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Who is India’s new education minister?
India’s government has picked Pralhad Joshi as the new education minister after weeks of protests over exam scandals.…
Is Burnham’s Oxbridge-heavy cabinet a sign of social mobility or lack of progress on class?
PM’s team can be seen as backward step even though in some ways it is more diverse. Yet its makeup points to wider access to powerRace, school, gender…
Thousands rally against Tunisia’s president five years after power grab
Thousands marched in Tunisia’s capital to demand the resignation of President Kais Saied.…
Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break
When summer rolls around, many parents scramble to sign up their young kids for outdoor activities. But what do you do when extreme heat and wildfire …
ADHD looks different in women and poses unique health risks
For decades, ADHD was viewed as a childhood condition that mostly affected boys. Researchers now know ADHD manifests differently in girls, but many st…
Meet the robots programmed by kids to speak their Indigenous languages
Many Native American languages are endangered. With the help of his mentor, a 12-year-old in Michigan hopes to help preserve his language through robo…
The Cockroach Effect: Modi vs India’s Gen Z
Protests by India's Cockroach Janta Party suggest the young generation is becoming harder to intimidate and to silence.…
Andy Burnham says he will disagree with Trump in public if necessary
PM promises to ‘defend national interest before anything else’ in first big broadcast interview since entering No 10Andy Burnham has promised to disag…
‘Socialist’ teachers target eight Victorian Labor MPs including education minister – as it happened
This blog is now closed‘We’re cohesive’: PM says after muted ALP national conferenceThe prime minister, Anthony Albanese, spoke with David Speers on I…
Family of former Vodafone manager found drowned call for ‘Adrian’s law’ to protect franchisees
Adrian Howe’s family believe that fears his deal would be financially ruinous led him to kill himselfThe family of a former mobile phone store manager…
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At least 14 people have died as wildfires continue to devastate Spain. Two blazes merged into one massive fire.…
Tunisians mark fifth year of emergency rule with calls for Saied to go
Thousands rally in Tunis calling for 'fall of the regime' five years since President Kais Saied suspended parliament.…
How Trump could undermine the midterms
The president really has no power over elections – but that hasn’t stopped Trump from laying the groundwork to challenge results in NovemberWhen Donal…
A third of UK journalists have changed how or what they report over fears for safety, study finds
Government-backed investigation finds risks are normalised amid ‘a narrowing of the public conversation’ Journalists are self-censoring their reportin…
Burnham says he is prepared to call out Trump 'if right for Britain'
Speaking exclusively to the BBC, Andy Burnham says he had a good first conversation with the US president and insists "you have to defend your own nat…
Andy Burnham rules out early election in exclusive BBC interview
The new prime minister told Laura Kuenssberg that people "voted for a manifesto" that he would honour, when pressed on whether there will be an early …
French wildfires trigger mass evacuations around Bordeaux
Around 200,000 people have been evacuated around Bordeaux as wildfires tear through southwestern France.…
Can Zimbabwe’s mineral ambitions benefit smaller producers?
Zimbabwe wants to process more minerals at home, but smaller miners fear being left behind.…
Labor under pressure to allow telehealth access for euthanasia but PM says ‘it should be face-to-face’
Campaigners say existing federal ban on phone or video calls for assisted dying consultations adversely affects people living in regional AustraliaFol…
The notorious Cameroonian prison with its own record label
New Bell's inmates have become mini stars, recording songs and music videos from the confines of the jail.…
France and Spain fires force more than 200,000 to flee homes
At least one person has died in a fire in Spain, according to officials.…
One dead, several injured after vehicle plows through crowd at LGBTQ+ event in Germany
A search is underway for one or two suspects, according to Berlin police.…
UK papers: 'Burnham's big spree' and Streeting 'bid to win back Trump'
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's policy proposals are prominent across Sunday's papers.…
People call me the sex MP but we need to be educating
Samantha Niblett officially launches her "summer of sex" campaign, as her educational bid ramps up.…
More than 1 million children lost access to food benefits after Trump bill passed
Analysis finds more than 4 million Americans lost Snap benefits, or food stamps, from July 2025 to March 2026More than a million children across the U…
Gymnast Langton cleared of serious injury after shocking fall
English gymnast Gabriel Langton is cleared of serious injury after a sickening fall at the Commonwealth Games on Friday.…
Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian
Scotland Yard is looking at two £250,000 donations to the party by Britain Means Business before the 2024 electionPayments to Reform UK first revealed…
Norris cautious despite pole as it 'falls apart' for Hamilton
Lando Norris has an opportunity for win his first grand prix of 2026 but Lewis Hamilton says his "positivity" is being tested after another penalty.…
‘We have done it’: Joy as ‘Cockroach’ protests push India minister out
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigns after youth-led protests over exam leaks rattle PM Modi's government.…
Cairngorm residents say wildfire response 'too slow'
Nethy Bridge residents were evacuated on Friday and a major incident was declared.…