controversial system where magistrates can decide outcomes in secondsUK politics live – latest updatesThe London mayor, S…
Andy Burnham to face first PMQs as borrowing costs rise – UK politics live
PMQs comes as Resolution Foundation says it is not ‘realistic’ to think defence spending can increase without tax risesGood morning. Andy Burnham will…
Britain is OK with public ownership, but only by foreign powers. Why?
Arthur Downing, author of Power and the People: A History of British Energy, says all-encompassing rapid transition will need a mutualised systemHave …
Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalitiesAlmost half of the world’s far…
Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets
Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities saferDrivers on residential roa…
Charlie Kirk murder suspect pleads not guilty as judge clears way for death penalty trial
Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder, a capital offence in Utah, and six other counts.…
Tiger Woods to change plea after crash arrest
The golfer will be in court on Wednesday for a hearing to change his plea after being charged with driving under the influence.…