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German police investigating reported explosives at Brandenburg power substation – Europe live
Russia believed to be behind hybrid activities in Germany and Europe, minister says Over in Brussels, the Euro…
Russia targets Ukraine’s rail network as war enters deadly new phase
Six employees killed on Tuesday after Moscow escalates attacks on infrastructure and Ukrainian capital Russia …
Ella Baron on Andy Burnham’s first prime minister’s questions – cartoon
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Private equity keeps picking off London-listed firms – and Westminster barely notices
Bodycote is the latest FTSE 250 industrial company set to fall to an overseas bidder, despite the government’s…
HRH Helch: the graffiti artist who left an indelible mark on high-rise Britain
He upset Queen Elizabeth II, defied the developers and had to scrap for every inch of graffiti space in a gent…
Burnham’s ambitious plans need room to breathe – and Westminster suffocates change
A summer on the road suited the prime minister’s open style, but now the walls of conventional politics are cl…
Assisted dying, palliative care and patient choice
Readers respond to an article by Dr Zubir Ahmed, who argued that better palliative care should be prioritised …
A commission on voting reform is essential
Sandy Martin and Joan Ruddock respond to an article on changes to the voting system Your report ( Labour MPs w…
Don’t dismiss ‘Woke 1.0’ – young people’s activism should be encouraged
Far from being crazy, the grandchildren of the radical ‘permissive’ generation are using their voices to fight…
Writers’ homes are sites of resistance and renewal
David Devanny on the challenges in running the late poet Charles Causley’s home in Launceston, Cornwall In res…
UK entrepreneur makes £500,000 political donation to Restore Britain
Simon Galbraith says Rupert Lowe’s party can ‘spark a British renaissance’ if it gets into power UK politics l…
The Raygun documentary ducks a big question about the Olympic fame of a ‘dorky white academic’
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly finds warmth and humor in Rachael Gunn’s ordeal, but never fully reckons with wh…
Full-blown adulthood: does it actually start at 50?
According to a new survey, that’s the age when people feel most confident and in control of their lives. In ot…
Olivia Rodrigo is standing up for the vulnerable. I wish Taylor Swift would do the same
This weekend, Rodrigo raised millions for charities that benefit women and girls, and she has previously been …
Forget T-maxxing – the manosphere’s obsession with testosterone is just fear-maxxing
Testosterone replacement therapy comes with serious and potentially irreversible health risks including infert…
Steve Yemm column: Mansfield families deserve good homes they can afford
A good home is not a luxury.
Kemi Badenoch’s great Tory clearout misses the colossal problem staring her in the face
Kemi Badenhoch might call sacking the Big Beasts in the Tory Cabinet a 'bold overhaul', however the rest of us…
Notting Hill Carnival keeps getting bigger while the problems keep getting worse
It’s about time we were honest about the extent to which the Notting Hill Carnival has got out of hand, and to…
The time for Andy Burnham to stop being a yes man is coming
Andy Burnham is a nice bloke, but there is going to be a time when he must start saying no. Today might not be…
Kemi Badenoch's reshuffle shows the Tories are ready to make Labour sweat
Opposition looks like a lonely and miserable business. No red boxes, no officials making you tea, no ministeri…
US supreme court allows Trump to keep building $400m White House ballroom
Justices’ 5-4 ruling permits Trump administration appeal to block lower court order halting above-ground work …
How intense rains in the Grand Canyon turned into a deadly disaster
Flash flooding in Arizona tourist destination was likely triggered by compounding climate factors, such as dro…
Emery’s new team begin to emerge as Aston Villa rebuild on and off the pitch
Though they were beaten, the game against Arsenal was one to steady the club’s nerves after a summer of upheav…
Saka settles gruelling battle with Aston Villa to extend Arsenal’s winning start
The smile on Declan Rice’s face with six minutes of normal time remaining said it all. He had just shut down I…
Tea With Judi Dench Featuring Sir Ian McKellen review – TV that will make you cry thunderous tears
Two icons share cake and take us on a touching trip down memory lane. Dench is mesmerising, and McKellen is su…
Is this defeat at the US Open the one that forces Novak Djokovic to reconsider his end game?
The Serb has his heart set on defending Olympic title in 2028 but his ageing body is screaming a resounding ‘n…
John Healey’s reverse ferret on defence spending is a betrayal of Britain
A rose has fallen from John Healey's chaplet as he prepares for his first Budget as Chancellor. Previously, as…
Britain should reject accusations of racism and take the fight to forced marriage
Exposing the dark underbelly of modern multicultural Britain, which is all too often celebrated without questi…
Britain’s bloated civil service is out of control – taxpayers are paying the price
There was a time when the British civil service was compared to a Rolls-Royce machine: smooth, discreet and ru…
Ukraine war briefing: Russia planning ‘massive strikes’ on power plants days after its deadliest attack of the year
Russia’s defence ministry preparing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure as death toll from warehouse st…
Middlesbrough is reeling. The good people have had enough, we need to punish those scumbags
Seven people are dead. We've had a knife attack, a house fire being treated as murder and several houses ramme…
Last week, I took a drive around the north-east of England and what I saw horrified me
If ever there was a need for a country to be grabbed by the scruff of the neck and dragged into line, it is no…
Northern Cyprus ferry disaster: at least seven dead as vessel capsizes – latest updates
An estimated 237 people have been rescued but 23 are missing after accident off the coast of northern Cyprus F…
Manchester United v Ipswich Town: Premier League – live
Premier League updates from the 4.30pm (BST) kick-off Live scoreboard | Mail Tim and follow us over on Bluesky…
Ghislaine Maxwell has virtually run out of legal routes to overturn conviction, experts say
The Jeffrey Epstein associate’s apparent last hope would be a Hail Mary from Donald Trump – a presidential par…
How has early prison release scheme been tightened after backlash?
Offences including manslaughter have been excluded from changes to sentencing rules amid an overcrowding crisi…
Man arrested over fatal stabbing of British woman in Germany
Rosenheim police detain 27-year-old German man after woman, 31, killed outside train station early on Sunday A…
Scottish Premiership: Shankland on the spot to ease pressure on McInnes and Rangers
Striker’s second-half penalty ensures 1-0 win at Aberdeen Hearts edge out St Johnstone, Dundee United rout Kil…
A cock-sure accountant wrecked my pension. I'll never forgive him.
For those of us with dementia, forward planning is tricky. Invitations arrive by email and this week I had two…
Donald Trump is right and is using the Falklands to force misguided leaders to do what the British people have long demanded
Donald Trump is right. Britain has to take defence seriously. It has not done so in decades. That is the unvar…