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August 10, 2024

Zelensky delivers 'left hook' to 'lumbering Russian bear'

Putin's forces struggle to deal with assault on home soil

3 mins

Ukraine's advance may have opened a window for peace

Rather than a fight to the finish, the incursion into Russian territory could lead to compromise, writes Mark Almond

3 mins

PM pressed to order inquiry into social media's riots role

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to order an inquiry into social media to prevent platforms from turbo-charging future riots in the wake of the appalling scenes in recent days.

3 mins

Justice system 'collapsing', warns ex-minister Grieve

Attorney general during the 2011 riots says: 'If justice is not routinely delivered, people lose confidence in the rule of law'

3 mins

Pour, pour me...did Sunak jump the gun with July poll?

Lower interest rates and now a drop in migration have left some Conservatives wondering what might have been if the PM had held on until the autumn, writes Sean O'Grady

3 mins

Tory response to the riots is exposing party's irrelevancy

How would the Conservatives have handled the violent disorder if Rishi Sunak had not called the election, and they were still in charge?

3 mins

BBC tells Edwards to return salary paid since his arrest

Huw Edwards has been asked to hand back the salary he earned from the corporation after being arrested on child abuse image charges.

3 mins

Price handed further court date after Heathrow arrest

A judge has ordered former glamour model Katie Price to attend a further hearing later this month over her two bankruptcies with \"no ifs or buts or going abroad\".

2 mins

Bangladeshi Hindus flee to India in fear of persecution

Alisha Rahaman Sarkar speaks to those crossing the border

5 mins

Ex-PM to go to Bangladesh for the elections, son says

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina will return to the country after the interim government announces fresh elections, her son said. Ms Hasina, 76, fled to India, ending her 15-year-long rule, after millions of people poured onto the streets of Dhaka and marched toward her official residence, demanding her resignation.

2 mins

Plastic-eating fungi could be weapon in pollution fight

But scientists warn 'hungry' organism only a partial solution

3 mins

Running on empty: Lyles was wrong to race with Covid-19

You’d have to be a monster not to feel some sympathy at the predicament the American athlete Noah Lyles faced on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics when he tested positive for our old and persistent friend, Covid-19.

2 mins

Banksy thieves may be left dishmayed and out of pocket

So, Banksy’s latest artwork – a wolf howling at the sky spraypainted onto a satellite dish – joins the other 52,000 items on Interpol’s stolen works of art database. Or does it? The thing is, you can never quite be sure when it comes to the world’s most famous graffiti artist.

3 mins

Hargreaves Lansdown sold to private equity for £5.4bn

Britain's largest investment platform to leave London stock exchange after takeover by Abu Dhabi wealth fund and group

2 mins

Telegram slam: the Russian driving Musk to extremes

Could it be that Elon Musk is running scared? In recent days, the personal motivation of the multi-billionaire and tech innovator has become a hot topic. What possesses such an obviously intelligent person to voice support for the far-right thugs and their leader, Tommy Robinson? At best, it is polarising and will alienate many of his customers, including possibly those of his Tesla cars.

3 mins

Johnson-Thompson takes silver to complete collection

Reigning world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson loses narrowly to Nafi Thiam in a pulsating finish to the heptathlon

4 mins

Roberts strikes gold after climbing solves big problem

Of the eight climbers huddled together at the bottom of the overhanging 15m wall in Paris, there was one who was there because he carried the dream of winning an Olympic medal.

4 mins

'Andy Murray tracked me down, he wanted my pin'

As the only Liechtensteiner in the village, mountain biker Romano Puntener found himself the centre of attention

3 mins

Injuries dog United again as they chase perfect restart

Ten Hag's men face City rivals in Community Shield today

4 mins

Vance's undoing may be the power of a five-letter word

The US is built off the back of speeches, Donald Trump and his VP pick know this better than most as they stoke hatred and division at rallies. But they have met their match, enter Tim Walz and his magic adjective, writes Robert McCrum

6 mins

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