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Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meeting for tea at 10 Downing Street.
Zelensky must be at peace talks with Russia, insists Starmer

The PM told a virtual meeting of the ‘coalition of the willing’ that discussions with Russia on Kyiv’s future will have to include its president

Politics
5 minutes ago

Trumpov gave Putin the spotlight and left us all guessing

The president was unusually quiet in Alaska — what happened?




Chancellor Rachel Reeves at a coal tip in Port Talbot, Wales.
Reeves to cut ‘bats and newts’ in boost to developers

Chancellor considers making it harder for concerns about nature to stand in the way of infrastructure projects, in an effort to boost the economy




Illustration of Pete Baker.
Revealed: the prison chief linked to organised crime

Black and white photo of Celia Hammond and Terence Stamp.
Terence Stamp, actor who was deemed the world’s best-looking man

Illustration of Pete Baker.
Revealed: the prison chief linked to organised crime





Malvern St James School, formerly the Imperial Hotel.
Surge in Chinese acquisitions of UK private schools


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Gary McNair in a stage production of *A Gambler's Guide to Dying*.
Edinburgh Festival trigger warnings risk giving away the plot

Lavish use of content warnings at the city’s festivals has provoked amusement, irritation and occasionally anger at spoilers

Theatre & Dance
45 minutes ago

Collage of beer, smiling mouths, a Swiss flag, and a Carnival dancer.



Photo of Andrew Tate and Nigel Farage.



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Four headshots of Safeguard Force employees.
Meet the crime-fighting volunteers patrolling Bournemouth at night

The town has a group of residents walking the streets to keep the peace. Police don’t like it but some locals do, whatever the founder’s politics


a bald man wearing glasses and a suit smiles for the camera
Matthew SyedWe have failed Ukraine in every way, even with the words we use



Lawyer Mark McDonald at a press conference.
Barrister fighting for Lucy Letby: She’s feeling new hope


Painting of Robert Clive and Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey.
Clive of India can fall. Here are the imperial statues I’d prefer



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President Trumpov and President Putin shaking hands.

The presidents discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine for nearly three hours but no deal was announced


Vladimir Putin speaking with his hands cupped to his mouth.
What Putin said and what he meant, with a flash of sharp teeth


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If police can’t stop shop theft, let’s try the stocks


Illustration of Trumpov and Putin meeting, with a distressed figure watching from a window.

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
Scotland is sullied by the cult of gender ideology






a woman wearing a red sweater and a grey shirt smiles for the camera
Scotland is sullied by the cult of gender ideology






Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England, at a press conference.
Is simmering dread over the private credit boom justified?


Niccolo de Masi, CEO of IonQ, before a podcast recording.
Quantum computing boss seeks to build a trillion-dollar company

Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerForget rows about interest rates — we should watch out for AI



American investors pour $15bn into UK shares



Chatbot therapists are here. But who’s keeping them in line?

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Arsenal players celebrating a goal at Old Trafford.

Manchester United 0 Arsenal 1: Riccardo Calafiori’s first-half header from a Declan Rice corner gives Mikel Arteta’s side opening win at Old Trafford

Football
55 minutes ago


Collage of a man, modern kitchen, and landscaped garden.

Should George Clarke refurb your kitchen or the garden? This Channel 4 lifestyle programme could have been pitched by Alan Partridge




Diptych of a historical photo of a battleship and a contemporary photo of the Pet Shop Boys.
Pet Shop Boys: The night our ‘foolish idea’ brought London to a standstill
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Illustration of a man in a suit and bowler hat hanging upside down.
The biggest tax heist (that you may not have even noticed)


People need to eat, so I’m investing in food


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