Scanned, tackled, arrested: how live facial recognition was piloted on the streets of Croydon
Police got several matches during trial in London borough – but where some see progress on crime, others see violation of privacy
France’s Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 presidential bid
The radical left leader will seek presidency for the fourth time – despite previously vowing to stand aside
The Devil Wears Prada 2 struts to stunning $233m opening weekend at box office
Sequel a rare example of female-skewing movie leading the North American summer offerings – and highest opening weekend yet for a Meryl Streep film
Tender review – modern masculinity laid bare in pumped-up strip club drama
Directed with swagger and finesse by Matthew Xia, Dave Harris’s play explores sex, pleasure, parenthood and what makes a man
Anish Kapoor says US’s ‘politics of hate’ should exclude it from Venice Biennale
Artist commends jury for resigning over inclusion of Russia and Israel but says reasoning should also have included US
Europe must face up to ‘tensions’ with Trump, Keir Starmer says
Comments at European Political Community summit come as Britain seeks to join EU’s loan scheme for Ukraine
At least 13 hurt in shooting at Oklahoma campground party
No arrests made, police say, and site of shooting – a heavily wooded area – is slowing search for evidence and suspect
Shropshire council staff met with rising ‘abuse and intimidation’ over removal of flags
Authority says workers and councillors ‘threatened for explaining the council’s position’ as union jack and St George’s flags taken down
Europe will not submit to an ‘insular and brutal world’, says Carney
Speaking at meeting of European Political Community, Canadian PM says gathering points to a better path forward
Kirsty, 11, seeks more Kirstys to help raise money for brain tumour research
Kent schoolgirl tracks down 10,000 namesakes as part of campaign – but non-Kirstys are welcome to donate too
First Thing: Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships through strait of Hormuz
US president’s post follows flurry of mixed signals including concern Tehran had not ‘paid big enough price’. Plus, could Santa Marta climate talks mark ground zero in push to ditch fossil fuels?
Reform government could cause Truss-style chaos, says renewables industry
Lobbyist Tara Singh says stripping projects of subsidy contracts would undermine investor confidence in UK
More unbridled nastiness from Reform – but would it really create migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas?
What’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf playing at with his new policy? Is it about pushing Labour further to the right, or just an attempt to ramp up rage and resentment, asks Zoe Williams
Golders Green MP decries ‘lack of vocal solidarity’ from liberal left for Jewish community
Sarah Sackman said response to rising antisemitic violence in UK has been ‘muted’ after stabbings in her constituency
The UK and US are boorish in their own ways. But I often wish I were British
The king’s US visit reminds me how glorious it would be to live in a country where sunshine is a novelty and For the Love of Dogs is on TV