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Tata says Welsh steelworks 'at risk' if £500m in aid delayed
Tata Steel has claimed that steelmaking in south Wales could be \"at significant risk\" if a £500m subsidy package is delayed, after the shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, called for it to restart talks with a potential Labour government.
Trafficked, beaten and raped The price of a rising cocaine habit
Maddalena Chiarenza never knows what state the children will be in when they arrive at her door.
UN: Gaza worst for 'violations' against children
More grave violations against children were committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel than anywhere else in the world last year, according to a UN report which is due to be published this week.
Shock and anger as head of France's moderate right signals electoral pact with Le Pen
The leader of France's mainstream right has said he would back an alliance with the far right in the snap legislative elections later this month, shocking opponents and party members and throwing French politics into further disarray.
'He's grown so fast' Man stranded in Turkey by Home Office finally reunited with family
On a scrap of grass behind a red-brick housing estate in Chester, Siyabonga Twala stops to get his breath back as his son Mason dribbles a football past him.
Exclusive London fundraiser rakes in millions for Trump
A fundraiser for Donald Trump in London yesterday, where his eldest son was set to be the star guest, had already clocked up £2m in donations before it began, according to organisers.
Over 100 licences for UK arms sales to Israel issued since 7 October
More than 100 arms export licences to Israel have been issued by the UK government between the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and 31 May, according to government figures.
Severn Trent boss paid £3.2m despite firm's fine for sewage in river
The boss of Severn Trent Water has been awarded a £3.2m pay deal, including a £584,000 bonus, despite the company being fined £2m this year for spilling 260 million litres of sewage into the River Trent.
European court backs UK's wrongful conviction payouts test
Most victims of miscarriages of justice will still be denied compensation in Britain after the European court of human rights ruled that the government's test for payouts was lawful.
Sole survivor of ebike fire that killed his family fights for new law
A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight for a change in the law to avoid similar tragedies.
Gary Glitter ordered to pay abuse victim £500,000
The disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter was ordered by a high court judge yesterday to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of the women he abused.
Barnsley Man arrested after objects thrown at Farage
A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after Nigel Farage had objects hurled at him while campaigning in Barnsley.
Britain on its knees That food banks are needed is a national scandal
In Leeds, a child fails to turn up at school because she and her mother are sharing her family's one and only pair of shoes.
'Disappointing' Climate crisis given short shrift in campaign, say scientists
After five years of record heat and record floods, one might assume British politicians would also pay record to the climate issue in the current election campaign.
Women may be better suited to spaceflight than men, study says
A major study into the impact of spaceflight suggests women may be more resilient than men to the stresses of space.
Edinburgh fringe stands up for Baillie Gifford sponsorship, despite pressure
The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has defended its sponsorship by Baillie Gifford, after the investment management firm cancelled all its sponsorship deals with literary festivals across the UK following protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.
Child migrants from Africa forced to work for drug gangs in Europe
Hundreds of unaccompanied child migrants across Europe are being forced to work as soldiers for increasingly powerful drug cartels to meet the continent's soaring appetite for cocaine, a Guardian investigation has found.
Biden's son guilty in cocaine gun trial
Joe Biden vowed to \"love and support\" his son Hunter yesterday after he was found guilty on all three counts relating to buying a handgun while being a user of crack cocaine.
Tories' 'implausible' £17bn tax giveaway condemned
Labour accuses Sunak of 'cosplaying Liz Truss' in Conservative manifesto
Police warn Serbian hooligans could target England opener
German police believe a squad of up to 500 Serbian hooligans will try to cause violence at England's first game at Euro 2024 on Sunday.
England's woes make echo of 99 'shame' possible
Australia will face Scotland knowing Jos Buttler's side could need their help to seal Super Eight qualification
Given a chance to turn down both bonuses, boss of South West Water's owner bottles it
Here's a rarity: a chief executive turning down an annual bonus two years in a row out of solidarity with the suffering customers.
Apple debuts 'personal' generative AI products
Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, announced a series of generative artificial intelligence products and services yesterday at the company's annual developer conference.
Early morning frost detected on colossal Martian volcanoes
Early morning frost has been spotted on some of the largest mountains in the solar system - the colossal Martian volcanoes that rise up to three times the height of Mount Everest near the planet's equator.
Analysis Far right's gains will hit home in Paris and Berlin
In the end, with a couple of alarming wobbles, the centre held. As polls predicted, the mainstream pro-EU alliance of centre-right, centre-left, liberal and Green parties in the European parliament hung on, quite comfortably, to its majority.
What happens next? Macron's move may be gift to Le Pen's party
Two years in to his second term and with three more still to go, Emmanuel Macron's ratings are not what anyone would call great: 65% disapproval, 34% approval.
'We all have to mobilise' Advance of far right leaves left in shock
'Everyone is in total shock,\" said Baptiste Lopata, a radiologist, sitting in his trade union office in the small northern French town of Soissons. \"Now we've all got to mobilise against the far right.\"
Vogue chief Anna Wintour wants next PM to be more like the French over fashion
The editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour, has urged the next prime minister to see fashion more like it is regarded in France - and acknowledge the importance of the industry to the British economy.
Mother of Harry Dunn criticises killer's refusal to attend her son's inquest
Harry Dunn's mother has said she is \"unspeakably hurt\" that her son's killer, Anne Sacoolas, has refused to attend the inquest into his death, saying it was \"bitterly disappointing and, as a mother, utterly incomprehensible\".
'Run, bro' A killing that even shocked the police
Surrounded by quiet residential streets and the grounds of a primary school, Stowlawn playing fields in Wolverhampton is normally a place where teenagers kick a football around and children pass through as they walk home from school.