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Russian President Vladimir Putin has addressed a Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square, claiming that “a real war” has been unleashed against the country – a reference to the war in Ukraine that the Kremlin portrays as being a proxy conflict with the West. “Today civilisation is once again at a decisive turning point,” Mr Putin said. “A real war has been unleashed against our Motherland.” He welcomed soldiers

Patients will be able to obtain prescription medicines and oral contraception directly from pharmacies under a blueprint to ease the pressure on GPs’ appointments. Treatments for seven common conditions including earache, sore throat and urinary tract infections will be available without seeing a doctor under plans announced by Rishi Sunak. The Prime Minister hopes the measures will help end the “all-too stressful wait” for appointments by freeing up 15 million

Convicted sex offender Rolf Harris warned his daughter’s friend who he was abusing to “tread carefully” because he was powerful and had money, according to a new ITVX documentary. Australian-born Harris was a family favourite in the UK for decades before he was convicted of 12 indecent assaults at London’s Southwark Crown Court in June 2014 – which included a catalogue of abuse against his daughter’s friend over 16 years.

A 17-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in Buckinghamshire in a “targeted attack”, police said. Thames Valley Police are hunting for up to four suspects – who had their faces covered – following Sunday night’s attack in High Wycombe. Another 17-year-old boy was also hurt but his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening and he has been taken to hospital. Officers were called to reports of the stabbing

Dwight McNeil scored a second-half brace as Everton climbed into 16th and two points clear of the Premier League relegation zone to dampen Brighton’s European dreams with a thumping 5-1 victory at the Amex. It was a shocking first half for the seventh-placed hosts, who fell behind after just 33 seconds through Abdoulaye Doucoure, who later bagged a first-half brace. Albion’s woes were exacerbated when goalkeeper Jason Steele turned the ball into

A lengthy statement explains why officers arrested the Republic protesters ahead of the King’s coronation. The force said it believed items found alongside a large number of placards could be used as “lock on devices”. “The investigation team have now fully examined the items seized and reviewed the full circumstances of the arrest,” a statement added. “Those arrested stated the items would be used to secure their placards, and the

Traditional official portraits marking the crowning of Charles III and Queen Camilla were released to round off the monarchy’s landmark occasion The King and Queen have pledged to rededicate their lives to service as Charles called the nation’s support throughout the historic celebrations “the greatest possible coronation gift”. As the weekend of festivities came to a close, Charles issued a special written coronation message, saying: “We thank you, each and

Sunderland’s Premier League dream remains alive after they clinched a play-off place on the final day of the season, scoring three times inside 11 minutes to beat Preston 3-0 at Deepdale. Goals from Amad Diallo, Alex Pritchard and Jack Clarke did the trick on a day to remember. The Black Cats needed results elsewhere to go their way and Millwall’s failure to win saw them sneak into the top six; Tony

City miss penalty in 5-3 loss. Leicester slipped further into relegation trouble as they endured a woeful 5-3 defeat away to Fulham to end their three-game unbeaten run and inflict damage on their survival hopes. Starting the game outside of the bottom three on goal difference, Dean Smith’s side were ripped apart in the first half at Craven Cottage as Willian, Carlos Vinicius and Tom Cairney all took advantage of