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Former South Carolina governor, boosted by Chris Christies exit, has hopes of seizing second in Iowa caucuses from Ron DeSantis The former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley emerged from the last televised debate before the Iowa caucuses clearly Donald Trumps strongest challenger for the Republican presidential nomination, boosted by the withdrawal of Chris Christie, the

Appeals fail in latest case of a state using version of drug from unnamed source because of boycott by official suppliers Texas executed a convicted killer using a new batch of drugs on Thursday night after the US supreme court rejected a last-minute appeal from his lawyers, who argued that the state's refusal to disclose

The childrens TV favourite is having an unexpected cultural renaissance. Why are designers, artists and activists taking inspiration from Po and co? It was a no-brainer for me. These icons needed their fashion moment, says British fashion designer Christian Cowan. The icons in question? Theyre up to 10ft tall, frolic on a bucolic planet, hang

(VeryRecords) As (early) Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure electro tunesmith and rave-era giant with Orbital, respectively, Vince Clarke and Paul Hartnoll have made 50 years of electronic music between them. However, 2Square sees them bonding primarily as fathers. Hartnoll wryly describes their politely bleeping grooves as home house dance music for living-room use, but

From prophetic pooches to clingy cats, Guardian readers share tales of how pets have influenced their love lives, for better and worse While humans have kept domesticated animals for tens of thousands of years, theres no evidence that anyone was ever driven out of a cave to make room for a pampered pup.