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Sir Paul McCartney electrifies Glastonbury with guests Springsteen and Grohl

The former Beatle became the festival’s oldest solo headliner during his electrifying set on the Pyramid Stage.

Congresswoman calls removal of abortion rights a ‘victory for white life’

Russia edges closer to swallowing up Ukraine’s last remaining stronghold

What the papers say – June 26

Boris Johnson aiming to stay in Downing Street until 2030s

Train delays cost ScotRail more than £100,000 in two months, figures show

First results from 2021 census in England and Wales to be published this week

Charles to commission portraits to mark contribution of Windrush generation

Killer drivers could receive life sentences under new rules

Sir Paul McCartney becomes Glastonbury’s oldest solo headliner as he opens set

PM suggests ban on new grammar schools could be lifted across the country

Russia pushes to block second city in eastern Ukraine

In Pictures: Sir Paul McCartney rolls back years for Glastonbury headline slot

Kwarteng to shoot down prospect of electronic strike ballots

Five-month-old girl shot dead in car in Chicago

Glastonbury: Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen hit out at US Supreme Court ruling

Children rescued by RNLI lifeboat after kayak blown out to sea

Dorries to urge sports leaders not to let trans athletes compete against women

Derbyshire man charged with firearm offences by counter terrorism police

Abbott and McDonnell urge Starmer to ‘come off the fence’ over strikes

Seven accusers write to Ghislaine Maxwell’s sentencing judge

Further strike action possible as latest walkout cripples rail services again

Striking hospital workers turn up at RMT rally in show of support for rail staff

RMT boss accuses Transport Secretary of ‘talking nonsense’ in Twitter thread

European mayors duped into calls with impostor posing as Kyiv’s Vitali Klitschko

PM hails ‘inspiring and uplifting’ trip to Rwanda for leaders summit

Jess Phillips spoke to Jo Cox’s family before meeting man who attacked office

Image of man wanted in connection with Victoria Coach Station attack released

Ministers trumpet fresh education plan with £25m for new instruments

Biden declares ‘lives will be saved’ as he signs landmark gun legislation

We cannot tolerate ‘wildly excessive’ public sector pay claims, Clarke says

Suspected terror-linked shooting in Oslo kills two and wounds 10

Space tourism may have greater impact on climate than aviation industry – study

Irish premier leads tributes to Irish News owner James Fitzpatrick

Suspected terror-linked shooting in Oslo kills two and wounds 10

PM not ruling out cutting VAT on energy bills to ease cost-of-living crisis

Pressure won’t spark a ‘psychological transformation’ from me, PM insists

Aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales returns to base after Nato exercises

No ‘psychological transformation’ from me, says Johnson as pressure mounts

Suspected terror-linked shooting in Oslo kills two and wounds 10

Suspected terror-linked shooting in Oslo kills two and wounds 10

Suspected terror-linked shooting in Oslo kills two and wounds 14

‘It’s got better and bigger’: Pensioner, 72, will never quit Glastonbury

Kalush hope Ukraine can host Eurovision in 2023 despite organisers’ decision

Man arrested following shooting in central Oslo which left two dead

What the papers say – June 25

Abortion clinics begin closing after Supreme Court ruling

Virginia Giuffre: Ghislaine Maxwell betrayed us like a wolf in sheep’s clothing

Rail strikes continue in Scotland for third planned day amid week of disruption

Billie Eilish protests US abortion ruling during history-making Glastonbury set

By-election defeats pile pressure on Boris Johnson’s leadership

Rail chaos continues as workers stage third 24-hour strike in a week

Boris Johnson says Plan B needed to help Ukraine export grain

Biden arrives in Europe ahead of G7 and Nato summits