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Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.
The Plaza Prizes offered 10 awards in 2025 but some judges say they were not paid, while a number of winners hit back over AI accusationsA competition for new writers that promised a £20,000 prize fund appears to have shut down, leaving winners and judges, including a Booker prize-winning novelist,...
Hannah Spencer says minister ‘continuously offends people by saying working-class people don’t care about dogs’Labour is “offensively caricaturing” working-class people by saying they do not want a greyhound racing ban in England, the Green party MP Hannah Spencer has said.The sport has traditionall...
Chris Tuczemskyi says his daughter Autumn is still alive because of her late mother's heroics.
Chris Tuczemskyi says his daughter Autumn is still alive because of her late mother's heroics.
The first minister has told BBC News that his party will return at least 65 seats at next month's vote.
The first minister has told BBC News that his party will return at least 65 seats at next month's vote.
The first minister has told BBC News that his party will return at least 65 seats at next month's vote.
I have been chatting with some of the world's most powerful people about the conflict and the economy. Here's what they said.
I have been chatting with some of the world's most powerful people about the conflict and the economy. Here's what they said.
I have been chatting with some of the world's most powerful people about the conflict and the economy. Here's what they said.
Faisal Islam talks to some of the world's most powerful people about the conflict and the economy.
Faisal Islam talks to some of the world's most powerful people about the conflict and the economy.
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Bottlenecks in the system and parent’s suspicions mean doctors expect another serious outbreak soonBy 10am on a spring day, the corridor of the clinic in the Transylvanian town of Săcele was already crowded with parents and children. They were all waiting to see Dr Mirela Csabai, one of just seven g...
The president has opened fissures in his base by starting a war he couldn’t finish with Iran, stoking inflation and offending Christians. Barred from running again, he may feel he has nothing to loseLance Johnson voted for Donald Trump three times. Now he is feeling buyer’s remorse. “I haven’t been...
Péter Magyar and his Tisza party are wasting no time preparing for the transfer of power after their dramatic landslide victory.
As Orbán is rejected, there is cautious optimism new leader can restore ties – but issues such as EU accession loom largeLike many Ukrainians, Oleh Kupchak was delighted when Péter Magyar won Hungary’s election last weekend, ending Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power. “We were euphoric. Everyone wa...
Pressure is building on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as Lord Mandelson's vetting dominates Saturday's papers.
Pressure is building on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as Lord Mandelson's vetting dominates Saturday's papers.
The Scottish 24-year-old admits defrauding at least a dozen companies and their employees across the US.
The Scottish 24-year-old admits defrauding at least a dozen companies and their employees across the US.
About 26 million people are under tornado watches from Wisconsin to Oklahoma, according to one reportA stretch of the midwestern states is at risk of severe weather, forecasters warned on Friday, as tornadoes battered towns across the central US region, leaving behind debris and destroyed property.A...
Charles Adair relatives urge video to be made public after Kansas officer charged with second-degree murderRelatives of a man whom investigators determined died after a Kansas sheriff’s deputy shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for a minute and 26 seconds have filed a federal lawsuit.Attorne...