Texas voters on high gas prices under Trump: ‘Probably made me go more Democrat’

In state where driving is part of life, president’s pledge to lower prices at the pumps cuts little ice ...

Steve Ellis, frontman of Everlasting Love hitmakers Love Affair, dies aged 76

Singer hit No 1 with pop-rock band in 1968 and scored three more Top 10 hits with them, before solo career featuring collaborations with Paul Weller ...

‘Politics of electricity’ over rising bills could power Democratic win, say clean energy advocates

Concerns about datacenters and high energy bills could help Democrats clinch races in Ohio, Arizona and Michigan ...

Investors pull billions in funds from Binance after record $6.3bn hack

Cryptocurrency exchange has begun to allow withdrawals after $6.3bn theft believed to have come from North Korea ...

Investigators search for cause in Florida plane crash that killed all nine onboard

A private plane headed to the Bahamas from Texas crashed in Palm Beach county and exploded on impact Sunday ...

A job that changed me: I ran observatory tours as a student. An eight-year-old’s question taught me two important lessons

I thought the explanation I’d given about black holes was family-friendly; but after what she had said, I had to rethink my examples ...

Reddit and libertarian group challenge Australia’s under-16s social media ban in high court

Social network and Digital Freedom Project, led by NSW state MP John Ruddick, seek to overturn ban on grounds of implied freedom of political communication ...

Guardian Essential poll: record number of Australians are turning their backs on the Melbourne Cup

Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’ ...

No 10 defends flight to Caribbean going via Manchester to pick up Burnham

Critics decry ‘Air Miles Andy’ after plane that took off from Stansted diverted to collect prime minister and wife ...

NSW council refuses to show world-renowned Gaza artwork over ‘unacceptable’ safety risk

Exclusive: Shoalhaven council says Wall of Tears installation by Phil Buehler posed risk to staff, visitors and tenants ...

Tomb Raider’s creators on how the game changed their lives: ‘Skint staff were suddenly pulling up in sports cars’

Giving Lara Croft pistols meant we could show off her acrobatics. And when she goes to Peru, we threw in a T rex!’ ...

Brisbane 2032: the sports being forced to modernise in bid to stay in Olympic race

Microchips, ninja obstacle courses and other ‘modern’ tweaks are being made by sports vying for a coveted spot on the Olympic program in Australia ...