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Forces needs help on knife crime, admits police chief
Commander calls for ‘joint effort’ with government and social media companies to tackle an epidemic of offences
As Russians target Kharkiv, 'next few days are critical'
Colonel tells Askold Krushelnycky how the situation could develop ‘dangerously’ for Kyiv’s troops as Moscow seeks to press on from the border towards Ukraine’s second city
Putin's reshuffle could be a pledge to long-haul conflict
Russia is going full steam towards becoming a ‘war economy’
Trump feared 'disaster' for campaign, Cohen alleges
Former ‘fixer’ testifies how he paid off Stormy Daniels
Thousands flee from Rafah as Israel steps up its assault
Israeli forces have pushed deep into Jabalia in northern Gaza – to recapture an area where they said Hamas had been dismantled weeks ago – while tanks and troops continue to move into the southern border city of Rafah.
Why we should worry about rise of 40-year mortgages
More than 42 per cent of new mortgages will be being paid off in pension age, but with sky-high house prices is there any other option for first-time buyers
Villa come back from dead after fan Hanks' pep talk
Aston Villa do not quite have the Hollywood ending to their season but the watching Tom Hanks got an illustration that football can script stranger drama than his line of work.
'It is the time to do it' Guardiola eves historic haul
Pep Guardiola can spend much of his season deflecting talk of potential achievements.
SILENT TREATMENT
Chit-chat during a haircut can be torturous for introverts – but now an innovative business in Helsinki is cutting the conversation. Helen Coffey applauds the pioneering move
The long and rocky road to Fury and Usyk's super bout
For the first time in 24 years, there will be an undisputed heavyweight champion when the pair fight on Saturday
'It wasn't the US that didn't get us, it was just Nashville'
As Kings of Leon release ‘Can We Please Have Fun’, singer Caleb Followill talks to Laura Barton about the wisdom of their late mother, hunting for approval in his home city and how a producer helped them get the dirt back in their sound
Vatican staff take rare legal action over workers' rights
A total of 49 employees of the Vatican Museums have filed a class-action complaint with the Vatican administration demanding better seniority, leave, and overtime benefits in an unusual public challenge to Pope Francis’s governance.
Police are not interested in shoplifting, says M&S boss
The chair of Marks and Spencer has said the police are “not interested” in shoplifting, which has risen to record levels in the UK overall.
Twin who fought off croc on the King's first gallantry list
A woman who saved her twin sister’s life by punching a crocodile in the face will be honoured for her bravery in the King’s first Civilian Gallantry List.
King reveals he lost sense of taste during cancer therapy
The King yesterday gave a rare insight into his ongoing private battle with cancer as he attended a joint official engagement with Prince William.
More than 400,000 women 'silenced' by work NDAs
Almost half a million women are gagged by confidentiality agreements after experiencing discrimination, bullying or harassment at work, according to new research.
Good maternity care is the 'exception rather than rule'
Birth trauma report finds women treated as ‘inconvenience’
Streeting: Rayner's class is behind house sale attacks
Shadow health secretary tells Indy saga makes his ‘blood boil’
The rainbow warror: McVey opens new culture war front
Esther McVey, informally known as the minister for common sense, has not been especially visible since her appointment to Rishi Sunak’s government last November.
McVey set to ban rainbow lanyards in civil service
Esther McVey has announced a ban on rainbow-coloured and other “random” lanyards in the civil service as part of a new series of measures for a Tory “war on woke”.
Three men in court on Hong Kong 'spying' charge
Three men have appeared in court accused of assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference.
Sunak gambles on national security in election salvo
PM warns world is going through its most dangerous period since Cold War as Labour attacks Tory record on defence
The 'invective corrective' is putting our best jibes at risk
A new survey shows that words such as ‘prat’ and ‘nitwit’ are falling out of favour with Gen Z. It’d be a shame for Brits to lose touch with our talent for insults
Reverse your slump cycle and have a great day at work
In her regular column, wellness expert Nicola Elliott looks at easy ways to make our nine-to-five feel happier and healthier
A MODERN AESTHETIC
Artists are vexed with Google for using their art to train AI. But from the tensions, a new art revolution, one bigger than Impressionism, may well emerge
Heavy lies the crown on a rare undisputed champion
Tyson Fury fights Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday to decide the first undisputed heavyweight king in a quarter of a century
Toone wonder goal shapes final - and United's future
Wembley was hot and Ella Toone was red in the face, the frustration of missed chances in the Women’s FA Cup final written clear.
Casemiro's struggles reveal Man United's stark decline
Manchester United’s last title challenge came 11 years, five managers and an interim appointment ago.
Trossard ensures Arsenal take title race to the wire
In having done the bare minimum here, Arsenal have so far done all they can in the title race.
Tributes paid as Hollywood director Roger Corman dies
Roger Corman, the B-movie director credited with changing the face of Hollywood, has died aged 98.