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Fri 15 May 2026

Labour leadership

Andy Burnham smiles
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham has path to challenge PM but must win byelection first
Graphic of Wes Streeting, Ed Miliband, Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham against a Labour logo backdrop
Explained
What would potential Labour leadership candidates do differently to Starmer?
TV cameras point at the door of 10 Downing Street
Labour
Will Starmer go – and if so, how? Four scenarios in the battle for No 10
Wes Streeting in a dark suit
Politics
From council estate to cabinet: the political life of Wes Streeting so far
Streeting sits talking to an elderly patient who is wearing a hospital gown
Analysis
Wes Streeting vowed to fix ‘broken’ NHS but critics say he failed to deliver
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News

Nigel Farage putting his phone in his suit jacket pocket
Reform UK
Nigel Farage bought £1.4m property in cash shortly after receiving £5m gift
Trump China visit live
Beijing being ‘very pragmatic’ on Iran, says top US official
Children
NSPCC reports sharp rise in children being blackmailed over sexual images in UK
Medical research
Prostate cancer screening can save lives but ‘absolute benefit is small’, study says
Weight-loss drugs
Weight-loss jabs could halve sickness absence and ease strain on NHS, study suggests
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In focus

A marble statue of historian Thucydides seated and draped in robes against a cloudy blue sky
Explainer
What is the Thucydides Trap and why did Xi Jinping mention it in his meeting with Donald Trump?
Business
EU carmakers pave way for Chinese rivals as balance in market shifts
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Features

A detailed classical painting of the god Mars looking at a sleeping Venus, painted in the 18th century.
Women
Nymphomaniacs and sex droughts: what I learned while studying women’s pleasure
Experience
quote  I smuggled myself out of the UK
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Opinion

Side view focused on Starmer, with Rayner and Streeting sitting closer to the photographer
quote  If Labour didn’t exist, would you invent it? Streeting, Rayner, Burnham – you need to tell us why
Gaby Hinsliff
quote  No one should get a free pass on antisemitism – so why does the right?
George Monbiot
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Sport

Scottie Scheffler shared the lead with seven other men after the opening round of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Golf
Scheffler shares seven-way lead on congested US PGA leaderboard
Football
Premier League and FA Cup final: 10 things to look out for this weekend
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Podcast

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