Severe storms put nearly 50 million at risk and follow a deadly weekend after tornado killed two people in Texas ...

There’s no point searching for a saviour without a genuine change in direction. Real courage is necessary – because Labour still has time to fix what is broken, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee ...

As Britons threaten to oust their fifth PM in seven years, maybe voters need to ask themselves whether it’s only the politicians who are to blame, writes Zoe Williams ...

US president says there’s ‘no reason to meet’ Tehran unless they agree never to have nuclear weapons ...

China sold goods worth about $148bn to EU in first quarter of year, but imported just $65bn ...

Emily Thornberry says foreign affairs committee already looking into issue and more documents are due to be published ...

It’s the fourth and final day in the latest round of County Championship matches. Join Tanya Aldred ...

Deal comes five years after Shell sold its North American shale business and is its biggest acquisition for a decade ...

Sarah Mullally hails Leo for addressing the ‘many injustices in our world’ after private meeting with pope in Rome ...

Details about the shooting at the White House correspondents gala have started to surface as the alleged shooter is set to be charged. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s Washington bureau chief David ...

Educationist who helped to draw up the national curriculum framework for England in the late 1980s ...

Co-founder of Browns, the celebrated London fashion store, who encouraged young designers such as Alexander McQueen ...