Thursday April 17 2025
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J.K. Rowling on a boat, smoking a cigar and holding a drink.
Trans groups should push for ‘third space’, says equality watchdog head

Baroness Falkner said Supreme Court ruling provided clarity to organisations, while JK Rowling celebrated the decision on social media

Politics

A man shouts anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli slogans at an anti-Israeli protest in Tehran, Iran, standing near a military vehicle with a model of surface-to-surface missiles.
Israel ‘was poised to strike Iran before Trump announced talks’


Ozempic pen, pills, and measuring tape.
Move over Ozempic, first weight-loss pill could put an end to jabs

Vladimir Putin and Jean-Claude Van Damme shaking hands.
Jean-Claude Van Damme becomes the latest fallen star to woo Putin
Europe
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Illustration of two police officers looking at a tall building with decorated Easter eggs superimposed.


Older man in suit sitting on a table using a laptop.
Boomers can keep working because 70 is the new 50, IMF declares


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Man holding plants, standing with dog in garden.
Garden designer’s ‘paradise’ at risk from 100-acre solar farm

Tom Stuart-Smith, whose family has lived at Serge Hill in Hertfordshire for four generations, said the proposals were a ‘short-sighted tragedy’


Heavy traffic on a highway during Easter weekend.
The not-so-great Easter getaway: travel warnings abound for weekend



A man stands on a path as two lions drink from puddles.
Briton wins photographer of the year for close encounter with lions

A man stands on a path as two lions drink from puddles.
Briton wins photographer of the year for close encounter with lions


A man stands on a path as two lions drink from puddles.




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News in pictures


MoD ‘energy weapon’ shoots down swarms of drones


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Editor's picks


Will anger push the left-behind of Durham into Reform’s arms?

Voting for Brexit, Boris and Starmer has failed to bring the change ‘red wall’ voters crave — Farage is out to exploit that



Illustration of a judge holding up a skull with pink hair, asking "What is a woman?" and "Two X, or not two X, that is the question."

Cartoon by Morten Morland



a woman wearing a blue jacket and white shirt smiles for the camera
Loyalty trumps dignity for attack dog JD Vance






a woman wearing a blue jacket and white shirt smiles for the camera
Loyalty trumps dignity for attack dog JD Vance




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Alistair OsborneNvidia in an invidious position as Trump tariffs bite




Virgil van Dijk in Liverpool jersey, surrounded by framed photos of Liverpool players.

Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson knew Dutchman would become Anfield legend — and captain now joins Mo Salah in signing two-year contract with Premier League leaders

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Lifelong smoker Robert Crampton (and until recently a heavy drinker and overweight) books in at a clinic. What will his results reveal?


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Pete BrownSix of the best IPAs — tasted by our expert





Promotional image for The Apprentice S19, featuring Lord Alan Sugar, Baroness Karren Brady, and Tim Campbell MBE against a London cityscape backdrop.
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Apprentice: The Final


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