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Inflation in the 20-nation eurozone crept lower to 2.5 per cent in June, but remained stuck above the level favoured by the European Central Bank, which is in no hurry to add more rate cuts after a first tentative reduction…

…but a fantasy nonetheless’, court told /> A security guard’s fantasy to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby was “dark and twisted… but a fantasy nonetheless”, a court in the UK has heard. Gavin Plumb was described by his barrister…

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 16 people over the last two weeks in India’s northeast, where more than 300,000 have been displaced from their submerged homes, authorities said on Tuesday. The Indian army and…

US president Joe Biden’s family used a gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting, despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members criticised how his staff prepared him for it, according to…

Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody on Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the US Capitol attack. Bannon…

A stingray that got pregnant at a North Carolina aquarium this winter despite not having shared a tank with a male of her species for many years has died. The Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville said on Facebook late…

Emergency officials in South Korea said a car has hit pedestrians in central Seoul, killing nine people and injuring four others. Emergency officer Kim Chun-su told a briefing that one of the four injured is in serious condition after Monday…

Jurors in the retrial of Lucy Letby have been reminded by a judge they “must not approach the case with any preconceived views”. On Monday, Mr Justice Goss gave his directions of law to the jury of six women and…

Genes may indirectly influence how old girls are when they have their first period by speeding up weight gain in childhood – a known risk factor for early puberty, researchers have found. Other genes can directly affect the age of…

A group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside Wimbledon on Monday with a giant tennis ball and strawberries “tainted with Palestinian blood” to demonstrate against Barclay’s sponsorship of the event. The protest, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, saw about 100…