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Psychology

Labour of love

Renowned psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz describes his practice as a ‘journey to the underworld’. It‘s also a process of self-discovery. He explains why the hardest part of any relationship is the work of seeing ourselves as we truly are

By Tanya Gold

Andy Burnham

On the campaign trail

Fertility

Don’t call the midwife

Chelsea flower show

In the weeds

News in brief

Middle East

Trump’s latest Iran gambit shows he is a man with no way out

Health

Expert committee recommends against mass prostate cancer screening

Gambling

Google worker charged with insider trading on Polymarket

Sport

Serena Williams plans blockbuster return to tennis

For today

The removal of another political rival to Erdoğan could force Europe to take a stand

Geopolitics

Ruth Michaelson

The removal of another political rival to Erdoğan could force Europe to take a stand

Erica Wagner

How to get cheers, not boos, when you make your commencement speech

Bethell and Brook, not more Bazball, are chastened England’s best hope for forgiveness

Cricket

George Simms

Bethell and Brook, not more Bazball, are chastened England’s best hope for forgiveness

Recipe

Jonathan Lovekin

Nigel Slater’s recipe for roast tomato couscous

Restaurants

Table for two?

These days getting a booking is serious business. The most dedicated diners have turned to a bespoke concierge service. Joanna Taylor reports from the frontlines of the reservation wars