May says Europe will see 'I'm a bloody difficult woman

PM issues threat in the wake of reports that the EU Commission President called her Brexit demands 'delusional'

The study shows just one small way that social media can affect our mental health, researchers said

Gluten-free diets 'not recommended' for people without coeliac disease

Global sales of gluten-free food rose by 12.6 per cent last year

Donald Trump 'reduced Ivanka to tears' over 'grabbing women' comments

President's daughter has worked hard to cultivate a feminist image

You can't drink Costa coffee and be working class, Tory claims

Anthony Calvert is contesting the marginal constituency of Wakefield

Lifestyle

Why millennials should be split into two distinct sub-groups

Older millennials are very different to younger millennials because of the unique time period in which we've grown up

15 facts that show why bottled water is one of the biggest scams

Some of us get our water for free from the tap. The rest pay for it — at the cost of roughly $100 billion a year

The unsettling opinion that the majority of men have about make-up

But going barefaced isn’t quite acceptable either

Meet the London guide running 'badass' women's tours of Paris

Everyone knows about the men who shaped Paris, but women who did the same get less fanfare. Laura Goodman takes a new tour aiming to redress the balance

talking points

Letters May is deluded when it comes to her Brexit strategy

Andrew Grice Ignore the hype about May's Brexit dinner – there will still be a deal

Sean O'Grady May's Thatcherite campaign is handing voters to Labour

Standard attacks May's campaign on Osborne's first day as editor

The paper’s editorial reads: ‘If you ask for a blank cheque, don’t be surprised if later it bounces’

Tom Peck The EU is right, Theresa May is deluded about Brexit

If you thought chaos under David Cameron was chaos, chaos under Theresa May is going to be on different order of magnitude altogether

in depth

The Madeleine McCann industry: How a three-year-old’s disappearance became a troubling national obsession

Ten years on, the story of the girl who went missing from her holiday apartment continues to generate a lot of heat - but not necessarily much light

The smartest way to spend your money if you become rich overnight

A financial adviser has revealed how to spend wisely to stay rich

How climate change deniers’ lies made a leading sceptic change sides

Jerry Taylor says when he looked into sceptics' claims they were 'dodgy, sketchy or misleading or the underlying science didn’t hold up'

international

China demands US removes anti-missile system on Korean border

Merkel raises concerns with Putin over Chechnya 'torture' of gay men

Refugee electrocuted while attempting to climb on Eurostar train to UK

Police officers who shot dead Alton Sterling 'will not be charged'

Long reads

How officials missed the warning signs of a US Olympic gymnast doctor

Larry Nassar sits at the centre of a sex abuse scandal that has rocked the organisation that selects and trains Team USA gymnasts

Black-on-black crime, black-on-black punishment in America

The US locks up more people than any other country on the planet, and a vastly disproportionate number of its prisoners are black. Less commonly discussed is that so too are many of the officials who jailed them. Andy Martin meets James Forman, author of a revealing new book on the subject

American Gods is more relevant than ever

For years, directors have been begging Neil Gaiman to adapt ‘American Gods’ for the screen. With the meteoric rise of long-form TV, this mystical tale has finally found a medium where it can visually thrive

Why we need to start listening to insects

To fight malaria, researchers are reviving a field of study grounded in both music and biology: wingbeat frequency. Daniel A Gross traces the story from Finland to Tanzania, and looks at where this collision of disciplines could lead

Developing stories

North Korea

US anti-missile system operating from golf course in South Korea

Brexit

Theresa May mocked by EU parliament's chief negotiator

Donald Trump

Trump team sued over alleged intimidation of federal workers

French election

This is how Marine Le Pen could win the French election

Pollution plan must now be published before election... which may be bad news for Tories

Latest video

Merkel raises concerns with Putin over Chechnya 'torture' of gay men

Belgium 'made sure Saudis knew it voted regime onto UN women's panel'

Horse 'saves its life' by painting

Syria air strike was 'entertainment', says Trump's Commerce Secretary

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Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick volcanic ash as seen from Beganding village in Karo

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A member of the Syrian civil defence, known as The White Helmets, teaches schoolchildren how to protect themselves in case of an air strike during a war safety awareness campaign conducted by the group in the rebel-held area of Harasta, on the northeastern outskirts of the capital Damascus

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to their talks at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, Russia

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Israeli children look through binoculars during a display of Israeli Defense Forces equipment and abilities, as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 69th anniversary, in the southern city of Sderot, Israel

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An Israeli girl plays with a rifle during a display of Israeli Defense Forces equipment and abilities, as part of the celebrations for Israel's Independence Day marking the 69th anniversary, in the southern city of Sderot, Israel

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Police block the street as smoke pours into the air following a series of loud blasts were heard in Toronto

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A Bolivarian National Guard water cannon puts out a gasoline bomb that fell on an armored vehicle during an opposition May Day march in Caracas, Venezuela

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An opposition activist clashes with the police during a march against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro held on May Day, in Caracas

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Venezuelan opposition activists protect themselves and prepare to confront a water cannon, during clashes with police within a march against President Nicolas Maduro, held on May Day in Caracas

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Venezuelan opposition activists clash with riot police as they demonstrate against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas

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A grid girl poses for a photographer ahead of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit in Sochi

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Bystanders look at the wreckage of a bus after it rammed four cars and a motorcycle and came to rest at the bottom of a slope in Cianjur. At least 11 people were killed, when a bus rammed into several other vehicles in Indonesia's West Java province after a suspected brake failure

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At least 11 people were killed, when a bus rammed into several other vehicles in Indonesia's West Java province after a suspected brake failure

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Photo provided by US Customs and Border Protection shows a hearse, the casket and the bricks of marijuana it was carrying after agents stopped the vehicle at an immigration checkpoint on State Route 80 near Tombstone, Ariz

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European Heads of State meet during a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium

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Afghan warlord and ex-prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar gestures as he speaks at a rally in Laghman province

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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a EU summit in Brussels, Belgium

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Participants dance during the costumed vintage bicycle cruising of the Tweed Run Budapest companionship, in downtown Budapest, Hungary

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Participants ride bicycles during the costumed vintage bicycle cruising of the Tweed Run Budapest companionship, in downtown Budapest, Hungary

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates returns a volley, during an exhibition tennis match in Seattle

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US military vehicles travel in the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria

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People gesture at a US military vehicle travelling in Amuda province, northern Syria

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Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, visits a stable as he campaigns near Poitiers, France

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Rescue workers attend to a wounded man on a stretcher in an alley in Manila, after a homemade pipe bomb exploded

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A wounded honey bear which was entangled by a wild-boar trap arrives at a hospital in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, before its amputation surgery

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Festival goers attend day 1 of 2017 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California

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Festival goers attend day 1 of 2017 Stagecoach California's Country Music Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Californi

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A masked demonstrator gestures after protesters set a bus on fire during a general strike protest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Militarised police personnel in riot gear, fire tear gas at protestors blocking the road near the long-distance bus terminal during the nationwide strike called by unions opposing austerity reforms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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A man covers his faces as buses burn after being set on fire by protestors during a nationwide general strike in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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The military police shoot against protesters during the nationwide strike called by unions opposing austerity reforms in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands hosted 150 guests at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam as part of the ongoing celebrations for His Majesty’s 50th birthday

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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands pose for a group picture with their guests after the dinner for 150 Dutch people to celebrate the king's 50th birthday in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands

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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump meet with Argentina's President Mauricio Macri and his wife, Juliana Awada, at the White House

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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli security forces following a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah

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Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian protester during clashes at a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem

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French presidential election candidate for the En Marche! movement Emmanuel Macron kicks a ball during a campaign visit to Sarcelles, north of Paris

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People dance on a boat during King's Day celebrations in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The Netherlands is marking the 50th birthday of King Willem-Alexander with orange-clad citizens holding parties and street sales throughout the country

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Activists from Amnesty dressed as the Statue of liberty take part in a demonstration to mark the first 100 days in office of US President Donald Trump outside the US Embassy in London

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Football

Madrid eviscerate Atletico courtesy of supreme Ronaldo's hat-trick

Real Madrid 3 Atletico Madrid 0: Diego Simeone's side suffered more pain, more deflation and more dejection as they once again failed to get the better of their superior rivals

Cricket

Blake century not enough to stave off defeat for Kent in one-day cup

Blake, 28, had never before reached three figures in List A cricket but did so in style at Taunton, peppering the boundary rope at will, eventually out for 116 from 58 balls

Voices

David Usborne This Syria strike is Trump's latest U-turn - but what's the endgame?

Editorial The progressive alliance was over before it even began

Even so, voters can choose to vote tactically – for which read intelligently – if they are concerned that the lurch towards a hard Brexit will constitute a national disaster of historic proportions

culture

Film

Spaceship's Alex Taylor: How I made my first feature film

The first time British director's film about a father's search for his cyper punk daughter who is supposedly abducted by aliens is about the teenager in all of us

Music

Serge Pizzorno on how Kasabian 'cut out the fat' on their new album

'We did really basic recording - some of it took place in a big studio but the whole thing was all done on instinct, really quickly - and it felt right to make this kind of album'