Decades of systemic failure led to Grenfell, report finds

The Grenfell Tower fire that claimed the lives of 72 residents was the result of decades of failure by governments and the construction industry, a damning final report into the disaster has found.

A less than mighty Blighty

National pride has taken a nosedive over the last decade. But with Brexit, Covid cronyism and unsavoury royal revelations, is it any wonder we’re fed up with our lot, asks Helen Coffey

'Mortality is something I think about intensely'

David Gilmour and his wife, the novelist Polly Samson, talk to Geordie Greig about collaborating on his new album and why there will never be a Floyd reunion with Roger Waters

Karsten vs Mondo could be the stimulus athletics needs

It is a fantasy clash plucked from the pages of fan fiction: Who would win if you took two Norse gods of athletics, stuck them on a start line in Zurich and pitted them against one another in the purest of sporting contests?

Inoue denied statement win after hip injury to Doheny

Naoya Inoue had started patiently against TJ Doheny. At first, the undisputed super-bantamweight champion was content to parry jabs and press forward gently.

Salah's contract is ending so where is his new deal? -

Liverpool have already had one bombshell announcement in 2024.

At least 51 killed in one of deadliest Russian airstrikes

‘Russian scum will pay for this, vows Volodymyr Zelensky, as rescuers in Poltava pick through the rubble to find survivors

IDF kills Hamas leader who was part of October attack

Israel’s military has said it has killed a Hamas commander who killed a father in front of his two children in the 7 October attack and then was filmed drinking a can of Coca-Cola from the fridge.

Leaked email claims Trump 'can't win New Hampshire'

The Trump campaign “no longer thinks New Hampshire is winnable” and is “pulling back” from the crucial swing state, according to a bombshell leaked email from a top campaign volunteer.

'Emotional scars are deep, it affects your whole being'

Filipino women are challenging the Catholic Church and a conservative lobby to demand legal freedom from abusive or unhappy marriages. Maroosha Muzaffar hears their stories

Scotland confirms £500m in cuts to balance budget

Scotland’s finance secretary Shona Robison has announced up to 500m of spending cuts as she insisted urgent action” was needed to ensure the government can balance its budget.

Mother grieves her three sons and ‘amazing husband'

Three children found dead at a house in Surrey have been described as full of life and happiness” by their grieving mother.

'Jeremy Kyle' guest blamed show before fatal overdose

Aman believed to have killed himself in the days after appearing on The Feremy Kyle Show told his former partner that the programme was responsible for what happens now” in his final text message to her, an inquest has heard.

One child detained, four let go after dog walker's death

A dog walker who died after being attacked in a park died from a neck injury, police have said.

Tugendhat doubles down on winning over Tory right

Tom Tugendhat doubled down on his bid to reinvent himself as a candidate of the Tory right as he waded into the growing debate within the party over ditching the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR).

Don't leave our elderly out in the cold, Starmer urged

Former Labour frontbencher hits out over winter fuel cuts

Case weighs in on £22bn 'black hole' - who is right?

In a highly unusual move, Simon Case – cabinet secretary and head of the civil service, a job that includes protecting the impartiality of the government machine – has engaged in direct debate with the opposition over some sensitive political issues.

Anger at Starmer over move to restrict arm sales to Israel

Netanyahu brands decision shameful’ as PM feels US heat

Six children and pregnant woman among 12 drowned

Bottom of boat ripped open’, plunging more than 60 people into waters off France in year’s worst migrant boat tragedy

Unstoppable Inoue should make short work of Doheny

Japan’s four-weight champion faces 23rd world title fight Aocw

How has Red Bull car gone from best-ever to a boat’?

Four months ago, ahead of race six of the 2024 F1 season in Miami, nothing confirmed how assured and dominant Red Bull were like their unprecedented streak of success on the track.

Peacock calls on Coe to give para athletes more visibility

Runner finishes fifth as Team GB secure six golds in one day

'You have to be brave, you can't have a bloated squad'

Manchester United's sporting director Dan Ashworth and chief executive Omar Berrada tell Richard Jolly why they believe the club made progress in its summer overhaul

High earners 'leaving UK' over capital gains tax fears

Entrepreneurs and top earners are selling up or leaving the UK due to fears the Labour government will announce an increase in capital gains tax (CGT) in the autumn Budget, experts have warned.

'There were people dying around us, it was awful'

As cult comedy 'Green Wing' turns 20, Jacob Stolworthy sits down with its creator and cast to talk corpsing at the hospital

My cancer is incurable - is more time too much to ask?

Leah Hardy talks to Nina Lopes about her battle to access a breast cancer drug denied to some NHS patients in England

The 'career decline' myth

As recruitment firm Indeed is forced to pull an ad labelling workers over 50 as past their prime, Grant Feller looks at ageism in the workplace and how to smash stereotypes

How do I take the stress out of my Bordeaux rail jaunt?

Q I am trying to do the right thing and travel from Scotland to Bordeaux by rail.

MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Nearly half of us leave the GP without having discussed all our concerns. It's no wonder when we're given 10 minutes and made to feel guilty for going anyway, says Helen Coffey

Piece offering: boy, 4, who broke Bronze Age artefact returns to Israeli museum

A four-year-old boy who accidentally smashed a Bronze Age jar into pieces was welcomed back along with his family to the Hecht Museum in Israel.