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The US president is pushing for a Saudi-Israel deal, a breakthrough on Palestine and an understanding with Iran. But the ‘American century’ is long gone

Femke Bol fell in the closing stages of the 4x400m mixed relay in Budapest as Great Britain capitalised to take silver

Reece Prescod has accused UK Athletics of ‘emotional blackmail’ in an explosive interview during which he defended his sudden decision to pull out of Britain’s 4x100m relay team

Labour accused the Prime Minister of failing to get a grip on the migrant crisis in the English Channel.

I long to believe the French eat better than everyone else. And, for one morning at least, it seemed to be true

Michel Roux has announced Le Gavroche is closing early next year. A landmark on the British culinary map, Mike Daw takes a look back at a titan of London restaurants

Britain has endured its fair share of doomed prestige projects, said Larry Elliott in The Guardian, but “as white elephants go, HS2 is in a class of its own”. Since the high-speed rail link got the formal parliamentary go-ahead in 2012, it has become a byword for bureaucratic incompetence and…

One of Britain’s worst criminals, Letby has been convicted of killing seven newborn babies and trying to murder six more

Great Britain are sending their smallest team for 15 years to Budapest as UK Athletics hope streamlined selection will pay off

As Letby, 33, is convicted of murder of seven babies, we take a look at some of the country’s most shocking murderers

Leisure activities flourished in 19th-century Britain, as legislation was passed limiting the length of the working day and working week, giving people more free time. If you’re struggling to know how to spend your own free time this summer, take a leaf out of the Victorians’ book with these strangely…