Ukraine war briefing: Russia seeking to bring Belarus back into the war, says Zelenskyy

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Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds

Clair Obscur and Dispatch share top honours at Bafta games awards

Rashford faces summer in post-loan limbo but Carrick says door at United is not closed

Arsenal will not play for a draw in Manchester City face-off, insists Arteta

Frank Lampard delight as nervy draw at Blackburn seals promotion for Coventry

TFI Friday Unplugged review – Chris Evans struggles to recapture the spirit of his 90s chatshow juggernaut

Civil lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over 2021 Rust film set shooting to go to trial

Hacks finale review – this venomous satire used to be the height of comedy. But now … it isn’t

Keir Starmer faces ‘judgment day’ as Mandelson vetting debacle grows

‘I’ve got no plans to move’: Cole Palmer on being happy at Chelsea and his World Cup ambitions

Daniel Kinahan, alleged leader of Irish organised crime group, arrested in UAE

Roommates review – Netflix broken friendship comedy is a sweet and salty treat

Dan Skelton targets bogey track as rivals jockey for Scottish Grand National glory

Russell says he would understand if Verstappen quit but ‘F1 is bigger than any driver’

New Jersey transit agency confirms controversial $150 train, $80 bus tickets for World Cup matches

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Scotland ready for Murrayfield ‘landmark’ against depleted but relentless England

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Pep Guardiola believes ‘mental aspect’ could be key in showdown with Arsenal

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Martin Rowson on the Mandelson vetting controversy – cartoon

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When we dined with a clown at Simpson’s | Letter

Peter Mandelson’s vetting and where the blame lies | Letter

Defence spending should not be a choice of welfare or warfare | Letters

The Guardian view on Starmer and Mandelson: a story that doesn’t add up | Editorial

The Guardian view on a much-needed boost for the arts: rebuilding England’s cultural landscape

As a Catholic, I’ve struggled with the church - but I applaud the pope’s call for peace | Margaret Sullivan

Are Axel Rudakubana’s parents responsible for his terrible crime? It’s a question many families will fear to answer | Gaby Hinsliff

Sanctions don’t result in regime change. Whether against Iran or Russia, western countries need shrewder tactics | Simon Jenkins

Digested week: Hungary’s election result is rare good news in a depressing and surreal world | John Crace

Believing Downing Street now involves a collective suspension of reality and a terrifying thought | John Crace

After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasn’t he supposed to be one? | Jonathan Freedland

The best rums: 10 tasty tipples for mojitos, sours and sipping neat – tested

Pop star boyfriend posting from Coachella, celebrity statesman, global brand: Justin Trudeau’s offbeat political afterlife

Psst off: how keeping secrets can harm your wellbeing

Slowly does it: how to be patient in a world that wants everything right now

Police say no evidence found of reported gang-rape in Epsom

‘We don’t just point at scallops. It’s full on!’ Grace Dent and Anna Haugh take over Masterchef

Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’?

Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants

The rape case that became one of Britain’s greatest miscarriages of justice

Questions raised over whether £3.8m government grant awarded to Wrexham AFC was lawful

More than half of Windrush compensation claims rejected by Home Office, report finds

Nursery worker jailed for three years over death of 14-month-old boy in her care

What happens during security vetting and why did Peter Mandelson fail his?

‘Packaging evil into something funny’: is making fun of Trump now just ‘clownwashing’?