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At least 250 people who were detained at Manston migrant centre during a period when it was dangerously overcrowded and grappling with outbreaks of infectious diseases are suing the government for unlawful detention and other breaches of their rights. They include a woman who had a miscarriage, a child whose age was recorded as five … Read more
The actor John Lithgow has described Donald Trump’s second presidency as “a pure disaster” for the arts in the US. Lithgow, speaking after his best actor victory at the Olivier awards in London on Sunday, singled out Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, Washington DC’s national institution for the performing arts. “Our administration has done … Read more
The family of a Kenyan woman who was allegedly killed by British soldiers have said their 13-year fight for justice has taken a “heavy toll”, and that they have been offered “too many empty promises” after a meeting with the defence secretary. Agnes Wanjiru was 21 when she disappeared in March 2012. She was last … Read more
Dave Allen, the bassist for British post-punks Gang of Four, has died aged 69. His surviving bandmates, vocalist Jon King and drummer Hugo Burnham, said that Allen had been suffering from early-onset mixed dementia. Burnham said in a statement: “It is with broken yet full hearts that we share the news that Dave Allen, our … Read more
Fearing legal repercussions, online harassment and professional consequences, student journalists are retracting their names from published articles amid intensifying repression by the Trump administration targeting students perceived to be associated with the pro-Palestinian movement. Editors at university newspapers say that anxiety among writers has risen since the arrest of Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, … Read more
No charges will be brought against a South Wales police officer who was driving the van that followed Harvey Evans, 15, and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, before they died in an e-bike crash in Cardiff in May 2023, the Crown Prosecution Service said. More details soon …
Bill Murray has said he feels he was “barbecued” by a sexual misconduct allegation on the set of a 2022 comedy, which led to the film being cancelled and his reaching a financial settlement with the woman who accused him of straddling her and kissing her. “It wasn’t like I touched her,” said Murray to … Read more
A roll call of former prime ministers, secretaries of state and ministers could be called to give evidence into a scandal at a controversial processing centre in Kent for small boat arrivals, according to an internal government memo disclosed to the Guardian, following a legal challenge. The inquiry into Manston, a former military base used … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Trump compares tariffs to ‘medicine’ as markets point to rough week ahead Good morning and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you all the latest news over the next couple of hours. … Read more
The UK’s role in the next generation of interplanetary exploration should be that of a space “watchdog” leading on regulation, insurance and finance, a former science minister has said, in an effort to rein in a situation he compared to the wild west. George Freeman, the MP for Mid Norfolk who was minister for science, … Read more