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<p>‘The special relationship between America and the UK – and, indeed, the rest of Europe – is in jeopardy’</p>

Lord michael heseltine

If you don’t speak out against Trump, you are complicit

You cannot be on both sides of a debate about right and wrong, writes Lord Michael Heseltine. Now is not the time to turn a blind eye. Justin Trudeau has made a brave start – now it’s for others to follow suit

European leadership is needed where Donald Trump is failing

<p>Donald Trump and the late Queen Elizabeth II make a toast during the state banquet at Buckingham Palace in June 2019 (Dominic Lipinski/PA)</p>

Alastair Bruce

Starmer’s most persuasive Trump card: a second state visit to Scotland

<p>‘Removing these barriers will mean that fewer women will feel the need to leave the workforce. More women in the workforce means stronger economic growth’</p>

Angela Rayner

We’re going to revolutionise workplace support for menopausal women

<p>The first batch of ‘Love Island’ 2022 contestants</p>

Tasha Ghouri

The real reason I signed up for Strictly and Love Island

<p>‘(500) Days of Summer’, the 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Marc Webb,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/500_Days_of_Summer#cite_note-3"> </a>stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel – and chronicles the highs and lows of their relationship</p>

I think I’m in a ‘situationship’ – and it’s dreadful

<p>Scientists are blaming the ‘too good and too cheap’ nappies for the slow pace of potty training</p>

Charlotte Cripps

I potty trained my kids in three days – it’s not that hard

<p>Nigel Farage – the main threat to a continued Labour government – has been damaged by the split in his own ranks</p>

John Rentoul

Reform’s implosion makes a second term for Keir Starmer more likely

<p>‘Is it really unrealistic to think that Pepco would accept as little as a quid for someone to take the underperforming Poundland off its hands?’</p>

Business Comment

Bye bye Poundland – but what’s next for Britain’s ailing high street?

<p>‘The women victimised by the Met’s Special Demonstration Squad are remarkable. You will want to hear their stories’</p>

james moore

Why has it fallen to TV execs to fight for the Spycops victims?

<p>‘Journalists were actively choosing not to follow evidence – out of fear’</p>

karishma patel

I’m a former BBC newsreader – Gaza is the reason I resigned

<p>‘Is there some snobbery at work? Do they perhaps imagine libraries as places that only nerdy geniuses like Roald Dahl’s <em>Matilda</em> can use?’ </p>

Kat Brown

How shameful that councils mark World Book Day with library cuts

<p>‘When Donald Trump got furious with Volodymyr Zelensky it wasn’t just business, it was personal’</p>

What really lies behind Trump’s unbridled fury with Zelensky

<p>Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports could cause gas prices to climb, perhaps by as much as 40 cents a gallon</p>

James MOore

Will American consumers now catch a ‘tariff chill’?

<p>Yvette Cooper and her French counterpart have announced increased policing to tackle people smuggling</p>

may bulman

Why increasing border police won’t stop people dying in the Channel

<p>‘If a stalker feels confident in attending a televised event full of cameras and the media, what are the chances for someone like me to stay safe?’</p>

Sharan Dhaliwal

If Emma Raducanu isn’t safe at work, what hope do we have?

<p>The sudden intensity of colour / Was like unlocking a door</p>

What it’s really like to have cataract surgery

Poet and artist Frieda Hughes was gazing at two moons in the sky – until a hospital appointment helped her see the woods for the trees

<p>‘In a week in which we have Trump’s crackers AI video, I would argue that a dog sound bath is the only sane response’</p>

As the world went Trump mad, I took my pet for a doggy sound bath

sketch

The House of Commons was united against a common enemy – Nigel Farage

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