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Sara Sharif death: Trio booked flights to Pakistan a day before 10-year-old’s body found in Surrey

Three people known to Sara Sharif flew to Pakistan the day before the 10-year-old’s body was discovered by police. One-way tickets to Islamabad were...

World

Donald Trump: Georgia prosecutor requests trial date during election primaries

Donald Trump’s election interference trial could start a day before a key date in the Republican primaries, according to court documents. The prosecutor in...

World

Everything you should know about Spain before they face the Lionesses in the World Cup final

For the first time in women’s footballing history England are through to the World Cup final. After beating co-hosts Australia 3-1 on Wednesday, they...

Technology

Asia promotes crypto clarity amid regulatory uncertainty in the U.S.

High-rise buildings are seen near Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, China, July 24, 2023. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Costfoto | Nurphoto |...

Politics

Ministers confirm plans to scrap two-thirds of cancer targets by autumn – but new Faster Diagnosis Standard has never been met

The government has confirmed that two-thirds of NHS England cancer targets will be scrapped by the autumn as it aims to bring cancer care...

Donald Trump: Georgia prosecutor requests trial date during election primaries

Donald Trump’s election interference trial could start a day before a key date in the Republican primaries, according to court documents. The prosecutor in...

A-levels: Students braced for lower results as exam boards return to pre-pandemic grading

The A-level results are out today, in a year where the proportion of top grades is expected to fall. Hundreds of thousands of students...

Ministers confirm plans to scrap two-thirds of cancer targets by autumn – but new Faster Diagnosis Standard has never been met

The government has confirmed that two-thirds of NHS England cancer targets will be scrapped by the autumn as it aims to bring cancer care...

Bradley Cooper criticised for wearing prosthetic nose to portray Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein

Bradley Cooper’s use of a prosthetic nose to play Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein in a new movie is the equivalent of black-face or yellow-face,...

Mother of boy, 6, who shot Virginia teacher pleads guilty to child neglect

The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Virginia classroom has pleaded guilty to child neglect. Another charge of reckless...

Mother drowns trying to rescue young son at popular waterfall in New Hampshire

A mother drowned trying to rescue her young son as tragedy struck during a family-of-five’s visit to a popular waterfall. Another son who had...

Technology

Oceans absorb 90% of the heat from climate change — here’s why record ocean temps are so harmful

This picture of the Pacific Ocean was taken by the International Space Station orbits into in April 2022 from 261 miles up. Photo courtesy...

Technology

Federal judge asks if Elon Musk was trying to ‘cozy up’ to Trump during criminal probe

SpaceX founder Elon Musk gestures to the audience after being recognized by President Donald Trump at NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building following the successful launch...

Andrew Malkinson: Call for public inquiry into wrongful rape conviction after potential DNA evidence disregarded

There should be an inquiry into the “total public mess” caused by a miscarriage of justice that led to an innocent man spending 17...

Alec Baldwin could still be charged over Rust shooting after new gun test casts doubt on his account

Alec Baldwin could still face criminal charges over Halyna Hutchins’ death after a new analysis said the gun’s trigger must have been pulled. The...

Technology

Amazon adds a new fee for sellers who ship their own packages

An Amazon warehouse Getty Images Amazon is adding a new charge for third-party sellers who ship their own products instead of paying for the...

Sports

Why EA Sports’ NHL 24 wants to make you exhausted

Cale Makar can sense when the Colorado Avalanche are clicking offensively. Those moments when they’re swarming the attacking zone, zipping passes to one another...

Parents ‘broken’ by withdrawal of adoption payments say funding is a ‘postcode lottery’

Michelle Haigh can still remember the first time she saw a picture of her adopted son, Thomas. Unable to have children, she and her...

World

Wildfires burn in Tenerife, Canada and Portugal amid warning of ‘alarming’ speed of climate change

Wildfires raging across the world and record heatwaves are “really alarming” evidence of the speed of climate change, Europe’s top space official has said....

Hawaii wildfires: At least 106 killed – and children among victims yet to be identified, says governor

The blaze that burned through the historic town of Lahaina on Maui last week has killed at least 106 people, Hawaii’s governor has said....