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Critics see inheritance tax, charged on estates valued at more than £325,000, as being a wealth tax in all but name

Former Malian prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga has been taken into custody amid a corruption probe, according to his lawyer

‘If Ukraine agrees to a ceasefire here, it's agreeing to its new border with Russia, effectively,’ John Bolton says

COMMENT: After the groundbreaking dating app where women can red-flag men who have lied about their status or are abusive was targeted in a devastating data breach, Olivia Petter fears that such well-intentioned platforms may be causing more problems than they solve

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The US president’s latest round of protectionist tariffs will prove as damaging to global trade and economic growth as those imposed in the 1930s, which exacerbated the Great Depression. Everything he does seems only to weaken his country’s power and prosperity

Brief letters: London airport expansion | Keir Starmer’s agenda | English pubs | Trump’s orangery | Scotching puns

Scathing rightwing coverage contains a revealing note of alarm: this is more than just a rebellion, and it’s gaining supporters fast, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

There are growing questions over how the government will fill a black hole in the public finances at the next budget

The fault caused major disruption on Wednesday.