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Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño growsAs El Niño develops this year, scientists are increasingly confident it could be one of the strongest on record with global consequences, as Simon King explains.1 hr ago
Japanese car giant Honda made its first annual loss in 70 years as its investments in the electric vehicle (EV) market failed to pay off.Demand for EVs has not been as strong as the company forecast, with Honda reporting a total operating loss for the year ending March 2026 of ¥423bn ($2.68bn: £1.99bn.).The firm said it was scrapping some of its EV production targets and would source parts from China, where prices are lower, to keep costs down.It cited changes in US policy as adding to its losses, including tax incentives having been taken away for US consumers purchasing EVs,…
Wes Streeting has resigned as health secretary, writing in a letter to Sir Keir Starmer that despite the prime minister’s “courage and statesmanship”, “where we need vision, we have a vacuum”.Here is that resignation letter in full:Dear Prime Minister,Labour leadership crisis: Follow live updatesAt a glance: Starmer fights to stay on as prime ministerThe potential challengers to the PMHow would a Labour leadership contest work?The only question that matters in government is whether we leave our successors a better situation than we inherited. Ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes are now the fastest in five years. A&E waiting…
Saleh Mamman, a former Nigerian power minister, has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for laundering 33.8bn naira ($24.7m; £18.5m), a rare conviction against corrupt officials in the West African nation.Last week, Mamman was found guilty of 12 counts, including using private firms to funnel money linked to government-funded power plants.The 68-year-old was sentenced in absentia on Wednesday – according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mamman has been “out of circulation” and “without trace” since his conviction.On Monday, the high court in the capital Abuja issued an arrest warrant for Mamman, who was power minister from…
Madonna, Shakira & BTS to headline World Cup showMadonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS will headline the Super Bowl-style half-time show at this summer’s World Cup final. 27 mins agoWorld Cup
At least four people have been killed and children are among dozens wounded after Russia launched a massive wave of drone and missile strikes against Ukraine overnight, officials have said.Three of the dead were pulled from the rubble of a partially destroyed apartment building in Kyiv, police said, where a rescue operation is under way after the capital was bombarded.At least 44 people have been injured, including two children, the city’s mayor said. Twenty-one of those are being treated in hospital, including one child.It marks the third day in a row Ukraine has reported deaths, as Moscow ramps up its…
A US citizen has been convicted of helping run what has been described as the first known secret police station in the US on behalf of the Chinese government.A jury found that Lu Jianwang, 64, opened and operated the station in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood in early 2022 for China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS).He was found guilty on charges of acting as an illegal agent of the government of China in connection with the station and with obstruction of justice for destroying related evidence.The conviction comes the same week a California mayor resigned after she was charged with acting as…
Pomp and pageantry: Key moments from day one of Trump’s visit to ChinaChina welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.46 mins agoWorld
LIVERayner says she has been cleared over tax affairs, paving way for any UK leadership bidThe former deputy prime minister said she had been “exonerated” of the accusation she had “deliberately sought to avoid tax”.
A mother who published a children’s book about grief after the sudden death of her husband was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of his murder.A jury in March found that Kouri Richins of Utah killed her husband in 2022 by poisoning him with a fentanyl-laced drink.Richins, 36, had racked up millions of dollars in debt, taken out life insurance policies on her husband and was having an extramarital affair, prosecutors said during her weekslong trial this year.When issuing the sentence on Wednesday – the day Eric Richins would have turned 44 -…