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Man suspected of killing family of BBC radio commentator found in London cemetery
A manhunt was sparked after the bodies of Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25 were found in the family home near London.
- by Pan Pylas
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King allows public to see other side of famous palace balcony for first time
Inside the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace, a first group of visitors will be allowed to peer out at where crowds gather for jubilees, royal weddings and birthdays.
- by Hannah Furness
Le Pen faces criminal investigation for French election campaign funding
Revelations about the investigation into her finances surrounding her 2022 presidential bid come as a new poll places her as the frontrunner in the next race.
- by Gaspard Sebag and Ania Nussbaum
Ukrainians salvage what they can from key children’s hospital after Russian strike
As rescue workers finished sifting through the rubble, doctors and nurses raced to help the scores of critically ill children who now must find care elsewhere.
- by Marc Santora and Megan Specia
US officials say Russia unlikely to take much more Ukrainian territory
Russia’s problems represent a significant change in the dynamic of the war, which had favoured Moscow in recent months.
- by Julian E. Barnes and Eric Schmitt
Private schools are meant to help you get ahead. Not in Starmer’s cabinet
Two-thirds of Rishi Sunak’s cabinet were privately educated, but only one MP in Labour’s new cabinet paid to go to school. It’s a rapid turnaround.
- by Rob Harris
Macron refuses French PM’s resignation after chaotic election leaves France in limbo
Macron has refused the resignation of his prime minister as France deals with the unprecedented position of having no dominant political bloc in parliament
- by Sylvie Corbet
Kyiv children’s hospital hit as Russian missile attack kills dozens across Ukraine
Missile strikes were launched on several Ukrainian cities - including the capital Kyiv - killing and wounding dozens and damaging a children’s cancer hospital.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
World elections
What the French election means for the future of Europe’s growing far-right movement
France’s newly created left-wing Coalition may have won the election, but if history shows us anything, it’s that the far right knows how to bide its time.
- by Dennis Glover
‘Tourism kills the city’: Protesters soak diners with water pistols
The rise of tourism rental properties in Barcelona is partly blamed for a 61 per cent rise in property prices between 2013 and 2023.
- by James Badcock
How it all went wrong for Le Pen’s far-right National Rally
The French election result could also put the brakes on Marine Le Pen’s ambitions to be president in 2027.
- by Henry Samuel and Rebecca Rosman