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Scotland’s first minister hosted a “warm” meeting with Donald Trump’s son Eric in Edinburgh on Thursday, days after the US president’s golf course at Turnberry was targeted by protesters. John Swinney met Eric Trump at his official residence, a listed Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh’s New Town, for what both sides described as a routine business … Read more

Several people have been arrested and homes searched as part of an investigation into alleged bribery and corruption at the European parliament relating to the Chinese technology giant Huawei, Belgian prosecutors have said. The investigating judge in charge of the case has asked for seals to be fixed to the offices of two European parliament … Read more

The father of Sara Sharif will not serve a whole-life order for the murder of the 10-year-old after the court of appeal rejected a bid to increase his 40-year sentence. Urfan Sharif, 43, was convicted alongside his wife Beinash Batool, 30, of murdering Sara at the family home in Woking, Surrey, in August 2023. In … Read more

Israel’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal acts”, and Israeli security forces have used sexual violence as a weapon of war to “dominate and destroy the Palestinian people”, a UN report states. The 49-page report on sexual and gender-based violence was drawn up by the UN’s independent international commission of inquiry … Read more

For the first time in almost 50 years, Versace will no longer be designed by a Versace. Three decades after she started working for the company – and 27 years after she stepped into the role of creative director after the murder of her brother, Gianni – the designer Donatella Versace has announced she is … Read more

A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a 15-year-old girl after a row over a teddy bear in south London. Hassan Sentamu was 17 when he killed Elianne Andam by stabbing her in the neck outside the Whitgift Centre in Croydon, south London, in September 2023. At his Old Bailey trial, … Read more

Peter Kyle, the science and technology secretary, has asked ChatGPT for advice on a range of work-related issues, including why British businesses are not adopting artificial intelligence and what podcasts he should appear on. Information provided to the New Scientist magazine in response to a freedom of information request showed that Kyle, an advocate for … Read more

As fossil fuel interests attack climate accountability litigation, environmental advocates worry they are pursuing a path that would destroy all future prospects for such cases. Nearly 200 advocacy groups have urged Democratic representatives to “proactively and affirmatively” reject potential industry attempts to obtain immunity from litigation. “We have reason to believe that the fossil fuel … Read more

A detained Columbia University graduate threatened with deportation after the Trump administration claimed he poses a risk to US foreign policy is a former employee of the British government who was extensively vetted before working at the embassy in Beirut. Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate from a Columbia University master’s programme, was arrested at home … Read more

Australian farmers are anxiously waiting to hear whether $6.2bn in meat exports will be hit in the next round of Trump tariffs, as Anthony Albanese says the fight to reverse American imposts on steel and aluminium could last months. Amid escalating fears of a global trade war that would hit exporting nations such as Australia … Read more