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Wife’s affair a betrayal, says husband of Dordogne murder victim

Crime

Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz to jail ‘most dangerous criminals’

Eton and Harrow boys forced to choose between exams and playing cricket

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Education

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Is a kiss after cake safe for coeliacs?

Trump plans 100% tariffs on foreign films to stop Hollywood ‘dying’

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Wife’s affair a betrayal, says husband of Dordogne murder victim

Crime

Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz to jail ‘most dangerous criminals’

Eton and Harrow boys forced to choose between exams and playing cricket

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Education

Is a kiss after cake safe for coeliacs?

Iranians among eight arrested in ‘major’ counterterrorism operation

Two investigations included a response to ‘a suspected plot to target a specific premises’, the Metropolitan Police said

Crime

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool celebrates a Premier League win.

Alexander-Arnold confirms he is leaving Liverpool

Trent will always be Liverpool fan but they can’t give new challenge he craves

Young Trent Alexander-Arnold with Steven Gerrard.

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PAUL JOYCE

Alexander-Arnold confirms he is leaving Liverpool

Trent will always be Liverpool fan but they can’t give new challenge he craves

ANALYSIS

PAUL JOYCE

What’s that Flipper? Scientists listen in on incredulous whistling dolphins

Five heavy horses pulling a harrowing/rolling machine on a farm.

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News in pictures

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News in pictures

What’s that Flipper? Scientists listen in on incredulous whistling dolphins

Bottlenose dolphins swimming underwater.

David Attenborough is a true giant, says Prince William

Royal family

Prince William and Sir David Attenborough at a naming ceremony.

David Attenborough is a true giant, says Prince William

Royal family

Trump says he won’t seek a third term as president

Trump says he won’t seek a third term as president

President Trump speaking with aides in the Oval Office.

I’ve seen Prince Harry’s future — cast away in (beige) Montecito

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COMMENT

The Duke of Sussex is desperate to heal his royal rift. Having witnessed life in his adopted home town, the alternative might be unbearable, says Katie Glass

Celebrity

David Beckham and his family posing by a car.

Kevin Maher Don’t blame Brooklyn Beckham for not celebrating his dad David’s 50th

Victoria Siddall at the Serpentine Galleries Summer Party.

Richard Morrison The National Portrait Gallery is on tour (but it’ll cost you more up north)

Kevin Maher Don’t blame Brooklyn Beckham for not celebrating his dad David’s 50th

Richard Morrison The National Portrait Gallery is on tour (but it’ll cost you more up north)

World

Troops marching in a military parade rehearsal in Moscow's Red Square.

Putin’s paranoid patriots: why Russians are wary of his brutal war

Even much-needed cash payments are failing to convince Russians to risk their lives in the army

Europe

Lady Gaga performing on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, wearing metallic arm guards and crutches.

Police ‘foil bomb plot’ at outdoor Lady Gaga concert in Brazil

Latin America

Sculpture of a barn owl in gold and silver.

French puzzlers gear up for second Golden Owl treasure hunt

Europe

Police ‘foil bomb plot’ at outdoor Lady Gaga concert in Brazil

Latin America

French puzzlers gear up for second Golden Owl treasure hunt

Europe

Comment

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TREVOR PHILLIPS Political controversy will only get you so far

There is a long history of entertainers crossing into politics but rappers Kneecap are at the trivial end of the spectrum

Illustration of a doctor delivering a baby Trump, with text that reads "After the pain of labour, we promise a beautiful delivery!"

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

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LIBBY PURVES Royals need to offer Harry an olive branch

GARY SMITH North Sea still vital in the rush for net zero

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EMMA DUNCAN | NOTEBOOK Falsehoods fuelling the vote surge for Reform

ANDY SILVESTER City Hall requires more power if it’s to reshape London

Life & Style

FIRST PERSON

Marina Fogle: 11 years ago my son was stillborn. I still wonder why

My grief has made me fight for change. How can we understand so little about pregnancy?

Parenting

Caitlin Moran It’s really scary on my street when it’s hot. A man has a pickaxe

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Professor Tanya Byron How can I stop reliving my trauma?

Caitlin Moran It’s really scary on my street when it’s hot. A man has a pickaxe

Professor Tanya Byron How can I stop reliving my trauma?

Business

Warren Buffett speaking at the Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit.

US business chiefs hail Warren Buffett’s ‘integrity and wisdom’

Tim Cook and Jamie Dimon are among the big names paying tribute after the ‘sage of Omaha’ announces he will step down from Berkshire Hathaway

Companies & Markets

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Simon French Trade war fears strengthen the case for faster interest rate cuts

George Magnus Talk of cosying up to China is a dangerous fantasy

Simon French Trade war fears strengthen the case for faster interest rate cuts

George Magnus Talk of cosying up to China is a dangerous fantasy

Sport

Alexander-Arnold confirms he is leaving Liverpool

Trent will always be Liverpool fan but they can’t give new challenge he craves

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PAUL JOYCE

David Walsh Even Australians will clamour for tickets to see Pollock the Lion

Henry Pollock of Northampton Saints celebrating a rugby victory.

Stuart Barnes The brutal Underhill hit that showed what makes rugby special

David Walsh Even Australians will clamour for tickets to see Pollock the Lion

Stuart Barnes The brutal Underhill hit that showed what makes rugby special

Culture

Why we’re hypnotised by snooker on TV

The simplest of games captivates millions, including the author Sally Rooney. RM Clark unpicks the mysterious and addictive appeal of the green baize

TV & Radio

Grisha Martirosyan and Isabela Díaz in a scene from Pimpinone.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Pimpinone — Telemann’s Royal Opera debut, 300 years later

The 14 best Second World War novels — chosen by William Boyd and Max Hastings

Christopher Abbott and Pico Alexander in Catch-22.

HISTORY

Books

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Tectonics 2025 review — I’ve never heard a symphony like this

The Excursions of Mr Broucek — Rattle wrestles Janacek into submission

London Symphony Orchestra performing Janáček's The Excursions of Mr Brouček.

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REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Jonathan Dimbleby: My Father and Belsen

Starving internees at Belsen concentration camp awaiting potato soup rations.

VIEWING GUIDE

TV & Radio

Photo of three actors in costume for a production of Muriel's Wedding.

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Muriel’s Wedding — Abba saves the day as the film hits the stage

Theatre & Dance

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REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Tectonics 2025 review — I’ve never heard a symphony like this

The Excursions of Mr Broucek — Rattle wrestles Janacek into submission

NEW

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

What’s on TV and radio tonight — Jonathan Dimbleby: My Father and Belsen

VIEWING GUIDE

TV & Radio

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Muriel’s Wedding — Abba saves the day as the film hits the stage

Theatre & Dance

REVIEW

FIRST NIGHT

Pimpinone — Telemann’s Royal Opera debut, 300 years later