Mileage miracle Campervan with nearly 1m on the clock

The owners of VW often campervans become deeply attached to their characterful vehicles, regarding them as companions in adventure, workhorses, part of the family.

Family calls decision to edit Grenfell Tower out of TV advert 'insulting'

Grenfell Tower has been edited out of a TV advert in a move described as \"insulting\" by a family bereaved by the June 2017 disaster.

'It's not a good look' Some Tory MPs uneasy over line of personal attack

One of the most senior politicians in the Labour party is facing persistent questions about her personal affairs.

Compensation to passengers for rail delays passes £100m

Compensation paid to passengers for train delays in Britain has reached record levels, with annual payouts surpassing £100m and claims for delayed or cancelled trains growing.

Gene editing crops' colour could aid weeding robots, report says

Genetically engineering crops to be colourful could help farmers produce food without pesticides as it would make it easier to spot unwanted weeds, scientists have said.

Floods in Dubai as heaviest rainfall in 75 years hits UAE

Highways and malls have been flooded and flights disrupted at one of the world’s busiest airports after the United Arab Emirates experienced what its government described as the largest amount of rainfall in 75 years.

Book review Shameless, petulant and cliche-ridden it's a perfect model of political memoir

'They didn't seem to understand,\" writes Liz Truss on page 250 of this unstoppably selfserving reworking of Trollope's He Knew He Was Right, \"that the UK was heading towards an economic cliff and I was seeking to conduct a handbrake turn to avoid driving off the edge.\"

Small fall in inflation 'on track', says Bank of England governor

The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, last night shrugged off a smaller than expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expects a sharp fall towards the government's 2% target next month.

Israeli Security Forces Must End Role In West Bank Violence, Says UN

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.

Key favours Kookaburra because 'you really work out who can bowl'

The early-season trial of the Kookaburra ball in the County Championship has been hailed as a success by Rob Key, with the England men's team director keen to make it a permanent fixture throughout the domestic first-class summer.

'For the first time in 10 years, I can just kind of be

Britain's Olympic sprint hope has rediscovered her mojo after a life-changing move to Texas to prepare for Paris 2024

Unemployment rate Jumps to 4.2% as cost of borrowing slows jobs market

The number of people out of work rose by more than expected in February, raising concerns that employers are beginning to lay off staff in response to high interest rates.

Belarus inmate smuggles out story of brutal prison time on toilet paper

A political prisoner in Belarus has shed light on the country's brutal prison system by smuggling out her story written on pieces of toilet paper.

‘A message of peace’: Olympic flame’s journey to Paris begins

A taste of the drama and beauty of this summer's Paris Olympics unfolded yesterday in the foothills of Greece with the lighting of the flame that will illuminate the world's biggest sports event.

Fifty potential jurors in Trump trial say they couldn't be impartial

Donald Trump arrived at the Manhattan courtroom yesterday morning for the second day of jury selection in his criminal trial over alleged hush-money payments to a porn star.

Where there's smoke... Critics' votes rekindle leadership talk

In his speech to the Tory faithful at the Conservative party conference in Manchester last year, Rishi Sunak declared that he wanted to ban smoking for future generations.

Fresh DNA testing in rape and murder cases is a decade too late’

Andrew Malkinson has said that an announced rollout of fresh DNA testing for contested rape and murder convictions should have happened a decade ago when the science first became available, a move that would have spared him years in jail.

Study for portrait Churchill hated goes on show at Blenheim Palace

An intimate study of Winston Churchill that has been in private hands for seven decades has gone on show in the room at Blenheim Palace in which Britain’s most famous prime minister was born, before being auctioned in June.

Baby died after she was strapped face down to a bean bag at nursery, court told

A nursery deputy manager caused the death of a baby she placed face down, tightly swaddled and strapped to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes, a court has heard.

Artists make a stand Venice Biennale show shut until ceasefire deal agreed

The artists and curators of the Israeli national pavilion at the Venice Biennale have announced their decision not to open until “a ceasefire and hostage release agreement is reached” in the conflict in Gaza, on the opening preview day of the largest and most prominent global gathering in the art world.

Fire engulfs Copenhagen's historic stock exchange in city's 'Notre Dame moment'

Firefighters at Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange were yesterday battling a huge blaze that had engulfed the 17th-century building's roof, toppled its distinctive spire and threatened one of Denmark's most valuable art collections.

PM attacks rightwing conference shutdown

Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, has rounded on Belgian authorities for closing a radical right wing conference in Brussels that was addressed by British politicians including Nigel Farage and Suella Braverman.

Palmer's fantastic four piles misery on feeble Everton

On a night when Jordan Pickford's distribution deteriorated and Jarrad Branthwaite added to Sean Dyche's gloom by going off injured, nothing summed up the extent of Everton's collapse more than the fact that the players who tried hardest to stop Cole Palmer scoring were wearing blue.

How Scheffler kept the faith in pursuit of Masters glory

World No1, believing wrong shots and bad breaks were out of his control, trusted he had the almighty on his side

Musk to cut 14,000 Tesla jobs amid electric car slowdown

Tesla is laying off more than 10% of its global workforce, equivalent to at least 14,000 roles, as the electric carmaker reacts to slowing demand and pressure on prices.

"The city is a jail' Haitian journalists risk lives to report from Port-au-Prince

Each day, Makenson Rémy wakes in the early hours to tell the story of his shattered home town, Portau-Prince. Each day, he fears he might die.

Starmer says benefit system must be fairto carers who breached rules

Keir Starmer has called for fairer treatment of unpaid carers who have been plunged into poverty after being forced to pay back thousands of pounds for minor breaches of benefit rules.

Key figures Who are the people likely to play a central role in historic case?

The Republican nominee for president is the defendant.

High court judge taken off case in part because of Garrick membership

A high court judge has been removed from presiding over a case involving an alleged rape and domestic abuse victim in part due to his membership of the men-only Garrick Club.

'It's death there' Children of Gaza face starvation as promised aid fails to arrive

Even if the war in Gaza ended tomorrow, for some of the Palestinian territory's children it would not help.