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State's attorney general alleges TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive featuresFlorida became the latest state to sue TikTok on Monday after the attorney general accused the company of violating a state law that limits social media access for teenagers.In a press conference, Republican James Uthmeier said TikTok exposed children to harmful sexual content and addictive features, such as unlimited scrolling and push notifications. It's designed to keep kids stuck on those screens for hours," Uthemeier said at a press conference. Our evidence suggests that so many kids are on TikTok for upwards of six, seven, eight or more hours a day. We are going to get our kids their lives back." Continue reading...

Donald Trump posts Let the oil flow' as US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude

Preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran has prompted anger in Israel, and widespread criticism of Netanyahu's leadershipBenjamin Netanyahu has hailed a historic victory over Iran and ruled out any immediate withdrawal from Lebanon, saying that Israel's forces would remain there for as long as necessary".We established deep security zones around the State of Israel. We did this in Gaza, in Lebanon, and in Syria," the Israeli prime minister said in a televised press conference on Monday. And I want to make it clear: we will remain in these security zones ... to protect our country." Continue reading...

Newsom accuses president of coming after me because I am considering running for president'; justice department has yet to comment on claim

California governor says Trump is coming after me because I am considering running for president'Gavin Newsom said on Monday that Donald Trump directed the US Department of Justice (DoJ) to investigate him and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom.The California governor said in a video statement that federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees in recent days as part of an effort to find a crime, demanding records and abusing the grand jury process". Continue reading...

President's son says screenshots that appeared to show him asking analyst Daniel Cormier for information were fake'Eric Trump has denied cheating allegations after screenshots shared online appeared to show UFC commentator Daniel Cormier receiving a message from an account under Trump's name asking whether any of the White House's UFC fights on Sunday would be rigged.Several screenshots posted - and then later deleted - on Cormier's X account showed alleged messages from Donald Trump's 42-year old son that said: Anything you can tell me about the fighters tomorrow? Who you got winning?" Continue reading...

Decision comes as the museum in Charleston says it faces a shift in the political and funding environment'The International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina, announced on Wednesday that, beginning in July and lasting through 31 December, all of its staff will be furloughed. The 20-daylong furlough will be staggered over the months and impact all levels of staff, including the museum's leadership. The museum will remain fully operational, museum officials said.The decision comes as the museum faces financial pressure", the IAAM said in a statement. Continue reading...

Varley presented himself in court as a doting dad to Preston Davey but prosecution said he used adopted boy as a sexual plaything'They were an ordinary couple," said one neighbour. Their baby was happy, he was smiley, he was beautiful," said a friend. There were nobig concerns about the teacher and the sales manager who were doing what thousands do every year - adopting a child.In reality, Jamie Varley and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, were child abusers and Varley murdered the baby boy they adopted, Preston Davey, when he was 13 months old. Continue reading...

Dan Jarvis under pressure about why Russian oil tanker in Channel was captured days after his predecessor resignedDan Jarvis has told MPs that the Russian oil tanker seized on Sunday had been monitored for several days as he deflected suggestions that its seizure had been ordered by a prime minister under pressure after the resignation of John Healey last week.The new defence secretary, flanked supportively in the Commons by the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said the Smyrtos had been closely tracked" as he faced a question from the Conservatives as to why the capture took place over the weekend. Continue reading...

US president says strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but questions remain over waterway fees and Israeli breaches of ceasefire in Lebanon

Mark Carney says Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise office hasn't been effective' since its 2019 setupCanada is eliminating a watchdog that investigates alleged human rights violations committed by Canadian companies operating abroad, after Mark Carney said the office hadn't been effective" since it was set up in 2019.The move comes as Canada faces criticism from Donald Trump's administration over its unacceptable" efforts to combat forced labour. Continue reading...

Analysts say lengthy, painstaking negotiations over region's root tensions are required to make ceasefire stick

Chris Elliot was exposed to lethal dose' of bacteria while receiving chemotherapy from Gloucestershire NHS trustAn NHS trust has admitted to failing to provide safe care to a man who died after using a contaminated shower in a hospital while undergoing chemotherapy.Chris Elliot, 59, a father of two, died a fortnight after he was admitted to Cheltenham general hospital in Gloucestershire to be treated for leukaemia. Continue reading...

Instructors hurled Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas into 40-metre abyss without attaching safety equipmentA 21-year-old woman who died when two rope jumping instructors threw her from a bridge without first harnessing her to security equipment, has been buried in Brazil's Sao Paulo state.Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was rope jumping on Saturday at Ponte do Esqueleto, an abandoned bridge in the municipality of Limeira where tourists practice extreme sports. The young woman, who aspired to become a physical education teacher, had asked to be launched from the bridge airplane style, with two instructors hoisting her above their shoulders as she spread out her arms. Continue reading...

Liz Kendall also wants Ofcom to report to parliament every year on how effectively social media firms are keeping under-16s off their platformsStarmer acknowledges some teenagers will get round these restrictons. But that does not make the rules pointless, he says.Will it mean that no child ever looks at social media again? No.But look, this might shock you, but it doesn't shock parents of teenagers; they get around other laws too.Some technology companies want us to think that social media is unchangeable, part of an almost natural order.But we have to resist that kind of learned helplessness. We have agency, we can change it, and we will. Continue reading...

The accomplished musician, who recorded over 70 albums in his career, died peacefully in Germany after a short illnessThe South African jazz composer and pianist Abdullah Ibrahim has died at the age of 91.His family announced his death in a statement released on Monday. Continue reading...

Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc convicted at Old Bailey over attacks on property and car connected to PMTwo men have been found guilty of conspiring to carry out arson attacks on property and a car connected to Keir Starmer.Roman Lavrynovych, 22, from Ukraine, and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, from Romania, were found guilty at the Old Bailey on Monday. Another Ukrainian man, Petro Pochynok, 35, was cleared of the same charge. Continue reading...

Charging industry and electric vehicle manufacturers say measure could cost jobs and harm UK automotive sectorThe UK government's plans to further weaken electric car targets have provoked a furious backlash from the charging industry and the electric car brand Polestar, which would lose out from the changes.The government is expected to dilute rules known as the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. Government sources have said it will reduce a target for pure electric cars from 80% of all sales by 2030 to 50%. Continue reading...

The US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to end the conflict in the Middle East, but competing claims from Donald Trump and Tehran have left the details shrouded in uncertainty. Questions remain over the reopening of the strait of Hormuz, Israel's withdrawal from Lebanon, and the future of Iran's nuclear programme. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to the Guardian's senior international correspondent Julian Borger Continue reading...

Garelli bike recovered by police in Italy after they spotted it without licence plate during roadside checkA moped stolen from a northern Italian town in 1984 has been traced and returned to its rightful owner after four decades.The case of the missing moped - a dark grey Garelli that these days might be classified as vintage - was finally cracked by police in Volpiano, a suburb of Turin, after they spotted a 64-year-old man travelling without a licence plate during a roadside check. Continue reading...

Proscription of direct action group has led to more than 700 people being charged under Terrorism ActProtesters arrested for allegedly supporting Palestine Action have expressed anger at the court of appeal's decision that the ban on the direct action group was lawful.On Monday, five judges overturned the high court's February ruling that proscription was unlawful, meaning that more than 3,000 people who have been arrested under the Terrorism Act since proscription, more than 700 of whom have been charged, could now face prosecution. Continue reading...

Professor alleges Institute of Astronomy has a bad history of misogyny' and staff were mistreatedThe University of Cambridge's prestigious Institute of Astronomy has been accused of tolerating misogyny and a cycle of bullying" in an employment tribunal.The claim, brought by a professor of astrophysics, Wyn Evans, also alleges the University of Cambridge has retaliated against whistleblowers. Continue reading...

Outpouring of public grief for Lidia Taty' Almeida, leader of group of mothers that has marched every week since 1977The human rights activist Lidia Taty" Almeida - who spent more than half a century searching for her son after he was forcibly disappeared by Argentina's military junta - has died aged 95, prompting a public outpouring of grief.Almeida, 95, was the president of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, made up of women who have marched around the square outside Argentina's presidential palace every Thursday since 1977, demanding the return of children who were disappeared during the country's 1976-1983 dictatorship.

Geochronologists say Antrim coastline's basalt columns developed during volcanic activity over 5.5m years - 8m less than thoughtFor centuries, the tale has been passed from generation to generation: how the Irish giant Finn McCool built the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland to fight Benandonner, his Scottish rival, by hurling chunks of the Antrim coastline into the sea.Now, scientists have revealed it was intense volcanic activity during a major globally impacting volcanic event" - and not a legendary battle between two destructive giants - that led to the formation of the coastline's 40,000 distinctive interlocking basalt columns about 60m years ago. Continue reading...

Ukraine's president dismisses Moscow's claim that it did not target Kyiv's Pechersk Lavra monastery, ahead of meeting of G7 leaders in France

Majority say Muslims are as British as white non-Muslims, but hostile attitudes at risk of being normalised, says thinktankOne in six Britons believe the growth of the Muslim population poses a foundational threat to UK culture", with hostile attitudes towards Muslims at risk of being normalised, a study has found.The study by the social integration thinktank British Future and the British Muslim Trust - the government's official partner in monitoring Islamophobia - found that most Muslims (73%) think the UK is a good place to be Muslim, and that a majority of Britons (52%) believe Muslims are as British as white non-Muslims. Continue reading...

Michelin-starred Veeraswamy faces closure as King Charles's property developer refuses to renew its leaseThe UK's oldest Indian restaurant will be taking the crown estate to court this month as it faces eviction.Veeraswamy has been serving up curries on Regent Street in London for a century, but now faces closure as the property portfolio owned by King Charles has refused to renew its lease. Continue reading...

All departments will be affected but biggest cuts are in news, with job losses expected to run into the hundredsBBC News is braced for a major round of job cuts to be revealed within days, in an announcement that will kick off a brutal cost-saving drive designed to save 500m across the corporation.The cuts could come as soon as Wednesday, with staff already told to expect a high number of redundancies. Job losses could run into the hundreds. Continue reading...

Judges overturn decision of high court that government proscription of group under Terrorism Act was wrongThe high court was wrong to rule that the ban on Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws was unlawful, the court of appeal has concluded.A five-strong panel, including the two most senior judges in England and Wales, overturned February's decision of the lower court that the proscription of the direct action group, the first to be banned under the Terrorism Act, was wrong. Continue reading...

The family of Leah Stewart are braced for more bad news and the impact on her 18-month-old daughter

In a career spanning five decades, journalist was best known for ITV current affairs programme The Cook ReportThe investigative journalist Roger Cook, best known for the current affairs programme The Cook Report, has died aged 83, his family has said.Cook was born in New Zealand and grew up in Australia where he began his broadcasting career before moving to the UK in 1968. His distinctive style of investigative journalism, based on confronting and exposing criminals and conmen, began in the form of the BBC Radio 4 show Checkpoint, which he created in the 1970s. Continue reading...

Heatwave conditions build over much of continent, while mild start to winter continues in parts of AustraliaHot weather is expected across Europe this week as heatwave conditions build over large swathes of the continent.A mass of hot air from the Sahara has settled over the Iberian peninsula and spread into southern and western France, pushing temperatures widely into the low- and mid-30s celsius. Continue reading...

UK billionaire's fashion group offers 166m for takeover of 77.1% of shares in shoe firm it does not already own

Stacey Warnecke, 30, died from a treatable complication after giving birth without any trained medical staff, an inquest hears

Marius Borg Hoiby found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of domestic violence and other crimesMarius Borg Hoiby, the son of Norway's crown princess, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of several offences, including two counts of rape. He was also sentenced to a two-year restraining order against one of his victims.The verdict was handed down by the Oslo district court on Monday morning, nearly three months since Hoiby's closely watched six-week trial. Continue reading...

Another expert says drone technology may have prevented a shark attack at Coogee beach on Saturday

Punjab police said an officer mistakenly opened fire at the Ahmed family, who were victims of a robbery at ChakwalThe Australian prime minister has called for Pakistan to carry out a transparent inquiry into the shooting death of a young Australian girl by a police officer while on holiday with her family.Australian-born Hania Ahmed, 9, and her family were visiting a relative at Chakwal, in Pakistan's Punjab province, when they were robbed while in their rental car late on Wednesday night (local time). Continue reading...

Pointless' reviews are wasting public money and significantly harming' the mental health of claimants, charity saysDisabled people with lifelong conditions are repeatedly being put through pointless" benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidance, new analysis suggests.A study by the anti-poverty charity Z2K has found that hundreds of thousands of disabled people are going through unnecessary" personal independence payment (Pip) reviews, wasting" public money and significantly harming" the mental and physical health of claimants. Continue reading...

Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of plurality'Critics of GB News are part of a liberal, Islington consensus" bent on limiting freedom of expression, Michael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain's media watchdog, has said.The Conservative peer, whose time at Ofcom has been criticised over the handling of the rightwing news channel, said he welcomed the arrival of the broadcaster five years ago in the name of plurality". Continue reading...

Make UK says manufacturers' feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take actionBritain's industrial sector is at risk of collapse as thousands of companies warn that they could face bankruptcy within the next year because of high energy prices, according to an industry survey.The manufacturers' body Make UK said the latest feedback from its members found that many would not be able to cope for much longer with energy costs that were twice the average in continental Europe and four times higher than in the US. Continue reading...

Australia stepped off the team bus in suits and holding designer pouches, showing they've come a long way from a Country Road bag on the side of the field'

US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and IranEmmanuel Macron, the host of the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, has framed an agenda to make it as palatable as possible to his guest of honour, but the French president has no idea if Donald Trump, a haphazard summit attender, will last the full three days - or disrupt the proceedings every hour he stays.The US president quit the last G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, early to work on the Iran conflict, and this year, plus ca change, Iran may also draw presidential attention. For good measure, he insulted this summit's host before leaving Canada last year, describing Macron as publicity seeking" and adding: Purposefully or not, Emmanuel Macron always gets it wrong." Continue reading...

Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA saysAttacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2024 and 2025, according to new research.Attacks were reported in 83 countries, with the highest incidences recorded in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Palestine and Ukraine. Continue reading...

The US president confirmed the agreement as Pakistan's prime minister said the official signing will be in Geneva on 19 June

NSW police say suicide note and other evidence' suggest six-year-old's death was an act of domestic violence

Labour grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93.Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a giant of the labour movement". Continue reading...

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to use private member's bill to put issue before MPs againThe assisted dying bill is set to return to the Commons after the Labour MP Lauren Edwards agreed to use her private member's bill to put the issue before MPs again.Edwards said she wanted to give the legislation another chance because it had been blocked by the House of Lords after being passed by MPs. The return of the bill would give supporters a chance to use the Parliament Act to potentially bypass the Lords if it was blocked for a second time. Continue reading...

Alternative singer and internet personality among six who died when two helicopters collided over Rio de JaneiroThe American musician Oliver Tree has died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at the age of 32, according to reports.Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city's western zone, killing all six people onboard, including Tree, several Brazilian media outlets reported. Continue reading...

Far-right plan defeated in referendum, according to projection by national broadcaster SRFVoters in Switzerland appeared on Sunday to have rejected an unprecedented far-right proposal to cap the country's population at 10 million in a divisive referendum dubbed the Swiss Brexit".A projection by the national broadcaster SRF, which traditionally calls referendum votes, showed that about 55% of voters were against the proposal by the Swiss People's party (SVP) and about 45% were in favour. Continue reading...