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Claire Murdoch with Mitsi, an emotional support dog, at a mental health A&E unit.
NHS to open network of mental health A&Es across England

The units will be open around the clock and be staffed by specialists who can deal with patients who are suicidal or experiencing psychosis or mania

Healthcare

Starmer arson attacks ‘potentially linked to Russia’

Security officials were reported to investigate whether Russian actors could have recruited the three Ukrainian-born men accused in the attacks


Starmer and Reeves backed down on winter fuel. What’s next?


Kemi Badenoch, leader of Britain's Conservative Party, speaking in the House of Commons.



Gary Lineker in his kitchen.
Muted farewell for Gary Lineker as he prepares for BBC swan song

Crime scene investigators at Hamburg Central Station after a stabbing.
Seventeen injured and suspect arrested at Hamburg railway station

Portrait of Simon Case, civil servant and former Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Simon Case: The next 20 years will be dominated by major conflict

Gary Lineker in his kitchen.
Muted farewell for Gary Lineker as he prepares for BBC swan song





Close-up of Donald Trump looking away.
Global markets spooked by Trump’s threat of 50% tariff on Europe


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Stuntman performing a controlled fall.
The James Bond stunt family who say Hollywood has a licence to kill

GoldenEye’s bungee double says many co-ordinators care more about awards than professional safety — even his own daughter has been a victim


A protester holds a sign that reads "Chagossian Islanders seek High Court Justice" outside the Court of Appeal in London.
Chagos activists may take Starmer back to court



a large crowd of people are gathered in front of a large poster of a man with a beard
Protester arrested after holding placard mocking Hezbollah leader


British Airways planes parked at Palma de Mallorca airport.




Rob Burrow and his wife Lindsey at Headingley Stadium.
Lindsey Burrow: ‘Since his death we talk about Rob every day’


Netanyahu accuses Starmer of siding with Hamas after embassy shooting


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Collage of three people with days of the week overlaid.
My Week: The Cabinet WhatsApp group*



A man placing a cherry on a cake decorated with red glaze and berries.
Paul Hollywood: ‘I’ve been in a perpetual midlife crisis since I was 17’




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Europe’s ready for a reset on refugees — are we?

Social democrat and centre-right parties alike are recognising that postwar agreements can’t fix 21st-century problems



Illustration of a nurse demanding a pay rise from a shocked man.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



Portrait of Janice Turner.
Chemical castration works, so let’s use it






Portrait of Janice Turner.
Chemical castration works, so let’s use it







Nepeta 'Walker's Low' lining a garden path next to a greenhouse.
Joe SwiftThe 9 best plants to fill a garden border





a man in a suit and tie stands with his arms crossed
Dominic O'ConnellTrump’s ‘big, beautiful’ tax bill fails to impress bond markets


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Florian Wirtz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrates a goal.

Merseyside club have formally spoken with Bayer Leverkusen after Germany playmaker snubs approach of Bayern Munich



Profile of Pete Tong wearing headphones.

His name may be slang for things going wrong, but the DJ hasn’t looked back since he turned down Top of the Pops. He talks mega fees, VIPs and Paris Hilton

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