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‘The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over £5bn benefits cut
Benefits  
‘The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over £5bn benefits cut
Dozens of MPs are angry at their party, despite frantic efforts by whips and government ministers to assuage them
Ukraine  
Zelenskyy says Russia still firing on Ukraine despite ‘Easter truce’
‘One hell of a turnout’  
Trans activists rally in London against gender ruling
Protest  
Protesters fill the streets in cities across the US to denounce Trump agenda
South Yorkshire  
Doncaster prisoners could sue government over exposure to radon gas
In focus
Two-party politics is dying in Britain. Voters want more than just Labour and Tories
Analysis  
Two-party politics is dying in Britain. Voters want more than just Labour and Tories
Badenoch is braced for heavy losses on 1 May, but as Labour stumbles and Greens and Lib Dems surge, the contest is wide open
Tories and Reform battle to become right-wing opposition in local elections, says Robert Ford
Prague Spring  
Exposing ‘the illegals’: how KGB’s fake westerners infiltrated the Prague Spring
30 years on  
‘The bomber’s words sound mainstream. Like he won!’ Oklahoma City’s tragedy in the time of Trump
Spotlight
Science  
‘It blew us away’: how an asteroid may have delivered the vital ingredients for life on Earth
‘It blew us away’: how an asteroid may have delivered the vital ingredients for life on Earth
Review  
Dove, London: ‘inventive, unusual, tantalising’
Ask Philippa  
Can my marriage recover from my sex addiction?
Opinion
The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted
The supreme court has carefully ringfenced protections for women. That’s all we wanted
It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth
Tories and Reform use the steel crisis to knock clean energy. They’re wrong: it will secure all our futures
 
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Sport
Never mind late drama, Amorim and Postecoglou still face Ten Hag trap
Never mind late drama, Amorim and Postecoglou still face Ten Hag trap
Football  
Reserved Slot can savour Liverpool's success as title beckons
Premier League  
Onana piledriver caps Aston Villa’s thrilling Newcastle demolition
Podcast
Is the gym gen Z’s pub? – podcast
Today in Focus  
Is the gym gen Z’s pub? – podcast
While generation Z are making gains at the gym, are they losing out on connection?
Climate crisis
Inequality  
Climatologist Friederike Otto: ‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’
Climatologist Friederike Otto: ‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’
Health  
Microplastics found in human ovary follicular fluid for the first time
Business
Food  
TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios
TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios
Trade  
Cutting business ties with China would be ‘foolish’, Reeves says amid reports of US pressure
In pictures
Smart shot  
‘This trick is incredibly risky for him’: Ankit Ghosh’s best phone picture
‘This trick is incredibly risky for him’: Ankit Ghosh’s best phone picture
Art and design  
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The week around the world in 20 pictures
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