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Manchester bomber’s brother ‘should be isolated even if he goes mad’, expert says

Hashem Abedi attacked prison officers at HMP Frankland last weekend

Crime

Labour refuses to rule out Chinese involvement in British Steel

No 10 has said there are no plans to review Chinese companies involved in UK national infrastructure


How blast furnaces work and why they’re so difficult to get restarted

Cooling a furnace is complex, costly and takes months — and it is just as difficult to get it going again



Rocket launch.
All-female Blue Origin crew goes to space and back in ten minutes

Jeff Bezos’s wife-to-be Lauren Sánchez, Katy Perry and the rest of an all-female crew blast off aboard the New Shepard rocket

US news
23 minutes ago


Henry Cookson in a yellow submarine in Antarctica.
Heiress sues Prince Harry’s polar guide over cancelled Titanic dive

A person walks past overflowing trash bags piled high on a street during a bin strike.
Birmingham bin workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ council pay offer
Craig Williams, Conservative parliamentary candidate, being interviewed after election.
Former Sunak aide charged over bets placed on general election date

Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
Miliband’s net zero obsession left British Steel on the brink

Henry Cookson in a yellow submarine in Antarctica.
Heiress sues Prince Harry’s polar guide over cancelled Titanic dive






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Collage of two men and steel pipes against a background of the Chinese flag.
Why did the government take control of British Steel?


Rise in CT scans causing thousands of cancer cases, experts warn


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Editor's picks



Two injured civilians in the aftermath of a missile strike.
Trump claim that Sumy strike was ‘mistake’ is propaganda, says Ukraine

A senior MP called for an FBI investigation into Russian influence in the White House


Illustration of robots delivering goods to a 7-Eleven store.
The future of shopping: robot staff and hydrogen-powered smoothies



Collage of Vladimir Putin and another man shaking hands, with images of war-torn buildings and burning vehicles in the background.
Palm Sunday attack illustrates Putin’s brutal negotiating tactics


Jonathan Jacob Meijer holding a baby.
Fears of inbreeding as 85 ‘mass sperm donors’ father thousands



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Trump’s policy on China is a strategic blunder

US will pay a high price in both wealth and influence after underestimating Beijing’s resolve not to be pushed around



Illustration of a starfish-like figure in a steel factory, labeled "Growing Britain's Backbone".

Cartoon by Ella Baron



a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Gardening task brings a net loss. I blame the tree…






a man in a suit and white shirt is looking at the camera
Gardening task brings a net loss. I blame the tree…






David Solomon, Goldman Sachs managing director, speaking at a panel.

Despite warning, the investment bank said revenues from equities trading climbed by 27 per cent year-on-year to a record $4.2 billion


a woman wearing glasses and a black jacket looks at the camera
Mehreen KhanOdds are in favour of China winning trade war with America


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Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau at the Masters Tournament.

American playing partner at Augusta says he ‘wanted to cry’ when Northern Irishman’s shot into Rae’s Creek threatened to derail his Masters bid


Rory McIlroy celebrates winning the Masters Tournament.
Ludicrously, relentlessly riveting — was this the greatest Masters of all?





Portrait of Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin MoranMy worst trait? I’m a terrible gossip. As in, I’m terrible at it





A girl from The Last of Us holds a shotgun.
What’s on TV and radio tonight — The Last of Us


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