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The film-maker behind Selma and 13th will focus on the 14th amendment for a new film out later this year as Donald Trump targets those protected by it Ava DuVernay announced on Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly enslaved people following the civil war, and has come under legal attack from Donald Trump. Netflix said…

Giovanni Castellucci among 32 people convicted over the 2018 Morandi Bridge collapse, which killed 43 Thirty-two people, including the former chief executive of Italy’s motorway operator, have been convicted over the 2018 collapse of a Genoa bridge in which 43 people died. In a hushed courtroom on Thursday in the north-western Italian city, Giovanni Castellucci, a former boss of Autostrade per l’…

Few know who will get top jobs when new PM enters No 10 and the vacuum of information has its downsides As Labour MPs filed out of Portcullis House on the last day before parliament rose – and Andy Burnham ascends – one said they were struggling with a metaphor for how concentrated Burnham’s power had become. Flailing for something that did not sound insulting, he gave up and likened Burnham’s ab…

Rachel Menitoff praised for her professionalism as giant insect lands on her during piece to camera Viewers of a now-viral video are sharing their amazement at a TV reporter who maintained her composure during a live broadcast after a huge flying cockroach unexpectedly landed on her mid-report. Rachel Menitoff, a reporter for Los Angeles station KTLA News, was covering dangerous conditions caused…

Landmark high court ruling calls for fresh inquiry into Jools Sweeney’s death to allow for previously omitted social media evidence The inquest into the death of a 14-year-old boy, whose mother believes he died after a TikTok challenge gone wrong, is to be reopened in a landmark ruling by the high court. Jools Sweeney, a schoolboy from Gloucestershire, died in April 2022. His parents, Ellen Roome…

Flash flood emergencies were issued on Thursday for parts of Kerr and Uvalde counties and Texas Hill Country Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email “Life threatening” flooding has taken hold in south-central Texas , where up to 20in of rain have already fallen in some areas – just one year after the same region endured catastrophic flooding that killed more than 100 people . Flash floo…

Critics say Foreign Office figures send ‘global message about the role the country wants to play on international stage’ Labour’s foreign aid cuts mean reductions of as much as 90% in the bilateral support the UK will give to some African countries, Foreign Office figures show. The department’s annual report includes a long-awaited breakdown of how the reduction in the aid budget will affect indi…

Lipfendra can be taken in conjunction with or an alternative to statins, the most prescribed medication in the US Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The drug giant Merck on Thursday announced it had received FDA approval for a daily pill that can be an alternative to statins for treating high LDL levels, or so-called bad cholesterol. The new pill, Lipfendra, is a version of a drug …

Long-running AIHW survey shows daily rates of smoking dropped to 5.6% last year – down from 8.3% two years ago Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Daily smoking rates have fallen to a historic low and are tracking well ahead of national targets, while vaping rates have stabilised, according to the largest nationally representative survey on tobacco use. But those who do s…

Most Australian capital cities have at least 80% chance of unusually warm and dry spring as climatologists watch developing system with increasing alarm Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The El Niño climate phenomenon linked to record global temperatures and now locked in place in the Pacific Ocean could develop into the strongest on record, according to Australia’s Bur…

President says he had to choose ‘one side or the other’ after breakdown of relations between ministry and military leaders Europe live – latest updates Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has defended his decision to dismiss the country’s popular defence minister, Mykhailo Federov , and confirmed reports that relations had broken down between the ministry and the country’s top army leadership…

Vadym Iermolaiev says military intelligence officers were behind assassination attempt that seriously wounded his wife and child Europe live – latest updates The Ukrainian businessman who survived an assassination attempt in Monaco has accused Ukraine’s military intelligence agency of organising the attack. In his first public statement since the bombing that shook the wealthy principality, Vadym…

Appointment by outgoing prime minister, potentially opens door for London mayor to join Burnham cabinet Sadiq Khan has been given a peerage by Keir Starmer just days before the prime minister stands down, potentially opening the door to one of Labour’s most high-profile mayors joining Andy Burnham’s cabinet in future. The London mayor has long been tipped for the House of Lords, with Starmer said…

Millions of Americans face air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York as authorities urge people to stay indoors Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Smoke from wildfires burning in south-central Canada and parts of Minnesota is spreading across the US, prompting air quality alerts in more than 20 states with millions of Americans expected to face unhealthy air conditions this wee…

Analysis reveals stark socioeconomic divide, with schools with highest free school meal eligibility having fewer trees Private school grounds in England offer 41% more tree cover than state schools for cooling and shade in extreme temperatures, research has found. As teachers and students prepare to take their summer holidays after weeks of high temperatures where some classrooms reached highs of…