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No 10
End of an era
The prime minister’s resignation speech marks the end of a turbulent premiership, Andrew Rawnsley writes. There are many challenges ahead for his successor
Toy Story 5
To infinity and beyond
Andrew Stanton has worked at Pixar for years and co-written all of the Toy Story movies. Now he’s turned his hand to directing a modern classic, Barbara Ellen writes
World Cup 2026
Great in goal
Although their nations are not famous for football, keepers for Iran, Curaçao and Cape Verde have demonstrated what elite gameplay looks like, Rory Smith writes
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For today
Politics
Catherine Neilan
Starmer accepts ‘with good grace’ his time is up and resigns – what now?
Iran war
David Aaronovitch
Echoes of Chamberlain: Trump’s Iran peace agreement is ‘the Emperor’s new deal’
Heatwave
Lily Isaacs
Temperatures to hit 35C as extreme heat alerts extended
What’s on my mind
Gurnaik Johal
‘I’m addicted to chess, but it’s making me dumber’
Editor’s picks
Rachel Sylvester
Watchdog warns of sexual harassment of female medical students as university launches investigation
Craig McLean
Tricky and me: ‘All I remember is knocking you out’
Arielle Domb
Eternal boyhood: why a generation of young men is moving back home
Sadiq Khan
‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’
Ideas
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Class
Kenan Malik
‘Telling it like it is’: far-right parties give a voice to those left behind by the left
Politics
Andrew Rawnsley
Remember Gordon! Why Labour should take a beat before parachuting in Andy Burnham
Violence against women
Kate Maltby
A new fight to end marital rape is following on from the Pelicot case
Animal kingdom
Simon Barnes
Banded archerfish: ‘I shot him down with a flying globe of water’
World
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Brexit
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Isabel Coles
Majority of British voters open to closer EU integration, new poll shows
Mark Leonard
Revived Brexit tussle is not simply between leavers and remainers
James Tapper
The Brexiteers: where are they now?
Enrico Letta
When Britain left Europe, the dream of a world-leading single market went with it
Lifestyle
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Food
Fleur Britten
Roasted roadkill and other delights: meet the UK’s godmother of extreme foraging
Architecture
Simon Parkin
‘Buildings should make room for the peculiarities of their owners’: the uplifting architecture of Mat Barnes
Fashion
Helen Seamons
Simone Rocha’s spring 2027 menswear show
Recipe
Nigel Slater
Feta, sundried tomato and kefir loaf
Culture
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Going off-grid
Courtney Maum
What to read to understand opting out
Music
Miranda Sawyer
‘If there was a cultural Olympics, the UK would be champions at festivals’
Ballet
Sarah Crompton
Paul Lightfoot and Sol León’s So We Are takes dancers to unexpected places
Film
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Effi O Blaenau, Familiar Touch, Nino, Virginia Woolf’s Day and Night and Cactus Pears
Business
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Climate
Jeevan Vasagar
Where have all the CSOs gone? Companies ditch social and environmental targets
Artificial intelligence
Patricia Clarke
Companion AIs get a bad press, says Headspace CEO, but properly regulated they could help millions
Energy
Nick Sommerlad
Iran regime could receive £500m in profits from North Sea gas field
Defence
Ben Zaranko
War bonds are back on the agenda, but history urges caution
Sport
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Golf
George Simms
US Open finds itself deep in the rough during America’s summer of sport
Cricket
Andy Zaltzman
New batters, new bowlers, new captain, new wicket keeper… same old England
Rugby
Ben Coles
Exeter gave all in season that started on the beach and ended in battle
Cricket
Cameron Ponsonby
Joe Root steers sinking ship as Ben Stokes inflates the lifeboat
In Real Life
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Deep Water
In the high-stakes sport of freediving, athletes descend as deep as they can on a single breath. They are used to putting their lives at risk. Through her diving instructor, Lydia Gard discovered a new threat that could tear their community apart: drug use
Sweet Bobby
Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then… Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions. Alexi Mostrous investigates a very modern love story
Lucky Boy
Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom. But when she walked out of his life, everything started to unravel. Chloe Hadjimatheou asks: who gets to be a perpetrator, and who gets to be a victim?
