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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...

Government wants to back parents against tech companies though some feel the process has been rushedKeir Starmer is expected to announce sweeping Australia-plus" restrictions on under-16s accessing harmful social media apps, a move the government has framed as taking the side of parents against the big technology companies.A consultation on online safety closed on 26 May, giving ministers just weeks to come up with policies after receiving more than 116,000 responses. Industry sources and child safety advocates have described the process as rushed" and driven by a political timeline. It is not clear when the ban could come into force. Continue reading...

Exclusive: devolving tax is part of plans to give local areas more power in areas including justice, health and educationMinisters are considering handing over billions of pounds raised by business rates to regional mayors as part of one of the biggest shake-ups of the English tax system in recent years.Steve Reed, the local government secretary, said the government was working on plans to devolve the tax, which has been the subject of recent protests by pubs and other hospitality businesses. Continue reading...

A year ago it was the hot topic, but business owners have seen there's a limit to the president's royal decreesIn two weeks, I'm speaking to a group of companies in the packaging industry about issues affecting their businesses this year. I'm going to discuss the economy, navigating higher costs, leveraging new tax legislation, AI and what companies are doing to find and retain workers in a volatile job market.You know what I won't be talking about? Tariffs. Continue reading...

Shirley Firth is hoping those responsible for Lindsay de Feliz's death in 2019 will finally be convictedA Cambridgeshire mother in her 90s is hoping to finally see justice for her murdered daughter when a retrial into her death is due to open in the Dominican Republic this week.The body of Lindsay de Feliz, 64, a successful author, was found in a shallow grave, close to her home in the north-west of the Dominican Republic, in December 2019. Continue reading...

Medications that target depression, anxiety and poor sleep could help treat pain without opioids' addictive propertiesA range of other medications could serve as alternatives to powerful opioids for pain relief in emergency departments, according to a new study.The review paper examined non-opioid medications available in the emergency department at San Francisco general hospital and examined existing medical literature to figure out which ones might provide pain relief. Continue reading...

Leadership hopeful to also say tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy billsWes Streeting's pitch to be the next Labour leader will include a plan to increase high-skilled immigration to the UK, arguing that Donald Trump is telling scientists and AI experts they are not welcome in the US.In a speech this coming week, the former health secretary will also say that tax revenues from new North Sea oil and gasfields should be used to cut energy bills. Continue reading...

Coastal uplift' exposes coral and kills marine life, as residents say shorelines extended by up to 200 metresA powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2 metres (6.6 feet), exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said on Sunday.At least 40 people are still missing after the 7.8-magnitude tremor in southern Mindanao island on Monday, according to updated tolls from the disaster agency. Continue reading...

Poolbeg Pharma to test the treatment in NHS hospitals and says it is also developing a GLP-1 weight loss pillA London-based startup is about to trial a drug at six NHS hospitals that could stop people on cancer immunotherapy getting a life-threatening side-effect.Poolbeg Pharma said its oral drug POLB 001 could make treatment for blood cancer safer by preventing cytokine release syndrome (CRS), when the immune system goes into overdrive and attacks the body, leading to organ damage. Continue reading...

Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talksUkraine and Moldova will take a decisive step towards joining the EU on Monday, as they embark on the first phase of membership negotiations.The start of substantive negotiations, launched by senior EU officials and ministers from both countries in Luxembourg on Monday, will be a highly symbolic moment for the two countries that were both part of the former Soviet Union. It comes after Russia has intensified its bombardment of Ukrainian towns and cities, while sustaining huge losses for little territorial gain. Continue reading...

Lisa Nandy says discussions are taking place about how to keep this country safe' after John Healey's resignation

Exclusive: Recovery efforts remain slow and passing of time makes it more likely they will be skeletonisedThe International Committee of the Red Cross has said the risk that the thousands of Palestinians buried beneath Gaza's rubble may never be identified is increasing by the day, as recovery efforts remain slow and many victims have yet to be retrieved, the Guardian can reveal.There is no doubt that these bodies could soon become difficult to identify," said Pat Griffiths, the ICRC spokesperson in Jerusalem. The longer it takes for human remains to be recovered, the more difficult it can be to identify them. The longer the deceased lie beneath the rubble, the more likely they will be in advanced stages of decomposition - even skeletonised - when eventually recovered." Continue reading...

Exclusive: Cancer charity says dispelling falsehoods gleaned from social media is now routine task for cliniciansSocial media misinformation about the use of dietary supplements such as turmeric, St John's wort and magnesium is now so common that dispelling online claims has become a routine part of NHS clinicians work.Two out of five frontline health workers say they encounter patients who raise inaccurate or misleading information about supplements at least once a week. Continue reading...

Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow downAs road deaths increase and cycle lanes overflow with e-bikes, the Netherlands is considering a cycling speed limit of 12mph (20km/h).The government has started a two-week trial in Houten, near Utrecht, to gauge whether freedom-loving Dutch cyclists are willing to slow down - and whether they have any idea how fast they are going in the first place. Continue reading...

Exclusive: Former minister calls for urgent action against companies such as X that allow incitement to violenceWes Streeting has called for Keir Starmer to take urgent action against X and other online platforms that have helped whip up social tensions, suggesting they should be forced to contribute to rebuilding costs after the riots in Belfast.The intervention by the former health secretary, who is seen as a likely challenger to Keir Starmer in any leadership contest, comes after Downing Street said any response would be left to Ofcom, the media regulator, meaning no action is likely for at least two months. Continue reading...

Failure to clear up rotting, rat-infested site is a key issue for local people as they weigh up politicians' promisesA mountain of rubbish sits behind a metal fence in the village of Bickershaw, where it has remained for more than 20 months. For many residents, it is a physical manifestation of the north-south divide as well as a rotting, rat-infested symbol of a broken system in which organised criminal gangs make millions while communities endure the toxic impact of their trade.The 25,000 tonnes of household and trade rubbish is one of the largest toxic waste dumps in the country. Unlike many illegal dumps that appear in woodlands, by rivers and on farmland, this one is in the heart of a residential street, right next to a primary school. Continue reading...

Nine-year-old visiting relatives in Punjab province when police opened fire on car, local media report

Charlie Verco managed to grab hold of the woman and bring her back to shore after the Sydney shark attack on Saturday

Keir Starmer says commercial and government agreements will create tens of thousands of jobsThe UK and Japan are set to agree 18bn worth of investment, creating tens of thousands of jobs.Prime minister Keir Starmer will welcome his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to Downing Street on Sunday ahead of the G7 summit next week. Continue reading...

New safety measures had little effect so far, study finds, with Starmer expected to announce under-16s banNearly half of girls and a third of all teenagers saw suicide, self-harm and eating disorder content on social media in a week, a study shows.The Molly Rose Foundation (MRF) research found that 47% of girls aged 13 to 17 encountered high-risk content during a seven-day period. Continue reading...

Police stop comes after far-right activist rose to further prominence on social media amid racial tensions in BritainTommy Robinson was detained by police on Saturday at Heathrow airport under counter-terrorism laws, after a week in which he rose to further prominence on social media.It was understood the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was stopped and had his phones seized under section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism Border Security Act 2019. Continue reading...

Last-minute offer to be put to members is understood to include an average 6.6% pay upliftResident doctors in England have called off strike action after the government made a new offer which will be put to members.They were set to stage a four-day walkout from 7am on Monday - the 16th round of strike action since 2023. Continue reading...

Funding for extracurricular activities comes as ministers prepare to introduce social media restrictions for under-16sThe government has announced a 132.5m funding package for after-school clubs as ministers prepare to introduce expected restrictions on social media use for under-16s.The programme is designed to expand access to enrichment activities in schools, with funding for clubs ranging from music groups and debating societies to engineering and sports, in what ministers describe as an effort to give children alternatives to time spent online. Continue reading...