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Starmer ‘gone by May’ unless he changes course, Labour MPs warn

The PM is counting on a series of deals with the US to help him regain the initiative as the Mandelson fiasco stirs fears of a backbench revolt

Politics

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The real special relationship … between presidents and royals

As the royal family prepares to welcome Trump, their importance to presidents over the years underlines their role in US-UK ties


Danny Kruger MP defects from Conservatives to Reform

Nigel Farage, the Reform leader, made the announcement on Monday and said the MP for East Wiltshire would head the party’s preparations for government

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Adolescence star Owen Cooper makes Emmy history — but Gary Oldman is robbed
Adolescence star Owen Cooper makes Emmy history — but Gary Oldman is robbed

The Studio and The Pitt were among the other big winners at the award ceremony in Los Angeles



Nihal Arthanayake from BBC Four's Winter Walks.
How racist is rural Britain? ‘I’m integrated, but even I sense it’

Christopher Cash arriving at the Old Bailey.
Charges dropped against two men accused of spying for China

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waving to the crowd.

Mugshots of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.
Constance Marten to be sentenced after baby manslaughter charge
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Nihal Arthanayake from BBC Four's Winter Walks.
How racist is rural Britain? ‘I’m integrated, but even I sense it’





Newly elected Pope Leo XIV waving to the crowd.
We’re in big trouble, says Pope in swipe at Musk’s wealth


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Prince Harry visiting a memorial for Ukrainian and foreign soldiers in Kyiv.
Prince Harry says his ‘conscience is clear’ as he attempts to mend rift

The Duke of Sussex and King Charles shared a 50-minute tea at Clarence House on Wednesday afternoon


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Rugby players in a scrum.




Choristers holding a guinea pig during a pet blessing service at Salisbury Cathedral.
Christian blessings for pets — and other news in pictures


Stone skimming championship rocked by cheating scandal


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Editor's picks



Portrait of John Studzinski.
Meet the banker who gives away half of his income

John Studzinski praises the generosity of those such as Prince William but refuses to judge ‘non-philanthropists’ in the tech elite


Raymond Blanc and a woman sitting at a table with Christmas treats.
Raymond Blanc made Le Manoir his own. Now he’s stepping out of the kitchen



Boris Becker and Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro holding hands, arriving at court.
What I gleaned from Boris Becker’s prison memoir (not what he hopes)


Kevin McCloud sitting on a table in a room with large windows overlooking a landscape.



Woman in a red coat, grey hat, and scarf standing outside a snow-covered building.
My sleepover in a subzero climate lab with a heat pump

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Portrait of Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal.

Kristen Michal says Europe must rebuild its defences and prepare itself for Kremlin sabotage

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Why I’m demonstrating against Trump’s visit

My wife and I will stand with ‘Rent-A-Mob’ to protest at this most deplorable of US presidents



Illustration of a man giving a speech in front of a large lion statue, with a crowd holding flags and a screen showing a caricature of Kim Jong-un in the background.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Mandelson’s fate is a life lesson for the rest of us






a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Mandelson’s fate is a life lesson for the rest of us







Headshot of Tanya Byron.
Should I get an autism diagnosis?


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Sunil Bharti Mittal speaking at Mobile World Congress about data privacy.
Indian billionaire joins BT board
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House prices fall for first time since January last year

Headshot of Paul Johnson.
Paul JohnsonWe need to move on from the dreadful stamp duty system



UK start-up builds first quantum computer using standard chips





Collage of soccer goalkeepers and a seated man.

Guardiola has repeatedly reshaped role of goalkeepers — Donnarumma’s arrival signals return to the old-school commander built for set-piece duels



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Suede — once great, now very good




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