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The speculation about his exit has grown after former Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham won the Makerfield by-election, defeating Reform UK's Robert Kenyon by more than 9,000 votes.

The Los Angeles Police Department had received a radio call from a woman who said that her neighbour had been "screaming 'Oh my God' for 20 minutes".

A routine police raid targeting drug trafficking in a Paris suburb unexpectedly uncovered an authenticated painting by Pablo Picasso alongside cannabis, cash, and luxury goods, leading to court appearances for four individuals and a new investigation into stolen property.

US vice-president told reporters in Switzerland the US and Iran will ‘work together to promote peace, prosperity’US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closedThere ⁠was and is ‘no restriction’ on ⁠Israeli ⁠soldiers ​to act to eliminate ⁠threats in Lebanon, and that troops would not withdraw from the security zone, ‌Israeli defence minister ‌Israel Katz said in a statement on Sunday, according to Reuters.Israeli strikes killed at ‌least 20 people in Lebanon ​on Saturday, Lebanon’s state news agency NNA reported, ⁠a day after a ​ceasefire with ​Iran-backed Hezbollah ​took effect ​after ‌months of ​escalating ​violence. Continue reading...

Artist had requested only his partner and great-nephew attend, with memorial services planned in places he livedOnly two people attended David Hockney’s funeral last week – in line with the British artist’s final wishes.The two mourners at the private ceremony were Hockney’s 61-year-old partner, Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima, and his 33-year-old great-nephew, Richard Hockney, a photographer who worked as the artist’s assistant and frequently modelled for him. Both are trustees of the David Hockney Foundation, established by the artist in 2008. Continue reading...

Ukraine has significantly stepped up attacks on Russian oil infrastructure in recent months, with Russia's crude-processing rates falling to its lowest level in two decades so far in June.

Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's wife Begona Gomez is accused of using her position to influence government contracts given to a group of technology companies.

Officials said the false messages were "remotely ordered by someone outside the national system of protection and civil defense," and delivered to "various regions of the country."