Keir Starmer and Victoria in the Royal Box at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
The guidance says eight glasses of water a day is important for optimum health – but experts say the science is flawed " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
The graves of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the Russian invasion of Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
The Beckham brand could be in danger if the couple were to split... " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
‘Rare lichen on the stones only survived thanks to the protest happening during a rare break in this summer’s downpours’ " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Boris Johnson seems to be positioning himself as the Tories’ saviour once again " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Lest we forget: Reform UK is not a political party, rather it appears to be a private company for the promotion of the ego of its proprietor, Nigel Farage " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Rupert Murdoch, Muriel McKay and Nizamodeen Hosein" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Jen-hsun Huang in his trademark black leather jacket " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Nearly 40 per cent of young voters aged 18-24 in France cast their ballots for the far right in the recent EU election " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Labour-run Birmingham declared itself effectively bankrupt last year" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Johnson promises that his book will ‘explode over the publishing world like a much-shaken bottle of champagne’ " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Jeremy Hunt claims ‘It wouldn’t have happened under Labour’ – but is he right? " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Look to the future: the former PM appears satisfied to snipe from the sidelines but could that change? " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
With his Putin comments, Nigel Farage has reminded us who he really is
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Who is Keir Starmer’s wife? As her neighbour, this is what I know...
The Starmers are my neighbours in Kentish Town, writes Eleanor Mills, where Victoria is governor at the local school and with her chic ‘working mum’ vibe is very much part of the local scene. Around these parts, we know ‘Lady Vic’ (as the Labour leader calls her) is very much her own woman and might not even move into No 10
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The missing wife of a Murdoch executive – will her body now be found?
When kidnappers broke into the home of Alick McKay in 1969, they thought they were abducting Rupert Murdoch’s wife Anna. Instead, they took Muriel McKay, the wife of one of Murdoch’s executives, who was never seen again. As police confirm a date to dig for her remains, David James Smith asks if her family might now finally find out the truth about this mysterious crime
The hopes and aspirations of young people are being sidelined to an unprecedented degree " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
The Conservatives are no longer the party that aspirational homeowners turn to for help to get on to the property ladder" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was tried and acquitted on charges of ‘immorality’ following the publication of ‘Madame Bovary’ " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Christopher Isherwood and WH Auden" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
The great novelist and playwright Thomas Bernhard in 1987, two years before his death " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Using third-party sites such as booking.com can have unforseen problems " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Camel crossing: on a 3000-km round trip, our adventurer got a good experience driving in Saudi" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
‘Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the amidfield with you...’ " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
If the outcome of the election is anything like the opinion polls, there will be a big change in the fundamental assumptions of British politics " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Projections that put the Conservatives on as few as 53 seats raises the extraordinary possibility that the Lib Dems could become the second largest party" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Protest voting: Starmer’s advisers believe opinion polls predicting a massive Labour majority might give some a clear conscience to support other candidates" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
SNP leader John Swinney challenged Labour to tell voters: ‘Where is the change?’ " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
All over bar the shouting: Conservative Party chairman Richard Holden was asked this week if was time to ‘get out whisky and revolver’" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. With income tax in the territory set at zero, it’s attractive in all kinds of ways " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Michael Gove searches for a mention of levelling up in the new Tory manifesto (it’s on page 72)" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Sir Ed Davey launched the manifesto today " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
David Cameron meeting Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Friday" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Buyers are reluctant to pay through the nose for houses, and prices have been falling month on month " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Rishi Sunak welcomes Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame to Downing Street earlier this month " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Sprinter Ben Johnson winning gold in the infamous ‘dirtiest race in history’, the 1988 Olympic 100m final in Seoul " class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
An England football fan speaks with a German police officer before the game against Serbia" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Joe Biden could be replaced as the party’s presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention in August" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Summit’s up: Emmanuel Macron’s breathtaking electoral gamble could have consequences for the G7 countries and the wider world" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Swedish soldiers operate on a Combat Vehicle 90 during training with Finnish hunting units as part of Nato’s Nordic Response exercise" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Joe Biden speaks in Belfast on 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Such leaks remind countries like Russia – as well as US allies – of the sheer scale and reach of Washington’s operations" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wrote a tweet attacking ‘weak and woke’ ideology the day she declared her candidacy" class="sc-1mc30lb-0 irICxT sc-ntudqq-2 hroOXE">