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Exclusive: The work will feature some of the photographer’s most powerful images from his 70-year career After more than seven decades of covering conflicts around the world, Don McCullin will return to Vietnam and his best-known images for his final book. The photographer, who got his start aged 23 when his image of a gang in Finsbury Park was published in the Observer, has decided to revisit th…

Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’ Critics of GB News are part of a “liberal, Islington consensus” bent on limiting freedom of expression, Michael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain’s media watchdog, has said. The Conservative peer, whose time at Ofcom has been criticised over the handling of the rightwing news ch…

‘Pointless’ reviews are wasting public money and ‘significantly harming’ the mental health of claimants, charity says Disabled people with lifelong conditions are repeatedly being put through “pointless” benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidance, new analysis suggests. A study by the anti-poverty charity Z2K has found that hundreds of thousands of disabled people are going through “unn…

Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action Britain’s industrial sector is at risk of collapse as thousands of companies warn that they could face bankruptcy within the next year because of high energy prices, according to an industry survey. The manufacturers’ body Make UK said the latest feedback from its members found that many w…

Australia stepped off the team bus in suits and holding designer pouches, showing they’ve come ‘a long way from a Country Road bag on the side of the field’ Video: Is this Australia’s greatest World Cup win in 20 years? As suited and booted Socceroos stepped off the bus in Vancouver and towards a 2-0 victory against Turkey , many dangled designer pouches. Tete Yengi and Mo Touré carried what appe…

Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA says Attacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2024 and 2025, according to new research. Attacks were reported in 83 countries, with the highest i…

US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran Emmanuel Macron, the host of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, has framed an agenda to make it as palatable as possible to his guest of honour, but the French president has no idea if Donald Trump, a haphazard summit attender, will last the full three days – or disrupt the proce…

US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude but analysts warn complex negotiations lie ahead, potentially halting further significant drops Middle East crisis: live updates Peace deal between US and Iran announced, with strait of Hormuz expected to reopen What do we know about the US-Iran peace deal – and what questions remain? Global oil prices have tumbled amid fresh hopes that a U…

Another expert says drone technology may have prevented a shark attack at Coogee beach on Saturday A shark behaviour expert says Tony Abbott “doesn’t understand the science” after the former prime minister called for sharks to be culled in the wake of an attack at a Sydney beach. A woman, aged in her 30s, was in a critical but stable condition on Monday after being bitten on the leg and arm by wh…

Punjab police said an officer mistakenly opened fire at the Ahmed family, who were victims of a robbery at Chakwal A Pakistani police officer has been stood down and arrested after mistakenly shooting dead a young Australian girl while on holiday with her family. Australian-born Hania Ahmed and her family were visiting a relative at Chakwal, in Pakistan’s Punjab province, when they were robbed wh…

NSW police say suicide note and ‘other evidence’ suggest six-year-old’s death was an act of domestic violence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A suicide note has been located after the bodies of a young girl and her father were pulled from the Parramatta River on Saturday. The six-year-old may have been deliberatel…

Helen Pidd goes to Makerfield where the Labour candidate and would-be prime minister Andy Burnham faces Reform UK in a crucial byelection. With reporting from Josh Halliday On Thursday, Makerfield is hosting what is surely the most consequential byelection in memory. If he wins, Andy Burnham will challenge Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership – and attempt to save the party and the government f…

Dormition Cathedral of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, one of Ukraine’s most significant religious sites, and residential buildings hit across capital Ukraine has come under a massive Russian missile and drone attack with waves of explosions echoing through the capital, Kyiv, in the early hours of Monday morning as air raids killed at least five people across the country. Among targets hit in the sustained …

Demonstrations took off in Washington and across US as Trump throws first private, for-profit sporting event ever held on White House grounds Dozens of people stood across the entrance gates to the Ellipse, the park south of the White House , on Sunday afternoon, holding protest signs and chanting as the president prepared to host seven mixed martial arts fights on the lawn. Thousands of fight fa…

Little evidence a cull would make swimming safer, scientists say. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Assistant treasurer says One Nation’s rise reflects ‘frustration’ of many people Daniel Mulino , the assistant treasurer, said One Nation’s rise began “well before” the latest federal budget and reflected a “frustration on the part of many people”…