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Missiles launched from Iran over Gaza Strip at night.
Trump says ‘full strength and might’ of US is ready for conflict

The president threatened direct military action against Iran if the US was attacked ‘in anyway, shape or form’

Defence

Will Israel’s strikes on Iran bring about a regime change?

Binyamin Netanyahu’s government touts a new, pro-US state while its military insists destroying missile capability is the only aim







Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’

Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays

Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’





Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says


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84-year-old woman riding a horse through a forest, with a small dog in her saddlebag.
Rider, 84, back in the saddle for 500-mile trek with pony and pup

Jane Dotchin —and Dinky the Jack Russell — are taking part in an annual ride from her Northumberland home to the wilds of the Scottish highlands and back


Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe giving a speech.



Collage of Boy George and another person, both with faces painted white.

Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
News in pictures




Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
News in pictures

Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
News in pictures

World



Israeli flag displayed on a balcony overlooking a destroyed building.
‘The world needs this war even if they don’t know it’

A devastating Iranian missile strike that killed seven in Bat Yam has left residents shell-shocked but defiant


Illustration of the Amur River massacre of 1900.
Why Putin’s close bond with Xi is built on shifting sands


Crane lifting wreckage of Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad.
New clues point to engine failure for cause of Air India plane crash

French President Emmanuel Macron arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, greeted by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
Is Macron’s Greenland trip a warning to Trump or a ‘lame duck’ visit?


Surveillance image of Vance Luther Boelter, suspect in Minnesota shootings, wearing a prosthetic mask and police-like uniform.
Suspected gunman Vance Boelter had ‘hit list of abortion activists’



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Keir Starmer should never say never again

Constant U-turns, most lately over an inquiry into grooming gangs, make the PM appear feckless — he should be bold



Illustration of a man in Iran claiming peacefulness while hidden missiles are shown underneath the city.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



Portrait of Sarah Ditum.
Why JK Rowling hate mob no longer works






Portrait of Sarah Ditum.
Why JK Rowling hate mob no longer works







Portrait of Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin MoranI’ve reached a middle-aged milestone — dedicated Bird Bore
40 minutes ago



Woman holding a glass of champagne.
I’m high risk for breast cancer but I won’t give up drinking


Jeremy Hunt sitting on a bench outside a cafe.
Jeremy Hunt: ‘After a day in parliament, I’d go to a lambada club’
Politics
40 minutes ago






a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchThe problem with economic data is there’s just too much of it


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J.J. Spaun celebrating his U.S. Open win.

American drives par-four 17th and holes monstrous putt on the last to win by two shots from Scotland’s Bob MacIntyre as rivals floundered in the rain at Oakmont



Patrick Wolf with a musical instrument, standing by a concrete wall next to a large brown puppet.

The singer-songwriter is back with his first album in 13 years — having survived bankruptcy, addiction and a hit-and-run accident in Italy

Music
40 minutes ago

A CSI investigator photographs a crime scene.
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Murder 24/7





Fraser Island's sandy beach and turquoise water.
Kathryn FlettMe, my son and the gap year I crashed: what’s working (and what’s not)


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Illustration of a businessman stepping on a bear trap with a gold pound sign inside.
Will you be caught in the £2m inheritance tax trap?

It may sound like a lot, but incoming IHT on pensions and rising property prices will treble those passing the threshold by 2029


a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black top and a gold necklace
Being single: the tax you never stop paying — even after you die





Black and white photo of Gerald Francis, Leeds United footballer.
Gerry Francis, first black South African to play in English First Division


Lieutenant Colonel Nick Emson: Military Cross recipient ‘who saved many lives’


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