60 m. ago Solution to get food and aid to Gaza is ‘steps away’, US state department says – live

Gaza is on the brink of catastrophe after two months of a total blockade by Israel, aid workers say, with many families down to one meal a dayThe winners and losers of Trump’s first tariff war strongly suggest that bankruptcies and farm consolidation could surge during his second term, with major corporations best placed to benefit from his polices at the expense of independent farmers.New analysis by the non-profit research advocacy group Food and Water Watch (FWW), shared exclusively with the Guardian, shows that Trump’s first-term tariffs were particularly devastating for farmers in the Maga rural heartlands. Continue reading...

Society

78 m. ago What will the new Pope be like? He’s chosen to be called Leo: that’s no accident | Catherine Pepinster

Popes who take that name tend to be progressive reformers. If Trump and JD Vance think they have an ally in the Vatican, I think not Catherine Pepinster is a former editor of The TabletWhat’s in a name? When it comes to a pope – everything. The white smoke from the Sistine Chapel earlier this evening told the world that a new pope to succeed Francis had been elected – and for the first time the pontiff is an American.But if Donald Trump and his Catholic convert Veep, JD Vance, are ready to cheer, then they should think again. Cardinal Robert Prevost has chosen the name Leo XIV – and if you’re a papal Leo, you tend to be a reformer at the progressive end of Catholicism. That Prevost has decided to become Leo XIV will make Catholics think immediately of the last Leo – Leo XIII – and his 1891 encyclical or teaching document, Rerum Novarum, which outlined workers’ rights to a fair wage, safe working conditions and the rights of workers to belong to trade unions. If Pope Francis was the ...

Politics

86 m. ago Flattery gets Starmer somewhere as The Donald stays awake to toot tariff deal | John Crace

Sycophancy stops Trump from dozing off as PM and co hail victory – or at least getting what they could getThree days ago, Donald Trump promised an announcement that would be very possibly the greatest announcement in the whole history of announcements. Come Thursday morning, he said the US and the UK had reached a full and comprehensive trade deal.I guess a lot depends on what you mean by the words “greatest announcement” and “full and comprehensive”. As details of the deal began to emerge, it rather looked as if the UK had managed to negotiate a worse deal with the US than we had even two months ago. One that was hardly transformative. Just reversing some of the damage that had been done to the UK by the US starting a global trade war. Tariffs as a protection racket. Continue reading...

Economics

1 hour ago John Daly shares alarming health update as he skips PGA Tour Championship

The 59-year-old underwent surgery on his left hand earlier this year

Society

2 h. ago Golf cult hero John Daly issues worrying health update after SIXTEENTH surgery

John Daly is set to miss the PGA Championship as he continues his comeback from surgery earlier this year that has hampered his play in 2025

Politics

2 h. ago ‘We can’t let it go down the drain like Detroit’: Jon Voight is Trump’s Hollywood ally looking to save US production

Voight insists plan including movie tariffs got better reaction from industry than headlines would suggest

Politics

2 h. ago Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz targeted by man 'with knives' in murder bid

A man was tazered and arrested after attempting to use a knife on Spanish deputy prime minister Yolanda Díaz in Madrid, Spain, earlier this afternoon

Politics

2 h. ago Man 'pulls knives' on Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz's security team

A man was Tasered and arrested after attempting to use a knife on Spanish deputy prime minister Yolanda Díaz in Madrid, Spain, earlier this afternoon

Politics

2 h. ago Lennon Miller to Celtic tackled by Motherwell insider as Kvistgaarden agent breaks cover while £11m payday plunges

Brendan Rodgers could face a big summer of movement in and out of Celtic Park as the Hoops close in on a Treble

Economics

3 h. ago New Pope Leo XIV makes first appearance at St Peter's Basilica

He was elected following a 24-hour conclave, with white smoke emerging from the Sistine Chapel chimney earlier today indicating a new Pope had been chosen.

Politics

3 h. ago Tories accuse Starmer of 'shafting' Britain with US trade deal: Trump lowers tariffs on car and steel exports to America while US farmers get access to Britain

Donald Trump said the agreement would be 'really good' for both sides - as British businesses hope for relief from his brutal tariffs.

Economics

4 h. ago Tories accuse Starmer of 'shafting' Britain with US trade deal: President lowers tariffs on car and steel exports to America while US farmers get access to Britain

Donald Trump said the agreement would be 'really good' for both sides - as British businesses hope for relief from his brutal tariffs.

Economics

5 h. ago Trump unveils first deal since launching trade war with multi

Trump called the deal, which does lift the baseline 10 percent tariff, ‘comprehensive’

Politics

5 h. ago Eamonn Holmes, 65, issues a health update as he suffers 'flare up' after being rushed to hospital

The broadcaster, 65, suffered a setback in his recovery after taking a tumble at home earlier this month.

Science

5 h. ago Bill Gates hits out at Elon Musk for ‘killing children’ through budget cuts

Bill Gates will close the foundation on December 31, 2045, earlier than previously planned

Events

5 h. ago Loose Women star 'amazed' after show halted for stunning 'breaking news'

The ITV programme were marking VE Day when the news emerged

Politics

5 h. ago Netflix is set to remove one of Black Mirror's most divisive episodes as changes coming to streaming site

The episode was one that changed the entire format of the UK programme

Politics

5 h. ago Three out of four new and expectant mothers experience mental health challenges

A ‘devastating’ discovery described in the new survey is that most mothers struggle in silence

Politics

5 h. ago 'I'm an Antiques Road Trip expert and these are the behind the scenes challenges'

The Derbyshire Auction House's Irita Marriott has become a TV favourite in recent years, but the antiques expert has opened up on the unseen challenges she faces in her role

Culture

6 h. ago NHS nurse wins huge payout after patient falsely claimed she was having his baby

Nurse Jessica Thorpe had been suspended for 29 months but has won her case after allegations of a relationship with a patient were not upheld - she accused the NHS of failing to tackle 'gossip'

Science