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UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at a press conference discussing a peace plan for Ukraine.
European support for Ukraine entering ‘operational phase’, Starmer says

The prime minister claimed Putin was trying to delay an end to the war after Trump hailed ‘productive’ talks between his envoy and the Russian leader in Moscow

Russia-Ukraine war
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1m people to have disability benefits cut by Labour

Chancellor vows to ‘get a grip’ on the burgeoning welfare bill but cabinet ministers express disquiet over £5 billion savings


Inside the cabinet revolt against Starmer’s cuts


Nigel Farage eating at a table.



Chef Jacki Wan at The Forum restaurant in Cambridge, England.
Head chef uses CCTV to roast customers for ‘nonsense’ reviews

Burning oil tanker at sea.
Russian container ship captain charged with manslaughter over North Sea collision
Crime
50 minutes ago

Chef Jacki Wan at The Forum restaurant in Cambridge, England.
Head chef uses CCTV to roast customers for ‘nonsense’ reviews






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Camilla, Queen Consort, at the Commonwealth Day Service.
The real Queen Camilla and the love story behind the throne


Younger drinkers favour fruit-flavoured beer over bitter


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Illustration of Vladimir Putin with a Russian flag and a bombed-out building in the background.
Inside occupied Ukraine: Putin, purges and propaganda

The president says Russia and the land it’s seized will be ‘together for ever’. On the ground, life behind enemy lines is brutal


Burning Tesla Cybertruck during anti-Tesla protest.
Liberals used to buy Teslas. Now they’re bombing them


Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meeting with General Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi, Libya.
Meloni’s migrant success short-lived as arrivals surge

Illustration of three US Democratic politicians.
Who will lead the Democrats out of the wilderness?


Collage of two men in suits, AI chip graphic, and DeepSeek logo.


Illustration of a Japanese bullet train, a gate, and an older man in traditional Japanese clothing.
Buddhists cry blasphemy at plan to run bullet train under Kyoto


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Does Starmer want to empower or to rule?

The PM is on the move. Less clear is whether he will use his new centralised control to do things for people or to them



Illustration of three figures scrubbing themselves in a pool of blood, with speech bubbles indicating a ceasefire.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
Why I’m losing faith in the assisted dying bill






a woman wearing a leopard print shirt has a gold chain around her neck
Why I’m losing faith in the assisted dying bill






Chris Robshaw holding his two sons.

The former England rugby captain reveals the impact of his father’s death and his own depression after the World Cup


Woman standing with speech bubbles behind her.
Suzi GodsonHe doesn’t like me being vocal in bed





a woman stands in front of a speech bubble with a question mark on it
Rachel WinterHow should I invest my £50k gift?



Alex Karp, CEO and co-founder of Palantir Technologies, holding a glass sphere.
How Palantir’s ‘patriotic pariah’ now has ear of presidents and PMs




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Illustration of butterflies made of money and blue flowers, one butterfly being caught in a net.
How to avoid being caught in the tax net


a woman with long red hair is wearing a yellow shirt
What do you mean you haven’t opened an Isa yet? Get your skates on

I’m money dysmorphic: I have three properties but still feel poor



Should we pay more tax to boost the defence budget?



Lando Norris of McLaren F1 Team celebrating.
Hamilton eighth as Norris shows why he’s title favourite


Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford of England's national football team.
Rashford’s psyche and snubbing Forest: Tuchel explains his thinking

England's Maro Itoje running with the rugby ball during a match against Italy.
Alex LoweGenius or mad? Lions selections hang on Borthwick’s gamble in Cardiff


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Obituaries

Rex Cowan (center) with a diver from the wreck of the English warship Association.
Rex Cowan, Britain’s most successful shipwreck hunter

Geneviève Page, French screen star who preferred the stage




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