With voters distracted by Christmas, the government has saved major announcements for 2025, using the mini-budget to prove it can get its sums right Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast It’s a staple of the political coverage of a mid-year economic…

Local officials say at least 38 people are feared to have died as site in Prayagraj where world’s largest religious gathering is taking place Akharas, the holy sects of sadhus (holy people), have officially cancelled their bathing today which was due to start around 4am: The government was making announcements on Tuesday night telling people…

Luis Rubiales went on trial in Madrid on Monday over the kiss, accused of sexual assault and coercion.

Small FPV drones, which travel at 37mph, have become ubiquitous, evolving from ‘a novelty to a weapon of choice’ Denys, a soldier with Ukraine’s Khyzhak brigade, describes a new kind of war. Standing in a barracks workshop with piles of basic Ukrainian First Person View (FPV) drones behind him, he says simply: “There are fewer…

Figures show practice continues eight years after pledge to end it, potentially impeding young people’s recovery Children and young people in England with serious mental health problems are still being sent for treatment many miles away from their homes because bed shortages in some areas remain so severe, despite a pledge to end such practices…

The latest blaze, Sunset Fire, is threatening homes and landmarks as Hollywood is evacuated.

39th president’s funeral service to be held at Washington national cathedral before he is laid to rest in Georgia You can read our obituary for Jimmy Carter here: 7am: Public visitation of Carter’s lying in state ends. Continue reading…

Robert Fico said he and the Russian leader discussed “the possibilities of an early, peaceful end of the war” in Ukraine.