Blair? No, the Iron Lady can steer Starmer into No 10

Labour has a plan for the general election. We saw more of it this week as Keir Starmer redoubled his efforts to win over Tory voters, a lot of whom still hover in the “don’t know” column.

Itchy Truss hints Johnson's dog left No 10 flea infested

Liz Truss has suggested Boris Johnson's dog left fleas in No 10 and revealed she wanted to sack the governor of the Bank of England, in extraordinary extracts from her new book.

What is Labour's policy for Britain's nuclear deterrent?

Keir Starmer has parked his tanks on the Conservatives’ lawn again, this time taking a strong line on defence and the renewal of the British nuclear deterrent.

Energy minister joins Tory exodus in fresh Sunak blow

Rishi Sunak's government has suffered another blow after his energy minister announced he was quitting.

Rayner: I'll resign if police find I committed an offence

Angela Rayner has promised to step down if police find she committed a criminal offence in the ongoing row over the sale of her council house a decade ago.

NHS boss hits out at sexual harassment against workers

The boss of the NHS has made a dramatic intervention in The Independent highlighting the shocking amount of sexual abuse against staff in the health service, arguing that a #MeToo moment is needed to safeguard staff. Amanda Pritchard hit out at the “unacceptable” levels of abuse faced by doctors and nurses, demanding that health trusts be judged on their progress in tackling sexual harassment.

Sunak Misses Key Target To Cut Hospital Waiting Times

Rishi Sunak has failed on delivering his key pledge on the NHS, the health minister has admitted, as fresh statistics show any progress on reducing the health service's waiting list has stalled.

Six Fashion Trends Midlife Men Have Killed Stone Dead

As Rishi Sunak apologises to the adidas Samba community for ending the run on the classic trainer, Simon Mills looks at what else over-40s ‘outfluencers' are rendering unwearable

Paxman: Parkinson's Makes You Wish You Weren't Born

Jeremy Paxman has said Parkinson's disease "makes you wish you hadn't been born", as he delivered a list of recommendations about the condition to Downing Street.

Nuclear Deterrent Vital To UK Defence, Says Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has said the UK's nuclear deterrent is the "bedrock" of his plan to keep Britain safe. If elected, the Labour leader said he will use defence procurement to strengthen UK security and economic growth.

Israel Vows To Retaliate As Fears Of Iran Attack Grow

Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against any assault on Israel's interests as the US warned allies that Iran was close to a revenge attack for Israel's strike on its consulate in Damascus on 1 April.

Villa make royal impression with narrow home victory

Aston Villa earned royal approval as the Prince of Wales watched his beloved club beat Lille 2-1 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final at Villa Park.

Late goals deflate West Ham after tight display

West Ham were breached by two late goals as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final at Bayer Leverkusen.

Klopp's tactics backfire as unfancied Italians run riot

The invasion of Ireland may have to be called off. Dublin may not stage Jurgen Klopp’s farewell party after all. A Champions League winner’s reign may not end in Europa League glory amid thousands of Liverpool fans. The risk instead is that Atalanta, unfancied but impressive, bring his European odyssey to a premature end in Bergamo next week. A damaging week may take on disastrous proportions if it costs Liverpool both the Premier and the Europa Leagues.

Easy like Sunday morning

Maggie Rogers' giddy new LP brings to mind the soft rock of Fleetwood Mac, writes Helen Brown, while English Teacher follow up their debut EP with a record full of wit and ideas

Tycoon gets death penalty for £10bn fraud in Vietnam

A property tycoon has been sentenced to death by a court in Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam in the country's largest financial fraud case.

Ukraine passes mobilisation bill to boost troop numbers.

Ukraine's parliament has passed a controversial mobilisation bill as it seeks more troops to fight against Vladimir Putin's invading forces - after a general said that Russian soldiers outnumbered Kyiv's by up to 10 times on the battlefield in the east.

Kharkiv digs in as Russia unleashes wave of attacks

As the Kremlin attempts to turn Ukraine's second city into an uninhabitable 'grey zone', Askold Krushelnycky meets the hardy locals living there and in other battered border towns

Tory minister's libel case costs taxpayer £34,000

The taxpayer paid more than £34,000 to cover the costs of a libel case that saw science secretary Michelle Donelan reach a settlement with an academic she had accused of expressing support for Hamas.

How the other half lived in Pompeii ... 2,000 years ago

Professor of classics Michael Scott takes a closer look at what a new unearthing tells us about how the Romans really lived

Stunning paintings found in ancient lost city of Pompeii

Fascinating artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city doomed and buried by Mount Vesuvius’s deadly eruption in AD79.

Wrongly jailed Post Office.operator rejects apology

A former Post Office boss has apologised for saying that a pregnant subpostmistress being wrongly jailed for 15 months was \"brilliant news\".

What would it really take to reform the health service?

Even after recent marginal improvements, NHS waiting lists remain high and government performance targets are being missed. Public satisfaction levels are at their lowest since Labour left office in 2010, and cancer survival rates are poor. Ambulances take about twice as long to turn up as they are supposed to.

'It's just a reminder of how long my son has been gone'

Ron Goldman's father reacts to the death of OJ Simpson

NFL superstar who became a disgraced murder suspect

The life of OJ Simpson, who has died at the age of 76, was overshadowed by one of the most infamous trials of all time

Tories: Labour tried to ‘shut women up' on trans debate

A cabinet minister has accused Labour of spending a decade trying to “shut women up”, as the Conservatives reignited a political culture war over transgender issues. Victoria Atkins, the health secretary, also claimed that the opposition had created an “atmosphere of intimidation” around the topic, after a landmark report on NHS gender services was published earlier this week.

Zendaya's right... celebrities really don't owe you a selfie

As the 'Dune 2' star reveals she doesn't feel obliged to take photos with every fan, Olivia Petter asks if we've forgotten how to respectfully engage with celebs in the digital age

'I've lived in a prison of self-hate and self-punishment'

Scottish comic Richard Gadd talks to Louis Chilton about his new Netflix series, which explores his own terrifying history with a stalker and digs into the complexities of sexual assault

Civil war casts long shadow over McIlroy's Masters tilt

Sometimes in sport, it’s the near miss, followed by the bravery of getting up to go again, only to miss out once more that leaves the most indelible emotional mark. The repeated hope and optimism, crushed every time, often in increasingly cruel ways, until there are no more chances left.

Irreplaceable Daly hangs up boots as a Lionesses legend

It is often said that Rachel Daly has the loudest voice in the Lionesses dressing room, but her latest announcement stunned her teammates into silence in Dublin.