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TAYLOR SWIFT

Review I didn’t ‘get’ Taylor Swift before. Now I do

Swift's "love system overload" at Wembley marked a poignant return after the horrors of Southport and the Vienna terror plot

Anita Singh

Israel

‘Friends no longer speak to me’: How it feels to be a British Jew after October 7

A new wave of anti-Semitism in this country has seeped into the domestic and everyday, adding to the sense of unease felt by many Jews

Police launch hate crime inquiry after Israelis ‘hounded out’ of Edinburgh Fringe show

David Lammy travelling to Israel ‘to use every diplomatic lever to end war’

News Briefing

Sussexes arrive in Colombia as vice-president reveals Netflix documentary prompted invite

Trainee worker ‘locked in lion enclosure’ at Belfast Zoo

Battle Lines Diplomatic efforts to avoid full-scale war in the Middle East, Ukraine’s incursion into Russia

Home Office ‘considering banning silent prayer outside abortion clinics’

Thousands of Army reservists could get pensions in ‘life-changing’ landmark ruling

Crime & Courts

Woman in rape case told she must have had sex while in her sleep wins £35k compensation

Doctor asked ‘how much will this moron pay’ for ketamine

Husband of ‘keyboard warrior’ who called for mosque to be blown up says jailing her ‘over the top’

Two-tier concerns must be addressed by police, says Cleverly

Two teenagers charged over ‘suspected extreme Right-wing terrorism activity’

US NEWS

How Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively took control of Hollywood

Taylor Swift worships them, the public (mostly) adore them and their businesses have made them millions. Is there any limit to their powers?

Trump: I’m ‘entitled’ to make personal attacks on Harris if I want to

Watch: Biden jokes he’s ‘too damn old’ at first rally with Harris since stepping aside

Watch: Biden struggles to take selfies as he arrives at influencer event without saying a word

Four people arrested over killing of soap actor

Features

How the fun police came for the after-work pint

With more diverse offices and remote jobs on the rise, team drinks are fast becoming a dying breed

‘I once had to get off a bus because a man was groping me. I was 13’

‘I skipped university for six figures – now I’m making history at a top law firm’

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