Syracuse Mets Mets call-up takes 112-mile Uber to stadium then belts winning homerThe Guardian - Associated PressRajai Davis took batting practice Wednesday afternoon in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The 38-year-old outfielder ended his night hitting a three-run homer that capped a thrilling eighth-inning rally for the
UK Prime Minister Edward Heath 'saved VIP abuse accuser from attack by Tory MP'The Guardian - Simon MurphyA former nurse accused of fabricating claims of an establishment paedophile ring told police that former prime minister sir Edward Heath stepped in to stop him being beaten by a Tory MP, a court has heard.
Financial Conduct Authority High court judge leads inquiry into London Capital & Finance scandalThe Guardian - Richard PartingtonThe government has launched an independent inquiry into the collapse of London Capital & Finance, the investment firm at the centre of a mounting £236m financial scandal in which thousands of investors
Music (UK) Ensemble Diderot: The London and Paris albums review – ebullient Enlightenment trios with brioThe GuardianAs its name, and strikingly designed album covers, using images from the Encylopédie indicate, the Paris-based Ensemble Diderot specialises in the music of the European Enlightenment. With a lineup of
Jury Duty Football coach Bob Higgins guilty of 45 counts of indecent assaultThe GuardianA former football coach who helped launch the career of a string of household names has been found guilty of sexually abusing schoolboy players. Bob Higgins, who worked with hundreds of youngsters, was
World News Italian 'Satanic panic' case returns to court two decades laterThe Guardian - Angela Giuffrida in RomeIn the early hours of 7 July 1997, Federico Scotta and his wife were woken by an incessant ringing of their doorbell. Police had arrived at their home in Mirandola, a town in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region,
World News US mafia explosives expert 'helped Sicilian mob kill judge'The Guardian - Lorenzo Tondo in PalermoNew York’s powerful Gambino mafia family sent a bomb expert to Sicily to train Cosa Nostra mobsters to assassinate an anti-mafia investigator, a former hitman has claimed. Maurizio Avola, 56, who is believed
Opinion (UK) Raqqa is in ruins like a modern Dresden. This is not 'precision bombing'The Guardian - Kate AllenThe coalition has refused to send investigators into Raqqa to establish the truth of its boast about 'precision' From Kosovo to Iraq and Syria, the US and its military allies have for years told a tale
Play buttonFilm (UK) Dog weepie movies – ranked!The Guardian - Anne BillsonRussian mobsters kill Daisy, the beagle puppy left to John Wick by his late wife. The sadness of the puppy death is offset by Wick going on to kill everyone who had anything to do with it, which makes
Rex Tillerson Trump calls former secretary of state Rex Tillerson 'dumb as a rock' – liveGuardian US - Amanda Holpuch in New YorkComment comes after reports that Tillerson testified this week that Putin was more prepared than president for their 2017 meeting Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign released a list of 56 legal cases
Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders campaign rallies support at McDonald's strikes across USThe Guardian - Michael SainatoSenator Bernie Sanders rallied supporters to picket lines in cities across the United States on Thursday as McDonald’s workers walked out on strike to fight for a $15 minimum wage, union rights and for
Scottish Government Revealed: single offender has been jailed nearly 200 timesThe Guardian - Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondentExclusive: disclosure prompts calls to curb use of short sentences in England and Wales A single offender has been sentenced to almost 200 jail terms of less than six months in their lifetime, new figures
London Bridge London Bridge attacker 'was in handcuffs when police fired shots'The Guardian - Haroon SiddiqueAt least one of the London Bridge attackers was handcuffed as they were lying wounded on the ground before more shots were fired, an inquest has heard. The three terrorists murdered eight people by driving
Play buttonTerminator Terminator: Dark Fate trailer – first footage released onlineThe Guardian - Guardian filmThe first teaser trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate has been released online. This is the sixth film in the Terminator series, which began in 1984 with the James Cameron-directed The Terminator. Dark Fate
Environment 'I feel empowered and scared': pupils speak before climate strikeThe Guardian - Guardian readers and Rachel ObordoI’m taking part on Friday because adults, and especially politicians, have not done enough to save our future. We have to get them to listen to us and believe what scientists have to say. I’m participating
Politics EU citizens in UK complain of being denied right to voteThe Guardian - Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondentA nationwide picture is emerging of EU citizens in the UK being denied their democratic right to vote in the European parliament elections because of administrative errors by local councils. Reports are
Books Judith Kerr obituaryThe Guardian - Julia EccleshareThe creator of the classic children’s books The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat, Judith Kerr, who has died aged 95, was unusual in being equally successful as a writer and an illustrator.
Wembley Michael Gray: 'All people want to hear about is that bloody penalty'The Guardian - Richard FosterWhen Doncaster Rovers captain Tommy Rowe sliced his kick wide of the goal in the penalty shootout at The Valley last Friday, Charlton fans invaded the pitch and gleefully celebrated with the players. were
Missouri Missouri: destructive tornado leaves three people dead and severe damageGuardian US - Oliver LaughlandA large and violent tornado has left at least three people dead in Missouri as torrid weather continues to pummel parts of America’s midwest. A series of devastating storms hit the area on Wednesday night
Narendra Modi Narendra Modi: from impoverished tea seller to master of political theatreThe Guardian - Michael Safi in DelhiThe boy who once sold tea at a railway station has become the most influential Indian leader in generations, winning a landslide in election results announced on Thursday. Or so goes the story that has
Niki Lauda ‘There is a huge black cloud’: Toto Wolff’s emotional tribute to Niki LaudaThe Guardian - Giles Richards in MonacoThe Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolff, delivered an emotional tribute to Niki Lauda at the Monaco Grand Prix. The three-time world champion, who died on Monday aged 70, was non-executive chairman at
Play buttonRugby League 'I'm so obsessed': Adam Hills on fitting his TV career around rugby leagueThe Guardian - Gavin WillacyIf you happen to see a bearded bloke wearing South Sydney Rabbitohs gear in the Crouch End area of north London, it’s almost certainly comedian Adam Hills. The Last Leg presenter is a huge rugby league
Netball Serena Guthrie gets nod to captain England at Netball World CupThe Guardian - Guardian sportSerena Guthrie will lead England’s Roses in the upcoming Netball World Cup in Liverpool in July. Guthrie, who has 90 caps since her debut in 2008, will captain a 12-strong squad named on Thursday by the
Play buttonFilm (UK) The Phantom Menace at 20: was the infamous prequel actually that bad?The Guardian - Ben ChildIt is hard to believe that The Phantom Menace is 20 years old this year. In the decades since we first met Jar Jar Binks, Anakin Skywalker and those weird cod-Japanese blokes from the Trade Federation,
World News Last known US slave ship found in AlabamaThe Guardian - ReutersThe last ship known to smuggle slaves from Africa to the US has been discovered in Alabama’s Mobile River, nearly 160 years after it was deliberately sunk, a historical commission has said. The Alabama
Germany In Germany's smallest state, traditional politics is in tattersThe Guardian - Philip Oltermann in BremenA bronze statue outside Bremen town hall reminds visitors this northern German port city inspired one of the world’s most enduring fairytales. The Grimm Brothers’ Town Musicians of Bremen tells the story
Traffic Traffic jams and rail closures to disrupt bank holiday travelThe Guardian - Press AssociationSevere traffic congestion and rail closures will hamper this weekend’s bank holiday getaway. An RAC survey suggests 22m leisure trips have been planned between Friday and Monday, which will lead to “some
London, UK ‘The stories are a bit sinister’: the secrets of London’s hidden rivers revealedThe Guardian - Maev KennedyExhibition including skulls, weapons and toilet seats recovered from unseen waterways beneath Londoners’ feet gives new insight into city’s history Whenever a gap appears in the traffic roaring past the
Islamic State (ISIS) Isis suspect told parents he wanted to behead schoolfriend, court hearsThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesThe parents of a Muslim convert suspected of joining Islamic State sent or attempted to send him money despite him telling them he wanted to behead a former schoolfriend who had joined the army, a jury
Theresa May Theresa May to hold talks with ministers in bid to stave off exitThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorTheresa May is trying to slow her departure from No 10 by meeting cabinet ministers to discuss rewriting her withdrawal bill, despite extreme pressure from her party to quit as soon as the European elections
