40 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

65 m. ago Scott McTominay makes Scottish history with Napoli award and joins Cristiano Ronaldo as Serie A chief lauds star

Midfielder has been in devastating form for his club

Events

75 m. ago US infant mortality dropped in 2024. Experts partly credit RSV shots

The nation’s infant mortality rate is falling

Politics

81 m. ago EastEnders fans spot 'huge blunder' as Queen Vic reopens after devastating explosion

In tonight's episode of EastEnders, the Queen Vic finally reopened months after the devastating explosion for the 40th anniversary saw the death of Martin Fowler

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 Canada medical mystery takes twist as study finds no evidence of brain illness

Researchers link suspected cases in New Brunswick to known diseases, suggesting ‘misdiagnosis and misinformation’A new peer-reviewed scientific study has found no evidence of a mystery brain disease in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, suggesting instead a troubling combination of “misdiagnosis and misinformation”.The research comes as the Maritime province prepares its own assessment of more than 220 suspected cases in the hope of giving families some answers to a medical mystery that has gripped the region for years. Continue reading...

Science

3 h. ago Louise Redknapp reveals Eternal fame's devastating toll on her confidence

Eternal singer Louise Redknapp has opened up about the devastating toll that fame had on her body confidence, as she was once voted one of the sexiest women in the world

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 Inside the health battle that devastated 'the most beautiful girl in the world'

Amid the glamour, the daughter of French footballer Patrick Blondeau and TV presenter Veronika Loubry has suffered an agonising health ordeal.

Events

5 h. ago Awful final photo of autistic boy, 4, tortured to death by dad's girlfriend...as she turns on waterworks in court

The tears of Crystal Stephens, 48, didn't prevent a judge from sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the savage murder of little Brandon Steckler Jr.

Events

5 h. ago Bill Gates says his Foundation will close in 2045 and decries Musk for USAID cuts

Microsoft co-founder accuses Trump ally of ‘killing the world’s poorest children’ by slashing US aid fundingBill Gates announced plans on Thursday to shutter the Gates Foundation in 2045 and also strongly criticized Elon Musk for slashing funding to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), accusing the Tesla CEO of “killing the world’s poorest children” in new interviews.In an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday, Gates condemned the sudden funding cuts to USAID by Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), saying the cuts had led to life-saving food and medicines expiring in warehouses, and could result in the resurgence of diseases such as measles, HIV and polio. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff audiobook review – a fugitive’s fight for survival

Actor January LaVoy narrates the visceral story of a girl on the run in a winter wilderness, in early 17th-century VirginiaAt the start of The Vaster Wilds, we meet a servant girl, “bony and childish small”, on the run from a disease-ridden English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. The reason for her flight is not immediately disclosed, though her fingernails are tellingly bloody. Armed with a knife, a thick cloak stolen from her mistress and leather boots taken from a dead child, she heads out into the winter wilderness. There, in the face of ice storms, potentially hostile Powhatan villages and a soldier charged with task of capturing her “living or dead”, she must be fearless and resourceful to stay alive.Lauren Groff’s vivid and visceral story of survival – think Man vs Wild meets The Revenant – is set in the early 17th century when smallpox and starvation pose the greatest threat to life. Our protagonist, formerly the child of a prostitute living in a London poorhouse, was giv...

Events

6 h. ago 'Devastating' Scott McTominay blows Serie A chief away as Napoli star lands historic prize

The new King of Naples will be presented his award before the clash with Genoa as he bids for title glory in his first season

Culture

6 h. ago ‘My dad would have been devastated’ – bereaved speak out over infected blood payouts.

The inquiry is examining the ‘timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response to compensation’.

Events

7 h. ago Twins, 12, among those killed in Indian border town in Pakistani shelling: ‘We are paying with our blood’

Pakistan’s attack in Poonch has left a trail of devastation, with homes shattered and families torn apart in the border town that never saw it coming, Shweta Sharma and Mohammad Dawood report

Events

7 h. ago Heathrow power outage: How airport chaos unfolded as cause remains ‘unknown’

Exclusive: The definitive sequence of events behind a shutdown that had devastating emotional and economic consequences

Society

8 h. ago Langbank surgery closure fears as Scottish Government health secretary urged to intervene

A decision to lock the doors on The New Surgery in the village would be "devastating" a campaigning councillor has said.

Politics

8 h. ago Parents could be due up to £212 each month to help cover costs over school year

The cost of sending children to school in the UK has ‘significantly increased’ since 2022, according to a new report.

Economics

9 h. ago Why are dementia cases rising more rapidly in China as compared to rest of world?

Women found to bear higher disease burden but men had higher death rates from dementia

Politics

9 h. ago Renfrewshire MP sanctioned after launching report into Ukraine's stolen children

Johanna Baxter - who has witnessed first-hand the loss and devastation of Ukrainian families - says she will not stop campaigning for them after being sanctioned by Russia.

Politics