Gordon Brown and George Osborne studied history, but neither faced the questions of suitability levelled at the first woman in the job, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

PM set to unveil what government calls 'biggest employment reforms in generation’ as Tories say he is not making tough calls on sickness and benefits

New footage shows the moment a Boeing 737-400 DHL cargo plane crashed in a fireball near Lithuania’s capital. At least one of four people on board died in the crash, which occurred shortly before the aircraft's scheduled landing at Vilnius airport ...

From pubs with rooms to rural hotels to seaside getaways, these picks put you in the middle of beautiful countryside with hikes from the doorstep

Deal would mean IDF withdrawing from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah moving weapons north of Litani River

79-year-old pop veteran, fresh from UK No 1 album this year, will follow in the footsteps of Dolly Parton and Lionel Richie in much-loved Sunday teatime slot

Warnings remain in England and Wales as ex Environment Agency chair says not enough is spent on flood defences

Exclusive: The 71-year-old, who left in 2000, says he has three priorities to revive the supermarket chain for a second time

 

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Thaw to continue despite points of contention over territory disputes in south-east Asia, Taiwan, China’s ties to Russia and human rights abuses

 

Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger ‘fell for’ the narrative casting suspicion on the Ramsey family after 6-year-old JonBenét was found murdered in her Boulder home on December 26, 1996. His new three-part Netflix docuseries explores ...

One expert says her views are ‘so wildly fringe that her potential appointment as DNI is genuinely alarming’, Richard Hall and Andrew Feinberg write

After weeks of astonishing performances and easy wit, the comic is the bookies’ favourite to win. He talks about the privilege of being the first blind person to appear – and how his daughter changed his outlook on life

 

I have campaigned for the right to avoid a needlessly agonising death all my life. After this vote, I hope I will no longer have to, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Survival International says Hongana Manyawa in Indonesia are at risk but mining company says the people in ‘voluntary’ contact with workers

Small town has had six chiefs in past four years