A man and woman have died and three others have been injured in a "suspicious" explosion at a house in Bristol, police say. Avon and Somerset Police were called to a house in Sterncourt Road, Frenchay, for a domestic-related incident minutes before an explosion happened at about 06:30 BST. Three …

The family behind the South Korean corporate giant Samsung has completed its payment of a 12 trillion won (£6bn; $8bn) inheritance tax bill, the largest such settlement in the country's history. Chairman Lee Jae-yong and other members of the family, including his mother Hong Ra-hee and sisters Lee Boo-jin and …

The daughter of a Bondi Beach attack victim has described how, since the shooting, she has received messages saying she too should have been killed. Sheina Gutnick was the first witness appearing before Australia's royal commission into antisemitism, set up in the wake of a shooting at a Hanukkah event …

Tourist hotspot with UK's worst phone signal 'frustrating' locals and visitors It's one of Wales' most popular seaside towns which welcomes thousands of tourists every year - but a lack of mobile phone signal in Tenby is frustrating locals and visitors alike. The Pembrokeshire town's postcode was named by Which? …

Met Gala 2026: How to watch, the price of tickets and this year's theme The dresses have been sewn, the jewellery has been polished and New York's hairdressers and make-up artists have been fully booked ahead of the Met Gala 2026. Around 450 A-list guests will begin arriving later for …

European leaders are descending on Armenia for two unprecedented summits in a country long considered Russia's closest ally in the South Caucasus. The symbolism for this country of fewer than three million people is hard to overstate; Armenia is a member of Russian President Vladimir Putin's Eurasian Economic Union, and …

What is the hantavirus that has been confirmed on an Atlantic cruise ship? Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship sailing in the Atlantic Ocean, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). One hantavirus case has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under …

'No money for new weapons' and 'Cost of pint hits £10' The Guardian carries warnings about facial recognition technology, widely used by many police forces and a growing number of retailers. The biometrics commissioner for Scotland tells the paper that the technology is "nowhere near as effective as the police …

What an empty car park tells us about the UK's debt problem The main street of Queenborough is clogged with parked cars. Residents say even emergency service vehicles have at times been unable to get through. However, at one end of this village on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, …

Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public s for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. At one of the city's busiest tram stops, adjacent to a …