Emma Raducanu beaten by Iga Swiatek but Briton on upward trajectory

A resurgent Emma Raducanu played some of her best tennis in recent memory but fell short in a compelling quarter-final battle against world No 1 Iga Swiatek at the Stuttgart Open.]]>

Israel ‘launched missiles at Iranian nuclear defences’

Israeli fighter jets fired several missiles at an air defence installation protecting an Iranian nuclear facility during Friday morning’s attack, a senior US official said.]]>

Ukraine strikes a Russian airbase and ‘shoots down’ a bomber - Ukraine: The Latest podcast

GB News to axe 40 jobs weeks after revealing heavy losses

GB News is to cut 40 jobs as the opinionated broadcaster battles to stem losses.]]>

Travis Kelce’s brother retracts claim that Wales is ‘full of upper class, beautiful white people’

How Western food imports are fuelling obesity in Pacific nations

Fire and ice in China as trackside flames spark ‘wild’ F1 sprint qualifying

The Shanghai International Circuit briefly caught fire on Friday as sparks flew onto a patch of grass before heavy rain in the final part of sprint qualifying turned the track into an “ice rink”.]]>

Strap in for Black Flies, Sean Penn’s pummelling paramedic drama

Battle Lines: Israel prepares retaliation on Iran’s missile strikes

Emiliano Martinez survives two yellow cards as Villa beat Lille in dramatic penalty shoot-out

Whatever the occasion, however hostile the environment, Emiliano Martinez is the undisputed king of the penalty shoot-out.]]>

Michail Antonio hits out at officials as West Ham go down swinging to unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen

Michail Antonio fired a broadside at the Spanish officials after West Ham’s bid for a third successive European semi-final was thwarted by a second-half Bayer Leverkusen revival.]]>

Jurgen Klopp’s Dublin farewell cancelled as hollow victory fails to mask Liverpool’s Salah problem

Liverpool’s end of an era party in Dublin is off.]]>

IMF chief quotes Churchill as she warns of global chaos

The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to cut debt and slash red tape to revive growth as she warned the world was becoming more vulnerable to economic shocks.]]>

The bleak situation for wounded soldiers on the front lines - Ukraine: The Latest podcast

Iran threatens to build nuclear bomb if attacked by Israel

This blog was closed on the 18th April 2024. You can follow today’s live coverage of Israel’s retaliatory attack against Iran here.]]>

Team GB play it safe with Paris 2024 Olympics kit

The undercover sting that freed more than 100 underage sex workers

Join The Telegraph’s ‘How I Spend My Money’ diaries – and find out where your cash really goes

Abigail: Gloriously gory proof that kidnapping Dracula’s daughter is a bad idea

Jeanne du Barry: is this Johnny Depp’s glorious comeback? Er, non

The 24 best things to do in New York

Indonesia on tsunami alert after volcano explosion

Man City’s hold over European football proves temporary in painful loss to Real Madrid

There are ways of losing, and Pep Guardiola made clear that this one, in a game his team dominated, in a shootout they threw away, was acceptable and that he had made his peace with it.]]>

US athletes backtrack on criticism of ‘too-revealing’ Nike kit

World faces permanently higher interest rates, warns Bank of England official

Consumers face the prospect of permanently higher interest rates amid geopolitical tensions and “slower globalisation”, a Bank of England official has warned.]]>

How Ukraine is finding new soldiers to fight Russia - Ukraine: The Latest podcast

18 wounded in Hezbollah drone attack on Israel

At least 18 people were wounded when a drone fired by Hezbollah slammed into a building in Northern Israel on Wednesday.]]>

Paris Olympics 2024: Your ultimate guide

Predicted medal table for the Paris Olympics 2024, including Team GB

Watch: Portsmouth celebrations trigger police investigation after bar is ‘trashed’

The 10 best charcoal BBQs of 2024, tried and tested by our expert chef

PSG end Barcelona’s Champions League hopes with stunning comeback

It had to be Kylian Mbappé. Of course it did. He had been quiet; he had been jeered; he had been questioned; even accused of having ‘given up’ as he is joining Real Madrid at the end of the season when his contract runs out.]]>

Rafael Nadal makes winning return at Barcelona Open and says he has ‘no pain’

Rafael Nadal enjoyed a straightforward homecoming at the Barcelona Open after 102 days on the sidelines, but questions about his physical state remain.

Before Tuesday, 22-time major champion Nadal had not played a competitive tennis match since January at the Brisbane Open. Hip and abdominal injuries have affected him ever since, curtailing what is expected to be his farewell season.

After pulling out of last week’s Monte Carlo tournament, 37-year-old Nadal was adamant about returning on the clay in Barcelona, where he has won 12 times and even the main court is named after him. ]]>

Bailey signals UK on track for rate cuts as US grapples with stubborn inflation

Andrew Bailey has signalled UK interest rates remain on course to fall in the coming months amid growing fears that stubborn inflation will force the US to delay rate cuts.]]>

Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander

An Israeli airstrike killed a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon on Tuesday, the IDF confirmed.]]>

Tuesday evening news briefing: Police shut down conservative conference while Farage was on stage

Mutated strain of mpox with ‘pandemic potential’ found in DRC mining town

US House to vote on Ukraine aid after months of stalling - Ukraine: The Latest podcast

Will Africa be the next continent to abolish the death penalty?

The secret to the perfect holiday in the Lake District

US House to vote on Israel and Ukraine aid bills

Cole Palmer scores four as Chelsea stun abject Everton

Pep Guardiola used to call Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur side the ‘Harry Kane team’ and the Argentine now has the ‘Cole Palmer team’ at Chelsea.]]>

Britishvolt’s gigafactory site sold off in electric car blow

US private equity investors have bought the site of what had been hoped would become Britain’s first electric car battery gigafactory in a blow to Britain’s net zero ambitions.]]>

Israel plans ‘painful’ strike on Iran without casualties

How Iran’s attack on Israel unfolded – minute by minute]]>

Monday evening news briefing: Sunak to tell Netanyahu to ‘show restraint’ in first direct phone call

Britain sanctions three businesses suspected of funding groups in Sudan’s war

Battle Lines: Could Iran’s strike on Israel lead to full-scale war in the Middle East?

Champions League final 2024: When and where the match is and how to watch it on TV

Situation worsens for Ukraine on the eastern front - Ukraine: The Latest podcast

At least four African nations withdraw child cough syrup over toxicity fears