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2024-05-02

Solomon Islands chooses China-friendly ex-diplomat Jeremiah Manele as new prime minister

Ryan Garcia tested positive for ostarine before and after Devin Haney fight – report

Has Elon Musk driven Tesla off track?

Trump trades New York worries for hit of adulation from his Maga faithful

Wisconsin police kill student who came to middle school with a gun

Richard Tandy, ELO keyboardist who shaped band’s futuristic sound, dies aged 76

The vast new whaling ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry

Ukraine war briefing: US hits China with sanctions over war supplies to Russia

2024-05-01

UCLA students describe violent attack on Gaza protest encampment: ‘It was terrifying’

SNP defeats Labour confidence motion and sets out plan for choosing new leader

‘Unethical’ junk food packaging manipulates children into craving sweets, report claims

Activists march for immigrant rights in Wisconsin: ‘We’re making this country strong’

Women live more years in ill-health than men, finds gender health gap study

Father of girl who died in Channel says family feared being deported to Iraq

Ange Postecoglou warns Tottenham of copying Arsenal’s ‘schoolyard’ dark arts

US anti-doping agency attacks Wada’s ‘half-truths’ over Chinese swimmers

US House votes to pass antisemitism bill in response to campus protests

Füllkrug’s rocket gives Dortmund slim advantage over PSG as Sancho shines

Duane Eddy, pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist, dies at 86

Man, 36, charged with murder of Daniel Anjorin, 14, after Hainault stabbings

Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about dangers of fossil fuels, experts say

Colombian president says government will sever Israel ties over Gaza ‘genocide’

Canada: bitter clash in parliament over Trudeau ‘wacko’ jibe

Harvey Weinstein faces New York retrial after 2020 rape conviction overturned

The Idea of You review – Anne Hathaway lives out fanfic fantasy in solid romance

Brooklyn’s bard: Paul Auster’s tricksy fiction captivated a generation

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as inflation ticks up

Kenya floods: tourists evacuated from Maasai Mara after river bursts banks

Israel under pressure to let more aid into Gaza as hostage talks continue

Can Bayern Munich win Champions League with revolution afoot? | Jonathan Liew

The Guardian view on the cost of a cashless society: the most vulnerable will pay | Editorial

Adrian Newey’s Red Bull exit could have domino effect that upturns F1 | Giles Richards

‘This is cleansing’: Dublin sends in police and buses to dismantle tent city

Could student protesters turn the 2024 election?

Finding a wedding dress is hard. It’s worse when you’re mid- or plus-size

‘A literary voice for the ages’: Paul Auster remembered by Ian McEwan, Joyce Carol Oates and more

Arizona Democrats to make final push to repeal near-total abortion ban

ChatGPT’s chatbot rival Claude to be introduced on iPhone

My first time doing tai chi: ‘It feels like my brain is solving a Rubik’s Cube’

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump trial: ‘Why is this not on TV?’

How do you describe the view to someone who can’t see? I couldn’t even do justice to a canal towpath | Adrian Chiles

Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote on ousting Mike Johnson as speaker

Sons, when did you last hold your father’s hand? Valery Poshtarov’s best photograph

Who is Stan Smith? New film uncovers tennis and footwear legend

US judges reject new Louisiana voting map with second majority-Black district

Dorset auction house withdraws Egyptian human skulls from sale

What do the US campus protests mean for Joe Biden in November?

‘When it was game over, it was difficult to accept’: Robert Pires on finding life after football

In Rafah I saw new graveyards fill with children. It is unimaginable that worse could be yet to come | James Elder

OnlyFans investigated over claim children accessed pornography

US students: share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests

Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s: ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’

Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix

May Day protests, frolics and a volcano: photos of the day – Wednesday

Reynolds and McElhenney plan for Wrexham’s stadium to hold up to 55,000

UK students begin new wave of protests against Gaza war after US arrests

‘Yes, this is real’: LA recreates Glasgow’s Willy Wonka disaster – sad Oompa Loompa included

US asylum app strands migrants and aids organised crime, rights group says

Rival protest groups violently clash at UCLA; police arrest dozens at Columbia University - live

Johnson & Johnson proposes $6.5bn settlement of talc cancer lawsuits

‘Getting a book idea feels like a buzz in the head’: Paul Auster – a life in quotes

A 007 paradise – or lads holiday in Marbella? Inside Aston Martin’s lavish Miami penthouses

Mulberry sales decline as wealthy shoppers slow spending

‘It blew our budget by a massive amount’: four couples break down their wedding costs

In the wake of the TV series, is it worth playing Fallout 4 again?

Europa League: previews and predictions for the semi-finals

‘Did you take Ozempic?’ Barbra Streisand gives a masterclass in how not to pay a compliment

NBA playoff roundup: Maxey’s late heroics save 76ers’ season against Knicks

All square in Munich and Ipswich a point from Premier League - Football Weekly

Saudis push for ‘plan B’ that excludes Israel from key deal with US

Ayrton Senna: 30 years since F1 lost its uncompromising, complex genius | Giles Richards

Xabi Alonso was moulded by the greats and Leverkusen reflects his education | Philipp Lahm

How to make the perfect vegan meringues – recipe | Felicity Cloake's How to make the perfect …

The Diaries of Mr Lucas by Hugo Greenhalgh review – a kaleidoscope of postwar gay life

‘You a scam artist’: the most brutal moments in Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track

Daniel Radcliffe says rupture with JK Rowling over trans rights is ‘really sad’

‘I’m feeling paralysed’: they arrested my friends for protesting on campus | Grey Battle

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in April

Kristi Noem’s dog-killing embodies the cruel phonyness of today’s Republicans | Ryan Busse

Number of writers jailed in China exceeds 100 for first time, says report

US teen averts tragedy by taking wheel after school bus driver falls ill

Workers at far-right site Gateway Pundit feared credibility issues, filing shows

Threats, accusations and assault: the dangers of running an LGBTQ+ health clinic in Uganda

Land of Bad review – Russell Crowe marches on in explosive action thriller

The Taliban targeted us, beat us and chased us out. This is how we run our Afghan newspaper from exile | Sakhidad Hatif

It’s not stranger danger you should be afraid of, it’s video doorbell derangement syndrome | Arwa Mahdawi

The Two Loves of Sophie Strom by Sam Taylor review – a sliding doors tale of survival

Paul Auster – a life in pictures

Red Bull confirm celebrated F1 car designer Adrian Newey to leave

Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect, ending access in south-east US

Exclusive: Youth coach facing assault charge was cleared by third-party firm investigating Hockey Canada abuse claims

Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

How the NWSL became the world’s most innovative league

What we learn about Kafka from his uncensored diaries

Greek court drops espionage charges against aid workers

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review – a gentle gem about late-life love and loneliness

Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow orders more weapons to ‘maintain pace of offensive’

Police officer ‘almost lost hand’ in Hainault sword attack

Georgian police fire teargas as huge ‘foreign agents’ bill protests rock Tbilisi – Europe live

Station to station: the European language DJs taking radio to new realms

Middle East crisis live: US ‘determined to free Israeli hostages with ceasefire deal’

A moment that changed me: I made my own wedding dress – and learned to embrace imperfection

France has turned against Macron. Will Europe set the stage for President Le Pen? | Paul Taylor

Indonesia volcano eruption spreads ash to Malaysia and shuts airports

Dozens arrested at Columbia University as New York police disperse Gaza protest

From Colombia to Syria justice is possible for survivors of sexual violence in war – but we need the right ‘ecosystem’ | Clara Sandoval

Akiya houses: why Japan has nine million empty homes

Astronauts could run round ‘Wall of Death’ to keep fit on moon, say scientists

Women behind the lens: ‘When your sister does your hair, you don’t need a mirror’

Blue-green algae get a bad press – but we owe a debt of gratitude

Paul Auster, American author of The New York Trilogy, dies aged 77

‘A paradigm shift’: will Jordan Bardella finally normalise Le Pen’s far right?

Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it?

From the archive: The battle over dyslexia – podcast

China erases memory of ‘white paper’ protests in further threat to journalism

Rapidly rising levels of TFA ‘forever chemical’ alarm experts

Kendrick Lamar responds to Drake with diss track Euphoria in escalating feud

Teargas and stun grenades used against Georgian protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill

Is Labour about to win a local election landslide? - podcast

Australia expelled two Indian intelligence operatives in 2020 as part of ‘nest of spies’, reports claim

Ukraine war briefing: Kharkiv residents suffer as Russia intensifies attacks

Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for ‘support’ of women’s rights

2024-04-30

Officers killed in shootout identified as rifle found in suspect’s North Carolina home

Toni Kroos proves the pass master yet again to point the way for Real Madrid | Sid Lowe

Perimenopausal women have 40% higher risk of depression, study suggests

Prostate cancer screening methods trialled in ‘pivotal moment’

Rafael Nadal bids emotional farewell to Madrid Open after loss to Jiri Lehecka

‘Wacko PM’: Canadian opposition leader ejected for Trudeau insult

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, a fine and a warning: Trump trial key takeaways, day nine

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer has the receipts

Court issues arrest warrant for Central African Republic’s former president

Bayern Munich 2-2 Real Madrid: Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened

Ontario: grandparents and infant killed in wrong-way police pursuit crash

Vinícius Júnior gives Real Madrid edge in semi-final after Kane rouses Bayern

Trump reveals plans to surveil pregnant women and deport millions if re-elected

Amazon sales soar with boost from artificial intelligence

Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana as lower-risk drug

G7 agree to end use of unabated coal power plants by 2035

Delacroix’s Liberty shows her true colours after Louvre restoration

The Veil review – Elisabeth Moss muddles through creaky spy series

Democrats vow to block Marjorie Taylor Greene effort to remove House speaker

Binance founder sentenced to four months for money laundering

Netanyahu vows to raid Rafah ‘with or without’ hostage deal

Columbia campus protests: as students occupy building, what next?

New Haiti PM named but powerful gangs demand seat at the table

Eight US newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

Ukrainian woman, 98, walks six miles alone to escape Russian-held territory

Howard Webb admits VAR should have awarded Forest penalty against Everton

The Guardian view on the women of Iran: still resisting repression | Editorial

The overreaction to US campus peace protests doesn’t feel free or brave | Cas Mudde

Gaza protesters occupying California university building arrested in police crackdown

State troopers say they recovered documents that ‘back’ New Orleans clergy sexual abuse claims

‘This machine bonks fascists’: the water jug becomes a symbol of student resistance against police at US universities

Stop children using smartphones until they are 13, say French experts in report

The Everton crisis explained: how did it get to this point?

Man allegedly pours bleach into Oregon hatchery tank and kills 18,000 salmon

I’ve joined the sisterhood of divorced women. We’re happier set free

‘It was instrumental to my early education’: fans share their memories of Reader’s Digest

Mike Johnson denies collaborating with Democrats to defeat attempt to remove him – US politics live

Five skeletons found under Wolf’s Lair home of Hermann Göring in Poland

Paris regional leader suspends Sciences Po funding over Gaza protests

ICJ rejects request to order Germany to stop selling arms to Israel

Trump fined $9,000 over gag order violations as judge warns of jail time

‘I know what it’s like to be stared at’: Shardlake star Arthur Hughes on playing CJ Sansom’s disabled Tudor sleuth

It’s Mark Zuckerberg as we’ve never seen him! But what’s really behind the new look? | Arwa Mahdawi

‘Surrounded by the beauty of a thousand candles’: why Twilight is going live, loud and on tour

Stephen Colbert: ‘If you like puppies, you’re not going to like Kristi Noem’

‘We handed out raw fish to clubbers’: the mind-bending acid house tour of London

Miami Vice is cheesy and brutally unsubtle – but it remains sexy as hell

Trout fritters, cured sardines and tuna pasta: Ellie Bouhadana’s impressive fish recipes

Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard: ‘It looks as if it has been carpet bombed’

Man who allegedly kicked bison in Yellowstone park arrested for incident

‘I wasn’t worried about what gringos wanted!’ Ludmilla, Brazil’s next pop superstar

IS commander wanted for deaths of US forces in Niger killed in operation

It seems certain Sunak will lead the Tories into the local elections. After that, regicide as usual | Marina Hyde

Miami Grand Prix organizers stop plans for Trump fundraiser in luxury suite

MC Conrad, acclaimed drum’n’bass vocalist, dies aged 52

King Charles speaks to cancer patients on first public engagement since diagnosis

Hell’s Kitchen and Stereophonic lead 2024 Tony nominations

Could Vienna’s approach to affordable housing work in California?

Judge fines Trump $9,000 for violating gag order in hush-money trial - live

Dutch city pilots radical debt cancellation scheme for poor families

Kristi Noem ‘had a shot’ at Trump VP slot before dog-killing boast, sources say

EPA to ban most uses of chemical linked to dozens of deaths

North Carolina child’s ‘monster in the closet’ was in fact 50,000 bees in the wall

Sting and Stephen Fry among artists urging Garrick to accept women as members

Liberty at the Louvre and waterfall smiles: photos of the day – Tuesday

Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, Senate report finds

How to use up a whole head of lettuce without making salad | Kitchen aide

Chelsea’s Champions League dreams dashed – Women’s Football Weekly

How climate policies are becoming focus for far-right attacks in Germany

I have OCD. Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques made it worse

Why are pro-Palestinian US student protesters wearing masks on campus?

Across the world, journalists are under threat for sharing the truth | Jonathan Watts

‘Incredible’ news for bears and wild horses as US shifts preservation plans

More than a quarter of readers of YA are over the age of 28 research shows

My partner hates my pubic hair but I refuse to shave. What now?

‘Not going to answer that’: LeBron James quiet on future after Lakers’ playoff exit

‘The Greens are our enemy’: What is fuelling the far right in Germany?

EU is pressuring Meta due to fears of Russian interference in elections

David Squires on … a handy Premier League referee grudge tracker

Megadrought forces end to sugarcane farming in parched Texas borderland

Nigel Slater’s recipe for spelt, ricotta and basil patties

Ralph Lauren hosts intimate affair to showcase new collection

The Pedro Sánchez crisis makes it clear: Spain’s politicians are playing with fire | María Ramírez

Eurozone exits recession as ‘big four’ economies beat forecasts

‘Bowie told me it’s OK to be messy’: the starry life and strife of singer-songwriter Lawrence Rothman

Everton call in insolvency advisers amid fresh doubt over 777 takeover

At least 50 people feared drowned after boat from Senegal sinks off Canary island

Swearing, snogging and spying: Cherub’s cool teenage secret agents hit 20

Tell us your experiences of making a living from music

Man with sword arrested after attack in Hainault, north-east London

I live in an uninhabitable ‘boy room’ – can a comedian save me from myself?

Lassie: A New Adventure review – wholesome quaint family fun with no surprises

Revealed: Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

I came to Britain from India, fulfilled a dream, and I say this: we’re a great country, but a work in progress | Mihir Bose

Developed countries accused of bowing to lobbyists at plastic pollution talks

Why hasn’t the US called for an investigation into mass graves in Gaza? | Arwa Mahdawi

I spent 22 years as a problem drinker. Here are 10 things I’ve learned since I quit

Russia-Ukraine war: Odesa’s ‘Harry Potter castle’ hit in Russian missile attack that killed five

The world is on fire – and the NBA wants to be part of the solution

Children’s and teens roundup – the best new chapter books

First scientist to publish Covid sequence in China ‘evicted’ from lab

Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University building

Zambia’s women could be barred from football at Olympics after Fifa steps in

Banker who worked with Michael Cohen to testify at Trump trial

Budget brands and free samples: eight ways to cut the cost of your skincare

José Pizarro’s lentils with wild garlic (or spinach) and goat’s cheese – recipe

Middle East crisis live: Biden urges Egypt and Qatar to ‘exert all efforts’ over release of Israeli hostages as part of ceasefire talks

‘Beautiful prize’: Oregon man with cancer wins $1.3bn lottery jackpot

‘You can walk virtually everywhere in England by using the train’: the man connecting rail-based walks

Noisy, performative and unapologetically non-European: Nigeria welcomes a museum like no other

Everything Must Go by Dorian Lynskey review – why is it always apocalypse now?

First case of walrus dying from bird flu recorded in Arctic

Armenia turns towards west in search of allies amid Azerbaijan tensions

‘A lot of collective trauma’: Sweden’s Indigenous Sami people speak to truth commission

The man who turned his home into a homeless shelter

The never-ending stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap? – podcast

Healthy lifestyle may offset genetics by 60% and add five years to life, study says

‘Husband eaters’: the double loss of Bangladesh’s ostracised tiger widows

‘He craved an Oscar’: James Baldwin’s long campaign to crack Hollywood

Japan to trial AI bear warning system after record number of attacks

Why has the yen fallen to a decade’s low and what does it mean for Japan’s economy?

Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf resigns - podcast

Police arrest more Gaza protesters at University of Texas-Austin

New Orleans police accused of excessive force as Gaza protesters arrested

Ukraine war briefing: Russia making gains from slow western aid, says Nato chief

Top US mobile carriers fined $200m by FCC over illegal location-data sharing

2024-04-29

Three officers killed and five wounded in shooting at North Carolina home

US and Mexico withdraw joint bid to host 2027 Women’s World Cup

Amateur birder in Oregon accidentally photographs bird never before seen in US

Kansas City Chiefs sign Travis Kelce to reported two-year, $34.25m extension

Military horses injured galloping across London making progress, army says

Kamala Harris visits Atlanta to tout investments in minority communities

No retrial for Arizona rancher accused of murder of Mexican man

Francis Ngannou confirms death of infant son Kobe in social media post

Debris from North Korean missile found in Kharkiv, say UN sanctions monitors

Miriam: Death of a Reality Star review – as grubby as the cruel show that ruined her life

US finds Israeli units committed human rights abuses before Gaza war

Paramount Global chief Bob Bakish exits amid scramble to agree merger

Von der Leyen criticises European far right for being ‘Putin’s proxies’

‘There is progress’: Nadal continues comeback to reach last 16 in Madrid

White House correspondents’ dinner weekend: top five parties, by food

Herculaneum scroll appears to shed light on Plato’s final hours

Kristi Noem’s story of killing her dog points to class two misdemeanor

Kane and Bellingham take different paths to Champions League duel | Jonathan Liew

Portland State University ‘pauses’ Boeing donations amid student protests

Columbia issues ultimatum to clear pro-Palestine protest or risk suspension

SNP looks to unity candidate after Humza Yousaf quits as first minister

Rodeo workers help Washington police round up runaway zebras on interstate

Matt Ryan to join CBS’s NFL studio show as longtime pundits Simms and Esiason depart

What will happen if the ICC charges Netanyahu with war crimes? | Kenneth Roth

‘The hot topic is the war’: West Yorkshire’s Muslim voters feel politically homeless

Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds buy stake in Liga MX club

Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare to stand down after poor election result

Mining firm BHP offers $25.7bn settlement for Brazil dam disaster

‘The Guardian lights very well’: how newspaper came to aid of stranded geologist

Humza Yousaf’s clumsiness meant he had to jump – but Westminster also gave him a push | Rory Scothorne

Europe live: European Commission presidential candidates battle it out in Maastricht debate

Elon Musk still needs lawyer approval to tweet about Tesla, says supreme court

David Cameron urges Hamas to agree to 40-day Gaza ceasefire deal

Delivery firm Getir to quit UK, Europe and US and focus on Turkey

Spending cap plan gets Premier League backing despite trio voting against

British Columbia abruptly drops drug decriminalization after backlash

What’s the perfect movie length? Only a lightweight needs toilet or food breaks

Marjorie Taylor Greene will not drop threat to oust House speaker, aide says

Michelangelo and the most sublime declarations of gay love in art

Tell us: are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

US Navy ship off Gaza coast building part of aid platform, images show

Red Cross decides against suspending Russian branch despite links to Kremlin war machine

Utah cat found safe in California after sneaking into Amazon return box

EU to investigate Meta over election misinformation before June polls

Burkina Faso bans more media over coverage of alleged massacre

No Jerry Seinfeld, the ‘extreme left’ hasn’t killed comedy | Stuart Heritage

‘We used pig squeals to create their shriek’ … how we made Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Surreal claims, lawfare and abuse: toxic politics in Spain reflect the new Europe

Liverpool have run out of steam. But Klopp’s legacy is already cemented | Jonathan Wilson

Giant pandas from China to visit San Diego zoo under conservation partnership

Turtles All the Way Down review – Isabela Merced leads winning yet uneven YA film

‘It pisses me off’: Embiid frustrated by Knicks fans’ takeover of Sixers arena

Going for gold! Have the Olympics overturned centuries of no-tipping etiquette in France?

Trump and DeSantis appear to try to thaw relationship with breakfast meeting

Gérard Depardieu questioned by French police over sexual assault allegations

Britain has a problem that it won’t face up to: children's dangerous relationship with alcohol | Gary Nunn

‘Ideal’ movie running time is 92 minutes, poll claims

Arsenal and Manchester City set up a two-horse race – Football Weekly

First seven of 70 defendants in alleged $250m Covid relief funds scam go to trial

With India’s election in full swing, Narendra Modi is getting desperate – and dangerous | Salil Tripathi

Alleged far-right plotters on trial in Germany accused of plan to overthrow state

‘One of the most racist things I’ve ever seen’: how RIBA is decolonising its HQ

Iran’s death sentence for rapper sparks protests and undermines criticism of US

A car stuck in mud and a thirsty squirrel: photos of the day – Monday

Football agent cleared of sending intimidating email to former Chelsea director

Ask Ugly: signature scents are deeply appealing – but how else can I express ‘the self’?

Honey & Co’s recipe for air fryer lamb koftas with tahini sauce – recipe | Quick and easy

Cold review – theatrically evocative folk-tale treatment of the pain of miscarriage

Humza Yousaf quits as first minister of Scotland: what happens now?

‘Maybe I’m not ready to be a mum yet’: Ons Jabeur on her grand slam dream

OpenAI to use FT journalism to train artificial intelligence systems

Airstrikes on Rafah amid renewed efforts to broker Gaza ceasefire talks

Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters clash at University of California, Los Angeles

The big idea: what would culture look like without nightlife?

Countries consider pact to reduce plastic production by 40% in 15 years

Cats, cuddly toys and a portrait of Stalin: the last lift lady guarding Tbilisi’s brutalist skybridge

CJ Sansom, author of the Shardlake novels, dies aged 71

Humza Yousaf steps down as Scotland’s first minister

Florida ‘callously’ strips healthcare from thousands of children despite new law

He led a strike at Kellogg’s. Now he’s aiming for a Nebraska Senate seat

‘It can happen to any child’: parents of sextortion victim send out warning

Everyone Knows That: internet music mystery solved via 1986 adult movie

Dozens of people killed as dam bursts in Kenya

‘My example can change minds’: Roma fighting for place in postwar Ukraine

Humza Yousaf poised to quit as Scotland’s first minister and will hold press conference at noon – UK politics live

Stunning police brutality will ignite a student anti-war movement in America | Joan Donovan

Zionism can – and must – be about liberation of Jews and Palestinians | Jo-Ann Mort

Police busts, porn cinemas and glory holes: the wild art of sexual outlaw Dean Sameshima

The pet I’ll never forget: Brighton Yellow, the budgie that interrupted dinner parties chirping, ‘Right! That’s enough!’

Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chicken with orange, lemon, marmalade and olives | A kitchen in Rome

PFAS increase likelihood of death by cardiovascular disease, study shows

The world has a chance to end plastic pollution – the petrochemical giants mustn’t spoil it | Steve Fletcher

From hiking to birdwatching to early nights – gen Z are coming for my hobbies, and they’re much better at them | Emma Beddington

‘Watershed moment’ for Tesla as Elon Musk’s visit to China reaps quick reward

Pedro Sánchez to continue as Spain’s PM despite ‘bullying’ campaign

‘Scalding emotional intensity’: Geoff Dyer on the spiritual power of saxophonist Zoh Amba

‘A silent film of dance underscored by an album’: inside the audacious Sufjan Stevens musical

Hamburg’s sex workers persecuted under Hitler to be commemorated

‘Don’t push into pain!’ How to rescue your knees from everything from torn ligaments to injured tendons

Europe live: Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez to announce decision as he considers resigning

Tell us: how do you make your commute fun or productive?

Shortlist unveiled for dance’s answer to the Turner prize

‘Meal prepping’ is booming – but beware the health dangers

‘I’ve missed it since the day I left’: Dan Rather on life after CBS News

Deep Water: The World in the Ocean by James Bradley review – a compelling sea view of civilisation

Russia-Ukraine war live: Ukraine says it has foiled 55 Russian attacks after admitting worsening situation on frontline

Activist wins Goldman prize for effort to clean up California trucking and railway sectors

NFL draft 2024 winners and losers: Chicago shine as Denver disappoint

First Nations woman one of seven global winners of prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activism

Humza Yousaf poised to quit as Scotland’s first minister

Jeepney strike under way in Philippines as deadline to modernise nears

Should I use an acid-based exfoliant – or a simple face scrub?

Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s football action

As a stunt performer, I lived on the edge of danger – but I had to step back from the precipice | Janine Parkinson

Weather tracker: US experts predict one of most active hurricane seasons on record

Middle East crisis live: Hamas reportedly ‘positive’ on ceasefire talks; Biden urges Netanyahu against Rafah invasion

Can you solve it? Tiler swift

‘The song I wish I’d written? Wonderwall’: Gabrielle’s honest playlist

The ‘man who repairs women’ on rape as a weapon and how the world forgot the DRC

Best foot forward: the humble sock is finally stepping into the spotlight

The EU’s ‘right to repair’ rule is truly radical – British builders should copy it wholesale | Phineas Harper

A new start after 60: after a decade of rejections, I got my first novel published. Now I’ve got my dream, I won’t stop!

Anthony Edwards’ 40 lift Minnesota Timberwolves to historic sweep of Suns

Rain gardens and bathwater reuse becoming trends, RHS says

There’s a hard-right tidal wave about to hit Europe – and it will only make the economic crisis worse | Gordon Brown

‘Urination equality’: Amsterdam women win fight for more public toilets

‘I still think Tony was right on Iraq’: Labour’s Ben Bradshaw on Blair, Brexit and battling homophobia

‘I was brought up among giants’: Gillian Slovo on her revolutionary parents – and her mother’s murder

The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ – podcast

Media freedom ‘perilously close to breaking point’ in several EU countries

Extreme weather in Guangzhou kills five and brings destruction to China’s industrial heartland

Have open marriages gone mainstream? – podcast

Cash is king — for now: China signals it will slow transition to cashless society

Ukraine war briefing: Russian pressure forces Ukrainian retreat from three villages

Houston Texans wideout Tank Dell wounded in Florida mass shooting

2024-04-28

Irish eyes are smiling: McIlroy and Lowry win big in New Orleans

British tourist injured in shark attack is ‘aware and can communicate’

David Cameron under fire for hiring £42m luxury jet for central Asia tour

Three women diagnosed with HIV after getting ‘vampire facials’ in New Mexico

Kristi Noem defends killing dog: ‘Cricket had shown aggressive behavior’

Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah and ceasefire talks

Shunning Rory McIlroy would represent epic embarrassment for PGA Tour | Ewan Murray

‘It’s time’: Candace Parker, two-time WNBA MVP, announces retirement

Oklahoma tornadoes kill at least two people and leave dozens injured

Carlos Alcaraz passes ‘litmus test’ with third-round win at Madrid Open

Nottingham Forest v Manchester City: Premier League – as it happened

Erling Haaland seals nervy victory for Manchester City at Nottingham Forest

Mitch McConnell refuses to say whether he supports a US national abortion ban

‘Do not bow’: ex-Black Panther praises pro-Palestinian CUNY protesters from prison

Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal: Premier League player ratings

Arsenal survive late Spurs fightback to boost title charge with derby victory

‘They thought I was a child’: US airline repeatedly registers 101-year-old as baby

Godzilla and Palm Sunday: photos of the weekend

Russian troops seize two villages near Avdiivka in Ukraine

‘The science isn’t there’: do dating apps really help us find our soulmate?

RFK Jr dismisses Trump as ‘unhinged’ after being called a ‘Democrat plant’

Human rights groups and diplomats condemn Iraq’s anti-LGBT law

What have I learned from 20 years of parenting? Never to underestimate how wrong I can be | Emma Beddington

Baby Reindeer strikes a painful chord for gay and bi men, and I know why: grooming and rape are common | Jeffrey Ingold

Lionel Messi breaks MLS record in front of historic crowd in New England

It’s hard being black in France, says Omar Sy after Aya Nakamura racism row

Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation

Junk science is cited in abortion ban cases. Researchers are fighting the ‘fatally flawed’ work

Mike Johnson’s busy week: Ukraine aid and threats to protesters – what next?

Alaska has a plan to save its salmon but some Native leaders are wary

Tenniscore: centre-court chic smashes it this fashion season

My Favourite Mistake by Marian Keyes review – love and shenanigans in a new Walsh sister story

Spanish opposition step up Sánchez attacks as PM decides on his future

Pope visits women’s prison in Venice during first trip outside Rome for months

Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia to try to restart Gaza ceasefire talks

Echoes of Vietnam era as pro-Palestinian student protests roil US campuses

Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states

A ‘longevity revolution’ is coming. Here’s how those over 100 are making the most of their lives

The culture war in North Carolina is playing out in the race for governor

They’re back: Cohen and Avenatti return to spotlight at Trump trial

‘I know my limit’: how gen Z became Britain’s ‘sober-curious’ generation

That yearning feeling: why we need nostalgia

Less work for the same pay won’t fly – but here’s a four-day week that might

‘She was trying to find herself’: the untold story of Peggy Guggenheim, Hampshire homemaker

Travis Clayton, former eighth-tier rugby star, chosen by Buffalo Bills in NFL draft

Liverpool can help Arne Slot by selling petulant Mohamed Salah this summer | Jacob Steinberg

Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out July election amid record low poll rating

‘My hands went cold’: Rio’s reporters risk death to reveal criminal ties between police, politicians and mafia

Turkey’s melting pot: a foodie break in Istanbul

Game, set and match: the 20 best sports movies

Middle East crisis live: Blinken flies to Saudi Arabia as mediators seek to jumpstart ceasefire negotiations

Ireland plans to send asylum seekers back to UK under emergency law

‘We are showing the world what people do’: grim relics of Hamas attack go on display in New York

Some are born lucky, so the left shouldn’t flinch from giving others a helping hand | Sonia Sodha

An Unholy Traffic: how the slave trade continued through the US civil war

‘Australia must do better’: Albanese calls urgent national cabinet meeting as thousands rally to end men’s violence against women

German actor Nina Hoss: ‘London is more driven. In the theatre, people are full of positive energy’

Why row over Baby Reindeer sleuths will change real-life drama for ever

‘I felt myself split into before and after’: how giving birth triggered a life-changing illness

Brendan Steele holds off Louis Oosthuizen for tense LIV Golf victory in Adelaide

Inside anti-doping’s civil war: anger and suspicion spill into the open

‘It’s not like I lost it’: Geraint Thomas on the Giro, crashes and a last Olympic hurrah

Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing like going out there singing your truth. That ain’t changed’

Shelf life: why are toy shops full of horrors these days?

Challengers review – Zendaya holds court in absurdly sexy three-way tennis romance

‘Generous and reflective’: letters show other sides to macho Ernest Hemingway

‘Stormy weather’: Biden skewers Trump at White House correspondents’ dinner

‘I was always able to get away with things’: Daniel Mays on playing bent coppers, acting opposite Michael Douglas, and working-class bias

‘Indefensible’: UK prisoner jailed for 23 months killed himself after being held for 17 years

From petri dish to plate: meet the company hoping to bring lab-grown fish to the table

Waiting for the Monsoon by Rod Nordland review – a war reporter finds a ‘second life’ in the shadow of death

Kristi Noem dogged by poor polling amid fallout from tale of killing puppy

The big picture: Lydia Goldblatt’s reflection on family and absence

Sunday with Fay Ripley: ‘I’m a feeder – breakfast, brunch, snacks, roast’

The Observer view on overtourism: sometimes, the planet’s hotspots are best left unvisited

‘Eugenics on steroids’: the toxic and contested legacy of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute

I’ve lost contact with my brother. Is it too late to reach out? | Ask Philippa

Spain’s PM Sánchez could quit after far-right attacks on wife and bid to ‘politically kill’ him

Anger at party funding scandal in Japan threatens to bring down PM Kishida

Portugal rejects proposal to pay reparations for slavery after comments from president

Two Russian journalists arrested over alleged work for Alexei Navalny foundation

Ukraine war briefing: Russian airstrikes pound central and western Ukrainian power facilities

Ammunition explosion at Cambodia military base kills 20 soldiers

Gabby Douglas competes for first time since Rio Olympics at American Classic

2024-04-27

NFL draft attendance record broken with over 700,000 attendees in Detroit

Gold pocket watch of richest man on Titanic fetches record-breaking £1.2m

Disgraced former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein hospitalized

‘Like a war zone’: Emory University grapples with fallout from police response to protest

Conor Gallagher’s stunning strike salvages draw for Chelsea at Aston Villa

The moment I knew: he kissed me goodnight – then rang to make sure I saw the moon

‘I didn’t expect anything to change’: what makes long-term de facto couples decide to marry?

‘Always respond to what the instrument is doing’: the Melbourne shop showcasing the rare craft of restoring violins

Baltimore teacher accused of using AI to create fake, racist recording of principal

Everton v Brentford: Premier League – as it happened

Iraq makes same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in jail

Arizona woman pleads guilty to stealing parts of corpses and trying to sell them

Chinese jets fly sorties over Taiwan strait in show of force as US delegation departs

Moses McKenzie: ‘I was thinking about the predicament of the black British diaspora’

South Africa marks 30 years since apartheid amid growing discontent

Manchester United 1-1 Burnley, Sheffield United relegated after rout – as it happened

Sheffield United relegated after thrashing by five-star Newcastle

Sanders hits back at Netanyahu: ‘It is not antisemitic to hold you accountable’

How one Wisconsin man plagued election offices and stoked mistrust

‘These people matter’: why Diana Matar photographs the sites where US police have killed civilians

‘There’s going to be fire if I speak’: Salah adds fuel to touchline row with Klopp

One climber dead and one injured after 1,000ft fall from Alaska mountain

‘Everyone knows something’s going to happen’: fears of a new war on Israel’s border with Lebanon

Revealed: UK government was warned of infected blood risks in 1970s

‘We live in a golden time of exploration’: astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger on the hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life

T Bone Burnett: The Other Side review – a radiant meditation

Like father, like son? The complex factors that shape a parent’s influence on their child

All play and no work: a fun renovation in Mexico City

Moderating horror and hate on the web may be beyond even AI | John Naughton

Who would’ve thought booking a table would require superhuman strength | Rachel Cooke

How the Trump trial is playing in Maga world: sublime indifference, collective shrug

Room of her own: Mona Lisa could be moved, says Louvre

Teenager finds ‘holy grail’ Lego octopus from 1997 spill off Cornwall coast

Britney Spears settles legal dispute with estranged father over conservatorship

West Ham United 2-2 Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened

A new generation at UC Berkeley pitches its tents

Destructive tornadoes wreak havoc in US midwest as storm threat continues

Liverpool title hopes almost over after Antonio earns West Ham a point

The ‘boring phone’: stressed-out gen Z ditch smartphones for dumbphones

Rick Astley: ‘I’m boring away from the spotlight – that’s why my life works’

Discussing Sonia Sotomayor’s retirement is not sexist – it’s strategic | Arwa Mahdawi

Civil War is a terrifying film, but Trump: The Sequel will be a real-life horror show | Simon Tisdall

The prince, the plotters and the would-be putsch: Germany to try far-right coup gang

US faculty speak up and stand alongside student Gaza protesters

She was told her babies were dead. Instead they were sold abroad. What happened when she met them 40 years on?

Three and a bit years after Brexit, are border checks finally here?

The Anxious Generation wants to save teens. But the bestseller’s anti-tech logic is skewed

Julen Lopetegui closes on Milan appointment to dash West Ham hopes

Man who raped his wife tried to convince court he was victim of domestic abuse

Uncommitted voters are not apathetic. The Democratic party is | Camonghne Felix

A physician, a lawyer, a CEO: the 84 fake electors who allegedly tried to steal the 2020 election

Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest

Caribbean or bust: England have T20 World Cup title defence on their mind

‘Is it aliens?’: how a mysterious star could help the search for extraterrestrial life

This is how we do it: ‘Since having prostate cancer I can’t get an erection, but I still get just as much pleasure’

T’Pau’s Carol Decker looks back: ‘We went ballistic when we got to No 1. Our screaming annoyed Bryan Adams’

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for hot sauce doubles with cucumber chutney | The new vegan

‘Demolishing democracy’: how much danger does Christian nationalism pose?

On Resistance Street review – punkish record of music’s long battle with racism

The overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is an affront to women | Moira Donegan

My four-day rail and ferry adventure from the UK to Albania

‘A sense of wonder enveloped my mother and me’: Mishal Husain on her eye-opening journey through Uzbekistan in search of an ancestor

St Vincent: All Born Screaming review – magnificently dark, heavy and loud

‘My favourite stories are love stories’: Emily Henry on her enemies-to-lovers relationship with romance fiction

Original Observer Photography

Four Vietnamese nationals arrested in London over people smuggling

‘There aren’t many fields, so the children play around the pier’: Jelly Febrian’s best phone picture

We may have equal marriage - but LGBTQ+ people are still locked out of equal parenthood | Freddy McConnell

‘Ours was a love story, not an attempted murder story’: Rachel Eliza Griffiths on the day her husband, Salman Rushdie, was stabbed

Briton in critical care after ‘unusual’ shark attack on Tobago

Middle East crisis live: Houthis hit ship in latest Red Sea attack

Two people die after glider crashes near Mount Beauty airport

Michelle Collins: ‘When I was 45, I was told I was too old to work in Hollywood’

‘I don’t smoke on the uphills’: Lazarus Lake walks across America (again)

Tories have always had a fear of political extinction. After the next election, they could be right | Samual Earle

Safe haven or symbol of injustice? What our gardens tell us about the world we live in

Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home

Ask Ottolenghi: what’s the best way to get a garlicky flavour into tomato pasta sauce?

‘You’re absolutely trapped’: welcome to the loneliest seat in sport

Poison in the pool: why the latest Chinese doping row is proving so toxic

Remote working and whiffy workout wear fuel laundry revolution

‘Woke’ isn’t dead – it’s entered the mainstream. No wonder the right is furious | Gaby Hinsliff

Tom Gauld on the two authors illusion – cartoon

Violence against women rallies: thousands attend protests as Mark Dreyfus rules out royal commission

England Is Mine by Nicolas Padamsee review – battle lines drawn

Polish border ‘pushbacks’ back in spotlight after pregnant woman’s ordeal

Italian towns split over moves to end honorary citizenship of Mussolini

‘It was wet. It was filthy. It was aggressive. I said, I’ll take the racoon. But keeping exotic pets is cruel’

Conservatives condemn Kristi Noem for ‘twisted’ admission of killing dog

Shardlake: murder mysteries don’t get more fantastically creepy than this

Confessions of an 82-year-old hitchhiker

‘Dismissing global warming? That was a joke’: Jeremy Clarkson on fury, farming and why he’s a changed man

What links Ana Matronic and the Guardian? The Saturday quiz

Meet regularly, invest time – and don’t hold grudges: 10 ways to revitalise flagging friendships

A celebrity politician has been jailed for rape. Will Czech women be listened to now? | Apolena Rychlíková and Jakub Zelenka|

Littler India: why Britain’s south Asian garment stores are struggling

Knuckles review – Idris Elba’s Sonic spin-off is ludicrous, hilarious and actually rather moving

They were very attentive: eating in an empty restaurant – Edith Pritchett cartoon

Tim Dowling: my banjo is out of tune, and the gig is falling apart

Blind date: ‘I warned him if he was less than complimentary, my girls would hunt him down’

How to make the most of beetroot leaves – recipe | Waste not

NBA playoffs: Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner lifts Pacers to 2-1 lead over Bucks

NFL draft gets defensive in round two after Bills and Chargers get WRs early

India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase

Elite force bucks trend of Ukrainian losses on eastern front

Weekend podcast: ‘I was hammered on stage’ – David Harewood on racism and success; John Crace on ‘tetchy’ Rishi; the answer to insomnia hell; and Baby Reindeer fall out

And now for the pinchline: competition crowns world’s funniest crab joke

US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of fresh $6bn aid package

Ukraine war briefing: Hospitals in Kyiv evacuated over fears of Russian strikes

2024-04-26

Baby dies and two others hospitalized in fentanyl overdoses in Washington state

I left my suit in San Francisco: thieves swipe bags from Adam Schiff’s car

Paramedic convicted over Elijah McClain killing sentenced to probation

PEN America cancels festival after authors drop out in support of Gaza

US court upholds R Kelly’s 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse

Minneapolis backs $150,000 settlement for George Floyd witness’s PTSD lawsuit

A Premier League return is the only certainty in Leicester’s cloudy future | Ben Fisher

Liverpool agree terms with Feyenoord for Arne Slot to replace Jürgen Klopp

US flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen in airplane bathroom

Biden administration delays plan to ban menthol cigarettes again

Hush-money trial live: longtime Trump assistant Rhona Graff asked whether he was distracted while signing checks

Tesla Autopilot feature was involved in 13 fatal crashes, US regulator says

‘It should have been safe’: twin of woman found under coat in A&E says death avoidable

Ruby Bridges: civil rights pioneer rejects claim book makes white children uncomfortable

Wrexham’s Paul Mullin: ‘As soon as we leave the pitch, Ryan’s first to text’

The week around the world in 20 pictures

Women should give up vaping if they want to get pregnant, study suggests

Crews battle fire threatening longest wooden pier on US west coast

Orca calf successfully returned to open water after bold rescue in Canada

Biden is the graduation speaker for Martin Luther King’s alma mater. It’s a moral disaster | Jared Loggins

UN-led panel aims to tackle abuses linked to mining for ‘critical minerals’

First cargo ship leaves Baltimore since bridge collapse via new channel

Ohio company to sell a ‘flamethrower-wielding robot dog’ called the Thermonator

Most Jews and Palestinians want peace. Extremists, narcissists ​and other ‘allies’ only block the way | Jonathan Freedland

Gareth Southgate to Manchester United is actually a good idea. So what’s the chance? | Barney Ronay

King Charles to return to public duties while continuing cancer treatment

Taylor Swift equals Madonna’s record of 12 UK No 1 albums

Andrew Tate’s human trafficking trial can proceed, Romanian court rules

Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert

‘I felt immense shame’: one man’s experience of a female stalker

Rishi Sunak struggling to smother frenzy of election rumours

Jürgen Klopp hails potential Liverpool successor Arne Slot: football news – as it happened

Emma Stone says she would like to be called by her real name – Emily

Uncropped: James Hamilton on the decay of alt-journalism and street photography

‘It’s an expression of emotion’: Pro-Palestine mural under review by London council

‘It’s what I always dreamed of’: Mango deal takes Victoria Beckham’s designs to high street

Biden says he’ll debate Trump in surprise Howard Stern interview

‘Why has my uterus fallen into my vagina?’: Emily Oster’s new book demystifies common pregnancy complications

The Guide #136: The best mobile games – and where to find them

Liz Truss book enters bestseller list in 70th place with 2,228 copies sold

Air Canada apologizes after headdress of First Nations chief removed to hold

Adrian Newey set for talks with Red Bull over F1 future after exit reports

Pro-Palestine protest camps spread to 40 campuses across US

Google parent Alphabet hits $2tn valuation as it announces first dividend

Ellen DeGeneres: I was ‘kicked out of show business’ for being ‘mean’

Coral bracelets and kitsch keyrings spell beginning of fashion backlash

A US county is under enormous pressure after election woes. Is it ready for November?

‘We chose not to blow up our life’: readers on surviving infidelity

Cocktail of the week: Lulu’s rhubarb hanky panky – recipe | The good mixer

Questions in rocket-hit Sderot over whether IDF can ever destroy Hamas

Jordan Klepper on campus protests: ‘You’re not going to resolve tension by adding violence’

Aaron Sorkin to write film about January 6 and Facebook disinformation

Chaotic and thrilling: Columbia’s radio station is live from the student protests

#MeToo founder says campaign will continue after Weinstein verdict overturned

USC vetoed a Muslim student’s graduation speech for her pro-Palestinian views. Why? | Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan

‘Political arrest’ of Palestinian academic in Israel is civil liberties threat, say lawyers

My brother bullied me, which has had a lifelong impact. Can I build bridges with him now?

US cows now have bird flu, too – but it’s time for planning, not panic | Devi Sridhar

‘It was only a matter of time for Slim’: Eminem to kill off Slim Shady alter ego on new album

Egg labels, egg-splained: from cage-free to free-range, how to eat ethically and economically

D-day veterans and an Indian election: photos of the day – Friday

Can Zendaya make the leap from tween idol to Hollywood heavyweight?

Cybersecurity firm Darktrace agrees $5.3bn sale to US private equity business

‘Massive and exciting impact’: show celebrates Spain’s first abstract art museum

Secret to eternal youth? John Cleese extols virtues of stem cell treatment

Four students on why they’re protesting against war in Gaza: ‘Injustice should not be accepted’

‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’: can Allan Lichtman predict the 2024 election?

‘Shaving my head became so poignant’: Jonah Hauer-King on The Tattooist of Auschwitz

Tesla among electric carmakers forced to cut prices as market stalls

How much did #MeToo change for women? Let’s ask Harvey Weinstein today – or Donald Trump | Marina Hyde

Like Germany’s president, I love a good kebab. Cosying up to autocrats like Erdoğan, less so | Fatma Aydemir

Hairy paint, boozy sculpture and Michelangelo’s final years – the week in art

Palestinian baby rescued from mother’s womb dies in Gaza hospital

Beetroot and beefless bourguignon as Paris Olympics embraces vegetarian cuisine

A local’s travel guide to Austin: what to eat, see and do in three days

Postpartum depression soared in 2020. Four years later, has anything changed?

Pet Shop Boys: Nonetheless review – a great, fan-pleasing album

Digested week: Trump’s McDonald’s bill is big, but its prices have ballooned | Emma Brockes

Exotic spiders flourishing in Britain as new jumping species found in Cornwall

Is Connor Hubbard the most boring man on the internet? | Arwa Mahdawi

Trump will dismantle key US weather and science agency, climate experts fear

The pro-Trump Arizona fake electors scheme: what’s in the charging document?

Arizona’s abortion U-turn points to Republican break from anti-abortion movement

‘People think I hate pop’: super-producer AG Cook on working with Beyoncé and honouring his friend Sophie

Resist the urge to fill all gaps in your borders, but if you must, sow hardy annuals

Will Deadpool & Wolverine mark the real introduction of the X-Men into the MCU?

Trump VP contender Kristi Noem writes of killing dog – and goat – in new book

Experience: I’m making a lifesize replica of the Bayeux tapestry

The new power sleeve? It’s the one that isn’t there at all

Caleb Azumah Nelson: ‘James Baldwin ignited something in me that’s still burning today’

Ukrainian court orders agriculture minister to be taken into custody – Europe live

Anglo American rejects £31bn takeover offer from mining rival BHP

Ukraine agriculture minister detained in multimillion-dollar corruption inquiry

Triangle of Sadness to The Idea of You: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Two men charged in connection with deaths of five people in Channel

UK minister appears to mix up Rwanda and Congo on Question Time

‘Trump was my mentor’: David Pecker to testify for fourth time in hush-money trial

Chess: Gukesh, 17, shocks favourites to become youngest challenger for title

Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop

You be the judge: should my flatmate stop setting the clocks fast – even if I am always late?

Arne Slot: the overachiever and ‘good guy’ who can spark a revolution

Burgundy is having a fashion moment – and it’s a flattering makeup, too

Anglo American rejects BHP’s £31.1bn takeover proposal – business live

Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia

Sixers’ Embiid says he’s suffering from Bell’s palsy after hanging 50 on Knicks

Pandabuy: police raid ‘20 football stadiums’ worth of alleged fake goods warehouses

Japan town to block Mount Fuji view after tourists overcrowd popular photo spot

NFL draft 2024: Bears tap Caleb Williams with No 1 pick as six QBs go in top 12

We won’t stop violence against women with ‘conversations about respect’. This is not working. We need to get real | Jess Hill

What does Taiwan get from the foreign aid bill and why is the US economy among the biggest winners?

‘We got no heads up’: Kirk Cousins surprised by Falcons Penix Jr selection

‘We are with them’: support for Hamas grows among Palestinians in Lebanon

Thank You, Goodnight review – Bon Jovi’s surprisingly devastating ode to lost youth

‘Real hope’ for cancer cure as personal mRNA vaccine for melanoma trialled

Is there humour left in the White House? – podcast

Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest – podcast

Reparations to be paid to survivors of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine

Married at 10, abused and forced to flee without her children: an Afghan woman on life under the Taliban

The evolution of man: how Ryan Gosling changed stardom, cinema and society

China foreign minister tells Blinken relations with the US could slip into ‘downward spiral’

‘Selfless and strong’: memorial honours World Central Kitchen aid workers killed in Gaza

The Great Gatsby review – a literary classic becomes a Broadway dud

The US college protests and the crackdown on campuses - podcast

Mother Play review – Jessica Lange anchors often aimless Broadway drama

US troops begin construction of Gaza aid pier as questions remain over distribution

India election: fears that Modi’s BJP will polarise voters in fight for key state

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv pulls back Abrams tanks due to drone raids and losses, says US

2024-04-25

USC cancels main commencement ceremony amid Gaza protests

My partner concealed he had more than one ex-wife. Should I be nervous about our future? | Leading questions

ByteDance would shut down TikTok in US rather than sell it, sources say

Foreign states targeting sensitive research at UK universities, MI5 warns

Premier League: 10 things to look out for in this weekend’s football

Harvey Weinstein: what does ruling mean for California rape conviction?

Snapchat parent company sees shares surge as improved ad system pays off

Manchester City fire title warning with Phil Foden on song against Brighton

Police use rubber bullets and teargas to break up university protest in Georgia

Alphabet revenue rises amid AI push and staff turmoil

Trump immunity case suggests new role for supreme court: kingmaker

Trump the elephant in the room as supreme court hearing strays into the surreal

Microsoft’s heavy bet on AI pays off as it beats expectations in second quarter

US teacher charged with using AI to frame principal with racist audio

Hollywood reacts to overturning of Harvey Weinstein rape conviction: ‘Beyond disappointed’

House speaker condemned for remarks on pro-Palestine student protests

Red Bull stunned by shock news F1’s top designer Adrian Newey is to leave

Judge upholds $83m E Jean Carroll defamation verdict against Trump

‘It should feel like an extension of the living room’: radical study centre is named best building in Europe

Rafael Nadal prolongs Madrid farewell by dispatching teenager Darwin Blanch

Noise from traffic stunts growth of baby birds, study finds

Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith gets 25-year sentence for manslaughter

Wada hits back at ‘damaging’ bias accusations over handling of China case

Cannes to premiere Jean-Luc Godard film finished the day before he died

Prosecutor to appeal against Texas woman’s acquittal over voting error

High-minded, progressive and literate, Laurent Cantet made a trio of brilliant films | Peter Bradshaw

Laurent Cantet, film-maker who tackled diversity and class in France, dies aged 63

Police serve search warrant on New Orleans archdiocese in child sex abuse case

‘Born cool’ – why the varsity jacket is still leader of the pack

Student protesters are demanding universities divest from Israel. What does that mean?

Ukrainian men abroad: share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription

Madrid prosecutors ask judge to shelve investigation into Spanish PM’s wife

Audible to turn all seven of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books into full-cast audiobooks

Venice is leading the way with a tourist tax. Other great European cities should follow suit | Simon Jenkins

Poland and Lithuania pledge to help Kyiv repatriate Ukrainians subject to military draft

Sign up for The Stakes: a free newsletter on the 2024 US presidential election

Morehouse students criticize Biden as commencement speaker: ‘A political pawn to get Black votes’

Injuries have deflated Liverpool – not Jürgen Klopp’s early wave goodbye | Andy Hunter

Mixed doubles: why queer erotic sports cinema is enjoying a grand slam

‘The heat is burning’: Harry Hunter, 76, becomes oldest Briton to complete Marathon des Sables

New Haiti government sworn in during secret ceremony

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘He keeps his caps lock tighter than the door to Melania’s bedroom’

Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds

Pot of gold: Alice Zaslavsky’s recipe for one-pan angel hair pasta with tomatoes and burrata

Conan O’Brien is going viral for all the right reasons – hot wings and spewed milk | Rebecca Shaw

David Pecker says he was told ‘the boss will take care’ of paying for Karen McDougal story - live

Justice Sotomayor and Trump lawyer debate legality of fake electors at immunity hearing - live

Five of the best books about queer relationships

Man admits on deathbed to killing West Virginia mother and daughter in 2000

Israeli hostage families renew pressure on Netanyahu for ceasefire talks

Lost New York: remembering the city’s forgotten landmarks

Meta value falls $190bn as investors react to plan to increase spending on AI

Furious, funny and potentially fatal: hip-hop’s 20 greatest diss tracks – ranked!

Macron criticises Rwanda-style asylum schemes days after UK passes bill

US growth slows as inflation rises, spooking markets

Fears grow over rising number of oil lobbyists at UN plastic pollution talks

Harvey Weinstein: New York court overturns 2020 rape conviction

Love Actually, Barbie and Saltburn memorabilia auctioned for War Child

‘Recipe for disaster’: confusion and protests on first day of Venice tourist charge

‘Must love dogs and rude roommates’: the scramble to get around New York’s Airbnb crackdown

Guaranteed Centre Court seats for Wimbledon? That’ll be £116,000 … each

Bryce Dallas Howard: ‘I can’t be trusted around famous people’

Dancing in Haiti and a pink moon: photos of the day – Thursday

Oil price could exceed $100 a barrel if Middle East conflict worsens, World Bank warns

In Portugal, we’re celebrating 50 years of freedom. So why is the far right creeping back? | Vicente Valentim

St Vincent: All Born Screaming review – the unmasking of a great American songwriter

NFL to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects

How brilliant female British TV detectives helped me understand myself

In the Land of Saints and Sinners review – Liam Neeson finds cowboy spirit in Donegal

French national library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic

Chicago Bears to seek public funding in $5bn plan for new lakefront stadium

Why is Spain’s prime minister considering resigning from office?

How we met: ‘She accosted me and told me she’d looked me up on Facebook’

New rule compels US coal-fired power plants to capture emissions – or shut down

Dining across the divide: ‘She felt our generation shouldn’t be held responsible for the massive imbalance between us and young people’

Georgians arrested over cross-Europe thefts of rare library books

Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA

Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’

Michigan doctor who revealed Flint water crisis now takes on child poverty

‘Confined to this little island’: Britons criticise rejection of EU youth mobility deal

Elected mayors have made their mark, but still Westminster hogs power. That’s a national embarrassment | Tony Travers

A way to make a livin’: Jennifer Aniston set for 9 to 5 reboot

Part protest, part rave: the Indigenous artists stunning the Venice Biennale

Have Everton dashed Liverpool’s title dreams? – Football Weekly Extra

Why we need to stop using ‘pro-Palestine’ and ‘pro-Israel’ | Judith Levine

Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals

Runaway horses in ‘serious condition’ after bolting through central London

The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet | Moira Donegan

What would Trump’s Middle East policy be if he were re-elected?

US supreme court to decide on Trump’s claim of presidential immunity

The Trump family’s latest side hustle: Melania’s selling $245 Mother’s Day necklaces

Strange distances, surprise candidates and Sherlock Holmes – the Thursday quiz

There’s Still Tomorrow review – resoundingly sentimental drama in postwar Rome

‘Outrageous’ climate activists get in the faces of politicians and oil bosses – will it work?

Fair to say America isn’t gripped by Liz Trussmania. Here's what she can learn from Mr Bean | Emma Brockes

Real Americans by Rachel Khong – the lottery of life

‘The working class can’t afford it’: the shocking truth about the money bands make on tour

The forever wound: how could I become a mother when my own mother died so young?

Estate of Tupac Shakur threatens legal action against Drake over AI diss track

Moulin Rouge windmill blades collapse in Paris

Tomorrow’s Freedom review – does this man know the way to peace in Israel and Palestine?

The Tale of a Wall by Nasser Abu Srour review – a Palestinian prisoner writes

Europe live: Venice residents protest as city begins visitor charging scheme

Russia-Ukraine war live: Polish foreign minister to give major speech amid fears over Russian aggression

Middle East crisis live: White House says it wants ‘answers’ from Israel after mass graves found near hospitals in Gaza

NFL draft 2024 predictions: the stars, the needs and the lower-round gems

David Pecker, Trump’s ‘eyes and ears’, to resume testimony in hush-money trial

Lack of action on Iran could lead to more threats and attacks in UK, says journalist

‘Can you steal back something that’s already stolen?’: how radical art duo Looty repatriated the Rosetta Stone

BHP proposes takeover of Anglo American in mining mega-deal – business live

‘Every day I cry’: 50 women talk about life as a domestic worker under the Gulf’s kafala system

Indonesia election: Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges

‘Everyone was in the streets. I just felt happiness’: Portugal recalls the Carnation Revolution

UK has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds

Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires

World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers

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