Butler challenges England to avoid run-rate obsession

Jos Buttler has urged his England players not to get sucked into a state of desperation this week regarding net run-rate as they try to resurrect their T20 World Cup defence from a perilous position.

McIlroy ready for 'boring' plan to end major drought

Rory McIlroy's latest chance at ending his decade-long chase of a fifth major title will launch under the brightest of spotlights after he was grouped with Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele for the opening two rounds of the US Open.

Protectionism slowing growth and ingraining poverty, says World Bank

A new era of protectionism is leading to slower global growth and hindering attempts to eradicate poverty, the World Bank has warned.

Tata says Welsh steelworks 'at risk' if £500m in aid delayed

Tata Steel has claimed that steelmaking in south Wales could be \"at significant risk\" if a £500m subsidy package is delayed, after the shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, called for it to restart talks with a potential Labour government.

Trafficked, beaten and raped The price of a rising cocaine habit

Maddalena Chiarenza never knows what state the children will be in when they arrive at her door.

UN: Gaza worst for 'violations' against children

More grave violations against children were committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel than anywhere else in the world last year, according to a UN report which is due to be published this week.

Shock and anger as head of France's moderate right signals electoral pact with Le Pen

The leader of France's mainstream right has said he would back an alliance with the far right in the snap legislative elections later this month, shocking opponents and party members and throwing French politics into further disarray.

'He's grown so fast' Man stranded in Turkey by Home Office finally reunited with family

On a scrap of grass behind a red-brick housing estate in Chester, Siyabonga Twala stops to get his breath back as his son Mason dribbles a football past him.

Exclusive London fundraiser rakes in millions for Trump

A fundraiser for Donald Trump in London yesterday, where his eldest son was set to be the star guest, had already clocked up £2m in donations before it began, according to organisers.

Over 100 licences for UK arms sales to Israel issued since 7 October

More than 100 arms export licences to Israel have been issued by the UK government between the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and 31 May, according to government figures.

Severn Trent boss paid £3.2m despite firm's fine for sewage in river

The boss of Severn Trent Water has been awarded a £3.2m pay deal, including a £584,000 bonus, despite the company being fined £2m this year for spilling 260 million litres of sewage into the River Trent.

European court backs UK's wrongful conviction payouts test

Most victims of miscarriages of justice will still be denied compensation in Britain after the European court of human rights ruled that the government's test for payouts was lawful.

Sole survivor of ebike fire that killed his family fights for new law

A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight for a change in the law to avoid similar tragedies.

Gary Glitter ordered to pay abuse victim £500,000

The disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter was ordered by a high court judge yesterday to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of the women he abused.

Barnsley Man arrested after objects thrown at Farage

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after Nigel Farage had objects hurled at him while campaigning in Barnsley.

Britain on its knees That food banks are needed is a national scandal

In Leeds, a child fails to turn up at school because she and her mother are sharing her family's one and only pair of shoes.

'Disappointing' Climate crisis given short shrift in campaign, say scientists

After five years of record heat and record floods, one might assume British politicians would also pay record to the climate issue in the current election campaign.

Women may be better suited to spaceflight than men, study says

A major study into the impact of spaceflight suggests women may be more resilient than men to the stresses of space.

Edinburgh fringe stands up for Baillie Gifford sponsorship, despite pressure

The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has defended its sponsorship by Baillie Gifford, after the investment management firm cancelled all its sponsorship deals with literary festivals across the UK following protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.

Child migrants from Africa forced to work for drug gangs in Europe

Hundreds of unaccompanied child migrants across Europe are being forced to work as soldiers for increasingly powerful drug cartels to meet the continent's soaring appetite for cocaine, a Guardian investigation has found.

Biden's son guilty in cocaine gun trial

Joe Biden vowed to \"love and support\" his son Hunter yesterday after he was found guilty on all three counts relating to buying a handgun while being a user of crack cocaine.

Tories' 'implausible' £17bn tax giveaway condemned

Labour accuses Sunak of 'cosplaying Liz Truss' in Conservative manifesto

Police warn Serbian hooligans could target England opener

German police believe a squad of up to 500 Serbian hooligans will try to cause violence at England's first game at Euro 2024 on Sunday.

England's woes make echo of 99 'shame' possible

Australia will face Scotland knowing Jos Buttler's side could need their help to seal Super Eight qualification

Given a chance to turn down both bonuses, boss of South West Water's owner bottles it

Here's a rarity: a chief executive turning down an annual bonus two years in a row out of solidarity with the suffering customers.

Apple debuts 'personal' generative AI products

Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, announced a series of generative artificial intelligence products and services yesterday at the company's annual developer conference.

Early morning frost detected on colossal Martian volcanoes

Early morning frost has been spotted on some of the largest mountains in the solar system - the colossal Martian volcanoes that rise up to three times the height of Mount Everest near the planet's equator.

Analysis Far right's gains will hit home in Paris and Berlin

In the end, with a couple of alarming wobbles, the centre held. As polls predicted, the mainstream pro-EU alliance of centre-right, centre-left, liberal and Green parties in the European parliament hung on, quite comfortably, to its majority.

What happens next? Macron's move may be gift to Le Pen's party

Two years in to his second term and with three more still to go, Emmanuel Macron's ratings are not what anyone would call great: 65% disapproval, 34% approval.

'We all have to mobilise' Advance of far right leaves left in shock

'Everyone is in total shock,\" said Baptiste Lopata, a radiologist, sitting in his trade union office in the small northern French town of Soissons. \"Now we've all got to mobilise against the far right.\"