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Silhouetted F-35B Lightning jets on the flight deck of HMS Prince of Wales at sunset.
Britain will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034

Defence secretary’s comments commit government to £10 billion extra in military funding per year, despite proposed cuts elsewhere

Defence

Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be ‘imminent’, US warns

Pete Hegseth urges Asian countries to follow Europe’s example and boost defence spending because China’s army is ‘rehearsing for the real deal’

Asia
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Elon Musk receives a key to the White House from Donald Trump.



Loretta Swit in a scene from *M*A*S*H*.
M*A*S*H ‘Hot Lips’ actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87

Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking to workers at Glass Futures in St Helens.
Migrant return hubs could be hijacked by Russian spies

Loretta Swit in a scene from *M*A*S*H*.
M*A*S*H ‘Hot Lips’ actress Loretta Swit dies aged 87





engers at Gatwick Airport port control.
Benefits for foreign citizens’ households hit £900m a month


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A witch holding a staff in a forest.
Witch ‘thrown off druid training course’ in trans row

Woman who became involved with paganism to find ‘spiritual healing’ after being sexually assaulted says she has been excluded over her views on gender


Portrait of Gary Lubner.
Gary Lubner: I want to change the lives of millions of people


Court sketch of Paul Doyle at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.
Liverpool crash suspect Paul Doyle ‘used car as a weapon’, court hears

Police officers searching people at a 420 Day rally in Hyde Park.
Children aren’t stabbing each other over cannabis, says youth worker


Nigel Farage smoking a cigarette and drinking a pint outside a pub.
What can a red wall working men’s club tell us about Reform?




Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in a vintage Land Rover at a Jamaica Defence Force commissioning parade.
What’s in the royals’ gift — from a Rolls-Royce to a Blue Peter badge


Who are the BMA leaders behind junior doctors’ threat to strike?


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A staff member holding a Golden Snitch prop from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
News in pictures
A staff member holding a Golden Snitch prop from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
News in pictures



Editor's picks



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Vitali Klitschko was a heavyweight boxer before becoming mayor of Kyiv, but faces a fight for control after the Ukrainian president curbed his powers

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Musk’s Doge debacle has done us all a favour

It is difficult for disruptive outsiders to reform the system — but the Tesla boss’s attempts offer valuable lessons



Illustration of a snake and ladders game board with a large snake dominating the board, and several people interacting with the game.

Cartoon by Peter Schrank



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Pronatalism will bring votes but not babies






a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Pronatalism will bring votes but not babies







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India KnightI’ve fallen in love with this Korean cleanser, and you will too
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Dominic O'ConnellStep into the looking-glass wonderland of civil service pensions


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Collage of a soccer coach, a fan holding a sign that says "No Matter What We're Still United," and a dejected player.

The £8million raised may be a welcome boost for Ratcliffe but sources say players are deeply unhappy about a trip that began with an embarrassing defeat



Headshot of Betty Boo.

The Doin’ the Do singer was a global star at the age of 20 before burnout ended her career. Now she’s going on her first tour at 55


Carrie and Miranda from "And Just Like That..." sitting at a bar, talking.
And Just Like That… we’re back talking about middle-age sex





Protesters on paddleboards holding signs advocating against sewage pollution.
Chris HaslamI’ve driven 4,858 miles around the UK coast. Our seas are in a bad way


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Illustration of a hand holding a wad of £50 notes.
Is your pension at risk of a tax grab?


Illustration of a multigenerational family walking, holding hands, with a row of houses and stacks of money in the background.
I pay my parents’ mortgage: welcome to the Bank of Son and Daughter

Is now the time to invest in an easy-access cash Isa?



‘Canada Life rejected my £80k claim for illness it said it would cover’

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