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Sun 17 May 2026
Police and crowd marshals form a line in front of protesters holding union jack and Saint George's cross flags
Protests
Tommy Robinson tells tens of thousands at London rally to prepare for ‘battle of Britain’
Ken Loach
Cannes film festival
‘They lost a historic opportunity’: Ken Loach laments Your Party infighting
Man reads a newspaper with the front page covered with news about the Ebola outbreak
Ebola
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda ‘emergency’ of international concern
Sir Tim Smit stands with arms crossed in a lush tropical garden at the Eden project
Chelsea flower show
‘You could dig up a lot of asphalt’: Tim Smit’s Chelsea garden prioritises growing food
Grand Final of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, in ViennaDARA, representing Bulgaria, the winner of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, holds the trophy during the Grand Final in Vienna, Austria, May 17, 2026. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Eurovision 2026
Bulgaria wins 70th Eurovision contest with Dara and Bangaranga
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In focus

Composite of Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer standing looking down outside 10 Downing Street
Politics
The ungovernable country? Why Britain keeps losing prime ministers
Pakistan
‘It’s no longer exceptional’: Karachi struggles under brutal new reality of extreme heat
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Features

Sonja Ibermann Cowan sits on a sofa wearing a pink leopard-print cardigan and glasses.
Friendship
What happened to the ‘little refugee girl’?: the 102-year-old Holocaust survivor whose story started outside my doorstep
Grace Dent on restaurants
Auguste, London E8: ‘Some fleeting moments of greatness’ – restaurant review
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Opinion

Donald Trump with Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida on 29 December 2025.
quote  It may not feel like it, but hope is on the horizon: Trump, Netanyahu and Putin’s powers appear to be waning
Simon Tisdall
quote  Why Brooklyn Beckham is – bear with me – a brilliant role model
Polly Hudson
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Sport

Pep Guardiola lays out his thoughts to the Manchester City players during a tense FA Cup final settled by a moment of genius from Antoine Semenyo (right).
quote  If FA Cup final was Pep’s last big Wembley moment, Semenyo was a fitting hero
Barney Ronay at Wembley
Scottish Premiership
Hearts contact police and condemn ‘shameful’ abuse of players and staff after title defeat at Celtic
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Podcast

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Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’ – podcast
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Climate crisis

A resident carries a child past muddied homes in Manilla after Typhoon Gaemi brought large-scale flooding to the Philippines in 2024
Exclusive
Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
Climate crisis
Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert UK fuel crisis, say campaigners
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Business & technology

A man working on a computer in a dark room
Technology
Canvas hack: is it ever a good idea to pay a ransom, and what happens to the data?