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Tue 19 May 2026
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Labour
Andy Burnham vows to ‘change Labour’ in direct challenge to Keir Starmer
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US
Five people, including two suspects, killed in shooting at San Diego’s largest mosque
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London
Jewish man in hospital after attack by group of men in Golders Green
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Middle East
Trump claims planned attack on Iran postponed after Tehran makes new proposal to end war
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Nursing
Racist abuse of NHS nurses rising amid ‘normalisation’ of extreme views, RCN warns
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In focus

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Explainer
‘Remain calm’: Japan is gripped by fears of a naphtha shortage. What is it and why are people worried?
US-China relations
Trump’s shifting remarks on Taiwan are perfect for China to exploit
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Features

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China
Sanctioned cars to beauty clinics: Russian rubles flood into China’s border towns
Jeffrey Epstein
The strange case of Epstein cellmate and quadruple murderer Nicholas Tartaglione
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The long read

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The long read
‘Should we leave them to die?’ The battle over how to save orangutans from the curse of palm oil
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Opinion

Starmer laughs with his hand to his forehead while sitting at a cafe table
quote  Starmer’s message to voters in Makerfield: vote Labour because you hate me
John Crace
quote  It’s byelection bingo! Get ready for the Brexit arguments you heard 10 years ago, only louder
Zoe Williams
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Sport

Pep Guardiola waves after Manchester City beat Southampton to reach the FA Cup final
Football
Guardiola expected to leave Manchester City at end of the season
Premier League
Havertz header edges nervy Arsenal past Burnley and one step from title
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Podcast

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Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift – podcast
Podcast | 24:16
 
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Climate crisis

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US
Fast-growing southern California brush fire prompts evacuation orders
The age of extinction
For sale: one cute baby gibbon – mother probab