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'A lot got away with it' Men held at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq go to court over torture and abuse
The first trial to contend with the post-9/11 abuse of detainees in US custody begins on Monday, in a case brought by three men who were held in the US-run Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Lunar standstill' to shed light on Stonehenge's link to moon
The rising and setting of the sun at Stonehenge, especially during the summer and winter solstices, continues to evoke joy, fascination and religious devotion.
Man who killed six in Sydney knife rampage had mental health issues, family says
The family of Joel Cauchi, who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping centre on Saturday, have described his actions as \"truly horrific\", offered condolences to the loved ones of the victims and expressed support for the police officer who ended the stabbing spree by shooting him dead.
Buying on the hoof? Racehorse sellers target super-rich millennials
Henry Beeby has an enticing pitch for young superrich Tiktokers and Instagrammers. \"Come to Kensington Gardens on the Monday, buy a racehorse and by the Tuesday you will be in the parade ring at one of the world's most famous racecourses [Royal Ascot] alongside members of the British royal family and other royal families, with your own racehorse in your colours.\"
Rayner handling housing row correctly, says Cooper
Angela Rayner has handled the controversy over her living arrangements \"in the right way\", Yvette Cooper insisted after a former aide contradicted the Labour deputy leader's account.
Tobacco firms working to block smoking ban, warns cancer charity
Tobacco companies are lobbying MPs and peers in an effort to derail Rishi Sunak's plans to phase out smoking, the head of Britain's biggest cancer charity has warned.
Chocolate trap: Twiggy tells of station vending machine that wouldn't let go
With her famous nickname, you might think Twiggy is the perfect person to call on if your sweets get stuck in a vending machine.
Defence Onslaught defeated with help of allies
Iran's widely anticipated missile and drone attack was defeated with the help of the US, the UK and Jordan, which, alongside the Israeli military, ensured that all but a handful of ballistic missiles were neutralised.
"True Promise' Operation achieved goal and is over, says Tehran
A bullish Iranian government hailed its unprecedented direct strike on Israel as a success yesterday and said that as far as it was concerned the military operation was now over, as it had struck most of the military targets it had intended as a reprisal for the Israeli assault on Iran's consulate in Damascus on 1 April.
'I hope it is behind us' Jerusalem's cautious return to normality after night of missiles
Noa Moshytz's home in northern Israel doesn't have a bomb shelter, so as warnings of the Iranian attack mounted late on Saturday night, she took her six-month-old daughter, Mayan, and drove to her mother's home in Jerusalem.
US warning as Israel weighs up response to Iran's attack
Washington says it will not take part in any counter-offensive
Property Does downsizing really bring big rewards?
Homeowners are aiming to cut their mortgage costs and lower stress levels by moving to a smaller property. Suzanne Bearne reports
'A sun trap' British wine flourishes with global heating
We've never had frost here,\" says Adrian Pike, gesturing across rows of vines just starting to show signs of tiny buds in Kent's weak spring sunshine. Westwell vineyard is on the site of a former monastery and sits close to the Pilgrims' Way, the historical route to Canterbury that runs along the top of the hill behind the vineyard.
'It's a nightmare' Haiti's maternity clinics forced to close as violence soars
The worst fears of midwives at Heartline Haiti were realised last week. As they prepared the maternity clinic that evening, armed men laid siege to their neighbourhood in eastern Port-au-Prince, spraying bullets at police and rival gangs, setting cars on fire and ransacking houses.
'The next chapter' Chinese expats find refuge, free speech and a slower pace of life in Thailand
Xiong Yidan has gathered more than a dozen animals since she moved to Thailand.
History in the making Trump's NY criminal trial set to begin
Washington e has been businessman, TV showman and president of the United States.
Ukraine 'overloaded' by wave of attacks on power stations, says Kyiv aide
Ukraine's air defences are being overwhelmed by concentrated waves of Russian bombing aimed at its power stations, a senior presidential adviser acknowledged in the aftermath of the destruction of an entire plant on Thursday.
Double denim Beyoncé's album boosts sales of Levi's
\"Denim on denim on denim on denim,\" sings Beyoncé on Levii's Jeans, one of the standout tracks of her new album, Cowboy Carter.
'Adapt and pivot' Samantha Cameron bucks trend as she opens her first shop
While the Tories are in freefall, one former first couple is bucking the trend. Samantha Cameron, the designer and founder of the fashion brand Cefinn and wife of the former prime minister David Cameron, is about to open her first bricks and mortar store, just as the role of foreign secretary has returned her husband to the frontline of politics.
Watershed moment The basketball star who is upending women's sport
It has been hailed as a watershed moment for women's sport in America. For the first time, the women's college basketball tournament final was watched by more US TV viewers than the men's match.
'Bradford isn't like this': city left traumatised by woman's fatal stabbing
Bradford is still \"in shock\" almost a week on from the killing of Kulsuma Akter, who was stabbed to death while pushing her seven-month-old son in a pram in the city centre.
Aid Agencies decry lack of help as top Biden official says famine taking hold
A surge in aid into Gaza that Benjamin Netanyahu promised Joe Biden a week ago has so far failed to materialise, aid workers said, as the US aid chief confirmed that famine was beginning to take hold in parts of the besieged coastal strip.
Film review Zendaya aces sexy, uproariously funny tennis love triangle
It's almost too good to be true. Could the cinema world be witnessing the birth of a stunning new mixed doubles partnership? Last year, the Korean-Canadian film-maker Celine Song gave us her wonderful, Oscar-nominated debut film Past Lives, a personal love-triangle movie about a Korean woman in the US, married to a white American writer, poignantly reconnecting with her Korean childhood sweetheart; the fictional writer, incidentally, has a novel out called Boner.
Campaigner Report has 'potential for positive change'
When Stephen Whittle transitioned as a teenager in 1975, he was one of only a handful of young people in the UK to be offered hormone treatment and later surgery.
Drawing a line Hopes Cass report will end 'culture of fear' in gender research
Critical thinking and open debate are pillars of scientific and medical research. Yet experienced professionals are increasingly scared to openly discuss their views on the treatment of children questioning their gender identity.
'It's a way of living' Could Atlantic diet be healthier than its Mediterranean cousin?
Seagulls shriek, boats bob and the morning sun silvers the waters off the Coast of Death as two sailors take a break from winding up their congereel lines to ponder the sudden interest in precisely what, and how, people here have eaten for centuries.
'It will end in tears': Truss memoir reveals husband's warning over her bid to be PM
Liz Truss ran to become the leader of the Conservative party and prime minister despite her husband's prediction that \"it would all end in tears\", according to her book, Ten Years to Save the West, which will be published next week.
Streeting defends Labour's plans to use private sector firms to cut NHS backlog
Wes Streeting has defended Labour's plans to use the private sector to help cut the NHS backlog, arguing that a failure to do so would result in a \"betrayal\" of working-class people who cannot afford to pay for care.
Bonobos 'may not deserve reputation as peace lovers'
Bonobos are not quite the peace-loving primates they have long been considered, researchers say, after finding males show more aggression towards each other than chimpanzees.
All over £3 a week How one woman fell victim
Karina Moon vividly reacalls the telephone call that brought her to tears. She was standing, frozen, in the living room of her home in north Wales as a government official told her she needed to repay £11,292.75 or be prosecuted for fraud.