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High-stakes talks aim to mend Kyiv's rift with US

Senior US and Ukrainian officials have arrived in Saudi Arabia for high-stakes meetings today aimed at repairing a severely damaged relationship that has left embattled Kyiv without Washington's support.

Anna Foster named as new presenter on Radio 4's Today

BBC News presenter Anna Foster will become the fifth member of the presenting team for BBC Radio 4's Today programme, a roster depleted to four permanent members since Mishal Husain's surprise decision to leave the BBC at the end of last year.

Stage review Gripping tale of women's persecution

The past sings to the present in Tallulah Brown's new play with music, exploring the persecution of women during Suffolk's 17th-century witch trials.

Ratcliffe's rebuke

United players 'not good enough and overpaid'

War and tariffs hit top shipping broker Clarksons

The world's biggest shipping broker has said geopolitical turmoil from war and Donald Trump's tearing up of US foreign policy have hurt its revenues, sending its share price tumbling by almost a fifth yesterday.

Purge of USAID ends with 83% of programmes cut, says Rubio

The Trump administration has eliminated 83% of programmes run by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in a sweeping six-week purge that has done away with entire categories of development work that took decades to build up.

Reform's internal feud heats up as MP says he was a threat to Farage

Rupert Lowe has accused Reform UK of suspending him for being a \"tall poppy\" who threatened to overshadow Nigel Farage, in the latest escalation of the bitter row that is tearing the party apart.

Jobless figure 'indefensible', says PM amid cuts backlash

Shabana Mahmood, last week, Starmer said: \"This is the Labour party. We believe in the dignity of work and we believe in the dignity of every worker. Which is why I am not afraid to take the big decisions needed to return this country to their interests. Whether that's on welfare, immigration, our public services or our public finances.\"

Teenage boy jailed after stabbing his sister to death

A 17-year-old boy who stabbed his older sister to death after telling her he wanted to practise a headlock on her pleaded guilty to her murder yesterday.

Lloyd's of London suffers $2.3bn hit from Los Angeles wildfires as profits fall 10%

Lloyd's of London expects losses of $2.3bn (£1.8bn) from the California wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles this year, but fine art losses were limited because rich residents took their prize possessions with them.

Pollution from plastic 'cuts global food supply'

The pollution of the planet by microplastics is significantly cutting food supplies by damaging the ability of plants to photosynthesise, according to an assessment.

Dealing with the economic threat from Trump will be at the top of new PM's in-tray

When Mark Carney becomes Canada's prime minister this week, a list of simmering crises across the country will demand his attention: housing is unaffordable, health care is breaking, living costs keep rising and climate change is ransacking livelihoods.

Riches to richest The apartheid-era years of privilege that shaped Musk

With an imposing double-winged redbrick main building, and school songs lifted directly from Harrow's songbook, Pretoria boys high school is every inch the South African mirror of the English private schools it was founded in 1901 to imitate.

Trumpcession' a growing risk, economists say, as global markets fall

The risk that the US economy will enter recession this year is rising, according to economists, as Donald Trump's chaotic approach to tariffs continued to hit markets.

Foreign states including repressive regimes pay peers over £3m in two years

Middle East nations among those who have paid 27 members of the Lords for work such as consultancy and legal advice

#MeToo movement 'began to catch up' with Clarke, court hears

Women began discussing Noel Clarke's alleged past sexual misconduct in response to the #MeToo movement, the high court in London heard yesterday, as he began giving evidence in his libel claim against the Guardian.

Mass evacuation after Guatemala volcano erupts

Guatemalan authorities had evacuated about 1,000 people by yesterday after Central America's most active volcano erupted, spewing lava, ash and rocks.

Poland Tusk calls for respect after Starlink row

Donald Tusk, Poland's prime minister, has called on \"friends\" to respect their allies and not be arrogant in a post on X that mentioned nobody by name but was published a day after an extraordinary social media spat between top officials in the US and Poland over Starlink satellites.

One person missing after oil tanker and cargo ship collide in North Sea

One person was reported missing last night after a cargo ship and an oil tanker collided in the North Sea, reportedly releasing jet fuel.

City sack Taylor and reappoint Cushing for cup final

Manchester City Women have sacked their head coach, Gareth Taylor, just five days before the club's appearance in the League Cup final.

The People's Front of Reform is up against the Reform People's Front. Splitters!

It's been a party at war with itself, with Farage and Lowe trading insults via the media and X. It has been a joy to witness

Tories Plan to Deport All Foreign Criminals in UK

All foreign nationals in the UK who receive a criminal conviction would be deported under a new Conservative party policy.

'School-ready' checklist aims to help parents teach children basic skills

Toilet training and the ability to use cutlery are two key tests in a new list of \"school readiness\" skills developed by a coalition of early-years educators and endorsed by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson.

Mirror and Express print titles will be loss-making within 'six to eight years'

The publisher of the Mirror, Express, and Star newspapers yesterday said the print titles would become loss-making in six to eight years but digital growth would stave off closure.

Guimarães rocks Hammers to give Newcastle timely lift

The level will have to rise when Newcastle return to London with designs on ending their long wait for silverware this weekend.

Smith grateful to Wales coach for giving him 'a bit of a slap'

England fly-half knows he owes Sherratt but that will not stop the friends trying to beat each other in Cardiff crunch

Hostages US defends backroom talks with Hamas

Hamas offered a ceasefire of up to 10 years in backroom talks with a US diplomat that have angered Israeli hardline politicians.

Flintoff ready to cover McCullum before Ashes

Andrew Flintoff has been earmarked as a potential caretaker coach of the England senior white-ball teams this year if Brendon McCullum requires a break before the Ashes.

Human remains found at landfill site identified

Canadian police have identified the remains of a murdered Indigenous woman at a landfill and found more remains from another person, after a months-long search demanded by the families of victims targeted by a serial killer.

Essex Couple Who Found Stowaway in Bike Rack Cover Fined £1,500

A couple who found a stowaway hidden on the back of their motorhome during their journey from France to Essex have been fined £1,500 by the Home Office.