Venezuela election: Maduro declared winner by government-controlled authority
Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election by the government-controlled electoral authority – a result that appeared to dash opposition hopes
Rachel Reeves paves way for cuts and tax rises to fill shortfall left by Tories
Rachel Reeves will lay the ground for cuts to public spending, tax rises and delays to some infrastructure projects as she sets out the dire
UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister
The UK science secretary has warned Britain is “desperately exposed” to cyber-threats and the upheaval of another pandemic, claiming that national resilience suffered “catastrophically” under
Outside Noise review – dreamy twentysomethings wander around Europe in charming study
The lethargy of summer hangs pleasantly over Ted Fendt’s ruminative snapshot of quarter-life aimlessness. With a brief beginning in New York, the film drifts between
Japan cracks down on use of rideable electric suitcases amid tourist boom
As record numbers of tourists flock to Japan to take advantage of the weakness of the Japanese yen, some are running into trouble with authorities
UK should stop arming Israel after ICJ advisory ruling, top lawyer says
The UK should stop arming Israel in order to comply with the historic advisory opinion by the UN’s top court that member states should not
Campaign groups call on Home Office to stop ‘steady erosion’ of protest rights
Environmental groups are among 92 civil society organisations who have warned Yvette Cooper against “the steady erosion of the right to protest” in the UK,
Girls as young as nine gang-raped by paramilitaries in Sudan – report
Gunmen from a notorious militia roamed Sudan’s capital gang-raping “countless” women and girls, some as young as nine, according to an investigation documenting the shocking
Sinéad O’Connor died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, death certificate says
Sinéad O’Connor died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and bronchial asthma, her death certificate has confirmed. The news was first reported on Sunday by
The Chills’ Martin Phillipps leaves a legacy of melancholy brilliance
It is one of the great opening lines, by anyone: “Each evening the sun sets in five billion places, seen by 10 billion eyes, set