Officials at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have begun a large-scale destruction of classified documents at their headquarters in the Ronald Reagan building in Washington DC including with shredders and using “burn bags”, according to an internal email seen by the Guardian. The email, sent by the acting USAid secretary, Erica Y Carr, … Read more
A top Romanian court has rejected an appeal by far-right politician Călin Georgescu to lift a ban on his candidacy in a rerun of the presidential election, sparking anger among his supporters. Georgescu, a Moscow-friendly populist, surged from almost nowhere to win the first round of the election last year, but the result was annulled … Read more
Ten people have died from cancer and up to 10 more have been been diagnosed with the disease after a blunder meant they were not invited to NHS screening programmes. Health officials failed to invite more than 5,000 patients in total for routine checks after an IT error affected bowel, breast and cervical cancer screening … Read more
The sentencing of Kyle Clifford for the murders of Carol Hunt and her daughters Louise and Hannah has heard emotionally charged victim statements, paying tribute to the women and describing the ex-soldier as “a monster”. Clifford was given a whole-life order at Cambridge crown court for the murder and rape of his ex-partner, Louise Hunt, … Read more
Police have launched a criminal investigation into the collision between two ships in the North Sea, with one man arrested, as experts voiced growing fears over the environmental impact of the crash. A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong … Read more
Authorities have arrested two more suspects in the recent fraternity hazing death of a 20-year-old student at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Kyle Thurman was captured on Monday at a home in Port Allen, Louisiana, which is adjacent to Baton Rouge. Meanwhile, Isiah Smith, whose father owns a warehouse where Wilson was mortally injured … Read more
A review into the cancellation of a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream after a censorship row has been criticised by a major arts union for avoiding “deeper accountability”. The play had been due to run at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester in September last year but was pulled in a dispute over one … Read more
Elon Musk is “not a serious guy”, said Mark Kelly, the US fighter pilot and astronaut turned Arizona Democratic senator, after the Tesla owner and close Donald Trump ally called him a “traitor” for visiting Ukraine in support of its fight against Russia’s invading troops. On Sunday, Kelly posted to social media photos of his … Read more
Dundee University has announced plans to cut more than 600 jobs and reduce its teaching by a fifth to help cope with a £35m deficit in its accounts. The university’s interim principal, Prof Shane O’Neill, said that nearly 200 academic staff and 435 support staff would be made redundant, with every department hit by the … Read more
Keir Starmer has been warned that he will need to take “urgent action” to meet his goal of cutting energy bills by up to £300 by 2030, according to a report, as millions of UK households face higher energy costs from April. The government’s plan to switch to a clean power system by 2030 will … Read more