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WORLD
Iran latest: Protester facing execution today after Trump threatens Tehran with ‘very strong action’
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner ‘to meet Putin in Moscow for peace talks’
Trump gives middle finger and mouths ‘f*** you’ to Ford plant heckler who called him a ‘pedophile protector’
From all-out war with US to the return of an exiled prince: What happens next in Iran?
Palestinian writer threatens legal action against Australian politician for linking her to ‘Bondi atrocity’
UK
Digital ID latest: Starmer under fire from Blair ally as Labour makes yet another U-turn over mandatory IDs
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Famous farm shop that featured in Teletubbies now at centre of £6.6m family court battle
Compulsory digital ID plan axed as Labour performs another U-turn
All the Labour U-turns – from tractor tax to winter fuel – as compulsory digital ID plan axed
SPORTS
Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm respond to PGA Tour’s offer to quit LIV Golf after Brooks Koepka’s exit
Michael Carrick arrives at Carrington for first full day as Man Utd head coach
Bangladesh doubles down on demand to move T20 World Cup matches out of India
When is the Australian Open draw? Seeds, wildcards and confirmed entry list
Is the Australian Open on TV? Channel, live stream and how to watch tennis grand slam
BUSINESS
Rachel Reeves confirms pubs will get ‘more temporary support’
Ramsdens continues to benefit from gold boom but currency exchange suffers
UK renewables auction brings 8.4GW of offshore wind power
BP cautions over ‘weak’ oil trading and reveals up to £3.7bn in write-downs
TGI Fridays shuts 16 restaurants and axes 456 jobs after administration move
TECH
SCI
Medieval mass grave unearthed in Germany may contain remains of Black Death victims
Scientists confirm 2025 was the third hottest year on record
Breakthrough stem cell therapy reverses Parkinson’s in Chinese patient
Archaeologists find largest-ever medieval ‘super ship’ longer than two school buses
Children born in 2020s spending double the recommended time on screens, study warns
POLITICS
Digital ID latest: Starmer under fire from Blair ally as Labour makes yet another U-turn over mandatory IDs
Police chief blames AI for banning Maccabi Tel Aviv fans in apology to MPs
Starmer’s digital ID U-turn shows a prime minister in survival mode
Compulsory digital ID plan axed as Labour performs another U-turn
All the Labour U-turns – from tractor tax to winter fuel – as compulsory digital ID plan axed
HEALTH
Former ski racer Chemmy Alcott: ‘I’m probably more known as someone who broke bones in my career’
Matt Damon reveals his wife Luciana first had a crush on Ben Affleck and ‘got the wrong one’
‘A sore throat led to incurable cancer diagnosis – I didn’t think I’d see my kids grow up’
How to hack your health this winter with food – five recipes that boost immunity, mood and gut health
Boyfriends may have lost their shine but hype partners are the hottest dating trend
ENTERTAIN
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms review – Game of Thrones fans might baulk at this odd, body fluid-drenched spin-off
Traitors fan accuses BBC of ‘sharing major spoilers in plain sight’
Seven Dials star Mia McKenna-Bruce reveals she shot key scene with broken foot
It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover shares cancer diagnosis
28 Years Later’s Alfie Williams: ‘You don’t want to make a fool of yourself in front of Ralph Fiennes’
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