Mosley 'took wrong route and collapsed' after climb on Greek island, says wife

The wife of the TV presenter Michael Mosley confirmed yesterday the \"devastating\" news that her husband had been found dead on the Greek island of Symi.

Nothing to lose but your property chains? It's the Engels penthouse

A new multimillion-pound luxury penthouse apartment named after the revolutionary socialist thinker Friedrich Engels is the latest example of Manchester repurposing its radical history for profit, residents have said.

'We talk about boats, not people': Toby Jones on UK's treatment of refugees

The Bafta-winning actor Toby Jones has highlighted the dehumanisation of refugees arriving in the UK in boats, and called the Rwanda deportation scheme the latest \"in a long line of challenges\" that asylum seekers have to face \"just to survive\".

Macron calls snap election after surge of far right

French leader's allies defeated by Le Pen's party in European poll

India Modi's weakened rule may herald shift in tycoons' fortunes

Weeks before the election that weakened Narendra Modi's grip on India, the rich, powerful, and beautiful descended on his home state of Gujarat for what one Indian writer described as \"likely the most ostentatious pre-wedding ceremony the modern world has ever seen\".

Dutch progressive alliance just ahead of far right in EU elections, exit polls suggest

Leftwing and Green parties in the Netherlands have said the far right can be beaten, after exit polls showed a progressive alliance narrowly ahead of their nationalist rivals on the first day of European elections.

Billionaire brother sells stake in Asda to private equity

The billionaire brothers who partown Asda have gone their separate ways, with Zuber Issa selling his shares in the supermarket to the private equity firm TDR Capital.

'When will it be enough?' Children killed in airstrike on UN school, say survivors

Survivors of an Israeli airstrike on a UN school in central Gaza have described finding children's bodies that had been torn apart by the blast, as Israeli attacks on the area continued for a second night.

Water firm seizes stake in protester's home over withheld bill payments

South West Water has taken a legal stake in a customer's home after the owner withheld her bill payments in a protest over sewage dumping in rivers and the sea.

Look who is back Eminem storms to top of UK charts

Just over a week ago, Eminem released his 62nd single, Houdini.

From tracksuit to black suit The Piano makes a star of a fostered child prodigy

Not many acclaimed pianists get stopped by the police minutes before a televised performance.

Clause V Labour signs off manifesto - but Unite holds back

Labour has signed off its election manifesto ahead of its launch next week, despite a decision by Unite not to endorse it.

Disillusionment down on the farm Tories face defeat in their traditional rural heartlands

Since I first voted for Thatcher in 1979, I've always gone Conservative,\" says the Hertfordshire farmer Andrew Watts - a longer period than the three decades he has managed his cereal farm near the village of Puckeridge.

"The final straw' Tory campaign descends into infighting

Conservative candidates and aides have looked on aghast at the missteps of Rishi Sunak's Tory campaign over the past fortnight.

Taylor versions What to expect as Swift's Eras tour arrives in Britain

It's the biggest pop music tour of all time by revenue, and arguably also by the more nebulous measure of pop-cultural heft.

Officers disciplined after failures left serial rapist free for five more years

Two police officers have been disciplined for misconduct after the bungling of an investigation that left the serial sex attacker David Carrick free for a five further years before he was finally arrested.

CCTV images 'deepen mystery' of missing TV doctor

CCTV images of the TV doctor and columnist Michael Mosley on the Greek island of Symi, taken after the last reported sightings of him two days ago, were released yesterday as the search for him continued.

Trump lead narrows among crucial voters, poll analysis shows

After a Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts last week, Republicans rallied around the former president, insisting the verdict would only damage Joe Biden's standing in the presidential election.

Biden says sorry to Zelenskiy for delay in US military aid

Joe Biden has apologised publicly to the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, for the months of delay in US military assistance that allowed Russia to make gains on the battlefield, and announced a further $225m (£177m) in military aid to Ukraine.

Swiatek crushes Gauff to set up final with Paolini

In recent years, Coco Gauff has found herself reflecting on the long-term relationships tennis forges.

Officials considered sacking Post Office chief 10 years ago

UK government officials expressed serious doubts about Paula Vennells' suitability as the chief executive of the Post Office and considered sacking her in 2014, five years before she resigned, the inquiry into the Horizon IT scandal has heard.

Is Great British Energy a great idea? It will be a nice thing to have but don't expect miracles

Great British Energy, Labour's proposed publicly owned energy company, scores well with voters, according to the pollsters, and one can understand why.

Allies demand cabinet seats as Modi tries to form government

Narendra Modi is facing the first test of coalition politics after his Bharatiya Janata party lost its outright majority in India's election, with smaller allies emerging as powerful kingmakers in the formation of the government.

'Emotionally it's difficult' Mobilisation squads face hostility on streets of Kyiv

When Pavlo Pimakhov and Yuriy Pikhota walk through the suburbs of Kyiv, men who spot them approaching from afar often turn on their heels and scurry off.

'We will not go away' Demolitions in the desert leave Bedouins homeless

Under the unrelenting heat of the Negev desert, for the fifth time in the last two weeks, Tayaeer Abu Asda has set up an improvised tent that will serve as a temporary home for his wife and five children for at least the next three days.

'I was a boy' D-day veterans honour comrades as king urges free nations to stand together

It was not the profound silence of the moment of reflection, broken only by gentle birdsong, or even the spectacular sweeping flypast from the Red Arrows that left deep red, blue and white trails hanging in the sky, that most stirred the thousand people honouring the events of 80 years ago among the white French Massangis stone of the British Normandy memorial.

Two-year-old found next to father's body died of dehydration, inquest hears

Two-year-old Bronson Battersby, who was found dead next to his father's body at their home after not being seen for several days, died from dehydration, a coroner's court heard yesterday.

Actor Jeannette Charles, Queen Elizabeth II impersonator, dies aged 96

Jeannette Charles, the British actor best known for her striking resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II, which landed her roles in The Naked Gun, Austin Powers and a host of TV shows, has died at the age of 96.

'Good grief.It's you!' Evil penguin is back for new instalment

The evil penguin Feathers McGraw, who terrorised audiences in the 1993 Bafta- and Oscar-winning short The Wrong Trousers, will return to play a central role in the Wallace and Gromit film series.

'An absolute priority': Kendall vows to investigate carer's allowance scandal

Unpaid carers being left with crippling debts and threatened with prosecution after Department for Work and Pensions overpayments is \"unforgivable\" and would be investigated by a Labour government, the shadow work and pensions secretary has told the Guardian.