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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Border Security Summit.
EU rejects UK plea to use crime and illegal migration databases

The move is a blow to Downing Street’s attempts to improve security ties with Europe

Politics

Raise taxes to fight off Farage, former minister tells Starmer

Labour must scrap its ‘self-imposed rules’ to fund a ‘serious programme of investment’, Louise Haigh writes in The Times


Ed Miliband’s net-zero deadline is unrealistic, says union boss


King Charles seen in a car window.



Karen and Alan Carter.
Wife’s affair a betrayal, says husband of Dordogne murder victim

University of Sussex campus with students walking on a path.
Linking research funding to diversity ‘curbs academic freedom’

Hospital staff treating an injured man.
BBC criticised for delaying documentary about Gaza doctors

Karen and Alan Carter.
Wife’s affair a betrayal, says husband of Dordogne murder victim






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Black and white photo of Prince Harry walking with his children in a garden.
Meghan shares Instagram post of Prince Harry the doting dad

The black and white photo showing the Duke of Sussex with Lilibet and Archie follows Harry’s surprise interview after losing his court case


Prince William and Sir David Attenborough at a naming ceremony.
David Attenborough is a true giant, says Prince William


Minette Batters, NFU President, on her farm with cattle.
Farmers should profit more from produce than subsidies, review finds

Netanyahu vows response as Houthis hit Israel with ‘ballistic missile’
Netanyahu vows response as Houthis hit Israel with ‘ballistic missile’


Photo of Layton Carr, a 14-year-old boy who died in a fire.







Empty Marks & Spencer shelves due to a cyber attack.
M&S could take months to recover from cyberattack, claims insider



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Illustration of VE Day celebration: a couple toasting, a Churchill statue, and airplanes trailing smoke.
How the UK will celebrate VE Day this bank holiday


Veterans to be supported by support centres across the UK


Editor's picks




David Beckham and his family posing by a car.
Kevin MaherDon’t blame Brooklyn Beckham for not celebrating his dad David’s 50th


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a bald man wearing glasses and a black jacket
Political controversy will only get you so far

There is a long history of entertainers crossing into politics but rappers Kneecap are at the trivial end of the spectrum



Illustration of a doctor delivering a baby Trump, with text that reads "After the pain of labour, we promise a beautiful delivery!"

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Royals need to offer Harry an olive branch






a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Royals need to offer Harry an olive branch






Bee Wilson sitting at a kitchen table.

The food writer was blindsided when her husband of 20 years suddenly announced he was leaving her


a close up of a woman 's face with her hand on her chin
Dolly AldertonDear Dolly: ‘Should we let a pet dog come to our wedding?’





a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchTrade war fears strengthen the case for faster interest rate cuts


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Lewis Hamilton at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix.

McLaren cruise to another one-two but Hamilton and Leclerc incensed by another farcical Ferrari display that bordered on self-sabotage


Henry Pollock of Northampton Saints celebrating a rugby victory.
David WalshEven Australians will clamour for tickets to see Pollock the Lion




Portrait of Indhu Rubasingham, Director and Joint Chief Executive of the National Theatre.

Indhu Rubasingham is the first woman and person of colour to run the powerhouse. She talks ticket prices and Etonians

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Aber Falls in Snowdonia, North Wales, with a wooden bridge.
Claire IrvinBe a tactical tourist, and avoid the day trip scrum this bank holiday


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