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Russia effectively outspends all of Europe on defence

US calls for ‘more lethal Nato’

Defence

Experts warn of ‘slippery slope’ of amendments in assisted dying bill

The removal of a High Court judge’s approval is one of 300 changes to Kim Leadbeater’s bill tabled so far, with more set to come


Musk denies ‘hostile takeover’ of US government from Oval Office

Billionaire chief of the Department of Government Efficiency defends cost-cutting measures



Mad About the Boy — a triumphant but tear-jerking return for Bridget Jones
Mad About the Boy — a triumphant but tear-jerking return for Bridget Jones

You can only play the nincompoop for so long and it’s all change for Renée Zellweger’s diarist as she learns to cope with grief, a love triangle and the return of Hugh Grant



Kristie Higgs outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
Christian school worker wins six-year battle over expressing beliefs
Law
38 minutes ago

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British couple’s deaths revive painful memories in quiet corner of France
Crime
38 minutes ago

Two young adults sitting at a table during a focus group.

Kristie Higgs outside the Royal Courts of Justice.
Christian school worker wins six-year battle over expressing beliefs
Law
38 minutes ago






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Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, holding the red budget box.
OBR downgrades growth and tells Reeves she’s run out of headroom


How bad is the OBR growth forecast for Reeves?


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Editor's picks

Gen Z



Tank driving through muddy field.
British Challenger tanks give Ukraine a big advantage. But there aren’t enough

The crews of the Challengers say they are devastatingly effective against Russian forces, but with only 14 of them, they are having to be deployed as a precious resource


US teacher freed from Russian prison says ‘I’m luckiest man on Earth’
US teacher freed from Russian prison says ‘I’m luckiest man on Earth’


Irrigation system watering a potato field with a rainbow forming in the spray.
Farmers dig deep to meet surging French appetite for frozen chips

King of Jordan refuses to back Trump’s Gaza plan in White House talks
King of Jordan refuses to back Trump’s Gaza plan in White House talks


Netanyahu threatens to cancel Gaza ceasefire and let ‘all hell break out’



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Thatcher’s great gift was knowing ‘her people’

Starmer and Badenoch lack the Iron Lady’s instinctive bond with a decisive section of the electorate



Illustration of surgeons operating on a patient labeled "Assisted Dying Bill."

Morten Morland



a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
The future depends on Gen Z connecting






a woman with blonde hair and blue eyes is wearing a blue jacket
The future depends on Gen Z connecting






Silhouetted commuters walking past Canary Wharf buildings in London.

Think tank says the chancellor will exhaust her £10 billion fiscal buffer, leaving the economy vulnerable to future shocks


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David SmithWhere will interest rates end up? It’s all in the stars



Horse and jockey clearing a hurdle at a horse race.
Close Brothers sets aside up to £165m over loan scandal




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Our new high street heroes: the brands we can’t get enough of


Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada.
Driven! Ambitious! Save me from the office alphas

Left: yellow, white and rose gold Serpenti watch. Right: rose gold choker with rubellite, chrysoprase and diamonds, POA. Yellow gold and diamond bracelets, £12,900, £8,450 and £11,200
Milena LazazzeraHow gas pipes inspired Bulgari’s Tubogas collection
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Bruno Tonioli: ‘Growing up gay in Italy, you had to fight back’




Pistachio croissant anyone? How food trends really start
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Obituaries

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Squadron Leader Jack Hemmings

Dr Adel Saad, surgeon who brought keyhole surgery to the Gulf




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