With a remarkable knack of bringing history to life on stage and screen, West honed his craft with devotion and delight

They were ordinary selfies Charlotte Hooper had taken from the age of 16, but suddenly they were all over an X-rated chat forum. It was the start of a terrifying period of hypervigilance

I’d been taking care of myself and the baby. Then the heat came. This is Mariama’s story

Platform’s coverage of US election crystallised longstanding concerns about its content, says Guardian

Sam Rose warns of severe consequences amid weakened US stance and points to ICJ demand that aid efforts be protected

With a career ranging from Shakespeare to EastEnders and the series Great Canal Journeys, actor was a familiar face from the 1960s onwards

Urfan Sharif says he takes ‘full responsibility’ for 10-year-old’s death and admits beating her with cricket bat

Exclusive: Decision to reappoint Kishwer Falkner angers some staff at Equality and Human Rights Commission

Iraqis who grew up under the rule of Saddam Hussein were all familiar with the battle in minute detail

Further excavations may reveal how ancient human populations likely interacted with each other, researchers say

Incoming first lady has shunned Jill Biden’s invitation to the White House

Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s new defense secretary pick, has dismissed the role of women in combat roles within the US military. Speaking to the Shawn Ryan Show on 7 November, the Fox News host said women serving in the army hasn ...

Schools have been closed and homes have been evacuated as locals prepare for heavy downpours

Fox host served in Army National Guard and lobbied Trump to pardon accused war criminals

Only about 57 trucks a day entered Gaza in October as against US demand that Israel allow 350 trucks to enter the battered and besieged Palestinian territory

Elon Musk’s DOGE will advise on gutting federal departments and which staff should be fired if it deems they are a ‘massive waste’

Trump has appointed the world’s wealthiest man to fire workers and make drastic cuts in spending. He says economic ‘hardship’ will follow, Alex Woodward reports

A beach worker spotted the human remains floating along the shoreline

Donald Trump announces series of new cabinet appointments before heading to Washington DC on Wednesday to sit down with Joe Biden to discuss transition

Decision puts 2,000 jobs at risk overall as part of ‘streamlining’ plans that will include £250m pay increase