Marianela: Timeless review – perfect ballerina shows off a leg-whipping, frictionless mastery
In what is officially her first solo show, the star principal marshals technically peerless performances from a tremendous company in finely chosen repertoire
The best cat toys in the UK, tested by cats: ‘sent the kittens scarpering’
From catnip to interactive, scented and all-natural teasers, here are the toys our reviewer’s panel of feline testers fell head over paws for
Crackdown on claims companies sending spam car finance texts
Officials raided homes and businesses and seized laptops, phones and paperwork in clampdown on nuisance firms
German chancellor choses pope’s AI encyclical over pacy potboiler as holiday read
With his popularity at a record low, Friedrich Merz packs the papal guide Magifica humanitas
Love’s Labour’s Lost review – paella, bullfighting and flamenco make Shakespeare’s farce a fiesta
Choreographer Carmen Igarza deserves to take a bow as spectacular dance and movement add passion to the seemingly unfinished play
‘Ryanair refused to let us on’: how a couple who’ve lived in UK for 80 years got stuck in Krakow
Maria and Czeslaw Krupa, who arrived in 1947 and 1948 as dependents of displaced Polish service members, were told they did not have post-Brexit rights to return to UK
Fifteen elephant deaths at Kenya park may be due to cyanide poisoning
Analysis of samples collected from carcasses found traces of toxic chemical compound, says Kenya Wildlife Service
HMRC fines Airbus £6.4m for breaching rules on export of sensitive technology
Manufacturer self-reported the offences in the tax authority’s largest such out-of-court settlement
Holiday park evacuated as 90 firefighters tackle Suffolk heath wildfire
Major incident declared, Sizewell B power station closely monitoring blaze and RSPB nature reserve closed to visitors
Russia accused of violating Polish airspace after missile explosion near village
Polish PM visits scene of crater thought to have occurred during deadly wave of attacks on Ukraine
Families to be moved out of billionaire-owned tower after suffering without air con
Several councils to stop housing tenants in glass-fronted Britannia Point in London, where tenants were earlier told they could not use air con
Mayor of St Paul reportedly under investigation for sexual harassment
Democrat Kaohly Her, Minnesota’s city’s first female mayor, allegedly sent inappropriate messages to employees
Profits boost for defence firms as governments increase spending
Shares in Rolls-Royce jump by 5.5% after company lifts earnings guidance, while BAE Systems also upgrades profit forecasts Business live – latest updates