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LiveMinister struggles to defend Keir Starmer over his record of accepting freebies – UK politics live Parents forced from small boat plead to join children taken to UK without them Guardian parent company in talks over potential sale of Observer Users of ‘throuples’ dating app Feeld may have had intimate photos accessed B&Q owner Kingfisher reports weak demand for kitchens and bathrooms Kyle Clifford appears in court charged with murdering Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt BBC children’s show Balamory gets reboot after 20 years Diane Abbott accuses Keir Starmer of treating her like a ‘non-person’ Ed Miliband: beating nimbys on green rollout a matter of ‘national security’ ‘It’s an astonishingly fragile time’: Robert Peston on inequality, identity politics and how to heal Britain ‘Our vote means next to nothing’: optimism of young Scottish yes supporters fades 10 years on Jacob Rees-Mogg’s attacks on working from home were ‘bizarre’, says Labour UK universities call for higher fees and more funding in face of budget deficits Campaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leave Tackling UK ill health is vital to economic growth, says IPPR Labour MPs who missed winter fuel vote given ‘feudal’ warning by whips Women in UK ‘will be worse off than in 2010 unless public spending rises’ ‘I don’t do a monthly shop any more’: life with unpredictable working hours Analysis and explainers Starmer puts ‘pragmatism’ before perceptions in meeting with Meloni How has Italy sought to cut irregular migration and could UK copy the policy? What will new John Lewis chair Jason Tarry focus on as he starts work? Storm Shadow missiles: what are they and why are they important for Ukraine? Brie Larson to make her West End debut in revenge tragedy Elektra Percival Everett and Rachel Kushner make the 2024 Booker prize shortlist Tracey Emin among hundreds opposing changes to Margate ‘brutalist masterpiece’ Solved: the mystery of how Victorians built Crystal Palace in just 190 days Women ‘disheartened’ by UK decision to halt Harvey Weinstein charges River Stour sculpture commemorates 16th century drowning that inspired Shakespeare JC Bach was the darling of Georgian London. Will his forgotten opera shake off the shadow of his celebrated father? Private schools urged to share grounds to help UK children access green spaces State schools should set up debating clubs, says senior Eton leader Nurseries in England say new rules have reduced care to ‘crowd control’ Academy chain with 35,000 pupils to be first in England to go phone-free Sky Betting & Gaming reprimanded for unlawfully sharing users’ personal data Junior doctors bring dispute to end by voting to accept Streeting’s pay offer Doctor who feared having to leave UK after visa blow wins Home Office U-turn Mother of Lucy Letby victim tells inquiry she feels ‘betrayed’ by hospital managers UK orders 150,000 mpox vaccine doses amid spread of new strain in Africa Multimedia After the riots: the Muslim women filming everything to stay safe – video Starmer ‘very interested’ in Italy’s plan to process asylum claims in Albania, Meloni says –video Politics Weekly Westminster: Starmer meets Meloni – podcast A swimming elephant and a dragon at Stonehenge: photos of the day – Monday Mexican cowgirls and desert yoga: the weekend in pictures Most viewed Most viewed in UK news Most viewed Across the guardian