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Groucho Club closes as Met investigates 'serious crime'

Soho private members’ club The Groucho Club has closed while police investigate an alleged “serious crime” that took place at the legendary venue.

Radio 4 'Today' host Husain to leave BBC after 26 years

Mishal Husain, one of the presenters of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, will be leaving the BBC after 26 years, the broadcaster confirmed yesterday.

Hague beats Mandelson to become Oxford chancellor

William Hague has beaten Peter Mandelson to become chancellor of the University of Oxford.

Let under-30s live and work in EU, urges ex-negotiator

The EU’s former chief negotiator has piled pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to strike a deal with Brussels that would allow young people to live and work in Europe as part of his post-Brexit reset.

Family urge Streeting to help 'dying' IPP prisoner

A prisoner who set himself alight in his cell after serving 12 years for stealing a mobile phone under an indefinite jail term is being denied his right to healthcare, his family has warned.

Starmer faces ‘humiliation' as Chagos deal may collapse

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned that he faces “total humiliation” on the world stage with his plans to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on the brink of collapse in the next 48 hours.

Badenoch admits Brexit is not working and Tories 'did not deliver' on immigration

Kemi Badenoch has admitted that Brexit isn’t working, saying the previous government “did not deliver” after the country voted to end free movement.

Tory grandee warns assisted dying bill could turn NHS into 'national death service'

A former senior cabinet minister has become the latest political grandee to oppose the assisted dying bill, warning that it could turn the National Health Service into “a national death service”.

More than 100 women accuse Fayed of abuse as police investigate 'enablers'

A total of 111 women have accused Mohamed al-Fayed of abuse, with the youngest victim just 13, and police are investigating more than five people for allegedly enabling the late Harrods boss’s offending.

England's extreme selection adds to changing Test tides

You may have missed it, but Test cricket is really fun at the moment.

Return to Galacticos model changes Real for the worse

Florentino Perez may have been keen to grandstand at Real Madrid’s general assembly on Sunday, but some of his stars have been more concerned with just standing still. Almost literally.

City squander three-goal lead as team self-destructs

At least it was not a sixth successive defeat.

ACCLAIMING NORA

As the reality of another four years of Trump begins to set in, Robert McCrum suggests Nora Ephron’s comforting world of witty prose and whirlwind romances can help us through

Disabled people are terrified of Starmer's welfare reforms

“People are just frightened. There is no sense that the state in Britain is going to support us if we get into trouble. In fact, it’s the opposite.

Trump will change his tune on tariffs once in power

According to Donald Trump, the most beautiful word in the dictionary” is tariff”.

We can't separate God from the assisted dying argument

As Friday’s Commons vote on assisted dying draws closer, the debate surrounding it, which has so far focused on issues about the terminally ill, pain, personal autonomy, the ethics of killing, and care, seems to have moved from respectful dialogue to becoming more fraught and personal.

Five rescued 24 hours after yacht capsized in Red Sea

Search continues for seven people, including two Britons

Pakistan authorities launch operation to clear Islamabad

Move follows clashes in the capital between police and supporters of Imran Khan which have left six people dead

World's oldest man dies at 112, 'surrounded by love'

John Tinniswood was born in 1912, the year the Titanic sank

UK troops to probe drones mystery at US airbases

Dozens of British soldiers have been drafted in to help the US find out who is responsible for flying more mystery drones over three air bases in England.

Will our rat-infested prisons forever be a low priority?

Appalling conditions in English and Welsh prisons have been caused by years of underfunding, mismanagement and neglect, according to Elisabeth Davies, the national chair of the Independent Monitoring Boards.

Dilapidated prisons harmful to inmates, report finds

Inmates in the crumbling prison estate have been bitten by rates and venomous spiders, according to a new report that lays bare the state of prisons in England and Wales.

Pub owner started election petition after googling 'how to change prime minister'

The pub landlord behind a viral petition calling for a general election has revealed why he decided to start it. Michael

Irish leader's election gaffe threatens Brexit reset hopes

Sir Keir Starmer risks a blow to his pledge to reset relations with the European Union after Brexit amid fears one of his key allies could be ousted in Friday’s elections in Ireland.

Press for EU defence ties, Labour MPs urge Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer has been pressed by his own MPs to go faster in pursuing closer relations with Europe on defence and security, amid an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine and fears for global security.

Assisted dying bill could be axed before MPs get to vote

The assisted dying bill could be axed before it has a chance to be voted on, as a group of MPs have tabled an amendment that could stop it in its tracks.

Putin imposes Russia travel ban on 15 cabinet ministers

Angela Rayner, Yvette Cooper and Rachel Reeves are among 15 cabinet ministers who have been banned from entering Russia, as part of a fresh wave of sanctions on British officials.

Trump warned US workers in Britain at risk from tariffs

Sir Keir Starmer has hit back at Donald Trump’s tariff threats with an apparent warning that 1 million Americans working for British companies stand to be affected.

Job losses threat over 'Get Britain Working Again' plan

Starmer puts hopes in company bosses to employ 2 million

Israel accepts ceasefire deal with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Truce will bring to an end more than a year of fierce fighting