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Holy water: nuns fight Italian town’s plans to take away their beach club

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Sisters argue they should retain concession in Ligurian town of Spotorno because it funds charitable activities A group of Italian nuns is fighting back against local council plans to take their beach club away from them – the latest flashpoint in the long-running debate about the monopoly of private concessions along Italy’s coastline. The dispute, described as “a holy war” by some local press, unfolded when a 50-me

Can Trump’s peace plan for Gaza be saved? – The Latest

By Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Devika Bhat; produced by Bryony Moore and Annie La Vespa; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is on a diplomatic mission in the Middle East to meet Hamas officials and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in an attempt to salvage a ceasefire in Gaza. The talks come after Netanyahu rejected the US-backed 15-point peace plan for the territory in a rare public break with the Trump administration this month. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to global editor Devika Bhat Conti

Labour MP under investigation by party over Covid loans to his businesses

By Matty Edwards

Southend East & Rochford’s Bayo Alaba has been suspended while inquiry looks at bounceback loans A Labour MP has been suspended after being questioned about government Covid loans taken out by his businesses. Bayo Alaba, the MP for Southend East & Rochford, has referred himself to the Labour party for investigation after the Times asked about a loan given to one of his businesses during the pandemic. Continue reading

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Virgin Trains a step closer to running services to Europe in blow to Eurostar

By Lauren Almeida

Operator granted UK track access for as many as 20 daily return trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030 Business live – latest updates Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to enable it to run services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030, in a key step towards breaking Eurostar’s monopoly on the cross-Channel passenger route. The Office of Rail and Road (OR

‘No British citizenship, no benefits.’ Kind of.

By Mark Paul

Reform UK unveils tough proposals to save £50 billion. But what about the Irish?

Embarrassing breach as Burnham exchanges texts with person posing as top Trump adviser

By George Parker

UK prime minister contacted by someone claiming to be White House chief of staff Susie Wiles

Constitution River gets immediate chance to fill Bow Echo void at York

By Greg Wood

The unbeaten three-year-old’s showdown with Ombudsman promises a race for the ages but the Ebor Handicap remains the festival’s most compelling spectacle For the moment at least, there is a Bow Echo-shaped hole in the remainder of the 2026 Flat season, after the news last week that George Boughey’s unbeaten colt has been retired to stud after suffering a training setback. The 2,000 Guineas winner exited the racing st

Niu Lai: derided animated film rivals blockbusters at Chinese box office

By Amy Hawkins

Commentary about the ‘so bad it’s good’ qualities of mother and son’s movie has driven people to see it at cinema A crude, low-tech animation about a cow and a skylark has become a sleeper hit at China’s box office, sitting alongside blockbusters such as The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day in cinema revenue rankings. Niu Lai, which translates to The Cow is Coming, is an 86-minute budget animation about a newbor

Zavateri set to take chance in City of York Stakes

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Eve Johnson Houghton’s promising three-year-old colt still in pursuit of first win this campaign

Drivers ignoring road closures near forest wildfire

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Residents of Linwood in the New Forest say drivers are repeatedly ignoring road closure signs.

Five teenagers killed in M9 wrong-way crash are named locally

By Hugh Dooley

Five males were in a BMW on M9 in Co Kildare when car hit a Hyundai carrying three sisters and a boy

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Adviser urges homeowners to consider switching when topping up home loans

By Dominic Coyle

Sticking with lender that sanctioned mortgage could cost thousands, says doddl.ie

Fire crew called to Wicklow commons after tyres dumped and set alight

By Caroline O'Doherty

Such incidents ‘not uncommon’, says fire chief, despite drought and repeated warnings

European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves

By Jon Henley in Paris, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide drought Successive intense heatwaves and an increasingly severe, continent-wide drought have left many of Europe’s farmers in an “unprecedented” crisis, with vegetable and grain growers in particular warning of “catastrophic” harvests. French vegetable production is down by “a very significant extent” compared

Would you tell strangers how much debt you have? The people sharing how much money they owe online

By Clover Hope

In an era of transparency, people are detailing their financial struggles on the internet, breaking one of the last social taboos Discussions regarding personal finances have traditionally been taboo. But gen Z and millennials in the US are finally normalizing conversations about money, openly sharing about salaries, rent and investment strategies, but also their (sometimes substantial) debt. In recent years, financi

Did you solve it? A new goat for puzzledom’s GOAT

By Alex Bellos

The solution to today’s puzzle Earlier today I set you a new twist on the Monty Hall problem, which is (according to AI) the most discussed recreational maths puzzle in history. The standard Monty Hall problem is as follows: Continue reading...

BWG’s profits fall due to rising costs and impairment charge

By Barry O'Halloran

But sales at supermarket franchise owner BWG reach €1.7bn

Why is Berlin still giving Russia a house in the heart of the city?

By Derek Scally

Four years into the Ukraine war, Berlin is still deciding what to do about the Russland-Haus

My son is leaving home for university – and my severe denial has surprised me | Zoe Williams

By Zoe Williams

My cherished first-born will soon be off to start a big new phase of his life, shiny saucepans in tow. ‘Empty nesting’ implies this is as nature intended, but it’s knocked me for six My son sent me a picture of his university accommodation, which looked perfectly nice, but there was something off about it. It was a little bit too tidy, of course, and had the slightly dystopian atmosphere of a neutral colour palette,

M9 crash: Garda seeks new training, family remains in hospital as postmortems due on five deceased

By Órla Ryan

Intentionally driving the wrong way to evade gardaí is ‘playing Russian roulette with people’s lives’

Five masked teenagers killed in M9 crash are suspected of local crime spree

By Conor Lally

Young men were driving a BMW the wrong way on the M9 in Co Kildare when it hit a Hyundai carrying three sisters and a boy (7)

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Hundreds of fish die after foam pollutes river

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The foam was left-over "run-off" from the foam firefighters used to tackle a large blaze on Sunday.

Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour review – fringe gem leaves you ecstatic

By Brian Logan

Summerhall, Edinburgh Connor Dariol, AKA Australian clown Conk, does exactly what he claims – and with such skill and relentless pep we are helpless to resist When I saw the title to the Australian clown Conk’s show Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour, I thought I knew what the trick would be. Yes, the terms of the show’s billing would be fulfilled, but (I imagined) by twisting whatever that song

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‘A very dark day in Carlow’: Sisters seriously injured in fatal M9 crash are named

By Órla Ryan

Taoiseach ‘shocked and saddened at horrific road crash’

Father and daughter 'dumped body in canal'

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John Anslow and Hayley-Marie Ferguson stand trial over the death of sex worker Chereiss Bailey.

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