Foreign Aid May 18, 2026 Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer. Catastrophe Is Emerging in the World’s Most Vulnerable Places The humanitarian relief system, decimated by cuts, faces a grave challenge as the Middle East war causes soaring costs for food, fuel and fertilizer. See more
US Senate May 18, 2026 Democrats are aiming at Maine for a Senate seat. But will the state give up Susan Collins? Challenger Graham Platner may have amassed a rare kinetic energy, but the moderate conservative has served the state for almost 30 yearsFor three decades, Su... Democrats are aiming at Maine for a Senate seat. But will the state give up Susan Collins? Challenger Graham Platner may have amassed a rare kinetic energy, but the moderate conservative has served the state for almost 30 yearsFor three decades, Su... Share
Music May 18, 2026 Dr Hook co-frontman Dennis Locorriere dies aged 76 Singer took lead vocal on UK No 1 When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman, and had numerous other transatlantic hitsDennis Locorriere, the guitarist and s... Dr Hook co-frontman Dennis Locorriere dies aged 76 Singer took lead vocal on UK No 1 When You’re in Love With a Beautiful Woman, and had numerous other transatlantic hitsDennis Locorriere, the guitarist and s... Share
US news May 18, 2026 Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of House seats – US politics live GOP to target seat held by Jim Clyburn, the only Democrat among the state’s seven representatives in the HouseSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and... Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of House seats – US politics live GOP to target seat held by Jim Clyburn, the only Democrat among the state’s seven representatives in the HouseSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and... Share
US and Israeli Attack on Iran (2026) May 18, 2026 Oil Prices Climb and Bonds Falter as Iran War Raises Inflation Fears Stocks and bonds wavered after President Trump issued a new warning to Iran. Oil Prices Climb and Bonds Falter as Iran War Raises Inflation Fears Stocks and bonds wavered after President Trump issued a new warning to Iran. Share
Prediction markets May 18, 2026 ‘You can bet on it’: Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets Utah’s heavily Mormon population is largely opposed to all gambling, even on financial exchange platformsUtah is home to some of the strongest anti-gambling... ‘You can bet on it’: Utah lawmakers form united front in push to ban prediction markets Utah’s heavily Mormon population is largely opposed to all gambling, even on financial exchange platformsUtah is home to some of the strongest anti-gambling... Share
Film May 18, 2026 Woken review – shonky post-apocalyptic horror sends an amnesiac into the plague zone The acting is fine and the imagery brooding, but this tepid sci-fi – all creepy neighbours, hazmat squads and crustacean-faced infected – is in thrall to bet... Woken review – shonky post-apocalyptic horror sends an amnesiac into the plague zone The acting is fine and the imagery brooding, but this tepid sci-fi – all creepy neighbours, hazmat squads and crustacean-faced infected – is in thrall to bet... Share
Business May 18, 2026 Trump’s immigration crackdown could cost up to $479bn in lost taxes over 10 years Proposed IRS data sharing with immigration authorities and ICE raids have made filing risky for those who are undocumentedThe Trump administration’s immigrat... Trump’s immigration crackdown could cost up to $479bn in lost taxes over 10 years Proposed IRS data sharing with immigration authorities and ICE raids have made filing risky for those who are undocumentedThe Trump administration’s immigrat... Share
County Championship May 18, 2026 Yorkshire v Surrey, Hampshire v Notts, and more: county cricket day four – live Updates from around the grounds on day four Sign up for The Spin | Email Tanya or post below the line?Good morning from Edgbaston, where the players and matc... Yorkshire v Surrey, Hampshire v Notts, and more: county cricket day four – live Updates from around the grounds on day four Sign up for The Spin | Email Tanya or post below the line?Good morning from Edgbaston, where the players and matc... Share
Southend May 18, 2026 Poignant clips and invoking the marines: a day with Southend for their Wembley glory National League side secured FA Trophy in a shootout – and as their manager told his squad beforehand in the hotel ‘it’s been a hell of a journey’The noise g... Poignant clips and invoking the marines: a day with Southend for their Wembley glory National League side secured FA Trophy in a shootout – and as their manager told his squad beforehand in the hotel ‘it’s been a hell of a journey’The noise g... Share
Arsenal Women May 18, 2026 Arsenal agree deal to sign Georgia Stanway from Bayern Munich England international’s move subject to medicalStanway’s contract at Bayern expires this summerGeorgia Stanway will join Arsenal at the start of July on a fr... Arsenal agree deal to sign Georgia Stanway from Bayern Munich England international’s move subject to medicalStanway’s contract at Bayern expires this summerGeorgia Stanway will join Arsenal at the start of July on a fr... Share
Renewable energy May 18, 2026 The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels | Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doingDonald Trump’s unjustified war on Iran an... The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels | Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doingDonald Trump’s unjustified war on Iran an... Share
Life and style May 18, 2026 The French are hitting their protein goals - thanks to a cheese that looks like ectoplasm | Emma Beddington La cancoillotte, a low-fat liquid cheese product, has somehow taken the country of haute cuisine by stormExciting news from over the Channel: a viral cheese... The French are hitting their protein goals - thanks to a cheese that looks like ectoplasm | Emma Beddington La cancoillotte, a low-fat liquid cheese product, has somehow taken the country of haute cuisine by stormExciting news from over the Channel: a viral cheese... Share
