Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
World news | The Guardianby Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent·24d ago
A thinktank linked to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK is preparing an influential policy plan that is reportedly going to call for substantial tax cuts for the rich.
Kosovo’s former president jailed for 25 years over war crimes
World news | The Guardianby Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent·24d ago
Hashim Thaçi, the former president of Kosovo, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison by a tribunal in The Hague for war crimes, including dozens of murders, committed during his time as a senior...
Suffolk police release footage of Noah Woods as search for missing boy continues
World news | The Guardianby Jamie Grierson·24d ago
A massive search operation is under way in and around a Suffolk village for a missing three-year-old boy with autism, supported by hundreds of volunteers.
Magazine from 1894 returned to New Hampshire library after over 130 years
World news | The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·24d ago
A current affairs magazine that was checked out from a New Hampshire library at the end of the 19th century has finally been returned as a piece of history – more than 130 years overdue.
Abortion bans make ‘evidence-based medicine’ impossible in some cases, new report says
World news | The Guardianby Melody Schreiber·24d ago
Maternal fetal specialists should see abortion care as a “core component” of their practice in states where laws restrict abortion, according to a new special statement from the Society for...
Battle of Chile director Patricio Guzmán dies aged 85
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Pulver·24d ago
Patricio Guzmán, the film-maker who chronicled Chile’s bloody 1970s political strife and its subsequent social and political turmoil in films such as The Battle of Chile and Nostalgia for the...
UK inflation rises to 3.1% as motor fuel prices jump by almost a quarter
World news | The Guardianby Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent·24d ago
UK inflation has returned above 3% as soaring fuel and transport prices triggered by the Iran war heap renewed pressure on British households.
Colonel cleared of not properly handling allegations by soldier who killed herself
World news | The Guardianby Steven Morris·24d ago
A senior army officer has been cleared by a court martial of failing to deal properly with allegations made by a teenage soldier who went on to kill herself.
The ‘Ossoff angle’: media-savvy senator borrows from Obama as 2028 chatter builds
World news | The Guardianby George Chidi·24d ago
Delivering a speech in Atlanta last month, Jon Ossoff accused Donald Trump of corruption, incompetence and fecklessness, and peppered his remarks with substantive observations of dates and times...
Scotland imposes mandatory environmental assessments on new datacentres
World news | The Guardianby Patrick Greenfield·24d ago
Large-scale datacentres will face mandatory environmental assessments before they can go ahead, the Scottish government has announced, amid growing public concern about the impact of the AI boom.
At least 16 killed after building in Gaza City damaged by Israeli strikes collapses
World news | The Guardianby Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem, Seham Tantesh in Gaza and agencies·24d ago
A building housing displaced Palestinian families collapsed on Wednesday in Gaza City, killing at least 16 people, as rescuers searched the rubble for dozens of people including children believed...
House votes for a third time to end Iran war in symbolic move as conflict drags on – US politics live
World news | The Guardianby Tom Ambrose·24d ago
Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. For a third time, the US House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt president Donald Trump’s ability...
‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
World news | The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·24d ago
The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: “If you’re building Frankenstein, stop.” In remarks...
New Orleans priest accused of abusing children in deaf community dies from apparent fall aged 87
World news | The Guardianby Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New Orleans·24d ago
A New Orleans Catholic priest whose prolific sexual abuse of children in the local deaf community was known for at least four decades by the city’s archdiocese without meaningful consequence has...
Ladbrokes owner prepares to cut 400 jobs weeks after profit boost
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·24d ago
The Ladbrokes owner, Entain, has said it is preparing to cut 400 jobs, only weeks after the FTSE 100 business reported better than expected profit in its first half of the year.
Company behind failed Surrey oilfield project sells site at massive loss
World news | The Guardianby Matthew Pearce·24d ago
After years of trying to dig for oil in Surrey, the company behind the drilling project that was turned down in a landmark supreme court ruling has sold off the site for a fraction of the money it...
Lisa Nandy brands Musk’s X a ‘disgrace’ as she pledges crackdown on social media doxxing – UK politics live
World news | The Guardianby Andrew Sparrow·24d ago
Piddington, small Oxfordshire village, votes for independence in symbolic referendum in protest over migrant camp An Oxfordshire village which could house more than 1,000 asylum seekers has voted...
Mayors and other local leaders could be given powers to oversee water firms
World news | The Guardianby Lauren Almeida·24d ago
Mayors and other local politicians could be given powers to oversee water companies under plans being considered by the UK government to bring utilities under greater public control.
McLaren to build SUVs geared towards Formula One fans with children
World news | The Guardianby Alex Daniel·24d ago
McLaren is gearing up to build an SUV for the first time in its 63-year history, betting that the glamour of its all-conquering Formula One team can sell cars to wealthy fans who do not own its...
English village votes to leave UK in protest over migrant housing plan
World news | The Guardianby Ben Quinn Political correspondent·24d ago
Residents of an English village have voted to leave the UK in a symbolic referendum against plans to house more than 1,000 asylum seekers nearby.
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