Tuesday began as a frantic day of diplomacy in Washington, with Air Force Two ready to fly Vice President JD Vance to Islamabad for another round of peace talks between the US and Iran. Several hours later, Air Force Two hadn't taken off and the negotiations were postponed. President Donald …

Sir Olly Robbins did not tell anyone in No 10 about the vetting concerns around Lord Mandelson. That is one thing he confirmed pretty quickly in his appearance before the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. At the end of last week, that would have counted as a positive development for No …

'Starmer on the ropes' and 'Sobbin' Robbins spills the beans' 5 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Most of Wednesday's papers lead with the furore over Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as British ambassador to the US after he was found to have failed vetting for the role. …

Graduate 'ghosted' by employers has applied for 400 jobs and had only three interviews After applying for 400 jobs and getting just three interviews, a graduate described how she has been "ghosted" by countless employers. Karyna Lohvynenko, 21, is completing a masters degree in governance and has a CV that …

"I'm 57 years old," says Dave Grohl. "But there are still times where I feel like the little punk I was at 13. "I can still connect with that side of myself where I can scream and we can thrash, and it feels good. " As if to prove it, …

Tourist finds rare chunk of oldest sea crocodile An amateur fossil hunter who found a rare fragment from the world's oldest marine crocodile said she thought it was a piece of wood with nails driven through it. The upper jawbone fossil, found during a guided walk along the Lyme Regis …

The boss of the world's biggest condom maker, Karex, says the firm will raise its prices by up to 30% or possibly more if the Iran war continues to disrupt supplies of the raw materials used in its products. Karex's chief executive Goh Miah Kiat told media outlets that production …

Meta will start tracking the way employees work, including their keystrokes and mouse clicks, to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The company, which owns Instagram and Facebook, told workers on Tuesday that a new tool will run on Meta's computers and internal apps, logging their activity to be used …

Bird flu vaccine trial against potential pandemic strain begins The first volunteers in the UK have been immunised with a vaccine to protect against a potential bird flu pandemic. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide and has spread to some …

With lots of clear skies over the coming nights there is a good chance of seeing the Lyrid meteor shower. While it has been ongoing since the 15 April, the peak is expected on Wednesday night. Expect to see around 10 to 15 meteors an hour with surges of activity …