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Man charged with attempted murder of girl, 11, in street attack

A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of an 11-year-old girl who was stabbed eight times while visiting Leicester Square, London, with her mother Ioan Pintaru, 32, appeared before Westminster magistrates yesterday.

When Musk met Trump So dull, technical glitch seemed blissful

Oscar Wilde once described the English country gentleman galloping after a fox as \"the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable\".

Bringing sexy back Pirelli photographer vows to take classic calendar pinups into post #MeToo era

The photographer behind the next Pirelli calendar has vowed to make it sexy again after a period when #MeToo \"forced everyone to take a pause\" and the company began capturing fully clothed models.

Revealed: how poor paid the price of 'cheapflation'

Cost of living crisis hit prices of budget food hardest, figures show

28 Hours Later: life as an Olympic zombie as the Games wind down

As the crowds slip away and the noise abates in Paris, it is hard to come to terms with the dissipating spectacle

Kool breezes to sprint success in blazing start

Dutch rider delights home crowd and powers to line inincident-packed opener

Vitinho rounds off easy victory to give Parker a dream start

It has been almost 18 months since Scott Parker last took charge of a match but, on this evidence, the former England midfielder has certainly picked up a few managerial tips.

Brexit impact causing delays to seed imports, growers warn

British growers have warned that crops could be hit this year after post-Brexit border changes resulted in significant delays to seed imports.

Pilot killed in hotel helicopter crash 'not authorised' for flight

The owner of a helicopter that crashed into the roof of a large hotel in the city of Cairns in Australia, killing its pilot, says the flight was \"unauthorised\".

Heated row over 'illegal' AC units in sweltering Portofino

It is baking hot in Portofino but the atmosphere has turned decidedly chilly among residents of the exclusive Italian coastal village amid a crackdown on air conditioning units.

Project 2025 videos reveal plan to fill civil service with loyal Republicans

Leaked training videos confirm how those behind Project 2025, a controversial rightwing plan for the next Republican presidency, are gearing up for a major effort to replace non-partisan civil servants with conservative loyalists.

Israel says it is preparing for Iran to retaliate as tensions rise

Iran insisted on its right to an \"appropriate and deterrent response\" against Israel yesterday as the Israeli defence minister, Yoav Gallant, told his US counterpart that Tehran was making preparations for a large-scale attack.

Establishment ‘exterminating us', says banned Thai reformist

Thailand's conservative establishment is seeking to exterminate politicians who promised reform, according to the former leader of a party banned by the courts last week.

Londoners raise thousands for road sweeper's holiday - in vain

An uplifting story of a community rallying to show its gratitude to the man who keeps their streets clean has soured after his bosses said he could not accept their donations.

Joined-up thinking on forests 'essential for planet'

Restoring and protecting forests is crucial if humanity is to stop the worst effects of climate breakdown and halt the extinction of rare species.

Life finds a way: same-sex flamingo couple hatch egg

A pair of same-sex flamingos has successfully hatched an egg at a zoo in Devon, staff say.

Johnson 'courted for executive role at Daily Telegraph' as Zahawi plots bid

Boris Johnson has reportedly been courted for an executive role with the Daily Telegraph by a potential bidder for the newspaper group.

Girl with severe dairy allergy 'died after sip of Costa drink'

A 13-year-old girl with a severe dairy allergy suffered an \"immediate reaction\" after a sip of a hot chocolate drink from Costa Coffee that was meant to have been made with soya, an inquest has heard.

Dublin Query over Tommy Robinson's Irish passport

Irish parliamentarians have called on their government to investigate how an Irish passport was obtained by Tommy Robinson, who has been accused of inciting riots from abroad.

Courts Boy, 12, admits to two separate acts of violent disorder in Manchester

A 12-year-old boy has admitted to participating in two separate incidents of disorder in Manchester after he was caught throwing a missile at a police van and kicking the window of a vape shop.

'End of an era': Tom Daley to retire from diving after 16 years as a sporting hero

Tom Daley, one of the heroes of Britain's Olympic renaissance, has confirmed that the Paris Games were his last.

Multiple care failures led to Nottingham killer being discharged, review finds

A \"series of errors and misjudgments\" in Valdo Calocane's mental health care led to him being discharged, despite repeatedly not taking medication and showing signs of aggression, months before he killed three people in Nottingham, a report has said.

Greece Area near Athens evacuated as wildfire moves 'like lightning'

Authorities are evacuating people from towns, villages and hospitals on the outskirts of Athens as firefighters battle to contain a massive blaze that is moving \"like lightning\", ripping through trees, homes and cars.

Girl, 11, and mother stabbed in 'horrific' shopping street attack

A shop security guard has described how he overpowered a knifeman who stabbed an 11-year-old girl and her mother, 34, in a \"horrific\" and apparently random attack in London's busy Leicester Square.

Dublin zoo enlists mothers to teach orangutan to breastfeed

When staff at Dublin zoo discovered an orangutan named Mujur was pregnant, they decided to stage some maternal workshops.

BBC defends interviewer accused of bias towards Palestine

The BBC has defended Mishal Husain, a presenter on its Radio 4 Today programme, after she was accused by an Israeli government spokesperson live on air of \"blindly repeating what terrorist organisations ... feed you\".

Vital ingredient? New hope for life on Mars as study finds water may exist within crust

Vast amounts of water could be trapped deep within the crust of Mars, scientists have said, raising fresh questions about the possibility of life on the red planet.

Inequalities 'baked in' to England's education system, Phillipson warns

The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has warned of \"massive\" inequality in England's education system as students brace themselves for this week's A-level results.

Spread of far-right hate drives Labour MPs off X

Labour MPs have begun quitting X in alarm at the state of the site, with one saying Elon Musk had turned it into \"a megaphone for foreign adversaries and far-right fringe groups\".

Euphoria and fear on border after Ukraine's incursion into Russia

Last Tuesday, Oksana and her two children could not escape fast enough.