When lies are partly true Mazón was having a long lunch with a reporter when the rainstorm grew into a catastrophe, and later insisted he was back at the office. “It’s very difficult to get to the source of the messages,” said Ximena Villagrán, of Maldita. “Therefore, it is difficult to know exactly why they…
Camp Mystic, the girls summer camp on the banks of the Guadalupe River in Texas, has confirmed that 27 children and counsellors died in the flash floods that have wreaked devastation on the area since Friday. “Our hearts are broken alongside our families that are enduring this unimaginable tragedy. We are praying for them constantly,”…
Downing Street should commit to education, health and care plans (EHCPs) to keep the trust of families who have children with special educational needs, the Labour MP who chairs the education select committee has said. A letter to the Guardian on Monday, signed by dozens of special needs and disability charities and campaigners, warned against…
Shares in Tesla are heading for a sharp fall in the US as investors fear Elon Musk’s launch of a new political party will present further problems for the electric carmaker. Tesla stock was down more than 7% in pre-market trading on Monday, threatening to wipe approximately $70bn (£51bn) off the company’s value when Wall…
White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images News | Getty Images Tesla shares fell in premarket trade on Monday after CEO Elon Musk…
Texas was hit by catastrophic flash floods on Friday after powerful thunderstorms unleashed torrential rainfall across the region. Kerr County, in the south-central Hill Country, received more than 300mm of rain in just a few hours. As of Sunday evening, at least 68 people had been confirmed dead, and 28 girls were missing after flood…
An 18-year-old man sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has been released and is safely in the UK, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, received a royal pardon from Dubai’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the group…
Whether it is a clip of Novak Djokovic hitting a winning backhand volley before taking a tumble or an American influencer presenting fashion tips, Wimbledon’s social media posts are vying for the same thing: a new generation of tennis fans. “Demographic wise, I think it’s no secret that Wimbledon is an event that’s trying to…
Constable Zachary Rolfe was racist, a coroner has found, and it cannot be ruled out that his racist attitudes contributed to his conduct on the night he shot and killed Kumanjayi Walker. Rolfe shot Walker, a Warlpiri man, three times while trying to arrest him on 9 November 2019 in Yuendumu, about 300km from Alice…
The ambulance service on the Spanish island of Ibiza says it is at risk of collapse because of frequent callouts to attend to clubbers having bad experiences with recreational drugs. The local ambulance union says up to a third of emergency calls are to clubs, the largest of which has a capacity of as many…
