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Graduates throwing their caps in the air.
Visa crackdown on the nationalities blamed for asylum costs

Home Office will restrict applications for work and study visas from migrants who are most likely to overstay

Politics

Royals lead VE Day celebrations and forget Harry for a day

As the slimmed-down royal family waved from the balcony, the two members to have served on the front line in recent conflicts were absent




Zendaya at the Met Gala in a white suit and hat.


Friedrich Merz waving at the Bundestag in Berlin.
Merz’s bid to be German chancellor falls at first round

The conservative leader, who signed a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats, is aiming to succeed Olaf Scholz

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Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of Princess Diana's statue.
Prince Harry less popular in America than William, poll shows

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Two Superbike riders killed in 11-man ‘chain reaction’ crash
Sport
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Prince Harry and Prince William at the unveiling of Princess Diana's statue.
Prince Harry less popular in America than William, poll shows






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Air Force flypast over Buckingham Palace for VE Day anniversary.
Everyone rose to the occasion, including the BBC

Never mind the honking geese — VE Day coverage was a glorious celebration and reminder of the debt we owe the last veterans and their fallen comrades


Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressing the crew of HMS Prince of Wales.
Starmer updates secret war plans amid fears of Russia attack


University College Birmingham campus with building and sign.
Universities to be ‘named and shamed’ over vice-chancellor pay

Mark Zuckerberg presenting Orion AR glasses at Meta Connect.
Google and Meta accounted for half of UK advertising spend last year


Sam Altman speaking at the AI Action Summit in Paris.




Four racing pigs wearing colorful capes compete at a NASCAR event.
News in pictures
Four racing pigs wearing colorful capes compete at a NASCAR event.
News in pictures


Breakthrough for China as 150m viewers watch amateur Zhao make history


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Editor's picks



Paloma Faith in a red armchair wearing a white lace outfit and red boots.
Paloma Faith: ‘Adele gave me the best tip for motherhood’





Kemi, here’s my 10-step plan to save the Tories

Local elections show the party is on a cliff edge but voters deserve a credible centre-right choice and we can still be that



Illustration of a man in a plane during a flypast, with a banner reading "Me Day".

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
Like it or not, Reform is telling the right story






a woman wearing glasses and a necklace looks at the camera
Like it or not, Reform is telling the right story




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Young boy hugging mother's leg and looking up.
Robert CramptonBeing a ‘mummy’s boy’ helped to make me the person that I am today





A grey cat is sitting on a windowsill, looking out the window.
Ian KingUS law firms that cut deals with Trump will regret it


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Zhao Xintong of China holding the Halo World Snooker Championship trophy.

Sheffield-based potter smashes glass ceiling by seeing off Mark Williams in the final — two years after serving ban over match-fixing scandal






Promotional image for Malpractice series 2, episode 1, featuring Tom Hughes, Helen Behan, and Jordan Kouame.
Malpractice — are all doctors as rude to each other as this?
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