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Putin's victory pledge rings hollow at parade in Red Square
Vladimir Putin presided over a muted Victory Day parade in Moscow yesterday as a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine took hold.
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May 10, 2026
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Atomic wartime play has a worrying crackle of radioactive relevance
W headed off to London's Swiss Cottage to see the last night of Michael Frayn’s Copenhagen at the Hampstead theatre.
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May 10, 2026
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No one in Venice talks about art, sulks Russian general's daughter
Armed police and protests are much in evidence at a divided and angry Biennale, writes Evan Moffitt
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May 10, 2026
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Sharon White Britain's regulatory rulebook is in need of a rewrite
The UK used to be the envy of the world for regulation.
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May 10, 2026
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Kim Ju-ae
Is the adolescent being lined up to be North Korea's next leader – or is she just a prop for daddy?
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May 03, 2026
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Investor panic poses risk to Heathrow's third runway
Government support for a third Heathrow runway has existed in one form or another since 2009, but schemes have been cancelled, redesigned and cancelled again.
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May 03, 2026
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Ellisons seek approval for Gulf backers' 50% buy-in of Paramount-Warners
Paramount Skydance has made a request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow foreign investors to own almost 50% of the company that will exist if its acquisition of Warner Bros is successful.
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May 03, 2026
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Ellisons seek approval for Gulf backers' 50% buy-in of Paramount-Warners
Paramount Skydance has made a request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow foreign investors to own almost 50% of the company that will exist if its acquisition of Warner Bros is successful.
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May 03, 2026
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Nedra Talley Ross
The Ronettes singer helped define the sound of an era, but found faith and fulfilment beyond the spotlight
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May 03, 2026
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End of the tween dream after Claire's loses sparkle with generation Alpha
On Monday, Emma Cottingham, 21, closed the doors of the Northampton branch of Claire's for the last time.
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May 03, 2026
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There is arguably no leader Trump admires more than Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is a dictator who has crushed all dissent, purged most of his senior military officers and been accused of committing genocide.
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May 03, 2026
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Google hyperscales into first place in the AI race
In a world economy that is changing at the exponential pace of artificial intelligence, a year is a very long time.
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May 03, 2026
The Observer
Investor panic poses risk to Heathrow's third runway
Government support for a third Heathrow runway has existed in one form or another since 2009, but schemes have been cancelled, redesigned and cancelled again.
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May 03, 2026
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Dimon warns of bond crisis
Jamie Dimon is no prophet of doom.
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May 03, 2026
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‘The dread that I feel here today is an old dread – papery and flammable’
As Golders Green reels from yet another antisemitic attack, Eva Wiseman returns to the streets of her London childhood to find a community used to living under constant threat
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May 03, 2026
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Conflict takes its toll on Dubai's global art shows
Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah resort complex is a fantasy land: guests at the luxury hotel can cruise along canals to a shopping mall designed to resemble an ancient souk.
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May 03, 2026
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A lack of major hack attacks must not allow any cyber complacency
So far this year there have been no major examples of British companies being hacked - a relief after the cybersecurity disasters of 2025.
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May 03, 2026
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HMRC could lose £1.5bn in Glencore tax bill dispute
The taxman stands to lose the lot if a panel of foreign arbitrators rules behind closed doors in favour of the commodities giant
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May 03, 2026
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Brutal poll predictions have Labour braced for what fatalists are calling 'Starmerggedon'
Cabinet ministers warn that there'll be an eruption of anger within their party when Thursday's election results start coming in
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May 03, 2026
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A centenary salute to Attenborough, the teacher who showed us the world
The naturalist's Zoo Quest to Madagascar kindled a lifelong love of nature in Simon Barnes. Here he celebrates the man who is still highlighting its wonders - and its plight
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May 03, 2026
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We have a choice: sink into division or rise together, stronger
There are moments in history that shape our future for generations and where we must answer the question anew of who we want to be as a country.
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May 03, 2026
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Google hyperscales into first place in the Al race
In a world economy that is changing at the exponential pace of artificial intelligence, a year is a very long time.
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May 03, 2026
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Questions raised about ‘security risk’ to Farage in row over £5m gift from crypto tycoon
The justification Nigel Farage offered last week for taking a gift of £5m from Reform UK’s billionaire benefactor Christopher Harborne was that it was to provide personal security for life.
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May 03, 2026
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Tehran pins hopes of surviving blockade on 120m barrels of oil destined for China
The price of a barrel could rise above $200 if the strait standoff continues, and a sale to Beijing would buy Iran another two months, writes Ruth Michaelson
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May 03, 2026
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HMRC could lose £1.5bn in Glencore tax bill dispute
The taxman stands to lose the lot if a panel of foreign arbitrators rules behind closed doors in favour of the commodities giant, reports
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May 03, 2026
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Croon as much as you want to, Damian Lewis. Everyone deserves a mid-life wobble
We all did things during the Covid-19 pandemic that make us look back and cringe.
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May 03, 2026
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Bar-headed goose
This place would look beautiful to anyone, but after a journey to the roof of the world and back, it seems more glorious than anywhere else on the planet.
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May 03, 2026
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Poor pay growth and rising asset prices pose a real threat to social mobility
From a historical perspective, wealth inequality in the UK is not particularly high now.
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May 03, 2026
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Politics for sale
Farage funding has exposed a degraded democracy
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May 03, 2026
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Poor pay growth and rising asset prices pose a real threat to social mobility
From a historical perspective, wealth inequality in the UK is not particularly high now.
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