In this issue

June 06, 2023

Diana's phone 'hacked for Barrymore details'

The phone of Diana, Princess of Wales was allegedly hacked by Piers Morgan's Daily Mirror in an attempt to obtain details about her secret meetings with Michael Barrymore.

3 mins

'Gang leader' charged over Amazon murders

Brazilian police have charged the alleged leader of a \"transnational criminal organisation\" with being the mastermind of the murders of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira in the Amazon one year ago.

2 mins

Ukraine troops intensify frontline raids in apparent shift in strategy

Speculation mounts over start of long-anticipated counteroffensive by Kyiv

3 mins

Willoughby'shaken and let down' as she makes This Morning return

Holly Willoughby has said she felt \"shaken, troubled and let down\" over Phillip Schofield's behaviour as she made her first This Morning appearance since her co-host left the show.

2 mins

Inform on knife crime or face eviction, warns rising star of Labour

A rising figure in the Labour party is warning that families may be evicted if their children do not inform on perpetrators of knife crime.

2 mins

Oxford appoints Britain's first professor of LGBTQ+ history

The cultural historian Matt Cook is to become the UK's first fully endowed professor of LGBTQ+ history in a newly created post at Mansfield College, Oxford.

1 min

Sunak confirms the acquisition of two more barges to house asylum seekers

Thousands of asylum seekers could be housed in vessels moored near Newcastle, Harwich, Felixstowe and the Royal London docks, the Guardian has learned.

3 mins

'Good, union jobs' Starmer seeks to placate GMB after energy policy criticism

Keir Starmer will pledge to put \"good, union jobs\" at the heart of Labour's energy policy during a speech to one of its biggest donor unions after its general secretary criticised a proposed ban on oil and gas expansion.

2 mins

Covid-19 inquiry chair 'may be forced to quit' if messages redacted

The chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry may have to resign if the government succeeds in its high court attempt to block the unredacted disclosure of ministers' WhatsApp messages, the lawyer representing thousands of bereaved families said yesterday.

2 mins

Hundreds of mortgage deals pulled as rates keep climbing

Hundreds more home loan deals have been pulled by banks and building societies since the end of last week while rates on new fixed mortgage deals continue to ratchet upwards, the latest data reveals.

1 min

Bournemouth beach deaths may be linked to a riptide, inquest hears

Two young people who died in the sea off a crowded Bournemouth beach last week drowned after a \"suggestion\" they got caught in a riptide, an inquest heard yesterday.

2 mins

No action to be taken over actor's coronation remark, says Ofcom

The broadcasting watchdog said yesterday it would not be taking action after receiving more than 8,000 complaints about the actor Adjoa Andoh saying during ITV's coverage of the coronation that the Buckingham Palace balcony was \"terribly white\".

1 min

Teachers sound the alarm as recorder falls out of fashion

Depending on your view, the recorder is an instrument of \"incredible versatility\" or a tool of torture that has terrorised primary schools for too many generations.

1 min

Staff say equality watchdog has become 'tool of the culture wars'

Britain's equality watchdog is reeling from a breakdown of trust between its board and staff amid concerns it has become overly politicised, senior insiders have told the Guardian.

5 mins

Indian police file 'death by negligence' case over fatal train crash

Police in the Indian state of Odisha have registered a criminal case of \"death by negligence\" relating to the train crash on Friday that killed 275 people, as critics accused the government of trying to shift blame for the disaster.

3 mins

Palestinian boy, three, dies after being shot by Israeli troops

A three-year-old Palestinian boy has died in hospital, four days after he was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers while riding in a car with his father in the occupied West Bank.

2 mins

Sudan rivals urged to protect historical artefacts as fighting rages in Khartoum

Heritage officials in Sudan have pleaded with warring factions to preserve tens of thousands of historical artefacts threatened by fighting in the capital, Khartoum, that is in its eighth week.

2 mins

Woman pardoned after 20 years' jail for child deaths

An Australian woman who has spent 20 years in prison was pardoned and released yesterday, based on new scientific evidence that her four children had died by natural causes as she has always maintained.

2 mins

Pence takes on ex-boss Trump with run for the White House

Mike Pence, who as Donald Trump's vice-president narrowly escaped harm at the hands of Capitol rioters in January 2021, has declared his candidacy for the Republican US presidential nomination next year, pitting him against his former boss.

1 min

Airlines en route to $10bn profit this year, says Walsh

Airlines worldwide are expected to make near-record revenues of more than $800bn (£645bn) this year, according to the trade body lata, which doubled its industry profit forecast for 2023 to almost $10bn.

1 min

'Shrinkflation' Polling reveals consumers' concern over brands downsizing products

Hard-pressed consumers feel they are becoming victims of food industry \"shrinkflation\" amid signs the UK's persistent cost of living crisis is making households more alert to the need to get value for money.

2 mins

'I'm learning': Jabeur beats Pera to reach last eight in Paris

Ons Jabeur entered the French Open last year with her career on the rise. Having won the Madrid Open, her first WTA 1000 title, she followed it with victory in Rome. Jabeur began the second grand slam tournament of the year as second favourite but crashed out in the first round.

3 mins

Ambition burns bright for Murray after impressive return

Sure-footed on the court, bullish off it: Andy Murray began his grasscourt season with an efficient 6-3, 6-2 victory against Hyeon Chung in the first round of the Surbiton Trophy before offering an upbeat assessment of his game before Wimbledon next month.

2 mins

'You have to control everything - it's like playing chess'

Sergio Busquets reflects on his future following the end of his trophy-laden career at Barcelona and the midfielder reveals his unique thought process on the pitch

8 mins

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