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Pressure is building in the runup to the World Pipe Band Championships. Plus: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen’s whistle-stop tour of madcap houses. Here’s what to watch this evening

It is fairness, tolerance and the rule of law that make our country great. By pandering to Reform, the Tories place these values under threat

In India being a female fan of Shah Rukh Khan is not just about a love of film – it’s a form of resistance against restrictive gender norms

The race in rural Louth and Horncastle, a previously unassailable Tory seat, encapsulates Reform’s real threat

Exclusive: Figure suggests 32,000 students could walk away, mostly over costs and fears of burnout

Allowing a reformist candidate to run has not arrested a long-term decline in participation

This chilling true-crime show reveals the case of a man fixated on fathering as many children as he possibly can. Prepare for a new low of depravity

The climate crisis, child poverty, workers’ rights and strained relations with ethnic minority voters will all be on the agenda

By 2021, women around the world were 6% angrier than men, a gap that widened during the pandemic. Dr Jennifer Cox says it is time to let it all out

Strong mandate for Keir Starmer’s party should help restore Britain’s ‘safe haven’ status, knocked by Liz Truss and Brexit

I used to shock US audiences with my stories of Britain’s excellent, accessible universities and healthcare. Then the Conservatives ruined the country. Now real change is on the horizon

The pop star posted an Instagram story advertising ‘la dolce feeta’ – and is charging fans $10 a month for the honour

Department of Homeland Security says it plans more such ‘large charter flights’, sparking concerns for safety of migrants escaping poverty or repression

Fatima Payman claims she has been ‘exiled’ for ignoring Labor’s position on a vote for Palestinian statehood and accuses colleagues of trying to intimidate her

SCO summit brings together leaders of global south but also likely to test Beijing and Moscow’s ‘strategic partnership’

President blames global travel for lacklustre debate as 25 House members reportedly prepare to call for him to step down

Writer, who died in his Los Angeles home, also worked without credit on The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde

Defence secretary Lloyd Austin says package will include anti-tank weapons and air defence interceptors including Patriot systems. What we know on day 861

Most of the dead are women or children, say officials, with suggestions a dust storm created panic as thousands were leaving a prayer meeting in Hathras, south-east of Delhi

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini and Mark Pougatch as Turkey beat Austria to book a place against the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

Vincenzo Montella hailed Turkey’s spirit in overcoming a highly fancied Austria side and booking a place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. The manager also admitted he had wiped “a horrible stain” from his career, banishing the ghosts of a…

Rightmove calls on new government to prioritise sector as rents outside London climb 7% in a year

After five and a half weeks of pre-election idiocy, the Tories’ finale is to show off the leader even they thought was a disaster

Justina spent her life working as a servant in a huge country pile – then was left it when her boss died, yet isn’t allowed to sell. This odd, gorgeous film shows the place falling apart … and will fill you with uncomfortable questions

The king is dead. Long live the ki … well, not exactly. Not yet. But on the day that Andy Murray announced he had played his last singles match at Wimbledon, Jack Draper stepped in to give the Centre Court crowd – and a primetime BBC One…

West Ham have had a £25m bid for the Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo turned down.

Independent candidate says ‘I am not a church boy’ after ex-nanny tells Vanity Fair he assaulted her at his home in 1998

This match had an epic ­quality throughout and was decided by a moment that will enter ­Turkey’s football folklore.

The last time five women made it through to the second round of the tournament was in 1987

2 min 14 sec: Baumgartner nearly equalises immediately with a fierce daisycutter from 25 yards that beats Günok all ends up and whistles inches past the left-hand post! This is an astonishing start to the game!