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Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalitiesAlmost half of the world’s far…
Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets
Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities saferDrivers on residential roa…
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against Lizzo brought by former wardrobe stylist
The star has denied allegations of bullying and harassment in the workplace in a suit that has now been thrown out of courtA federal judge on Tuesday …
Munitions vehicle explodes killing five in Idlib
At least five people were killed and several others wounded when a vehicle carrying munitions exploded in Binnish…
Sunderland sign Spurs defender Danso on loan
Sunderland have signed Austria defender Kevin Danso from Tottenham on a loan deal until the end of the season.…
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial deadlocked but judge asks them to keep trying
The Massachusetts mother is facing murder charges for killing her three children at their family home in 2023.…
Watch: Key moments from Andy Burnham's first Commons speech as PM
The PM pledges "more substantial change" during his first speech to MPs.…
Deep-sea search begins for 20 people missing in Cyprus ferry disaster
A deep-sea vessel from Turkiye joined the search on Tuesday for 20 people missing for two days.…
Nepal rescuers race to reach 900 missing hydropower workers
Rescuers in Nepal are prioritising the search for at least 900 workers missing from 12 hydropower projects.…
Vanuatu pushes France to accept ICJ jurisdiction in Pacific islands dispute
Vanuatu says French control of islands is relic of colonial past, as France’s far right uses case as a political weapon.…
Farage faces questions over his claim of facing second standards investigation
Reform leader said inquiry had been widened but watchdog is not believed to have decided whether to do soNigel Farage is facing questions about why he…
Five held by police after newborn baby dies from stab wounds in South Yorkshire
Officers responded to reports concerning safety of baby girl at property in Wincobank area of SheffieldFive people are being held on suspicion of murd…
Oklahoma man charged with murder after two die in marijuana facility blast
Authorities have charged Ryan Bassham after the deadly explosion at the marijuana extraction facility he ownsAn Oklahoma man has been charged with mur…
Raise the Colours member denies murder of man in Staffordshire
Billy Allison, 36, pleads not guilty to charge over Matthew O’Gara’s death after incident outside Lichfield barA man accused of murdering a businessma…
Sexual assaults happening almost every day in Ceuta, prosecutors say
Most migrants have returned to neighbouring Morocco, but as many as 5,000 remain in the Spanish exclave.…
Alleged Charlie Kirk killer faces judgment on standing trial and death penalty
Tyler Robinson has not yet entered a plea, but should a judge find probable cause, an arraignment could followSign up for the Breaking News US newslet…
US public libraries at ‘breaking point’ amid ideological attacks, report finds
PEN America study details verbal and physical threats to librarians, funding cuts and proliferation of book bansPublic libraries in the US are “at bre…
House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations ahead of midterms
Inquiry come after conservative thinktanks claim unions are using member dues to support Democratic causesHouse Republicans are investigating several …
Sydney records warmest winter on record as Melbourne equals previous hottest temperatures
New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania just experienced their warmest-ever winters – and BoM says above-average temperatures expected to continueAustr…
Charles Perrottet told fugitive developer plan at Nobu dinner to have NSW MP ‘on his knees’, Icac hears
Liberal party figure tells inquiry he never asked Jean Nassif ‘for payments for political outcomes’ as lawyer tells him she is ‘gobsmacked’ by his ‘ob…
Boss of City regulator accused of threatening consumer group over £9.1bn car loan scheme
FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allegeThe boss of the UK’s financial regulato…
‘Alarm bells were going off’: parents tell of ordeal at Send school closed down after abuse allegations
Annette and Kevin Maxwell say children with special needs have become moneymaking tool for private companiesAnnette and Kevin Maxwell were nervous abo…
Rival Ray Hadley tells Alan Jones trial that alleged victim ‘broke down and sobbed’ when detailing assaults
Former 2GB and 2UE broadcaster Jones, 85, has denied 22 indecent assault and sexual touching charges involving six menBroadcaster Ray Hadley has told …
Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot
Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325The populati…
Thirty years of waiting, a memoir and a trial: conviction in Tupac Shakur killing brings closure
A Las Vegas jury on Monday found Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis guilty in the 1996 murder of the hip-hop iconJury finds Duane Davis guilty of murder of Tupac S…
UK houses near top state secondary schools cost £40,000 more, research reveals
Premium of nearly 10% paid by housebuyers comparable with cost of a cheaper private school over seven yearsA house near a top state secondary school c…
Hiker, 91, becomes oldest person to complete grueling Appalachian Trail
Dale Sanders said he fell 71 times on the trail, but completed the journey as ‘people are motivated … by my efforts’A 91-year-old hiker has reclaimed …
Defense lawyers for singer D4vd withdraw from murder case
Singer, accused of murder and sexual abuse of teen Celeste Rivas Hernandez, to be represented by LA public defenderSinger D4vd lost his high-profile p…
The London office, the empty boxes and the £1bn tax loophole
Exclusive: How a court case over an unoccupied office block could end a widely used tax avoidance schemeFrom the outside, the seven-storey building at…
Nearly 20 people still missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
Divers join search teams scouring deep waters for any survivors, with eight people so far confirmed to have diedNearly 20 people are still missing af…