How the Met police spent £2.5m hiding spycop from former partner
Spycops inquiry has revealed how Helen Steel was secretly monitored in her search for undercover officer who deceived…
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Abi Martin snatches Commonwealth bronze for England in gymnastics team final
England pip Wales to secure medal by just 0.900pts Gabriel Langton discharged from hospital after fall England held…
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What makes a woman a witch? Financial independence
Women aren’t being burnt at the stake any more, but there is still risk and violence implicit in the label ‘witch’ When…
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Millions of people are losing weight using GLP-1s. How do the drugs affect their love lives?
Prescribing doctors often warn of the medications’ potential side-effects – but unexpected impacts on romantic…
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The moment I knew: We discussed the pill on our first date, kissed on our second. By the third, I knew he was the one
In the 1960s, 19-year-old Anne Ring was set up with Ian and felt an immediate attraction Find more stories from the…
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Madeleine McCann’s younger brother Sean finishes eighth in Commonwealth Games final
400m freestyle swimmer cheered on in Games debut ‘I was certainly nervous with so many people watching’ The parents of…
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Pogacar set for Tour de France glory in shortened finale as Carapaz wins stage 20
Four-time victor holds huge lead after Alpe d’Huez Final stage to be shortened due to wildfires elsewhere Tadej…
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Tour de France 2026: Carapaz wins stage 20 on dramatic climb of Alpe d’Huez – live
Stage 20 runs for brutal 170.9km and concludes at Ale d’Huez Share your thoughts with Tom via email 148km to go You…
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Scotland’s Eilish McColgan pulls out in latest blow for Commonwealth Games
Host nation’s star athlete is latest big-name withdrawal 10,000m champion was due to defend title on Monday The…
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Lou Koller, frontman of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, dies aged 59
Koller, who co-founded the celebrated band in 1986, had been battling cancer of the esophagus Lou Koller, the singer…
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‘Out of this world’: the best supermarket chocolate ice-cream, tasted and rated
Who makes the smoothest, creamiest, chocolatiest tub? We have the inside scoop for you • The best supermarket dark…
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Summer holiday car hire: drive a great deal and avoid hidden fees
Unclear terms and expensive extras can turn what seemed like a cheap rental into a costly one It is not too late to get…
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Young country diary: Beetles, newts and ‘scorpions’, all in my simple river trap | Hal
Norfolk: I check it every day to see what I get. This time all the creatures started fighting so I had to quickly put…
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Young country diary: A jellyfish party around our surfboards | Jess
North Devon: The cool water was full of them – and we found out later that one of them, the compass jellyfish, should…
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‘We can see the boats that supply the restaurant’s lobsters from our seats’: a culinary tour of Gower, Wales
On a coastline brimming with seafood shacks, crab sandwiches and hyperlocal flavour, our food writer is happy to be…
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The UK’s first TikTok PM? Andy Burnham channels Zohran Mamdani as he hits social media
From Mo Farah to Bus Aunty, new prime minister makes good on promise to ‘do things differently’ when it comes to…
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From Charli xcx to Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives: the week in rave reviews
The glitch-pop great is back with a banger-stuffed new album, and reality TV may have some new stars thanks to Channel…
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Tim Dowling: my dog has post-traumatic sheep disorder
There is nothing woolly about the sheep awareness training a Kent farmer subjects our dog to It’s another scorching…
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Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for cold tomato and tahini noodles with peanut, coriander and lime | The new vegan
This globetrotting cold fusion dish boasts south-east Asian, Middle-Eastern and even Italian influences, producing…
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‘I thought, I’ve tried everything else, why not give AI a shot?’: the long-lost family reunited by ChatGPT
Avtar spent decades wondering what happened to the mother he never got to know. Thousands of miles away, Nicci was…
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Blind date: ‘We were chatting as soon as we sat down’
Jacob, 27, a volunteer manager, meets Sophie, 28, a journalist What were you hoping for? To meet someone who I could…
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From A Useful Ghost to Self Esteem: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
A woman is reincarnated as a vacuum cleaner in this Cannes prize-winning black comedy, and the uncompromising pop star…
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Christopher Nolan has made an Odyssey for our times – by sacrificing the delicious darkness of Homer's epic | Charlotte Higgins
There’s no denying the power of the film on the big screen. But how far should modern moral sensibilities influence…
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Mexico’s avenging Mother Courage, an interview with the king of horror movies and why middle-aged women have rediscovered raving
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue…
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Boris Johnson: Into Ukraine’s Kill Zone review – the self-serving narcissist ruins this documentary
Just by his being there, the ex-prime minister undermines the honour of every brave fighter he meets in this tour of…
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Rampant Wigan sweep to derby win as St Helens’ Rowley sacking fails to spark change
Super League: Wigan 38-16 St Helens Saints thrashed day after sacking head coach There is only eight miles between…
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Duncan Scott shines for Scotland again with 200m individual medley gold
Scott holds off Clareburt and England’s Tom Dean to win Adam Ramsay-Peaty wins 100m breaststroke semi-final There are…
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Dismissed solicitor is still acting for footballers in brain injury court case
Richard Boardman dropped by group of rugby players Football group includes family of Nobby Stiles The solicitor…
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‘It’s not fair’: cafe owners frustrated over exclusion from business rates cut
Business owners in England say prioritising venues selling alcohol leaves vital community spaces behind Ferdinand Geus…
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Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’
Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’…
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The Guardian view on ponds: these freshwater havens need a law of their own | Editorial
Small pools don’t get the same attention as polluted rivers or seas. But they have a vital role to play in boosting…
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Shirtless heroes, bucket hats and gold: reimagined Games find their glow
Some big stars are absent, but day one in Glasgow showed the Commonwealth Games have retained plenty of soul There will…
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Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead
Slovenian only second man to win in yellow on mountain Leader opens up gap of more than seven minutes Tadej Pogacar put…
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England’s Mark Swan powerlifts to Commonwealth Games’ first gold by fraction of a point
Swan edges out Nigeria’s Roland Ezuruike ‘I thought I got third, I didn’t realise I won’ Mark Swan of England claimed…
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Scoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doing | Jonathan Freedland
Retail politics while taking power out of London: if this works, Burnham’s premiership could be seriously…
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