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Louvre Museum crown left crushed but 'intact' after raid

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 18:19
The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left "badly deformed".

Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson's 'lies'

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 18:15
The PM says the depth of the pair's relationship was not known when he was appointed US ambassador.

England wing Feyi-Waboso a doubt for Wales game

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 18:00
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is an injury doubt for England's Six Nations opener against Wales on Saturday after the wing pulls up in training on Thursday.

'I'm not against it' - Fomer GB sprinter Prescod on taking drugs for Enhanced Games

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 18:00
Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod gives the clearest indication yet that he will take performance-enhancing drugs as part of the controversial Enhanced Games.

'I'm not against it' - Fomer GB sprinter Prescod on taking drugs for Enhanced Games

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 18:00
Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod gives the clearest indication yet that he will take performance-enhancing drugs as part of the controversial Enhanced Games.

'I'm not against it' - Prescod on taking drugs for Enhanced Games

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 18:00
Former Great Britain sprinter Reece Prescod gives the clearest indication yet that he will take performance-enhancing drugs as part of the controversial Enhanced Games.

Chairman of major US law firm steps down after Epstein files release

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:39
Brad Karp’s company, Paul Weiss, previously said he did not participate in any misconduct.

Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher injured at school

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:28
Police were called to Milford Haven Comprehensive School in Pembrokeshire on Thursday afternoon.

US and Russia agree to resume regular military contact

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:23
Channels of communication were suspended in 2021 shortly before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners as peace talks end without breakthrough

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 17:21
The swap - the first since October - sees 157 Ukrainians and 160 Russians returned home.

How penis injections became a Winter Olympic talking point

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:58
World Anti-Doping chiefs will investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance, if a complaint is made.

How penis injections became a Winter Olympic talking point

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:58
World Anti-Doping chiefs will investigate claims male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance, if a complaint is made.

Man guilty of murdering girl, 9, playing in street

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:55
Lilia Valutyte was playing outside a shop in Boston, Lincolnshire, when she was stabbed to death.

Quiz enters administration for third time

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:50
Some 109 jobs will be cut at the company's headquarters and distribution centre in Scotland.

Parliament revamp could cost £40bn and take 61 years

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:50
MPs and peers are presented with two renovation options and told to make a decision by the mid-2030s.

Leicester City docked six points by English Football League for financial breaches

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:47
Leicester City are docked six points by the English Football League for breaking profit and sustainability rules.

Leicester docked six points for financial breaches

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:47
Leicester City are docked six points by the English Football League for breaching financial rules.

What we know about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mother

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:46
It's been days since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Arizona.

Lebanon says Israel sprayed southern villages with concentrated herbicide

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:42
Israel declines to comment on the allegation its planes sprayed glyphosate over an area with extensive farmland.

Deaths were avoidable in UK's worst small boat disaster, inquiry finds

Thu, 02/05/2026 - 16:37
Inquiry chair Sir Ross Cranston said "systemic failures" by authorities had led to the deadliest Channel small-boat incident on record.

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