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Marco Rubio has unique power to promote peace, but he hasn’t. He is almost as bad for the world as Trump | Simon Tisdall

The unresolved Iran war has badly burned Donald Trump. His military campaign conclusively failed , energy and food prices are still rising, and a Republican rout in November's midterm elections looms. Humiliatingly…

The five best books on ancient history, according to Bettany Hughes

The historian has presented over 50 TV and radio programmes on the subject, including her most recent, Lost Worlds: Dawn of Civilisations on Channel 4, in which she journeys across ancient Anatolia, modern day Turkey…

Killer kitchen dust victims could be screened in boost for i Paper campaign

Doctors say early diagnosis of the deadly lung disease can significantly prolong survival and health outcomes in silicosis patients and that screening is crucial to finding cases sooner. It comes amid growing pressure…

We cycled 93 miles in Portugal with our kids – it was more relaxing than a villa

As we set off from Porto , carrying panniers with all our clothes, in 28 ° C, the question crossed my mind too. While we like independent travel and enjoy bike rides, I’ve never really done an active holiday before…

The Harry Potter cast have cursed themselves for ever

He’s just been cast in the new Harry Potter series, meaning he’s going to be asked what he thinks about JK Rowling and her thoughts on trans people for the rest of his life. And we’re going to have to listen to it. Hoult…

Putin is shielding exiled dictators – but some pay a bitter price

Assad, who fled his homeland in January 2024 as rebel forces closed in, is reportedly living in an exclusive suburb of Moscow with his family, and passes his time playing video games and brushing up on ophthalmology, a…

How to help your dog live longer, according to experts

One of us will call out to the other. “Bab, you’ll never believe it!” “What is it?” “Mona is going to be the first dog in history that lives forever!” “ I knew it. ” Then we gather our endlessly patient cockapoo up in…

Nearly a fifth of pensioners now in poverty – how experts say it should be fixed

Poverty in older people is still far lower than it was in the 1990s, but a continued drop has reversed in recent years, according to a report by LCP. The report found that the rise in poverty has been driven almost…

Attempted murder arrest at Surrey asylum hotel

Officers were called to reports of a stabbing at Stanwell Hotel in Staines, near Heathrow Airport, at 18:30 BST on Saturday. One man in his 30s was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, Surrey Police said. A…

I downsized from a four-bed to pay £30,000 for my two sons university

The mum of two from West Bridgford, Nottingham, moved from her four-bedroom home where she had lived for more than 12 years to a two-bedroom Victorian terrace in March 2025. Sarah sold her family home for £485,000 and…