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Spy case collapsed ‘because of failure to call China a threat’

The director of public prosecutions has said the case collapsed because witness statements did not give evidence that China was an ‘enemy’


Kemi Badenoch, in a red outfit, reads a speech under a desk lamp.
Badenoch pledges cuts to restore Tories’ image of fiscal prudence

The Conservative Party leader will say that at least half of the money raised from spending cuts would go towards reducing government borrowing


Shadow ministers consider coup against Tory leader

Some think Kemi Badenoch is heading for a poor performance in the May elections — and would prefer Robert Jenrick



Prince Harry with another man helping a rhinoceros whose eyes are covered by a blindfold.
Chad cuts ties with Prince Harry’s ‘disrespectful’ charity

Ministers accuse African Parks of financial irregularity in a rare public rebuke

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Nadia Yahlom claimed she was not committing a crime and said the ribbons were “condoning genocide”
Woman seen cutting hostage ribbons is married to Palestinian actor

Students demonstrating against the Israeli government's bombing of Gaza outside King's College London.
Jewish students ‘harassed’ by activists on anniversary of October 7

Collage of actors from romantic comedies: Andie MacDowell, Hugh Grant, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal.

Nadia Yahlom claimed she was not committing a crime and said the ribbons were “condoning genocide”
Woman seen cutting hostage ribbons is married to Palestinian actor





Collage of actors from romantic comedies: Andie MacDowell, Hugh Grant, Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal.
Forget the rom-coms — scientists say nice guys do finish last


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Robert Jenrick holding a traditional barrister's wig at the Conservative Party conference.
Jenrick clearly still running leadership campaign, says Starmer

The PM waded into the row over the shadow justice secretary’s remarks on the lack of ‘white faces’ in Birmingham hours before Kemi Badenoch’s speech


A man in a suit holds up a white judge's wig while speaking at a podium.
Wig aloft, Jenrick looked like he worked at Pizza Express






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Katie Glass with director Anna Richards on set of FrolicMe.
I wrote a porn film. Can I still be a feminist?

Can erotica ever be female friendly? When writer Katie Glass is offered the chance to make her own film, she gives it a go. Cut to an Italian villa…


Sathnam Sanghera, 45, on the street where he grew up in Wolverhampton.
I sang Jerusalem with Robert Jenrick at school — he’s wrong about race



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I’ve lost 4 stone on Wegovy. Now I look like a weedy nerd


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Gen Z, here’s how to find your dance mojo







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‘Emergency’ in Balearics as thousands of migrants arrive by boat


There’s one issue that’s key to a Tory revival

Polls suggest the Conservatives are finished but new findings point to voters willing to listen to them on the economy



Illustration of political costumes on display with a man looking sad.

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
France’s political collapse is Europe’s problem






a man wearing glasses and a striped shirt smiles for the camera
France’s political collapse is Europe’s problem




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Moi restaurant review: ‘A glorious work in progress’


Ford cars with "SALE" signs at a dealership.
Lenders braced for £11bn hit from car finance scandal


Nigel Farage pointing at Nick Candy outside Millbank TV studios.
Nick Candy: I look stupid now after £5m start-up ‘fraud’

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Alistair OsborneBubble-headed OpenAI deals may blow up



Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky moves residency from UK to Dubai




Fear of missing out helps lift gold above $4,000 for first time
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Jordan Henderson reacting during an England training session.
Henderson: In hindsight maybe I’d have made different decisions


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A man operating the Umbilical art installation.

The artist has unveiled his most ambitious artwork yet, which attempts to understand nothing less than the nature of time and the inherent chaos of the universe


Adrian Lester as Cyrano de Bergerac and Susannah Fielding as Roxane.
Adrian Lester has never been better than in this huge-hearted Cyrano



Illustration of gender symbols on coin stacks and a woman looking forward, representing the gender pay gap.
The true cost of motherhood? Start with £65,000 in lost earnings


Fraudsters stole my identity and borrowed £7,000 in my name


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