Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister promising ‘unity and positivity’
The former mayor of Greater Manchester succeeds Keir Starmer with vow to tackle the cost of living
US probes insurers owned by billionaire Mark Walter over asset disclosures
Prosecutors and securities regulators examine whether companies failed to disclose holdings in affiliated entities
Sinaloa cartel founder handed $15bn forfeiture order and life sentence
‘El Mayo’, who co-founded group alongside ‘El Chapo’, was sentenced to life in prison
Ebola death toll rises to 930, as outbreak spreads at record pace
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and partners plan trial of two existing jabs
Labour has handed Burnham a blank cheque
The new premier’s MPs think they have backed a winner but have no idea what his programme will be
David Austin’s empire of rose
How one man’s horticultural infatuation became a £30mn brand
Don’t blame colonialism for Africa’s trade woes
The continent’s growth is being hemmed in by blocked trade arteries, not arbitrary borders drawn in Berlin in 1885
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US petrol prices climb back above $4 as Iran war intensifies
Resurgent costs drive frustration with President Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections
Lockheed seeks European production for cheaper Patriot missile
US defence group seeking approval from Washington to build out supply chain in region
The Middle East needs its own Helsinki Act
Trust is not a prerequisite for peacemaking — and Iran and its neighbours should follow the example of cold war détente
Andy Burnham’s first speech as PM: what he said and what he meant
Downing Street address offers succinct outline of new leader’s politics — and the problems he will face
Yemen’s Houthi rebels threaten blockade against Saudi Arabia
Renewed fighting puts kingdom’s crude exports through Red Sea at risk
Oil touches $90 after Iran hits tankers
Crude later falls back after Tehran says it has received proposals from mediators about the war
First night of the BBC Proms review — Yunchan Lim’s virtuosity crowns a solid start to the season
The festival opened with the pianist’s fascinating performance, a sophisticated new work by Josephine Stephenson and a rendition of ‘Wonderwall’
Why Mullin is struggling to keep ICE out of the headlines
Two killings by federal agents in the space of a week have drawn attention to the downsides of a DHS hiring spree
UK businesses are not deepening their use of AI, suggests ONS data
Free tools are the most widely used by companies with focus on efficiency savings rather than developing new products
How I got into Berghain, Berlin’s notoriously selective club
The mystique of its intimidating door policy still convinces people to fly in from all around the world
Zelenskyy’s crisis deepens as ex-defence minister rejects offer to return
Ukrainian president under pressure to replace commander-in-chief who clashed with Mykhailo Fedorov
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In the news: Bodhana Sivanandan establishes new world age record
The ‘decayed’ impact of Trump’s Truth Social bombs
Markets are gradually learning to ignore the president
Ariadne auf Naxos at Glyndebourne delivers full-throated, impassioned singing
The festival’s latest production of the Strauss opera is a musical delight
Trump orders the ceremonial changing of the tariff guard
The bogus rationale for duties has rotated from economic emergency to balance of payments to unfair trade
Indian police battle ‘Cockroach’ protesters with batons and tear gas
Anger over education system threatens to turn into wider challenge to Narendra Modi’s government