Keir Starmer has congratulated Donald Trump on his “historic election victory” and said that “as the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise”. The British prime minister said the UK-US special relationship would “continue to prosper”. However, facing Kemi Badenoch for the first…
A “money obsessed” GP who poisoned his mother’s partner while disguised as a nurse administering a fake Covid booster jab has been jailed for 31 years and five months. Thomas Kwan, 53, had denied attempting to murder Patrick O’Hara but changed his plea to guilty after one day of evidence at his trial at Newcastle…
Girls Aloud are to release their first single since 2012, a new version of their cover of the Pretenders’ I’ll Stand By You with only the vocals of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. The song, entitled I’ll Stand By You – Sarah’s Version, will raise money for BBC Children in Need. It is being released…
Chinese manufacturers of a jumping castle that became airborne, killing six children, have been unable to detail how many pegs are usually supplied with the inflatable equipment. Chace Harrison, Jalailah Jayne-Maree Jones, Zane Mellor, Addison Stewart, Jye Sheehan and Peter Dodt died during end-of-year celebrations in 2021 at Hillcrest primary school in Devonport. Rosemary Gamble,…
A heat warning is in place for large parts of Queensland on Wednesday with temperatures hitting 40C in parts of the state. The Bureau of Meteorology issued a heatwave warning for much of the state, forecasting severe conditions around north-west and inland areas. At midday Mount Isa hit 40C, Longreach hit 41C and Richmond hit…
As Americans waited anxiously for the results in a knife-edge election, newspaper headlines around the world captured the uncertainty – and fears of unrest in the near future. The Guardian’s headline is “Hope… and fear” over a photograph of Democratic presidential candidate and US vice-president Kamala Harris. The Guardian’s Washington bureau chief, David Smith, describes…
Democrat Adam Schiff, the California congressman who led Donald Trump’s first impeachment trial, has won his campaign for US Senate, a powerful position he is expected to hold for decades. In a state where Democratic voters decisively outnumber Republicans, Schiff cruised to victory ahead of his opponent, Republican Steve Garvey, a former Major League Baseball…
Elon Musk was sued in a proposed class action on Tuesday by registered voters who signed his petition to support the constitution for a chance to win his $1m-a-day giveaway, and now claim it was a fraud. The complaint, filed by Arizona resident Jacqueline McAferty in federal court, said Musk and his America Pac organization…
Boris Johnson was “fired for banging on about his book” during a guest appearance on Channel 4’s coverage of the US election, according to the programme’s co-host, Krishnan Guru-Murthy. It was not clear whether Johnson’s exit from the programme had been planned or if he had departed early. During the show, the former UK prime…
The harsh regime of ankle bracelets and curfews imposed on non-citizens released from indefinite immigration detention has been struck down by the high court. On Wednesday the court ruled in favour of a stateless refugee from Eritrea whose challenge argued the visa conditions breached the separation of powers and amounted to punishment. The decision will…
