Moscow is spending millions to try to mould a new generation willing to give their lives in military serviceShortly after turning 18 in February, Daniil Yermolenko fulfilled a long-held wish and signed a contract with Russia’s armed forces. A month later, he voted for the first time, casting a ballot in the presidential election for Vladimir Putin,...

Party leader says whip restored to Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP and ‘not true’ she has been banned from runningUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has denied that Diane Abbott has been banned from standing as a Labour MP at the next election, as the saga over the potential end to her 40-year career in the party risked descending into...

Flawed desire to restore authenticity and purity is fuelling right in US, India and Italy, author tells Hay festival“Where are you really from?” is a question that Jhumpa Lahiri gets asked “all the time”. Yet the Pulitzer prize-winning author – who was born in London to Indian parents, moved to the US at the age of three and now lives in Rome – cannot...

If jurors reach verdict after judge Juan Merchan’s directives on the law, they’ll determine whether ex-president is guilty or not guiltyDonald Trump’s criminal hush money trial in New York inches towards its concluding stages Wednesday with the expected start of jury deliberations.The deliberations are poised to commence after judge Juan Merchan instructs...

Labour leader says no decision has been taken over veteran London MPSign up to our Election Edition newsletterThe Conservatives have been pushing a plan today to expand the number of apprenticeships, pledging “100,000 more apprenticeships a year by the end of the next parliament.”It is unclear whether this figure includes the “up to 20,000 more apprenticeships”...

British Medical Association announces industrial action from 27 June to 2 July in long-running pay disputeUK politics live – latest updatesJunior doctors in England are to strike for five days in their long-running pay dispute, bringing a fresh wave of disruption to the NHS in the week leading up to the general election.Thousands of patients face having...