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LIVEPolice begin clearing cockroach party protest site in DelhiTens of thousands of protesters had turned up for a march called by the Cockroach Janta Party in Delhi.
Watch: Sir Keir Starmer’s last speech as prime minister in fullStarmer spoke in front of an applauding crowd on Downing Street.11 mins agoPolitics
US Central CommandExplosions were heard across several Iranian cities after the US launched strikes overnight President Donald Trump says the latest strikes by the US hit Iran “very hard”, adding that the attacks were “in honour” of three US soldiers killed in recent days – two in Jordan, one in Iraq.In the early hours of Monday local time, US Central Command (Centcom) said it had launched a “new wave” of strikes for the ninth consecutive night as explosions were heard across Iran.The US said it had targeted military sites and communications networks to “further diminish” Tehran’s attacks on vessels in…
Victory for football? Spain beat Argentina to win World CupSpain triumphed with an extra-time goal in a battle of endurance.8 hrs agoWorld Cup
LIVESpain beat Argentina to win second World Cup – reactionAll the reaction from the 2026 Fifa World Cup as Spain win the tournament for the second time, beating Argentina 1-0.
LIVEAndy Burnham to become PM as Keir Starmer prepares to leave No 10After Starmer meets the King to resign formally, Burnham will give a speech in Downing Street promising to give people more “breathing room”.
XinhuaWang Jibing, a food delivery rider, posted his poems and essays on social media for years before going viralA collection of poems, some scribbled on slips of paper between food deliveries, has won Wang Jibing one of China’s top literary honours.Low Flight, inspired by the everyday challenges delivery riders face, has bagged the Lu Xun Literary Prize – named after a writer who has been referred to as the father of modern Chinese literature. Wang, 56, who became a delivery rider around 2019, gained traction on social media for his poems and essays.He is part of a growing group of…
BBCVasyl Krupych, a serving soldier, was assaulted while out searching for draft dodgersVasyl Krupych knows what it is to fight for Ukraine.He describes terrifying scenes from battles in the eastern Donbas region where, sometimes praying, sometimes crying, the machine gunner somehow survived the onslaught by Russian troops.But last December, by then serving in the rear, Krupych was attacked by his own countrymen whilst out searching for draft dodgers.He says two men ignored demands to show their documents and fled. When his patrol gave chase, Krupych was badly beaten with a crowbar. He spent six weeks in hospital.”What did we fight…
Tayfun SalciBurnham was pictured running in central London on Sunday afternoon, on the eve of his premiershipAndy Burnham will promise to give people “more breathing room” when he gives his first speech as prime minister outside No 10 on Monday.He is expected to say he is “acutely conscious” of the UK’s high turnover of prime ministers – and that politics needs to be more stable and responsible. And he is expected to characterise the moment as one of “reflection and resolution”, arguing Britain must be honest about the challenges it faces.Burnham will officially replace Sir Keir Starmer and become the…
EPAA large artwork features a bird native to Utoeya island, where most of the 2011 attack victims diedNorway has opened a new memorial for the 77 victims of the country’s deadliest terror attack in peacetime, days before its 15th anniversary.On 22 July 2011, neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo and shot dead another 69 – mostly teenagers – at a youth camp on Utoeya island. Hundreds more were injured in Norway’s worst atrocity in recent history.On Sunday, survivors and relatives of the victims gathered in Oslo for the unveiling of a large artwork showing…