Charli xcx: Music, Fashion, Film review – slippery search into selfhood that hits just as hard as Brat
(Atlantic) How do you follow up the album that made you a star – and a caricature? In classic Charli style: with a…
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The king emerges from Tardis as Commonwealth Games face battle for time and space
The troubled Games looked doomed until Glasgow stepped in but this opening ceremony had plenty of feelgood factor The…
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London Spirit begin new Hundred era with Tinie Tempah and double defeat
The Hundred put on a show at Lord’s but the hosts’ men’s and women’s teams both lost to Manchester Super Giants London…
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Rugby brain injury case reaches crisis point as judge retires to consider 95% strikeouts
Senior Master Cook says case in ‘uncharted territory’ Judge blames solicitor Richard Boardman for situation The…
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The Guardian view on Europe’s demographic crisis: the young must not be left to deal with the consequences | Editorial
A new Brussels study highlights the pace at which EU countries are ageing. A more informed public debate is overdue…
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Joanna Pettet obituary
Actor best known for the 1960s box-office smash Casino Royale Joanna Pettet, who has died aged 83, was a British-born,…
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The Guardian view on Britain’s uninhabitable homes: as temperatures rise, a new approach is needed | Editorial
Sadiq Khan’s heat-ready plan for London is a sensible strategy for adaptation that should provide a roadmap for other…
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Gary Lineker calls for Burnham to introduce wealth tax - The Latest
Millionaires including former footballer Gary Lineker are asking Andy Burnham to tax their wealth more. More than 100…
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How the Bab al-Mandab blockade threat helped push oil back above $100
Escalating Houthi warnings to ships carrying Saudi crude through the strait lead to fears of further price surge A…
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Tour de France 2026: Richard Carapaz roars clear of breakaway to win stage 18 – live
Ecuadorian takes impressive victory at Orcières-Merlette Anti-doping chiefs reject Seixas favouritism | Mail Tom 161km…
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Jailed double killer says new sexual offences trial a tactic to stop his release
Allan Grimson, convicted in 2001 of murdering two men, was in line for a parole hearing before new investigation A…
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Police call on English football clubs to ease security burden on taxpayers
Home Office reveals police incidents for 2025-26 season Four arrests for every 100,000 people attending games The…
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Iran crisis is not solely a product of Trump’s rule | Letters
Focusing on Donald Trump’s defects risks making war appear as an aberration rather than as a recurring feature of…
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Regulation cannot eliminate surrogacy risks | Letter
Lexi Ellingsworth of Stop Surrogacy Now UK responds to news that the rise in the use of surrogates abroad is leaving…
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Aid cuts will harm lives and livelihoods in Somalia | Letter
Humanitarian support keeps families buying food, shops trading and clinics open when crisis hits, says Abdullahi Nur…
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No matter your age, you can always enjoy a rave | Letters
Brian F Nattrass went to a festival to celebrate his 80th birthday, started dancing and suddenly felt ageless. Plus a…
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How to Launder Money But Not Like Me, by George Cottrell (as imagined by John Crace)
The Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer imagines Nigel Farage’s right-hand man’s thinking behind his book, How to…
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Two Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spying
The men were convicted over alleged plan to stage coup and organise deadly demonstrations over fuel prices last year…
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Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas/Mitsuko Uchida album review – the music emerges as if new
Decca There are no major surprises in this live recording, just the simple but sublime sense that the music is being…
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Middlesex CCC chief executive dismissed after complaint by staff member
CDP understood to have found against Andrew Cornish Cornish denies wrongdoing and is exploring legal options The…
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UK households free to install plug-in balcony solar panels from end of August
Law change means renters and flat owners may be able to cut bills as energy costs soar amid Iran war British households…
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Children’s literature festival criticised after requests that comments on diversity be deleted
John McLay, one of the founders of the festival in Bath, contacted writers who had noted a lack of diversity in the…
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Transfer roundup: Barcelona sign Adeyemi, Monaco’s Bamba set for Newcastle
Karim Adeyemi moves from Dortmund in £19m deal Newcastle close on £34m Aladji Bamba from Monaco Barcelona have signed…
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Gold from Byzantium shipwreck and a pub-serving PM: photos of the day – Thursday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
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Cool your boots: icy cuppa substitutes for summer
Iced tea doesn’t have to be the super sweet, sugar-packed mainstream brands – there are plenty of offerings ready to…
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Final hurrah? Glasgow’s cut-price Commonwealth Games fight for survival
Having stepped in when Victoria deemed the event ‘a waste of taxpayer money’, organisers are bullish about the future…
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One day, your life and future may depend on a jury. The integrity of that legal process is in peril right now | Imran Khan
When a barrister is cited for contempt because of his argument to a jury, as happened in a Palestine Action trial, the…
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I am used to hot days now. But the warm wind has really panicked me | Adrian Chiles
I first noticed it a couple of weeks ago on the streets of Cardiff – and it felt alarmingly wrong When the wind is…
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Tell us: do you help clean up your local area?
Whether you’re part of a volunteer group or go out on solo clean-ups in the UK, we’d like to hear from you Across the…
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The best cleansers in the UK for every skin type and budget – tested
They’re the foundation of a good routine, but which face wash does our beauty expert rate for oily, dry, or normal…
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Thursday news quiz: Elections denied, a dog surprise, and a very viral raccoon
Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? While the…
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‘He’d lie down in front of the moving ship’: a fresh look at Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance expedition
Shipwrecks, ice football and igloos for dogs … the digitisation of Frank Hurley’s photographs shows the heroic trek…
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The music in Nolan’s Odyssey is as well-crafted – and bloodlessly forgettable – as the film itself
Ludwig Göransson’s meticulous score uses instruments of the era to create an earthy, raw and bleak soundscape, but it…
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Who is Miatta Fahnbulleh, the radical-thinking new UK energy secretary?
Selection of economist formerly at helm of green thinktank marks continuation of decarbonising Miliband era In her…
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The end of Heartstopper is a bittersweet loss – it’s never felt scarier to be young and queer | Alim Kheraj
The gay Netflix romance maintained a political edge despite rollbacks to queer and trans rights After six books, three…
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In a fractious, divided world, I think I know why Pride is the hottest show in town | Emma Brockes
The 2014 film was only a modest success – but now the musical’s message of gay rights and solidarity feels both…
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