A man who murdered his wife and two children with a machete has become the ninth person to be executed in Florida this year. Edward Zakrzewski’s death sets a new annual record for the state – and two more are scheduled this month. The 60-year-old was pronounced dead on Thursday after being given a three-drug…

Two senior US officials will visit Gaza later today, amid growing concerns about the scale of the humanitarian crisis. Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will inspect a food distribution site – and report back to the president immediately. Our US correspondent David Blevins says the visit “is…

The legendary WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan, who passed away last week in Florida, died of a heart attack, according to a Florida medical examiner’s report. Hogan, 71, was pronounced dead in hospital less than 90 minutes after medics arrived at his home in Clearwater, Florida, in response to a call about a “cardiac arrest”. The…

A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital overnight killed at least 14 people, including a six-year-old boy, Ukrainian officials said. At least 145 people were injured, including 14 children, the youngest being a five-month-old girl, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. It was the highest number of children injured in a single attack on Kyiv…

A 15-year-old boy from Gaza brought to the UK for urgent medical treatment has told Sky News of his joy and relief. Majd Alshagnobi arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport with his mother and two siblings to a hero’s welcome on Wednesday evening, with well-wishers bearing flowers, gifts, and banners. It has been a tortuous wait…

The world’s “oldest baby” has been born in the United States. Entering the world on 26 July, Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born from an embryo that had been stored in a tank for just over 30 years, as reported by MIT Technology Review. That embryo was “adopted” from the biological mother, who had kept it…

A woman has disappeared with her newborn baby after giving birth in an east London underpass, police have said. The mother, believed to be called Anne Marie, was helped by a passer-by in the Billet Road underpass in Walthamstow at around 8am on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police said the member of the public helped the…

Firefighters have joined hundreds of people in Oxfordshire for the funeral of Martyn Sadler, who died in the line of duty earlier this year. Mr Sadler, 38, was killed in a major fire at the Bicester Motion site in May, alongside fellow firefighter Jennie Logan, 30, and local businessman Dave Chester, 57. His coffin, draped…

The UK, France and Canada have drawn a line in the sand and are saying in concert that they will recognise Palestinian statehood in September. Now, unlike in the past, none of these countries really has the power to redraw borders or create new maps. But what they are saying does matter. This is a…

There is no evidence that malign activity was responsible for yesterday’s outage of air traffic control systems, the transport secretary has said. Heidi Alexander said she has spoken with the chief executive of National Air Traffic Service (NATS), Martin Rolfe, and added that what happened was an isolated incident. NATS has apologised for the IT…