Assurances being sought that Greater Manchester mayor could run for byelection, though MP Marie Rimmer says she will not stand aside ...

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world ...

Seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling event’ ...

Northampton and Bath were well beaten over the weekend: will Leicester or Exeter force themselves into the top two?

The Food and Drug Administration commissioned the research, received the answer, and is not releasing it ...

Research from UCL suggests visiting art galleries or museums, singing and painting can help improve health outcomes ...

Push to register unaffiliated party with identical name to grassroots group follows Avi Yemini’s plan to use ‘Free Palestine party’ to funnel votes to One Nation ...

About 20,500 children unlawfully deported or forcibly transferred to Russia or Russian-held territory; alert sirens sound in Kyiv. What we know on day 1,539 ...

Jack Archer’s gentle film follows the immensely likable Rob MacNeacail as he journeys across Scotland and Ireland in a bid to save these traditional songs of people and place ...

Allen, a media entrepreneur, to replace founder Jonah Peretti as chief executive with ‘significant’ cost cuts to come ...

A survey of the roadside verge turns up 21 species including cuckoo flower and yarrow. But not everyone likes it ...

London mayor talks up coalition-building, highlights his environmental record, and worries national Labour party is on the wrong track ...