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Wes Streeting, former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, sits outside the Catalyst Business Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne.
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INTERVIEW BY JOSH GLANCY
Wes Streeting lets rip on Starmer, Blair and the economy

The former minister may want to give Tony Blair a ‘flea in his ear’ but he is effusive about Andy Burnham, his theoretical rival. What’s his end game?

19 minutes ago
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Cabinet Office blocks release of Mandelson vetting document

A decision was made to not issue details of disgraced peer’s security documents after police said that doing so could prejudice a case against him

18 minutes ago
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Cabinet Office blocks release of Mandelson vetting document

A decision was made to not issue details of disgraced peer’s security documents after police said that doing so could prejudice a case against him

18 minutes ago
Woman at centre of fresh Andrew allegation was Ascot waitress

The Sunday Times revealed last week that detectives are examining the alleged incident as part of a broader investigation into Mountbatten-Windsor

Royal family
Woman at centre of fresh Andrew allegation was Ascot waitress
Royal family
Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta embraces Arsenal's Eberechi Eze on the soccer field.
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CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
Heatbreak for Arsenal as PSG deny them first European crown in shoot-out

PSG 1 Arsenal 1 (PSG win 4-3 on pens): Gabriel and Eze miss in shoot-out as valiant display from Arteta’s side cannot stop defending champions

Football
Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta embraces Arsenal's Eberechi Eze on the soccer field.
NEW
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL
Heatbreak for Arsenal as PSG deny them first European crown in shoot-out

PSG 1 Arsenal 1 (PSG win 4-3 on pens): Gabriel and Eze miss in shoot-out as valiant display from Arteta’s side cannot stop defending champions

Football
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU

Wizz Air urges nations to delay the post-Brexit Entry-Exit System until September to prevent a repeat of long queues over the May half-term

Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
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I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
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Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
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I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
NEW
Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
NEW
Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU

Wizz Air urges nations to delay the post-Brexit Entry-Exit System until September to prevent a repeat of long queues over the May half-term

Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
NEW
Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
NEW
Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
NEW
Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
NEW
Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Crowd of passengers waiting in long queues at Jet2.com check-in counters at Faro airport.
Suspend border checks for Britons this summer, airline tells EU
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
Tobias Temple-Smith, a Leeds student, sits on a fallen tree branch in a park.
NEW
I was starting my first job in September — then they gave it to AI
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
Dame Judi Dench holding a seedling from the Sycamore Gap tree.
NEW
FIRST PERSON
Judi Dench: Save ‘ghost woods’ to let dormant forests grow again
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
Amy Mir, a rope access technician, suspended over the ocean near an oil rig.
We visit the Norwegian boom town getting rich selling us oil and gas
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
Charlie Elphicke walks outdoors in West London.
NEW
Ex-MP convicted of sexual assault goes bankrupt and ‘is now a builder’
Illustration of three figures in suits, one covering their eyes, one covering their ears, and one covering their mouth, sitting on a pile of boxes with long receipt papers, and a telescope in the background.
NEW
The cosy SNP culture behind Peter Murrell’s 30 years of theft

He stole £400,000 under the noses of his wife Nicola Sturgeon and old pal Swinney. As they plead ignorance, we reveal problems dating back decades

18 minutes ago
Illustration of a man's profile overlaid on a distorted Meta logo, with glitching social media interfaces.
‘We lost it all to scams and watched Meta profit. Now we fight back’

Britons conned by adverts on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp ­­are looking to join a claim against the £1trn empire, with Martin Lewis on their side

Collage of a man's portrait, a girl's portrait, and an X-ray of a spine.
Collage of a man's portrait, a girl's portrait, and an X-ray of a spine.
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NHS to revisit disgraced surgeon’s patients from 24 years at large
The British Museum in London, UK, with a crowd of people in front of it under a blue sky.
The British Museum in London, UK, with a crowd of people in front of it under a blue sky.
British Museum evacuated over ‘suspicious device’ in lavatory
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
‘She’d be so proud’: Natasha’s parents offer £10m prize to end allergies
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Wordsworth loved this home. We sold it to help care for Mum
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
NEW
Never give up, says first woman to summit Everest with incurable cancer
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
‘She’d be so proud’: Natasha’s parents offer £10m prize to end allergies
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
‘She’d be so proud’: Natasha’s parents offer £10m prize to end allergies
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Wordsworth loved this home. We sold it to help care for Mum
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Wordsworth loved this home. We sold it to help care for Mum
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
NEW
Never give up, says first woman to summit Everest with incurable cancer
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
NEW
Never give up, says first woman to summit Everest with incurable cancer
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
‘She’d be so proud’: Natasha’s parents offer £10m prize to end allergies
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Wordsworth loved this home. We sold it to help care for Mum
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
NEW
Never give up, says first woman to summit Everest with incurable cancer
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
‘She’d be so proud’: Natasha’s parents offer £10m prize to end allergies
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse holding a framed photograph of their daughter Natasha.
‘She’d be so proud’: Natasha’s parents offer £10m prize to end allergies
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Wordsworth loved this home. We sold it to help care for Mum
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Collage of a white house with a stone staircase and a woman sitting in a stone alcove.
Wordsworth loved this home. We sold it to help care for Mum
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
NEW
Never give up, says first woman to summit Everest with incurable cancer
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
Dr. Shaunna Burke, a cancer patient who has climbed Mount Everest multiple times, smiling in a yellow tent.
NEW
Never give up, says first woman to summit Everest with incurable cancer
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Niall Horan, dressed in a green t-shirt, sits at a wooden table with his hand on his chin, looking at the camera.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Niall Horan on life after One Direction: ‘We’re all still in a state of shock’

The singer-songwriter talks about his dizzying rise to fame at 16, trying to slow down at 32 — and his poignant tribute to bandmate Liam Payne

Music
19 minutes ago
Illustration of Donald Trump in black and white with red and green triangles, and a map of the Arabian Peninsula with concentric red circles over it.
MARK URBAN
We’re no clearer on Trump’s peace deal. But we know Iran needs money

For all its red lines on the nuclear question, proxies and the Strait, Tehran is mainly concerned with laying its hands on as much cash as possible

Red Cross outreach workers raise awareness about Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Red Cross outreach workers raise awareness about Ebola in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.
NEW
Social media misinformation is fuelling the surging ebola epidemic
Illustration of a video player with a burnt-out car, a police officer, and a SIM card with text bubbles.
Illustration of a video player with a burnt-out car, a police officer, and a SIM card with text bubbles.
Inside the black op to irritate the New IRA into irrelevance
Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
I watched as my mother used my sister’s ‘illness’ to fool the world
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
I created infinite scroll. Now I regret how it damages our brains
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
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Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
I watched as my mother used my sister’s ‘illness’ to fool the world
Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
I watched as my mother used my sister’s ‘illness’ to fool the world
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
I created infinite scroll. Now I regret how it damages our brains
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
I created infinite scroll. Now I regret how it damages our brains
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
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I watched as my mother used my sister’s ‘illness’ to fool the world
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Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
I created infinite scroll. Now I regret how it damages our brains
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
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Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
I watched as my mother used my sister’s ‘illness’ to fool the world
Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
Megan Bhari and Jean O'Brien smiling.
I watched as my mother used my sister’s ‘illness’ to fool the world
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
I created infinite scroll. Now I regret how it damages our brains
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
Illustration of a person's silhouette with a brain visible in their head, looking at a smartphone.
I created infinite scroll. Now I regret how it damages our brains
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and former Prime Minister Tony Blair at St James's Palace, London.
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Sall Grover, founder of Giggle for Girls, in an interview.
How a heckle brought Australia’s gender wars to Hay-on-Wye

Two gay Welsh women protesting at the literary festival has thrust a bitter legal battle over an Australian women-only app onto the world stage

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Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce Knowles, and Jennifer Hudson perform in Dreamgirls.
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Dragons’ Den star to sell family’s multivitamin firm for £900m
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Grandma was my teacher. My final task was to bury her 5,000 miles away
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Anika Noni Rose, Beyonce Knowles, and Jennifer Hudson perform in Dreamgirls.
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A doctor walks past patients waiting in the General Gynaecology Out-Patient Department at University Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
LOUISE CALLAGHAN
The NHS needs Nigeria’s excellent doctors. So does Nigeria

Medical graduates are offered wages as low as £200 a month, so thousands come to Britain instead. One of those who stayed once worked a 56-hour shift

Collage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, and rescue workers amidst rubble.
Collage of Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, and rescue workers amidst rubble.
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MATTHEW GOULD
Netanyahu escalates attacks before Trump’s Iran deal can stop him
Middle East
Olha Lysak holds her cat, Venia, during an evacuation in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
Olha Lysak holds her cat, Venia, during an evacuation in Kramatorsk, Ukraine.
On duty with the pet rescuers of Ukraine, where some owners say no
Russia-Ukraine war
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
How Spain keeps its petrol so cheap, the French cross the border for it
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
These Americans are football mad — but don’t have World Cup tickets
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
How Spain keeps its petrol so cheap, the French cross the border for it
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
How Spain keeps its petrol so cheap, the French cross the border for it
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
These Americans are football mad — but don’t have World Cup tickets
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
These Americans are football mad — but don’t have World Cup tickets
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
How Spain keeps its petrol so cheap, the French cross the border for it
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
These Americans are football mad — but don’t have World Cup tickets
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
How Spain keeps its petrol so cheap, the French cross the border for it
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
Illustration of a yellow van approaching a gas station on a road lined with stacks of coins.
How Spain keeps its petrol so cheap, the French cross the border for it
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People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
These Americans are football mad — but don’t have World Cup tickets
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
People cheering and celebrating an Arsenal football game in a bar.
These Americans are football mad — but don’t have World Cup tickets
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
Goldminers rescued after ten days trapped in flooded Laos caves
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Poland, Ireland, Greece and Spain were all forced squealing into fiscal pain but they now feel the benefit

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Money

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Life & Style

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Business

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Burnham the ‘interventionist’? Not worried, says energy giant
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Mark ReynoldsWe must reverse tax rises to save the lost generation
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Steel tariffs jeopardise UK’s ability to build its own submarines
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Steel tariffs jeopardise UK’s ability to build its own submarines
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Sport

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JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
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STUART BARNES
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COMMENT
JONATHAN NORTHCROFT
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COMMENT
STUART BARNES
England need French injection to have any hope at World Cup — here’s my team
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Culture

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Anita Rani: ‘I’m a gun for hire and I go to the highest bidder’

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Travel

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Peter John Chandler at Spring Field Meeting Norfolk 2007.
Peter Chandler, leading entomologist fascinated by flies

Dipterist who specialised in fungus gnats and introduced Prince Charles to the insect world

Peter John Chandler at Spring Field Meeting Norfolk 2007.
Peter Chandler, leading entomologist fascinated by flies
Mimi Coertse, dazzling soprano affected by apartheid boycott
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