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Albrecht Weinberg spent years teaching students about Nazi atrocities after being imprisoned at Auschwitz and BelsenThree Auschwitz survivors tell their storiesAlbrecht Weinberg, who survived a series of Nazi concentration and death camps and lost most of his family in the Holocaust before returning to Germany in his 80s, has died.Weinberg died in Leer, north-western Germany, weeks after his 101st...
Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will reportedly replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissionerSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailMarty Makary resigned from his position as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, concluding a 13-month tenure at the regulatory agency that frequently drew the ire of the White House, Congress, industry and...
Bond yields soar and pound falls against dollar as investors brace for potential Labour leadership changeBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesLong-term UK borrowing costs soared to the highest level in almost three decades on Tuesday as fears about a change of Labour leadership triggered investor jitters and warnings of further bond market turmoil.With investors worried a...
Man in 40s who was barricaded in property ‘presented weapon’ before officers fired, say Bedfordshire policeA man has been shot dead by police in Bedford after he barricaded himself inside a property overnight.Officers were called to reports of vehicles being damaged at about 10.40pm on Monday and found a man in his 40s who had blockaded himself inside a home and was making threats, Bedfordshire po...
Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school’s Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently.The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any stude...
Institution says it could run out of money by 2031 and wants to cut more than 600 academic and support postsThousands of staff at the University of Nottingham have been told to prepare for redundancy as part of swingeing financial cuts that academics say will harm the institution’s future.The university’s administration sent letters to 2,700 staff on Tuesday, notifying them their role was at risk ...
Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flipUS politics live – latest updatesNebraska Democrats are bullish about Republican losses in the right-leaning Plains state – but their prospects depend on today’s Democratic primaries, which include accusations of planted candidates and inadvertently depriving Democrats of power.A crow...
Candidates jostle to represent the second congressional district, and a Republican’s Senate seat looks ripe to flipUS politics live – latest updatesNebraska Democrats are bullish about Republican losses in the right-leaning Plains state – but their prospects depend on today’s Democratic primaries, which include accusations of planted candidates and inadvertently depriving Democrats of power.A crow...
Vote to confirm Warsh’s concurrent four-year term as Fed chair likely to happen on WednesdaySign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked if there are any updated costs associated with the war, Jules Hurst III, chief financial official for the Pentagon, said:“At the time of ...
Christian Schmidt says the multi-ethnic nation may fall apart thanks to pressure from the US and RussiaThe UN high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina has warned about the possible destruction of the multi-ethnic state after he was forced to resign in a policy clash with the US, seemingly complicated by the commercial interests of a firm linked to Donald Trump Jr that is seeking to make inve...
If current precarious ceasefire between US and Iran ends, Emirates are more likely to be targeted by TehranMiddle East crisis: live updatesThe risk of some Gulf states becoming embroiled in a direct war with Iran has risen after it was reported the United Arab Emirates had secretly launched a major attack on Iran during the conflict.In addition, Kuwait has said that at least four members of the Is...
Hack of online learning system caused chaos for students and faculty last week, delaying some final examsThe company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many of them in the middle of finals.Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, said in an online post that it “reached a...
Tensions are running high in Westminster as Keir Starmer tells his cabinet he is not going anywhere. But with several ministers quitting the government and more than 80 MPs calling for him to go, how much longer has the prime minister got?Lucy Hough speaks to political editor Pippa Crerar Continue reading...
The inquiry came after a Guardian investigation revealed Israel used company technology to support mass surveillance of Palestinian phone callsThe head of Microsoft’s Israeli subsidiary will step down in the wake of an inquiry that has scrutinised its business dealings with the Israeli military.Microsoft ordered the inquiry last year in response to a Guardian investigation revealing the military h...
Jess Phillips, Miatta Fahnbulleh, Alex Davies-Jones and Zubir Ahmed join more than 80 MPs calling for PM to goUK politics live – latest updatesOne of Keir Starmer’s most influential ministers, Jess Phillips, has resigned from the government, calling for Keir Starmer to quit and saying she has grown tired of seeing “opportunities for progress stalled and delayed”.Four ministers quit on Tuesday and ...
Green party leader admits he may have failed to pay correct amount while living on a houseboatLabour has urged London assembly officials to investigate the Green party leader, Zack Polanski, after he admitted that he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat.Polanski had faced mounting questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his prim...
James Shirah struck groomsman Terry Taylor Jr with SUV after they had an argument at wedding afterparty in 2024Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A man from Michigan has been ordered to spend at least 30 years imprisoned after killing his own groomsman on his wedding day.James Shirah, 24, from Flint, was sentenced on Monday in Genesee county court for the death of his best friend, T...
Zubir Ahmed becomes the fourth minister to quit the government today in protest of Starmer’s leadership after the PM said he would not step down on TuesdayStarmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challengeHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is aski...
At least one person killed as Moscow launches drone strikes on energy facilities and apartments European culture editorIt was meant to be the crowning moment of a seemingly never-ending success story: the 70th anniversary of the world’s biggest and ever-expanding live music event, held in a city steeped in history both dramatic and musical. Continue reading...
Juliette Binoche joins 600 leading figures to warn against a ‘fascist takeover of the collective imagination’More than 600 cinema figures have said the growing influence of the far right on French cinema production risked turning into a “fascist takeover of the collective imagination”.In an open letter published in the newspaper Libération to coincide with the opening of the Cannes film festival, ...
Workers told to be realistic about outcome of union talks as corporation aims to make savings with job cutsBBC staff have been told their bosses will forgo a pay rise this year but fear the freeze will lead to a meagre increase for the rank and file, who have been urged to be realistic about the outcome of union negotiations.Employees have been told that the corporation’s executive committee – its...
Deborah Turness, who resigned from BBC last year, said traditional news is in danger of replacement from personality-led journalismBroadcasters must urgently adapt to an existential threat from “creator journalism” that is causing audiences to shun traditional television news, the former boss of BBC News has said.Deborah Turness, who resigned from the BBC alongside the former director general Tim ...
Funds flow to charities and other organisations, with Executive Council of Australian Jewry getting $124m for extra securityExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s Jewish community will receive an extra $300m for security and support from the federal budget as part of a $604m package in response to December’s B...
Buried in the Australian budget papers are a multitude of decisions that don’t make the headlines. Here are a few of this year’sExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal budget allocates billions of dollars towards fuel resilience, tax cuts, hospital funding a...
Supporters of PM say it shows he has majority backing after more than 80 MPs call on him to quitUK politics live – latest updatesWho are the main threats to Starmer’s leadership?More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a statement saying this is “no time for a leadership contest” – as Keir Starmer told his cabinet he would not stand down while a formal leadership contest had not been triggered.The let...
en Kiggans faces calls to resign as spokesperson for House minority leader says she ‘doubled down’ on racist comments of talkshow hostSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Pentagon revealed on 29 April that the US war on Iran had cost about $25bn for roughly two months of spending. Today, when asked if there are any updated costs associated with the war, Jules Hurst III, chief financial offici...
Three ministers quit the government today in protest of Starmer’s leadership after the PM said he would not step down on TuesdayStarmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challengeHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether ...
Appointment confirmed by plenary vote in Senedd after party ended 100 years of Labour rule in last week’s electionRhun ap Iorwerth has been voted first minister of Wales after Plaid Cymru’s Senedd electoral victory ended 100 years of Labour hegemony and held off Reform UK.Ap Iorwerth was confirmed after a plenary vote on Tuesday with the support of the 43 Senedd members of his party and two Greens...
Three ministers quit the government today in protest of Starmer’s leadership after the PM said he would not step down on TuesdayStarmer tells cabinet he will not quit without leadership challengeHere are some pictures from No 10 this morning.Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the PM, is now being interviewed on the Today programme. Nick Robinson, the presenter, is asking him if he knows whether ...
The former TV anchor’s tenure leading US global media agency ends after court ruled appointment unlawfulUS politics live – latest updatesSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailDonald Trump has nominated Kari Lake, a longtime ally and former TV anchor who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor, to serve as the next US ambassador to Jamaica.If confirmed by the Senate, it would end Lake’s ...
