Thousands of people displaced as floods cause chaos in Kenya

Kenya is grappling with floods that have killed 257 people across the east African nation, after weeks of torrential rainfall scientists have linked to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

Deepfake scam targets CEO of world's biggest ad firm

The head of the world's biggest advertising group was the target of an elaborate deepfake scam involving an artificial intelligence voice clone.

No Ken do Blunt, stunts and Gosling: how did The Fall Guy flop?

On paper, it couldn't fail.

"Today we flee again' Palestinians seek safety from strikes on Rafah

Under a blazing summer sun, tens of thousands of Palestinians fled Israeli bombardment and clashes with Hamas militants in Rafah yesterday, choking roads with carts, bicycles, pickup trucks and wheelchairs.

Style, but no substance? Dismay as Met Gala loses political edge

As pro-Palestinian protests unfolded blocks away, the Met Gala, which took place in New York on Monday evening, unfolded devoid of political statement.

Labour Is Starmer pushing party base too far?

Two days after defecting to Labour, the former Conservative Natalie Elphicke stood in front of a pure red backdrop as she introduced Keir Starmer in her Dover constituency - on the frontline of the battle over stopping small boat crossings.

NFU lobbied minister to increase amount of pesticides allowed in drinking water

The National Farmers' Union lobbied to increase the amount of pesticides allowed in the UK's drinking water and to allow farmers to spread manure more frequently as part of a post-Brexit loosening of environmental regulations, it can be revealed.

Are you kidding me? Italian island inundated with offers to adopt its roaming goats

When the mayor of a remote Italian island grappling with an overpopulation of wild goats offered to give the animals away, he anticipated a smattering of interest from farmers on neighbouring isles who were perhaps keen to boost their production of ricotta cheese.

Service sector growth helps to pull UK out of recession

The UK is officially out of recession after figures showed that the economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of the year.

Disunited in music Frustration and fury as Israel row clouds Eurovision

The official motto of the 68th edition of Eurovision is “united by music”, but as the continent’s sequined masses descended on the Swedish city of Malmö for tonight’s grand final, music’s ability to heal and bridge divides was looking in serious doubt.

Starmer pledges to stop Rwanda flights from day one if elected

Labour will not allow any deportation flights to take off for Rwanda from the moment it wins an election, Keir Starmer said yesterday.

El Kaabi's double strike ends Aston Villa's European dream

There is a graffiti mural in the north stand home to the most ardent, impassioned Olympiakos supporters - that displays a mockup of Muhammad Ali standing over his opponent sandwiched between the words: \"Piraeus means knock out!\" And so it proved for Aston Villa, whose European adventure came to a joyless end in the Greek port.

Nadal sees off Bergs but must 'lose fear' in time for Paris

Rafael Nadal says he has reached the point where he must let go of his fear of injury and \"go for everything\" in order to see if he will be able to perform at the highest level by the time of the French Open.

Boeing supplier 'regularly shipped defective parts'

A former employee of Boeing's largest supplier has alleged that key aircraft parts regularly left the factory with serious defects.

Malta's former PM charged over hospital privatisation scandal

Malta's former prime minister Joseph Muscat has been charged with corruption in a hospital privatisation scandal that was once investigated by the murdered investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Claims children in Darfur 'piled up and shot' add to atrocities evidence

Gruesome new testimony gives details of one of the worst atrocities of the year-long Sudanese civil war - the large-scale massacre of civilians as they desperately tried to flee an ethnic rampage in Darfur last summer.

Fury at iPad ad showing books and instruments being crushed

Apple has faced criticism over an advert for its new iPad that features an industrial-sized hydraulic press crushing a collection of items including musical instruments and books.

PM tells university leaders they have duty to keep Jewish students safe

University leaders should take \"personal responsibility\" for protecting Jewish students on campus, Rishi Sunak said to vice-chancellors yesterday at an antisemitism roundtable hosted at Downing Street.

Conran, the 'queen of the bonkbuster novel', dies aged 91

Shirley Conran, the author of Lace and Superwoman, has died aged 91, her son Jasper Conran, the designer, has confirmed.

World is on edge of climate abyss, UN says after damning Guardian survey

The world is on the verge of a climate abyss, the UN has warned, in response to a Guardian survey that found that hundreds of the world's foremost climate experts expect global heating to soar past the target of 1.5C.

DWP has 'head in sand' on carer payment crisis

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers are at risk of debt and prosecution because their cases are lying unchecked on a government \"alert\" database of people being overpaid benefits, new figures show.

'Fear and trepidation' as 100,000 people flee Rafah bombardment

Israel steps up strikes, with PM vowing to ‘fi ght with our fi ngernails’

Villa wait on Martínez fitness with team facing their 'biggest challenge'

Emery urges players to cope with atmosphere in quest to produce semi-final comeback victory against Olympiakos

'Baby Fed' Dimitrov has grown up and is in the form of his life

Bulgaria's best shares his feelings on Federer and how finding his identity on court has fuelled his career

FTX crypto exchange says it can repay the $11bn it owes creditors in full

The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has said it will be able to repay creditors the full $11bn (£8.8bn) it owes, as the boom-bust cycle repeats itself with a sharp increase in bitcoin prices.

Renowned US alt-rock producer and artist Steve Albini dies at 61

Steve Albini, the vocalist, guitarist and producer who was at the helm of many esteemed albums, has died aged 61 after a heart attack at his recording studio. Staff at the studio, Electrical Audio, confirmed the news to the Pitchfork website yesterday.

'It's their land': a welcome for bears taking dip in California garden pool

As southern California warms up this month, everyone is looking to soak up the sun while staying cool - even the bears.

'It's magical' Resistance veteran among 10,000 carriers of Olympic torch to Paris

It will be one of the longest Olympic torch relays in history. For 10 weeks, about 10,000 people, from sports stars to survivors of terrorist attacks and a 102-year-old veteran of the French Resistance, will take turns to carry the flame.

'We stop death here' The unit defending Ukraine from drone and missile attacks

In a small wood in the Kyiv region Anatoliy Shyshak stared at the night sky. Dusk was falling.

Profit of punk Brand master who turned beer rebellion into billions

The extraordinary success of the Scottish beer and bars company BrewDog owes much to a shrewd realisation on the part of its co-founder, James Watt. The 42-year-old, who announced his departure as chief executive yesterday, realised that punk, once a subculture, could be turned into a lucrative marketing brand.