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Pressure mounts on Starmer over Mandelson scandal as MPs’ grilling looms

PM has acknowledged he knew about emails between his ambassador and Epstein before he defended the peer at PMQs

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ANALYSIS

PATRICK MAGUIRE

Is a Labour leadership challenge a realistic prospect?

Sir Keir Starmer’s authority is fading after yet another scandal but an alternative candidate such as Andy Burnham could struggle to force a contest

Politics

First ‘one in, one out’ deportation flight takes off without migrants

Last-minute legal challenges delay removal of first migrants due to be deported to France under the government’s returns deal

Politics

Model in a red rose-shaped gown at Alexander McQueen fashion show.

Gucci and Alexander McQueen customer data hacked in massive breach

Balenciaga and Brioni were also the victims of a cyberattack by the ShinyHunters gang on Kering, the fashion brands’ owner

Mugshots of Tyler Robinson, suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting.

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Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

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‘High threat level’ declared at Windsor Castle for Trump visit

Politics

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Constance Marten jailed for 14 years over manslaughter of baby

NEW

Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

NEW

Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

NEW

Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

‘High threat level’ declared at Windsor Castle for Trump visit

Politics

Constance Marten jailed for 14 years over manslaughter of baby

NEW

Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

‘High threat level’ declared at Windsor Castle for Trump visit

Politics

Constance Marten jailed for 14 years over manslaughter of baby

NEW

Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

NEW

Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

NEW

Charlie Kirk suspect ‘confessed to killing in group chat’ before arrest

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

POLITICAL SKETCH

Latest defection is just another magic Monday for gleeful Farage

Politics

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

UPDATED

Dropping China spy charges will embolden our enemies, warn MPs

‘High threat level’ declared at Windsor Castle for Trump visit

Politics

Constance Marten jailed for 14 years over manslaughter of baby

Emma Thompson in a British GQ photoshoot.

What makes Britain great? Baked beans, sarcasm and Emma Thompson

Celebrities including Andrew Garfield, Brian Cox and Ian Wright reveal what makes them proud to be British for GQ’s September edition

Government officials and Hillsborough families lay wreaths at a memorial.

NEW

Hillsborough law will force officials to tell the truth

Paul Ovenden, director of political strategy, walking up Downing Street.

Key Starmer aide resigns over lurid Diane Abbott comments

Politics

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THE TIMES DIARY

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Two Picasso paintings: "The Acrobat" and "Nude Woman in a Red Armchair".

REVIEW

WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK

Picasso is the best show I’ve seen at Tate Modern in years

The artist was attracted to theatre by its glamour and sexual possibilities— this riveting exhibition is a five-star tribute that should be kept on display for ever

Owen Cooper: young, British and admired by De Niro

TV & Radio

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Owen Cooper: young, British and admired by De Niro

TV & Radio

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What you need to know about food allergies

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A 37-year-old convict, a member of the Alcatraz battalion, sits in a chair after an 89-day mission.

ANTHONY LOYD

Starving and alone in a dead man’s coat: fighting for survival in Ukraine

As drones change the nature of the war, troops can spend months enduring horrendous conditions, hidden in bunkers in no man’s land to detect Russian assaults

Russia-Ukraine war

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Russia ‘forcing Ukraine children into re-education and arms production’

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India ‘crosses red line’ by joining Russia-Belarus war games

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EXPLAINER

The gamer app where Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked about shooting

‘Ghost painter’ takes on graffiti artists in Italian city

Collage of a burned-out truck, armed militants, and Elon Musk.

Terrorists exploit Starlink to spur Africa’s rise to jihadist central

EXPLAINER

The gamer app where Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked about shooting

EXPLAINER

The gamer app where Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked about shooting

‘Ghost painter’ takes on graffiti artists in Italian city

Terrorists exploit Starlink to spur Africa’s rise to jihadist central

EXPLAINER

The gamer app where Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked about shooting

‘Ghost painter’ takes on graffiti artists in Italian city

Terrorists exploit Starlink to spur Africa’s rise to jihadist central

EXPLAINER

The gamer app where Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked about shooting

EXPLAINER

The gamer app where Charlie Kirk murder suspect joked about shooting

‘Ghost painter’ takes on graffiti artists in Italian city

Terrorists exploit Starlink to spur Africa’s rise to jihadist central

Comment

WILLIAM HAGUE Now is a good time to state the lessons from America

The US and UK share many essential values, yet we confound each other in forgetting some of our greatest attributes

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Cartoon by Morten Morland

MELANIE PHILLIPS Farage must stand up to pound-shop Mussolini

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JAMES MARRIOTT This age of extreme nihilism threatens us all

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GILES COREN | NOTEBOOK Tommy Robinson’s rally tally was far from right

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OWEN MEREDITH Starmer must use state visit to defend our creators from AI

Life & Style

Think MPs are bad? You haven’t seen the real political animals

Territorial fights. Sexual harassment. Questionable toilet training. How the pets of Downing Street act behind closed doors

Politics

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Raymond Blanc made Le Manoir his own. Now he’s stepping out of the kitchen

Food & Drink

INTERVIEW

Meet the banker who gives away half of his income

Raymond Blanc made Le Manoir his own. Now he’s stepping out of the kitchen

Food & Drink

INTERVIEW

Meet the banker who gives away half of his income

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Sport

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim gesturing during a soccer match.

Portuguese step up bid to bring Amorim to Benfica

Leading candidate to become club’s next president says under-fire 40-year-old ‘will be the coach one day’ as he watches manager toil in derby defeat

Football

Ruben Amorim, Manchester United manager, looking dejected after a Premier League match.

ANALYSIS

PAUL HIRST

Amorim’s stubbornness central to toxic mess — it may prove his downfall

Football

Thomas Partey of Villarreal CF kicking a soccer ball during a La Liga match.

NEW

Partey ready to play, says coach — hours before being due in court

Football

ANALYSIS

PAUL HIRST

Amorim’s stubbornness central to toxic mess — it may prove his downfall

Football

NEW

Partey ready to play, says coach — hours before being due in court

Football

Culture

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Q&A

DEAD, ALIVE AND UNDERRATED

Lemony Snicket: my favourite book is 1,000 years old

Daniel Handler — aka Lemony Snicket — recommends a ‘thrilling, moving, suspenseful, bonkers’ South Korean novels, an ancient Japanese classic and Mrs Caliban

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