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Syria
The case against Asma
The former First Lady of Syria is a British citizen. She helped her husband lead a murderous regime but, so far, the British government has done nothing to bring her to justice, Chloe Hadjimatheou writes
Politics
From Sigma IX to Clacton
The odds of the space warrior – comedian Jon Harvey – defeating Nigel Farage in the byelection have shortened. He tells Catherine Neilan that he would be honoured to serve
No 10
Grand designs
A report by Andy Burnham’s new chief of staff James Purnell calls for creation of powerful executive department dedicated to drawing up and implementing policy, Rachel Sylvester reports
For today
Ann Widdecombe 1947-2026
Erica Wagner
Tributes pour in for ‘formidable’ former minister from the worlds of politics and television
Heatwave
Jon Ungoed-Thomas
British countryside at ‘extreme’ risk of wildfires
World Cup
Megan Nolan
It’s ‘football innit’: Identity and fandom blur in a New York bar
DNA
James Tapper
Meet the Bluestones: an ancient Stonehenge family revealed by very modern science
Need for speed
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National
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Politics
Catherine Neilan
Reform donor lost thousands betting on Iran and Starmer
Reform UK
Catherine Neilan
Senior civil servant slams Reform’s ‘sinister’ attack over foreign interference report
Environment
Rachel Sylvester
Miliband bids to prove his No 11 mettle with green light for Aberdeen gasfield
Health
Nick Sommerlad
Unused ventilators bought for £135m during Covid auctioned off for less than £1.5m
World
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Turkey
Ruth Michaelson
Trump hails Turkish strongman Erdoğan, as Ankara fortifies its position on Nato’s frontline
France
Kim Willsher
Bardella puts on a poker face as Le Pen’s presidential U-turn ends his dreams of power
Russia
Isabel Coles
Masha and the scare: Russian TV show accused of indoctrinating children
Ideas
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Politics
Andrew Rawnsley
Could Count Binface turn out to be Nigel Farage’s nemesis? Crazier things have happened
Media
Ceri Thomas
The Prince Harry case is only the first salvo in the free press war
US
Evan Moffitt
Trump-l’oeil: for the Smithsonian’s enemies, US history is in the eye of the beholder
Climate
Monica Feria-Tinta
The ‘economy or the planet’ is a false choice: without a healthy Earth, business cannot flourish
Business
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Defence
Barney Macintyre
Banks answer Nato’s call for more defence capital as European nations re-arm
Growth
Ben Zaranko
UK growth forecast upgraded as global economy weathers the shock of war in Iran
Tech
Matthew Bishop
A new golden age of philanthropy or lipstick on a capitalist pig?
BRICs
Ben Zaranko
Britain should rebuild its economy with Brics from the east, says Burnham adviser
Sport
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Wimbledon
Paul Hayward
Nosková wins her maiden Grand Slam title the hard way
Cricket
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Historic Lord’s Test means nothing if it is not repeated
Cycling
Chris Marshall-Bell
As Le Tour swelters, questions arise about the event’s viability
F1
Neil Squires
Mike Conway: ‘We all think we are invincible until we find out we’re not’
The critics
Architecture
Rowan Moore
The Burnham blueprint: is the Manchester model all it’s talked up to be?
Music
Michael Cragg
BTS want you to take them seriously
Art
Clare Brennan
Monumental figures and pop-up performances: highlights of the Galway International Arts Festival
TV
Olivia Ovenden
Who will free the trad wives trapped in a Little House on the Prairie?
In Real Life
Observations and scenes from beyond your phone screen
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Tortoise Investigates
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?
