President Joe Biden has described the US-UK relationship as “rock solid”, despite reported disagreements over Ukraine. Mr Biden told Prime Minister Rishi Sunak he “couldn’t be meeting with a closer friend and greater ally” as the pair met this morning in Downing Street. He joined the prime minister in the Downing Street garden at the

A disgraced sports doctor who sexually assaulted gymnasts – including Olympic medallists – has been stabbed multiple times in prison. Larry Nassar was knifed multiple times during an altercation with another prisoner at a federal prison in Florida on Sunday, sources familiar with the matter told the Associated Press (AP). The 59-year-old was reported to

Joe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Street before having tea with King Charles during his visit to the UK. The US president touched down at Stansted Airport on Sunday evening, before he was taken by helicopter to the residence of the US ambassador in central London. Mr Biden’s stopover in Britain comes ahead

Prime Energy, the influencer-backed drink that has become a viral playground hit, is facing scrutiny over its potentially dangerous levels of caffeine. A US senator has called on the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate Prime Energy, which contains 200mg of caffeine per can – the equivalent of about two cans of Red Bull

Two-time women’s football World Cup champion Megan Rapinoe has announced her retirement. The 38-year-old said the current National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season will be her last with a statement on social media. Posting a picture of her as a little girl, Rapinoe wrote: “I never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would

US President Joe Biden will fly into the UK on Sunday amid tensions over his decision to send cluster bombs to Ukraine. Air Force One is expected to touch down at Stansted Airport this evening before Mr Biden meets with both Rishi Sunak in Downing Street and the King at Windsor Castle on Monday. Mr

Britney Spears accidentally hit herself in the face during an altercation with a basketball star’s security, say police. The singer claimed she was “back handed” when she tried to tap Victor Wembanyama on the shoulder, calling it a “traumatic experience”. Wembanyama said he’d been grabbed from behind as he walked into a Las Vegas restaurant

New HIV infections have been linked to a spa in the United States that offered so-called vampire facials. The VIP Spa in Albuquerque, New Mexico, closed in September 2018 after two clients tested positive for HIV following the procedures. The New Mexico Department of Health has now reopened an investigation after another former client tested

The White House is fully aware of the huge controversy surrounding this cluster munitions decision. 123 countries are part of the 2008 International Convention on Cluster Munitions which bans the use or transfer of this particular weapon. Almost all of America’s allies are signatories to the convention. Even within US government circles, there has been

President Biden has agreed to give Ukraine controversial cluster munitions to use against Russian troops. Thousands will be sent as part of a new US aid package worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Cluster munitions detonate in the air and release smaller “bomblets” that scatter over a large area. Ukraine war latest: Deadly blast at

A teenager who beat his high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat over a bad grade has been sentenced to life in prison. Willard Miller, 17, pleaded guilty to first degree murder in April for his role in the November 2021 killing of Nohema Graber. He and co-defendant, Jeremy Goodale, 18, attacked

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fully approved a drug that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease for the first time. The FDA has granted full regulatory approval to Leqembi – a drug by Japanese manufacturers Eisai and US drugmakers Biogen. Up to now, other approved drugs targeted only the symptoms of the

A Texas man who allegedly disappeared eight years ago as a teenager was never really missing and had been living with his mother almost the whole time, police have said. Rudy Farias made international headlines over the weekend when it was reported he had been “located safe” in Houston after going missing in March 2015

A cameraman was injured after he was hit in the head by a baseball during a match between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles. Pete Stendel of YES Network was struck by a hurried throw in the fifth inning. Wednesday’s game in New York was delayed for around 17 minutes as training staff and

A man has been jailed for life for raping a nine-year-old – who then had to travel to another US state for an abortion. Gerson Fuentes admitted attacking the girl in Columbus, Ohio. The 28-year-old, the live-in boyfriend of the child’s mother at the time, impregnated the girl. She then had to travel from Ohio

Adele has warned concertgoers about throwing things on stage after a spate of recent incidents. In a video posted on Instagram by a concertgoer, the 35-year-old singer had a special message for her fans, which she delivered as she paced the stage with a t-shirt gun in her arm. Adele, performing at her Weekends with

Millwall owner John Berylson has died in a “tragic accident”, the football club has announced. The Championship team confirmed the news in a statement on Twitter on Tuesday night but did not release any further details about the 70-year-old’s death. The American businessman became involved with the club in 2006 and became a significant shareholder

A suspicious powder discovered in the West Wing of the White House has been confirmed as cocaine in a preliminary test, two law enforcement officials said. The White House was briefly evacuated on Sunday evening while President Joe Biden was at Camp David after Secret Service agents discovered the powder. The agents were doing routine

A Texas man found lying outside a church after going missing in 2015 is currently non-verbal and unable to communicate, says his mother. Rudy Farias was found by police and firefighters on Thursday night after a call came in about a man on the ground in southeast Houston. It’s not clear where he has been

Four people have been killed and two children injured in a shooting in Philadelphia.  Two boys, aged two and 13, were in a stable condition on Monday, police commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. The victims were all male – three aged from 20 to 59 and the fourth believed to be between 16 and 21. The

Robert De Niro’s grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez has died. Drena, De Niro‘s eldest daughter, posted on Instagram on Monday announcing the death of her 19-year-old son – saying the family had lost a “sweet angel”. The 51-year-old shared the news in an emotional post. She wrote: “My beautiful sweet angel. I have loved you

Kevin Spacey behaved as if he “thought he could groom” one of his alleged victims of sexual assault – and good-looking young men were warned about the “slippery” Hollywood actor as it was “well known he was up to no good”, a court has heard. During the first day of evidence at Southwark Crown Court

A missing Texas teenager has been found alive after disappearing more than eight years ago. Rudy Farias was reported missing from Houston, Texas on 6 March, 2015 at the age of 18. He was last seen walking his two dogs, near his home, according to authorities. Both dogs then returned to the house without their

US President Joe Biden will meet King Charles in a visit to the UK later this month, Buckingham Palace has announced. In a statement, the palace confirmed the US president will meet the monarch at Windsor Castle on 10 July. Mr Biden will also meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during his five-day overseas trip,

Dissatisfaction over Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, underlined by Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed mutiny, has created a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity for the US to recruit spies, the director of the CIA has said. William Burns said the aborted mutiny was a challenge to the Russian state that showed the corrosive effect of Mr Putin’s war

At least two people have been killed and three others have been critically injured after a mass shooting in Baltimore overnight. Police said 30 people were injured during the incident at a house party in the state of Maryland. The Baltimore Police Department received numerous calls for a shooting just after 12.30am on Sunday morning,

A European space telescope has been launched on a million-mile journey to map the dark universe. The Euclid space telescope, named after the ancient Greek mathematician, will spend six years venturing through space, observing billions of galaxies as it does so. It was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida

A rodeo athlete and his horse died last week when the two were struck by lightning. The man was checking on cattle in a rural part of the US state of Nebraska when the incident happened, according to officials. Terrel Vineyard, 27, was on horseback when he was struck on Wednesday 21 June, the Garden

The US Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling in favour of a Christian website designer who refused to work with same-sex couples preparing to tie the knot. Lorie Smith, from Denver, Colorado, has the free speech right not to endorse messages she disagrees with under the US Constitution’s first amendment, the court ruled 6-3.

Apple has entered the history books as the first public company to be valued at $3trn. The 47-year-old technology juggernaut, co-founded by Silicon Valley legend, the late Steve Jobs in 1966, officially closed up 2.3% at $193.97 per share at the end of trading on Friday. This brought its market value to $3.04trn – equivalent