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French far right is ready to govern, leader says as he reveals manifesto

The French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has said his party is ready to govern as he unveiled pledges to limit immigration and scrap nationality rights for children born and raised in France by foreign parents.

"Tomorrow is our D-day' On the frontline in fight for the Amazon

As world leaders gathered in France to remember the 80th anniversary of the Normandy invasion, a Brazilian band of brothers assembled deep in the jungle to stage a fight of their own on the Amazon's river beaches, landing grounds and creeks.

Highland stag fed by tourists put down for health reasons

A Highland red deer with a habit of approaching tourists for snacks has been put down over health concerns.

JK Rowling Author agrees to meeting after Reeves' 'assurance' on gender issues

JK Rowling has agreed to meet with Labour after Rachel Reeves said the party would be \"really happy\" to \"give her assurances\" over its plans to change the process through which people can legally change gender.

Letby denies killing babies as attempted murder trial opens

Lucy Letby yesterday denied ever having murdered babies as she gave evidence in her trial over the alleged attempted murder of a two-hour-old infant, insisting that she had never tried or intended to harm any newborn in her care at the Countess of Chester hospital.

Moscow says it has 'eliminated' five suspects after Dagestan attacks

Five people responsible for gun attacks targeting churches and synagogues in Russia's Dagestan region have been \"eliminated\", said the authorities as the region began three days of mourning.

Townshend sees echo of mod culture in 2024 as Quadrophenia gets ballet revival

Quadrophenia has had many lives since its release in 1973: first as a groundbreaking concept album, then a cult 1979 film starring Phil Daniels, Leslie Ash and Sting, before several live revivals.

Record numbers have crossed Channel in small boats this year

A record number of people seeking asylum in small boats have crossed the Channel over the first six months of this year.

Court told how plan to kill TV host was foiled

A convicted violent offender planned to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby but was thwarted by an undercover police officer based in the US, a court has heard.

Sunak Urged To Drop Candidates As Betting Investigation Widens

Senior Tories join calls for action against those under investigation

Csoboth pounces at the last to end Scotland's dream of making history

Scotland needed a win to secure a spot in the knock-out phase of a major tournament for the first time, save some form of arithmetic cruelty.

Kane tells critics to remember their own England failures

Harry Kane has hit back at Gary Lineker by saying pundits and former players need to show more responsibility, remember that they wore the shirt and were part of England's failures at previous tournaments.

Too famous for football? Ronaldo has outgrown the sport that made him

After the drama of the pitch invasions, it is clear football-and Uefa has-not come to terms with his status

Buttler blitz seals semi slot after Jordan's hometown hat-trick

It may have been a mismatch on the day a battering to use Harry Brook's recent phrase of choice - and one that booked England's place in the semi-finals of the men's T20 World Cup.

Things will only get better - It suits Labour to paint the bleakest economic picture

Labour will win by a mile but is coming to power at the worst possible moment.

"Their masks are off' - Georgian activist who was beaten says attacks increasing

Zuka Berdzenishvili's face was a canvas of rainbow colours, his piercing blue eyes partly blood-stained above a pronounced purple bruise. Berdzenishvili, a prominent activist and co-founder of the Georgian pro-democracy movement Shame, was ambushed and beaten outside his house last week by a group of unknown assailants who pushed and kicked him to the ground.

Fear and fury in Philly Trump takes dystopian message to Democratic city

Crooked Joe or Sleepy Joe? Donald Trump wanted to know which nickname his supporters preferred.

Israeli defence minister to hold 'critical' talks in US on Gaza and Lebanon

Israel's defence minister has flown to meet senior Biden administration officials in Washington for what he has described as \"critical\" talks over the conflicts with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Search for Jay Slater focuses on last phone signal

Outbuildings close to where the missing teenager Jay Slater's phone last picked up a signal were the focus of a police search in Tenerife yesterday.

'I wanted justice' - Years-long fight of woman who sued therapist over sexual assault

When Ella Janneh was awarded £217,000 in damages in the high court after a civil case against a TV sex therapist she accused of raping her, it was the culmination of an eight-year fight that she said at times had almost broken her.

'It was unknown territory to us' - How an Essex school welcomed refugees - and what it's learned

When a hotel in the Essex village of Birchanger started hosting refugees in 2022, a group of the fathers turned up at the local school one day and asked: \"Can our children join?\" It was both an easy and a difficult decision for Birchanger Church of England primary school.

'It's powerful' - Very rare lunar event shines a fresh light on Stonehenge

It may seem fanciful, but as darkness approached and with it a vanishingly rare lunar event - it felt as if the beasts and the birds of Stonehenge had sensed something strange was afoot.

'Bulldoze through' - Can Starmer's plan to unclog planning restrictions deliver 1.5m new homes?

Life under Labour - Labour appears poised to win a historic election victory on 4 July. In this series we look at Keir Starmer's five key political missions and ask what is at stake and whether he can deliver the change the country is crying out for

Flights cancelled for hours after power cut plunges Manchester airport into darkness

Flights out of Terminals 1 and 2 at Manchester airport were cancelled for hours yesterday after a power cut, leaving hundreds of holidaymakers stranded.

'We are a democracy': India pressed to drop terror law prosecution of Arundhati Roy

More than 200 Indian academics, activists and journalists have published an open letter urging the Indian government to withdraw last week’s decision authorising the prosecution of the Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy under the country’s stringent anti-terrorism law.

Labour set to name dozens of new peers

Labour is set to appoint dozens of peers within weeks in an effort to push through its policies and improve the representation of women in the House of Lords, the Guardian has learned.

Money hacks How to get the best price selling your clothes online

The competition is stiff, so finding the right place to sell your clothes will give you the best chance of getting them in front of people who might want to buy them.

News deserts If local papers are dying, will local democracy die with them?

'Do you have lots of stickers?\" asks a mother with a buggy and two small children as Evelyn Akoto takes a break outside Coffee #1 in Trowbridge during a day of knocking on doors.

Urban ecology The cities where the wild things thrive alongside humans

In the Sapzurro bay on the Colombia-Panama border, the blue land crab can be found scuttling below concrete structures, burrowing in the nooks and crannies of the coastal settlement.

Trump v Biden debate format aims to avoid a repeat of 2020 chaos

'Will you shut up, man?\" It was hardly oratory worthy of Abraham Lincoln, but Joe Biden's primal plea in the face of relentless interruptions and heckling from Donald Trump provided a defining soundbite of the 2020 presidential debates.