Sunday May 4 2025
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Border Security Summit.
EU rejects UK plea to use crime and illegal migration databases

The move is a blow to Downing Street’s attempts to improve security ties with Europe

Politics

Raise taxes to fight off Farage, former minister tells Starmer

Labour must scrap its ‘self-imposed rules’ to fund a ‘serious programme of investment’, Louise Haigh writes in The Times




Police officers arresting a suspect.



University of Sussex campus with students walking on a path.
Linking research funding to diversity ‘curbs academic freedom’

Photo of Mia Schem, released after 55 days in Hamas captivity.
Hamas hostage ‘raped in her own home after release’
Hospital staff treating an injured man.
BBC criticised for delaying documentary about Gaza doctors
Media
37 minutes ago

University of Sussex campus with students walking on a path.
Linking research funding to diversity ‘curbs academic freedom’






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Black and white photo of Prince Harry walking with his children in a garden.
Meghan shares Instagram post of Prince Harry the doting dad

The black and white photo showing the Duke of Sussex with Lilibet and Archie follows Harry’s surprise interview after losing his court case

Royal family
27 minutes ago

Prince William and Sir David Attenborough at a naming ceremony.
David Attenborough is a true giant, says Prince William
Royal family
27 minutes ago


Minette Batters, NFU President, on her farm with cattle.
Farmers should profit more from produce than subsidies, review finds

Netanyahu vows response as Houthis hit Israel with ‘ballistic missile’
Netanyahu vows response as Houthis hit Israel with ‘ballistic missile’


Photo of Layton Carr, a 14-year-old boy who died in a fire.
Tributes to Layton Carr, 14, found dead at site of Gateshead fire



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World


Reformageddon suggests the Tories and Farage could help each other

Any party that can win both Kent and Durham needs to be taken very seriously indeed



Illustration of politicians on a seesaw labeled "Ye Olde Two Party Politics."

Cartoon by Morten Morland



Collage of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump with Chinese flag and currency.
China holds the cards over Trump — and a united Europe could too






Collage of Xi Jinping and Donald Trump with Chinese flag and currency.
China holds the cards over Trump — and a united Europe could too






Bee Wilson sitting at a kitchen table.

The food writer was blindsided when her husband of 20 years suddenly announced he was leaving her


a close up of a woman 's face with her hand on her chin
Dolly AldertonDear Dolly: ‘Should we let a pet dog come to our wedding?’


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Headshot of Irwin Stelzer.
Irwin StelzerTrump has released the beast of uncertainty in America



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Portrait of Indhu Rubasingham, Director and Joint Chief Executive of the National Theatre.

Indhu Rubasingham is the first woman and person of colour to run the powerhouse. She talks ticket prices and Etonians


Princess Diana receiving flowers from a crowd at a drug charity event.
Britain was obsessed with Princess Diana — not any longer







Aber Falls in Snowdonia, North Wales, with a wooden bridge.
Claire IrvinBe a tactical tourist, and avoid the day trip scrum this bank holiday



Jayne Mansfield boarding an American Airlines plane.
The best skincare for long-haul flights


Louis Vuitton plates: bold, bright and beautifully over the top


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