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Hundreds trapped beneath buildings a day after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes
Emergency crews are racing to rescue hundreds trapped under collapsed buildings after earthquakes struck Venezuela.…
Netherlands beat Tunisia 3-1, enter World Cup knockouts as group winners
Netherlands top Group F with seven points and will face Morocco in the round of 32 in Monterrey on Monday.…
Marina Mabrey ties WNBA scoring record with 53 points; Tempo rout Sparks
Toronto's Mabrey matches A'ja Wilson and Liz Cambage for the league's scoring record in 125-97 win for her team.…
Oil prices climb after attack in Strait of Hormuz halts evacuation plan
Brent crude rises after cargo ship comes under attack in key waterway.…
Watch: Elephant smashes through bus windscreen during attack
Footage shows the moment a wild elephant attacked a bus carrying air force personnel in Sri Lanka.…
King and Queen will not live at Buckingham Palace after £369m refit
Charles and Camilla to remain at Clarence House and are said to want the public to have more access to ‘monarchy HQ’King Charles’s tax bill: what did …
Crown estate makes more than £1bn profit for third year running
King Charles’s property management firm rakes in £1.2bn as it continues to benefit from offshore windfarm boomKing and Queen will not live at Buckingh…
King Charles’s tax bill: what did we learn, and what is still in the dark?
We know the monarch paid £24.6m in tax over the last two years, but we still don’t know how wealthy he actually isKing and Queen will not live at Buck…
King Charles reveals he paid £12.9m in tax for 2024-25
The King becomes first monarch to publish their tax payments - with the figures putting him among the UK's top 100 taxpayers.…
King and Queen will not live in Buckingham Palace after renovations
King Charles and Queen Camilla will continue to reside in Clarence House, Buckingham Palace says.…
‘Act on the evidence outside the window’: Andy Burnham urged to stick to net zero targets if he becomes PM
Mayor of Manchester is coming under pressure from some to ditch net zero targets but this could be highly damaging on many levelsUK politics live – la…
EasyJet opens talks with Castlelake after rejecting £4.9bn takeover offer
British carrier says it hopes to receive ‘more attractive proposal that better reflects the value of easyJet’Business live – latest updatesEasyJet has…
I've spent 30 years in recruitment - this is how to get a job
The recruitment agency boss shares his tips on getting noticed in a tougher jobs market.…
Meta plans to release AI-powered prediction market app, documents show
The company is building an app separate from Facebook and Instagram where people can wager on the outcome of real-world events, using "play money."…
‘Instant connection to the past’: how the Major oak affected those who saw it
Readers remember the Sherwood Forest tree that has failed to produce leaves for the first time in 1,000 yearsAfter hundreds of years inspiring wonder …
4 ways to design a dreamy summer, according to a happiness expert
Don't let the season fly by. Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier podcast, shares exercises to help you get what you want out of summer. Fill out the p…
In the Ebola epicenter, a gold-mining town reacts with fear, disbelief and grit
NPR reports from Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fight to contain the virus faces obstacles from lack of supplies to residents who …
Interest rate hikes remain on cards as Australia’s underlying inflation climbs, economists warn
Despite plunging fuel prices, trimmed mean inflation increased from an annual pace of 3.4% to 3.6%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updat…
Electricity prices jump in Europe as demand soars in the heatwave
Great Britain has paid at least six times the normal price for imported power as millions turn on air conditioning and windfarm output sagsThe heatwav…
HMRC announces 22% tax on cash interest held in stocks and shares Isas
Treasury also promises new first-time buyer Isa with no upper age limit reflecting ‘age at which a first home is bought is rising’Isa reforms announce…
New pictures show dozens of items bought illegally by Peter Murrell
The images include a range of luxury bags, watches and pens, as well as fresh pictures of a £124,550 motorhome.…
Vondrousova, ex-Wimbledon champion, insists she has ‘never doped’
Vondrousova, who won Wimbledon in 2023, was issued a four-year ban from tennis after she refused to submit a sample.…
Royal Mail boss’s pay package soars to £6.9m despite profits slide
Martin Seidenberg, chief executive of parent company IDS, handed payouts after takeover of UK postal serviceBusiness live – latest updatesThe boss of …
Millions in UK could claim share of £3bn after Apple case given green light
Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying many customers rely on third-party alternatives.…
Ticket reseller StubHub UK customers to get refunds over illegal hidden fees
The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine.…
Can you keep your kids off school or refuse to work during a heatwave?
As temperatures increase significantly over the next few days, these are your rights.…
Hull KR appoint Cayless as head coach
Hull KR appoint Nathan Cayless as their head coach on a three-year deal from next season.…
Ticket reseller StubHub fined for not showing buyers full prices
The Competition and Markets Authority said StubHub must refund 50,000 customers and pay a fine.…
Queensland’s economy teeters on edge of ratings downgrade despite coal royalty windfall
Earnings from mining the fossil fuel set to increase to $6.9bn over financial year, up from $4.8bn, with budget deficit to reach $6.2bnFollow our Aust…
National Portrait Gallery display withdrawn after Churchill row
The video installation prompted a row over its claims about Churchill's role in the Bengal famine.…