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Russia launched waves of missiles and drones on Kyiv before dawn yesterday, killing at least 14 people, including a six-year-old boy.
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August 01, 2025
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Netanyahu is leading Israel down a path of pariah status
As global opposition to the war grows, Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for his political life, writes Donald Macintyre
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August 01, 2025
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Radio 2 loses half a million listeners since relaunch
Radio 2 has lost nearly half a million listeners since the launch of its new weekday schedule earlier this year, new figures show.
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August 01, 2025
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Who might lead the Green Party - and why it matters
The Greens may be small but they cannot be dismissed as “fringe”.
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August 01, 2025
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Unravelling Starmer's ambiguity on Palestine
The statement Keir Starmer made on Tuesday announcing the government's intention to recognise the state of Palestine sounded as if it had been drafted and redrafted so many times that no one thought to check if it still made grammatical or logical sense.
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August 01, 2025
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Gyokeres debut shows why Arsenal need him so much
A debut defeat and an outing that was underwhelming but left the sense he was underused may matter little. When it comes to competitive games, Viktor Gyokeres’s Arsenal bow will come at Old Trafford against Manchester United on 17 August. But as he donned their No 14 shirt for the first time in a game, Arsenal at least showed the need for Gyokeres, the forward who scored 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting CP.
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August 01, 2025
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Rapped on the knuckles
Often at her best when on the attack, Reneé Rapp channels her defiant spirit into album ‘Bite Me’, writes Helen Brown
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August 01, 2025
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More tour doping claims blemish Team Sky success
Their era of wins includes multiple Tour de France glories but fresh allegations have brought scrutiny on their methods
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August 01, 2025
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Prisoner on indefinite term ‘stripped naked and starved’
Robber who has served 14 years is on trial for rooftop protest
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August 01, 2025
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Can we get compensation after the air traffic failure?
Q Our flight was delayed and should have left before Wednesday’s air traffic failure. Then the failure happened, and our flight was subsequently cancelled. Are we entitled to financial compensation?
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August 01, 2025
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Khan threatens to sue over Heathrow expansion plans
Sir Sadiq Khan has threatened legal action against the government over its controversial plans to allow a third runway at Heathrow.
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August 01, 2025
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BROWN AND OUT
As ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys’ arrives for series five, Phil Harrison tries really hard to like it. He manages to find a certain ‘zen beauty’ to the show’s jokes but he’s calling for a mercy killing
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August 01, 2025
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Reeves urged by Dodds to consider Budget wealth tax
Former Labour minister Anneliese Dodds has asked the government to consider a wealth tax at the next Budget in order to plug holes in the public finances.
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August 01, 2025
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Erasing a woman over the faults of a man is shocking
To cut a ‘MasterChef’ contestant from the scandal-hit series after she raised concerns about the BBC’s decision to air the show is a bleak reflection of our society,
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August 01, 2025
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Recognising Palestine would not breach international law
There are now two questions, sometimes unhelpfully conflated, about Palestine: can it be a sovereign nation state, and should it be a sovereign nation state? The answer to both is yes.
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August 01, 2025
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‘I first went to rehab at 46 – I’ve never been happier’
Charlie became an addict at 18 but after three decades of drugs, crime, abuse and many spells in prison, she pledged to turn her life around. She tells Maira Butt how she changed
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August 01, 2025
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Trump envoy lands in Israel as situation in Gaza worsens
Steve Witkoff will visit food distribution centres today as Palestinians are still being shot dead while queuing for aid
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August 01, 2025
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I'm freaking out because my girlfriend has an OnlyFans
Our resident agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help
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August 01, 2025
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Japanese woman dies after car falls 20m in evacuation as tsunami threat recedes
A woman in Japan died while evacuating during a tsunami warning after a massive 8.8 earthquake struck Russia's far east Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday.
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August 01, 2025
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Award-winning children's author Ahlberg dies aged 87
Allan Ahlberg, who wrote the children's classic Funnybones, has died aged 87, his publisher Penguin Random House has confirmed.
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August 01, 2025
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Key quality of these Lions? They're all in it to win it
The togetherness of Andy Farrell's squad means the head coach has resisted the urge to rotate as the Lions seek a Wallabies whitewash, writes Harry Latham-Coyle in Sydney
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August 01, 2025
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The forgotten year in China that shaped Wallis Simpson
The Duchess of Windsor's time in east Asia is the subject of a new book by Paul French, who explores her abusive first marriage and the rumours of scandal in the ‘China Dossier’
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August 01, 2025
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Loopier than you thought
Amy Odell's 'Gwyneth: The Biography' presents the Goop guru, Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood royal as detached from reality but also in on the joke, writes Katie Rosseinsky
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August 01, 2025
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Giuffre family say ‘monster’ Maxwell should not go free
The family of Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims, has urged Donald Trump not to pardon the disgraced financier’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
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August 01, 2025
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Man, 76, held on suspicion of administering poison to children at summer camp
Watchdog investigating ‘delay’ in police response to incident
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August 01, 2025
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Rash of demands over NHS pay and career path spreads
NHS patients face months of winter strikes as nurses and GPs are the latest to threaten walkouts if their pay demands are not met.
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August 01, 2025
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Transport secretary grills air control boss as he faces calls to resign after flight chaos
The head of the UK’s air traffic control firm was called in for a meeting with the transport secretary after a fault left tens of thousands of summer holidaymakers facing grounded flights on Wednesday.
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August 01, 2025
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Broken Stokes steps aside for Bethell in India finale
Warwickshire prodigy will bat at No 6 in crunch fifth Test
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July 31, 2025
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'The Lions tour has been chaos and I've enjoyed absolutely every second'
Dan Sheehan tells Harry Latham-Coyle about his incredible Test try and why his sights are set on making 2029's squad
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July 31, 2025
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Birmingham bids emotional farewell to Ozzy Osbourne
To the thunderous sound of Black Sabbath and the chants of thousands of fans decked in purple and black, the father of heavy metal was laid to rest - in the city that made him, and that he never truly left behind.
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