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The 1975's Matty Healy marries model Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles
The newlyweds were first linked in 2023 after Healy's brief relationship with Taylor Swift.…
Rise in overseas surrogates ‘increases risk of stateless babies’
Calls grow for global regulation as rising numbers of westerners use surrogates in countries with different lawsWhy Mexico is at the heart of ethical …
What happened to Nolan Wells? Family seeks answers two weeks after 18-year-old’s death
Investigation continues after college freshman was found dead on Mississippi island after 4 July boat trip with friendsTwo weeks after Nolan Xavier We…
South East Water supply disruption hits thousands of properties in Kent
People in Tunbridge Wells area face lower pressure, intermittent supply or no water after ‘instrument failure’Thousands of homes and businesses in Ken…
A giant cake for Venezuelan quake child survivors as death toll passes 5000
Volunteers made a giant cake to cheer up around 3,000 Venezuelan children displaced by last month's powerful twin quakes…
Scores of carers overpaid more than £20,000 last year despite reforms
DWP brought in measures to tackle carer’s allowance scandal yet in 2025-26 there were 32,559 overpaymentsScores of unpaid carers were hit with demands…
Farage’s furious clash with Times editor stuns figures close to him
‘Strong confrontation’ comes at fragile moment for Reform’s relations with rightwing media as coverage turns negativeNigel Farage is no stranger to ex…
Venice protesters rally against US ambassador’s superyacht tour
Protesters clashed with police in Venice outside US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta’s superyacht.…
At least 14 dead after minibus rolls off mountain road in Peru
At least 14 people have been killed and five injured after a minibus in the Peruvian Andes lost control on a curve.…
Paul Pelosi faces hit-and-run charge after he allegedly crashed into parked vehicle
Husband of Nancy Pelosi has traffic infractions in California stretching back at least to 2011, according to public recordsPaul Pelosi, husband of US …
Democrats call for investigation into ICE officer shooting in Maine after new reports emerge
Lawmakers press for review of hiring practices amid a spate of ICE-related deaths within the same weekDemocratic lawmakers are pressing for a review o…
Conservative MP Patrick Spencer cleared of sexual assault
MP for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich found not guilty after incident at Groucho Club in London in 2023A Conservative MP has been cleared of sexual…
Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast
Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stationsSouthern Water has been fined more than £7m a…
Mother of Henry Nowak’s murderer jailed for removing knife from scene
Kiran Kaur, 53, sentenced to three years for assisting her son, Vickrum Digwa, after his fatal stabbing of student in SouthamptonThe mother of Vickrum…
South East Water warns over survival as funds dry up
Supplier to 2.4m customers says it doesn’t have enough money to last beyond July 2027 South East Water has warned that there is “material uncertainty”…
Oscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker dies at 81
She won for her role in 1989 film My Left Foot and had well-loved parts in Home Alone 2 and TV's Casualty.…
Five big challenges facing Burnham - and how he might tackle them
From defence spending to housing - the next UK leader has a series of challenges to deal with.…
Weatherwatch: How English summer clouds can warn of trouble ahead
Mackerel skies and mare’s tails signal arrival of warm fronts that push moisture to high altitudes and creates distinctive clouds“Mare’s tails and mac…
Remains of LA millionaire missing since 1981 identified after more than 40 years
After Thelma Gaston disappeared, her companion was convicted of second-degree murderAuthorities in southern California announced this week that, after…
‘Disorderly’ intruder removed from NBC’s Today show after security breach
Unauthorized interloper was arrested after reportedly hurling racial slur at host Craig MelvinA man was arrested after breaking on to the set of NBC’s…
Former boss of Italian motorways sentenced to 12 years over Genoa bridge tragedy
Giovanni Castellucci among 32 people convicted over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse, which killed 43Thirty-two people, including the former chief exe…
Ex-CEO of Italian motorway sentenced to 12 years for Genoa bridge collapse
In all, 32 convicted and 25 acquitted or cleared by statute of limitations over 2018 Morandi bridge disaster.…
Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords
The London mayor is to be joined by broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea in the Lords.…
Private schools offer 41% more tree shade than state schools in England
Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer treesPrivate school grounds in Englan…
Mafia law gives Italian families right to break free from a life of crime
Wives and children offered new identities to try to stop gangsters recruiting down the generationsChildren and young adults raised in mafia families w…
Five arrested in Hong Kong bookstore raids in ‘seditious’ materials crackdown
Third round of arrests linked to independent bookshops widely regarded as clampdown on dissent in territoryHong Kong authorities have raided two books…
Snake in a chain: lucky escape for Australian woman after bite from deadly reptile caught in bike wheel
Woman in her 60s was riding on popular cycling trail in northern NSW when she ran over the two-metre-long eastern brown snake, one of the world’s most…
Venezuelan man becomes 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year
Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, found ‘unresponsive’ while being transferred between detention facilities in GeorgiaAnother person has died in federal …
Search continues for three people missing after Alcatraz boating disaster
One person dead after pontoon boat involved in memorial service capsized in San Francisco Bay on TuesdayRescuers were still searching for three missin…
Utah bans Stephen King novella collection from public schools
Different Seasons, which incudes stories that inspired films such as Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, judged to contain ‘objective sensitive …