Canada’s Liberals edge closer to majority after Conservative lawmaker crosses floor
Rookie Michael Ma leaves Conservative party for ‘steady, practical approach’ of Mark Carney’s government
My darling clementine: why did Chalamet and Jenner dress in matching orange?
Colour-coordinating couples are nothing new, but Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner still caught the eye
Primal Scream defend image of swastika inside Star of David shown during London gig
Scottish rock band says image ‘meant to provoke debate, not hate’ after many at concert accuse group of antisemitism
Joanna Trollope, bestselling chronicler of ordinary life, dies aged 82
Her novels, including A Village Affair and Other People’s Children, drew on what Fay Weldon called a ‘gift for putting her finger on the problem of the times’
Maria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate after nine years
Balshaw, who joined in 2017, helped steer organisation through Covid-19 and fluctuating attendance
EA to spend millions clearing Oxfordshire illegal waste mountain in break with policy
Announcement draws anger from Labour MP over refusal to remove tonnes of rubbish dumped near school in Wigan
Christmas tree in Durham village chopped down hours after lights switched on
Police appeal for witnesses after tree put up in tribute to war dead cut down in act of ‘mindless vandalism’
‘Cruel’ amendments being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP
Kim Leadbeater warns 1,150 Lords amendments are ‘unnecessary’ and designed to run down the clock
Australia’s social media ban launched with barely a hitch – but the real test is still to come
The policy to cut off social media access for more than 2 million under-16s remains popular with Australians, while other countries look to follow suit
Stanley Baxter obituary
Scottish comedian whose spectacular sketch shows on television made him a household name
Weather tracker: Australia bushfires could be most dangerous since ‘black summer’
Fires are burning across NSW, with Tasmania also facing an emergency, while in the US, Washington state braces for floods
Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state
Conflict monitors say the junta has increased airstrikes year-on-year since the start of Myanmar’s civil war