Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops
Vape shops in England and Wales to need planning permission while betting shop law change will also apply in Scotland
What could Andy Burnham do to block early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers?
Outcry against policy is seen as PM’s first big test since taking over at No 10, but his options are limited
Nevada authorities investigate dozens of mysterious tree poisonings in Lake Tahoe
Incidents of damaged trees at Burnt Cedar beach have been reported since 2022 and seem to be linked, officials say
Ilhan Omar questions whether Trump administration has used ICE to ‘surveil’ critics
Congresswoman demands answers after a DHS agent was apparently stationed outside her Minnesota town hall
Trump signs order attempting to override CDC vaccine schedule and break up MMR shots
President and RFK Jr, the health secretary, repeatedly referred to autism during signing, though studies show no link between it and vaccines
Treasury ‘materially contributed’ to suicide of personal assistant, coroner finds
Chloe Moffat, 26, killed herself after disciplinary proceedings coroner found be to be flawed
Millions in Great Britain could face emergency power cuts at short notice
Exclusive: Grid operator Neso can now respond with rolling blackouts as last resort without need for government powers
Sinking ships, dark humour and really good bad guys: Beryl Bainbridge – ranked!
From the last days of the Titanic to desperate romantics, we rate the work of a British master of black comedy
Reform backer Arron Banks urged to set out extent of surveillance of journalists
Industry body says use of private investigators against reporters is ‘attack on our democracy’ after Banks apparently admitted doing so
John Cameron Mitchell: ‘It’s punk to turn off your phone – you’re walking away from the herd’
The writer, director and star of Hedwig and the Angry Inch on turning down David Bowie, falling off a Broadway stage, and a cringeworthy moment with Nicole Kidman
Flip-flopping Netanyahu rejects Gaza plan but cannot placate all his allies
Israeli prime minister faces incompatible demands from his far-right government ministers and from Donald Trump
Fiona’s 14-year-old son Max was bright and gave enormous bear hugs. She lost him in an instant when his heart suddenly stopped
The Sydney mother wants Canberra politicians to hear people who have lost children to sudden cardiac death, saying ‘we need answers’