James McAvoy reportedly assaulted in Toronto bar
James McAvoy pictured at the Toronto international film festival earlier this week. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb James McAvoy pictured at the Toronto international film festival earlier this week. Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb Film James McAvoy reportedly…
Junk food leads to more children being obese than underweight for first time
An eight-year-old in the Peruvian capital, Lima, selects a pack of sweets in a supermarket. UPFs are heavily promoted to young people, the report warns. Photograph: Florence Goupil/Unicef An eight-year-old in the Peruvian capital, Lima, selects a pack of sweets…
Cape Town shootings leave six people dead in two days
A police officer searches a man amid an upsurge in deadly gang violence in Cape Flats, east of Cape Town. Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images A police officer searches a man amid an upsurge in deadly gang violence in Cape Flats,…
Canadian apiary store owner foils honey heist by marauding swarm of ‘robber bees’
Bees can attack a rival hive to steal its honey stores, making it vulnerable to predation from other animals. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Bees can attack a rival hive to steal its honey stores, making it vulnerable to predation from other…
Joseph Kony case in The Hague begins with accounts of alleged atrocities
Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, which sought to overthrow the Ugandan government from 1986. Photograph: Stuart Price/AP Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army, which sought to overthrow the Ugandan government from 1986. Photograph:…
Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa Climate Summit
Technicians install solar panels on a factory roof in Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images Technicians install solar panels on a factory roof in Nairobi, Kenya. Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images Renewable energy Hopes rise for green economy boom at Africa…
Ozempic maker to cut 9,000 jobs as it warns ‘knock-off’ jabs hit profits
1 hour ago Charlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter Getty Images The maker of Wegovy and Ozempic, Novo Nordisk, has announced it will cut 9,000 jobs weeks after warning that profits will fall as more “knock-off” weight-loss drugs emerge. The redundancies make up…
Contactless card payments could become unlimited
2 hours ago Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent Getty Images Contactless card payments are set to exceed £100 and potentially become unlimited under new proposals to allow banks and other providers to set limits. The proposals from the Financial Conduct…
Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
6 hours ago Andy Verity, Tom Beal & Will DahlgreenBBC News BBC The firm guarding sites where aid is distributed in Gaza has been using members of a US biker gang with a history of hostility to Islam to run…
Police should stop logging non-crime hate incidents, watchdog says
1 hour ago Cachella Smith Getty Images Non-crime hate incidents should stop being recorded by the police, the policing watchdog has said. Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said current legislation places police in an “invidious position”…