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'A victory cry for a new India': jubilation as lunar lander touches down near south pole

India has become the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the south pole of the moon, in a historic moment that drew cheers at watching parties around the country.

Wagner group Mercenary operation will now struggle to survive

In the aftermath of Yevgeny Prigozhin's \"march on Moscow\" two months ago, the CIA chief, William Burns, predicted that Vladimir Putin would take his time exacting his revenge.

Living on borrowed time Risk-taker pays for foray into revolutionary politics

Ever since the abortive coup, speculation had been that Yevgeny Prigozhin could be living on borrowed time. When the head of the notorious Wagner group launched his historic uprising, inflicting the biggest crisis of Vladimir Putin's 23 year in power, many were left wondering how the Russian leader would respond.

Spanish football association is sexist, says Rapinoe after kiss

The US footballer Megan Rapinoe has attacked the \"deep level of misogyny and sexism\" in the Spanish football federation after its president, Luis Rubiales, kissed forward Jenni Hermoso on the lips after her team's World Cup final victory on Sunday.

British Museum chief says extent of losses was not clear when concerns were raised in 2021

The director of the British Museum has expressed \"frustration\" that the extent of any appropriation of artefacts from its collection was not apparent when concerns were first raised in 2021.

Former Met officer Carrick faces more rape allegations

Police are investigating further allegations of rape and serious sexual assault against the convicted serial rapist David Carrick, after more women came forward to make claims against the former officer.

NatWest chief who quit over Farage scandal to receive £2.4m pay packet

NatWest Group's ousted chief executive is in line for a pay package worth more than £2.4m, despite being forced to resign last month over a scandal linked to the threatened closure of Nigel Farage's bank accounts.

MPs take over £180,000 of corporate giveaways

More than 100 MPs have enjoyed free hospitality to concerts and sporting events worth over £180,000 in total this summer, with tickets given away by banks, oil companies, the gambling industry and media firms.

Wagner chief Prigozhin reported dead after jet crash near Moscow

Russian authorities say attempted coup leader among 10 onboard plane

Innovative public library in Barcelona named best in the world

A Barcelona library specialising in Latin American literature has been named the best new public library in the world by the International Association of Librarians at its congress in Rotterdam.

After 27 years, its finally game over for the original voice of Super Mario

The voice of Mario is \"stepping back\" from the role after 27 years as the Nintendo character, the Japanese game company has announced.

Guardiola to miss two City matches after back surgery

Pep Guardiola will be absent from the touchline for Manchester City's next two matches after having an operation to correct his \"severe back pain\".

McGinn returns to Hibernian for a special reunion

Villa midfielder is fondly remembered at Easter Road but wants the fans to swear at him like any other opponent

Hudson-Smith takes 400m record into final but Muir fades in 1500m

Most scars eventually heal, but some sting and linger more than others. That is something that Laura Muir and Matthew Hudson-Smith know all about, after a night of contrasting fortunes for two of Britain's best athletes.

In and out How working from home has redefined the office

The backlash against working from home is in full swing. In an ironic turn of events, the video conferencing business Zoom has asked staff to return to the office, while Amazon is reportedly tracking employees to make sure they are at their desks.

Italians urged to tuck in to halt invasion of blue crabs

Italian fishing communities in the north of the country are fighting an invasion of predatory blue crabs that risks jeopardising the economies of whole regions, authorities have said.

Spanish PM says FA chief's apologies for kiss are 'not enough'

Spain's acting prime minister has joined the criticism of the kiss planted on the Spanish footballer Jenni Hermoso by the country's head of football, describing it as \"unacceptable\", as the body that oversees sport in Spain was urged to act.

African Union leaves door ajar for military action to restore democracy in Niger

The African Union appears to have left room open for military intervention by a west African political bloc to restore democracy in Niger.

Bomber 'destroyed by drone' at airbase deep inside Russia

A drone appears to have destroyed a supersonic Russian bomber on an airfield hundreds of miles from Ukraine, British military intelligence has said, the latest in a string of successful assaults on prestige infrastructure and military hardware.

Putin says Brics trading bloc should represent the 'global majority'

Vladimir Putin has told a summit of the Brics group of countries in South Africa that it should become a trading bloc representing the \"global majority\".

Thaksin Shinawatra Former leader is a divisive figure in his homeland

Thaksin Shinawatra hasn't held political office since he was ousted in 2006, and until yesterday he had not set foot in Thailand in more than 15 years. But despite this, he has remained one of the country's most influential and polarising politicians.

Ex-PM jailed on return to Thailand as his party strikes deal with military

Thailand's populist former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived in Bangkok after more than 15 years in exile as his party returned to government in a controversial pact with its military rivals that keeps reformists out of power.

Review Goofy duo on a mission to make us all a little more troll

It's not easy being green. Just ask these two trolls, sporting hoodies, tights and trainers in various shades of grass and moss. The duo have left their Nordic homeland on a mission to rehabilitate this most maligned of creatures - but they are eager to learn about us too.

Lammy condemns 'astonishing' views of Tory candidate for London mayor

The Conservative mayoral candidate for London has been criticised for saying the \"dangerous\" Notting Hill carnival should be moved and claiming there was a \"problem with crime\" in the black community.

Zadie Smith and Stephen King books pirated to train AI

Zadie Smith, Stephen King, Rachel Cusk and Elena Ferrante are among thousands of authors whose pirated works have been used to train artificial intelligence tools, a story in the Atlantic has revealed.

G20 public funding of fossil fuels hits record high despite pledges

The G20 poured record levels of public money into fossil fuels last year despite having promised to reduce subsidies, a report has found.

'A bee beyond help' Critics divided as Sunak joins the No 10 school of art

At best it nods at expressionism, for there is little realism in the picture of a bee painted by Rishi Sunak during a visit A on Monday to a North Yorkshire nursery school.

UK cannot ignore calls for slavery reparations, says leading UN judge

A leading judge at the international court of justice has said the UK will no longer be able to ignore calls for reparation for transatlantic slavery.

Quarter of UK music industry workers have had no work in EU since Brexit

Almost half of UK musicians and workers in the music industry have had less work in the EU since Brexit than before it, and more than a quarter have had no EU work at all, according to a survey.

Scotland's drug deaths three times higher than UK average despite fall

Scotland's drug deaths remain almost three times higher than for the UK as a whole, despite the country recording its largest fall in fatalities last year, as campaigners warned of the emerging threat of synthetic opioids prompted by the Taliban's disruption of the global drugs trade.