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Erin Patterson to give evidence Erin Patterson will take to the witness box and give evidence in her triple murder trial. Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, has told the court his client will testify. “The defence will call Erin Patterson,” he said. Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder […]

Right-wing candidate Karol Nawrocki wins after close race, official results show The populist-right opposition candidate Karol Nawrocki, backed by the Law and Justice party (PiS), has won Poland’s presidential election, defeating his pro-European rival Rafał Trzaskowski, in a nail-bitingly close contest. Official results showed Nawrocki took 50.89% of votes in the runoff, with Trzaskowski on […]

Fifty years ago, Cabaret Voltaire shocked the people of Sheffield into revolt. A promoter screamed for the band to get off stage, while an audience baying for blood had to be held back with a clarinet being swung around for protection. All of which was taking place over the deafening recording of a looped steamhammer […]

Why is pro-natalism – the idea that society should focus on producing children – a growing movement in the US? The Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan tells Helen Pidd: “This is not something that average people in the US are crying out for. People are having the number of children that they desire and think […]

World champion Gukesh Dommaraju earned his first classical victory over Magnus Carlsen on Sunday at the Norway Chess tournament, toppling the longtime world No 1 in dramatic fashion and prompting the Norwegian to punch the table in frustration before storming out of the venue. The win in round six of the double round-robin event marked […]

Spending on agency staff across NHS England dropped by almost £1bn in the last financial year, ministers have said, after a pledge by Wes Streeting to cut the amount going to agencies by 30%. According to the Department of Health and Social Care, the total spent by trusts on agency staff during 2024-25 was nearly […]

Maja Stark has won tournaments around the world, but a professional victory in the United States eluded her. Now she is a US Women’s Open champion. The Swede shot an even-par 72 to win the second major of the year by two shots on Sunday at Erin Hills. Stark led the championship by one stroke […]

The FBI is investigating an attack in Boulder, Colorado, FBI director Kash Patel announced. Boulder police say multiple people were injured in the attack. Colorado governor Jared Polis said that he is “closely monitoring” the situation, adding: “My thoughts go out to the people who have been injured and impacted by this heinous act of […]

A man has died after a shooting at a shopping centre in County Carlow. The PA news agency understands that it appears that the dead man’s wounds were self-inflicted. A young girl was also injured in the incident but did not require hospital care and it is unclear how she was injured. Gardai have identified […]

Two Scottish men have been shot dead outside a bar in southern Spain. The victims were gunned down outside Monaghans, a popular Irish-themed bar in the coastal town of Fuengirola, Málaga, at about 11pm on Saturday. A masked man opened fire on the pair as they stood outside the venue before fleeing on foot. Both […]