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Trump bans transgender athletes from female sports

Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to force schools and athletic organisations to ban transgender girls and women from competing in women’s sports.

Grenfell Tower set to be demolished, families told

Bereaved families of the Grenfell fire have been told the tower block will be demolished.

Trump's Gaza colonisation.is deranged and dangerous

Donald Trump referred to the Palestinian population of Gaza and the horrors they’ve endured there as bad luck” no less than four times, as if the history of the enclave could be put down to an unfortunate error of town planning.

Is Labour support for a twostate solution just a cliche?

Unusually for someone at the top of the Labour Party, Keir Starmer doesn’t have a history of insulting Donald Trump.

One in five UK adults has diabetes or pre-diabetes

One in five UK adults are living with diabetes or pre-diabetes as diagnoses have reached an all-time high, data shows.

Major talent Halep leaves behind a tarnished legacy

After the best hour of tennis she ever played, Simona Halep dropped to her knees and beamed at her box in disbelief.

'We demand accountability'

Families of Nottingham attack victims excoriate NHS after release of damning report into killer Valdo Calocane’s care

How vast swathes of the US could soon be uninhabitable

It’s not just Florida and California, the entire country is now being threatened by climate change, according to experts

Reeves dragged into row over Starmer's voice coach

Rachel Reeves has been dragged into the row over Sir Keir Starmer’s meeting with his voice coach while Covid restrictions were in place in late 2020.

Burley steps down from Sky News after 36 years on air

Kay Burley has surprised Sky News viewers with the revelation she is retiring after 36 years with the channel.

Would Reeves dare to carry out a tax raid on our ISAS?

When Rachel Reeves increased national insurance for employers in last October’s Budget, she also put a dent in annual pay rises.

Sweden mourns victims of deadly school gun rampage

Survivors of Sweden’s worst mass shooting have described trying to save the lives of victims a day after a gunman killed 11 people at a school for adults.

Arab nations say they won't take millions more refugees

US president Donald Trump has called for Middle Eastern nations to take in Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip even though many Palestinians do not want to leave the territory.

World recoils from Trump plan to 'take over' Gaza

Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to “take over” Gaza and remove much of its Palestinian population has sparked a fierce global backlash – with residents of the besieged territory making clear that if 15 months of brutal war was not enough to make them leave, the US president’s bullish rhetoric means nothing.

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It’s official Bob Marley’s Could You Be Loved’ is the UK’s most-played song. Annabel Nugent looks at why we can’t get enough of the reggae classic nearly 45 years after its release

Grylls never comes close to a fraction of self-awareness

‘Celebrity Bear Hunt’ is overcooked, lacks jeopardy, and makes little to no sense. Thank God Laurence LlewelynBowen’s there to lighten the mood, writes Nick Hilton

Willoughby’s return proves she’s our most resilient star

The former This Morning’ presenter stepped away from the public eye after undergoing a frightening ordeal. Now she’s returning to the spotlight. Katie Rosseinsky cheers her on

UNCOMMON PEOPLE

Actor Stephen Graham says television needs to stop making working-class families look miserable. Chris Harvey reckons having a broad mix of writers can help quash the stereotypes aan

SINGAPORE FLING i i--s

Changing planes at Changi, or stuck in transit for an extra day? Simon Calder lets you in on a few city state secrets

It’s no surprise millennials aren’t big fans of surrogacy

Some social media users have criticised Lily Collins for using a surrogate, accusing her of being part of an unethical trend’. Charlotte Cripps asks why this story has hit such a raw nerve

Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could affect UK companies

World leaders bickering, share prices dropping, companies fretting.

Farewell to Del Boy, the last of arare breed of fighters

Derek \"Del Boy\" Chisora has been climbing through the boxing ropes since 2007, and on Saturday night he insists his journey will come to an end.

‘Anti-whiteness’ will not be tolerated in NHS diversity programmes, Streeting says

Wes Streeting has defended diversity programmes within the NHS, but said anti-whiteness” would not be tolerated.

At least 11 killed in mass shooting at Swedish school

Lone gunman among the dead as Sweden PM says classroom attack is a nightmare that no one should have to experience’

EasyJet incorrectly blocked mother from family holiday

Ellie Boltman, her husband Alex Stone and their two children were looking forward to a pre-Christmas holiday in the Canary Islands, flying with easyJet to Tenerife.

Rashford will fit in well with Villa’s team of lost talents

Marcus Rashford was there at the start of the Unai Emery project.

Why has Labour allowed big increases in council tax?

Not since the bad old days of the poll tax has the normally dry world of local government finance been so wracked by penury, crisis and politicking.

The dark truth behind your meal replacement shake

Sales of drinks such as Huel are booming, fuelled by celebrity endorsements. But experts in disordered eating are worried about how these products are being used, finds Kate Ng

Why Dupont’s untouchable talent is out of this world

France scrum-half Antoine Dupont has established himself as rugby’s top playmaker. But is he the greatest of all time?

Fangs for the memories, Buffy, now let’s make more

There are plenty of reasons not to resurrect the cult vampire series, but television is crying out for it, writes Louis Chilton