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Starmer to set out path to recognising Palestinian state this week

After holding talks with President Trump, the PM is to hold an emergency cabinet meeting to lay out his peace plan for the Middle East

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What does recognising a Palestinian state mean in practice?

France is set to do it and Britain may follow suit in the future — but does America’s veto at the UN security council make it a meaningless gesture?

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KATY BALLS

Forget DC — Trump makes Turnberry capital of the world (briefly)

Politics

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POLITICAL SKETCH

PM is a ghost at the court of King Donald

Starmer looked like a guest in his own country as the US president held forth about Labour deficiencies at their meeting at Turnberry

Politics

The England women's football team at Downing Street after winning the European Championship.

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Lionesses lift Euro trophy outside Downing Street before reception

England women’s football team returned home to a reception at No 10 and a open-top bus parade along The Mall on Tuesday

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Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's *The Odyssey*.

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Christopher Nolan accused of ‘colonialism’ over Odyssey filming

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Farage warns ‘social contract’ at risk over migrant hotel protests

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More than 600,000 graduates are claiming benefits

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Mother admits killing daughter, 2, who was found in pond

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Dance teacher sues yoga firm for ‘mental breakdown’ on retreat

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Christopher Nolan accused of ‘colonialism’ over Odyssey filming

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Farage warns ‘social contract’ at risk over migrant hotel protests

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More than 600,000 graduates are claiming benefits

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Mother admits killing daughter, 2, who was found in pond

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Dance teacher sues yoga firm for ‘mental breakdown’ on retreat

Ella Toone of England with the UEFA Women's EURO trophy.

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Lionesses set for golden payday as brands rush to strike deals

Calvin Klein, Google Pixel and Adidas are among the companies teaming up with England’s Euro 2025 winners

Women's football

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Secret court seals will of IRA spy Stakeknife until 2095

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Online Safety Act could push children to dark web, Farage claims

Historic ship docks in London after two-year voyage in Darwin’s wake

Oasis stars’ brother charged with rape

Men ‘find ovulating women more attractive after just one sniff’

Historic ship docks in London after two-year voyage in Darwin’s wake

Oasis stars’ brother charged with rape

Men ‘find ovulating women more attractive after just one sniff’

Historic ship docks in London after two-year voyage in Darwin’s wake

Oasis stars’ brother charged with rape

Men ‘find ovulating women more attractive after just one sniff’

Historic ship docks in London after two-year voyage in Darwin’s wake

Oasis stars’ brother charged with rape

Men ‘find ovulating women more attractive after just one sniff’

Man sitting on a bench with his new dog.

Murray gets new addition to the family — and other news in pictures

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Disabled holidaymakers ‘stay in UK to avoid hotels and airports’

Family enjoying ice cream at the beach; child in wheelchair.

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Disabled holidaymakers ‘stay in UK to avoid hotels and airports’

Female musician dismissed from army after groping colleagues

LCpl Caitlyn Hawkins outside a court centre.

Female musician dismissed from army after groping colleagues

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MEHREEN KHAN

Europeans lament toothlessness in talks with US

Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen shaking hands and announcing a US-EU trade deal.

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MEHREEN KHAN

Europeans lament toothlessness in talks with US

Editor's picks

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A LIFE IN THE DAY

Leah Williamson: ‘Chloe Kelly is one to watch on a night out’

The Lionesses’ captain on their Euros victory, partying with the team and her hoovering obsession

Woman and sustainable cleaning supplies.

How to make fruit, veg and other food last longer in your kitchen

Property & Home

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Vagina eggs, naked cooking, kiss cam gags: what’s next for Gwyneth Paltrow?

How to make fruit, veg and other food last longer in your kitchen

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SHANE WATSON

Vagina eggs, naked cooking, kiss cam gags: what’s next for Gwyneth Paltrow?

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Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov in the English Channel.

Russia set to scrap its ‘ship of shame’

The Admiral Kuznetsov, laid up since 2018, is symbolic of the decline of the Kremlin’s once mighty navy

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Barley latte? France wakes up to healthy coffee substitutes

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Aerial view of a proposed 300-meter-high bull sculpture in Spain.

Giant bull statue is a red rag to animal rights campaigners

US aid lets Ukraine upgrade cheap drones into precision weapons

Russia-Ukraine war

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Shaolin Temple’s ‘CEO monk’ under investigation for embezzlement

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Alarm in Sicily as sister of feared Mafia boss is released

Portofino harbor, Italy, with colorful buildings and boats.

Homeless banned from begging in Italian beauty spot

US aid lets Ukraine upgrade cheap drones into precision weapons

Russia-Ukraine war

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Shaolin Temple’s ‘CEO monk’ under investigation for embezzlement

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Alarm in Sicily as sister of feared Mafia boss is released

Homeless banned from begging in Italian beauty spot

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WILLIAM HAGUE Push for peace now or the two-state dream is dead

We are facing a binary choice between a Greater Israel with no scope for Palestinian statehood, or a last effort at a deal for the region

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Cartoon by Seamus Jennings

MELANIE PHILLIPS Ayn Rand is no figurehead for conservatism

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JAMES MARRIOTT Tech bros threaten to make serfs of us all

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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOK My dad’s hazel tree keeps on giving — to squirrels

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HELEN GRIFFITHS As parks disappear, where will future Lionesses play?

Life & Style

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Meet the best chefs on TikTok from Emily English to Ben Lippett

The TV chef is in crisis and commissions for food shows are drying up. Yet a new tribe of young British foodies are attracting millions online

Food & Drink

Chef Angelo Sato with a photo of a 1970s Feast of the Prophets event.

INTERVIEW

JULIA LLEWELLYN SMITH

Angelo Sato: the Michelin-starred chef who grew up in a religious cult

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FIRST PERSON

We quit London and learnt how to be baristas who bake — we burnt a lot of cakes

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INTERVIEW

JULIA LLEWELLYN SMITH

Angelo Sato: the Michelin-starred chef who grew up in a religious cult

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We quit London and learnt how to be baristas who bake — we burnt a lot of cakes

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Business

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Trump’s tariffs are still too high, EU businesses warn

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Tax and turbulence push 50,000 British companies to the brink

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David Wighton House price boom? Inflation means all is not as it seems

Steve Rigby Boardrooms are grappling with AI but we must embrace it

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Wise shareholders vote to move UK fintech’s main listing to US

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GSK deepens its ties to China with $500m Hengrui Pharma deal

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Revolving door for super rich as London house-swapping takes off

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Heineken open to moving production to US despite trade deal

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Wise shareholders vote to move UK fintech’s main listing to US

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GSK deepens its ties to China with $500m Hengrui Pharma deal

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Revolving door for super rich as London house-swapping takes off

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Heineken open to moving production to US despite trade deal

David Wighton House price boom? Inflation means all is not as it seems

Steve Rigby Boardrooms are grappling with AI but we must embrace it

Sport

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EURO 2025 | KIT SHEPARD

How Lionesses defied logic and crises to become English sport’s greatest team

From the impact of ‘positive clique’ to an immunity to pressure, Kit Shepard explains how Sarina Wiegman’s team made history in Switzerland

England's women's football team celebrates their UEFA Women's EURO 2025 victory.

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EURO 2025 | MOLLY HUDSON

Playing 598 minutes with broken leg typifies Bronze’s ability to defy odds

Justine Vanhaevermaet of Everton applauding fans after a Barclays Women's Super League match.

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Everton sell women’s team to sister company to boost transfer funds

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LIONS TOUR | COURTNEY LAWES

Lions must make changes to win and world-class Earl is right man to come in

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Root’s odyssey of self-improvement: from technician to tactician

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EURO 2025

Calls grow to honour Lionesses who missed out in 2022

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COMMENT

LIONS TOUR | SAM WARBURTON

Jac got it spot on, unlike play-acting Aussie. There’s no room for simulation

Rugby union

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LIONS TOUR | COURTNEY LAWES

Lions must make changes to win and world-class Earl is right man to come in

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STEVE JAMES

Root’s odyssey of self-improvement: from technician to tactician

Cricket

EURO 2025

Calls grow to honour Lionesses who missed out in 2022

COMMENT

LIONS TOUR | SAM WARBURTON

Jac got it spot on, unlike play-acting Aussie. There’s no room for simulation

Rugby union

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COMMENT

EURO 2025 | MOLLY HUDSON

Playing 598 minutes with broken leg typifies Bronze’s ability to defy odds

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Everton sell women’s team to sister company to boost transfer funds

Football

Culture

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood standing with their artwork.

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What Radiohead’s artwork tells us about their music (and a new album)

This Is What You Get at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford traces the long-standing relationship between Thom Yorke and the artist Stanley Donwood. It’s a treat for fans

Music

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Music

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The best new songs to listen to this week

Music

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REVIEW

New historical fiction — a murder mystery in Stalin’s Moscow

Books

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REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Fête Galante — I was tickled by this Ethel Smyth novelty

Classical & Opera

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Q&A

DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED

Gary Shteyngart: Want to understand Russia? Then read this novel

Books

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Irvine Welsh: The Next Chapter

TV & Radio

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New historical fiction — a murder mystery in Stalin’s Moscow

Books

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Fête Galante — I was tickled by this Ethel Smyth novelty

Classical & Opera

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DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED

Gary Shteyngart: Want to understand Russia? Then read this novel

Books

VIEWING GUIDE

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Irvine Welsh: The Next Chapter

TV & Radio

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The best concerts in London and the UK to book

Music

The best new songs to listen to this week

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Travel

Grand Harbour of Valletta, Malta’s sun-drenched, fortified capital.

Malta is packed with history and beauty. Here’s where to visit

Michelin-starred dining, an ancient walled capital and brilliant diving spots are among the country’s highlights. Our expert shares her favourite places