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How Trump obliterated the best-laid plans of world’s most powerful military alliance
The US president was meant to be the guest of honour in the Netherlands this week. But his decision to bomb Iran has instead made him a wildcard everyone is scrambling to contain.
- Rob Harris
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BBC presenter corrects ‘pregnant people’ to ‘women’
Martine Croxall was reading a report during a live broadcast when she used the term “pregnant people”. She immediately added “women”, with a slight roll of her eyes.
- Craig Simpson
- Updated
- Middle East at war
US deploys B-2 bombers as Trump weighs Iran strike
The B-2 deployment, picked up by flight tracking services on Saturday, indicates that the US administration is getting the Air Force bombers in position if needed for a strike on Iran.
- Skylar Woodhouse, Alisa Odenheimer, Samy Adghirni and Ellen Milligan
UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change
The vote puts Britain on course to follow Australia, Canada and other countries, as well as some US states, in permitting assisted dying.
- Sarah Young and Andrew MacAskill
Extraordinary stash of Viking treasure is not what you’d expect
A new exhibition provides insights into the lives of the well-travelled traders around 900AD.
- Kerrie O'Brien
- Exclusive
- Political leadership
UK makes plans to welcome Albanese to London
The behind-the-scenes work to prepare Anthony Albanese for next week’s NATO summit is the strongest sign yet that he will attend.
- Nick Bonyhady and Olivia Ireland
The Great British Heatwave has officially arrived – and this is just the beginning
With a health alert in place until Monday and thermometers nudging 34 degrees, the country famous for queuing in drizzle is now lining up shirtless for ice-cream.
- Rob Harris
British police ‘failed family’ of teen killed in crash caused by US envoy’s wife
Independent investigators have accused police of mishandling the investigation into a crash in which Harry Dunn died, and the American fled the UK, claiming diplomatic immunity.
- Lynsey Chutel
British parliament votes to end ‘cruel’ abortion prosecutions for women
Protesters and activists gathered near parliament as it voted to decriminalise abortion for women at any stage – the most significant change to UK abortion laws in half a century.
- Rob Harris
No monsters, but this tourist-free loch is the one you should visit
Loch Ness and its mythological sea monster hogs the limelight, but Scotland has about 30,000 other lochs. And it’s Loch Tay that keeps pulling me back.
- Steve McKenna
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