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Mail hails verdict in Prince Harry case and says it will seek to recover costs – latest updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Judge says group – including Elton John and Liz Hurley – failed to prove allegations of unlawful information gathering against Associated Newspapers Limited In his 436-page written judgment, Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants failed to prove the allegations of unlawful information gathering (UIG).As a reminder, the claimants were Prince Harry, Elton John and husband David Furnish, actors Liz Hu...

Multiple US states see alarming increase in cases of parasitic illness that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Almost 700 cases were reported to Michigan health department by Monday, up from 170 six days earlierCases of cyclosporiasis – a parasitic illness that causes “explosive”, watery diarrhea – have grown exponentially in recent days, health officials said, with an abnormally large outbreak reported in Michigan.Almost 700 cases were reported to the state’s health department by Monday, ABC News said, up...

Italian businessman questioned over bombing at investigative reporter’s home

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Valter Lavitola suspected of planning bomb attack on Sigfrido Ranucci, for which four people have been arrestedItalian prosecutors have placed a businessman and former journalist under investigation for allegedly masterminding a bomb attack at the home of Sigfrido Ranucci, a prominent investigative reporter.Valter Lavitola is friends with Ranucci, the host of Report, an investigative programme air...

Nato summit faces tricky diplomacy with Trump over his defense spending demands | First Thing

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Leaders meeting in Ankara have been urged to show US president concrete steps towards increasing their budget contribution. Plus why Madonna’s new album is a triumph and Helen Hunt on her new stage roleGood morning. Nato leaders will gather in Ankara today for their latest summit after a turbulent six months, hoping to mollify an unpredictable Donald Trump, as Washington continues to pressure its ...

Nigel Farage quits as MP amid scrutiny over finances

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Farage was under pressure over undeclared gifts, including from crypto gambler and fraudster George CottrellUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has announced he is to resign as the MP for Clacton to fight a byelection, revealing he is under a second investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over undeclared gifts.The Reform UK leader said it was part of “sticking two fingers u...

Farage says he is resigning but will stand in ‘people vs establishment’ byelection – UK politics live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The Reform UK leader is speaking after Labour asked the Electoral Commission to investigate claims that he broke electoral law by not disclosing giftsQ: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel Farage’s gifts from George Cottrell?Badenoch said that was a matter for the commissioner.[Farage is] hinting at press regulation. For all of the criticism and the a...

Act soon to change ‘unsustainable’ direction of UK debt, OBR warns

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Forecaster says curtailing rising costs such as health and pensions ‘are today’s challenge, not just tomorrow’s’Business live – latest updatesPolicymakers must act to prevent public debt rising unsustainably in coming decades as the population ages and defence spending rises, the government’s independent economic forecaster has said.In a fresh illustration of the challenges facing the prime minist...

Farage makes statement ‘on my future in public life’ after row over gifts – UK politics live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The Reform UK leader will speak after Labour asked the Electoral Commission to investigate claims that he broke electoral law by not disclosing giftsQ: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel Farage’s gifts from George Cottrell?Badenoch said that was a matter for the commissioner.[Farage is] hinting at press regulation. For all of the criticism and the at...

Prince Harry loses lawsuit against Mail publisher over phone-hacking claims

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Duke of Sussex and other prominent figures sued Associated Newspapers alleging it sourced stories using unlawful methods• Prince Harry court case - latest updatesThe Duke of Sussex and six other prominent figures have lost their attempt to sue the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims it sourced stories using an array of unlawful methods over two decades.In a ruling that is likely to signal an e...

Prince Harry and other claimants lose case against Daily Mail publisher – latest updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Victory for Associated Newspapers Limited after court caseIn his 436-page written judgment, Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants failed to prove the allegations of unlawful information gathering (UIG).As a reminder, the claimants were Prince Harry, Elton John and husband David Furnish, actors Liz Hurley and Sadie Frost, campaigner Doreen Lawrence, and former Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes. The ...

‘I was testing people’: Trump chides Nato allies on Iran war response ahead of summit – US politics live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

President says he was ‘very disappointed’ in Nato members while also insisting he did not want their help in US war on IranSign up for the Breaking News US emailDonald Trump, once again, said he was “very disappointed” in Nato member countries today while fielding questions from reporters in Ankara.While meeting with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Trump repeated his frustration with the a...

England’s World Cup win over Mexico at 2am breaks viewing records across BBC

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Audience of 9.1 million watch live and on iPlayer despite kick-off time, with 48m requests for digital content on MondayEngland’s triumph over Mexico in the World Cup attracted a peak live audience of 9.1 million on BBC One and BBC iPlayer despite kicking off at 2am BST – the biggest television audience ever for a live UK broadcast at that hour.The dramatic 3-2 win drove the biggest day ever recor...

Blind woman ‘livid’ after Wetherspoons pub asks for guide dog’s ID

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Chain apologises after staff at Hartlepool pub demand proof customer’s companion is genuine guide dogA blind woman felt compelled to leave a Wetherspoons pub after staff demanded proof that her guide dog, Rosie, was a genuine guide dog.Joanne Hewitson, 31, said she was “livid” and “shaking” after her experience going for breakfast at a pub in Hartlepool. The pub chain has apologised for the incide...

United Airlines must face lawsuit over 'window seats' that lack windows

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Passengers say they paid extra for outside views but were seated beside blank cabin walls insteadA federal judge on Monday rejected United Airlines’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit ⁠by passengers who complained they paid extra money to sit in window seats – only to discover their seats ⁠had no actual windows.US district judge ​James Donato in San Francisco rejected United’s defense that “window” referred...

Medicaid billing allowed to resume for Planned Parenthood after being cut off

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Defunding, mandated in Trump’s 2025 policy, has been blamed for closure of clinics as well as reduction in screenings for cancer and STDsPlanned Parenthood and two smaller regional abortion providers are resuming billing Medicaid for services other than abortion after being cut off for most of a year.The defunding, which was mandated in Donald Trump’s big tax and policy in July 2025, has been blam...

Belgium unites to enjoy national team’s World Cup success over USA and Trump

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Fans across Belgium watched 4-1 win in early hoursVictory ‘a real slap in the face for Trump and Infantino’Belgium fans reacted with jubilation after the national team trounced the USA in a World Cup game that was overshadowed by the controversy over Donald Trump’s lobbying to overturn the suspension of the striker Falorin Balogun.Belgium’s prime minister, Bart De Wever, has yet to comment on the ...

New York man sues ICE for sending officers to his house after he emailed agency head

The Guardian • 2 months ago

David Streever had emailed acting ICE director after an immigration officer fatally shot Minneapolis resident Renee GoodAn upstate New York resident sued US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for sending federal officers to his house with a warning over an email he sent to the agency’s one-time head.David Streever, who is a US citizen, was on a trip to Finland when two officers showed up to...

Fresh doubt over Marine Le Pen presidential bid as court orders electronic tag

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Court shortens electoral ban but custodial sentence could complicate far-right leader’s campaign hopesA French court of appeal has upheld Marine Le Pen’s ⁠conviction ⁠for embezzling European parliament funds but shortened her ban ⁠on running for elected office, potentially reopening a narrow path for the far-right ​leader ‌to run ‌in the 2027 presidential race.However, ‌the court also handed Le Pe...

Paris court clears way for Marine Le Pen presidential election run but under conditions she rejects - Europe live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Judge shortens length of ineligibility to hold public office but order Le Pen wear an electronic tag, something she has previously said would rule out her running in electionThe opening speeches are now under way in Ankara, and you can watch them below.This is the Day 1 industry event, not the leaders’ summit, mind you. Continue reading...

Ex-Nato chief behind defence review says Starmer’s military spending plan is too little, too late

The Guardian • 2 months ago

George Robertson warns prime minister’s defence investment plan fails to meet scale of challenge facing the UKThe former Nato chief who led the government’s defence review has criticised the prime minister’s plan to pay for it, calling the defence investment plan (Dip) insufficient and overly delayed.George Robertson, the former Nato general secretary, told MPs on Tuesday the Dip had damaged confi...

EU rejects suspending biometric border controls despite 20 ‘difficult spots’

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Officials admit new post-Brexit EES system is ‘not perfect’, as airports and airlines voice fears over delaysThe EU has rejected calls by airports and airlines to suspend the implementation of new fingerprinting and facial recognition border controls even though it admits there are “20 difficult spots” with queue chaos.With only a week to go before the peak summer holiday season starts, EU officia...

Appeals court set to rule on whether Marine Le Pen can run in next French presidential election - Europe live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

A ruling is expected this afternoon on her attempt to overturn a ban on holding elected office.The opening speeches are now under way in Ankara, and you can watch them below.This is the Day 1 industry event, not the leaders’ summit, mind you. Continue reading...

Woman suspected of Monaco bombing found shot dead near Kyiv

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Anastasiia Berezovska was being sought by police over attack that seriously injured a Ukraine-born businessmanA woman suspected of carrying out last week’s bomb attack in Monaco that seriously injured a Ukraine-born business tycoon has been found shot dead near Kyiv, in the latest twist in a case that has shaken the wealthy Mediterranean principality.Ukrainian prosecutors said on Tuesday the woman...

Farage says he will ‘make statement on my future in public life at 2pm’ – UK politics live

The Guardian • 2 months ago

The Reform UK leader will speak after Labour asked the Electoral Commission to investigate claims that he broke electoral law by not disclosing giftsQ: Do you think the parliamentary commissioner for standards should investigate Nigel Farage’s gifts from George Cottrell?Badenoch said that was a matter for the commissioner.[Farage is] hinting at press regulation. For all of the criticism and the at...

Prince Harry begins visit to the UK as ruling expected in court battle with Daily Mail publisher – latest updates

The Guardian • 2 months ago

Result of court case against Associated Newspapers Limited expected this afternoon The Duke of Sussex, who arrived in the UK on Monday, had been hoping to stay at his father’s official residence for one night this week while he visits London.He is also going to Birmingham as he takes on a series of charity engagements including promoting the Invictus Games. Continue reading...