Twenty-four people have been killed in Haiti after a fuel tanker exploded, according to local authorities. Dozens more people have been left seriously injured – some suffering burns to 80% of their bodies, according to Haitian Prime Minister Garry Coville. The incident happened on Saturday near the commune of Miragoane, about 100km (60 miles) west […]
Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, arrives at Harry Reid International Airport to board a plane after a campaign trip on Saturday in Las Vegas. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Former President Donald Trump is safe after shots were fired at his golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., while Trump […]
The Conservative party leadership candidate James Cleverly has declined to rule out accepting future donations from Frank Hester, the businessman who said Diane Abbott made him “want to hate all black women”. A Guardian investigation revealed in March that Hester had told a meeting he did not hate all black women but seeing Abbott on […]
Prosecutors in Italy are seeking a six-year jail term for deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini over a decision in August 2019 to stop a migrant boat from docking. The ship, operated by the Open Arms charity, was kept at sea for almost three weeks before being allowed to dock on the island of Lampedusa following […]
The phrase ‘Monday Night Football’ may be no stranger to heavyweight clashes but an all-time NFL great taking on Deadpool has to be a first. This is Tom Brady tackling Ryan Reynolds, League One’s big spenders going head-to-head with Hollywood FC — or simply, Birmingham City versus Wrexham. No matter how we dress up a […]
Richard Knights/BBC Baroness Lampard paid tribute to the “dedicated and tireless campaigning” of bereaved families as the inquiry opened The chairwoman of an inquiry into more than 2,000 mental health-related deaths has said “we may never know” the true number of people who died. The Lampard Inquiry has got under way, examining deaths at NHS-run […]
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew has returned to Earth after five days in orbit, following a historic mission featuring the world’s first commercial spacewalk. The Dragon capsule made splashdown off the coast of Florida shortly after 03:37 local time (07:37 GMT), in an event stream lived by SpaceX. “Splashdown of Dragon confirmed! Welcome back to Earth,” […]
Getty Images The EU’s highest court ruled that Apple had benefited from an illegal sweetheart tax deal in Ireland Ireland’s government has been told it needs to collect €14bn (£11.8bn) in back taxes from Apple. The EU’s highest court ruled that the US technology firm had benefited from an illegal sweetheart tax deal in the […]
Houthi group claims its new hypersonic missile managed to evade Israel’s air defence systems as Gaza war enters 12th month. A long-range ballistic missile fired from Yemen has hit central Israel, sparking fire, according to the Israeli military. The missile triggered air raid sirens in Tel Aviv and across central Israel, including the Ben Gurion […]
ABC News/Luke Bowden William Crowther’s statue has divided the city of Hobart For months, an unusual monument sat in an oak-lined square at the heart of Tasmania’s capital: a pair of severed bronze feet. A statue of renowned surgeon-turned-premier William Crowther had loomed over the park in Hobart for more than a century. But one […]