Action will reduce health services to Christmas Day levels of care for four days in September and OctoberJunior doctors and consultants in England will go out on strike together for the first time in the history of the NHS,...

US actor tells Venice Film Festival that leading studios, such as Netflix, are not supporting Hollywood actors and writersThe actor Adam Driver has criticised film studios, including Netflix and Amazon, for refusing to meet the demands of striking writers...

Treasury paper identifies ways to crack down on unfair practices that nudge, manipulate or trick people into handing over money or dataGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe “Hotel California” subscription, or the...

Tropical storm moves into Atlantic but torrential rain and inland flooding still likely in North Carolina, officials warnRecovery efforts were under way in four states on Thursday as the remains of Hurricane Idalia, still a tropical storm with 60mph...

DfE guidance sent days before start of autumn term means students and teachers at dozens of schools in England will need to be moved off siteThousands of pupils in England may have to begin the autumn term taking lessons...

Discovery that most canids in Australia are not hybrids with wild dogs leads researchers to push to change policy and terminologyGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastScientists are calling on governments to end...

Former president claims he averted ‘nuclear holocaust’ with North Korea outreach in transcript of deposition • Hurricane Idalia – live updatesJoseph Biggs, a self-described organizer for the Proud Boys militia group who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his...

Michael Gove last month refused permission to demolish and redevelop store near Marble Arch in LondonBusiness live – latest updatesMarks & Spencer has launched a legal challenge against a government decision to block its plans to demolish and redevelop...

Three more soldiers and a a Palestinian also injured at checkpoint amid wave of violenceA Palestinian driver has slammed his truck into soldiers at a busy checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, killing one of them before being shot...

Beijing hits back with retaliatory measures against American personnel after Washington announces sanctions on Chinese officials suspected of role in alleged ‘forced assimilation’ of Tibetan children

Energy secretary appointed defence secretary in mini-reshuffle, with Claire Coutinho taking the energy security briefGrant Shapps said he is “honoured” to become defence secretary and praised Ben Wallace for his time in the role.Shapps tweeted:I’m honoured to be appointed...

Report recommends legislated ban of devices covering children and adults but chief minister says frontline staff need protectionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA push for legislation banning the use of spit hoods...

Beccy Speight says frustration at ‘weaker protections’ prompted criticism of Sunak, Gove and CoffeyUK politics live – latest updatesThe head of the RSPB has apologised after the wildlife charity called Rishi Sunak and other ministers “liars” in a social...

Mini reshuffle expected as Wallace tells PM he is quitting to ‘invest in the parts of life I have neglected’UK politics live – latest updatesBen Wallace has resigned as defence secretary in a move that will reportedly precipitate a...

Ukrainian president says ‘thousands’ involved in bribery system that allows men to avoid serviceAt a glance: what we know on day 554 of the invasionA military spokesperson says Ukrainian armed forces are making progress in the direction of Novoprokopivka...

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Philippines rejected China's 2023 edition of its “standard map,” which includes the nine-dashed line (now a ten-dashed line) in their territory. 

Click to expand Image Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech in Urumqi, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, August 26, 2023.  © 2023 Shen Hong/Xinhua via Getty Images (New York) – “Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pronouncement that...

Follow the latest updates liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastJane Hume to vote no despite anticipated home state yesLiberal senator Jane Hume appeared on the Today show earlier this morning, saying she...

Mongolia, between Russia and China, could help ease church's troubled ties with Beijing and lift Ukraine peace efforts.

Charity condemns move to return people to the barge despite inspection finding failings in its plumbing systemMinisters have been accused of “playing Russian roulette” with asylum seekers’ lives after it emerged that hundreds could be moved onto the Bibby...

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As Beijing released its latest edition of the so-called “standard map,” showing the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region as part of its territory, Rajya Sabha MP...

Attitudes have shifted since 2014 survey when only 39% of priests approved of gay marriageThe majority of Church of England priests want the church to allow same-sex weddings and to drop its opposition to premarital and gay sex, according...

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In his letter to the PM on Tuesday, the Congress leader said that the ‘deliberate incident’ on the part of the PRC has invoked deep resentment among the people of...