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While mortality from cancer has decreased, deaths from accidents and poisonings have risen, research findsThe UK is becoming the sick person of the wealthy world" because of the growing number of people dying from drugs, suicide and violence, research has found.Death rates among under-50s in the UK have got worse in recent years compared with many other rich countries, an international study shows. Continue reading...

Maria Jose Estupinan, 22, was killed by a suspect who arrived at her house disguised as a delivery man, police sayThe murder of a Colombian model and influencer, now being investigated as a possible femicide, has triggered widespread outrage and renewed criticism of the country's failure to protect women.Maria Jose Estupinan, a 22-year-old student, model and influencer from the north-eastern city of Cucuta, was killed on 15 May. According to the police, the suspect arrived at her house disguised as a delivery man and shot Estupinan in the face when she opened the door. Surveillance camera footage showed the suspect fleeing shortly afterwards. Continue reading...

As Palestinians are told to evacuate before unprecedented attack', the White House continues to publicly back IsraelAs Israel orders Palestinians to evacuate Khan Younis in advance of what it calls an unprecedented attack" on Gaza, much of Washington remains largely unmoved, even as Canada and European countries threaten concrete actions" if Israel does not scale back its offensive.Despite reports of growing pressure from the Trump administration to increase aid into Gaza, where widespread famine looms, the White House continues to publicly back Israel. National security council spokesperson James Hewitt told the Guardian in an email: Hamas has rejected repeated ceasefire proposals, and therefore bears sole responsibility for this conflict," maintaining the policy stance inherited from the previous Biden administration despite mounting evidence of humanitarian catastrophe. Continue reading...

He would punch her, choke her, slap her,' says Richard as second week of music mogul's sex-trafficking trial resumesThe second week of Sean Diddy" Combs's racketeering conspiracy and sex-trafficking trial began on Monday morning with the singer Dawn Richard returning to the witness stand.Combs, 55, is facing charges of sex-trafficking, racketeering conspiracy, and transportation to engage in prostitution. He was arrested in September 2024 and has pleaded not guilty to all of the charges. Continue reading...

Site in French Guiana once received prisoners who were sent to notorious Devil's Island off the coastFrench plans to build a maximum-security prison wing for drug traffickers and Islamic militants near a former penal colony in French Guiana have sparked an outcry among residents and local officials.The wing would form part of a $450m (337m) prison announced in 2017 that is expected to be completed by 2028 and hold 500 inmates. The prison would be built in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, a town bordering Suriname that once received prisoners shipped by Napoleon III in the 1800s, some of whom were sent to the notorious Devil's Island off the coast of French Guiana. Continue reading...

Family of Kayden Moy, 16, say he will be sorely missed', while police continue investigation and call for informationA 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the death of Kayden Moy, 16, who died after a targeted" attack on a Scottish beach.Police were called to reports of a teenager being seriously injured at Irvine beach in North Ayrshire on Saturday at about 6.45pm. Continue reading...

Eleventh-hour conflicts over youth mobility and fishing rights showed both sides bargaining hard

Trump describes call as excellent,' despite Putin's lack of support for ceasefire that US said was primary objective

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Key allies call escalation egregious' and promise concrete' response if Israel does not end renewed offensive and allow aid into stripBenjamin Netanyahu has vowed that Israel will take control" of all Gaza, as three key allies attacked his egregious" escalation of the military campaign and blockade on humanitarian aid.Britain, France and Canada attacked Israel's expansion of its war as disproportionate, described conditions in Gaza as intolerable" and threatened a concrete" response if Israel's campaign continues. Continue reading...

Police make chance find of sculpture that adorned Doors singer's Paris grave until its 1988 disappearanceCarved out of white marble and covered in graffiti, the hefty bust disappeared in 1988. Now, 37 years later, the doe-eyed sculpture that once adorned the grave of the American singer Jim Morrison has been found, in what Paris prosecutors described as a chance discovery".Police in France said they had been carrying out a search related to a fraud case when they happened to stumble upon the bust of the frontman of The Doors. The announcement, made on social media on Monday, was accompanied by a photo showing the graying sculpture still covered in graffiti and missing a chunk of its nose, reportedly sliced off by souvenir hunters before its disappearance. Continue reading...

Data including criminal records downloaded in significant' cyber-attack at Legal Aid Agency in April, ministry confirmsThe personal data of hundreds of thousands of legal aid applicants in England and Wales dating back to 2010, including criminal records and financial details, has been accessed and downloaded in a significant" cyber-attack.Officials admit that the data may have included contact details and addresses of applicants, their dates of birth, national ID numbers, criminal history, employment status and financial data such as contribution amounts, debts and payments. Continue reading...

Fremont emergency crews search the Sandusky river near Miles Newton Bridge for at least one missing personThree members of a family - including a five-year-old girl - were killed after a train struck them while they were on a railroad bridge over a northern Ohio river, authorities said on Monday.Crews equipped with sonar had been scouring the Sandusky River through the night before they found the girl's body on Monday near the bridge, said the mayor of Fremont, Ohio, Danny Sanchez. Continue reading...

While getting UK-EU deal through parliament should be easy enough, cries of betrayal' may chime with some votersThere were two moments at the UK-EU summit where it felt like a corner had truly been turned. It was not on agrifoods, nor youth mobility, defence or fishing.When Keir Starmer said the UK had changed, the most symbolic evidence of that came in a press release from No 10 that set out the terms of the agreement brokered at Lancaster House. Continue reading...

Presenter says stepping back feels like the responsible course of action' after reposting video with antisemitic tropesGary Lineker will leave the BBC this weekend without a payoff, days after he apologised for amplifying online material with antisemitic connotations.The presenter, the highest-paid on-air star at the BBC, had been scheduled to present the 2026 World Cup and next season's FA Cup for the corporation. Continue reading...

Equality Trust says billionaires getting ludicrously' richer, with top two now wealthier than whole of 1990 rich listThe number of billionaires in the UK has grown sharply - from 15 in 1990 to 165 in 2024 - at the same time as inequality in the UK's overall wealth distribution has dramatically increased, analysis has found.Timed to coincide with the Sunday Times' rich list, the Equality Trust's investigation also found that billionaires have become ludicrously" more wealthy, with their average wealth skyrocketing by more than 1,000% over the same period. Continue reading...

Deal would allow US to carry out military activities in and from Denmark, giving them powers over Danish civiliansWhen Copenhagen signed a new defence agreement giving the US unhindered access" to Danish airbases in December 2023, the idea of granting sweeping powers to US forces on Danish soil was quite a different proposition to what it is today.The US, then under the Biden administration, was an unwavering Nato ally that Denmark had followed into wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Nordic neighbours Sweden, Finland and Norway had similar agreements with the US. Continue reading...

Aubrey Williams produced huge, colourful abstract paintings and was influenced by music and climate issuesAn artist whose work was part of the first wave of abstract art to hit the UK and presaged the climate breakdown protests as well as debates over the legacies of British colonialism is undergoing an overdue" reappraisal, according to experts and critics.Aubrey Williams, the Guyanese artist who moved to Britain in the 1950s, was a respected figure in his lifetime and the subject of several exhibitions in the UK. But after his death from cancer in 1990, the artist's influence and the legacy of his abstract painting has slowly faded from view in Britain. Continue reading...

Amid euphoria of JJ's win, acceptance that cash-strapped public broadcaster could face bill of 30m for 2026 eventAustria's triumph in the Eurovision song contest has sparked a wave of joy across the country, but also fretting about how to pay for hosting the event next year.The cash-strapped public broadcaster ORF, which would bear the bulk of the organising costs along with the still-to-be-named host city, admitted that Vienna-born JJ's win was a mixed blessing at a time of belt-tightening. Continue reading...

French media report that award-winning artist suffered heart attack and died in hospital early on Saturday morningWerenoi, one of the most successful rappers in France, has died aged 31.His record label Believe confirmed the news, writing on Instagram: It is with immense sadness that we learned of Werenoi's passing ... may he rest in peace." Continue reading...

Unique community in Israel appeals to UK for support after Knesset's proposed 80% tax on its fundingAn Israeli village where Jews and Palestinians live together to promote peace is in danger of losing vital overseas funding following Israeli government proposals to impose an 80% tax on foreign donations, residents have warned.Leading figures from the unique community - Wahat Salam/Neve Shalom, which translates as Oasis of Peace" - flew to the UK this week in a visit hosted by the Co-operative Group, which is calling for the UK government to support peace-building cooperatives worldwide with foreign and development policy. Continue reading...

Author of 36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem says of his work about war, family and racism: I've basically been writing it my whole life'

Michael Fanone slams Mike Johnson and Republicans for long delaying congressionally approved officer tributeDonald Trump and his Republican allies are petty bitches" for refusing to display a congressionally approved plaque honoring police officers who protected the US Capitol when the president's supporters attacked the complex on 6 January 2021, says one of the cops in question, Michael Fanone.Speaking recently on the show hosted by political broadcast journalist Jim Acosta, the famously candid and oft profane Fanone said he also had a suggestion about where Republican US House speaker Mike Johnson could position the commemoration. I think that it would be ... perfect ... if the plaque was shoved up his ass," said Fanone, who retired from the Washington DC police force after being wounded during the January 6th attack. Continue reading...

Brussels understood to have dropped demands to link deal duration for food checks with fishing rights in run-up to summit

Anglers say more than a third of freshwater sites breach phosphate levels for good ecological status

Australian woman, 50, faces three murder charges and one charge of attempted murder over lethal mushroom lunch. Follow live updatesPatterson's defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining McKenzie.She agrees she removed and disposed of every death cap mushroom she could find when she spotted the mushrooms. Continue reading...

Flood watches for several rivers in Hunter region, with damaging surf conditions from Sydney to north of Newcastle predicted to erode coastline

Counter-terrorism expert tells inquest into 2024 stabbing attack by Joel Cauchi guard talks about shots being fired with an armed offender' in triple-zero call

Researchers fear new models will circumvent forthcoming disposables ban as diverted imports also drive down pricesChina is set to flood Britain with cheap vapes, researchers have said, as manufacturers seek to capitalise on the world's second biggest market after Donald Trump's tariffs.A trade standoff between Washington and Beijing has thrown the business world into chaos, with investors watching as each country dares the other to blink first. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Bank also set to slash bonuses in wider shake-up that could help make it more attractive to potential buyersSantander UK is freezing salaries, slashing bonuses and cutting jobs across its commercial banking arm as part of a wider shake-up that could help make the bank more attractive to potential buyers.The bank began unexpectedly changing bankers' job titles and shuffling staff into new teams earlier this month amid a larger review of the Spanish lender's UK business, where there is mounting frustration over regulations and costs. Continue reading...

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says budget will prioritise frontline services and cost-of-living measures over bigger savings

Netanyahu signals openness to deal with Hamas and says Israel will allow some aid into GazaThe Israeli army has announced the start of a large-scale offensive in Gaza, describing extensive ground operations" to seize operational control" of swaths of the devastated Palestinian territory as a second day of indirect ceasefire talks in Qatar ended without any breakthrough.Israeli military officials said its forces had eliminated dozens of terrorists, dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites ... and [were] currently being deployed in key positions". Continue reading...

This blog is now closed. Read our latest story hereIn an earlier post, we reported on the dire situation at the Indonesian hospital, which is reportedly under siege by Israeli forces.Now Gaza's health ministry has said that all public hospitals in the north of the territory were out of service". Continue reading...

Rafa Trzaskowski and historian Karol Nawrocki, backed by populist right, both claim about 30% of vote as runoff looms

EU ambassadors told to remain on standby for late-night meeting in scenes reminiscent of Brexit talksNegotiations on a significant reset of the UK's relationship with the European Union have gone down to the wire", with fisheries and youth mobility among outstanding sticking points with hours to go before the start of a crucial summit.In scenes reminiscent of the Brexit talks, British officials were still trying to reach a compromise with their EU counterparts overnight, as Keir Starmer prepared to host the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, in London on Monday. Continue reading...

Austrian-Filipino countertenor praised for melding techno with country's rich operatic tradition in song Wasted LoveAustrians have been celebrating JJ, an Austrian-Filipino countertenor lauded for singing Austria into the spotlight" after bringing home the country's first Eurovision song contest victory in 11 years with a song that gives a nod to both the country's rich operatic heritage and modern music.JJ, 24, hit all the right notes on Sunday with Wasted Love, an operatic ballad about unrequited love that mutates into a techno club anthem. The 69th edition of the contest was hosted in Basel, Switzerland. Continue reading...

Man, 25, who died after car bombing, reportedly wrote he was against bringing people into world against their willFBI investigators have identified the person suspected of detonating a car bomb outside a Palm Springs, California, fertility clinic on Saturday - and dying in the process - as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus.A bureau official said agents had determined Bartkus held nihilistic views" before Saturday's blast outside an American Reproductive Centers clinic, which also injured four other people. Continue reading...

Low rate of successful searches of people subject to firearm prohibition orders, which never expire, raise fears scheme is being used to conduct surveillance without judicial oversight

The Big Picture, the story of the venue's renaissance as a grassroots community space, will premiere this monthIt was the cinema screen that - despite being extremely big - a city forgot.Now the feelgood tale of how Bristol's Imax screen was revived by a ragtag bunch of cinephiles with a DIY punk ethos is being told in a documentary that will, appropriately, get its premiere on the vast screen this month. Continue reading...

Rafa Trzaskowski still favourite to win as first round begins, despite KO's slow progress on promises since 2023Poles are voting in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, in a vote seen a make or break" moment for the country's pro-European coalition government, which is still attempting to reverse damage inflicted on the rule of law by the previous populist-nationalist administration it ousted two years ago.Rafa Trzaskowski, the staunchly pro-European centrist Warsaw mayor from the prime minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition (KO), is the favourite to win the election, but his lead over his conservative rival, the historian Karol Nawrocki, has narrowed over the last few weeks of the campaign. Continue reading...

The Jacinta Allan government says more than 1 million children and their families will benefit from the $318m program

A far-right win is real possibility in eastern European state on same day as votes in Poland and PortugalRomanians are voting in a pivotal presidential run-off that could radically alter their country's strategic alignment and economic prospects, as voters in Poland and Portugal also cast their ballots in a European electoral super Sunday".The Romanian contest, the most consequential of the three, pits a brash, EU-critical, Trump-admiring populist against a centrist independent in a knife-edge vote that analysts have called most important in the country's post-communist history. Continue reading...

Zelenskyy attacks Kremlin over killing of civilians in minibus as European leaders remain focused on keeping troops out of Ukraine. What we know on day 1,180US president Donald Trump will speak to Vladimir Putin on Monday to stop the bloodbath" war in Ukraine, saying the conflict is killing thousands of soldiers a week, AND TRADE." Trump wrote on social media he would follow-up that chat with another with Volodymyr Zelenskyy so the war WILL END," Oliver Millman reports.The leaders of Germany and Italy said Europe is a long way away from deploying any troops in Ukraine as all efforts remained focused on an unconditional ceasefire deal from Russia. Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor, said there was no reason" to talk about troops, adding we are far from that."Zelenskyy called for tougher sanctions on Moscow after a Russian strike on a minibus killed 9 people. Ukraine said the vehicle was evacuating civilians from a town in the Sumy region that has recently come under repeated Russian attacks. All the deceased were civilians," Zelenskyy wrote on X. And the Russians could not have failed to understand what kind of vehicle they were targeting. This was a deliberate killing of civilians."The Ukrainian president has been meeting with a slate of leaders in Rome as he appeals for support in the ongoing talks. On X, Zelenskyy said he's focused on a ceasefire, humanitarian commitments from allies and efforts to rebuild Ukraine once the conflict ends.US secretary of state Marco Rubio suggested the Vatican could serve as a future venue for Russia-Ukraine peace talks, building on Pope Leo XIV's vow to make every effort" to help end the war. I think it's a place that both sides would be comfortable going," Rubio told reporters.Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, spoke with Rubio and said he welcomed the positive role" of the US in helping to continue talks between the Kremlin and Ukraine.But Russia's lead negotiator invoked the Kremlin's past wars as it threatened the potential for a long conflict in Ukraine, Pjotr Sauer reports. We don't want war, but we are ready to fight for a year, two, three - as long as it takes," Vladimir Medinsky reportedly told his Ukrainian counterparts. We fought with Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?"Canada's prime minister, Mark Carney, reaffirmed the country's support for Ukraine in his first face-to-face meeting with Zelenskyy. Canadian people will stand in steadfast and unwavering support," Carney told the Ukrainian president. We underscore that there can be no peace without the full support and participation of Ukraine, and that you have our absolute support." The two met in Rome during the inaugural mass of the newly elected Pope. Continue reading...

Two pro-Palestinian protesters try to rush on stage as Yuval Raphael sings New Day Will Rise in BaselA Eurovision song contest crew member was hit with paint after two people tried to rush on stage to disrupt Israeli singer Yuval Raphael's performance on Saturday, organisers in Basel said.

Exclusive: Agreement could cut airport queues, caused by need to have passports stamped after BrexitBritish holidaymakers could face shorter airport queues this summer with negotiators on the verge of striking an agreement for UK passport holders to use e-gates across Europe.Downing Street said on Saturday that it was poised to strike a deal with the EU that would improve things for British families facing queues on holiday". Continue reading...

Two aircraft crashed just after noon on Saturday in wooded area near Eura airport in south-west of countryFive people were killed when two helicopters collided and crashed in a wooded area near Eura airport in south-western Finland, police have said.Police said the mid-air collision occurred shortly after noon on Saturday near the town of Kauttua, with the wreckage falling 700 metres from the Ohikulkutie road. Continue reading...

Refusal rate at its highest in a decade, prompting concern among transparency advocates

Man, 26, apprehended at Luton airport by counter-terrorism police in connection with fires that included damage to a carA second man has been arrested in connection with suspected arson attacks on two properties in London and a vehicle linked to Keir Starmer, police have said.

Met police say the three charged under National Security Act for allegedly assisting Iranian foreign intelligence serviceThree men have appeared in court charged under the National Security Act on suspicion of assisting the Iranian foreign intelligence service.Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, of St John's Wood, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, of Kensal Rise, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, of Ealing, appeared before Westminster magistrates court on Saturday. Continue reading...

Keir Starmer says Britons have moved on but many in Thurrock think they were lied to in debate about leaving EUWhen Keir Starmer was asked last week whether he thought Britons had finally moved on from the issue of Brexit, his answer was a definitive yes.It's not difficult to see why the prime minister would hope to settle the question, before a week in which he hopes to reset the UK's relationship with the EU, clearing a way for easier access to a marketplace that could help increase the economic growth he badly needs. Continue reading...