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Australia’s Pallister was the first woman to defeat Ledecky in her signature event at an international meet and eclipsed the American’s championship record

From suggestions that Welsh students can’t read to tears in the chamber, it’s been an eventful few months in Welsh politics after Labour’s wipeout in May left the Senedd unrecognisable. Holly Evans takes a closer look at the first 100 days of the new Welsh government

Experts say issue not about ‘flag waving or nostalgia’ but the public losing ‘sense of shared ownership over what makes Britain great’

Israeli settler violence has surged in 2026, leaving Palestinian communities terrified. Alex Croft reports on the burning of an entire village and how such attacks are becoming frighteningly normal

A former Strictly Come Dancing star who has just been announced as the new host of It Takes Two says she is “over the moon” with her new role.

Italian and Turkish fighter jets were scrambled to respond to a drone violation in Latvia’s airspace on Friday

Reform UK has set out welfare reform plans that would abolish Personal Independence Payments and the health element of Universal Credit for working-age adults.

The 26-year-old attracted scathing criticism from several ex-England players during last winter’s Ashes series.

Many experts are forecasting that Consumer Prices Index inflation will rise back up to 2.9% in July, from 2.6% in June.

Jack Hinshelwood is the latest name to be linked with the Premier League champions as they continue talks with Jarell Quansah

The new British No 2 won on his return to action after Wimbledon but there was a shock defeat for Novak Djokovic, who toiled in the heat

Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea