The Guardian Articles

A coalition of NGOs has urged the president of the European Commission not to be bullied by Donald Trump and Elon Musk into weakening the enforcement of the EU’s tech regulations.

The letter to Ursula von der Leyen comes after the EU executive played down reports that it was reassessing …

Two people have denied charges of damaging Stonehenge with orange powder during a Just Stop Oil protest.

Rajan Naidu, 74, and Niamh Lynch, 22, pleaded not guilty to two charges of damaging an ancient protected monument and causing a public nuisance after the incident on 19 June 2024.

A third …

The potential for artificial intelligence systems to be used for malicious acts is increasing, according to a landmark report by AI experts, with one of the study’s authors warning that DeepSeek and other disruptors could heighten the safety risk.

Yoshua Bengio, regarded as one of the godfathers of modern AI, …

Dozens of people are feared to have died in crowd crushes at the

Kumbh Mela

What is the Kumbh Mela?

The Kumbh Mela is the world’s …

Spanish police have rescued a man who was kidnapped and bundled into the boot of a car after he managed to alert his girlfriend by sending her a photo of the vehicle’s steering wheel and a set of coordinates.

On 23 January Policía Nacional officers in the Andalucían province of …

WH Smith has reported falling sales in its UK high street stores, while revenues rose at its more successful travel arm, as the retail group attempts to

offload its ailing town centres division

The retailer’s up-for-sale high street division – where it sells newspapers, books, stationery, cards …

Two of England’s privatised water monopolies, the South West Water owner Pennon and United Utilities, have said they will increase dividend payments to investors, as they prepare to raise household bills.

The companies said they had accepted the regulator Ofwat’s final determination of what they may charge customers – removing …

Johnny Herbert has left his role as a Formula One driver steward after the FIA said his grand prix work was “incompatible” with his job as a media pundit.

Herbert attracted criticism from Max Verstappen’s camp last season for his comments about the Red Bull driver’s performance at the Mexican …

Pressing her face to the blue bars of a pharmacy window, Fatmeh Jahaleen pleaded for just a few extra boxes of medication. She relies on the pharmacy inside an East Jerusalem clinic run by the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, for a monthly supply of blood pressure and kidney …

Rachel Reeves has confirmed that the government will throw its weight behind a third runway at Heathrow, claiming it will make the UK “the world’s best-connected place to do business”.

In a speech in Oxfordshire on her plans for national growth, the chancellor said: “We cannot duck the decision any …