UK’s public spending watchdog to investigate Lower Thames Crossing project
Exclusive: Campaigners voice concerns over rising costs of £11bn Essex to Kent road tunnel
How to build an elite servicewoman: British military’s top scientists look to unleash ‘oestrogen advantage’
Militaries have been missing a trick as female recruits to receive sex-specific training to unlock their potential
‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say
Weather cycle threatens harvests worldwide, adding to inflation already fuelled by the Iran war
Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, has died after sudden illness, his office says
Republican senator had served in the Senate since 2003 and was a sharp critic of Trump before becoming one of his most loyal backers
NSW spent almost $500,000 on court cases lost against pro-Palestine protest groups
Exclusive: Documents show $117,455 was spent in a single legal fight over laws rushed through after Bondi attack
UK to crack down on unlicensed casinos sponsoring football teams
Government to launch consultation after Everton’s deal with Stake.com went ahead amid warnings from Gambling Commission
US allies apprehensive after capricious Trump changes tune at Nato summit
Sudden shift may be linked to affinity for Erdoğan but what might be consequences of erratic behavior towards alliance?
‘A very good clone’: news stories faked to lure victims to scam investment sites
Fraudsters create false articles that appear to be from publishers such as the Guardian to share on social media
To make wine is to believe in the future: the Ukrainians growing grapes on the frontline
In the midst of unexploded Russian rockets and buzzing drones, Ukrainian winemakers are keeping vines and hope alive
Missing woman’s former partner charged with murder after remains found in Queensland bushland
Toowoomba woman Jana Armstrong, mother of a four-month-old baby, was last seen on Tuesday
US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed
Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing strikes from US forces to ‘degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners’
In my years of spearfishing, I’ve never encountered more sharks than now. But I know where I stand in the underwater pecking order
Below the surface is one of the only places I can switch my brain off. Coming face to face with a shark comes with the territory – and we all have to adapt to this new normal
TV tonight: a twisted drama about a serial killer in Scotland
Laura Donnelly and Helen Baxendale star in ITV’s gripping series The Dark. Plus: Claudia Winkleman’s new search for a great pianist. Here’s what to watch this evening