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Moscow hit by biggest Ukrainian drone raid
Ukrainian drones hit several locations across Moscow yesterday in Kyiv’s biggest air raid on the city since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, setting an oil refinery on fire and forcing evacuations at the country’s largest airport. Volodymyr...
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Team Burnham talk ministers out of resigning to avoid chaos
Andy Burnham’s campaign team have been forced to talk ministers out of resigning as early as this weekend to avoid Keir Starmer’s government descending into chaos amid fallout from the Makerfield byelection, the Guardian can reveal. As Burnham’s team...
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Russian warship opens fire in the Channel to warn off British yacht
A Russian warship fired warning shots within a few hundred metres of a British pleasure yacht sailing across the Channel yesterday amid a period of heightened tensions between London and Moscow. The rare incident took place at 11.40am over 20 miles...
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Spain stunned
Spain 0 Cape Verde 0 Nuno da Costa roars with delight after Cape Verde held Spain on their World Cup debut
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PM to announce ‘Australia plus’ social media ban for under-16s
Keir Starmer is to ban under-16s from major social media apps such as TikTok, Instagram and X in sweeping restrictions described as “Australia plus”, the Guardian understands. In a major policy shift far tougher than previously briefed, the prime...
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David Hockney
David Hockney changed the world just by looking at it. His art was a feast of unabashed visual pleasure, one long orgy of the gaze, the delighted lifelong epiphany of someone who cherished flowers in a vase and freeways in the sun and thought endlessly...
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Healey’s shock resignation leaves Starmer on the brink
Keir Starmer’s premiership was pushed to the brink of collapse yesterday by the shock resignation of the defence secretary, John Healey, which undermined his security credentials and risked shredding his remaining political authority. In a blistering...
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Water cannon deployed on second night of unrest in Northern Ireland
Police have used water cannon against rioters in Northern Ireland in a second night of anti-immigration protests. Officers used the cannon last night to disperse a crowd of about 300 people who burned a truck and threw bricks and missiles near the...
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Zelenskyy takes aim at Reform UK's ‘mistake’ on Ukraine flags
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that the decision by some Reform UK councils to take down the Ukrainian flag was the kind of “small mistake” that “can break a big friendship”, as he underlined the significance of strong bilateral relations. The...
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Iran fires wave of missiles at Israel in response to strikes on Beirut
Iran fired missiles at Israel last night in response to Israeli strikes on Beirut, shattering a fragile ceasefire and marking the most serious escalation since April, after 100 days of war. A few hours after a senior Iranian official promised a...
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Reform is ‘posing threat to democracy’ – Labour
Reform UK is destabilising British democracy by spreading divisive material that is being amplified by bots and troll farms, Labour’s deputy leader has said. Lucy Powell called for tighter laws on social media giants to tackle misinformation, arguing...
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Burnham: I won’t flinch from need to fix the broken social care system
Andy Burnham has signalled he would begin transforming England’s broken social care system this year if he became prime minister, accusing Westminster of “flinching away” from tackling difficult policy problems. The Greater Manchester mayor said...
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Rhetoric on Nowak murder ‘risks pushing policing back to the 60s’
Policing could be driven back to the 60s by false claims officers are biased against white people, the leader of Britain’s black officers has said. Chief inspector Andy George, president of the National Black Police Association, spoke out amid growing...
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Appeals for calm as murder case prompts fears of racial tension
Politicians and community leaders have called for calm amid fears that the populist right are using the murder of Henry Nowak by a Sikh man to whip up racist resentment against minority ethnic Britons. After Nigel Farage called for the public to...
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Mandelson files reveal security briefings before vetting passed
Peter Mandelson was receiving sensitive security briefings about the Foreign Office’s work and in discussions with the head of MI6 before he had completed the developed vetting process, newly released documents revealed yesterday. Declassified emails...
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Worth waiting for
Hundreds of thousands of fans packed north London’s streets yesterday as the Arsenal squad took to a convoy of buses to celebrate their first Premier League title in 22 years.
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Breast cancer test to cut need for chemotherapy
Millions of women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy with a groundbreaking genomic test, according to the results of a trial that may transform healthcare guidelines worldwide. Treatment for breast cancer, the world’s most prevalent form...
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Labour plans welfare shake-up as scale of youth jobs crisis revealed
Labour is poised for a fresh attempt at welfare reform after a major government-backed report said youth worklessness was costing Britain more than £125bn a year. As official figures revealed the number of young people not working or studying had...
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Inside Lebanon
For hours, Hussein Abdel al-El and his wife, Um Alaa, did not move. They waited in the bathroom in the dark, not daring to touch their phones; the faint glow of the screen might give them away to the Israeli soldiers outside. It was 1am, the Israelis...
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Russia relentlessly targeting UK infrastructure, spy chief warns
Russia is relentlessly targeting Britain’s infrastructure and democracy while there is only a narrowing technological window to stay ahead of a fast-developing China, the head of the spy agency GCHQ will warn in a lecture today. Anne Keast-Butler,...
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Former SNP chief Peter Murrell admits £400,000 embezzlement
Peter Murrell, once one of the most powerful people in British politics, faces a long prison sentence after he admitted stealing more than £400,000 from the Scottish National party to fund a lavish personal lifestyle. The former SNP chief executive...
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US close to peace deal with Iran as Trump faces fury from own party
Donald Trump defended himself against criticism from fellow Republicans yesterday as he appeared on the verge of agreeing a deal with Iran to end the war. As some in his own party called the proposed agreement a disaster and questioned why the US...
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UK seeking single market for goods – but EU says no
Ministers have pitched to create a single market for goods with the EU as the cornerstone of an ambitious attempt to reintegrate British trade into Europe, the Guardian can reveal. During recent visits to Brussels, the Cabinet Office’s top official on...
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London mayor blocks Met’s AI deal with controversial tech firm
A £50m Metropolitan police deal with the controversial US tech company Palantir has been blocked by Sadiq Khan, sparking a bitter row between the London mayor and Scotland Yard. After the UK’s largest police force agreed to use Palantir’s AI...
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Burnham ‘backs Mahmood’s plans to tighten rules on immigration’
Andy Burnham is backing Shabana Mahmood’s controversial changes to the immigration system, his allies have said, in a blow to those in Labour who hope to soften them. The Greater Manchester mayor is understood to be supportive of the home secretary’s...
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UK must get used to being a hot country, climate advisers warn
British homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government’s climate advisers have warned in a landmark report, as measures such as drawing curtains, opening windows and growing trees for shade are not likely...
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The actors Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender promoting the gonzo sci-fi action thriller Hope at the Cannes film festival yesterday
Hope ★★★★☆ Some uproarious rock’n’roll moviemaking from South Korean director Na Hong-jin: a sci-fi action thriller mixing digital work with old-school analogue entertainment values, serving up a spectacle with cheeky touches of Spielberg, Walter Hill...
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Burnham facing ‘perilous’ race in crunch byelection
Andy Burnham faces a “perilous” race to win the Makerfield parliamentary seat, his allies have warned, as he gears up to fight a byelection that could decide the long-term future of the Labour party and the country. The Greater Manchester mayor is...
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Burnham bids to topple Starmer, but he must win byelection first
Andy Burnham now has a potential route back to parliament and a chance to become Labour’s next leader after an MP said he would trigger a byelection by standing down from his seat. The move ended days of speculation about whether Burnham could secure a...
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Streeting on manoeuvres ready to launch leadership challenge today
Wes Streeting is preparing to launch a leadership challenge against Keir Starmer today if the health secretary can secure the support of enough MPs to trigger a contest. Streeting’s move to force a race has prompted a frantic scramble on the left of...
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Starmer sees off threat for now as Streeting challenge fails to emerge
Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had seen off the immediate threat to his premiership yesterday after a challenge from Wes Streeting failed to materialise despite several of his allies quitting the government. Downing Street insiders...
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Starmer’s survival on the line as cabinet ministers urge him to quit
Keir Starmer’s grip on power appeared to be slipping away last night as cabinet ministers urged him to set out a timetable for his departure and more than 70 Labour MPs publicly called for him to stand down. The prime minister warned the country would...
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Labour leadership rivals circle as Starmer tries to cling to power
Keir Starmer is facing a fight for his political life today after potential Labour leadership rivals from Wes Streeting to Angela Rayner began to position themselves for a contest. Starmer had been hoping to save his job with a speech today promising...
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Dire election results pile pressure on PM
Keir Starmer is under pressure to set out a timeline for his departure after a crushing defeat in elections across Britain prompted senior Labour MPs to call for him to step down within a year. In a disastrous set of results, Labour had lost control...
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Criminals using photos on school websites to create abuse imagery
Schools have been warned to remove pictures of pupils’ faces from their websites and social media accounts because blackmailers are using them to create sexually explicit images. The warning comes from child safety experts and the National Crime...
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Agree to peace deal or face fresh wave of bombing, Trump tells Iran
Donald Trump issued a fresh ultimatum yesterday, telling Iran to accept a deal to end the war or face a new wave of US bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before”. The social media announcement was the latest in a rapid series of...
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Labour under pressure after UK borrowing costs hit 28-year high
The risk to Labour’s tax and spending plans from the war in Iran was underscored yesterday as long-term government borrowing costs hit their highest level since 1998. Fears of higher inflation as a result of the conflict have sparked a sell-off across...
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Trump’s bid to reopen Hormuz pushes region back to the brink
The US has launched Donald Trump’s attempt to open a route through the strait of Hormuz for hundreds of ships trapped with their crews in the Gulf, in a move that has brought the region back to the brink of fullscale war as Iran sought to reassert its...
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Here to entertain: Boyle’s pop-culture spectacular
One of the cast of hundreds in You Are Here, the director Danny Boyle’s collaborative celebration of music, dance, theatre and fashion to mark 75 years since the opening of London’s Southbank Centre.
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PM vows to act against protesters ‘venerating the murder of Jews’
Keir Starmer has pledged to crack down on those “venerating the murder of Jews” at protest marches as the UK terror threat level was raised to severe last night after the Golders Green attack. The prime minister promised to do “everything in our power...
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Police declare terrorist attack after two Jewish men stabbed
Police are treating the stabbing of two men in London yesterday as terrorism, with the suspect described as hunting for anyone “visibly Jewish” to attack. The stabbings, which took place just after 11am in Golders Green, follow a series of arson...
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Charles hails alliance of US and Britain in age of division
King Charles yesterday extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the US in a speech to Congress that made pointed reference to the importance of Nato, the defence of Ukraine and the climate crisis. Charles told Congress that...
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No cameras at Trump’s meeting with king
King Charles will be spared the potential humiliation of being upbraided in public by Donald Trump during his state visit after the White House agreed that any meeting between the two men should be held off camera. The king and queen arrived in...
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Washington in shock after Trump press gala shooting
A stunned Washington faced searching questions about political violence and gun control last night after shots were fired at a prestigious media gala attended by Donald Trump and senior White House officials. A man targeted a Secret Service agent at a...
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PM pushes back against Trump’s Falklands threat
Downing Street was forced to insist yesterday that Britain would not yield sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after a leaked Pentagon email proposed the US should reassess its support for the UK’s claim on the islands because of a lack of support...
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Foreign Office shuts unit tracking potential law breaches by Israel
The Foreign Office unit tracking potential breaches of international law by Israel in Gaza and more recently Lebanon has been closed because of cuts within the department, the Guardian can reveal. The decision to close down the international...
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PM isolated as cabinet divisions emerge over Mandelson scandal
Keir Starmer was looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal last night, with divisions in cabinet over his decision to sack the senior Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins. The Guardian has learned of concerns...
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Robbins accuses No 10 of applying huge pressure over Mandelson job
The civil servant sacked by Keir Starmer gave a devastating account of his government yesterday, saying Downing Street had put huge pressure on the civil service to approve the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Washington ambassador despite the...
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Starmer on collision course with Robbins over Mandelson vetting
Keir Starmer has accused Olly Robbins of deliberately and repeatedly obstructing the truth about the Mandelson vetting scandal ahead of a high-jeopardy appearance of the sacked top official before MPs today. Six days after the prime minister said he...
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Commons showdown for Starmer over Mandelson vetting scandal
Keir Starmer will deliver a highstakes statement to MPs today as he struggles to overcome fears inside his government that the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal could yet cost him his leadership. In what is likely to be a dramatic showdown, the prime...
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Starmer warned he faces ‘judgment day’ next week
Keir Starmer’s claim he was “staggered” not to have been told of Peter Mandelson’s vetting failure provoked incredulity across Westminster and accusations that he sacked a senior civil servant to save his premiership. Senior government figures said...
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Revealed: Mandelson failed security vetting for US role
Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting clearance but the decision was overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post as ambassador to the US, an investigation by the Guardian can reveal. According to a number of sources,...
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War windfall: big oil makes extra $30m every hour during conflict
The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war against Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian. Saudi Aramco, Gazprom and Exxon-Mobil are among the...
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Iran conflict could spark recession with Britain hit hardest in G7 – IMF
A further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession that would affect the UK more than any of the other G7 nations, the International Monetary Fund has warned. Against an increasingly volatile backdrop, the Washington-based fund said...
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Pope says he will still speak out against war after Trump criticism
Donald Trump was embroiled last night in a row with Pope Leo, describing the pontiff as not doing a very good job and ‘catering to the radical left’. Leo, who arrived in Algeria yesterday, said at the weekend that the ‘delusion of omnipotence’ had...
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Hungary enters new era as election ends Orbán’s 16-year grip on power
Hungary’s opposition Tisza party, led by Péter Magyar, has won the general election, ending leader Viktor Orbán’s 16-year grip on power, in a result that is likely to rattle the White House and reshape the country’s relationship with the European...
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Netanyahu calls for Lebanon talks after Israeli airstrikes condemned
Benjamin Netanyahu has called for peace negotiations with Lebanon after worldwide condemnation of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut and other Lebanese cities, which threatened to undo the dayold US-Iran ceasefire. The Israeli prime minister said...
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Fragile ceasefire at risk as Israel bombards Lebanon
The fate of the deal on a two-week ceasefire in the Iran conflict looked uncertain last night as both sides gave divergent versions of what had been agreed, Israel intensified its bombing campaign in Lebanon and Iran halted the passage of oil tankers...
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Nasa releases astonishing set of images from Artemis mission
Nasa’s Artemis II astronauts yesterday described their powerful emotions when soaring over the moon as they photographed impact craters, cracks and ridges, and began their long journey home. Among the eagerly awaited images captured by the crew, who...
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Trump says Iran ‘can be taken out in one night’ as peace talks falter
Diplomatic negotiations aimed at halting the war in the Middle East yesterday appeared to be faltering a day before a deadline imposed by Donald Trump, with a threat to destroy Iran’s bridges and attack its power stations. Mediators from Pakistan,...
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Trump threatens to unleash ‘hell’ on Iran in expletive-laden tirade
Donald Trump has issued an expletive-laden warning to Iran that it has until tomorrow night to reopen the strait of Hormuz or his forces would obliterate the country’s power stations and bridges. In response, Iran’s powerful parliament speaker warned...
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One still missing after US jet shot down over Iran
One US service member has been rescued after a US F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet was shot down over Iran yesterday, prompting a frantic effort to locate its two-strong crew, in the first such incident of the five-week long war. US officials familiar...
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You have to be serious, Macron tells Trump in rebuke over Nato
Emmanuel Macron sharply criticised Donald Trump’s inconsistent and often contradictory pronouncements on the Iran war and Nato yesterday, saying if “you want to be serious” it was better not to say something different every day. “There is too much...
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Trump ‘absolutely’ considering taking US out of Nato alliance
Donald Trump has said he is “absolutely” considering withdrawing the US from Nato, warning that the matter was “beyond reconsideration” after the refusal of allies to join the US-Israeli war against Iran. The president’s threats, his most determined...
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Go get your own oil, Trump tells UK in new outburst against allies
Donald Trump has launched a tirade against European countries that refused to join his war against Iran, calling out the UK and France, as transatlantic relations sour from the spiralling conflict that has wreaked havoc on the global economy. On his...
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Scott Mills sacked by BBC over claims about conduct
The BBC has been plunged into a new crisis after sacking the leading Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills over allegations about his personal conduct. Mills, who hosted Britain’s most popular radio breakfast show on the station, was blindsided by the...
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‘Nothing left’: parents tell of day US bombed Iran school
Zahra’s family When Marzieh heard the first bang, an almighty crash that rattled the room, her first thought went to her youngest son, Mohammad. He must have got out on to the balcony and discovered a new game, she thought: using all of his small...
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The woman who introduced models to ‘dear friend’ Jeffrey Epstein
A female executive at the top of the modelling industry had a close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and introduced him to women on the agency’s books. Until last November, Faith Kates ran Next Management modelling and talent agency, which has...
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Trump extends Hormuz deadline, claiming Iran talks ‘going very well’
Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the strait of Hormuz by 10 days to 6 April after saying talks with the Islamic republic are “going very well”. The president made the statement yesterday in a social media post, saying: “As per...
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Iran rejects US ceasefire proposal amid attempts to keep talks alive
Iran dismissed a US ceasefire proposal yesterday and countered with a plan of its own, as intermediaries sought to keep diplomatic channels between the warring countries alive. Iranian state TV quoted an anonymous official as saying Tehran had...
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US set to deploy airborne troops as Middle East strikes intensify
The US was poised to deploy airborne troops to the Middle East as strikes intensified across the region yesterday and Donald Trump claimed Washington was in “very good” talks with Iran to end the war. Iranian barrages targeted Israel, Gulf Arab states...
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Arson attack on Jewish charity condemned by PM
Security agencies are investigating whether a group linked to Iran is behind an arson attack on four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity in north London. The Metropolitan police said efforts to authenticate a claim of responsibility made by a...
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Triple triumph
Amid a gold rush for the ages, one image became instantly seared on the mind: Georgia Hunter Bell, Molly Caudery and Keely Hodgkinson jumping in pure delirium, before screaming in delight as they revelled in surely the greatest night for British...
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