Boy convicted of murder after stabbing near primary school

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed another teenager through the heart on the way home from school was found guilty of murder yesterday.

Super-rich spending up to £400,000 on Paris Olympics packages

Members of the global super-rich are spending as much as $500,000 (£400,000) on \"ultra exclusive\" packages for the Paris 2024 Olympics that promoters claim include meeting athletes, access to the athletes' village, and \"the chance to be part of the opening ceremony\".

Boost for travel agents as Race Across the World grips viewers

No celebrities, no luxuries, and a miserly £20,000 in prize money.

Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters becomes latest film to bring in cultural consultants

Film and TV productions are turning to a growing number of \"cultural consultants\" to help them navigate the choppy waters of sensitivities around ethnicity and faith.

Gavin and Stacey to return for one final show at Christmas

The last episode of the hit sitcom Gavin and Stacey will be shown on Christmas Day, the BBC has confirmed.

Pay de Galles, douze points? Land of song cries out for a Eurovision spot

Musicians, language campaigners and pro-independence politicians have backed a drive to win a place for the land of song in Eurovision.

'Hero' sword attack victim thanks NHS for saving life

A man who was injured in a sword attack in east London thanked the emergency services and his family for saving his life as he recovered in hospital yesterday.

Train strikes and traffic jams to disrupt bank holiday weekend

Bank holiday getaway traffic jams will signal the start of a bumpy 10 days on Britain's roads and railways, as a rainy early May is peppered with engineering works and train drivers' strikes.

Red squirrels may have passed leprosy to humans

Leprosy passed between humans and red squirrels in medieval England, research suggests, supporting a theory that the fur trade may have played a role in the spread of the disease.

A new light Kafka was far from Kafkaesque, biopic shows

The word Kafkaesque has come to describe the sensation of powerlessness when dealing with bureaucracy; of getting lost in labyrinthine administrative errands, being shut out by faceless officialdom and having your hopes strangled by red tape.

'It's exploitation' - Italy bans puppy yoga after welfare row

Studios offering \"puppy yoga\" classes across Italy have been called to heel, after the use of puppies was banned on health and welfare grounds.

Curd your enthusiasm: Tik Tok helps cottage cheese win over a new generation

If you peered into a UK fridge in the late 1970s, you were very likely to have found a pot of cottage cheese tucked away between the prawn cocktail and sherry trifle.

US financial regulator charges Trump Media's auditor with 'massive fraud'

The auditor for Donald Trump's Trump Media was accused of running a \"massive fraud\" and a \"sham audit mill\" by the US's top financial regulator yesterday.

Court rules UK climate action plan unlawful with insufficient emission-reducing policies

The UK government's climate action plan is unlawful, the high court has ruled, as there is not enough evidence that there are sufficient policies in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Tories crushed by 'worst election results' in years

The Conservatives under Rishi Sunak are facing their worst local election results in 40 years, with striking Labour gains across England in key battlegrounds that the party will need to secure victory at the general election.

Universal And Tiktok Sign Deal Allowing Artists Back On Video Platform

Tik Tok and Universal Music Group have reached a deal that will allow songs and artists from its labels, including Olivia Rodrigo and Drake, to return to the video-sharing app.

Rebuilding Homes In Gaza Will Cost $40bn And Take Until 2040, UN Says

Rebuilding homes in Gaza destroyed during Israel's seven-month military offensive could take until 2040 in the most optimistic scenario, with total reconstruction across the territory costing as much as $40bn (£32bn), according to United Nations experts.

Public Invited To Monitor Local Rivers To Gauge Scale Of Pollution

People in Britain and Ireland are being asked to monitor their local rivers for pollution so that a leading water charity can measure the scale of the sewage crisis.

Cricket in shock after death of young spinner Baker

Worcestershire have been left \"heartbroken\" and \"devastated\" after the death of Josh Baker, their promising left-arm spinner, at the age of 20.

Jackson hits heights to head Chelsea into European picture

Ange Postecoglou says he does not care about the questions being asked about Tottenham's inability to defend securely from set pieces.

El Kaabi fires hat-trick to leave Villa needing night of heroics

Aston Villa's first major European semi-final since 1982 ultimately fell flat and unless Unai Emery can inspire a memorable turnaround in the port of Piraeus next week, his side's adventure will end in disappointment.

O'Sullivan shows an integrity sadly lacking in politics

Former world champion's sportsmanship may have cost him the match but it won him something greater

Gazprom posts first annual loss in 22 years as gas sales plunge

The Kremlin-owned gas company Gazprom plunged to a net loss of 629bn roubles (£5.5bn) in 2023, its first annual loss in more than 20 years, after gas sales more than halved following Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

Old school: care home residents hit Brussels nightclub

A Belgian initiative with the motto \"happiness overcomes old age\" has found a novel way to counter feelings of loneliness among nursing home residents: by unleashing them on to the dancefloor of Brussels' largest nightclub.

Lawyer: my actions may have helped Trump into White House

A lawyer who brokered the alleged hush-money deals at the centre of Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York yesterday recalled his \"gallows humour\" reaction to Trump's 2016 election win - and the realisation that his efforts might have helped it to happen.

Concerns grow over polluter's donations to Vaughan Gething

There is growing anger and concern within the Labour party that the new Welsh first minister, Vaughan Gething, took £200,000 from a company whose owner was convicted of environmental crimes, with insiders warning it is undermining his authority and could cost the party votes at the general election.

Task of unearthing wrongful convictions given to interns

The job of trawling through cases for potential wrongful convictions for rape and murder in a review prompted by Andrew Malkinson's exoneration has been given to interns, the Guardian can reveal.

UK-based boxer tipped to win medal for Olympic refugee team

The UK-based boxer Cindy Ngamba has been tipped to become the first athlete to win a medal for the International Olympic Committee's refugee team after qualifying for the Paris Olympics this summer.

Water firm dumping sewage into sea told to release data

A water company that tried to keep secret details of thousands of tonnes of raw sewage discharges into the sea has been ordered to release the data in the public interest.

Cameron backed arms for Israel days after aid staff died

David Cameron personally recommended that the UK continue to sell arms to Israel, two days after three British aid workers had been killed in an Israeli airstrike.