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Harry celebrates Invictus.Games' tenth anniversary
As Charles and Camilla host garden party a few miles away
Woman jailed over cyclist's death is freed after appeal
A pedestrian who shouted and waved her arm at a cyclist, causing her to fall into the path of an oncoming car, has had her manslaughter conviction overturned at the Court of Appeal.
AstraZeneca pulls Covid vaccine after demand falls
AstraZeneca is withdrawing its Covid jab worldwide due to a \"surplus of available updated vaccines\".
Spinal cord implant could avoid need for brain surgery
A tiny, flexible electronic implant that wraps around the spinal cord could offer new ways to treat disability and paralysiscausing spinal injuries, a new study suggests.
Met rejects 6,000 mental health calls every month
Funding is needed in London for \"stretched\" mental health services, the Metropolitan Police has warned, as the force withdraws from 6,000 NHS calls every month. The Met has said its \"Right Care Right Person\" programme, which led to the police to stop responding to mental health patients where the NHS should be required, has saved 34,000 officer hours since November last year.
Girl born deaf has hearing restored after gene therapy
A British girl has had her hearing restored after becoming the first in the world to take part in a groundbreaking new gene therapy trial.
Airport chaos as e-gates fail again - what went wrong?
Tens of thousands of airline passengers arriving at airports across the UK faced waits of several hours on Tuesday night after another collapse of the e-gates system that automatically checks passports. The IT failure took over four hours to fix, during which time large queues built up.
UK expels senior Russian diplomat over spying case
A former UK national security adviser has criticised Rishi Sunak for failing to suspend arms sales to Israel after the US paused a shipment of bombs overnight. Crossbench peer Peter Ricketts said it was unfortunate that Britain had not taken a stand, adding that it should have been “ahead of the US” on the decision.
Pressure mounts on PM to suspend arms sales to Israel
A former UK national security adviser has criticised Rishi Sunak for failing to suspend arms sales to Israel after the US paused a shipment of bombs overnight. Crossbench peer Peter Ricketts said it was unfortunate that Britain had not taken a stand, adding that it should have been “ahead of the US” on the decision.
Is Elphicke's defection the death knell for the Tories?
Everyone loves a defection, but Natalie Elphicke’s switch from Labour to the Conservatives has raised more than the usual quota of questions. Unlike, say, the defection of Lee Anderson from the Conservatives to Reform, which was entirely predictable, Elphicke’s move has left friend and ex-friend alike somewhat mystified.
Sunak ambushed at PMQs with another Tory defection
Natalie Elphicke dramatically crosses the floor to join Labour
Gaza aid is 'choked off' as Israel seizes Rafah crossing
‘Fire of hell’ rains down on civilians scrambling to evacuate
Thomas plans to finish in the pink at the Giro d'Italia
The message from Geraint Thomas expressed the sentiment shared by the rest of the peloton.
Cracks had begun to appear for Moyes after Prague high
David Moyes will always have Prague. A quarter of a century into his managerial career, the Scot dad danced in the dressing room to the Proclaimers after winning his first major trophy and West Ham’s first piece of silverware for 43 years.
Dortmund reach Wembley as 'yellow wall' holds firm
This wasn’t supposed to happen.
Tech firms must keep toxic content away from children
Ofcom orders changes to aggressive’ social media algorithms
CHUNNEL VISION
In its 30 years of operations, the tunnel connecting the UK to mainland Europe has been superseded by cheap air travel. However, Simon Calder says there are ways it can improve
It's vital that Russians know we could send in UK troops
David Cameron has given the strongest confirmation yet that Ukraine is free to use weapons supplied by Britain to strike into Russia.
German kebab prices could be capped in 'donerflation'
German politicians are calling for a price cap on the doner kebab, with chancellor Olaf Scholz admitting that the question of donerflation” is one he gets asked wherever I go”.
Adult star testifies Trump likened her to his daughter
Before they had sex in a hotel room in 2006, Donald Trump told Stormy Daniels that she reminded him of his daughter Ivanka Trump, according to testimony from the adult film star during the former president’s hush money trial in New York yesterday.
Putin plot to kidnap and kill Zelensky foiled, says Kyiv
Ukrainian intelligence agents say they have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate Volodymyr Zelensky.
Navalny's widow says Putin is a liar, thief and murderer
Rallying cry as Russian president sworn in for his fifth term
King is too busy to see me, says Harry while in the UK
Meghan chose to skip’ the trip celebrating Invictus Games
Teen sword victim attacked from behind, court is told
An alleged sword attacker has appeared at the Old Bailey charged with murdering a teenage boy, who was attacked from behind and slashed in the neck while walking to school.
The Tardis is in safe hands with this debonair Doctor
Ncuti Gatwa anchors two slightly dodgy Doctor Who’ episodes with his charm and style
Can Reeves tell Britain the truth about the economy?
Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, has caused a bit of a stir by accusing the government of “gaslighting” Britain over the economy. She told an audience in the City: “They say we’ve turned a corner. But try telling that to the 6.4 million households across England and Wales that last year saw their rent increase or had to remortgage.
China hack exposes details of 270,000 forces personnel
A hacking attack on the British military by China was massive in scale, with 270,000 serving personnel, as well as reservists and veterans, from all three services affected.
Protect Jewish students at Gaza protests, urges No 10
Universities must take “robust action” to ensure Jewish students are not harassed, Downing Street has urged amid ongoing protests on campuses against the war in Gaza.
Labour questions arms sales to Israel amid Rafah crisis
David Lammy moved Labour closer to calling for an outright ban on arms sales to Israel as the row over the Middle East crisis exploded in the House of Commons.
How far will hardliners get Netanyahu to go in Rafah?
Speaking recently in Tel Aviv, a close ally of Benjamin Netanyahu declared it would be “unthinkable” not to carry out a military offensive in Rafah to crush Hamas even if further hostage releases take place.