Court hears that Keith Davidson texted National Enquirer editor on night of Trump’s 2016 victory to say ‘What have we done?’Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial enters its 11th day following raucous testimony about his increasingly unhinged underling and the tawdry business of celebrity sex scandals.Keith Davidson, the attorney representing Stormy...

Sentencing to depend heavily on whether the judge considers the murder to be ‘particularly heinous’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe husband of murdered Queensland woman Emma Lovell wants the young man who fatally stabbed his wife in the heart to be jailed...

Pollsters say early results suggest Tories could lose half of council seats contested, putting party on course for as many as 500 lossesLocal and mayoral election results – live updatesKeir Starmer has hailed Labour’s “seismic” win in Blackpool South in a night of local elections that provided further evidence that the party is heading for a large majority...

Israel has not said how it learned of the death of Dror Or, who was kidnapped on 7 OctoberThe Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast asks whether we are on the brink of a ceasefire deal for Gaza.In Cairo a deal between Israel and Hamas has been tabled and the two sides are discussing whether to accept it. Julian Borger explains how such negotiations happen,...

Dramatic slip of 12 places on the Reporters Without Borders press freedom rankings – below South Africa and North Macedonia in the rankings, but ahead of the US. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPM responds to reports regional women camping out, sleeping in carsAnthony Albanese has commented...

Experts fear children questioning their gender may turn to hidden economy to obtain hormones illegallyCross-sex hormones designed to masculinise or feminise a person’s body are available to buy online for less than £11 a month, with experts warning that growing numbers of under-18s may turn to the medicines hidden economy.Last month the landmark Cass...