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Nicaragua’s legislature debates barring opposition from elections

The move comes days after President Daniel Ortega demanded 'a wall, a blockade' against opposition parties.

Drought declared in parts of Wales as July on course to be driest in nearly 200 years

Government agency announces status in north Wales and Upper Severn after series of heatwaves and lack of rainfallParts…

Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May

The price of Brent crude rose more than 6% on Thursday as the war in the Middle East…

Owners of Viking ship used to film The Odyssey say studio has not paid bill for damage

Swedish nonprofit alleges cost to repair replica was £4,500 but Universal – which made £196m on film’s opening…

‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbit

Billionaire in interview with the Economist admits he was too consumed by politics and shares predictions about AIElon…

​’Ian Curtis didn’t have a chance’: the Durutti Column on departed friends, Factory Records and fun with Morrissey

As they release their first album in 16 years, the Vini Reilly-fronted band answer your questions on sandpaper…

My first relationship just ended. How can I expect to find someone else when it took 15 years to find her? | Leading questions

To stay open-hearted and optimistic, you need hope, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. That’s not the same as…

The roaring 20s: how the current decade revolutionised cinema

Pre-Covid, the movie landscape was dramatically different: YouTubers weren’t dominating the box office, video game spin-offs rarely made…

Pauline Hanson blames ‘fake news’ media for her bad press. But serious leaders have to own their actions

In a fortnight of rolling blunders, the One Nation leader digs deep into the Trump playbook of blame-shiftingGet…

Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival

Danny Boyle’s drama about the acquisition of the Sun and a four-hour Elon Musk documentary will premiere alongside…