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Britain will spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034, Labour says

Defence secretary says target is no longer an ‘ambition’ — but a certainty

Defence

How Pete Hegseth’s Nato speech paved way for defence funding boost

Labour’s defence review contemplating cuts. That changed when it was clear the US was weakening its commitment to Europe




Elon Musk receives a key to the White House from Donald Trump.



Illustration of a man appearing dizzy.
Farage ‘living rent-free in Starmer’s head’ as PM shifts gear

Passengers at Gatwick Airport passport control.
Benefits for foreign citizens’ households hit £900m a month

Portrait of Gary Lubner.
Gary Lubner: I want to change the lives of millions of people

Illustration of a man appearing dizzy.
Farage ‘living rent-free in Starmer’s head’ as PM shifts gear





Portrait of Gary Lubner.
Gary Lubner: I want to change the lives of millions of people


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Court sketch of Paul Doyle at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.
Liverpool crash suspect Paul Doyle ‘used car as a weapon’, court hears

Former Royal Marine, 53, has been charged with several offences after 79 people were injured in the Premier League parade


Photo of Peter Cunningham, wrongly identified online as the driver in a Liverpool FC parade crash.
‘Police were no help when social media said I was Liverpool suspect’



A woman holding her baby while showing off her first-place medal at an ultramarathon.
Lawyer wins 100km ultramarathon despite breastfeeding baby


Nigel Farage smoking a cigarette and drinking a pint outside a pub.




Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, in a vintage Land Rover at a Jamaica Defence Force commissioning parade.
What’s in the royals’ gift register — from a Rolls-Royce to a Blue Peter badge


Who are the BMA leaders behind junior doctors’ threat to strike?


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Editor's picks



Photo of Caroline Scott with her children at home.

For ten years Caroline Scott and her husband have been both foster carers. She reveals what it takes to look after traumatised children


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I’m healthier in my 60s than I was 30 years ago: here’s how



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I’ve gone from rebooting Swarovski to dressing Kate Middleton




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Musk’s Doge debacle has done us all a favour

It is difficult for disruptive outsiders to reform the system — but the Tesla boss’s attempts offer valuable lessons



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Cartoon by Peter Schrank



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Pronatalism will bring votes but not babies






a woman wearing a necklace with a cross on it
Pronatalism will bring votes but not babies







Illustration of a solar-powered water feature.
Wayne PerreyHow to create a Chelsea-inspired water feature





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Dominic O'ConnellStep into the looking-glass wonderland of civil service pensions


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Collage of a soccer coach, a fan holding a sign that says "No Matter What We're Still United," and a dejected player.

The £8million raised may be a welcome boost for Ratcliffe but sources say players are deeply unhappy about a trip that began with an embarrassing defeat



Headshot of Betty Boo.

The Doin’ the Do singer was a global star at the age of 20 before burnout ended her career. Now she’s going on her first tour at 55


Carrie and Miranda from "And Just Like That..." sitting at a bar, talking.
And Just Like That… we’re back talking about middle-age sex





Protesters on paddleboards holding signs advocating against sewage pollution.
Chris HaslamI’ve driven 4,858 miles around the UK coast. Our seas are in a bad way


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Is now the time to invest in an easy-access cash Isa?



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