Vinted puts on glad rags as sales soar to €600m

The online secondhand fashion seller Vinted has reported a 61% rise in sales to almost €600m (£513m), taking the company out of the red for the first time amid a boom in demand for \"pre-loved\" clothing.

Jeepney drivers begin strike over Philippine modernisation plan

A three-day strike by jeepney drivers in the Philippines began yesterday as transport groups warned that thousands could be pushed off the roads by government modernisation plans.

Alleged far-right plotters on trial accused of plan to topple German state

Nine people have gone on trial amid tight security in the southern German city of Stuttgart in one of three cases linked to an alleged far-right plot to overthrow the state led by a pseudo aristocrat businessman.

At least 45 die in Kenya as makeshift dam bursts amid torrential rain

At least 45 people died after a makeshift dam burst near a town in Kenya's Rift valley in the early hours of yesterday, police said, as torrential rains and floods hit the country.

"There's no support' Farmers fearful for crops after ruinously wet winter

With his farm almost entirely surrounded by the banks of the River Severn in north Shropshire, Ed Tate is used to flooding on his land, but this year, the sheer level of rainfall is the worst he has ever seen.

Stun gun used on rugby star during arrest in Mallorca

Spanish police used a stun gun during the arrest of the England rugby international Billy Vunipola on Sunday after an incident in a bar in Mallorca.

"They target teenagers' Parents of victim tell of tragic ordeal

It was a relaxed evening at home in Dunblane, near Stirling, a few days before the turn of the year.

Jonathan Dimbleby tells MPs to 'get off the fence' in assisted dying debate

Jonathan Dimbleby has urged MPs to \"get off the fence\" on the issue of assisted dying.

Tuning out GB News won its tussle with TalkTV - but both face uncertain future

In April 2021, the boss of the Murdoch-owned News UK, Rebekah Brooks, wrote in an internal letter that \"it was not commercially viable\" to launch a traditional news channel.

Hot on the press Stranded man lights signal fire with Guardian

Bryn Austin always carries a copy of the Guardian when he goes looking for rocks, usually to wrap up muddy or delicate specimens.

New outing for mysterious Roman object found in pit

They are known as one of archaeology's great enigmas - hollow 12-sided objects from the Roman era with no known purpose or use.

Trusses? Lettuces? However you measure a political life span, it's totting up numbers that counts

It must be contagious. Just when you thought Westminster might have the monopoly on incompetence and chaos, along comes Humza Yousaf, Scotland's first minister, saying: \"Hold my Diet Coke.\"

'Ideal' running time for a film is just 92 minutes, poll claims

A market research poll claims to have established that 92 minutes is the \"ideal\" movie length for US audiences. According to Talker Research (formerly OnePoll US), an online survey conducted in April with 2,000 Americans concluded that respondents opted for 92 minutes as their preferred running time.

Sunak rules out Ireland deal on asylum seekers

Rishi Sunak has said the UK will not accept the return of asylum seekers from Ireland and has dismissed the prospect of a deal with Dublin.

Yousaf quits as first minister after coalition gamble triggers SNP crisis

Veteran Swinney leads race for Holyrood job as party unity candidate

Saka strike fires up Arsenal title charge despite late Spurs surge

Everybody knew the backstory, how Arsenal had won their previous Premier League title almost 20 years ago to the day at White Hart Lane.

Soaring Cherries leave De Zerbi soul searching

There were a few eyebrows raised when the Bournemouth owner, Bill Foley, said in December he was confident the club could qualify for Europe within five years but that prediction does not look at all outlandish now.

Alcaraz motors through in Madrid after passing 'litmus test' against Seyboth Wild

Carlos Alcaraz says he is feeling \"spectacular\" after taking another significant stride in his recovery from injury by reaching the fourth round of the Madrid Open with an efficient 6-3, 6-3 win over Thiago Seyboth Wild.

Discipline only concern for dynamic England

Red Roses proved sky is the limit with Six Nations success but keeping 15 players on the field will be key at World Cup

At a crossroads PGA Tour cannot afford to omit McIlroy from its policy board

The most unpalatable and unlikely scenario could be a necessary one.

Spending PM's shift in priorities is bad news for councils

Talking tough on \"sicknote culture\" and stopping the boats, and offering billions of pounds extra for defence spending.

Union appears to accept end of full Saturday postal service

Letterboxes could fall silent on Saturday mornings, after the postal workers' union appeared to accept a proposal from Royal Mail that would abandon its duty to deliver all letters six days a week.

Sanitary sexism Woman caught short wins battle for ladies' loos in Amsterdam

The need kicked in as Geerte Piening was on her way home from the bar one night in 2015.

Australian government urged to act over violence against women

An urgent cabinet meeting on men's violence against women in Australia will be convened for Wednesday, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, saying all governments nationwide - including his own at the federal level-must make changes and focus more on stopping perpetrators.

Spanish opposition accuse Sánchez of melodrama as PM decides on his future

Spanish opposition parties have stepped up their attacks on the socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, as he prepares to announce whether he will resign because of what he describes as a \"harassment and bullying operation\" being waged against him and his wife by his political and media enemies.

Two more journalists arrested in Kremlin's crackdown on dissent

Two Russian journalists have been arrested on \"extremism\" charges and ordered by courts to remain in custody pending investigation and trial on accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny.

breakthrough in Russian troops seek eastern Ukraine before US aid arrives

Russia has consolidated recent battlefield gains in the east of Ukraine and is attempting to break through defensive lines before a package of US military assistance arrives.

Pope meets prisoners in Venice during rare trip outside Rome

The Pope has met female prisoners in Venice who are the stars of the Vatican's pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show - urging the convicted women to rebuild their lives, in the first ever papal visit to one of the world's biggest art gatherings.

"The what ifs crush you' Parents suffer from police silence over child's death

The question \"what if?\" plagues Smera Chohan and her husband, Sajjad Butt.

Play it again Artists transform old piano parts into new creations

The task of loading once-loved but now unwanted pianos into a van and carting them off to the recycling centre is a disheartening and melancholy one.