Michael Pennington, Shakespeare and Star Wars actor, dies aged 82 ‘Brilliant, wise’ co-founder of English Shakespeare Company celebrated for his portrayal of roles including Macbeth and Mercutio
Greece scrambles to explain how explosive-packed drone landed in its waters Minister defends preparedness against novel threat after officials detonate device suspected to be from Ukraine
My Mail blogging hell - by the 'Arbeit Macht Frei' writer I'm a human sausage machine cooking up hopefully coherent comment, explains Dominique Jackson. By Roy Greenslade
Palantir’s access to identifiable NHS England patient data is ‘dangerous’, MPs say Decision made to grant US tech firm ‘unlimited access’ to data in project to build integrated platform, according to reports
Dua Lipa sues Samsung for $15m over use of her image on TV boxes British singer claims electronics company ‘repeatedly refused’ to stop using a photo of her on its packaging
E.ON agrees to buy Ovo in deal to create UK’s biggest energy supplier Acquisition would result in combined company serving about 9.6 million households if given regulatory approval
What did Keir Starmer say in ‘last chance’ speech to save his premiership? Address was billed as make-or-break amid mounting speculation of a challenge. Has he done enough to hang on?
Evacuated US and French MV Hondius passengers test positive for hantavirus French woman taken to Paris in serious condition while American flown to Nebraska is asymptomatic, say officials
Dinner on a gold plate, then a snub: an uneven US welcome for King Charles III Zohran Mamdani said he would not meet UK monarch privately, noting Indian diamond claimed by crown in 1849
‘Forced to preserve a monument’: how the fate of Marilyn Monroe’s LA home became a legal saga House where Monroe died, which hasn’t been occupied in seven years, is in limbo after current owners wanted to demolish it but were stopped by a public campaign
Vision of destruction: Israel’s assault on southern Lebanon in video, maps and charts More than 1.2 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid bombings, evacuation orders and demolitions
Albatross review – Antarctic researcher finds frosty reception back home A scientist sees the climate crisis in action when she returns to her mother’s flooded home, while the mum just fancies a trip to see the penguins