How much could a single underscore in a username really matter? Just ask Brandon Klayme, who served 18 months in prison before realizing how authorities arrested, charged, and convicted the wrong man.
Scale of losses in recent weeks sparks growing risk aversion on Wall Street
Leading thinktank says higher oil prices and inflation will give Andy Burnham a ‘challenging inheritance’Andy Burnham has been warned by a leading thinktank of “very difficult trade-offs in the nex...
Niesr calls for new policy commitments to be fully funded owing to impact of Iran war
Kick It Out received a record 1,744 reports of discrimination during the 2025/26 season, the anti-discrimination charity has revealed.
Katie Shanahan was offered the chance to appear on the dating show last year - but decided she wanted to inspire a new generation of young swimmers.
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Japan's Kyushu island, causing building collapses, fires and widespread damage.
Gunther von Hagens in 2002 with a flayed, bisected human specimen used in one of his “Body Worlds” exhibitions. In the late 1970s, he developed plastination, the method of making corpses into malle...
Anti-discrimination body Kick It Out says tougher sanctions are needed to punish discrimination in football, as the number of annual incidents hits a record high.
Spur Intelligence has raised a $200 million round from Insight Partners for its tech that can identify legit human traffic from bots.
Video footage captures an Israeli airstrike hitting Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City, next to Yarmouk Stadium
With her family troupe — and later as a solo star — she performed balletic, gymnastic tricks in circuses and theaters, at fairs and on television.
The 16-year-old lifeguard rescued a 10-year-old boy from a beach in Santa Cruz, California after the boy had been swept offshore.
Donald Trump said Lindsey Graham was a force in politics at the late senator's funeral in DC.
China’s CATL aims to become market leader for battery energy storage systems
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto, Japan, causing widespread damage, injuries and fears of deaths.
Kyiv claims its Caspian Sea strike targeted Russian warships, denying intent to harm civilian vessels or individuals.
A group of demonstrators gathered near the White House to protest Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington.
Filip Nowacki becomes the most decorated Jersey athlete in Commonwealth Games history after winning gold in the 200m breaststroke.
Fujimori takes office promising an iron-fisted crackdown on crime, as critics fear a return to her father's tactics.
Para-swimmer Stephen Clegg adds Commonwealth Games gold to his earlier silver to take Scotland's tally to seven.
Gymnast Ruby Evans goes from despair to gold in Glasgow after glory in the floor final at the Commonwealth Games.
Jonathan Reynolds tells FT that Starmer government dropped focus on economic growth because of ‘so many priorities’
Democratic socialists face mixed understanding, with 49% of Americans saying they grasp their policies, poll shows.
Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor is three events away from a first Commonwealth Games gold medal as she leads the heptathlon after the opening four events in Glasgow.
Donald Trump's base has been increasingly spilt. Laura Loomer's sudden embrace of Ukraine has only widened that divide.
Ekaterina Alexandrova collapsed on court in the third set of her WTA Tour match against Kristina Liutova at the Memphis Tennis Classic.
West Bank quarry owner appeals to Trump after settler raid
Ozlo’s first major update to its sleep earbuds introduces longer battery life, improved connectivity, enhanced audio, and new sleep features as the startup continues the product line once abandoned...
Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-California ) has proposed bill would direct federal regulators to establish minimum national safety standards for autonomous vehicle operators — action that follows a series of...
At al-Awda Hospital, doctors say about 70% of pregnancy losses they see are linked to Israel's genocide and blockade.
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in the second round by Kyren Wilson.
Sulemana Abdul Samed, who was diagnosed with gigantism several years ago, has died at the age of 33.
Despite predictions that AI agents could make traditional apps obsolete, developers are shipping new software faster than ever. From smarter bookmarking tools and neighborhood marketplaces to digit...
Health minister urges people in the country 'to remain alert' and continue observing public health measures.
Excerpts from a planned documentary show the hawkish senator claiming credit for persuading Donald Trump to attack Iran.
Niall Horan’s handicap has taken a hit after a busy start to 2026, but the global superstar hopes his upcoming world tour will give him more time back on the golf course.
A devastating wildfire in southwestern France has left parts of Biscarrosse's commercial district in ruins
HBO Max, like other streaming platforms, is rethinking content discovery as large libraries are making it hard for viewers to find something to watch and as audiences become accustomed to short-for...
Former CHP chair Ozgur Ozel and other MPs form New Party, creating new political challenge for Erdogan's AK Party.
New research linking the issue to Parkinson’s disease adds to the evidence of serious health repercussions from traffic volume and other sourcesThe roar of late-night traffic is not just annoying f...
Conservationists are thrilled at the arrival of three juvenile birds at Willington Wetlands, hoping more will followA long orange beak poked curiously out from its wooden crate, followed by a sleek...
Political déjà vu as US President Donald Trump says negotiations with Iran are back on.
A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southwest Japan on Tuesday, causing fires, damaging historic structures and leaving dozens injured, according to the state broadcaster.
Charley Hull has played down her rivalry with world No 1 Nelly Korda ahead of the AIG Women’s Open and admits it has ‘hurt’ to have suffered so many near-misses in majors.
It is the highest number of elephant deaths to be recorded in this area of southern Kenya in decades.
Labour has overtaken Reform UK this week for the first time since March last year, according to polls. The ‘Burnham bounce’ comes two weeks into Andy Burnham’s tenure in No 10, during which he has...
Democratic candidates have focused on affordability. But some party leaders say they also need to talk about democracy, especially if President Trump continues making unfounded claims about electio...
Aziz Abdul wants Ugandan to recognise him as a Commonwealth Games boxing gold medallist rather than as Idi Amin's grandson.
UEFA have hit out at FIFA's plans to sell stakes linked to the World Cup to private investors.
Dulwich Picture Gallery, LondonEra-defining photographs from the likes of Alfred Stieglitz, Saul Leiter and Dorothea Lange showcase the urban landscape, from midnight crime scenes to gloomy corrido...
Japan is reeling from a major 7.1 earthquake that hit Kyushu island. Here is what we know so far.
The largest grid operator in the U.S. says it will cut power to large data centers to prevent blackouts starting next year.
The bestselling crime writer and Scotland’s first female Geographer Royal had long kept their work separate, until a chance discovery about a doomed 17th-century expedition forced them to collabora...
European football's governing body Uefa reacts furiously to proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.
Gymnast Ruby Evans wins Wales' first gold at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with victory in the floor final.
After reporting better-than-expected Q2 results, PayPal said it remains focused on its AI-driven turnaround, but would consider a deal that creates more value for shareholders.
Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary echoes Andy Burnham as he unveils funds to stop families in England losing benefitsUK politics live – latest updatesYoung people will be expected to engage wi...
Celtic have completed the club-record signing of striker Kasper Hogh from Bodo/Glimt for £11m plus add-ons.
Tech giant gains due to its lack of huge spending on AI and as investors seek havens from sell-off in chip sector
Shots fired in the Channel are all in a day’s work for the intrepid shadow home secretaryC’est magnifique, mais ce n’est pas la guerre. Captain Chris ‘Hunter-Killer’ Philp had been on patrol since...
India failed to qualify for next year's Asian Cup, making a FIFA World Cup 2030 or 2034 appearance unlikely.
British world champion Caroline Dubois has split with trainer Shane McGuigan and will be relocating to America.
Lowestoft MP Jess Asato is suing Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok for damages in the High Court.
Building on decades-long traditions, Black bikers host rides, picnics and other gatherings nearly every summer weekend to celebrate community and freedomThe trip was only supposed to be a Memorial...
Sam Tolchard says winning his first Commonwealth Games gold medal at his fifth games "means everything".
As she brings her memoir to the Edinburgh festival, Keeley Hazell talks about trauma, exploitation, the hollowness of the high life – and her new career as a writer on Ted LassoThere was a time in...
World No 1 Nelly Korda has been handed a star-studded grouping with back-to-back major winner Haeran Ryu for the first two rounds of the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
Some have called for Nuremberg-style trials against big oil. But there are laws already on the books to describe companies’ conductThe sky outside is hazy orange, and my five-year-old son is scream...
Little over 10 weeks ago, Celtic Park staged one of the most consequential league fixtures in the history of Scottish football.
Since launching last year, the startup today has more than 8 million people using the open-source or hosted version of its models, and now generates annual recurring revenue of $21 million.
French authorities order evacuation of almost 4,000 people from Lacanau resort amid return of heatwaveEurope live – latest updatesThe evacuation of nearly 4,000 people from tourist sites on France’...
Former boxing world champion Joe Cordina has denied assaulting another man.
Riverside Studios, London Joe Haddad’s solo show tilts between family comedy and football fandom as well as the horrors of the Gaza war but never quite finds...
Waste firm Veolia pays £27k after ‘Yes it’s a Genocide’ banner taken by Greater London Authority was destroyedThe campaign group Led By Donkeys has received £27,000 in compensation after a giant ba...
New France head coach Zinedine Zidane produces a masterclass against Brazil in the quarter-finals of the 2006 World Cup.
Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires.
Mancini coached the national side in 2018-2023 and reportedly returns to the job with Italy having missed the World Cup.
An Israeli soldier filmed himself running a marathon around a military outpost in Gaza.
Now 30, Holland is back as the vexed webslinger in a sometimes shocking, occasionally sluggish new instalment opposite his Odyssey castmateJust a few weeks ago, Tom Holland was telling us that his...
World football’s governing body is seeking to cash in on the success of this summer’s World Cup
Mikaela Mayer has promised her world super welterweight title unification bout against Chantelle Cameron will be "the female fight of the year".
Marlon James, Douglas Stuart and Elizabeth Strout are names we know, but there’s a welcome element of surprise elsewhere• Previous winners Douglas Stuart and Marlon James lead a Brit-heavy Booker p...
Chair of judges Mary Beard said each of the 13 books in contention for the £50,000 award ‘takes the reader to new places’• Comment: This Booker longlist may have two previous winners, but it’s keen...
A collapsed wall at the Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto, Japan, on Tuesday.
Surveillance camera footage footage captured by NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, shows vehicles slowing down as the earthquake causes smoke to rise from a bridge in the southern city of Yatsushiro.
Soft-drink maker’s marketing included promoting Powerade in mid-game ‘hydration breaks’
Upper tribunal unable to find document cited in case and claims it is ‘analogous to relying on bogus evidence’UK politics live – latest updatesA senior judge has accused the Home Office of relying...
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Millions in sanctions-hit country keep absorbing economic shockwaves, with analysts saying trend looks set to continue.
England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton has signed a new two-year deal keeping her at Chelsea until 2028.
The man accused of killing four students is taking back his plea, which was made to avoid the death penalty.
Three fires in the Madrid region have caused special concerns, with a new heatwave expected to hit Spain from Wednesday.
Trump’s ICE crackdown grows with new funding and hires as deaths and abuse claims draw review.
The habitual trolling that serves him at home is sapping his potency on the global stage
England international Hannah Hampton signs a new two-year deal with Chelsea.
Should you splurge on the new Series 11, or will the SE 3 do? Let us help you figure out which version to get (and which to avoid).
Deadly clashes have erupted in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after weeks of protests and road blockades.
UK drugmaker hopes new Cambridge site will bolster pipelines of medicines
Settler attacks in the occupied West Bank are at record highs.
Two-division world champion Skye Nicolson has signed with Most Valuable Promotions.
Joe Cordina, 34, was charged in connection with an incident outside a petrol station in February.
Green Party, which took over control of the council from the Labour Party, is opposed to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.
The southern coast of the Caspian Sea at the port city of Bandar Anzali, Iran, last year.
The Players Cup, formerly the League Cup, will have a 23-team league phase that includes penalty shootouts to settle draws after 90 minutes.
PM Sanae Takaichi urges people 'to remain vigilant for the possibility of another earthquake of similar magnitude'.
The comedian and actor’s new Netflix special is a gleefully absurd take on politics and potty-mouthed humorMary Beth Barone knows exactly who will be offended by her new Netflix special. “JK Rowlin...
My climate dread was becoming unbearable. I never thought I would do comedy, but what if I channeled my anxiety into something lighter?If you had told me six months ago that I would soon be perform...
Buildings and bridges collapse and blast reported at shopping centre as chipmaker TSMC evacuates workers from plant
The Earth keeps getting hotter and experts fear this year's El Niño, nicknamed 'Godzilla' because of its predicted intensity, could raise global temperatures by up to 3.6C. Environment corresponden...
New France head coach Zinedine Zidane has revealed he turned down multiple job opportunities during the last five years - because he only wanted to take charge of Les Bleus.
Some reports say there was an explosion at the Aeon Mall in Kumamoto, following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake which injured several people.
In 2023, the Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. They’ve since spent more than $20 million on the case, and publisher A.G. Sulzberger has no plans to stop fighting it.
Scotland defended their gold medal in the bowls para mixed pairs B2-B3, beating England to the tune of the Bee Gees.
Oval Office meeting on Tuesday is first since US-Israel launched unpopular war with Iran.
Soho theatre, London She has penned jokes for Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien and the Academy. Now she’s seizing the limelight with scattergun routines about everything from penises to free-bleedingLau...
Director Tzeli Hadjidimitriou grew up on Lesbos, and her elegant debut feature explores how the Greek poet’s birthplace became a hub for lesbiansA fine-boned, elegantly crafted documentary, this fi...
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit Kumamoto on Japan's southern island of Kyushu.
The film has won rave reviews from film critics but a translator of Homer's work was less than impressed.
Ex-France superstar player Zinedine Zidane unveiled as new head coach following team's World Cup 2026 disappointment.
Dyson’s new stick vacuum can vacuum and mop in a single cordless device—if you’re willing to really splurge.
The Israeli PM's visit to the US comes amid raids in the occupied West Bank, before the October 27 elections.
Keigo Higashino at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, in 2006, the year he won the Naoki Prize.
A tsunami warning following an earthquake in Japan on Tuesday.
A viral video appears to show a fielder in a local match clicking his fingers as the ball passes the bat, before the batter is given out caught behind.
Law enforcement personnel standing alert on Monday at a busy roundabout in Muzaffarabad, in the Pakistan-administered portion of Kashmir.
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the new head coach of the France national team.
Pop star aims to use legal process to name ‘wrongdoers who hide in the shadows and wreak technological havoc with impunity’Ariana Grande has filed a lawsuit against hackers who she alleges have sto...
A Binance display at the 2022 Web Summit in Lisbon.
Matthew Myerscough’s remarkable find is one of many detailed in his new book. But his journey into fossil hunting began years earlier, when he was caught in an avalancheWhen Matthew Myerscough walk...
Shark Week arrives in an overstuffed period for the film genre even if nothing will ever rival the greatest of them allTracy Jordan, Tracy Morgan’s character on 30 Rock, once advised a friend to li...
PC, Nintendo Switch/Switch 2, PS5; SFB GamesDetective Grimoire is at it again in the long-awaited new entry to this stylish series of comedy whodunnitsIn a boom time for mystery games, the Detectiv...
Scientists have long assumed that there’s an upper limit to the intensity of the solar winds that reach Earth. New research suggests there’s not—and the implications are alarming.
"If you can do it once, you can do it twice."
The superlative Royal Ballet star finally has her own show. She talks about fabulous footwork, her Argentina-inspired leotard – and why she named her cat after a certain footballerMarianela Núñez i...
The row sparked after the US joined North Korea and Russia in voting against extending the term of the UN high commissioner for human rights.
Former co-presenter of BBC motoring show given penalty after being caught twice in three weeksThe former Top Gear host Richard Hammond has been fined £999 by a court after being caught speeding twi...
Can Adam Ramsay-Peaty return to the top after a disappointing Commonwealth Games or is the end nigh for Britain's former Olympic champion?
Three people have died in the Texas detainment centre Camp East Montana since it opened last year.
Greaves, a West Indies paceman, becomes the first player in Test history to bowl five straight wicket maidens.
The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localismGood morning. In his last speech to Labour’s annual conference as party leader, Keir...
The German scientist showman turned corpses into gruesome entertainment and scored a global hit – but he sidestepped the moral questions truly great art asksGunther von Hagens, the inventor of “pla...
‘F*** you Bibi.’ ‘War criminal!’
A tsunami warning following an earthquake in Japan on Tuesday.
Hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in France and Spain have been forced to evacuateWildfires have forced about 375,000 people to leave their homes in France and Spain.In France, n...
A bereaved father and son bond over greyhound racing in an east Durham town in terminal declineThe adjoining villages of Easington and Easington Colliery in the coalfields of east Durham make the p...
The soundscape of Robbie Banfitch’s latest low-budget film is key to the creepy mood, in a story of a disappeared girl and her brother’s attempts to find out moreThe latest feature from ultra-low-b...
After seven days in charge, how is the new UK PM doing? Send your questions to our columnist Polly Toynbee about Andy Burnham and his new government, his policy announcements so far, and what he ne...
Researchers found that insulin-producing cells depend on a team of helper proteins to keep insulin production on track. When one key partner was missing, damaged proteins built up and the cells mad...
Made up of mostly locals and some foreign visitors, a large group of volunteers step in to fix war damage.
Millions of people forced to flee need the same chance that protection gave me.
A new analysis has precisely dated paintings in France’s Font-de-Gaume cave for the first time. Scientists discovered charcoal inside black pigments once thought to contain only minerals, allowing...
British number two Cameron Norrie ends a six-match losing streak with a straight-set win over Aleksandar Kovacevic.
The duo’s groundbreaking 1985 tour reveals a strange collision of pop stardom and communism, a re-edit of Lindsay Anderson’s efforts that got him firedHere is a documentary that has a very importan...
The writer and climber brings colour and carnival to his account of a country and people shaped by its mountainsIt comes as a shock to learn that Britain’s uplands were not always rocky, covered wi...
Researchers tested top image editing models on Hugging Face and found they could easily create explicit deepfakes—and 1,000 image editing prompts show how people use the software.
Sam Reid revels in the role as Lestat, a glam rock prince of darkness. Plus: Shabaz ‘King of the Povos’ Ali meets a billionaire. Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, BBC TwoTrue Blood meets Eurovi...
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.
The new PM’s greatest task has long weighed down the left: convincing voters there are actually better days aheadThis is the danger zone. The period when one prime minister leaves office and the ne...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new plan to sell discounted grocery baskets at city-run stores.
Democrats are making the case that now is the time to tackle anti-corruption reforms — to serve as a check on Donald Trump and to overhaul a system voters say is co-opted against their interests.
Voters indicate they're increasingly concerned about corruption in public office. A new survey indicates that concern spans the political spectrum.
Many European travelers, who normally sustain the economics of several prominent Southeast Asian resort towns, have canceled tropical holidays in favor of destinations closer to home.
Some staple dishes in Asia are no longer as affordable to purchase or prepare. Customers and food sellers alike are feeling the pinch.
Netflix documentary A Child of My Own tells the stranger-than-fiction story of a hospital worker who went to extreme lengths in her efforts to become a mother. Its director recounts their meetings...
From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown“It rained for 10 days and 10 nights, non-stop – I’d never seen anything like it,” says Anar Gul,...
It has quietly rebuilt economic and diplomatic ties while also deepening defence links to Israel and the US
This matters for Beijing’s sake and for the rest of the world economy
Deloitte review of annual reports shows a tripling in the number of companies forced to revise calculations
CEO Jensen Huang deploys balance sheet to backstop growth of AI computing market
Betting on which companies’ stock will be added or dropped has made a lucrative comeback this year
Communities fear they will squeeze access to electricity and water, spoil rural areas and boost tech giant profits with limited local job creation
The US Senate will vote Tuesday on Russian sanctions, days after Ukraine attacked an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea.
US President Donald Trump says talks with Iran are continuing during a pause in US military strikes
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say Firefighters in France and Spain are racing to bring huge wildfires under control befo...
Healthcare workers at an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo, have gone on strike.
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft aced its Mars flyby, using the planet’s gravity to speed toward its 2029 encounter with a metal-rich asteroid. The spacecraft tested its cameras, magnetometer, and particle...
SK Hynix and Samsung shares slide and trading halt triggered on South Korea’s Kospi
In the wake of the new PM’s bold pledge, Helen Pidd heads to a village for homeless people in Greater Manchester, where the former mayor first promised to take actionAndy Burnham made a surprise fi...
NASA’s Swift Observatory observed a supermassive black hole ripping apart a star more than 30,000 light-years from the center of a distant galaxy. The extraordinary flare briefly outshone its entir...
The proposed settlement aims to close a years-long legal battle over claims its talcs products cause cancer.
Leading assemblage artist was known for reclaiming Jim Crow-era memorabilia as images of Black liberationArtist Betye Saar, the pioneering figure of the Black arts movement, died on Sunday morning...
The body of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez was found last September inside the trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd.
Fmr. Acting Chief of Staff at ICE: a rush to hire officers and a focus on detention numbers is causing fatal mistakes.
Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $5.5bn to settle nearly 70,000 US lawsuits over talc-based baby powder cancer claims.
Speaking in Riyadh, Yemen's internationally recognised government warns global complacency has emboldened the Houthis.
Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.
Anthropic founder and CEO Dario Amodei made his views clear about open-weight models and China's growing AI capabilities.
Iran says US 'struggling' to end five-month-old war, as Netanyahu arrives in Washington, DC, for talks with Trump.
Ending the war can strengthen the prospects for democracy.