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Britain will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034, Labour says

Defence secretary says the target is no longer an ‘ambition’ — but a certainty

Defence

How Pete Hegseth’s Nato speech paved way for defence funding boost

Labour’s defence review contemplating cuts. That changed when it was clear the US was weakening its commitment to Europe




Elon Musk receives a key to the White House from Donald Trump.
Elon Musk leaves the White House with a gold key and a black eye

President Trump praised Musk for doing a ‘fantastic job’ slashing government spending as the head of Doge in a final Oval Office press conference

US politics
41 minutes ago



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Farage ‘living rent-free in Starmer’s head’ as PM shifts gear

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Who are the BMA leaders behind junior doctors’ threat to strike?
Healthcare
56 minutes ago

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Gary Lubner: I want to change the lives of millions of people
Politics
31 minutes ago

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Farage ‘living rent-free in Starmer’s head’ as PM shifts gear





Portrait of Gary Lubner.
Gary Lubner: I want to change the lives of millions of people
Politics
31 minutes ago


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

Former Royal Marine, 53, has been charged with several offences after 79 people were injured in the Premier League parade


Photo of Peter Cunningham, wrongly identified online as the driver in a Liverpool FC parade crash.
‘Police were no help when social media said I was Liverpool suspect’


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

Richard Hermer, Attorney General for England and Wales, at a government cabinet meeting.
Starmer’s legal chief faces cabinet backlash over Nazi comments


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.
Gifts fit for a king — from a Rolls-Royce to a Blue Peter badge
Royal family
36 minutes ago


Prince Harry’s company promotes emissions calculator that ‘airbrushes impact’ of flying


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Editor's picks



Illustration of two men facing each other, set against a backdrop of war imagery.

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






Portrait of Jack Burke at home.

After finding a pea-sized lump in the shower, I was plunged into a world of chemotherapy and sperm freezing. It was terrifying. By Jack Burke


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Deepak ChopraWhy we don’t need to fear AI — and how to use it for your mental health





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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




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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