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Secondhand car buyers urged to carefully inspect vehicles, while owners told to beware tests that are suspiciously quick Rise of the ‘ghost owner’: 18,000 UK vehicles in use without proper records You have just bought a secondhand car. It was older than you wanted, but were reassured because it had recently passed its MOT. Within a few days, you notice a problem with the steering and take it into…

US president says venue was ‘not a particularly secure building’ as man is held after shots fired at annual press dinner Hello and welcome to our live updates on US politics. A suspect is in custody following a shooting incident at last night’s White House correspondents’ dinner. Continue reading...

No indication grandmother knew what Markel Lee, 17, was suspected of doing, and she later identified him to police Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A 17-year-old accused of murder in Thursday’s mass shooting at a Louisiana mall that left a high school senior dead while wounding five others got a ride away from the crime scene from his grandmother – and…

Men in tuxedos and women in dresses dove under tables, like a scene from a dozen Hollywood movies, but now it was happening to me Shocking. Unnerving. Unpredictable. Violent. For a decade I have been following the twists and turns of Donald Trump’s America with the privilege of journalistic distance. On Saturday night I felt the darkness come viscerally close. Bang! Bang! What was that? Where was…

Prime minister says ‘you never hear from … the people who are supportive, loyal and just want to get on with the job’ Keir Starmer began the day with a statement about the shooting incident at the White House correspondents’ dinner : “I am shocked by the scenes at the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington overnight,” Starmer posted on X. “Any attack on democratic institutions or on the…

Exclusive: Samaritans call for mandatory training for firefighters amid rise in incidents Suicide-related callouts to fire and rescue services in England have tripled in the last decade, with Samaritans now calling for mandatory training for firefighters, who they say are struggling to deal with the increase in traumatic incidents. New figures show that fire services in England attended 3,250 sui…

Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zero One vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower. The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their numbers. Continue reading...

Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma Dozens of MPs are opposing Wes Streeting’s decision to award himself power to dictate what the NHS pays for drugs amid growing concern the move may be illegal. Thirty-one MPs have signed a House of Commons motion voicing their disapproval of the health secretary being handed the …

The rival superpowers are ramping up preparations for a crewed lunar landing nearly six decades after the first moon walk The world watched earlier this month as Nasa sent four astronauts around the moon – but to actually land on the surface the US is once again in a space race, this time with China. And China may well win. Both countries plan to build inhabited lunar bases – the first settlement…

Man, 51, arrested after allegedly assaulting multiple people at Prince of Wales hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A patient has been shot with a Taser after allegedly attacking several people at a Sydney hospital, including a nurse who was left seriously injured. Police restrained a 51-year-old patient afte…

Leaders of Canada, Mexico and Australia denounce political violence and voice their appreciation that Donald Trump and guests at correspondents dinner are unharmed White House correspondents’ dinner shooting – latest updates Washington Hilton shooting – what we know so far Full rerport: Suspect in custody after Trump evacuated in shooting incident Leaders from around the world have condemned an a…

Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operators It is being billed as Ukraine’s answer to Saving Private Ryan, updated for an age of drones. The war movie Killhouse is an action thriller which shows off the latest in battlefield technology. Released this week, it features cameos by figures well known in Ukraine, including the nation’s f…

Opposition leader also says ‘we have seen terrible acts of atrocity coming from Gaza’ as he doubles down on immigration policy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The opposition leader, Angus Taylor, has said “there is a higher risk that some bad people come from those bad countries”, doubling down on his immigration …

Footage posted online shows police telling people they were being removed due to suspicion they would interrupt ceremony Western Australian police say they proactively blocked 15 members of “issue motivated groups” from attending Anzac Day commemorations, following disruptions that marred earlier ceremonies in the eastern states. One man was arrested at the Sydney dawn service at Martin Place, wh…

President Donald Trump and other top leaders evacuated from the annual dinner after an unspecified threat Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the “shooter has been apprehended” and that he has recommended that we “LET THE SHOW GO ON” but said the decision will ultimately be made by law enforcement. “They will make a decision shortly,” Trump said. “Regardless of that decision, the evening wil…