Putin stages Victory Day parade in show of strength

Dozens of foreign leaders attend Moscow war memorial

These deals show any hope of rejoining the EU is over

The Brexiteers are crowing. The two major trade deals struck in one week are proof, they say, of how they were right all along, that Britain would only prosper from leaving the EU.

Leo watched Conclave and played Wordle before vote

Pope viewed Ralph Fiennes film so he knew what to expect

Will the Labour rebellion against welfare cuts grow?

As successful as Keir Starmer has been on the world stage, he faces continuing challenges at home, including a substantial rebellion by his own MPs over the proposed reforms to disability benefits.

Patient care on trolleys now normalised, NHS chief says

Poor care and long A&E department trolley waits have become \"normalised\", the new NHS England chief has warned.

Navy chief steps back over 'affair with subordinate'

The head of the Royal Navy has stepped back from his duties during an investigation which multiple reports said is related to an alleged relationship with a subordinate.

Anfield's history reminds us that no one is indispensable

Arne Slot admitted disappointment at Trent AlexanderArnold's decision to leave his boyhood club, but history offers Liverpool an encouraging sign

The Arsenal mantra: keep calm, stay fit, recruit well

Miguel Delaney details why a disappointed Mikel Arteta remains so confident in his side, plus the names discussed behind the scenes to make the difference next season

Support Afghan women and girls, Gray urges Starmer

Ex-chief of staff issues first remarks since October sacking

PM's war on newts could breach Brexit deal, says EU

Sir Keir Starmer's war on bats and newts risks breaching Britain's post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, a secret report has warned.

Embracing patriotism could help Starmer take on Farage

How will Keir Starmer try to combat Nigel Farage? By beating his exclusive, divisive nationalism with an inclusive, unifying patriotism.

Family pleads to help solve teen's murder 30 years on

The family of a 17-year-old girl with the \"kindest of hearts\" who was brutally murdered 30 years ago have issued a desperate appeal to finally catch her killer.

Anonymous call that snared the tree-destroying vandals

\"One of the lads who have done it, Adam Carruthers, has got the saw back in his possession,\" the muffled voice could be heard saying to the 101 operator.

Southport murderer said to have attacked prison officer

Police are investigating an alleged attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh by Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana.

Pope accused of failing to investigate child sex abuse claims while he was cardinal

Pope Leo has been accused of failing to properly investigate allegations of child sexual abuse against priests in his churches in Chicago and Peru.

Starmer: We do get on and talk a lot. Genuinely get on

The prime minister explains his surprising chemistry with Donald Trump and how it helped to secure a new trade deal

BATTLE OF THE BULGE

WeightWatchers changed how we diet, often negatively, but calorie culture is changing shape. Katie Rosseinsky sees how Ozempic has forced weight loss programmes to slim down

Inspired super subs send United surging into final

Ruben Amorim had wondered which Manchester United would show up. In the space of another remarkable European night at Old Trafford, two did.

Spurs beat Bodo to set up silverware salvage mission

Tottenham remain on course to end their 17-year trophy drought and to win silverware in Ange Postecoglou’s second season after a 2-0 win at Bodo/Glimt sent them through to the Europa League final.

Arteta rubs rivals up wrong way after edgeless Paris exit

On a night when Arsenal couldn't do enough, there were more of those moments when Mikel Arteta doesn't help himself.

Few shocks as Farrell picks an exuberant Lions squad

Andy Farrell left out his son, Owen, as he focused on youth in selecting his 38-man outfit to tour Australia this summer

King joins veterans to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

Second World War veterans were joined by the King and prime minister at Westminster Abbey yesterday, as the nation marked 80 years since fighting against Nazi Germany ended on that momentous day in 1945.

‘Influencer’ with no medical licence is Trump’s choice to oversee US health service

Donald Trump has selected a conspiracy theorist and self-styled Make America Healthy Again “wellness influencer” who is not currently licensed to practice medicine to be the nation’s next surgeon general.

GIVING IT LARGE

With 'The Wonder of Art', The National Gallery rehang could turn out to be its strongest iteration yet

PM hails historic day’ as UK-US trade deal agreed

Sir Keir Starmer has struck a historic trade agreement with the US that will slash Donald Trump’s tariffs, in what the president hailed as a “great deal for both countries”.

BREAKING POINT

'The Surfer' allows Nicolas Cage to go wild in the Australian heat then leaves him hanging, writes Clarisse Loughrey, while 'The Wedding Banquet' marries laughs and feeling

TRACKS IN 2020 VISION

Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard’s Tall Tales’ is loaded with existential jitters and alienation

Khan targets green belt to fix capital’s housing crisis

The London mayor will rip up the rules protecting green belt land in a bid to build almost a million much-needed new homes for Londoners.

Shear numbers: human population set to surpass sheep in New Zealand

New Zealand, long the butt of jokes for its disproportionately large sheep population, is seeing its human numbers creep closer to those of its ovine counterparts. While sheep still outnumber people, the gap is narrowing, according to new government data.

Pope Leo XIV is first US head of Catholic Church

Cardinal Robert Prevost has become the first US leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church taking the name Pope Leo XIV and telling the world: Peace be with you all!”