38 m. ago Mum finds herself alone on vast beach in 30C heat but then has grim realisation

There was a reason why the huge stretch of sand was unoccupied

Society

45 m. ago 'Trolls told me my young daughter shouldn't lift weights – but I'm glad I ignored'

American mum Jes Bowen is a huge fan of fitness and wants to pass that on to her daughter. But over the years, many people told her not to allow her child to lift weights

Politics

47 m. ago Lady Louise Windsor's Strictly treat from Sophie after 'coping with George and Charlotte'

Lady Louise Windsor, the daughter of Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, took charge of a group of young pageboys and bridesmaids at Princess Eugenie's wedding

Politics

51 m. ago 'I survived cancer and have miracle son – but now he could die'

Nikki Seymour waited 20 years to finally become a mum after suffering several miscarriages before she was diagnosed with breast cancer – but her miracle child now has a life-threatening illness

Events

56 m. ago Rachel Reeves' £20bn tax raid leads to thousands of job losses as wage growth cools

Thousands of jobs were lost in June, according to official data, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves' £20bn tax raid led to a cooling in wage growth and put the Bank of England under further pressure

Economics

59 m. ago Coronation Street star issues 'nine year' exit message as fans baffled by 'missing' tribute

Paula Lane has marked nine years since she was seen leaving the long-running show in tragic scenes as Kylie Platt

Events

76 m. ago Strictly's Vito shares clip of 'beautiful' mum who fans say 'looks more like sister'

Strictly Come Dancing professional Vito Coppola has taken to social media to share a clip of his rarely-seen mum, with many fans saying she looks too young to be his mother

Politics

85 m. ago Influencer dad throws his screaming son, 7, off cliff to 'teach him a lesson'

Garrett Gee attracted some criticism from his followers when he sent his son screaming over the edge of a cliff above a lake in the US, but also had a number of supportive messages

Politics

1 hour ago Sudan’s children face growing threat of deadly infectious diseases as vaccination rates halve

The country, beset by war, has the world’s lowest rates of vaccination, says the World Health Organization, as global immunisation drive also stallsChildren in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable to deadly infectious diseases as vaccinations in the country plummet.In 2022, more than 90% of young children in Sudan received their routine vaccinations. But that figure has nearly halved to 48%, the lowest in the world, according to the World Health Organization. Continue reading...

Events

2 h. ago Inside horror house where grandparents beat a toddler to death: Despicable abuse and starvation was missed by social services, daughter reveals

Harrowing video footage, filmed just ten days before Ethan's death, shows him walking with a strange, knock-kneed gait and falling over, barely able to hold up his own head.

Events

2 h. ago Sick Scots dentist caught in paedophile sting lodges appeal against jail sentence

Steven MacMillan, who sent sexual messages to a 13-year-old girl, has appealed against his sentence of 20 months.

Events

2 h. ago 'My daughter broke her leg because of an outdated and excessive school rule'

"This was a completely avoidable incident, driven by a rigid policy that prioritises punishment over student safety"

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Mark Latham is a pig’: NSW MP criticised for allegedly taking covert photos of female colleagues in parliament

Premier Chris Minns says former One Nation MP’s alleged remarks about female MPs in messages to his then partner ‘troubling’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales housing minister, Rose Jackson, has labelled the independent MP Mark Latham a “pig” after allegations he took covert photographs of female colleagues in the upper house and shared them.The messages, reportedly sent to his former partner Nathalie Matthews and published in the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, allegedly included disparaging comments about the female politicians’ appearance.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Culture

3 h. ago The Institute review – this is how you butcher a Stephen King novel

Flimsy characters, zero fun and the replacement of dread with upsetting scenes of child torture: this show strips out every bit of the author’s geniusMe, I’m always in the mood for hokum. You can serve it to me at any point on the largest platter you have and I will grab my hooey knife and absurdity fork and start shovelling. But, like any chef, you have to know what you’re doing. You have to make some effort, have the basic ingredients assembled in the right proportions and send it out from the kitchen hot, steaming and looking delicious. Tepid hokum, bland hokum – well, that ain’t no hokum at all.And so to the latest Stephen King adaptation, this time by Benjamin Cavell and directed by Jack Bender (Lost, From, Under the Dome – the latter another King tale) of the horror master’s 2019 novel The Institute, travelling to our screens under the same name. Continue reading...

Politics

4 h. ago US justice department fires Epstein prosecutor Maurene Comey

Daughter of former FBI director James Comey also worked on Sean Combs case

Events

5 h. ago Meta argues its AI needs personal information from social media posts to learn ‘Australian concepts’

Tech giant said posts from Australian Facebook and Instagram users were ‘vital learning’ about ‘concepts, realities, and figures’Meta has urged the Australian government not to make privacy law changes that would prevent the company using personal information taken from Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI, arguing the AI needs to learn “how individuals discuss Australian concepts”.In a submission to the Productivity Commission’s review on harnessing data and digital technology, published this week, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp argued for a “global policy alignment” in the Albanese government’s pursuit of privacy reform in the AI age. Continue reading...

Politics

5 h. ago Pam Bondi fires US prosecutor who put Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell behind bars

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI chief James Comey, was dismissed from her role as a prosecutor in the Manhattan US attorney's office.

Events

7 h. ago How Britons coped with the scorching summer of 1976: Doctors advised beer and crisps to replace lost salt, bikinis were the norm and Trafalgar Square's fountain became a swimming pool

This summer's soaring temperatures are drawing comparisons with the hot weather in 1976. There were 15 consecutive days where the mercury hit 89.6F (32C).

Politics

7 h. ago Inside horror house where grandparents beat a toddler to death: Despicable abuse and starvation missed by social services, as daughter reveals

Harrowing video footage, filmed just ten days before Ethan's death, shows him walking with a strange, knock-kneed gait and falling over, barely able to hold up his own head.

Events

7 h. ago The Latest: Justice Department fires prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex

The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein

Events