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Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to close asylum hotels
Immigration and asylum  
Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to close asylum hotels
Injunction to remove people from Essex hotel leads to government considering other housing options
Gaza  
UK to evacuate nine Gaza students with university scholarships
Adoption  
Gordon Brown calls for apologies over forced adoptions in England and Wales
London  
Two arrests after ‘famous’ ice-cream man fatally stabbed in north-west London
Ukraine  
Russia says it must be part of international talks on Ukraine’s security
In focus
What are the prospects of a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war?
Explained  
What are the prospects of a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war?
Donald Trump last week dropped his call for a pause in fighting. What does this mean for Kyiv and what might happen now?
Archaeology  
Could an ancient cow’s tooth unlock the origins of Stonehenge?
NHS  
‘Past mistakes must be avoided’: anxiety as Labour eyes public-private funding for NHS
Features
Fashion  
The thong bikini boom: why the skimpiest swimwear is back – and suddenly mainstream
The thong bikini boom: why the skimpiest swimwear is back – and suddenly mainstream
Film  
If your husband’s having an affair, this woman will get rid of her: the gripping film about China’s ‘mistress dispellers’
The long read
‘Pregnant, homeless, what now?’ The search for a safe place to abandon a baby
Child abandonment  
‘Pregnant, homeless, what now?’ The search for a safe place to abandon a baby
Each year, women make the desperate decision to abandon their babies. Specially designed ‘baby windows’ can help – but some argue they make matters worse
 

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Opinion
Far-right anger over asylum hotels is destroying the very idea of refuge – and that’s probably the goal
Zoe Williams
Far-right anger over asylum hotels is destroying the very idea of refuge – and that’s probably the goal
In Norway we see ourselves as ethically virtuous – so why is our oil wealth enabling genocide?
Sindre Bangstad
Sport
Football  
Spurs stunned as Arsenal swoop in to agree £67.5m Eze deal
Spurs stunned as Arsenal swoop in to agree £67.5m Eze deal
Tennis  
Errani and Vavassori win ‘reimagined’ US Open mixed doubles final
Athletics  
Hodgkinson smashes Lausanne Diamond League record in 800m victory
Podcast
Sun, sea and struggle: growing up in England’s coastal towns – podcast
Today in Focus  
Sun, sea and struggle: growing up in England’s coastal towns – podcast
Helen Pidd grew up in Morecambe, and life in seaside towns has only got harder since she was a teenager. She went back to find out why
Climate crisis
Sea ice  
Dramatic slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists
Dramatic slowdown in melting of Arctic sea ice surprises scientists
Seascape  
Sharp rise in whale and dolphin strandings in Scotland
Business