At least 13 people killed and 98 injured in train derailment in Mexico
Train accident in Oaxaca is likely to raise criticisms about public works projects from the previous administration
Abd el-Fattah citizenship row shows shift on questions of national identity
Activist was entitled to UK passport but for a rising number of voters Britishness is something you are born with
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of trying to sabotage peace talks with ‘typical Russian lies’
Russia’s claim it foiled drone attack on Putin residence shows ‘they do not want to finish this war’, Ukrainian president says
FBI deploys more resources to Minnesota amid Trump’s targeting of state
Kash Patel claims $250m Covid aid fraud scheme is ‘tip of iceberg’ and blames state’s Somali population
The Guardian view on the National Year of Reading 2026: time to start a healthy habit for life
Editorial: A Children’s Booker prize, library cards for newborns and a major campaign – initiatives to encourage a love of books in children are a cause for celebration
The Guardian view on antibiotics: recent breakthroughs are great news, but humanity is losing the bigger race
Editorial: Our magic bullets are increasingly rare and ineffective. The golden age of discovery is over and the way we develop and use drugs needs to change
‘This will be a stressful job’: Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI
New head of preparedness at OpenAI will face unnerving in-tray amid fears from some experts that AI could ‘turn on us’
UK medical regulator warns against buying weight-loss jabs from social media channels
MHRA says buying from illegal online sellers can put health at real risk amid booming black market
Is claim Ukraine deal is ‘95% done’ just another empty assertion from Trump?
A sober observer assessing the US president’s claim may react the same way as Zelenskyy – with shock and disbelief
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife
Attenborough, 99, enthuses about Tube-riding pigeons, foxes, parakeets and others in Wild London for the BBC
‘Let them’, creatine and fibermaxxing: the biggest wellness trends of 2025
Here’s what you need to know about the supplements, procedures and hacks everyone’s discussing
Ian Marchant obituary
Writer, performer and broadcaster with a talent for being interested in everything and a particular fascination with British counterculture
Trump news at a glance: progress but no breakthrough in Ukraine peace talks
Donald Trump says ‘one or two tough’ issues could lead to negotiations breaking down – key US politics stories from 28 December at a glance