Two Britons among three killed in Swiss Alps light aircraft crash
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The rapper also challenged Robert Kraft to match the donation as fallout from his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour grows.

Rates were hiked in a unanimous decision despite fierce opposition from President Donald Trump, who had called for a cut.

A 29-year-old pedestrian who was the third victim of the unexplained crash has been identified.

Galeano, who has had asylum application pending for about seven years, was pulled over by agents while driving for Lyft Veteran journalist Luis Galeano, one of at least 94 Nicaraguans whom the Ortega Murillo regime has stripped of citizenship in recent years for opposing the government, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Galeano, who has continued critically reporting on the Sandinista government online through his platform, Café con voz, since shortly after arriv

League Two side Fleetwood Town will host Premier League champions Arsenal in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Brighton come from two goals down to win 3-2 at Old Trafford, to shock Manchester United as slow start continues.

Marketing platform Noise is on a mission to help anyone with a smart phone make money from their content.

Rapper, who was dropped from tour after his speech in support of Palestine, challenges Robert Kraft to do the same Macklemore has announced that he will donate the $1m salary he was paid as an opening act for Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour to organizations working with Palestinian people and relief in Gaza, after being dropped from the tour following backlash to his onstage comments in support of Palestine. The rapper also challenged Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and pr

Cap table management platform Pulley, backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, and Founders Fund, announced that it's closing shop in December.

Gen Dan Caine comments at Washington summit come after US revealed it has deployed weapons in space American troops need to prepare for combat not only in Earth’s orbit but around the moon, Donald Trump’s top military adviser said on Wednesday, looking ahead to a new frontier in warfare after the US revealed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space. Gen Dan Caine, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, told service members and industry figures at the Air, Space and Cyber Conferen

Rescue workers search for survivors after Gaza building collapse
Pair accused of misappropriating millions in taxpayer dollars as Trump officials target alleged fraud in blue states Federal law enforcement officers have arrested two employees of California-based homelessness non-profits on corruption charges, alleging that they misappropriated millions in taxpayer dollars. The US justice department has arrested Michael Young, a founder of the Culver City-based nonprofit Home At Last, and Lakiya Malone, an employee of the Los Angeles-based Special Service for

Anthropic and OpenAI want to embed independent safety evaluators inside their AI labs. Researchers welcome the unprecedented access, but warn meaningful oversight requires transparency, independence, and eventually regulation.

Trump urges lower rates after central bank agrees increase by quarter-percentage point to range of 3.75% to 4% Federal Reserve raises interest rates – live The US Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2023 as the central bank continues to fight to tamp down inflation. The Fed’s open market committee voted unanimously to raise its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-percentage point to a range of 3.75% to 4%. This is the first time the Fed has rais

A club hero, David Gray ends his time as Hibs head coach not to the sound of euphoria from fans, but to the sound of a support collectively exhaling in relief, writes Tom English.

Trump says the country has made progress against narcotics since Maduro's removal, may also remove Colombia and Bolivia.

Earl Spencer claimed the then-Prince of Wales made the comment during an argument over her funeral arrangements.

Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia has broken into the top 10 of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, ranking eighth out of 148 countries – its highest ranking ever. The 2026 report marks a significant climb for Australia, moving up 35 places from 43rd since the Albanese government took office. The job is not done and we will continue to focus our efforts on lifting wages, ending gender-based violence, increasing fem

Move means that scheduled votes for Thursday have been canceled, including on a proposal to impeach Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary Sign up for the US Breaking News email Reader Q&A: how united are the Democrats ahead of the US midterms? Later today, my colleagues and I will be hosting a live Q&A all about how united the Democratic party is ahead of the November midterms. We’ll be digging into who are the Democrats running in the upcoming election and where they stand. Continue reading.

Displaced Syrians are digging through mountains of burning garbage searching for recyclable materials to make a living.

Pro-Israel Gregory Meeks raises concerns over threat to civilian lives from package of 40,000 one-ton bombs The top Democrat on the House foreign affairs committee has thrown up a roadblock to one of the largest US arms transfers of Trump’s second term, refusing to clear a $2.8bn sale of 2,000lb bombs to Israel. Gregory Meeks announced the hold on Tuesday on a package of 40,000 of the bombs, among the most destructive conventional munitions in the US arsenal. Continue reading...

Houthi forces have released a video claiming to show a Saudi fighter jet the group says was shot down in Yemen’s Marib.

Can Meta dodge the "pervert glasses" accusations with a new camera-free product?

Discontent is testing President Ahmed al-Sharaa's ability to unify a country emerging from 14 years of conflict.

Trump pushes for a solution to end Moscow's war against Kyiv as civilian deaths in Ukraine rise.

String of ‘reckless decisions’ by Utah Valley University officials left him exposed to sniper, attorneys say Charlie Kirk’s family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative political activist’s fatal shooting at a state university, according to a wrongful death notice announced on Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit. Attorneys for the family said Kirk’s death resulted from a string of “reckless decisions” by officials at Utah Valley University (UVU) that left him expos

This live blog is now closed. US Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023 Kay Haigh, global head and CIO of Fixed Income and Liquidity Solutions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has this analysis of today’s decision: The Fed has signalled it does not at this stage envisage an aggressive tightening cycle. Most FOMC members see a total of two hikes this year per the SEP, and it will likely skip October’s meeting given its proximity to the midterm elections. One more

Black - who had business ties to Epstein - declined to appear and provide documents related to the convicted sex offender.

NBC4 colleagues Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw were working to report on a collision between a bus and an SUV More details are emerging after a local news helicopter crashed in a Los Angeles neighborhood on Tuesday evening, killing two people onboard and one person on the ground. Eliana Moreno, an aerial photojournalist, and pilot George Marciniw have been identified as the two victims on the helicopter. A third individual, Edy Gutierrez Mejia, a pedestrian near the crash site, was also kille

The move closes the gap between the market discussions taking place on the timeline, and the market itself.

Caroll Dunham’s purple people, Mia Goldstein’s packaged art, and ethereal paintings by Giuseppe Francalanza and Christine Safa.

Sheeran tries to stay away from politics and controversy, but that stance has come in for criticism.

In al-Mughayyir, Palestinians say they are being squeezed into a smaller part of their own village in the West Bank.

US Senator Bill Cassidy presses Trump's pick for surgeon general on views over vaccines, public health.

The artefacts date back to the pharaonic civilisation, more commonly referred to as ancient Egypt.

Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressed The UK government’s EU reset summit could be delayed again unless the EU agrees to include “Made in Europe” legislation – that could lock British business out of parts of EU industry – on the agenda, government sources have said. The “Made in Europe” legislation – formally known as the Industrial Accelerator Act – is designed to curb China’s increasing presence in European industry, but was

A Florida family claims it spent over $6.7 million on over 200 forged works by the Pop artist.

CFO Mark Davies and legal chief Andy Missan signed each other’s severance agreements while Matt Mullenweg was on leave, providing a year of salary and additional equity vesting if their departures qualify for the benefits.

Rapper dropped from tour after pro-Palestine remarks Former NFL star settled case over collusion in 2019 Colin Kaepernick has accused NFL owners of colluding against Macklemore after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour over comments he made onstage about Palestine. Kaepernick, whose NFL career was effectively ended in the wake of his protests against police violence, says he sees parallels between himself and Macklemore. Continue reading...

Jill Mulleady's uncannily familiar scenes, Kate Hefferan's secret magic, the critical role of printed matter in prisons, a moving photographic tribute to Emmett Till, and more.

A 15-year-old boy was killed in a double-tap strike while trying to save a paramedic.

Elisa de Martel, who left her position as chief financial officer at Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company Waymo in January, will be based out of Silicon Valley.

This week, we honor a designer who changed the internet, a Pattern and Decoration painter, and one of the first photography professors in the US.

Ursula von der Leyen has opened door for Canada to become associate member to deepen links in ‘openly hostile world’ Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, has been advocating closer alignment with “middle powers” since January in the face of recklessness in Washington. But what should worry another middle power, the UK, is that it was Brussels that came up with Wednesday’s big reveal in Strasbourg. Continue reading...

Ivan Jennings, 46, sentenced to five years after pleading guilty to encouraging terrorism on social media A rightwing extremist who discussed poisoning Jews and Muslims and called for the killing of migrants and minority communities has been jailed. Ivan Jennings, 46, called for the murder of hundreds of people he labelled “subhumans”, saying it was “justified and actually needed”, in extreme far-right groups over a period of three months in 2024. Continue reading...

Police divers discover child's body in a pond after Noah went missing from a playground on Tuesday.

Mark Rutte asked UK and Europe to ‘provide the hard power Nato needs’ in face of geopolitical uncertainty Nato needs “more UK and more Europe” to deal with the most dangerous security environment faced by the west in a generation, the secretary general of the 32-country military alliance said this afternoon on a visit to the UK. Mark Rutte praised Britain for promising to increase defence spending in line with US demands after a meeting with prime minister Andy Burnham – but argued that the mili

At this year's Disrupt, Science Corp CEO Max Hodak will present a vision for screen-free interfaces that can even offer medical help. Register before September 25 to save up to $200 on your pass.

Exclusive: Ten category C prisons in England and Wales asked to add second beds, in breach of safe occupancy limits The Prison Service has drawn up plans to “double up” hundreds of prisoners in temporary prefabricated cells built for one person, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, leaked documents show. Amid an ongoing overcrowding crisis in England and Wales, governors of 10 category C prisons have been asked to sign off the installation of second beds in “rapid deployment cells [RDCs]”.

A wrecked air force plane and destroyed buildings are among the images obtained by the BBC's partner CBS News.

British racing driver Ollie Millroy says it is a "miracle I'm alive" after fellow driver Loek Hartog "did everything right" when saving him from his blazing car.

The offer of extra money by the government reduces the prospect of strike action by the largest teaching union.

Saudi Pro League side Al-Taawoun are ordered to play two matches behind closed doors after supporters taunted Ruben Neves over the death of friend Diogo Jota.

MSPs vote for strict environmental impact assessments and will delay decisions until national strategy is developed Holyrood has voted to pause planning applications for all new AI datacentres for up to a year until the Scottish government has developed a national strategy. On Wednesday, MSPs backed a Scottish Labour motion to halt new schemes for up to 12 months while rules on hyperscale datacentres are developed in what could be a blow to the British government’s AI strategy. Continue reading

There may be a simpler and more effective fix for rogue agents, hiding in plain sight.

Four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen passes 100 amateur drivers in just 14 laps in an exhibition go-kart race at Silverstone.

The 25 basis-point hike is the first raise in three years and comes before critical midterm elections in the US.

The ShinyHunters gang leaked the files online after saying the Florida state agency did not pay their ransom demand.

Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Nonfiction. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 727 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Nonfiction are Eve

Exclusive: UK’s Green parties could take 40 seats if result replicated at next election, according to Labour-linked thinktank The Greens are just four points behind Labour in urban constituencies across the UK, putting them within touching distance of taking as many as 40 seats if the result was replicated at the next election, according to new polling by a Labour-linked thinktank. The survey by ThinkLabour, which has extensive links to Andy Burnham’s government, finds that urban voters have mov

Guterres calls for urgent Security Council reform, says geopolitical divides hindering action on global crises.

The unsung Black British photographer’s work is the complete opposite of so-called poverty porn.

HSBC director Nicholas Brandram, 44, was found unresponsive by emergency services on Tuesday evening A senior city banker suspected of pushing a woman into the path of a moving bus in the “Putney pusher” case has been found dead. Nicholas Brandram, 44, was discovered at his home in Chiswick, west London, on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Motion demands taking action to oppose the 'catastrophic destruction of Gaza' and Israeli settler violence.

The Trump administration said more releases would be secured soon amid improved US-Belarus relations.

Tributes have been paid to Major Paul Wilks, who was described as a "gifted leader".

Hashim Thaci, former President of Kosovo and KLA leader, has been found guilty of war crimes in the Hague.

Three more GOP members voted for war powers resolution to force withdrawal from the conflict as election looms US politics live – latest updates As the US war with Iran drags on, the ranks of Republicans signaling the conflict is a liability for their party continues to grow. When the House of Representatives on Tuesday evening considered its sixth war powers resolution intended to force Donald Trump to withdraw troops from the conflict, three Republicans who had not supported the previous eff

Because wealthy nations do not want to take responsibility for their role in the current climate crisis.

Trump administration falling for misinformation from 'fringe groups' alleging discrimination against white Afrikaners.

A war-damaged building collapses in Gaza City, killing at least 21 Palestinians and exposing fears of unsafe ruins.

Google is launching early access to a new MCP server for Google Home, allowing AI agents like Claude, ChatGPT, and others to control connected devices, review camera summaries, and access smart home activity using natural language.

Inside Neturei Karta, the ultra-Orthodox Jewish group that rejects Zionism, supports Palestinians fighting occupation.

The cornrows of Thomas’s paintings, often inspired by her own garden, evoke the infinitely diverse ears of native corn and the sisterhood of braiders across the diaspora.

The US House passed a bill that could cut universities off from federal student aid if they boycott Israel.

New poll finds over half of Americans fear AI-driven data centers will hike electricity costs and strain water supplies.

Annie Dillard, the masterful stylist and brilliant thinker, has died at 81. Her death was confirmed by her literary executor, Maggie Nelson. Dillard, who wrote in many forms and experiments, was an invigorating writer whose dedication and care seemed to

Malaysia has invited Myanmar’s military ruler for a visit to the country in a bid to expedite Rohingya repatriation.

Rescue workers say search for dozens of people hampered by lack of heavy machinery A building housing about 100 displaced Palestinian families has collapsed in Gaza City, killing at least 21 people in their sleep, including 11 children, forcing rescuers to dig through the rubble with their bare hands as they search for dozens of people believed to be trapped. A rescue team from Gaza’s civil defence said they had recovered the bodies of five children among the victims, while 25 injured people wer

Farmers in the Netherlands have taken action in the past, protesting against the government’s nitrogen policy.

Hibernian sack head coach David Gray six games into the Scottish Premiership season, ending the former captain's 12-year stay at Easter Road.

Anthropic is initially releasing these features to Pro and Max plan subscribers.

The DRC faces a growing Ebola threat as cases soar in North Kivu, despite progress in other regions, says Tedros

Though we do well to celebrate the rise of Widow’s Bay and Jean Smart’s 193rd public recognition, another excellent thing happened at the Emmys this year: librarians got a much-deserved shout-out. Specifically recognized were the librarians behind The Librarians, a

BBC Verify's Ben Chu examines what impact rising energy costs could have on the global economy.

“Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?” That’s the question that drove Matthew de Jonge to spend six years building Fortell, an AI hearing aid startup that recently raised $163 million from the likes of Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, and Valor Equity […]

Nicholas Brandram was a suspect in the incident where a woman was shoved into the path of a bus nine years ago.

Stockholm says Iran-backed groups are plotting against 'Jewish and Israeli interests' in the country.

Researchers at Stanford University genetically altered mice to be able to receive and function with human brain cells.

Rachida Dati accused of lobbying for carmaker Renault-Nissan when she was member of European parliament Rachida Dati, a former French culture minister, has gone on trial in Paris on corruption charges linked to dealings with the Renault-Nissan carmaking group. Dati, 60, is accused of illegal lobbying when she accepted €900,000 (£770,000) in lawyer’s fees from a Netherlands-based subsidiary of Renault-Nissan while she was a member of the European parliament. The court will have to decide what the

Even as the ‘extremist’ AfD seeks further election gains in Germany, Europe’s leaders can learn from Sweden’s dangerous embrace with far-right ideology Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Europe’s focus turned nervously to Sweden on Sunday, after an explosive election in Germany just a week earlier placed a far-right party, officially classed as “extremist”, on the brink of power in a German state for the first time since the Nazi era. A party with neo-Nazi roots has

Featuring more than 170 objects, "Doll Dressing" examines the influence of dolls on fashion from the 18th century to today.

From the classic Armory Show to Spring Break to an emerging art fair held in an Italian design showroom.

The Portuguese Water Dog spent 13 years with the family, meeting many high-profile visitors in the White House, including Pope Francis.

The deal could net the asset-light robotaxi company more than $300 million in funding.

Former Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed US President Donald Trump’s war on Iran.

More than 2,500 Yemenis have arrived since last week, with Djibouti warning the number could rise to 10,000.

Thaçi held criminally responsible for war crimes during the violent break from Serbia in the 1990s Von der Leyen says “kickstarting Europe’s economy is our number one priority,” as Europe needs to tap into its huge market, world class industries and services. She says its single market remains too fragmented and needs to reform further, with the aim of completing it by the end of next year. “Do we want to rally around our European idea that together we can decide our own destiny? Or do we let o

The controversy surrounding the VAR decision to allow Erling Haaland's winner in the Manchester derby has rumbled on for days, so what led to the error?
