Leader launches party’s election campaign as polling suggests it will pay high price for recent woesJohn Swinney has described July’s general election as “the biggest challenge the SNP has had for years” as he used his party’s official campaign launch to repeatedly attack Labour, which is threatening the nationalists in dozens of seats across Scotland.Swinney,...

Increase sharper than in any age group and likely linked to obesity levels, junk food and inactivity, say expertsThe number of people under 50 being diagnosed with cancer in the UK has risen 24% in two decades, a sharper increase than any other age group, according to figures experts say are likely linked to soaring obesity levels, cheap junk food and...

Conservatives would change law so trans people could be excluded from single-sex spaces, if party wins electionKemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will change the Equality Act to rewrite the definition of sex and allow organisations to bar transgender women from single-sex spaces, including hospital wards and sports events.The party will make clear...

ANC says demands that President Cyril Ramaphosa must step down is ‘no-go area’ as rival Jacob Zuma stokes fears of violenceFinal results from Wednesday’s seismic South Africa elections have confirmed that the African National Congress (ANC) party has lost its majority for the first time in 30 years of full democracy, firing the starting gun on unprecedented...

Israeli prime minister juggles differing demands of partners after Joe Biden announced latest peace proposalBenjamin Netanyahu is once again trying to balance the demands of centrist and far-right members of his government after a threat from his extremist allies to collapse the coalition if Israel moves forward with a new ceasefire plan for Gaza announced...

Heavy rain that trapped people in their homes and reportedly caused a train derailment is forecast to continueA volunteer firefighter died during a rescue operation during heavy rain and flooding in the south of Germany, local police said on Sunday.Four emergency workers were attempting to reach people trapped by the flood waters near Pfaffenhofen in...