Polls indicate a surge for the right across the continent in next month’s ballots but the centrists are still likely to hold sway in parliamentFar-right gains in next month’s European elections will be hard, if not impossible, to parlay into more power in parliament, experts say, but they could boost nationalist parties in EU capitals – with potentially...

Agriculture minister says the ‘live sheep export industry has shown time and again that they are unable to meet the community’s expectations’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s live sheep export trade will end on 1 May 2028, the federal government has announced, after years of campaigning by animal welfare...

Rev Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judith Bruce, 85, took hammer and chisel to document’s glass case at British LibraryTwo women in their 80s have been charged with criminal damage after the glass around Magna Carta at the British Library was attacked.The Rev Sue Parfitt, 82, from Bristol, and Judith Bruce, 85, from Swansea, were arrested on Friday morning and...

Jalal Debella, 22, due to appear in court after arrest in Colindale area of capital over fatal stabbing in Edgware on ThursdayA man has been charged with the murder of a 66-year-old woman in north London, police have said.The woman died after being stabbed in Burnt Oak Broadway, near the junction of Limesdale Gardens, in Edgware on Thursday. Continue...

Awareness of diplomatic fallout has led Israel to downplay offensive, while return to north shows difficulty of eliminating Hamas• Middle East crisis – live updatesTwo elements are particularly striking about the latest evacuation warnings issued by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to residents and displaced people in central Rafah and a considerable...

Melody Feliciano Johnson, initially charged in Arizona with attempted murder, receives probation after striking plea dealAn Arizona woman who was charged with trying to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee daily for months has reportedly avoided jail time and has been ordered to spend three years on probation.Melody Feliciano Johnson received her...