It's time to confront the taboo of birth trauma and injury - MPs

Birth trauma remains a \"real taboo\" and should be part of the UK government's women's health strategy, an MP leading an inquiry into the subject has said.

'Baby Yoda' gets a big-screen role in new Star Wars movie

Baby Yoda, AKA Grogu, is set to make his debut on the big screen in a new Star Wars movie.

Scientists find sperm whale tribes living in clan 'nations'

Sperm whales have organised themselves into at least seven clans in the Pacific Ocean, each comprising up to 20,000 creatures and with distinctive vocal \"dialects\" and cultures much like those of humans, a study has found.

Israel's duty to provide basic needs in Gaza - UK

The British government accepted yesterday that Israel as an occupying power has a duty under international humanitarian law to provide basic supplies to the people of Gaza.

'Dramatic' 2023 breaks record for hottest year

The record for the hottest year was \"smashed\" by a huge margin in 2023, providing \"dramatic testimony\" of how much warmer and dangerous today's climate is than the cooler one in which human civilisation developed.

Ex-Post Office chief hands back CBE as scandal grows

The former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells is to hand back her CBE over the wrongful prosecution of hundreds of staff, with more than 100 further potential victims having come forward in recent weeks.

'Franz in luck' - the fairytale career that unified his nation

Beckenbauer's extraordinary journey inspired generations as a country looked to rebuild its reputation and standing

His death is a loss for football and for Germany'

Players who won 1990 World Cup under his management lead tributes to Beckenbauer

Dalot and Fernandes strike to avoid upset for United

Shaun Maloney wanted to pose Manchester United the dual question of whether they could out-fight and outplay his Wigan Athletic team.

Tributes for Wales great JPR Williams, 'true giant' of rugby

Family announces death at 74 of Lions full-back capped 55 times for his country

'Younger kids are on the block and I need to show I'm still here'

The big interview Stefanos Tsitsipas The world No 7 on his injury-affected 2023, the sport's new superstars and aiming to go one better at this year's Australian Open

French lessons Farrell's expected Racing move has given English game abrupt wake-up call

New year, new start. Or, in the case of Owen Farrell and English rugby, the most extreme of potential makeovers.

Feminists 'victims of witch-hunt in Milei's ultra-right Argentina

Female journalists who write about gender issues say they are having to deal with a toxic wave of threats against them in Argentina. Some are fighting back, others are lying low and one has gone into self-imposed exile for her safety.

Bangladesh PM wins fifth term as ruling party tightens grip

Bangladesh's prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has won office for a fifth term in an election overshadowed by low voter turnout and a ruthless crackdown on the opposition.

Biden casts election as battle for truth at church where 2015 racist killings took place

From the pulpit of a black church that was the site of a racist mass killing in 2015, Joe Biden has cast this year's election as a battle of truth against the lies promoted by those who seek to \"whitewash\" the worst chapters of US history.

Revise celibacy rule for priests, says pope's adviser

A senior Vatican official has said the Roman Catholic church should \"revise\" the requirement for priests to be celibate, while acknowledging that some will view the idea as \"heretical\".

Diplomacy Blinken flies in amid fresh Washington push to stop war spreading

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, was due to arrive in Israel yesterday for potentially difficult meetings with Israeli leaders and officials who have repeatedly proved resistant to pressure from Washington over their conduct of the war against Hamas.

House-proud mouse may be tidying just for fun, expert says

Mice like to keep themselves clean, but does this diligence extend to their homes?

AI Jazeera accuses Israel of targeted killing of two of its journalists

AI Jazeera has accused Israel of the targeted killing of two of its journalists in Gaza as the head of the advocacy group Reporters without Borders decried a \"never-ending slaughter\" in the territory that had killed 79 journalists in the span of three months.

Drowned boy's mother says police failed to act over racial attacks

The mother of a boy who died after allegedly being pushed into a river in south Wales told his inquest yesterday her family had been the victim of a string of racist attacks in the years beforehand and claimed police had failed to protect them.

Labour SNP supporters urged to help 'boot Tories out'

The Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has urged independence supporters to defect from the Scottish National party to \"boot the Tories out\" of Downing Street, as the first minister, Humza Yousaf, told wavering voters that the cost of living crisis increased the case for independence.

Elba calls for urgent ban on zombie blades to curb youth knife violence

Idris Elba has called for more urgent action on youth knife violence including the immediate banning of machetes and \"zombie\" knives, and more funding for youth services - saying the time for excuses and delays is over.

Round one goes to Oppenheimer as Hollywood kicks off awards season

Oppenheimer has won the first round of the Barbenheimer battle in this year's Hollywood awards season claiming five awards to Barbie's two at the Golden Globes.

Judge dismisses 'frivolous' Sinn Féin libel case against journalist

A Belfast court has thrown out a libel case brought by a leading member of Sinn Féin who was accused of shooting a prison guard, dealing a fresh blow to the party's multiple lawsuits against the media.

Ministers accused of just 'watching the rain come down' after 2,000 homes flooded

Ministers have been accused of doing little more than \"stare out of the window and watch the rain come down\" as it was revealed that 2,000 homes have been flooded by Storm Henk.

Ed Davey We were lied to, Lib Dem leader insists

Ed Davey has accused senior Post Office managers of unleashing a \"conspiracy of lies\" against successive ministers as he defended - and refused to apologise for his role in the Horizon scandal.

Epstein kept 'sex tapes' of famous people, witness alleged

Jeffrey Epstein's defence team sought to undermine the reliability of one of the witnesses against him by revealing she had claimed the billionaire had kept \"sex tapes\" involving prominent people, a new batch of unsealed documents has disclosed.

Médecins Sans Frontières treating asylum seekers at disused airbase

A medical NGO known for emergency relief in war zones is treating asylum seekers housed in a disused airbase in the constituency of James Cleverly, the Guardian can reveal.

$10,000: the going rate to flee horrors of Gaza

Palestinians desperate to leave Gaza are paying bribes to brokers of up to $10,000 to help them exit through Egypt, according to a Guardian investigation.

Scramble to clear victims of Post Office fraud scandal

Ministers have drawn up urgent plans to clear the names of hundreds of sub-postmasters wrongly convicted of theft and fraud in the Horizon IT scandal as the government scrambles to get on the front foot over the major miscarriage of justice.