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Thu 28 May 2026
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Revealed
Mandelson vetting warned of ties to senior figures in China, Russia and Israel
Tony Blair at the BBC on Wednesday morning.
Tony Blair
Streeting and Burnham accuse Blair of failing to confront inequality in Labour criticism
Nigel Farage.
Nigel Farage
Report ‘phone hack’ to police or I will do it for you, Labour chair tells Farage
Four white sheets covering human remains lie on dry grass in an open field with rolling hills beyond
GCHQ
Nearly half a million Russians killed in Ukraine war, UK spy chief says
A man sitting on a kerb next to a parked car looking at his phone
Iran
‘This isn’t freedom’: anger, anxiety and tears as Iran’s internet flickers back
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In focus

An aerial view of the Cerne Giant with volunteers working on its restoration
Dorset
Rechalking beloved Cerne Giant is a sticky process – and climate crisis is making it worse
Explainer
Spanish PM’s family affair: the corruption cases involving Pedro Sánchez’s brother, wife and predecessor
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Features

One woman and three men sit around a table looking delighted as a child in a headdress and glittery eye makeup blows out candles on a cake.
Film
‘Not many people had gay dads who died of Aids’: Andrew Durham and Sofia Coppola on movie memoir Fairyland
Music
Raves, Brecht and re-enacting Diana’s funeral: the White Hotel bows out as the north’s bravest music venue
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The long read

Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein’s former assistant.
‘Seriously the best boss ever’: inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant
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Opinion

Tony Blair smiles at the camera as he greets world leaders’ at a summit on ending the Gaza war in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
quote  ‘Worry no longer, I am back’ – Tony Blair’s Why I Have Always Been Right About Everything, digested
John Crace
quote  Blair wants to leave our future to the markets. I believe democracy can still shape our lives for the better
Wes Streeting
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Sport

Jakub Mensik, the Czech tennis players, lies prone on court after collapsing with cramp at the end of his French Open second round win over Mariano Navone.
French Open
Mensik calls playing in heat ‘insane’ after collapsing at end of five-set win
Football
Gordon to undergo Barcelona medical before £69.3m move from Newcastle
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Podcast

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Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions - podcast
Podcast | 29:03
 
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Climate crisis

Cefn Sidan beach
Wales
Hundreds of dead sharks and fish wash up on two beaches in Wales
Analysis
‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe