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Peaty misses historic treble gold medal by milliseconds

It is not the return to the Olympics Adam Peaty dreamed of. A joint-silver medal in Paris, behind Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi in what developed into a slow, nervy race, decided by the finest of margins and pure instinct to touch the wall at just the right time.

'Rumours about my brother really make my skin crawl'

Singer-songwriter Nell Mescal speaks to Roisin O’Connor about her new EP, dropping out of school, and dealing with jealousy and scrutiny over her famous older sibling, Paul

SLICE OF PARADISE

The lifestyle of the Mediterranean is widely acknowledged to promote longer, healthier lives. Adele Cardani looks at ways to experience the benefits wherever you are in the world

Can an airline cancel half of my daughter's return ticket?

My daughter booked a return ticket from Geneva to Birmingham with Lufthansa.

ONLY DISCONNECT

As the world returns to an even keel after an unprecedented computer outage caused by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, Chris Stokel-Walker looks at what other companies have the power to bring our lives to a halt at the flick of a switch

Trump tells audience they 'won't have to vote again'

President Donald Trump is facing outrage after appearing to suggest that he would end elections in the US if he's re-elected while speaking to a Christian audience.

China warns politicians not to travel to Taiwan summit

Delegates from 35 nations discuss threats posed by Beijing

Israel threatens all-out war with Hezbollah after rocket kills 12 on football pitch

UN warns conflict could engulf entire region’ after air force retaliates by hitting terrorist targets’ deep inside Lebanon

O'Connor's cause of death revealed a year after passing

Sinéad O’Connor’s exact cause of death has been disclosed one year after her death. The Irish singer died aged 56 in July 2023. She was found unresponsive at her home in Herne Hill, south London, and pronounced dead at the scene.

Acclaimed Irish novelist Edna O'Brien dies at 93

Tributes have been paid to the acclaimed Irish novelist Edna O’Brien who has died aged 93. President of Ireland Michael D Higgins said she was “one of the outstanding writers of modern times” while Irish premier Simon Harris said Ireland had “lost an icon”.

Police hunt after horse is killed in ‘sickening attack'

Police are searching for the killer of a horse that was found mutilated in a field in Nottinghamshire. Officers have urged horse owners to be vigilant after a “sickening, heartless” attack on Alfie, a 16-year-old tri-coloured cob.

'It felt like I had lost a limb'

After her son’s streptococcus ordeal, mother calls for routine NHS testing to detect condition that kills one baby a week

GPs could bring NHS to standstill, warns union

GPs could rapidly bring the NHS to a standstill if they decide to stage their first industrial action in 60 years, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.

Commentator taken off air for sexist jibe at swimmers

Eurosport commentator Bob Ballard has been removed from the broadcaster’s Olympics coverage after making a sexist remark.

Paris 2024 organisers sorry for parody of Last Supper

Paris 2024 organisers have apologised to Catholics and other Christian groups angered after a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper appeared during the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday night.

Nursery worker is charged with 25 child abuse offences

A woman has been charged with 25 counts relating to child abuse at a nursery in southwest London.

Right-winger Jenrick rules out Tory deal with Farage

Robert Jenrick has told Tory members there will be no deal with Nigel Farage if he is elected leader of the party.

Badenoch enters leadership race as Braverman bows out

Kemi Badenoch has become the latest Conservative Party MP to enter the leadership race to replace Rishi Sunak. The shadow housing secretary pledged to tell voters the truth as she launched her bid to become leader.

Taxing 'wealth boom' could raise £10bn, Reeves is told

Rachel Reeves could raise £10bn a year in wealth taxes as she looks to plug a massive hole in the public finances left by the Conservatives, according to a new report.

Haigh to fast-track historic rail nationalisation scheme

Radical plan demonstrates the sheer scale of our ambition to rebuild Britain’, transport secretary tells The Independent

How Blade: Trinity became Marvel's biggest disaster

As 'Deadpool & Wolverine' pokes fun at the the pre-MCU era of comic book movies, Adam White explores the tortured production of the final Blade film - from an allegation of strangulation to the long-lasting feud between its stars

Smith denied maiden Test century in exciting match

Jamie Smith came within touching distance of a first Test century at Edgbaston to help set England on course for a clean sweep in their series against the West Indies.

Peaty faces tough rival for third successive gold medal

Adam Peaty gave a simple message before the latest step of his 100m breaststroke defence: bring the A-Game. And although not yet looking the same force as three years ago, the Olympic champion remains the one to beat as he cruised into tonight's final in Paris. A shot at history now awaits, as Peaty bids to become only the second male swimmer after Michael Phelps to win the same event at three successive Olympics.

Henderson wins time trial cycling silver despite deluge

Anna Henderson powered to a stunning silver in a Parisian deluge yesterday just two months after she feared her Olympic dreams might be over.

Far-right Orban claims EU is at risk of 'self-destruction'

Viktor Orban has claimed the European Union is sliding toward oblivion, in a rambling anti-Western speech in which he warned of a new, Asia-oriented \"world order\". Hungary's nationalist prime minister also expressed support for Donald Trump's presidential bid.

Lammy urged to halt Cuba aid as its troops help Putin

US congressman calls support 'ludicrous' due to Ukraine war

Israeli airstrike kills 'at least 30' at a school in Gaza

Military claims it had targeted a Hamas command centre

Paedophile who threw boy off 100ft cliff is jailed for life

A paedophile who pushed a boy off a 100ft cliff to prevent him from revealing that he had raped a young girl has been jailed. Anthony Stocks launched a calculated plan to kill the 10-year-old by taking him to a set of cliffs at Ovingdean, near Brighton, in September 2022, leaving his victim with lifelong injuries.

New footage shows chaos before man kicked in head

New video footage has emerged showing the run-up to a now-viral scene from Manchester airport in which a police officer kicks a man in the head.

The 7,000-calorie diet and killer training that wins gold

Great Britain's 200m freestyle Olympic champion Tom Dean takes Jack Rathborn through his extraordinary daily regime