Sunday June 1 2025
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Failsafe landing of a small plane.
Ukraine mass drone strike ‘hits over 40 bombers deep within Russia’

Kyiv claims to have targeted airbases on the same day as two rail bridges were blown up

Russia-Ukraine war

UK ‘not among countries pushing for ECHR reform’

Britain was not among nine signatories of an open letter calling for change in the court


Majority of Labour MPs oppose Reeves over fiscal rules
Politics
45 minutes ago


Migrant families waiting on a beach in  to cross the English Channel.



Lancaster Bomber and Spitfire in flight.
Lancaster bomber returns to birthplace for 80th anniversary

Prince Harry and Earl Spencer at a funeral.
Harry sought Diana’s brother’s advice on changing surname to Spencer

Lancaster Bomber and Spitfire in flight.
Lancaster bomber returns to birthplace for 80th anniversary





Rear view of elementary school children seated at desks in a classroom, working on schoolwork.
White working-class children ‘betrayed by politicians’
Education
55 minutes ago


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Collage of three actresses.
Just three women itted to the Garrick Club after rule change

Dames Judi Dench and Siân Phillips as well as Celia Imrie are the only women to have ed the club


Runners participating in a park run.
Exercise ‘better than drugs’ for stopping colon cancer returning


Professor Kristian Helin at the London Cancer Hub, standing near nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy machines used for drug candidate development.
Breast cancer DNA blood test and new drug could extend patients’ lives
Healthcare
50 minutes ago

Close-up of hands holding disposable vapes at a music festival.
‘Pointless’ disposable vape ban may drive s back to cigarettes


Bishop Mark Tanner at the wedding of the Duke of Westminster and Olivia Henson.









Black and white photo of Jony Ive and Sam Altman.
Sam Altman and Jony Ive to create AI device to wean us off our screens

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World



Three German Leopard 2 A7 main battle tanks driving through mud.

Hundreds of pages compulsory paperwork are delaying the deployment of cross-border military convoys by up to 45 days, official planners warn


Farmers are the new miners — pawns in a political game

Having grown up in a pit town, I recognise the sadness and rage that is consuming farming families as Labour prepares to launch another brickbat at them



Illustration of Keir Starmer having a nightmare, surrounded by colleagues.

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a woman with gray hair is wearing a blue jacket and white shirt
Rainbows v reality: the Pride battlelines are forming






a woman with gray hair is wearing a blue jacket and white shirt
Rainbows v reality: the Pride battlelines are forming






Dress, £3,750, Prada

Thanks to The White Lotus and hit rom-com Anyone But You, the actress has become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars — but she’s had to fight hard to get there


Illustration of martinis at a bar.
Charlotte IversOne Club Row: ‘Nowhere on earth could possibly be more fun’


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a man in a white shirt smiles for the camera
Oliver ShahPlaying politics with pensions is supreme kitchen sink throwing




Max Verstappen at a Formula 1 press conference.

Mercedes driver says Red Bull rival ‘let himself down’ with antics in Spain, with Dutchman saying Russell should ‘bring some tissues next time’



Gwyneth Keyworth and Timothy Spall in Death Valley.

BBC1’s Death Valley with Timothy Spall is as charming as it is absurd — it’s like Midsomer Murders at its best

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Colorful houses on the island of Ponza, Italy.

A trip around the Med wasn’t plain sailing for this newly minted couple. Instead it was the chance to revel in the ups — and the downs — of romance and relationships


Brisbane's Streets Beach, an inner-city man-made beach with people swimming and relaxing.
Kathryn FlettShould I crash my son’s gap year?


Illustration of houses crumbling in a hand sinking into water.
Do landlords have a future? The fate of buy-to-let in five charts

With an increased tax burden and new renters’ rights imminent, Imogen Tew looks at whether the numbers still stack up


Illustration of tiny repairmen fixing a large armchair while an elderly woman rests in it with a cat.
Why a mid-retirement MoT can keep you on track

Illustration of a person in a wheelchair and another person watching a ship sail away at sunset.
Health nightmare on cruise left us £15,000 out of pocket





Richard Purdey, chairman of James Purdey and Sons, with his daughter Annika.
Richard Purdey, charming chair of family gun-making firm


Zurab Tsereteli, Georgian sculptor ired by Putin


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