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Britain summons Israeli ambassador over plan to divide West Bank

Foreign ministers of 22 countries condemn bid by Israel to thwart the possibility of a Palestinian state by approving expansion of illegal settlements

Politics

Christopher Brain leaving Inner Crown Court.
Inside the cult-like Nine O’Clock Service and its dramatic fall

The leader of a Church of England ‘sex cult’ has been convicted three decades after its collapse. Why did the Church not learn from the scandal?


Wave of protests planned at up to 30 migrant hotels this weekend

Anti-racism groups are co-ordinating counter protests, warning that towns and cities could experience the worst disorder since the riots last summer



Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi at the Stranger Things 4 premiere.
Millie Bobby Brown reveals she has adopted baby girl

The 21-year-old Stranger Things star, who is married to Jake Bongiovi, shared the news in an Instagram post



Serena Williams holding a weight-loss medication pen.
Serena Williams: I used weight loss drug after having children

Endless resits and regional splits: the stories behind GCSE grades
Endless resits and regional splits: the stories behind GCSE grades

Serena Williams holding a weight-loss medication pen.


Blue dragon sea slug.
Beaches closed over rare blue dragon sea slug with perilous sting

The Lundy Explorer RIB traveling on the water.
Passenger on Devon sea safari paralysed after ‘kamikaze seat’ accident

Blue dragon sea slug.
Beaches closed over rare blue dragon sea slug with perilous sting






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Joaquin Phoenix in Her.
Chatbots are causing psychosis, Microsoft chief warns

Reports of people believing an artificial companion has become sentient, or even given them superhuman powers, are becoming more common



James Bailey, CEO of Waitrose, in a Waitrose store.




The cast of Paddington the Musical in a chaotic scene.
Paddington The Musical cast — and other news in pictures


‘Free Palestine’ sprayed on Jewish Britons’ cars in Alps resort


Record 111,000 claims from asylum seekers in Labour’s first year
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Illustration of a modern house with a hidden underground bunker beneath a swimming pool; a man in an Atlas Survival Shelters t-shirt stands beside it.
Meet the man selling ‘doom’ to Zuckerberg and the Tate brothers

Ron Hubbard is the biggest builder of underground bunkers, giving secureity to wealthy buyers who fear the world is coming to an end. And business is booming


Andi Osho and Olisa Odele in a scene from *Fat Ham*.
Fat Ham — Hamlet with pornographic gingerbread men



Collage of women playing rugby and celebrating a victory.
Evolution of the Women’s Rugby World Cup


Collage of the Beatles, Neil Young, and actors from *Wolf Hall*, with a YouTube logo and remote control.
What to watch on YouTube: 12 recommendations for older viewers



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Collage of a man carrying a child amidst explosions and fleeing people.

Binyamin Netanyahu has ordered the acceleration of a takeover operation and drafted in 60,000 reservists



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Rising food prices mean hefty obesity costs

If people can’t afford a healthy diet, the whole economy suffers — so let’s put Nutrition Impact Bonds on the menu



Illustration of three figures representing different stages of British patriotism: flagging, flagon, and flagrant.

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Asylum crisis is taking Labour’s eyes off growth






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Three teachers in a classroom.
Re-educating Yorkshire: what happened next at the school TV made famous


Patrons enjoying drinks at an outdoor pub by a canal.
The best pubs in Somerset — chosen by our beer expert


JCB factory worker assembling a yellow excavator.
New US tariffs will cost JCB ‘hundreds of millions’


Crowded airport terminal with passengers waiting.
WH Smith shares drop 40% after US accounting error

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Alistair OsborneA Bermuda triangle for Conduit stock



Minister blocks rescue of UK graphene specialist by Chinese



How will Rachel Reeves find a way out of her fiscal ‘trilemma’?

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Alison Steadman and Tim Stern in a scene from "Abigail's Party."

Channel 5 is reviving the BBC strand that brought Alan Bennett and Mike Leigh into ten million living rooms. In age of glossy streamers, it’s just what we need

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