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Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools
Education  
Teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK schools
Survey finds social media main cause of poor behaviour, with pupils mimicking Donald Trump and Andrew Tate
Keir Starmer  
Labour MPs urge Starmer to ‘get out there’ with Trump-style media strategy
Ukraine  
Trump team reveals lack of expertise – and patience – as it threatens to abandon Ukraine peace talks
Gaza  
‘If I die, I want a loud death’: Gaza photojournalist killed by Israeli airstrike
Robert Kennedy  
US releases thousands of files related to Robert F Kennedy assassination
In focus
JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner
Profile  
JK Rowling’s journey from Harry Potter creator to gender-critical campaigner
Doyenne of children’s literature has regularly utilised social media in support of women-only spaces
Local elections  
‘We need to get back to British’: concern over immigration in Doncaster before local elections
Analysis  
Could Trump’s tariffs give a green light for corporate profiteering?
Spotlight
The Filter  
Sunscreen and snail slime: what skincare experts do – and don’t do – to their skin
Sunscreen and snail slime: what skincare experts do – and don’t do – to their skin
Blind date  
‘She called me a dork, which is what every man dreams of’
Science  
Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life
Opinion
‘Shocking to the sense of liberty Americans hold dear’
J Harvie Wilkinson III, Robert B King and Stephanie D Thacker
‘Shocking to the sense of liberty Americans hold dear’
Digested week  
The house feels less than a house without Herbert Hound
John Crace
Making a group plan over WhatsApp – a series: the Edith Pritchett cartoon
 
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Kyren Wilson  
It’s not just me that’s world champion. It’s my whole family
It’s not just me that’s world champion. It’s my whole family
Awkward marriage of Maresca and Chelsea provides great drama
Barney Ronay
Women's Champions League  
Arsenal v Lyon: five key factors that could decide semi-final
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
Air pollution  
Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales
Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales
Weather tracker  
Sandstorm turns Iraqi skies orange and empties the streets
Business
Politics  
Reeves to make case for trade deal in first meeting with US treasury secretary
Reeves to make case for trade deal in first meeting with US treasury secretary
YouTube  
From Sidemen to MrBeast: how platform and its creator economy took over TV
In pictures
Art and design  
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Fantasy house hunt  
Stylish new homes in England for downsizers close to town – in pictures
Stylish new homes in England for downsizers close to town – in pictures
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