Over 100 licences for UK arms sales to Israel issued since 7 October

More than 100 arms export licences to Israel have been issued by the UK government between the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and 31 May, according to government figures.

Severn Trent boss paid £3.2m despite firm's fine for sewage in river

The boss of Severn Trent Water has been awarded a £3.2m pay deal, including a £584,000 bonus, despite the company being fined £2m this year for spilling 260 million litres of sewage into the River Trent.

European court backs UK's wrongful conviction payouts test

Most victims of miscarriages of justice will still be denied compensation in Britain after the European court of human rights ruled that the government's test for payouts was lawful.

Sole survivor of ebike fire that killed his family fights for new law

A man who narrowly survived an ebike battery fire that killed his partner and two children says he is tormented by grief and guilt but determined to fight for a change in the law to avoid similar tragedies.

Gary Glitter ordered to pay abuse victim £500,000

The disgraced paedophile pop star Gary Glitter was ordered by a high court judge yesterday to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of the women he abused.

Barnsley Man arrested after objects thrown at Farage

A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after Nigel Farage had objects hurled at him while campaigning in Barnsley.

Britain on its knees That food banks are needed is a national scandal

In Leeds, a child fails to turn up at school because she and her mother are sharing her family's one and only pair of shoes.

'Disappointing' Climate crisis given short shrift in campaign, say scientists

After five years of record heat and record floods, one might assume British politicians would also pay record to the climate issue in the current election campaign.

Women may be better suited to spaceflight than men, study says

A major study into the impact of spaceflight suggests women may be more resilient than men to the stresses of space.

Edinburgh fringe stands up for Baillie Gifford sponsorship, despite pressure

The chief executive of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society has defended its sponsorship by Baillie Gifford, after the investment management firm cancelled all its sponsorship deals with literary festivals across the UK following protests over its links to Israel and fossil fuel companies.

Child migrants from Africa forced to work for drug gangs in Europe

Hundreds of unaccompanied child migrants across Europe are being forced to work as soldiers for increasingly powerful drug cartels to meet the continent's soaring appetite for cocaine, a Guardian investigation has found.

Biden's son guilty in cocaine gun trial

Joe Biden vowed to \"love and support\" his son Hunter yesterday after he was found guilty on all three counts relating to buying a handgun while being a user of crack cocaine.

Tories' 'implausible' £17bn tax giveaway condemned

Labour accuses Sunak of 'cosplaying Liz Truss' in Conservative manifesto

Police warn Serbian hooligans could target England opener

German police believe a squad of up to 500 Serbian hooligans will try to cause violence at England's first game at Euro 2024 on Sunday.

England's woes make echo of 99 'shame' possible

Australia will face Scotland knowing Jos Buttler's side could need their help to seal Super Eight qualification

Given a chance to turn down both bonuses, boss of South West Water's owner bottles it

Here's a rarity: a chief executive turning down an annual bonus two years in a row out of solidarity with the suffering customers.

Apple debuts 'personal' generative AI products

Apple's chief executive, Tim Cook, announced a series of generative artificial intelligence products and services yesterday at the company's annual developer conference.

Early morning frost detected on colossal Martian volcanoes

Early morning frost has been spotted on some of the largest mountains in the solar system - the colossal Martian volcanoes that rise up to three times the height of Mount Everest near the planet's equator.

Analysis Far right's gains will hit home in Paris and Berlin

In the end, with a couple of alarming wobbles, the centre held. As polls predicted, the mainstream pro-EU alliance of centre-right, centre-left, liberal and Green parties in the European parliament hung on, quite comfortably, to its majority.

What happens next? Macron's move may be gift to Le Pen's party

Two years in to his second term and with three more still to go, Emmanuel Macron's ratings are not what anyone would call great: 65% disapproval, 34% approval.

'We all have to mobilise' Advance of far right leaves left in shock

'Everyone is in total shock,\" said Baptiste Lopata, a radiologist, sitting in his trade union office in the small northern French town of Soissons. \"Now we've all got to mobilise against the far right.\"

Vogue chief Anna Wintour wants next PM to be more like the French over fashion

The editor-in-chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour, has urged the next prime minister to see fashion more like it is regarded in France - and acknowledge the importance of the industry to the British economy.

Mother of Harry Dunn criticises killer's refusal to attend her son's inquest

Harry Dunn's mother has said she is \"unspeakably hurt\" that her son's killer, Anne Sacoolas, has refused to attend the inquest into his death, saying it was \"bitterly disappointing and, as a mother, utterly incomprehensible\".

'Run, bro' A killing that even shocked the police

Surrounded by quiet residential streets and the grounds of a primary school, Stowlawn playing fields in Wolverhampton is normally a place where teenagers kick a football around and children pass through as they walk home from school.

Reform UK Party defends candidate over Hitler comments

Reform UK has defended one of its candidates who said Britain should have \"taken Hitler up on his offer of neutrality\", saying the comments were \"probably true\".

'Opportunity for change' Businesswomen back Reeves to be first female chancellor

More than a dozen leading UK businesswomen have signed a joint letter welcoming the idea of Labour's Rachel Reeves becoming the first female chancellor of the exchequer, saying it would help bring a new perspective to economic policymaking.

'Forgive me' PM back on campaign trail after D-day snub

Holding a tray groaning with slabs of lemon drizzle and carrot cake, Rishi Sunak admitted that the toll of the election campaign had caused him to break his discipline of fasting every Monday.

Tories Three candidates backed other parties in past

Three Conservative candidates in key seats have previously backed other parties and criticised the Conservatives, including condemning their \"inaction, delay and bluster\" and posting the hashtag #NeverTrustATory.

Would you Adam and Eve it? Artist brings cockney rhyming slang back to life in London

Cockney rhyming slang, the lyrical patter that once punctuated daily life in London's East End, is at risk of dying out as young people abandon its use.

Lack of injuries suggests Mosley died of natural causes, initial inquest finds

An initial inquest yesterday determined that the TV presenter Michael Mosley, whose body was found on the Greek island of Symi, almost certainly died of natural causes.