More than 600 people have been forcibly deported from Libya on a “dangerous and traumatising” journey across the Sahara, in what is thought to be one of the largest expulsions from the north African country to date. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) confirmed 613 people, all Nigerien nationals, arrived in the desert town of…
Temperatures have stayed firmly below freezing for the 12th night in a row across the UK, as forecasters predict the weather will turn milder into next week. Scotland remained the coldest place in the UK, with the Met Office reporting a low of -13.9C (7F) in Kinbrace in the northern Scottish Highlands. Wales experienced a…
Boeing is expected to confirm it made less than half of the aircraft of its rival Airbus in 2024, with analysts questioning whether the troubled US planemaker will be able to increase its rate of production as planned. The company is expected to report that it delivered only 340 aircraft to customers, when it publishes…
A police officer who was killed after being struck by a lorry while helping at the scene of another crash in North Yorkshire was “the very best of us”, local leaders have said. PC Rosie Prior and a motorist, Ryan Welford, were standing on the verge of the A19 when they and a third person…
Britons are so adept at tactical voting that any sort of progressive alliance among parties on the left is no longer needed, an internal Liberal Democrat report into the party’s general election campaign has concluded. The report, led by the former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, said that while the party enjoyed its best general…
A North Yorkshire policewoman has died after she was struck by a lorry while helping at the scene of another crash on the side of a highway. Constable Rosie Prior was standing on the verge of the A19 at Bagby, near the village of Thirsk, on Saturday morning when she and two others were struck…
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A preliminary estimate by AccuWeather put the damage and economic losses so far of the LA fires – that have already destroyed at least 12,000 structures – at between $135bn (£111bn) and $150bn (£123bn). Share LA fires death toll rises to…
Donald Trump may invite populist rightwing leaders from Europe such as Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán to the White House before Keir Starmer, senior UK diplomats believe. Downing Street and the Foreign Office are eagerly pressing for the prime minister to be at the head of the traditional “beauty parade” of overseas…
South Korea’s suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer has said. Yoon has been holed up in the presidential residence and protected by an elite guard force since being suspended and impeached last month following a short-lived declaration of…
A Kenyan judge has declared as unconstitutional sections of the country’s laws that criminalise attempted suicide. In a landmark ruling on Thursday, Judge Lawrence Mugambi of the country’s high court stated that section 226 of the penal code contradicts the constitution by punishing those with mental health issues over which they may have little or…
