Leading cultural figures including Margaret Atwood sign statement in support of rapper who criticised Iranian regimeMore than 100 figures from the worlds of music, culture and human rights activism – including Coldplay and Sting – have signed a statement calling for the release of the Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi who has been sentenced to death in Iran...

Accessible screening tool piloted by NHS England includes braille instructions and a better guide for stool sampleThousands of blind or partly sighted people could find it easier to participate in bowel cancer screening from home owing to a new NHS tool aiding accessibility.The standard test used to screen for bowel cancer requires an at-home stool...

Agency chief says compound has suffered a number of attacks with the lives of UN staff ‘at a serious risk’The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has temporarily closed its East Jerusalem headquarters after “Israeli extremists” set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated attacks.“This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter...

Search team find man who dug himself out of the snow, and confirm two men, aged 23 and 32, died near Lone PeakTwo skiers have been killed in an avalanche in the mountains of Utah that occurred after several days of spring snowstorms, authorities said.The victims were two men aged 23 and 32, whose names have not been released. Continue reading...

Labour leader to promise to divert £75m to fund specialist force against smugglers using counter-terror powersKeir Starmer will promise to rip up the government’s Rwanda scheme and divert £75m to fund hundreds of new specialist officers to tackle people-smuggling with new counter-terror powers.At a speech on Friday in Dover – the home of Natalie Elphicke,...

Pop star thrills Paris crowds with songs from newest album The Tortured Poets DepartmentTaylor Swift has added her newest album, The Tortured Poets Department, to an already packed setlist as she returned to The Eras Tour after a two-month break.Swift had described TTPD as “new works reflecting events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic...