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Ruling strikes down law that bans people from carrying guns in most public spaces and private property without owner's permission

Justices allow Trump administration to end protections for Haitians and Syrians and pave way to turn back asylum seekers at southern border

Delcy Rodriguez said authorities were shifting rescue teams from other parts of the country to the hardest-hit La Guaira area

Ambitious and welcoming' venue that opened in 2020 praised for reimagining what being a museum can mean'The Box in Plymouth has won the prestigious Art Fund museum of the year award, the largest such prize in the world, for its ambitious and welcoming approach".Awarding it the 120,000 prize, judges called the Box a revelation in so many ways" and a true jewel in the crown of the south-west". Continue reading...

Senior official alleges in court filing that damage included about 70 fence post tops thrown' into the poolA senior National Park Service (NPS) official has said a liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor" earlier this month, repeating Donald Trump's claims of vandalism.Frank Lands, the deputy director for operations for NPS, made the allegation in a court filing on Wednesday, as part of a lawsuit brought by a nonprofit group seeking to stop the US president's renovation of the site. Continue reading...

Jury clears 16-year-old of murder and manslaughter over the death of Aria, who died from a single stab woundA 16-year-old boy has been found not guilty of the murder of nine-year-old Aria Thorpe, who died after being stabbed with a kitchen knife.Aria sustained a deep wound to her chest at her home in Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, on 15 December last year. Continue reading...

Civil service high-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting row thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham's teamThe Foreign Office chief who lost his job over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal is in discussions with Andy Burnham's team about taking on a security-related role under the likely new prime minister, the Guardian understands.Olly Robbins has had early exploratory talks" with senior advisers to the newly elected Makerfield MP over a post in his putative Downing Street operation, and insiders suggested he could be appointed national security adviser. Continue reading...

Reform MP appears to contradict party leader's claim money from crypto billionaire is none of your business'Robert Jenrick has said it is legitimate" for the media to ask questions about Nigel Farage's 5m personal donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire, just days after the Reform UK leader told an interviewer it was none of your business".Jenrick, who is Reform's shadow chancellor, said voters on the doorstep were not asking about the money given to Farage by the Thailand-based British crypto investor Christopher Harborne. Continue reading...

Blocking of proposal backed by Oman signals new threat to free passage through strait vital to world economyIran has rejected UN-backed plans for the mass evacuation of ships through the strait of Hormuz , creating a new threat to the free passage of commercial ships through the strait.The proposal, backed by Oman, was potentially the first phase of a broader Omani proposal to consult on setting up a new management of the strait based on voluntary fees and modelled on the Malacca and Singapore strait mechanism. Continue reading...

The former Manchester mayor could be installed as prime minister in weeks if no other MP puts themselves forwardIn her Q&A this morning Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, confirmed that she wants the government to approve the licences for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea.She said:I've been very clear that I think that the North Sea is a crucial asset for the UK, and that oil and gas will be an important part of our energy mix for years to come. And I'm very keen to make sure that we use that resource, to ensure our energy security.There are decisions to be made shortly on both Rosebank and Jackdaw. Those are quasi-judicial decisions. But in our manifesto two years ago, we committed to honour existing licences, and I hope that we do. Continue reading...

Temperatures linked to third child's death in France, where three-quarters of country is under extreme heat alert

French capital hails landmark decision' against oil firm relating to disclosure of emissions from oil and gas productsA Paris court has ruled that the French oil company TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products and set out plans to address them in a high-stakes case brought by NGOs and the city of Paris.The ruling on Thursday is a partial victory for climate change NGOs seeking to apply France's 2017 corporate duty of vigilance law to the climate crisis. However, the court stopped short of ordering specific measures such as limiting overseas exploration and production or setting binding emissions reduction targets. Continue reading...

Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi, a 71-year-old physician well known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested in the occupied West BankIsraeli forces on Sunday arrested a prominent 71-year-old Palestinian physician known as the doctor of the poor" in a pre-dawn raid on his home in the occupied West Bank, prompting widespread condemnation.Dr Mazen Al-Rantisi, a physician widely known for providing care to low-income Palestinians, was arrested before dawn at his home in the al-Tira neighbourhood of Ramallah. Continue reading...

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, is an anti-Islamic, far-right political activist well known in the UK and Europe

From Cameron's Brexit exit to Starmer's Burnham bow-out, half a dozen PMs have gone. So who's the best of the bunch?The UK has had six prime ministers in the last 10 years - with a seventh likely to be in place by as early as mid-July.John Crace ranks those who have been booted out of Downing Street between 2016 and 2026. Continue reading...

Estate agent is offering 30% share in former Russian spy's house for 114,000, with the rest owned by councilThe house in Salisbury where the former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with the nerve agent novichok is up for sale.A 30% shared ownership of the house on Christie Miller Road is being offered for 114,000, with the rest being held by Wiltshire council. Continue reading...

Second quake, at magnitude 7.5, was most powerful to strike the country since 1900, collapsing buildings in capital

Human Tissue Authority says bodies not transferred to freezer in time due to insufficient storage needsBodies in the mortuary at the NHS trust at the centre of the health services biggest ever maternity care scandal were found in a state of advanced deterioration" due to not being transferred to a freezer in time, inspectors have said.Human Tissue Authority (HTA) inspectors who visited Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust in March discovered eight bodies in a state of advanced decomposition due to not being transferred to a freezer within a sufficient timeframe. Continue reading...

Duty on imports outside new quota will double in move echoed by similar changes in EU limits

A blooming new wave of musical theatre is exploring the plight of the planet with a playful and hopeful approachEarth is a single woman with a lot to give; Humanity is a charismatic bad boy who turns out to be an inveterate taker. Their toxic relationship is told in Hot Mess, a musical created by Jack Godfrey and Ellie Coote, which works both as an eccentric romcom with broad commercial appeal and a serious analogy for our abuse of the once fecund, now depleted planet. A hot ticket at the Edinburgh fringe last summer and now on in London, it is at the vanguard of a newly blooming genre of musicals about the environmental crisis.The RSC's The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind uses exuberant song and dance for the true story of a teenager who builds a wind turbine from an old bicycle in drought-ridden Malawi. Bryony Kimmings' Bog Witch is a one-woman show with music and standup about the plight of the planet, while in New York the folk-pop musical Dear Everything was a response to climate emergency co-written by V (formerly Eve Ensler) and narrated by Jane Fonda. Meanwhile, in the West End hit Hadestown, hell is strewn with empty oil drums. Continue reading...

Content creation and online safety among new topics for 14- to 18-year-olds - but tweaks may be needed when social media ban comes inScouts are introducing badges in content creation, digital communication and online safety after consulting nearly 3,000 teenagers who said they wanted skills to help them navigate a world increasingly shaped by AI, social media and digital technology.The new Explorer Scout badges, part of the Scout movement's first major overhaul in almost 25 years, will require 14- to 18-year olds to explore how digital communities shape opinion, create online campaigns, investigate digital footprints and design toolkits to help others stay safe online. Continue reading...

Fears of long-lasting energy crunch slinking away' as vessel traffic doubled in 24 hours to highest level since late February

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Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn't yet have use of her hand

Pupils say LPS Hybrid's combination of remote and in-person classes has transformed their school experienceTwo years ago, Ellie Ball could barely bring herself to attend school. Today, the 16-year-old is planning to take four A-levels and hopes to study astrolaw - It's basically space law," she explains - at university.The transformation happened largely through a screen. Continue reading...

In today's newsletter: Amid rising antiimmigration rhetoric across Europe, the decision to engage with the Taliban signals a profound shift in how the EU balances security and human rightsGood morning. It's a slap in the face. That's the phrase I kept hearing - in furious overnight messages, in blazing opinion columns - as Afghan women responded to the meeting between EU officials and the Taliban that took place in Brussels on Tuesday.The talks, to discuss how to scale up the deportation of Afghan migrants, were met with widespread outrage, and disbelief that Europe would countenance offering legitimacy to a regime that affords a bird better protections than a woman.World news | Venezuela's interim leader has declared a state of emergency after the country was struck by two powerful earthquakes that collapsed dozens of buildings and killed at least 32 people, with experts warning the death toll could rise significantly.Heatwave | The UK has broken its all-time temperature record for June and France has recorded its hottest day ever for the second day running, as a heatwave affecting more than 90 million people sweeps across swathes of Europe.UK politics | Donald Trump has labelled Andy Burnham extremely liberal", in his first public comments about the former Greater Manchester mayor since he emerged as the frontrunner to replace Keir Starmer.Europe news | The first case of Ebola has been confirmed in France, the country's health ministry has said, in a doctor who had returned from a humanitarian mission to an area affected by the outbreak in the DRC.UK news | A little-known system in which US military personnel are tried through a court martial for alleged crimes committed in the UK is under growing scrutiny. Continue reading...

Police confirm they are investigating as sources close to Guy say he vehemently denies the allegations and is considering legal action

One woman says she found man in her room at WA fly-in, fly-out accommodation while another states she was howled' at, federal court told

Even sexual assault or paedophilia cases are heard by US courts martial, using an obscure 1951 agreement

Oxfam predicts PNG will be worst-hit country in Pacific from the weather pattern, with up to 3 million people affected nationwideFamilies across Papua New Guinea's Highlands are facing depleted harvests and the threat of hunger after the El Nino weather pattern brought frost and prolonged dry conditions that have destroyed food gardens providing sustenance and income for thousands of households.The effects of El Nino emerged in recent weeks, bringing drought conditions, falling water levels and frost that are threatening food security in some of the country's most agriculturally productive regions. Continue reading...

Home affairs minister Tony Burke says return permit has to be issued' following advice from agencies and lawyers

Queensland boy, now aged 17, wrote of autistic interest in bombs' alongside notes speaking to his troubled state of mind, court told

Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more convincing strategy is required'More than 80% of under-16s in Australia said they were still using social media three months after legislation banning them from it came into force, research shows.Australia is the first country to ban social media for children. Since December 2025, under-16s have been prohibited from having accounts with many social media platforms including TikTok, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat. Continue reading...

Defence minister says troops not withdrawing though Tehran sees end to war in Lebanon as part of deal with USThe Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, has said that Israeli troops would not withdraw from southern Lebanon, further complicating Iran peace talks as fighting in Lebanon continues to be an obstacle to permanent peace.Speaking on stage in an interview in Tel Aviv, Katz said Israeli troops would remain in south Lebanon - echoing sentiments from the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. Continue reading...

New party dubbed Community Strong Australia follows secret talks about future of community independents

A 41-year-old man has been arrested after Isaac Clare-Watts, 26, found at Nine Ladies monument on MondayA 26-year-old man who died in a suspected murder during a summer solstice event at a Bronze Age stone circle has been named by police.Isaac Clare-Watts, from Nottingham, was found at the Nine Ladies stone circle in Stanton Lees in the Peak District in Derbyshire at about 1.38pm on Monday. Continue reading...

Report uncovers biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history in which 520 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable' harm or diedHorrific failings led to 520 mothers and babies in Nottingham suffering harm or dying, sparking calls for a public inquiry into maternity care across England.In all, 444 women and 76 newborn babies suffered potentially avoidable" outcomes, a damning three-year long review of the biggest childbirth scandal in NHS history concluded.A bullying and toxic culture" persisted at NUH over many years and impeded moves to improve care.Maternity service managers and the trust's senior leaders were repeatedly warned about a host of serious problems in the maternity units at both hospitals but did not take effective action.Maternity staff displayed a culture of not admitting women who were seeking admission in labour", despite the risks this posed to them and their babies.Both maternity units were consistently seriously short-staffed and could not cope with the number of births and complexity of cases they had to handle.One baby girl who died early in gestation was inadvertently disposed of as clinical waste by laboratory staff after her postmortem examination", compounding her parents' distress. Continue reading...

Refugee charities fear controversial changes, including on forced removals and age checks, are being rushed throughShabana Mahmood's controversial plans to increase the forced removal of people refused asylum, introduce stringent age checks for people claiming to be children and limit applications under human rights laws are scheduled to be placed before MPs within days.The immigration and asylum bill is expected to be put before parliament next Tuesday and will face opposition from some Labour, Lib Dem and independent MPs. Andy Burnham's team, widely expected to be in No 10 within weeks, is understood to be aware of the bill and its contents. Continue reading...

Senior figures plan to convince Burnham to revive war bonds' when he becomes prime ministerSenior government officials are planning to lobby Andy Burnham during access talks to revive the idea of war bonds" to pay for higher defence spending when he becomes prime minister, the Guardian understands.Senior figures want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spending and will try to convince Burnham to invest beyond the 13.5bn earmarked for the long-awaited Defence Investment Plan (Dip). Continue reading...

President's promise of photo and video evidence of vandalism at Washington landmark yet to be fulfilledDonald Trump and the Department of the Interior are facing growing pressure to release photo and video evidence substantiating their claims of sabotage at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington.The $14.7m renovation of the landmark has descended into a farce of algae blooms, peeling paint and dead ducks just days before the US's 250th anniversary celebrations. Crews have been seen erecting fencing near the area. Continue reading...

Some worry choosing James Purnell, former Demon Eyes teammate, would show Labour struggling for new talentThe most powerful football team in the country is getting back together.Andy Burnham's decision to appoint James Purnell as his chief of staff should he become prime minister will reunite not only two old friends and former Labour ministers but two of the linchpins of the famous Demon Eyes team set up in the late 1990s. Continue reading...

Husband arrested after Sylvie Yasmina, 54, and five children found at home in north-western provincePakistan police say they have rescued a French woman and her five children after she told authorities she had been held captive by her husband for more than a decade and subjected to years of domestic abuse in the country's north-west.The woman, identified as 54-year-old Sylvie Yasmina, was rescued earlier this week from a mud-brick home in Bara, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan border, the district police chief, Waqar Ahmad, said. Continue reading...

British Chamber of Commerce boss Shevaun Haviland says transition to clean energy could be handled betterAndy Burnham should be ready to exploit the UK's remaining North Sea oil and gas resources to avoid mass job losses in Scotland and the north-east, the director of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Shevaun Haviland, has said.The decision about whether to allow extraction at the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields now appears likely to fall to a Burnham administration. Continue reading...

Plan warns climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages but farmers say it fails to adequately fund responseThe climate crisis will lead to food price shocks and shortages, the government has warned in its new plan for British farming.But farmers criticised the plan, which outlines for the first time the government's vision for the long-term direction of farming, for failing to adequately fund a response to this threat to the UK's food security. Continue reading...

Deutsche Bahn widely criticised after hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded in operator's latest setbackGermany's rail network ground to a halt late on Tuesday as a result of maintenance work that went wrong, leaving hundreds of thousands of passengers unable to get home as the national operator faced widespread criticism over the chaos.The Deutsche Bahn (DB) meltdown was initially thought to have been caused by a cyber-attack, but it later emerged that it was likely to have been triggered by a scheduled attempt to replace an ageing component in the railway's internal communication network, without which the trains are unable to run. Continue reading...

Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are 400 knives' in Starmer's backBen Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for support from an international gathering of thousands of social conservatives and hard-right activists, likening family breakdown" to community breakdown" as populations grew more diverse.

West Sussex reports temperature of 35.8C, beating previous record from 1976; red weather alert extended to 72 of France's 96 mainland departments

President is demanding Senate approve Save America Act, which would dramatically change voting regulations

Leftist Ivan Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella who won by razor-thin marginThe defeated leftwing candidate in Colombia's presidential runoff has conceded to the far-right, Trump-admiring millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella.Since Sunday night, the preliminary count had already pointed to a De la Espriella victory by a razor-thin margin of less than 1% of the vote. Continue reading...