The Latest Breaking News from The Guardian

The director-general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Tony Danker, has been dismissed with immediate effect following an independent investigation into allegations of misconduct at the business lobbying group.

The pharmaceutical firm said it is confident the jabs for cancer could be ready by the end of the decade

A growing controversy is swirling around deep-sea mining, which aims to extract valuable minerals from the ocean floor. 

The struggle for control of the Catholic Church is intensifying behind the scenes, as potential successors to Pope Francis begin manoeuvring into position amid talk he could soon step down.

Kelsey Carpenter, 33, has been charged with murder with malice and child endangerment

Vending machines selling bear meat are big in Japan. The machines, in the northern prefecture of Akita, sell bear meat for ¥2,200 (£13) per 250g, and are “proving popular”, said The Guardian. They are stocked with locally killed wild bear. The large animal’s meat has a “slightly gamey flavour that…

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Event held hours after Rishi Sunak told MPs he had no interest to declare over new scheme