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Warning for British red passport holders at risk of post-Brexit rules

<p>Ten-month-old Finley Boden was murdered just weeks after he was returned to his parents’ care in 2020 (Derbyshire Police/PA)</p>

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Baby died as result of abuse from parents despite being ‘protected’

<p>The new mortgage is available directly to customers and via brokers through Accord Mortgages </p>

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Rise of the 99% mortgage as £5,000 deposit introduced

<p>BBC director general Tim Davie has said he is open to a ‘more progressive’ licence fee</p>

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BBC set to make wealthy pay more for the licence fee

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Baltimore Key Bridge collapse death toll unclear as trade chaos feared

Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed into the Patapsco River in Baltimore after a cargo ship crashed into it

<p>Chinese people under President Xi Jinping are so business-minded that it’s almost impossible to believe they live in a state that is still officially communist</p>

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How China stole the West (and we happily gave it away)

The Chinese Communist Party considers dominating the world as a work in progress but many believe it’s largely a done deal. Having visited the country working and lecturing over 27 times, Jonathan Margolis reflects on how they’ve outwitted our ‘drunk’ nation of work-shy, chaotic citizens, distracted by trivia and culture wars

Women

For women runners, catcalling is a constant – but most men have no idea

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Kyiv spy boss reveals assassination plan as Russia launches drone attack

<p>Palestinian children wait to receive food in Rafah </p>

Middle East

Children in Gaza ‘paper thin’ due to malnutrition – as pressure intensifies for ceasefire deal

Palestinians drown trying to reach Gaza aid air-dropped into sea

Middle East

Children in Gaza ‘paper thin’ due to malnutrition – as pressure intensifies for ceasefire deal

Aid workers on the ground say action is needed now, as Israel says UN demand for a truce has damaged negotiations

Palestinians drown trying to reach Gaza aid air-dropped into sea

<p>Donald Trump in an ad for the ‘God Bless the USA’ Bible on Truth Social</p>

US politics

‘Let’s Make America Pray Again’: Yours for $60, the Trump Bible

<p>Robert Halfon has quit as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister</p>

UK Politics

Robert Halfon quits as minister in fresh headache for Rishi Sunak

<p> Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, and Aaron Dessner accept Album of the Year award for Folklore onstage during 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on 14 March 2021</p>

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Jack Antonoff ends interview when asked about Taylor Swift’s album

<p>Alan Titchmarsh trousers censored </p>

East Asia

Alan Titchmarsh reacts after his trousers were censored by North Korean TV

East Asia

Alan Titchmarsh reacts after his trousers were censored by North Korean TV

<p>Jude Bellingham arrived as England’s goalscorer to salvage a draw </p>

Football

Bellingham’s new role provides late twist to Southgate’s Euros plans

<p>Vapes can ‘be an attractive option’ to help people stop smoking</p>

Health

Calls for free vapes to be handed out in emergency departments

<p>Michael Jackson performs during his HIStory tour in 1996</p>

Features

How do you tell a story like Michael Jackson’s?

A dazzling Broadway musical about the King of Pop earned 10 Tony nominations and has sold over a million tickets – but made critics uneasy with its failure to address child abuse allegations faced by the star. Now ‘MJ the Musical’ is heading to the West End. But can we really ignore Jackson’s deeply stained legacy, asks Mark Beaumont

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How do you tell a story like Michael Jackson’s?

A dazzling Broadway musical about the King of Pop earned 10 Tony nominations and has sold over a million tickets – but made critics uneasy with its failure to address child abuse allegations faced by the star. Now ‘MJ the Musical’ is heading to the West End. But can we really ignore Jackson’s deeply stained legacy, asks Mark Beaumont

<p>A Royal Navy aircraft carrier returns to her home port of Portsmouth </p>

Crime

Royal Navy sailors arrested on suspicion of stealing iPads and games

News

Whoopi Goldberg walks off stage during The View broadcast to scold fan

<p>Jackie Leonard, 54, has launched a petition calling on the government to take action after her son Ben died while on Scouts trip in Wales</p>

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Mum of boy who died on Scouts trip calls on government to take action

UK Politics

Top US magazine slams Britain after 14 years of Tory ‘psychodrama’

UK Politics

Top US magazine slams Britain after 14 years of Tory ‘psychodrama’

Health

Public satisfaction with the NHS at record 40-year low

<p>Environment Agency data published on Wednesday showed there were 3.6 million hours of spills in 2023</p>

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Raw sewage spills into rivers and seas reached record high last year

<p>Delicious Orie is set to star at the Paris 2024 Olympics </p>

Boxing

The secret weapon helping ‘the next Anthony Joshua’ to Olympic glory

Delicious Orie will head to Paris 2024 as Team GB’s representative in the super heavyweight category and Anthony Joshua’s ex-trainer is guiding him

Boxing

The secret weapon helping ‘the next Anthony Joshua’ to Olympic glory

Delicious Orie will head to Paris 2024 as Team GB’s representative in the super heavyweight category and Anthony Joshua’s ex-trainer is guiding him

<p>Leah Williamson has recovered from injury </p>

Football

Lionesses captain Williamson back in England squad

<p>The couple hopes their experience will help raise awareness about the devastating impact that not being to have children can have on people's lives (Collect/PA Real Life)</p>

Health & Families

Postcode lottery leaves couple with huge IVF bill for another chance

<p>Revellers in Mexico point dozens of lasers at passenger aircraft as it was flying over National Pyrotechnic Festival in Tultepec</p>

Americas

Dozens of laser beams shone at passenger plane by people at festival

<p>Pressing question: who is the Laurastar x Germanier appliance actually intended for?</p>

Lifestyle

Is Harrods trolling us by launching a £3,999 ironing board?

Lifestyle

Is Harrods trolling us by launching a £3,999 ironing board?

A mountain chicken frog, one of a species which was almost wiped out by a disease called chytridiomycosis, on display at London Zoo’s new ‘the secret life of reptiles and amphibians’ experience (Jonathan Brady/PA)

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Visitors to get first glimpse of one of the world’s largest frogs at London Zoo

<p>Rain has already swept across the south of Spain with religious processions impacted by downpours</p>

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Easter bank holiday weekend washout to hit European holiday hotspots

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<p>US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron who many thing is setting a new tone </p>

Middle East

Gaps are emerging between the UK and US in their support for Israel

The so-called special relationship has frayed over how to approach the massive civilian harm caused by Israel’s war on Gaza. Richard Hall takes a look at how the conversation is changing between the allies and the foreign secretary’s role in setting a new course

Middle East

Gaps are emerging between the UK and US in their support for Israel

The so-called special relationship has frayed over how to approach the massive civilian harm caused by Israel’s war on Gaza. Richard Hall takes a look at how the conversation is changing between the allies and the foreign secretary’s role in setting a new course

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