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Team who raised nearly £300,000 to replace building left in limbo by plan to close at least 100 UK and Ireland centres

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Life expectancy is stalling – and the UK is officially the sick man of Europe. At a time when longevity medicine is gaining steam, Helen Coffey investigates why our mortality seems to be catching up with us, and whether we’ve finally hit our age ceiling when it…

As we drive through liberated Ukrainian villages and reach Budy, I spot walls pockmarked with shrapnel scars and shot holes ...

Here are the key events on day 1,263 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Leaders stress need to protect Ukrainian and European security interests ahead of summit; Zelenskyy rejects idea of giving up land to end the war. What we know on day 1,264

Pensions UK includes holidays in its retirement living standards, which help people understand what kind of lifestyle they may expect in later life.

Under the ‘minimum’ standard, retirees can anticipate a week-long holiday within the UK

In a joint statement they said ‘meaningful negotiations can only take place in the context of a ceasefire or reduction of hostilities’.

Justice secretary Shabana Mahmood vows the offenders will be sent ‘packing’ immediately when they receive a custodial sentence

Deported offenders will be barred from re-entering UK and measures will apply to those in custody too to cut costs

Australia’s future nuclear submarines will produce highly radioactive waste, and allies in the UK and the US still don’t have a safe place to store their own