US-Israel war on Iran driving historic levels of global hunger, UN says
Conflict and cuts in funding have left World Food Programme ‘taking from the hungry to feed the starving’
Humza Yousaf says he hopes Peter Murrell gets ‘hefty’ sentence over embezzlement charges
Former Scottish first minister says scandal cast ‘massive shadow’ over his time as leader, after former party chief executive pleaded guilty to stealing £400,000
Ed Husic calls on Labor to establish ‘red line’ on Israel’s actions, including treatment of flotilla activists
‘At some point the statements have got to end and the action needs to begin’, member for Chifley says
‘Writing is exactly like love – you need to do it in the dark’: novelist Leila Slimani on starting a new chapter in her life
Now in residence at the Madrid Prado, the author talks about its dark, inspirational Goyas, the clandestine nature of her writing – and why she finally wrote about her jailed then posthumously exonerated father
Trump-backed Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in heated Texas primary after scandal-plagued campaign
Race had wide implications for Trump’s strength heading into midterms, where Paxton will face Democratic candidate James Talarico
World War II with Tom Hanks review – one of the largest documentaries in human history
This 20-episode take on the second world war, helmed by the Saving Private Ryan star, is a vast creation. But it still manages to wind up feeling basic – despite its great archive footage
Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election
Sally Head obituary
Television producer and executive who commissioned groundbreaking dramas such as Prime Suspect, Cracker and Band of Gold
The Tempest review – Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC in this enchanting production
Prospero is reimagined as a conductor in this superbly orchestrated version of Shakespeare’s tragicomedy
Lidl overtakes Morrisons to become fifth largest supermarket in Great Britain
German-owned discounter’s sales rise 8.8% year on year as households seek ways to keep bills down
Community shocked after Aboriginal rock shelter bulldozed for NSW power lines
The heritage site was destroyed by contractors building transmission lines for the Central-West Orana renewable energy zone