Cherry Vann becomes UK’s first female archbishop after election in Wales | Wales

The bishop of Monmouth, Cherry Vann, has been elected as the new archbishop of Wales, becoming the UK’s first female archbishop and first LGBTQ+ leader in the church in Wales in a... Read more »

Heritage coalition saves Scottish modernist ‘jewel’ in fiercely fought auction | Heritage

A coalition of design and conservation charities has won an auction to buy a threatened modernist building in the Scottish Borders after a fiercely contested bidding battle. The group, headed by the... Read more »

Divided Fed leaves interest rates unchanged despite Trump pressure | US interest rates

The US Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, even amid intense pressure from Donald Trump to lower rates. Despite an onslaught of attacks from the White House against... Read more »

Palestine Action co-founder wins permission to challenge ban | UK security and counter-terrorism

The co-founder of Palestine Action can bring an unprecedented legal challenge to the home secretary’s decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws, a high court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Chamberlain... Read more »

Zack Polanski claims he can ‘cut through’ at Green party leadership hustings focused on how to counter Farage – as it happened | Politics

Zack Polanski faces Ellie Chowns at Green party leadership hustings Andrew Sparrow Hi, I’m Andrew Sparrow, picking up again from Nadeem Badshah, and blogging from Hoxton Hall in north London, where chairs... Read more »

Fed holds interest rates steady despite Trump pressure

Getty Images The US central bank has kept interest rates unchanged again, despite pressure from President Donald Trump to lower borrowing costs. The decision, which was widely expected, left the Federal Reserve’s... Read more »

Palestine Action can challenge UK ban, court rules

Getty Images Demonstrators gathered outside a pre-trial court hearing on 30 June in support of those accused of taking part in a protest at an Elbit Systems UK factory Palestine Action has... Read more »

Mother and children were ‘taken in an unspeakable way’

Hayley Halpin and Adam Mandeville BBC News NI Catherine Doyle BBC News NI, Maguiresbridge Handout Vanessa Whyte and her daughter Sara and son James were fatally shot at a house in Maguiresbridge... Read more »

Bro’r Eisteddfod: Am dro i Glynceiriog

Ffynhonnell y llun, Elin Llwyd MorganDisgrifiad o’r llun, Lai nag wythnos nes Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Wrecsam 2025, yr awdures Elin Llwyd Morgan sy’n ein tywys i Ddyffryn Ceiriog. Dyma gyfle i ddod i... Read more »

Trump flies back to the US after whirlwind trip to Scotland

Catherine Lyst BBC Scotland News PA Media Donald Trump left Scotland on Tuesday. He has been accompanied by family members including his grandchildren Chloe and Spencer Donald Trump has left for the... Read more »