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The hacking mystery roiling the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s rightwing government is deepening after researchers said they had found new evidence that two more journalists were targeted using the same military-grade spyware that Italy has admitted to using against activists. A parliamentary committee overseeing intelligence confirmed earlier this month that Italy had used mercenary…

VodafoneThree, the newly formed leader in the UK’s mobile market, is aiming to more than double its broadband business by 2034, as it pledged to create thousands of jobs and upgrade its network. Vodafone has become the fastest growing provider of home broadband since expanding beyond mobile services in 2015, and now plans to grow…

An Afghan woman who risked her life defending human rights in her home country has been allowed to stay in the UK after a Home Office U-turn. The Guardian previously reported on the case of Mina*, whose asylum claim was rejected by the Home Office despite her high-profile work in Afghanistan. She worked for western…

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature India’s aviation minister has said he is “shocked and devastated” at the flight crash in Ahmedabad. “We are on the highest alert,” he added, with rescue teams mobilised. According to Reuters, the Indian aviation regulator said that the Air India aircraft…

Douglas McCarthy, the irrepressible frontman and chief lyricist of British industrial band Nitzer Ebb, has died aged 58. A statement on the group’s social media reads: “It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025. We ask everyone to please be respectful…

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has called on ministers to investigate how a US private equity company is funding its £500m takeover of the Telegraph. In a letter sent to the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, last week, the MPs said there was a risk of “potential Chinese state influence” in RedBird Capital. They…