5 h. ago Greece floods: 'Red alert' as storm kills two and turns streets into rivers

Greece is being battered by heavy rain and strong winds from Storm Byron, causing severe flash flooding, and more showers are to come with red warnings in place

Events

39 h. ago What’s behind the massive death toll in floods across Southeast Asia – and why it should serve as a warning

Regional experts warn that without rapid cuts in fossil-fuel emissions and serious investment in resilience – from restoring forests to enforcing planning rules – disasters like this year’s may become regular rather than rare, Stuti Mishra reports

Events

42 h. ago Pirates storm European tanker and 'kidnap' 12 crewmembers as 'one shot'

Pirates have stormed a Portuguese-flagged LPG gas carrier and kidnapped at least 12 crewmembers - this is a breaking story

Events

43 h. ago 'BBC Sport is at war with itself': Insiders reveal staff fury over prioritising 'big' clubs and young audience while giving up on TV news and World Cup coverage, as 'massive slanging match' on team

It was meant to be a team-building away day - an attempt to clear the air and improve morale after a year of seismic change. 'It descended into a massive slanging match,' explained one source.

Events

47 h. ago Britain braces for horror 75mph storm in just days as weather maps turn scary red

Snow is forecast in some places amid the storm, during which temperatures will feel like -6C and gales will reach 75mph, as the weather takes another unpleasant turn

Events

61 h. ago A fallen sculpture and a desert storm: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

4 d. ago Winter storm brings foot of snow to midwest over busiest US travel weekend

Plane skidded off runway and 45 cars were piled up as 53 million were under winter weather alerts over ThanksgivingA Thanksgiving weekend storm system brought over a foot of snow and strong winds across the US midwest and thunderstorms across the south, as 53 million people from South Dakota to New York were under winter weather alerts.Over the weekend, ahead of one of the busiest travel days of the year on Sunday, a 45-car pile-up occurred on interstate 78 in Indiana and a Delta Air Lines plane skidded off the runway in Des Moines, Iowa, during landing. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Now Angela Rayner faces new storm over tax on her grace and favour apartment

The former Deputy Prime Minister is said to have belatedly paid the second home charge on Admiralty House only after being contacted about it.

Events

6 d. ago Winter storm warnings across large parts of US threaten to wreak havoc on post

Over a foot of snow was expected downwind of Lake Superior, Erie, and Ontario, as well as in central New York state

Events

8 d. ago Snow, temperature drops and wind gusts greet Americans on the busiest travel day of the year

This holiday travel period is expected to be the busiest in nearly 15 years

Transport

8 d. ago Snow hits the Midwest and rain in the South: Thanksgiving’s busiest travel day hit with weather woes

This holiday travel period is expected to be the busiest in nearly 15 years

Events

9 d. ago Under fire BBC chairman Samir Shah dealt fresh blow as Commons committee chief questions if corporation is in 'safe hands' and accuses him of 'wishy

Under fire BBC chairman Samir Shah was dealt a fresh blow as parliament's culture committee chief questioned his leadership.

Politics

9 d. ago Thanksgiving weather: Risk of travel chaos with snow across the Midwest and southern flooding

Flash flooding in Alabama and lake-effect snow are some of the trials facing millions of Americans on the move this week

Events

9 d. ago BBC may not be in ‘safe hands’ with chairman, says head of culture committee

BBC chairman Samir Shah admitted the corporation was too slow in responding to the Panorama edit of US President Donald Trump.

Politics

9 d. ago Giant hail batters Australia as spring storm leaves tens of thousands without power

Brisbane records hailstones as large as 14cm overnight

Events

9 d. ago After this shower of Establishment flummery, if I were Trump I'd ask for $15billion: QUENTIN LETTS watches BBC bosses being grilled

Samir Shah, under-attack chairman of the even-more-in-the-mire BBC , tiptoed into the Commons culture committee.

Economics

1 week ago After this shower of Establishment flummery, if I were Trump I'd ask for $15 billion: QUENTIN LETTS watches BBC bosses being grilled

Samir Shah, under-attack chairman of the even-more-in-the-mire BBC , tiptoed into the Commons culture committee.

Economics

1 week ago BBC ‘too slow’ responding to Panorama Trump edit as senior staff dismiss reports of a coup

Sir Robbie Gibb told a select committee that reports he led an ‘orchestrated coup’ at the broadcaster were ‘nonsense’

Politics

1 week ago BBC chairman Samir Shah concedes corporation is too slow to admit errors and says it should have addressed Donald Trump row earlier

In an appearance before the House of Commons' Culture, Media and Sport committee, Samir Shah was grilled about a damning leaked impartiality memo.

Politics

1 week ago Chairman Samir Shah says BBC was too slow in responding to Panorama Trump edit

Mr Shah gave evidence to MPs at a Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday.

Politics