Police May 20, 2026 Massachusetts Police Will Pause Recruit Training to Fix Academy’s Flaws State police officials say they need time to carry out recommendations made by an outside team after a trainee died in a police academy boxing match. Massachusetts Police Will Pause Recruit Training to Fix Academy’s Flaws State police officials say they need time to carry out recommendations made by an outside team after a trainee died in a police academy boxing match. See more
Nottingham May 20, 2026 Celeste Calocane’s bravery in highlighting Britain’s broken mental health services | Letter We should pay heed to the Nottingham killer’s mother, says a reader who struggled to get her son the treatment he neededI write as the mother of a son who su... Celeste Calocane’s bravery in highlighting Britain’s broken mental health services | Letter We should pay heed to the Nottingham killer’s mother, says a reader who struggled to get her son the treatment he neededI write as the mother of a son who su... Share
Cruises May 20, 2026 Cruise control: what’s wrong with a holiday on board? | Letters Readers respond to an article by Dave Schilling in which he said he couldn’t think why anyone would choose to go on a cruiseI’d say to Dave Schilling that mi... Cruise control: what’s wrong with a holiday on board? | Letters Readers respond to an article by Dave Schilling in which he said he couldn’t think why anyone would choose to go on a cruiseI’d say to Dave Schilling that mi... Share
Kylie Minogue May 20, 2026 I didn’t think it was possible to love Kylie Minogue any more – her new Netflix series changed that | Emma Brockes After the glut of brand-building shows from other celebrities, the Kylie documentary is radical for simply allowing the star to come across as humanKylie, th... I didn’t think it was possible to love Kylie Minogue any more – her new Netflix series changed that | Emma Brockes After the glut of brand-building shows from other celebrities, the Kylie documentary is radical for simply allowing the star to come across as humanKylie, th... Share
Supermarkets May 20, 2026 The Treasury’s supermarket food price cap wheeze was bananas | Nils Pratley Retailers such as M&S need not worry – the UK is not in a state of emergency and competition is clearly workingCall for food price caps ‘preposterous’, says... The Treasury’s supermarket food price cap wheeze was bananas | Nils Pratley Retailers such as M&S need not worry – the UK is not in a state of emergency and competition is clearly workingCall for food price caps ‘preposterous’, says... Share
Harvard University May 20, 2026 Harvard College will limit the number of students who can receive A grades Mandatory cap on top grades at one of America’s most prestigious colleges will go into effect in fall of 2027Harvard faculty has voted to impose a roughly 20... Harvard College will limit the number of students who can receive A grades Mandatory cap on top grades at one of America’s most prestigious colleges will go into effect in fall of 2027Harvard faculty has voted to impose a roughly 20... Share
Starbucks May 20, 2026 Starbucks does not recycle plastic cups it claims are ‘widely recyclable’, report says Researchers from watchdog group glued trackers to chain’s cups and found not one ended up at a recycling facilityIf you attach a GPS tracker to a “widely rec... Starbucks does not recycle plastic cups it claims are ‘widely recyclable’, report says Researchers from watchdog group glued trackers to chain’s cups and found not one ended up at a recycling facilityIf you attach a GPS tracker to a “widely rec... Share
Assisted dying May 20, 2026 Former health minister with terminal cancer urges MPs not to bring back assisted dying bill Exclusive: Ashley Dalton said rejected amendments could have made bill stronger but it became a ‘pretty dangerous set of affairs’A former public health minis... Former health minister with terminal cancer urges MPs not to bring back assisted dying bill Exclusive: Ashley Dalton said rejected amendments could have made bill stronger but it became a ‘pretty dangerous set of affairs’A former public health minis... Share
Foreign policy May 20, 2026 British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut Soft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan due to be repaid by SeptemberStaff at the British Council in Italy will go on... British Council staff in Italy to strike over proposed 80% workforce cut Soft power institution faces funding crisis linked to Covid-era government loan due to be repaid by SeptemberStaff at the British Council in Italy will go on... Share
Royal Air Force May 20, 2026 Russian jet causes ‘dangerous’ near collision after flying close to RAF spy plane UK government calls incident ‘unacceptable’ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed spy plane over Black SeaA Russian jet flew within six metres o... Russian jet causes ‘dangerous’ near collision after flying close to RAF spy plane UK government calls incident ‘unacceptable’ after Su-27 jet comes within six metres of unarmed spy plane over Black SeaA Russian jet flew within six metres o... Share
China May 20, 2026 Are Xi and Putin still ‘best friends’? – The Latest Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing with pomp and pageantry, just days after hosting Donald Trump. But as Russia’s war in Ukraine makes Moscow incr... Are Xi and Putin still ‘best friends’? – The Latest Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing with pomp and pageantry, just days after hosting Donald Trump. But as Russia’s war in Ukraine makes Moscow incr... Share
United States Politics and Government May 20, 2026 Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation. Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation. Share
Israel-Gaza War (2023- ) May 20, 2026 Israel Minister Taunts Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists in Video In the video, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, walks past activists in handcuffs and forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew outrage a... Israel Minister Taunts Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists in Video In the video, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, walks past activists in handcuffs and forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew outrage a... Share
