The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproved or failed to find evidence of such links. It is unclear whether the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, who … Read more
Noel Clarke has made “wild allegations” against women who have accused him of sexual misconduct but has not explained why they would lie about him, the high court heard on the first day of his libel claim against the Guardian. The 49-year-old actor is suing Guardian News and Media (GNM) over seven articles and a … Read more
A Conservative peer introduced a company he was involved in to the government to supply PPE after he first contacted David Cameron by text message, the Covid-19 public inquiry has heard. The inquiry is hearing evidence this week about the government’s multibillion-pound spending on medical supplies during the crisis, including its use of the “VIP … Read more
Syrian security forces have battled Assad regime loyalists on Syria’s coast for a second day, as the country’s new government struggled to contain the biggest rebellion to its rule since it took power in December. Fighters loyal to the ousted Assad government ambushed Syrian security forces in a coordinated attack on Thursday afternoon in the … Read more
Barely a day passes, it seems, without Keir Starmer talking to another European leader or preparing for a continental summit. The crisis over Ukraine has very much pushed the UK closer towards the centre stage than at any point since Brexit. But is this a new era or a false dawn? One thing is certain: … Read more
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has reopened its investigation into previous assaults by the Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane following representations from the victims’ families, the watchdog said. The IOPC previously prepared a report, which concluded that officers failed to properly investigate an assault on warehouse workers by Calocane that could have prevented his murders … Read more
Royal Mail is to increase the cost of first and second-class stamps for what will be the sixth time in little more than three years. From 7 April, the price of a first-class stamp will increase by 5p, or 3%, to £1.70. Meanwhile the cost of the second-class service is going up by 2p, or … Read more
The US will conduct its first execution by firing squad in 15 years on Friday in South Carolina, despite widespread concerns about the safety and cruelty of this method and growing calls for clemency. Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to be shot to death by three South Carolina prison employees, part of a series of … Read more
Hold the biscuits, popcorn and chocolate and hand out the rice cakes, apples and halloumi, the UK is cutting back on snacks and shifting to healthier options amid tighter budgets and bulging waistlines. Britons had a snack at home on more than 15% fewer occasions in 2024 than in 2020 – as a boom in … Read more
His Royal Highness King Godwin Bebe Okpabi has carried bottles of water drawn from the wells of his homeland in the Niger delta to the high court in London. It stinks. “This is the water that Shell has left for my people,” said the ruler of the Ogale community in Ogoniland, Nigeria. “This is poison, … Read more