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Brexit
A change of heart
A decade after the referendum, a majority of Britons have told a poll they believe Brexit has failed and now want to return to a closer relationship with the EU, Mark Leonard writes
Iran deal
Another one bites the dust
Donald Trump’s claim that the regime will never possess an atomic weapon is in doubt after a failure to locate its stockpile of enriched uranium dust, Ruth Michaelson reports
Andy Burnham
‘A hell of a striker’
On the pitch, the ‘king in the north’ plays hard and leads from the front – but you never know whether he’ll drift to the left or the right, Philip Webster writes
For today
Rail tragedy
James Tapper
‘Yesterday, I was shocked. Now I’m angry’: Bedford train crash survivors speak of harrowing ordeal
Higher education
Rachel Sylvester
Watchdog warns of sexual harassment of female medical students as university launches investigation
Climate
Kim Willsher
Zinc-fried steak frites? Paris heatwave sends rooftop temperatures to 80C
Football
George Simms
Tuchel aims to make World Cup fun while it lasts for pub crowd
Lifestyle
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Masculinity
Arielle Domb
Eternal boyhood: why a generation of young men is moving back home
Body politic
Eva Wiseman
Sleep is the multi-billion-dollar global industry that keeps me up at night
Homes
Simon Parkin
‘Buildings should make room for the peculiarities of their owners’: the uplifting architecture of Mat Barnes
Recipe
Nigel Slater
Feta, sundried tomato and kefir loaf
Politics
Philip Collins
The anti-Reform vote helped Burnham win Makerfield, not former Reform voters
Andrew Rawnsley
Remember Gordon! Why Labour should take a beat before parachuting in Andy Burnham
Rachel Sylvester
Miliband as chancellor would be ‘noose around neck’ of job creation, says biggest union
Catherine Neilan
Nigel Farage urged to sack ‘problem’ Zia Yusuf
Brexit
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Isabel Coles
Majority of British voters open to closer EU integration, new poll shows
Sadiq Khan
‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’
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
World
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Iran war
Oliver Marsden
Israel and Hezbollah’s Lebanon war rages on in defiance of ceasefire deal
US
Hugh Tomlinson
Michigan: could Abdul El-Sayed become America’s first Muslim senator?
Ukraine
Isabel Coles
UK defence companies to supply Ukraine with new long-range missiles
US
Charlotte McDonald-Gibson
Trump’s efforts to rewrite American history meet resistance ahead of independence day
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
Iran war
David Aaronovitch
Echoes of Chamberlain: Trump’s Iran peace agreement is ‘the Emperor’s new deal’
Violence against women
Kate Maltby
A new fight to end marital rape is following on from the Pelicot case
Disability rights
Melanie Reid
The social model of disability leaves a lot to be desired
National
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NHS
Rachel Sylvester
Doctor found guilty of sexual misconduct with teenage patient cleared to return to practise
Politics
Joshi Herrmann
A Macunian golden age? Burnham will hand his successor a city on the rise
Art
Lily Isaacs
Splashing out: Hockney painting on sale for £9m at Art Basel
Wine
Joanna Taylor
Walk on the mild side: why mid-strength wines are flavour of the month
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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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?
