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Missiles launched from Iran over Gaza Strip at night.
Trump says ‘full strength and might’ of US is ready for conflict

The president threatened direct military action against Iran if the US was attacked ‘in any way, shape or form’

Defence
ANALYSIS
Will Israel’s strikes on Iran bring about a regime change?

Binyamin Netanyahu’s government touts a new, pro-US state while its military insists destroying missile capability is the only aim

Israel-Iran
Britons desperately try to leave Israel as Iran’s missiles fall
Defence
Skydiver Belinda Taylor moments before her death.
Woman and instructor die in tandem skydiving accident in Devon

Belinda Taylor’s partner watched with horror as she fell 15,000 feet after her parachute did not open

Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Headshot of James Knowles.
Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’
Crime
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Louise Casey testifying before a parliamentary committee.
Grooming inquiry ‘to oversee local investigations’ to avoid delays
Politics
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Headshot of Blaise Metreweli, head of MI6 tech.
The name’s Blaise … MI6 reveals first female chief
Defence
Katharine Birbalsingh speaking into a microphone at a rally.
White guilt drives schools’ diversity push, Birbalsingh says
Education
Photo of Rachel Reeves in a light blue blazer.
Reeves warns that Israel-Iran conflict could raise cost of oil
Politics
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84-year-old woman riding a horse through a forest, with a small dog in her saddlebag.
Rider, 84, back in the saddle for 500-mile trek with pony and pup

Jane Dotchin —and Dinky the Jack Russell — are taking part in an annual ride from her Northumberland home to the wilds of the Scottish highlands and back

UK
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe giving a speech.
Former police chief warns of Iranian threat to UK interests
Defence
Person holding phone displaying NHS app.
NHS app will recruit millions for clinical trials to fight cancer
Healthcare
Collage of Boy George and another person, both with faces painted white.
Boy George calls JK Rowling a ‘rich bored bully’ in trans rights row
Scotland
Portrait of Jackie Olden.
Campaigner says watchdog lets gambling groups act ‘with impunity’
Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Collage of Boy George and another person, both with faces painted white.
Boy George calls JK Rowling a ‘rich bored bully’ in trans rights row
Scotland
Collage of Boy George and another person, both with faces painted white.
Boy George calls JK Rowling a ‘rich bored bully’ in trans rights row
Scotland
Portrait of Jackie Olden.
Campaigner says watchdog lets gambling groups act ‘with impunity’
Portrait of Jackie Olden.
Campaigner says watchdog lets gambling groups act ‘with impunity’
Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Collage of Boy George and another person, both with faces painted white.
Boy George calls JK Rowling a ‘rich bored bully’ in trans rights row
Scotland
Portrait of Jackie Olden.
Campaigner says watchdog lets gambling groups act ‘with impunity’
Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Collage of Boy George and another person, both with faces painted white.
Boy George calls JK Rowling a ‘rich bored bully’ in trans rights row
Scotland
Collage of Boy George and another person, both with faces painted white.
Boy George calls JK Rowling a ‘rich bored bully’ in trans rights row
Scotland
Portrait of Jackie Olden.
Campaigner says watchdog lets gambling groups act ‘with impunity’
Portrait of Jackie Olden.
Campaigner says watchdog lets gambling groups act ‘with impunity’
Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures
Artist Katie Ventress adding finishing touches to her Iridescent Omen magpie sculpture.
PHOTOGRAPHY
News in pictures

World

Israeli flag displayed on a balcony overlooking a destroyed building.
‘The world needs this war even if they don’t know it’

A devastating Iranian missile strike that killed seven in Bat Yam has left residents shell-shocked but defiant

Israel-Iran
Illustration of the Amur River massacre of 1900.
DISPATCH FROM CHINA
Why Putin’s close bond with Xi is built on shifting sands
Asia
Crane lifting wreckage of Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad.
New clues point to engine failure for cause of Air India plane crash
Asia
French President Emmanuel Macron arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, greeted by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
IN DEPTH
Is Macron’s Greenland trip a warning to Trump or a ‘lame duck’ visit?
Europe
Surveillance image of Vance Luther Boelter, suspect in Minnesota shootings, wearing a prosthetic mask and police-like uniform.
Suspected gunman Vance Boelter had ‘hit list of abortion activists’
US news
German honorary guard soldiers in a parade.
Sleeping with your comrade’s wife is ‘bad for morale’, troops told
Europe
Three corgis wearing hats sit on a wooden surface.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
Ukraine’s corgi dog festival is fit for a Queen
Russia-Ukraine war
French President Emmanuel Macron arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, greeted by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Jens-Frederik Nielsen.
IN DEPTH
Is Macron’s Greenland trip a warning to Trump or a ‘lame duck’ visit?
Europe
Surveillance image of Vance Luther Boelter, suspect in Minnesota shootings, wearing a prosthetic mask and police-like uniform.
Suspected gunman Vance Boelter had ‘hit list of abortion activists’
US news
German honorary guard soldiers in a parade.
Sleeping with your comrade’s wife is ‘bad for morale’, troops told
Europe
Three corgis wearing hats sit on a wooden surface.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
Ukraine’s corgi dog festival is fit for a Queen
Russia-Ukraine war
Illustration of the Amur River massacre of 1900.
DISPATCH FROM CHINA
Why Putin’s close bond with Xi is built on shifting sands
Asia
Crane lifting wreckage of Air India Boeing 787 crash in Ahmedabad.
New clues point to engine failure for cause of Air India plane crash
Asia
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Comment

a bald man wearing glasses and a black jacket
TREVOR PHILLIPSKeir Starmer should never say never again

Constant U-turns, most lately over an inquiry into grooming gangs, make the PM appear feckless — he should be bold

Illustration of a man in Iran claiming peacefulness while hidden missiles are shown underneath the city.

Cartoon by Peter Brookes

Portrait of Sarah Ditum.
SARAH DITUMWhy JK Rowling hate mob no longer works
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
LIBBY PURVESNever mind Sir Becks, Mark Todd’s a real hero
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
JAWAD IQBAL | THUNDERERPride was only a performance for many big brands
a man in a blue suit adjusts his glasses
SATHNAM SANGHERA | NOTEBOOKBring it on, Etna, there are worse ways to go
Portrait of Sarah Ditum.
SARAH DITUMWhy JK Rowling hate mob no longer works
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
a man in a blue suit adjusts his glasses
Portrait of Sarah Ditum.
a woman wearing a pearl necklace smiles for the camera
Portrait of Iqbal Jawad.
a man in a blue suit adjusts his glasses

Life & Style

James Brown holding weeds in his garden.
Sex, drugs and rockeries: from Loaded editor to garden festivals

James Brown once embodied the party lifestyle. So how did he become obsessed with exotic seeds and secateurs?

Property & Home
Portrait of Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin MoranI’ve reached a middle-aged milestone — dedicated Bird Bore
A man sits at a restaurant table with a laptop and coffee, his dog lying at his feet.
Kevin MaherBroken Britain? No way. My real story tells you why we’ll all be OK
Woman holding a glass of champagne.
FIRST PERSON
I’m high risk for breast cancer but I won’t give up drinking
Health & Fitness
Jeremy Hunt sitting on a bench outside a cafe.
NEW
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Jeremy Hunt: ‘After a day in parliament, I’d go to a lambada club’
Politics
Shirley Botchwey sitting at her desk at Marlborough House.
INTERVIEW
The King, Megxit and what really goes on inside the Commonwealth
Royal family
Woman with red hair sitting outdoors.
The moment I realised I didn’t want to be anorexic any longer
Health & Fitness
Woman holding a glass of champagne.
FIRST PERSON
I’m high risk for breast cancer but I won’t give up drinking
Health & Fitness
Jeremy Hunt sitting on a bench outside a cafe.
NEW
INTERVIEW
WHAT I’VE LEARNT
Jeremy Hunt: ‘After a day in parliament, I’d go to a lambada club’
Politics
Shirley Botchwey sitting at her desk at Marlborough House.
INTERVIEW
The King, Megxit and what really goes on inside the Commonwealth
Royal family
Woman with red hair sitting outdoors.
The moment I realised I didn’t want to be anorexic any longer
Health & Fitness
Portrait of Caitlin Moran.
Caitlin MoranI’ve reached a middle-aged milestone — dedicated Bird Bore
A man sits at a restaurant table with a laptop and coffee, his dog lying at his feet.
Kevin MaherBroken Britain? No way. My real story tells you why we’ll all be OK

Business

A young woman in a blue work uniform inspects a small piece of material in a workshop.
British manufacturers turn their backs on US as export market

Make UK finds most of its members say tariffs are likely to harm them, as America drops out of the top three regions where they expect to do business

Companies & Markets
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchThe problem with economic data is there’s just too much of it
Headshot of Gill Oliver.
Oliver GillFix our woeful rollout of EV charging to rescue our car industry
TM Lewin store on Oxford Street, London.
TM Lewin returns to the high street as workers go back to offices
Companies & Markets
Exterior view of The Ivy restaurant in Windsor.
Ivy owner apologises for demanding discounts from suppliers
Companies & Markets
Person with umbrella walking past the Bank of England in London.
When will the Bank cut interest rates again?
Economics
Racegoers at Royal Ascot using phones to film a horse race.
Tax changes ‘threaten future of horse racing’
Economics
TM Lewin store on Oxford Street, London.
TM Lewin returns to the high street as workers go back to offices
Companies & Markets
Exterior view of The Ivy restaurant in Windsor.
Ivy owner apologises for demanding discounts from suppliers
Companies & Markets
Person with umbrella walking past the Bank of England in London.
When will the Bank cut interest rates again?
Economics
Racegoers at Royal Ascot using phones to film a horse race.
Tax changes ‘threaten future of horse racing’
Economics
a man in a suit and white shirt smiles for the camera
Simon FrenchThe problem with economic data is there’s just too much of it
Headshot of Gill Oliver.
Oliver GillFix our woeful rollout of EV charging to rescue our car industry
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Sport

J.J. Spaun celebrating his U.S. Open win.
US OPEN
Spaun produces shot of his life to seal fightback and US Open title

American drives par-four 17th and holes monstrous putt on the last to win by two shots from Scotland’s Bob MacIntyre as rivals floundered in the rain at Oakmont

Golf
Christian Horner, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, at the F1 Grand Prix of Canada.
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
Stewards reject Red Bull protests as Horner claims Russell goaded Verstappen
Formula 1
Lando Norris walking away from his damaged McLaren Formula 1 car after a crash.
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
‘Stupid’ Norris collides with team-mate Piastri as Russell wins in Montreal
Formula 1
Tatjana Maria celebrates her tennis victory with her coach and family, holding a trophy.
‘They said I was too old’: Mum-of-two Maria, 37, is new queen of Queen’s
Tennis
Bath Rugby players in a celebratory parade, holding a trophy.
COMMENT
ALEX LOWE
Cider and tears: Bath party shows club game still has place in the community
Rugby union
Temba Bavuma of South Africa holding his son and celebrating with the World Test Championship trophy.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
A glorious final but parasites will eat ‘smaller’ nations unless help arrives
Cricket
Rayan Cherki holding a Manchester City jersey.
City’s new star Cherki: I want to kill United next season
Football
Tatjana Maria celebrates her tennis victory with her coach and family, holding a trophy.
‘They said I was too old’: Mum-of-two Maria, 37, is new queen of Queen’s
Tennis
Bath Rugby players in a celebratory parade, holding a trophy.
COMMENT
ALEX LOWE
Cider and tears: Bath party shows club game still has place in the community
Rugby union
Temba Bavuma of South Africa holding his son and celebrating with the World Test Championship trophy.
COMMENT
MIKE ATHERTON
A glorious final but parasites will eat ‘smaller’ nations unless help arrives
Cricket
Rayan Cherki holding a Manchester City jersey.
City’s new star Cherki: I want to kill United next season
Football
Christian Horner, Team Principal of Oracle Red Bull Racing, at the F1 Grand Prix of Canada.
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
Stewards reject Red Bull protests as Horner claims Russell goaded Verstappen
Formula 1
Lando Norris walking away from his damaged McLaren Formula 1 car after a crash.
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
‘Stupid’ Norris collides with team-mate Piastri as Russell wins in Montreal
Formula 1

Culture

Patrick Wolf with a musical instrument, standing by a concrete wall next to a large brown puppet.
NEW
INTERVIEW
Patrick Wolf: ‘Patti Smith saved my music career’

The singer-songwriter is back with his first album in 13 years — having survived bankruptcy, addiction and a hit-and-run accident in Italy

Music
A CSI investigator photographs a crime scene.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Murder 24/7
TV & Radio
Natalie Dormer as Anna Karenina in a theatrical production.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Anna Karenina — Natalie Dormer’s heroine needs a better script
Theatre & Dance
Sheridan Smith with two young boys in a scene from the TV program *Mrs. Biggs*.
Eight shows to watch after The Gold
TV & Radio
Woman and Boxer dog sitting on a couch.
Shifty — hypnotising montage of life at the end of the 20th century
TV & Radio
A man and woman sitting close together on stairs, appearing upset.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Stereophonic — it won five Tonys but this rock drama badly needs an edit
Theatre & Dance
A woman in a long purple dress and a man in a suit holding hands on a porch.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
A Visit to Friends — a superb array of British musical and literary talent
Classical & Opera
Sheridan Smith with two young boys in a scene from the TV program *Mrs. Biggs*.
Eight shows to watch after The Gold
TV & Radio
Woman and Boxer dog sitting on a couch.
Shifty — hypnotising montage of life at the end of the 20th century
TV & Radio
A man and woman sitting close together on stairs, appearing upset.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Stereophonic — it won five Tonys but this rock drama badly needs an edit
Theatre & Dance
A woman in a long purple dress and a man in a suit holding hands on a porch.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
A Visit to Friends — a superb array of British musical and literary talent
Classical & Opera
A CSI investigator photographs a crime scene.
VIEWING GUIDE
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Murder 24/7
TV & Radio
Natalie Dormer as Anna Karenina in a theatrical production.
REVIEW
FIRST NIGHT
Anna Karenina — Natalie Dormer’s heroine needs a better script
Theatre & Dance

Travel

Atrani is one of the best places to visit on the Amalfi coast
The Amalfi coast is always a good idea — our expert guides the way

Glitzy fishing villages, dazzling views, fragrant lemon groves, sun-kissed days and fabulous food — this slice of southern Italy is the real dolce vita

Amalfi Coast
Fraser Island's sandy beach and turquoise water.
Kathryn FlettMe, my son and the gap year I crashed: what’s working (and what’s not)
Group of women at a rooftop bar in Bangkok.
Cathy AdamsBangkok is better — and cheaper — than Center Parcs for a celebration
Holywell Bay seen from the South West Coast Path in Cornwall
Cornwall’s greatest campsites for an affordable summer break
Cornwall
Royal Clipper sailing ship in the Grenadines.
All aboard for the loveliest old-school sailing holidays
Cruises
Bluebell Farm in south Devon
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Devon break for up to 8 worth £1,300 with Sand & Stone escapes
Beach surrounded by cliffs in Cassis, France.
Ooh la la! These are France’s best beaches to laze on this summer
France
Holywell Bay seen from the South West Coast Path in Cornwall
Cornwall’s greatest campsites for an affordable summer break
Cornwall
Royal Clipper sailing ship in the Grenadines.
All aboard for the loveliest old-school sailing holidays
Cruises
Bluebell Farm in south Devon
WHERE WAS I? COMPETITION
Win a Devon break for up to 8 worth £1,300 with Sand & Stone escapes
Beach surrounded by cliffs in Cassis, France.
Ooh la la! These are France’s best beaches to laze on this summer
France
Fraser Island's sandy beach and turquoise water.
Kathryn FlettMe, my son and the gap year I crashed: what’s working (and what’s not)
Group of women at a rooftop bar in Bangkok.
Cathy AdamsBangkok is better — and cheaper — than Center Parcs for a celebration
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Money

Illustration of a businessman stepping on a bear trap with a gold pound sign inside.
Will you be caught in the £2m inheritance tax trap?
Savers are locking up their cash in bid to beat falling interest rates

Obituaries

Luxury

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