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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.…
Millions of iCloud users could claim share of £3bn after Apple case given UK green light
Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying many customers rely on third-party alternatives.…
Australia undergoing historic decline in support for multiculturalism amid rising fear and pessimism, poll finds
Share of people who say cultural diversity has been good for the nation plunges from 90% in 2024 to 73% in 2026, Lowy Institute survey findsFollow our…
Canada’s inflation hits 29-month high amid heightened oil prices
Petrol prices lead the surge with a 33.2 percent price increase on an annual basis.…
Gen Z earning more than millennials did at the same age, says thinktank
At age 24, workers born in the late 1990s are paid more than any cohort since those born in the 1950sGen Z’s early careers are more financially reward…
Australia is publishing books too quickly – and everyone is losing out
Thanks to rushed deadlines, financial pressure and overworked staff, titles are going to market before they’re ready – and then sliding from view imme…
Nothing succeeds like excess at Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan menswear show
Italian house’s catwalk emphasised the brand’s ‘molto sexy’ look with flamboyant, sometimes revealing outfitsDolce & Gabbana leaned heavily into t…
Cuba approves major economic reforms amid US pressure
Cuba has approved sweeping economic reforms, opening key sectors to private investment.…
Can the Global South have a say in global affairs?
China calls for stronger representation for emerging economies.…
City & Guilds scraps mass redundancies and offshoring UK jobs to Greece
PeopleCert had been planning to cut about 400 jobs in £22m savings drive at training body it bought last yearThe vocational training body City & G…
Not so empty nesters: record-high number of US adults under 35 live at home, new data says
Data shows that the increase in at-home living stems from high housing costs rather than labor market conditionsA record number of the US’s young adul…
Dancing to artefacts: London Museum will be ‘democratic’ space for all, says director
A decade in the making, the museum will reopen in November in two restored market halls that will house 7m objects and host late-night DJ setsThe new …
Train crash that killed one man and injured four others could have been avoided
One person described being knocked unconscious before hearing people shouting and seeing people on the floor.…
'Urgent' DBS system review after BBC investigation
Kristian Parry was able to get a job in a nursery while on bail for sex offences involving children.…
New Yorkers are set to fete the Knicks with a ticker-tape parade
New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed…
‘I wish it hit me’: Sydney parents share anguish after siblings in pram hit and killed by car
Katherine, five, and Harry, aged 14 months, died on Wednesday after their pram was hit by an SUV in CabramattaA tight-knit community is reeling after …
Lil Nas X shares update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’
Musician says on Instagram he is ‘doing much better’ and receiving treatment and therapy after 2025 arrestThe musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video…