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Billionaires are fleeing the UK — and wealth tax could make more quit

At least 18 dollar-billionaires left in two years, research suggests, moving their tax residency to countries such as the UAE and Monaco


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Who is the real Constance Marten? A life that led to tragedy

As she and her partner are convicted, her aristocratic background and history of abandonment, cults and living off-grid are revealed

Crime

The 53-day manhunt and the desperate search for a newborn

How the socialite and her partner, Mark Gordon, outwitted a massive police operation for weeks



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Constance Marten’s life in jail: killer friends and magazine covers

The 38-year-old has befriended fellow inmates at HMP Bronzefield, while boyfriend Mark Gordon lives in fear of other prisoners at HMP Belmarsh



Trump announces Patriots for Ukraine and threatens Putin with 100% tariffs
Trump announces Patriots for Ukraine and threatens Putin with 100% tariffs


Trump announces Patriots for Ukraine and threatens Putin with 100% tariffs


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MasterChef’s John Torode alleged to have used racist language

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Drivers to be given up to £3,750 to switch to electric cars

John Torode and Gregg Wallace, MasterChef presenters.
MasterChef’s John Torode alleged to have used racist language






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Queen Camilla meets a puppy at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
A day at Battersea nearly ends in another rescue dog for the Queen

Camilla was attending Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to open Monty Don’s animal-friendly garden






A stonemason restoring York Minster's rose window.
York Minster’s four-decade repair job — and other news in pictures


Thousands of lower earners to be eligible for mortgages in shake-up


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A secret meeting, a photo, next a reunion for King Charles and Harry?

That the King’s communications secretary was in talks with the Duke of Sussex’s team signals a truce could be on — if a leaked photo doesn’t scupper it


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Persecuted by the state? No, Constance Marten was in thrall to conspiracy culture



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Backpacker lost in outback for 11 days ‘got confused’ after crash


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How to attract talent and keep the wealthy

Rachel Reeves’s ‘concierge service’ is a good idea but jars with other Treasury measures that have sent the rich packing



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Cartoon by Morten Morland



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The NHS model is on its last legs — time to replace it






Headshot of Melanie Phillips.
The NHS model is on its last legs — time to replace it






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City watchdog cuts fundraising red tape before Mansion House speech


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Ben Stokes of England celebrates taking a wicket.

Lord’s (final day of five): All-rounder shows his world-class qualities to guide England to 22-run victory in breathless finale to third India Test



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The historian and broadcaster on what she learned from Fleabag, a family connection to Andrew Lloyd Webber — and why she won’t read the Lord of the Rings

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