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After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation Just over a year ago, Laurence des Cars, the intellectually brilliant (if famously prickly) former head of the largest and most-visited museum in the world, wrote a somewhat alarming note to her boss, France’s culture minister. Des Cars, who on Tue…

London mayor criticises PM for calling Greens ‘extreme’ after Gorton and Denton loss, saying it is a ‘flawed strategy’ Sadiq Khan: ‘Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the byelection’s lesson’ The mayor of London has said the Gorton and Denton byelection has exposed a “far-reaching change and fracturing” in UK politics and Labour must ditch its “flawed strategy…

Regional authorities withdraw permit after citing risk of organised crime infiltration linked to a subcontractor It is one of Europe’s most celebrated shorelines, framed by mountains and 19th-century villas and famed for its Caribbean-blue water and white sand. But Mondello beach in Palermo, Sicily, has also been mired in controversy, the subject of complaints stretching back a century from resid…

US president says Khamenei’s death is ‘justice for the people of Iran’ as he repeats call for regime change Full report: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed A visual guide to the US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s response War on Iran: how the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfolded Hundreds of thousands of travellers have been stranded or diverted to other airports after Israel, Qatar, Syria,…

Australian foreign affairs minister says Israel and US should explain ‘the legal basis for the attacks’ on Iran and won’t say if Pine Gap used during strikes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia has urged Iran to stop retaliatory attacks on countries across the Middle East after the US and Israel bombed Iran,…

Olivia Dean tops the winners list with four, while Sam Fender bags two – see all the category winners here Olivia Dean Continue reading...

Joint operation prompts Tehran to retaliate with missile attacks on bases across Middle East Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed, says Donald Trump US-Israeli war on Iran – live updates A visual guide to US-Israeli strikes on Iran – and Tehran’s response Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed as the US and Israel launch a war on Iran to trigger regime change, Donald Trump has claimed. The U…

Crowds gather in DC, New York and beyond to denounce Trump’s Iran strikes as an illegal act of war As news reports circulated that Iran ’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei , had been killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, anti-war protesters gathered across the United States, including outside the White House and in New York’s Times Square to voice opposition to US military involvement in the…

War launched by US and Israel on Iran has quickly escalated prompting anxiety and concern in whole region Full report US-Israeli attack on Iran – live updates Iran struck the world-famous Fairmont hotel in Dubai, setting the hotel alight, as the war launched by the US and Israel on Iran quickly spread to the rest of the Middle East on Saturday. Residents watched in shock as an Iranian missile hit…

Bystander describes ‘loud crashing sound from the rocks’ as light aircraft goes into sea at Lee-on-the-Solent A pilot survived after a light aircraft crashed on to a beach in Hampshire on Saturday. The pilot had exited the aircraft before firefighters arrived and was subsequently assessed by the ambulance service, Hampshire and Isle of Wight fire and rescue service said. Continue reading...

The 26-year-old dominates in Manchester, landing the night’s biggest prizes as Rosé, Wolf Alice and Mark Ronson also take top honours Olivia Dean was the big winner at the 2026 Brit awards, taking home awards for artist of the year, pop act, song of the year for her Sam Fender duet Rein Me In, and album of the year for The Art of Loving. In less than a year, Dean has leaped to the forefront of Br…

The US joined an Israeli assault after intel suggested Iran’s top clerics and commanders could be hit at once Donald Trump launched attacks against Iran on Saturday as part of a joint operation with Israel after they developed intelligence that they could simultaneously target the country’s leaders and mullahs, according to two people familiar with deliberations. The Israelis had been tracking th…

US president posts on Truth Social that Iran’s supreme leader, ‘one of the most evil people in History, is dead’ Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has been killed in the opening salvo of a regime change war launched on Saturday by the US and Israel, Donald Trump has claimed. The US president announced the death of the ayatollah, who has ruled Iran as supreme leader since 1989, in a post on Truth…

Actor, originally charged on two counts, also accused of shouting homophobic slurs during attacks on 17 February Shia LaBeouf surrendered to New Orleans police after they obtained a new warrant Friday to arrest him again in connection with a case that had already left him facing two counts of battery. The new warrant brought the number of people whom the Transformers film franchise star is accuse…

Penny Wong due to speak from Adelaide after government declared its support for US action. Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Greens label US-Israel war on Iran a “new illegal bombing campaign” Greens leader Larissa Waters has warned the Albanese government against supporting the growing war in Iran, calling it “a new illegal bombing campai…