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UK urged to offer prompt help to pair held in Iran

The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has called on ministers to act \"more promptly\" than they did to help free his wife after Iran detained a British couple on a motorcycle trip.

A star is born Award for Anora's funny, charismatic lead seals her rising status

Whatever else happened at this year's Bafta ceremony, it provided us with a very exciting star-is-born moment.

Share of income going to council tax 'rising for poorest fifth of households'

Britain's poorest households are paying an increasing proportion of their income on council tax, according to analysis that likened it to the poll tax that contributed to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher.

'I have hope' War seen through the eyes of children

War seen through the eyes of children

Navalny supporters mark anniversary of his death as EU leaders condemn Kremlin

European leaders have condemned the Kremlin's \"ultimate responsibility\" in the death of Alexei Navalny, as supporters of Russia's best-known opposition politician held remembrance events a year after he died in an Arctic penal colony.

Ministers accused of turning their backs on Briton held in Nigeria

The brother of a British national being held in Nigeria after falling victim to extraordinary rendition yesterday accused the UK government of turning its back on the issue.

Sam secures bragging rights as Burgess brothers collide

For more than a decade rugby league's most famous family were synonymous with one club alone: South Sydney Rabbitohs. But these days the story of the Burgess brothers is being told back home in England - and the latest intriguing chapter began in Huddersfield.

Cop30 Host Brazil Lines Up Against Shipping Levy To Tackle Climate Crisis

Brazil has asked the UN to throw out plans for a new levy on global shipping that would raise funds to fight the climate crisis, despite playing host to the next UN climate summit.

Trump's tariff threats make US 'scary place to invest', says Nobel winner

Donald Trump's tariff threats have made the US \"a scary place to invest\" and may unleash stagflation, the Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz has claimed.

'An honest man' Friends cast doubt on 'suicide' of singer who opposed war

No one knows exactly what happened in the final moments of Vadim Stroykin's life. The 59-year-old Russian singer-songwriter's vibrant career came to a sudden end on 5 February when a team from Russia's security services arrived at his cramped ninth-floor St Petersburg flat at 9am. They were investigating him for what has become one of the gravest offences in today's Russia - donating to the Ukrainian army.

Trump's threat to walk away from US debt obligations is the latest worry for global markets

When Donald Trump gave a press conference en route to the Super Bowl last week, it generated a flurry of news, from the fresh threat of steel tariffs to the declaration of \"Gulf of America Day\".

Talks Lay Bare Transatlantic Rift Over War In Ukraine

American officials meet Russians while Macron hosts European summit

'A second Brexit': online UK retailers face American sales hit from import rules

Many UK-based independent sellers on marketplaces such as eBay and Amazon could suffer a significant hit to US sales from planned changes to import rules under Donald Trump, with experts comparing the impact to a second Brexit.

Employers plan biggest job cuts in a decade - survey

Employers are preparing for the biggest redundancy round in a decade amid collapsing business confidence as firms brace for tax increases from April that Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn budget.

Homs Remnants of Assad's regime forced to hide in divided city

Outside the deserted political security directorate in Homs, freshly recruited armed guards are engaged in a heated debate about justice.

Ukraine Kyiv's forces take back frontline settlement

Ukraine yesterday recaptured a frontline village amid signs that Russia's advance may be slowing down and calls from Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the fighting to end \"with a just and lasting peace\".

Sport in mourning over tragic death of jockey O'Sullivan, aged 24

Rider had been in an induced coma in hospital after a fall at Thurles earlier this month

Arab states Offers to fund reconstruction would rule out role for Hamas

An alternative to Donald Trump's plan to turn the Gaza Strip into a US-owned \"Riviera of the Middle East\" is being prepared by Egypt in conjunction with the World Bank in which Hamas would be formally excluded from governance and control of the territory's reconstruction.

Half-term report

Ireland top of the class but Wales have a lot to learn after Six Nations struggles

Badenoch and Farage to vie for key Trump allies' attention at event

Prominent rightwingers from around the world are to gather in London this week at a major conference to network and build connections with senior Republicans linked to the Trump administration.

Sunshine brings 'anticyclonic gloom' to end

The UK will have warmer weather this week and sunshine in some areas today, forecasters say.

Paint it Black: Goth Fashion Rules the Night on Red Carpet

Monochrome mood: Vera Wang, Gwendoline Christie, Cynthia Erivo and Timothée Chalamet set the tone with goth-inspired Baftas outfits

Witless visitors fall flat in the hyper-capitalist fan rage Clásico

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Anti-Musk protesters target Tesla showrooms

Protesters gathered outside Tesla dealerships across the US on Saturday in response to Elon Musk's efforts to slash government spending.

Give the women's side the tools to do what it needs

Improving Manchester United win but fans want more input from their minority co-owner Ratcliffe

Analysis: Peter Walker Everyone agrees on raising defence spending, no one knows how

It has been one of the few political constants in a turbulent period for British politics: an agreement that defence spending really should increase.

John Major Isolationism of US is threat to democracy across globe, says ex-PM

Democracy across the globe is under threat from the retreat of Donald Trump's US into isolationism, and its likely replacement by China on the world stage, John Major has said.

Stabbing that left boy dead an Islamist attack, says Austrian minister

A stabbing that left a teenager dead and five others injured in southern Austria was an Islamist attack, Austria's interior minister has said.

NHS launches first campaign to boost breast cancer screenings

Women in England will be encouraged to attend potentially life-saving screenings for breast cancer in TV, radio and online adverts as part of the first NHS awareness campaign for the disease.

Most NHS users in England face admin problems, says report

Patients routinely have to chase up test results, receive letters after their appointment dates and do not know when their treatment will occur because the NHS is so \"dysfunctional\".