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US-EYE
Donald Trump may have bombed Iran simply because he felt like it, but on past form he will soon tire of that war, while his war on woke is eternal.

STARMER CHAMELEON
In his Labour leadership campaign, Keir Starmer made much of his backing for campaigners against the UK hosting US military bases. How times change.

CHAGOS CHAOS
The bombing of Iran added to the US-inspired complications over the fraught deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

BLITZ SPIRIT
As Iranian missiles rained down on the UAE, were the high-profile Brits who relocated to the tax haven regretting their choices? Not publicly…

VIENNESE SCHMALTZ
In his memoir, The Third Man, Peter Mandelson unwisely plays up the similarities between himself and Graham Greene's shadowy villain.

GLOBAL CANCEL
While Mandelson himself won't be hit financially by his old lobbying firm's demise, US consultant Jim Messina, who invested in 2024, can't say the same.

COURT CIRCULAR
Claims the palace hadn't been warned about Andrew's arrest are inaccurate. The previous night a flunkey took an urgent call about "something huge".

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Prince of Darkness obviously a flight risk... Ian Maxwell writes: "Why has my family become a byword for international criminal evil?"... Epstein files forgotten for another week... Heir of Troubles – a romantic short story... Where's Fergie?... The monarchy's five-point plan for saving Allison Pearson... Chocolate thefts spiral out of control... Liza Minnelli's Diary, as told to Craig Brown

Industrial waste
More troubles at both Teesside and Drax

Born to fail
MD on maternity and the NHS

Unfair Lady
How the staff of the Lady magazine were stiffed

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