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Car engulfed in flames.
Ukrainian charged over arson attack on Keir Starmer’s properties

Roman Lavrynovych, 21, accused of starting fires outside £2 million house and a flat in north London, as well as torching a vehicle once owned by PM

Crime
55 minutes ago

Starmer ‘confident’ of securing EU deal to reset relations

Talks over weekend on fishing rights, youth mobility and defence will see the PM attempt to see off demands for last-minute concessions




Collage of two men in suits shaking hands, with other images of military personnel and flags in the background.
Keir’s Starmer-Rama show is really saying … nothing

PM’s debut performance with his Albanian counterpart did not go quite as he expected




Swimmer celebrating with a great white shark in the background.
Swimmer braves shark-infested waters to mark 50 years of Jaws

Volodymyr Zelensky speaking to the media in Ankara.
Zelensky: Russia’s junior negotiators show Putin not serious about peace
Russia-Ukraine war
20 minutes ago

Swimmer celebrating with a great white shark in the background.
Swimmer braves shark-infested waters to mark 50 years of Jaws






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Taylor Swift and Blake Lively leaving a restaurant in Brooklyn.
Blake Lively’s lawyers ‘tried to blackmail Taylor Swift’

Actress’s team are accused of threatening to release personal texts if the singer did not voice support in legal battle against Justin Baldoni

US news
10 minutes ago

Portrait of a bald man in a suit and glasses.



Man holding award with newspaper headlines about sex trafficking.




Diptych of President Biden: one image shows him looking somber, the other shows him speaking animatedly.
The fall of Joe Biden — and how his team covered up his decline


The TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during livestream in Mexico


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Editor's picks



Tamsin Greig as Hester Collyer in a production of *The Deep Blue Sea*.
The Deep Blue Sea — Tamsin Greig is terrific, but only when I could hear her

This West End Rattigan revival, much praised at the tiny Ustinov theatre in Bath, has virtues aplenty but the lack of vocal welly is a big problem


Gary Lineker with BBC Sport microphone.
BBC has ducked this for too long — it must stand up to brazen Lineker



Illustration of a weather presenter with a map showing regional temperature percentages.
The best places for landlords to buy — now and in the future


Domhnall Gleeson at the BAFTA TV Preview for Channel 4's "Alice & Jack".
Domhnall Gleeson: ‘Being the son of a successful actor is a privilege’



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Collage of Erdogan, Putin, Trump, and Zelensky.

The Turkish president has made himself a fulcrum between East and West, boosting his international profile to counter domestic unrest


Horse-drawn cart collecting waste.
Neigh-sayers demand end to France’s ‘cruel’ bin-collecting horses



Leaving the ECHR can become Badenoch’s big cause

The only way to deal with illegal migration is to quit the convention, and Tories can distance themselves from Reform with a viable plan



Illustration of two men sitting at a table, with a large ornate chair and flags in the background; text reads "We are prepared to welcome whoever shows up."

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Why China’s giving Burberry a reality check






a woman wearing a white sweater and gold earrings smiles for the camera
Why China’s giving Burberry a reality check







a woman in a white shirt stands in front of speech bubbles
Suzi GodsonWill our passion fade if he leaves his wife?


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a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has his arms crossed
Harry WallopA personality test said I was Darth Vader. I’m so proud


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Bruce Springsteen performing on stage with his guitar.

During the opening show of his UK tour, the Boss spoke out against an unfit president and a rogue government


Bruce Springsteen performing on stage, surrounded by a crowd of fans holding up their phones.
Springsteen’s stadium protest for the America he loves





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