It started from scratch – and became one of the world’s greatest collections. As the National Gallery celebrates its 200th birthday, we pick five sublime works – from a serene statesman to Van Gogh’s blazing blooms

Dover MP, who claimed her now former husband’s seat in 2019, has been criticised in the past by Labour

Third-party US presidential candidate says 2010 issue ‘caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died’

Phoebe Plummer, Chiara Sarti and Daniel Hall charged under Public Order Act in relation to slow march in west London last year

Researchers say the findings highlight the crucial yet often overlooked role that small invertebrates play in ecosystems.

The findings could supercharge the hunt for new drugs and treatments, researchers say.

Psychosis is when people lose some contact with reality, and this might involve seeing or hearing things that other people cannot see or hear.

He reportedly told police that ‘God’ made him draw his gun

The living dolphins are cared for by a single staff member while suffering dehydration and malnutrition, activists say

Brazil’s southern city of Porto Alegre has been virtually cut off, with the airport and bus station closed and main roads blocked due to a massive flooding that has left at least 90 people dead and more than 130 missing. Drone footage shows the dow ...

Three-year-old missing for nearly three months in Wisconsin

Donald Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the sprawling Rico case had labelled the refusal to disqualify the Fulton County district attorney a ‘plain legal error’

AlphaFold breakthrough may bolster work in fields from antibiotics and cancer therapy to resilient crops

Climate chaos is threatening food production, trade and lives, says World Meteorological Organization

Supporters of rightwing ex-president Jair Bolsonaro among 1.6m people at show despite conservative criticism of ‘satanist’ singer

Urgent funding needed to help people return home as humanitarian crisis reaches critical levels, according to migration organisation

The pop DJ duo are old enough to have Omegle trauma but young enough to have brain rot. It’s a winning combination

All-male private members’ club in London has voted in favour of women joining after Guardian coverage

Home secretary announces closure of several Russian diplomatic premises after pattern of ‘malign activity’ in Britain and Europe

‘Sticking together’ is vital as world becomes more dangerous, says Adm Sir Tony Radakin on Washington visit