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Police say formal identification yet to take place but body is believed to be that of Booth, who went missing on SaturdayA body has been found in a lake following an extensive search for a woman who went missing in Cheshire on Saturday morning.Rachel Booth was reported missing in the early hours of Saturday, police said. The 38-year-old was last seen in Sandiway at 3.50am when she was captured on CCTV at a petrol station shop, wearing black exercise clothing and trainers. Continue reading...

Judge upholds decision to allow club to build 39 new courts, after campaigners called for it to be overturnedA proposed expansion of the Wimbledon tennis site will go ahead after the high court ruled in favour of an original decision to allow a further 39 courts, including an 8,000-seat show court, on the grounds of the old Wimbledon Park golf club.A judicial review, which started as this year's 138th championship was under way, came after campaign group Save Wimbledon Park took legal action against the Greater London Authority (GLA) over its decision last year to allow the All England Lawn Tennis Club to almost triple its size. Continue reading...

Regulator calls for legislation to make news and UK-focused shows easier to find on online video-sharing platforms

Claimed sighting 300km south of typical crocodile territory started as a Facebook post before doing the rounds of breakfast TV

PM will bring in financial penalties for those who break rules and set up new independent ethics and integrity commissionKeir Starmer is to abolish the independent post-ministerial jobs watchdog, which has long been criticised as toothless", and - for the first time - financial penalties will be imposed on those who break the rules after leaving government.As part of a standards overhaul that ministers hope will help improve public faith in the system, the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) will be scrapped and a tougher regime introduced. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Barbara de Dozsa had argued ownership because work by Italian artist Solario had been bought in good faithA 16th-century Madonna and Child painting that ended up with a woman in Norfolk after it was stolen from a museum in Italy half a century ago is to be returned to its rightful owner.After years of soul-searching, and persuading by an art lawyer who was acting pro bono, Barbara de Dozsa decided to hand it over to the Civic Museum of Belluno, which last saw the painting in 1973. Continue reading...

Emily Thornberry says recognition is vital step towards peace and without long-term solution war in Gaza will continue

Sea surface temperatures soar near Spain and Portugal, while torrential rain and landslides kill four in South KoreaA recent heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea has been so severe that scientists are concerned for marine life.The human-induced climate crisis is making marine heatwaves more intense and prolonged, with sea surface temperatures off the coast of Mallorca since late June frequently exceeding 30C (86F). Continue reading...

Arrests come after video showing man and woman being fatally shot went vitalPakistan has arrested 11 suspects after a video emerged on social media of a woman and a man being shot dead for marrying against the wishes of their families, in an honour" killing, authorities said.The couple, who were not identified, were shot dead last month on the orders of a local tribal council in Pakistan's south-western Balochistan province, according to provincial authorities, who investigated after the video went viral. Continue reading...

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Jeremy Rockliff has begun courting crossbench support, while Dean Winter is open to governing with five-seat Greens plus independents

Gang leader Adolfo Macias was recaptured in June, more than a year after escaping a high-security prisonThe Ecuadoran government has extradited the notorious drug trafficker Adolfo Macias to the US, more than a year after he escaped from a high-security prison.The flight transporting Macias, also known as Fito", landed in New York state on Sunday night, according to a tracking site. Continue reading...

Carrier says Horizon Air flights also suspended while not specifying reasons for outage causing fleet's second grounding in a yearUS carrier Alaska Airlines grounded its flights after an IT outage on Sunday that affected its systems, the company said, without specifying the nature of the outage, marking the second time it has grounded its fleet in just over a year.At approximately 8pm Pacific on Sunday (0300 GMT on Monday), Alaska Airlines experienced an IT outage that's impacting our operations," the carrier said in a statement. We requested a temporary, system-wide ground stop for Alaska and Horizon Air flights." Continue reading...

It's an incredibly varied donation. He clearly held on to his books, some of them are quite old,' says bookshop workerNick Cave fans have descended on a charity bookshop in Hove, in southern England, after the musician donated 2,000 books from his personal collection.The Australian singer made the donation to Hove's Oxfam Bookshop on Blatchington Road. The books were once part of his personal library, which was recreated for an art installation that went to Denmark and Canada. Continue reading...

Former Queensland judge believed he was acting in the public good' when he leaked report on Bruce Lehrmann's prosecution to journalists, court hears

Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby groupManufacturers will press ministers today to resurrect plans for a high-speed rail line reaching Leeds and Manchester as part of a large strategic investment to get lorries off Britain's roads and cut emissions.Business lobby group Make UK and Barclays Corporate Bank said research showed companies believe the move would significantly increase passenger numbers and free up capacity for rail freight on existing lines. Continue reading...

State's premier says systems need to be strengthened' after an alleged Victorian sex offender was sacked from multiple centres

Exclusive: Legal actions rise after death or injury of hundreds of babies and women in recent yearsThe NHS is facing an absolutely shocking" 27bn bill for maternity failings in England, the Guardian can reveal, after a series of hospital scandals triggered a record level of legal claims.Hundreds of babies and women have died or suffered life-altering conditions as a result of botched care in NHS trusts across the country in recent years, prompting the government to launch a rapid" national inquiry. Continue reading...

Coastguard log raises new concerns over safety and viability of flagship policy to intercept dinghies crossing ChannelNew concerns about the safety and viability of the flagship UK-French policy to intercept migrant dinghies at sea have emerged after a coastguard log leaked to the Guardian revealed a recent boat-slashing incident that failed to stop people reaching the UK.Despite the government's pledge to stop overcrowded dinghies crossing the Channel, the number of people arriving in the UK on small boats this year has increased by about 50% compared with the same period last year, with more than 21,000 crossing so far in 2025. Continue reading...

Rescue workers save 12 people with seven still missing after vessel overturns during sudden thunderstormA tourist boat capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, killing 38 people and leaving seven others missing.The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members on a sightseeing the tour of Ha Long Bay, a popular destination for visitors, state media reported. Continue reading...

Support grows for incumbent government in election triggered by no-confidence vote

Exclusive: Law firm representing three children says failure to facilitate medical evacuations is stark contrast to other conflictsThe UK government is facing a legal challenge over its decision not to medically evacuate critically ill children from Gaza in the way they have done for young people caught up in other conflicts.The legal action, being taken against the Foreign Office and Home Office on behalf of three critically ill children in Gaza, argues that UK ministers have failed to take into account the lack of treatment options for children in the territory before denying medical evacuations. Continue reading...

Police detained man, 33, on Saturday on suspicion of violent disorder and criminal damageA third person has been arrested after violent clashes outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Essex, police said on Saturday.Eight police officers were injured in what started as a peaceful protest outside the Bell hotel in Epping on Thursday evening. Continue reading...

Call for asset freezes after figures under investigation in Dhaka employed services of UK law firms and consultantsBy the time Bangladesh's student-led revolution finally toppled Sheikh Hasina, her security forces had already spilled the blood of hundreds of protesters.Now, almost a year after the country's autocratic leader fled the former British colony into exile, an interim government is struggling to navigate bitter factional politics and economic turmoil. Continue reading...

Experts warn that the dangerous ideologically driven cuts at HHS will have long-term consequences for healthcareThe Trump administration's war on science" appears to have entered a new phase in the aftermath of a recent supreme court decision that empowered health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent vaccine sceptic, and other agency leaders, to implement mass firings - effectively greenlighting the politicization of science.The decision comes as Kennedy abruptly canceled a scheduled meeting of a key health care advisory panel, the US Preventive Services Task Force, earlier this month. That, combined with his recent removal of a panel of more than a dozen vaccine advisers, signals that his dismantling of the science-based policymaking at HHS is likely far from over. Continue reading...

UN calls for end to bloodshed' that has claimed at least 638 lives, according to Syrian Observatory for Human RightsArmed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on Friday, a day after the army withdrew under Israeli bombardment and diplomatic pressure.The UN called for an end to the bloodshed" and demanded an independent" investigation of the violence, which has claimed at least 638 lives since Sunday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Continue reading...

As pressure builds over the president's broken promise to publicly release details about the convicted sex offender, his base has a new target: Trump himselfI feel so betrayed and so angry. This is not what I voted for." This cemented permanent deep state power." I'm concerned about being able to trust Donald Trump to keep his word." What about justice for these young ladies who were trafficked? What about their justice? Don't they deserve justice?"These were just a few of the calls that besieged conservative radio hosts across the US this week. The president's ardent supporters spent the past decade fulminating over various foes, from Barack Obama and the deep state to undocumented immigrants and transgender children. Now they have a new target: Donald Trump himself. Continue reading...

Whitehaven beach on Whitsunday Island is home to marine stingers, including jellyfish, from October to May, but that didn't stop voters in Big 7 Travel list. Have your say in the comments section

Trump intelligence chief accuses ex-president and others of treasonous conspiracy' for alleging Russian interference

Lawmakers note cancellation follows Colbert's criticism of parent company Paramount for settling Trump suitDemocrats are condemning CBS for its recent decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, noting the news comes just a few days after its host criticized the network's parent company, Paramount, for settling a $16m lawsuit with Donald Trump.Senator Adam Schiff, a California Democrat who appeared as a guest on Colbert's show on Thursday night, later wrote on social media: If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better." Continue reading...

Writers Guild of America requests New York attorney general investigate potential wrongdoing' after shock cancellationThe Writers Guild of America has called on New York state officials to launch an investigation into Paramount following its sudden decision to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, the Writers Guild of America East and the Writers Guild of America West asked New York state attorney general Letitia James to investigate Paramount over potential wrongdoing" after the company announced the cancellation of the Late Show' on Thursday. Continue reading...

Deborah Mason, 65, who had moniker Queen Bee', and seven members of her network sentenced to total of 106.5 yearsA family-run organised crime group, orchestrated by a 65-year-old described by police as a gangster granny", has been sentenced for dealing drugs with a street value of 80m across the UK.Deborah Mason, who had the moniker Queen Bee", and seven other members of the gang, were sentenced at Woolwich crown court in London on Friday for their involvement in supplying nearly a tonne of cocaine over seven months. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Deputy PM defends action against party rebels and says Send system is priority, in Guardian interview

Managers described as reckless' over supervision of Melissa Mathieson's killer, who had history of sexual violenceA catalogue of failures" resulted in the murder of a vulnerable young woman who was strangled to death in a care home by a fellow resident with a history of sexual violence, a coroner has concluded.Senior managers at the care home in Bristol where Melissa Mathieson, 18, died were described as reckless" by the coroner for not effectively supervising her killer, Jason Conroy. Continue reading...

Twenty-one passengers were taken to hospital after coach overturned on way back from trip to zooFlowers have been left outside a school attended by a 10-year-old boy who died in a coach crash in Somerset on the way home from a trip to the zoo.Twenty-one passengers were taken to hospital, some with serious injuries, when the coach flipped on to its roof and plunged 20ft down an embankment in Exmoor on Thursday afternoon on its way back to Minehead middle school. Continue reading...

Claims involve former finance minister Cristobal Montoro and dealings with gas and other energy companiesJust when Spain's opposition People's party thought it had the socialist government of Pedro Sanchez on the ropes over a series of corruption scandals, it has been hit by a controversy of its own over alleged trafficking of influences by Cristobal Montoro, the former finance minister.It is alleged that Montoro established the economic team", a lawyer's office linked to the finance ministry, which took kickbacks from gas and other energy companies in return for favourable government policy. It is claimed that between 2008 and 2015 Montoro and 27 other accused, among them senior treasury officials, were paid at least 11m (9.5m) by big energy companies. Continue reading...

Ben Stiller, Rachel Zegler and Judd Apatow and others disappointment at decision to axe long-running show

Police say eight officers were assaulted when crowds surrounded a small counter-demonstrationTwo people have been arrested after a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers during which eight officers were assaulted, Essex police said.Riot police wore helmets and took up position while crowds of men, some masked, surrounded a small counter-demonstration by anti-racism activists on Thursday evening. Continue reading...

Israel grants access after stray' tank round kills three people and wounds Catholic priestIsrael has granted two senior Christian leaders rare access to Gaza after an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory's only Roman Catholic church killed three people.Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Catholic Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, and his Greek Orthodox counterpart, Theophilos III, led a delegation on Friday to the Holy Family Church, whose shelling the day before triggered international condemnation. Continue reading...

Belfast rap group say one element of the political policing intimidation attempt is over' after investigation droppedThe band Kneecap will face no further action following an investigation into their performance at Glastonbury festival, police have said.Inquiries were continuing into separate comments made on stage during a performance by the duo Bob Vylan, which came before Kneecap's on the West Holts stage on 28 June, Avon and Somerset police said. Continue reading...

Company to sell business for undisclosed sum to LS Power as part of plan to offload $20bn in assetsBP has agreed a deal to sell off its onshore wind business in the US as the oil multinational turns its back on renewable energy after a failed attempt to go green.The company said it would sell its share of 10 windfarms, which generate enough clean energy to power more than 500,000 US homes, to the New York-headquartered LS Power. Continue reading...

Kamala Harris running mate strikes regretful tone after calling for Democrats to bully the shit out of' US presidentDonald Trump brings out the worst in people, and he brings out the worst in me", Tim Walz has said in a new interview in which Minnesota's governor struck an apologetic tone over a recent plea for his fellow Democrats to bully the shit out of" the Republican president.Walz, who was Kamala Harris's running mate as she unsuccessfully ran for the White House against Trump in November, made those comments in a conversation with the Minnesota news station KMSP that was published Thursday. Continue reading...

Charity Commission criticised for endorsing transfer of about 5.7m to a high school in illegal village of SusyaTwo UK charities have transferred millions of pounds to an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank with the endorsement of the charities regulator, the Guardian can reveal.Documents show that the Kasner Charitable Trust (KCT), via a conduit charity, UK Toremet, has donated approximately 5.7m to the Bnei Akiva Yeshiva high school in Susya, in the Israeli-occupied territory. Continue reading...

PBS chief says cuts package goes against the will of the American people' as smaller outlets could face total closurePublic broadcast station leaders are condemning Donald Trump's latest victory after the Senate approved a bill on Wednesday that will cancel all federal funding for public broadcasting programs including PBS and NPR.Following the Senate's decision to pass $9bn in spending cuts to public broadcasting as well as foreign aid, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger saying that the Senate's approval of the package goes against the will of the American people". Continue reading...

Ince was also fined 5,000 and ordered to pay 2,000 statutory surcharge and 85 costs over incident in JuneThe former England footballer Paul Ince has been banned from driving and ordered to pay 7,085 for drink-driving.The 57-year-old appeared at Chester magistrates court on Friday where he admitted driving his Range Rover while over the limit on 28 June in Neston, Cheshire. Continue reading...

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Shapps, defence secretary when the superinjunction was imposed, said its use was entirely justified' to save lives

The blockbuster adaptation of Homer's epic has not finished filming and has no official runtime. But super fans - and scalpers - already have seatsThe first tickets to Christopher Nolan's take on Homer's Odyssey have gone on sale - before he's even finished filming it and a year before the film is even out, in what is likely the longest pre-sale in cinematic history.The Odyssey, which stars Matt Damon as the cunning Odysseus as he fights his way home after the end of the Trojan war, will be released on 17 July 2026. But on Thursday, Imax released tickets to the first screenings at the 26 Imax cinemas around the world that have the staff and equipment required to project in 1570 format. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Liberal MP urges people to make submissions to inquiry as Labor insists it will look into harmful and coercive groups, not target trans communities