Alamy/Brian Harris
Even though Keir Starmer is more comfortable being associated with the leaders of the last Labour government than Jeremy Corbyn or Ed Miliband, this is not a return to the past.
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How we treat other animals is important for us, for them, and for the entire planet.
Small independent businesses may pass on the cost of import checks to customers.
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Physical checks on plant and animal products arriving from the EU will attract fees of up to £145.
The pandemic has made work more precarious and wages stagnate, while the cost of living has soared.
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The extreme levels of poverty endured by economically inactive people (as highlighted in the government’s own data) are a direct result of deliberate political choices to continually erode benefits.
Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart in Love Lies Bleeding.
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This chaotic queer romance thriller is at once absorbing and repulsive.
Rule Britannia?
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The surging cost of military equipment will make it increasingly difficult for national defence giants like BAE and Rolls-Royce to remain independent.
EPA-EFE/Mohammed Saber
Deconfliction is supposed to keep non-combatants safe. But it is not working in Gaza either for aid workers or journalists.
The mental health benefits of biodiversity can be experienced by everyone – not just those who live in green, rural areas.
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Protect wildlife to promote better mental health.
A Lion’s Watermelon by Adam Rouhana (2024).
South West Bank
This year, much of the art addresses exile, diaspora, migration and colonial violence.
Alamy/PA/Andrew Milligan
The first minister’s decision to abruptly end his coalition deal with the Greens has backfired in spectacular fashion, leaving the SNP in crisis once more.
A.J. Odudu and Will Best present Big Brother on ITV.
ITV
Once huge ratings draws, reality TV shows are facing dwindling audiences in the UK and elsewhere. Is this the end of the genre, or can it adapt to survive?
Beyoncé photographed by Mason Poole.
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Beyoncé playfully mixes aural identifiers of both ‘blackness’ and ‘whiteness’ to create something new
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New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.
Alamy/Andrew Milligan
What the brevity and humble tone tell us about the resigning first ministe'rs hopes for the future.
Cars are gathered at a port in in Yantai, Shandong province, China, for export.
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Chinese car makers are finding the road to succeeding in the EU slow and bumpy.
People parading a Russian flag around the streets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Niger’s military government sides with Russia in the latest sign of Moscow’s growing influence in Africa.
Lady Macbeth by John Singer Sargent, 1889.
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McDermid artfully weaves Shakespeare’s Lady Macbeth with Scotland’s Queen Gruoch, the real woman who inspired her.
Keir Starmer shows Poulter his new digs, following his defection from the Tories.
Alamy/PA/Stefan Rousseau
It’s a rare event for an MP to leave government to join the opposition. But the timing here may mean voters will hardly notice.
France and the UK are leading European military support for Ukraine, and putting pressure on Germany to follow.
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Britain and France are working together to create coalitions to support Ukraine, with some success.
WW DJN.
Alamy/Darren Staples
Mayoral votes, a by-election triggered by a scandal and a prime minister under threat. It’s a big week.