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Tories pledge £5,000 national insurance rebate for young homebuyers

The proposal is the Conservative Party’s first major offer to young people as Kemi Badenoch attempts to revive her political fortunes


Members of Palestine Action are arrested during a protest in Trafalger Square, London.
Police to get greater powers to ban repeated protests

Shabana Mahmood made the announcement after the Met arrested almost 500 people on Saturday during pro-Palestinian demonstrations in London


Government accused of ‘contempt’ over China spying case collapse

The dispute centres on why charges against two men accused of spying for China were abruptly dropped by prosecutors



Collage of an illustration of a man, soldiers carrying paintings, a golden gate, and a cathedral.
V&A’s new Gilbert Galleries to confront the legacy of looted art

Britain’s first permanent exhibition on looted art will explore the tangled origins of pieces once stolen by Soviets, Nazis and collectors

Art


Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, delivers a speech at the WellChild Awards.
Stalker ‘got within feet of Prince Harry’ on his visit to Britain

Kemi Badenoch delivering a speech at the Conservative Party Conference.
Badenoch told EU could cut policing ties if UK left ECHR
Illustration of a Black woman with a "STRONGER ECONOMY STRONGER BORDERS" sign next to her.
A sitting ovation for Badenoch, but they stood up for Philp

Collage of medical professionals, passports, and a "no entry" sign over a doctor holding a stethoscope.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, delivers a speech at the WellChild Awards.
Stalker ‘got within feet of Prince Harry’ on his visit to Britain





Collage of medical professionals, passports, and a "no entry" sign over a doctor holding a stethoscope.
Doctors treating NHS patients without complete ID checks


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Collage of a Mars rover, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Martin Freeman in Sherlock Holmes attire, with a yellow sticky note showing a question mark.
Sherlock and Watson aim to crack case of finding life on Mars

Instruments on the Mars rover have found unique ‘poppy seeds’ and ‘leopard spots’ on the red planet, hinting at the strongest signs of alien life yet


Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, with Michael Fawcett.






Two young girls measuring a giant pumpkin with a measuring tape.
A record-breaking 20ft pumpkin — and other news in pictures


Changes that gave humans complex thought may help explain autism


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Editor's picks



Kate Spicer holding grapes in a vineyard.
Can Brits pick fruit? I tried

The vineyards of England produced a bounteous crop this year, but why are so few of our grape pickers homegrown?


Police and forensic officers at the scene on Hart Street, Southport, where a man has been detained and a knife seized after a reported stabbing.
Inside the inquiry: what I learnt about Southport’s instinctive heroes


Collage of Meghan Markle wearing a white outfit and a black outfit.
Meghan in Paris! The duchess joins the front-row set

Collage of a man and a woman looking at the camera.
Are you part of the gusherati? Jennifer Aniston’s new man is


Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the 2024 US Open Tennis Championships.
Lay off Taylor Swift’s fiancé — Travis Kelce is my kind of jock


Illustration of Mr. and Mrs. Twit standing in front of a rusty gate with a sign that reads "TWITLANDIA."
The Twits in Triperot: what has Netflix done to Roald Dahl’s classic?


Best of The Sunday Times


A Palestinian Bedouin shepherd tending to his flock of goats in the E1 zone near the Israeli settlement of Ma’ale Adumim, West Bank.

Land grabs, road blocks and settler violence are dashing hopes for a Palestinian state



The French team celebrating their victory at the World Wine Tasting Championship.
France reclaims its crown in the wine World Tasting Championship
21 minutes ago

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It’s back to the basics of Beveridge or bust

Welfare system was not meant as a treasure chest for the demanding but as a safety net requiring citizens to contribute



Illustration of a cartoon with crocodiles holding Palestinian flags and signs that say "We Support Palestine Action" and "We Grieve for Synagogue Victims".

Cartoon by Peter Brookes



Tony Sewell smiling
Black community must counter antisemitism






Tony Sewell smiling
Black community must counter antisemitism






DPD delivery driver sorting through fragile packages in a van on a London street.
Fears for economy as ONS halves estimate for household savings


Jim Ratcliffe, chairman and founder of Ineos Group Holdings Plc, at the launch of the Team Ineos cycling group.
Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos freezes hiring while it tackles €11bn of debt

a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchPolicymakers should keep an open mind on productivity



GSK boss Emma Walmsley to receive benefits for years after exit



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Suranne Jones as Bert and Jodie Whittaker as Sam in the TV show Frauds.

Despite some bad dialogue and an underwhelming first episode, this crime tale is still reasonably entertaining


Abigail and Shaun Bengson performing in Ohio.
Ohio — unpredictable yet totally captivating gig theatre


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