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  • Mike Johnson walking and looking exasperated.

    Mike Johnson
    Woes continue after exodus of staff in run-up to elections

  • Sunak made the announcement after a day of febrile speculation.

    Rishi Sunak
    UK PM will call general election for July in surprise move – sources

    • Exclusive
      At least 1,000 Damien Hirst artworks were painted years later than claimed

    • Iran
      Tens of thousands fill streets of Tehran for Iranian president’s funeral

    • BuzzFeed
      Vivek Ramaswamy acquires 7.7% activist stake in media company

    • Iowa
      Tornado leaves multiple fatalities and widespread damage in its wake

    • US elections 2024
      Vince Fong wins Kevin McCarthy’s seat for rest of US House term

    • Trump classified documents case
      Judge holds hearing on dismissing charges

In focus

  • A man in a T-shirt stands in a kitchen with a chair on a table and mud on the floor

    America's dirty divide
    Displaced by climate disasters, ageing Americans struggle to find housing

  • A group of people are lined up along the border walls

    US-Mexico border
    At the latest border hotspot, aid workers brace for volatility

    As San Diego becomes the busiest arrivals sector along the US-Mexico border, organizers warn the election’s immigration focus will bring more instability
  • Passengers of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, which made an emergency landing in Bangkok, greet family members upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore on May 2024. A 73-year-old British man died and more than 70 people were injuredduring severe turbulence.

    Screams, chaos, blood on the floor
    Passengers describe terrifying turbulence on flight SQ321

    Passengers have told of the moment the Singapore Airlines plane hit severe turbulence, sending travellers crashing into the cabin ceiling

Spotlight

  • A selection of junk foods

    Ultra-processed foods
    I went a week without. Here’s what I learned

    As I report more, I’ve stopped thinking of UPFs as food at all – and I suspect corporations don’t care how their products affect consumers
  • black and white overhead panorama of river, road and peaks

    I became a man in the Alaskan wilderness
    Just not in the way you might think

  • blanchett in black dress, holding up part of it to show green and very light pink

    Cate Blanchett
    Was actor's Cannes dress a pro-Palestinian protest – or an optical illusion?

    The actor’s red carpet gown looked a lot like the Palestinian flag, but with a subtle difference
  • Last line of defence … a still from Secondary, Barney’s five-channel video installation re-enacting an infamous 1978 football tackle.

    ‘Stress and failure’
    Matthew Barney on his film about the sports accident that traumatized America

    The superstar of the avant garde has revisited a notorious football tackle that left one player paralysed. He talks about violence, ageing and how the US empire is in decline
    • From first crush to first love, from the closet to coming out and from loss to connection. For the last 25 years, retired schoolteacher Arden Eversmeyer travelled from Houston across the US to record hundreds of oral 'herstories' from a rapidly disappearing population. Old Lesbians honours Arden’s legacy by animating the resilient, joyful voices she preserved in the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project – a powerful reminder of the strength, resilience and unwavering spirit of these remarkable women

      Old Lesbians
      Reclaiming old age and queerness through storytelling

    • side by side images of men in suits, one younger, one older

      ‘This garbage is pure fiction’
      When subjects hit back at their biopics

    • illustration of a woman holding a tablet with posts in the air around her saying things like 'ur cancelled'

      Why am I like this?
      Everyone’s so intolerant online. Am I right to stay silent?

    • Raphael: A Portrait, documentary film still. THE SCHOOL OF ATHENS

      Raphael: A Portrait review
      Lengthy but illuminating study of Renaissance master

West coast
  • Mountain lion steps forward

    ‘P-22’s spirit’
    New mountain lion seen in LA over a year after celebrity cougar’s death

  • A young Black man wearing a straw-colored cowboy hat lit by sunlight coming through rafters out of the frame has his arm over the neck of a brown, saddled horse.

    ‘A history that’s been suppressed’
    The Black cowboy story is 200 years old

  • Guns for sale at a store

    California
    The state is imposing a new tax on guns. Will it impact sales?

  • Police officers cleared pro-Palestinian demonstrators off the campus stairs into a grassy area

    UC Santa Cruz
    Academic workers strike over crackdown on Gaza protests

Opinion
  • side by side images of two elderly men wearing suit and tie

    Biden’s record on the economy is good but voters don’t feel it. Character, not policy, is key to victory

    Robert Reich
    The economy is doing well – far better than under Trump – but Democrats must ask voters if they want a sociopathic infant with fascist tendencies
  • ‘They always seem to know which way the wind is blowing’ … Donald Trump, Ivanka and Jared Kushner attend an Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Miami, Florida, in March.

    Ivanka Trump looks like the comeback kid – and we should all be afraid

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • two people sit on the ground. one has a sign that says 'nyu divest from war'

    Why is New York University making protesters watch The Simpsons as punishment?

    Arwa Mahdawi
    In what a professor calls an ‘intellectual embarrassment’, the school is requiring students to complete a bizarre training
  • ‘An inverted American flag … flew in front of Justice Samuel Alito’s home … But Alito says his wife, Martha-Ann, ran her opinion up the flagpole … ’

    Rightwing US supreme court justices are in trouble. So they’ve discovered feminism

    Judith Levine
    Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and John Roberts love women’s autonomy if it avoids awkward conflict-of-interest questions
    • ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, 3 Hamas Leaders, Hague, Netherlands - 21 May 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by International Criminal Court/REX/Shutterstock (14493984a) International Criminal Court's Chief prosecutor Karim Khan (C) requested arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The ICC's request for arrest warrants also included Hamas leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity on Monday, May 20, 2024. ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, 3 Hamas Leaders, Hague, Netherlands - 21 May 2024

      As the ICC seeks arrests, I ask those who facilitated the Gaza slaughter: what were you thinking?

      Owen Jones
    • BELGIUM-IAEA-ENERGY-NUCLEAR-SUMMIT<br>Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico delivers a speech during the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nuclear Energy Summit at the Brussels Expo convention centre in Brussels on March 21, 2024. (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) (Photo by KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)

      As a Centrist Dad, I’ve finally found a political term to unite right and left

      Adrian Chiles
    • NoTeensAllowedpixie

      It’s moral panic time! Thank goodness for News Corp who continue to champion the mental health of kiddies

      First Dog on the Moon
    • A visibly upset elderly woman in a turquoise coat and hat sits next to a pile of luggage.

      The villages near Kharkiv were recovering. Fleeing again, their people feel betrayed by the west – and I understand why

      Ada Wordsworth

Sports
  • Mauricio Pochettino stands in front of a Chelsea badge.

    Pochettino paid price for rocking Boehly's boat

    Jacob Steinberg
    Great mistake was failing to realise Chelsea are not a club to serve the manager
  • Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives the ball against Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) in overtime during Tuesday’s Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals in Boston.

    NBA playoffs
    Brown’s last-gasp three helps Celtics past Pacers in Game 1

  • Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos.

    ‘Irreplaceable’
    Kroos walks away early at the top, a mic-drop moment

    Retiring midfielder goes for another Champions League title with Real Madrid before his swansong for Germany at Euro 2024
  • PJ Washington of the Dallas Mavericks reacts during the fourth quarter of his team’s Game 6 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday in the Western Conference semi-finals.

    PJ Washington
    I just hate losing. Even as a kid I was always like this

    The Dallas forward, who joined his hometown team in a deadline trade, has been an unlikely playoff hero. Could a first NBA finals appearance be next?
    • football team celebrating

      Soccer
      US firm seize control of Inter after missed payment

    • Bay FC have had mixed results in their first NWSL season

      NWSL
      Bay FC have the stars and the hype. Now they just need the results

    • Sander Berge, Gustavo Hamer, Elijah Adebayo

      Soccer
      Relegated players who will be targets for EPL clubs this summer

    • Clockwise from top left: Jack Draper, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys.

      Numbers game
      Why rankings matter in tennis – and why they can distract

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Climate crisis
  • Gilbert Kabore a worker and caddie of the Golf Club Ouagadougou

    ‘Our green is brown’
    The eco-friendly Saleh golf club avoiding the water hazard

  • A florist prepares flower bouquets in Bengaluru on February 12, 2022, ahead of Valentine’s Day celebrations.

    Heat stress
    How soaring temperatures are taking their toll on migrant workers in India’s garden city

  • a sign reads "warning restricted area"

    America's dirty divide
    EPA announces $300m funding to clean up US former industrial sites

  • graphic illustration with overlaid pictures of a house, construction workers, a gas plant, a $100 bill and a man in a suit

    Revealed
    A new project promised low-income families ‘zero net energy homes’ – but they still rely on gas

Across the country
  • a group of people in blue shirts search the grass near a red brick sign

    Texas school shooting
    Uvalde school district police chief resigns a year after stepping into job

    Joshua Gutierrez was hired after his predecessor, Pete Arredondo, was fired following his inaction to the shooting at Robb elementary school
  • "Voters Rights Rally" Held At Arizona State Capitol As Ballots Continue To Be Counted<br>PHOENIX, AZ - NOVEMBER 04: U.S. President Donald Trump supporters gather to protest the election results at the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 4, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. The rally was organized after yesterday's vote narrowly turned for Democrats in the presidential and senate races. (Photo by Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)

    Secure cages and Swat teams
    Arizona county’s drastic steps to protect the vote

  • Young Black man with red New York baseball hat and white undershirt smiles as he appears to sing into a microphone.

    BG
    New Orleans rapper won’t go back to prison – but judge will scrutinize lyrics

  • A very small, brown, winged insect with a long skinny proboscis and six long skinny legs.

    ‘Horrifying. Gross’
    Mosquitoes bug Houston after recent storms

    • South Carolina
      Governor signs into law ban on gender-affirming care for minors

    • Georgia
      Trump prosecutor Fani Willis wins primary election

    • Donald Trump
      Defense rests without ex-president testifying in criminal hush-money trial

    • Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
      Rapper faces new lawsuit from ex-model alleging sexual assault

    • Ron DeSantis
      TV meteorologist attacks governor over Florida’s ‘don’t say climate change’ law

    • Matthew Perry
      Los Angeles police launch investigation into actor’s death

Around the world
  • Singapore Airlines aircraft

    Singapore Airlines
    PM promises ‘thorough investigation’ after severe turbulence on London flight

    Lawrence Wong offered condolences to family of Geoffrey Kitchen who died during flight that left others critically injured
  • Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan. On Tuesday China responded to the speech, warning of undefined reprisals

    China
    Beijing warns of reprisals against Taiwan after president’s inauguration speech

  • cover of Tatler magazine featuring painted portrait of the princess: she is depicted wearing a long white dress with a cape, a blue sash, gold brooch and a tiara, against a blue-green background

    Cover story
    Tatler unveils new portrait of Princess of Wales

  • Maximilian Krah, Alternative für Deutschland’s lead candidate for the European elections in June.

    Germany
    Far right AfD’s lead election candidate resigns after SS remark

    • New Zealand
      Man filmed trying to ‘body slam’ an orca in actions described as ‘idiotic’

    • Paris
      France ‘investigating whether Russia behind’ graffiti on Holocaust memorial

    • Denmark
      Large fire breaks out at office of Ozempic maker

    • UK
      More than 1,000 slave labourers may have died in Nazi camps on Alderney, review finds

    • Freedom of speech
      More than half the world cannot speak freely, report finds

    • Ukraine
      Russia begins tactical nuclear weapon drills near border

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Podcasts

Podcasts
  • Potesters rally as Vice President Mike Pence visits the Fraternal Order Of Police, Philadelphia, USA - 09 Jul 2020<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Amy Harris/REX/Shutterstock (10707257ca) A group from the "Proud Boys" orginization rally as Vice President Mike Pence visits the Fraternal Order Of Police in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Thursday, July 9, 2020. Potesters rally as Vice President Mike Pence visits the Fraternal Order Of Police, Philadelphia, USA - 09 Jul 2020

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: Trump’s useful thugs: how the Republican party offered a home to the Proud Boys – podcast

  • A young person jumps while black smoke rises in the background

    Today in Focus
    Inside Kharkiv as Russia advances

  • Chelsea WSL Winners Photoshoot<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 18: Sophie Ingle, Maren Mjelde, Fran Kirby, and Jess Carter of Chelsea pose for a photograph with the Barclays Women's Super League Trophy during a Barclays Women's Super League Winners Photoshoot at Cloud 23 on May 18, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Harriet Lander - Chelsea FC/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Chelsea win fifth WSL title in a row – Women’s Football Weekly

  • Leeds United's Liam Cooper celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

    Football Weekly
    Will Leeds or Southampton come out on top in playoff final? – Football Weekly

  • Brood X periodical cicadas emerge in Washington, DC<br>epa09205845 Brood X periodical cicada nymphs crawl through the well of a tree prior to shedding their exoskeletons after spending 17 years underground in Washington, DC, USA, 16 May 2021. After molting, the cicada's body dries and darkens, then the 17-year-old bug looks for a mate. Trillions of Brood X cicadas are emerging in the Mid-Atlantic region of the US. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

    Science
    In their prime: how trillions of cicadas pop up right on time – podcast

  • Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, arriving for a Likud party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem

    Today in Focus
    Could Netanyahu really be arrested for war crimes?

  • Manchester City v West Ham United - Premier League<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 19: Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish and Jeremy Dokulift the Premier League trophy after the Premier League match between Manchester City and West Ham United at Etihad Stadium on May 19, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    It’s Manchester City’s title again and Klopp says farewell: Football Weekly - podcast

Culture
  • Grand Tour.

    Grand Tour review
    Engaged couple’s sweet, strange colonial era hide-and-seek

    Miguel Gomes’s beguiling and bewildering story follows a jittery fiance fleeing his intended across the British empire, and her hot pursuit
  • Chandan Fraser, Women's March 1971. Courtesy the artist and Four Corners. for My Best Shot

    A joyous and momentous march for liberation
    Chandan (Sally) Fraser’s best photograph

  • child listening to music on headphones

    ‘It’s basically inaccessible without a phone’
    Are kids losing their love for music?

  • Louis Armstrong performing at the BBC in 1968.

    Music
    Unheard Louis Armstrong recordings to be released

  • William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill.

    William Shatner: You Can Call Me Bill review
    Captain’s log is short on detail

  • This image released by Sony Pictures shows Garfield, voiced by Chris Pratt, in a scene from the animated film "The Garfield Movie." (Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)

    The Garfield Movie review
    Foul feline origin tale is littered with product placement

Lifestyle
  • Illustration showing people drinking cocktails

    From negronis to mojitos
    Bartenders on how to turn 16 classic cocktails into mocktails

    Giving up booze doesn’t have to mean missing out, especially if you get creative with fruit, herbs and infusions. Here is how to enjoy all your favourite drinks without the hangover
  • Out of office …

    Quiet vacationing
    Why workers are sneaking off on holiday without telling their boss

  • Alice Zaslavsky's forest floor fry up

    Taming of the shroom
    Alice Zaslavsky’s tips for storing fungi – and her fry-up recipe

  • A mother playing with her daughter at a public playground at Nørrebro, Copenhagen.

    The Denmark secret
    How it became the world’s most trusting country – and why that matters

  • Ammar Kalia in Haridwar in 2019.

    A moment that changed me
    Should I laugh or cry? When I scattered my grandmother’s ashes, I did both

  • An illustration of two blank Polaroid pictures against a blue-and-white backdrop

    Speak now: the truth about weddings
    Why do so many weddings have a ‘no photos’ rule?

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  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Life and style
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

  • elegant wedding cake with vintage bride and groom figurine

    Weddings
    Share your disaster stories

  • Young woman using DSLR camera<br>A young woman using a DSLR camera

    Guardian Weekly readers
    Share your best recent pictures with us

  • Mykhaylo Mudryk and Maksym Talovierov celebrate after the match between Ukraine and Iceland in Wrocław, Poland.

    Ukrainians abroad
    Share your reaction to your country qualifying for Euro 2024

From our global editions

  • Babies in hospital nursery

    ‘I would prefer to know’
    Kerri has up to 600 siblings. They may finally learn the truth of their origins

  • MP Craig Mackinlay in Westminster, sitting on a sofa and smiling at the camera. He has two prosthetic hands

    Explainer
    What is sepsis, who is at risk and how can it be treated?

  • Quite a view from the sofa … the treehouse by the artificial waterfall.

    Romans in togas, shepherds in saunas and the Bridgerton garden in bloom … my wild day at Chelsea flower show

    Oliver Wainwright
  • Xavier Decramer and Maeva Zebrowski take a selfie on a palm-lined street

    ‘We’re really torn’
    New Caledonia turmoil forces French nationals to sail to safety in Australia

In case you missed it

  • White man wearing black suit and yellow tie gestures with his hands as another man in a suit stands behinds him

    ‘Mr Trump, why won’t you testify?’
    Trial nears end with a fizzle

  • Two pairs of hands, one bigger and one smaller, are shown holding each other on top of a table

    An alarming rise
    Behind the uptick of US gun suicides among youth of color

    Surging gun ownership and unaddressed racial trauma have contributed to an uptick in youth firearm suicides
  • Tom Lehrer peers over a copy of his debut LP.

    ‘My songs spread like herpes’
    Why did satirical genius Tom Lehrer swap worldwide fame for obscurity?

    In the 1950s and 60s, his songs stunned and delighted listeners with their irreverence, wit and nihilism. Then he gave it all up to teach mathematics. Lehrer is still alive at 96 – so I went in search of answers
  • Beatrice Harrison, cellist, with microphone

    The spy, the songbird and the sham that wasn’t
    How I restored broadcasting history

  • Ambulances lined up at dusk next to airport building with plane in sky above.

    Explainer
    What causes air turbulence and is the climate crisis making it worse?

  • Amazon Labor Union signage

    ‘You feel like you’re in prison’
    Workers claim Amazon’s surveillance violates labor law

  • Naomi Osaka

    Naomi Osaka
    Becoming a mother forced me to see life and tennis in a different way

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