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WORLD

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Germany says Kyiv made ‘astonishing’ territorial gains and Moscow at ‘lowest point’
Syrian TV dramas are a Ramadan staple. Assad’s fall could change that
Zelensky says Putin has already started WWIII and would invade again even if peace deal agreed
Who was El Mencho, the former Mexican police officer turned cartel kingpin?
Mexico latest: Killing of cartel drug lord El Mencho leads to warnings for stranded US tourists to ‘seek shelter’

UK

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor latest: Former duke ‘charged taxpayers for massage while he was trade envoy’
UK politics latest: Reform announces plans for ICE-style UK border agency
Parents charged with murder of three-month-old son in London
How Andrew could be removed from the royal line of succession
Gold prices rise and dollar falls amid fresh Trump tariff threat

SPORTS

Ex-Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers poses with gun wearing traditional Saudi dress in promotional video
Barry Hearn slams ‘classless’ Conor Benn after shock Matchroom split
Igor Tudor insists he can steer Tottenham away from relegation after Arsenal drubbing
England, Wales and Scotland given dilemma as strange host venues confirmed for Fiji’s Nations Championship fixtures
Lindsey Vonn’s crash and the Ukrainian helmet row: 10 memorable moments from the Winter Olympics

BUSINESS

Ex-Amazon executive Doug Gurr to be next CMA permanent chairman
Gold prices rise and dollar falls amid fresh Trump tariff threat
Major newspaper distributor issued warning by pensions watchdog
Johnson Matthey cuts sale price of CT division by over a quarter to £1.3bn
MoneySuperMarket boosted by surge in energy switching activity

TECH






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POLITICS

UK politics latest: Reform condemned over ‘sadistic’ plan for ICE-style UK immigration agency
My late brother’s struggles in school inspired Send overhaul, Starmer says
Reform plans ICE-style borders agency for UK under new migration plan
‘Dread ekes out of the walls’: How it feels to work in No 10 during a crisis
Ex-defence secretary accuses Nigel Farage of ‘performing Maga stunt’ with failed Chagos ‘aid mission’

HEALTH

Paris Hilton says she has RSD: Here’s what it is and how it’s linked to ADHD
‘Yeehaw couture’: Why everyone wants to dress like a cowboy now
‘Glass hair’ and noughties trends return at London Fashion Week
Hands off hedgehogs, say experts as prickly critters return from hibernation
Here’s what we can really learn from Punch the viral monkey

ENTERTAIN

Baftas 2026: Best moments at ceremony, from Timothee Chalamet’s very British snack to running Paul Mescal joke
BBC apologises for ‘any offence caused’ by involuntary Tourette’s slur during Baftas
Liza Minnelli details ‘traumatising’ marriage to ‘conman clown’ David Gest: ‘I was his prisoner’
Robert Aramayo: The Hull lad who beat Leonardo DiCaprio to a Bafta
‘I’m not a politician, I’m a filmmaker’: One Battle After Another director Paul Thomas Anderson wades in on political art debate
 
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