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A new book details the modest England centre-forward’s Ashington upbringing, his shyness and the work ethic that set him apart

No stranger to rebuilding after disaster, the US band’s frontman Zachary Cole Smith now sees the entire capitalist project as ripe for reinvention, on a surprisingly upbeat new AG Cook-produced album

Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.

With the debate over prison overcrowding and what to do about it raging, one initiative offers an alternative solution

The Nobel-winning economist takes aim at elites for no longer meeting the needs of the masses

An investigation into 231 femicide cases highlights the dire situation in Afghanistan, where men are empowered to murder and face no punishment while the state covers up their crimes

When temperatures get to 40C inside, and French building regulations won’t even allow shutters, these tenants’ listed homes are simply unlivable, says Anna Richards, a journalist based in Lyon

Jason Arday’s appointment as Cambridge’s youngest black professor made global headlines. Then the questions began to snowball

Orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitution

Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.

The ruling is in addition to $375m in fines Meta was already ordered to pay in the case, for a total of $942m.

The airline industry wants passengers to be careful when travelling with lithium ion batteries.

The retailer has been around for 50 years but struggled to compete with newer rivals such as Amazon. Can its new owners turn it around?

Sharif Ahmadzai has been charged with killing Elisabeth Ross, who was found dead in a suitcase in Athens in July.

Habitats belonging to snakes and rare moths have been destroyed after the wildfires this summer.

The National Architecture awards sustainability finalists include a compact Canberra housing development and the largest commercial use of hempcrete in the country

Yinon Levy is charged with reckless manslaughter over the July 2025 shooting of Odeh Hathaleen.

Court rules architecture firm not responsible for safety breaches before fatal incident but project managers and contractors found guilty