50 m. ago American tourist arrested for sailing to remote island and giving can of Coke to world's most isolated tribe

The man was detained in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Events

12 h. ago Showbiz legends join River City cast in demanding government action to save axed show

Eastenders stars Adam Woodyatt, who plays Ian Beale, and his co-star Kellie Bright, who plays Linda Carter, have joined the fight to save the soap.

Politics

24 h. ago Family of Jagtar Singh Johal calls on UK Government for 'more urgency' to secure his release

The family of Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, are calling for more urgency from the UK government in seeking his release seven years after he was arbitrarily detained in India.

Politics

27 h. ago Government not acting ‘urgently’ on Briton detained in India, say family

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, near Glasgow, was detained in Punjab in 2017.

Politics

3 d. ago Pharmacies pause action while they examine Government funding deal

The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) had warned pharmacists were facing a financial ‘cliff edge’.

Economics

3 d. ago Governments urged to make North Sea future a ‘national mission’

The North Sea transition taskforce called for action from both the UK and Scottish governments to help the sector with a ‘just transition’.

Politics

3 d. ago Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest

Group of Sipa graduates demonstrate against government’s jailing of graduate student, who spoke up for PalestiniansA handful of alumni from Columbia University’s school of international and public affairs (Sipa) ripped their diplomas in a show of protest against the federal government’s jailing of graduate student Mahmoud Khalil’s over his activism for Palestinians.On Saturday, instead of participating in the university’s annual Sipa alumni day, a few dozen alumni and students gathered outside campus as part of a protest organized by Sipa’s and Barnard Alumni for Palestine groups. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Iran dissident still reeling from aftermath of foiled murder plot: ‘I’ve been living in a nightmare’

Masih Alinejad is a vocal critic of Tehran who recently was pursued by hitmen for her advocacy of Iranian womenMasih Alinejad has long held fast fighting for women’s rights in Iran despite ongoing threats from the regime.Alinejad, an Iranian American dissident, has for years been targeted by Tehran for her unrelenting criticism of Iran’s government as a journalist, author and activist publicizing human rights abuses on social media – and calling for change. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media from harming children?

In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action, as Angus Thompson reports

Society

4 d. ago As UK families grieve, can one determined country stop social media harming children?

In Australia, parents’ anxiety over their children’s exposure to an online world they find near-impossible to supervise has galvanised into concrete government action

Society

6 d. ago Italian government approved use of spyware on members of refugee NGO, MPs told

National security committee is investigating whether secret services breached the law by using surveillance tool to monitor activists and journalistsThe Italian government approved the use of a sophisticated surveillance tool to spy on members of a humanitarian NGO because they were allegedly deemed a possible threat to national security, MPs have heard.Alfredo Mantovano, a cabinet undersecretary, made the admission during a classified meeting with Copasir, the parliamentary committee for national security, according to a person familiar with the situation. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it

The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted When Donald Trump won November’s election, a small team working on a key new US government tool charting impacts of the climate crisis scrambled into action. They hastily renamed the resource to remove the word “climate” and quietly released it without fanfare in December, before Trump’s return to the White House. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread againAt least 18 people have died and another 19 injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, according to government officials.Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s prime minister and acting president, said five days of fires had caused “unprecedented damage” and asked agencies tackling the disaster to “assume the worst-case scenario and respond accordingly”, according to Yonhap news agency. Continue reading...

Events

8 d. ago Sadiq Khan accused of 'backtracking' on promise to ban gambling adverts from the Tube

Mayor says he wants to ‘hear more detail about the Government’s plans in this area’, despite promising to take action himself four years ago

Politics

9 d. ago A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood. Now, it's over

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government's role in climate change violated their constitutional rights

Society

9 d. ago Columbia student protester sues Trump administration for trying to deport her

Yunseo Chung, who partook in university’s pro-Palestinian protests, called government’s actions ‘shocking overreach’A Columbia University student who took part in pro-Palestinian protests at the university is suing Donald Trump’s administration for attempting to deport her.Attorneys for Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old who has legally resided in the US since childhood, filed a complaint on Monday describing the government’s actions as “shocking overreach” and an “unprecedented and unjustifiable assault” on her rights. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Tennis players’ union accuses ATP of ‘schoolyard bully behaviour’

The move comes after the PTPA launched legal action against tennis’ governing bodies earlier this week.

Sport

1 week ago I was dismissed by a physician associate when I complained of a chest infection and told I just had a 'runny nose'

A woman left with lifelong lung damage after a medic missed the signs of a chest infection is calling on the Government to take urgent action to protect patients.

Politics

1 week ago I was dismissed by a physician associate when I complained of a chest infection

A woman left with lifelong lung damage after a medic missed the signs of a chest infection is calling on the Government to take urgent action to protect patients.

Politics

1 week ago NatureScot seeks more time to compile Galloway National Park consultation report

The body is acting as the Scottish Government's reporter on the proposal, which has proven controversial and divisive.

Politics