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  • Rishi Sunak boarding a helicopter at Wellington Barracks, London

    Politics
    Starmer to end £40m helicopter contract in break from Sunak era

    Former PM and ministers drew criticism for the VIP flights Labour says were ‘symbol of their government’
  • Lucie Castets, the NFP candidate to be prime minister, talks to the media outside the presidential palace.

    France
    Chaos in France after Macron refuses to name prime minister from leftwing coalition

  • Football
    Sven-Göran Eriksson, England’s first overseas manager, dies aged 76

    England’s first overseas manager had been diagnosed with terminal cancer in January 2024
    • A woman carrying shopping bags walks past clothes mannequins displayed in a window

      Retail industry
      UK shop prices fall year on year for first time since cost of living crisis began

    • Music
      Mariah Carey announces death of mother and sister on same day

    • Climate crisis
      ‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific

    • Italy
      Captain of Mike Lynch’s yacht under investigation for manslaughter

    • US
      Prosecutors appeal against dismissal of Trump classified documents case

    • Scotland
      Glasgow building site where boy died ‘should have had more CCTV’

    • Music
      Martin Shkreli ordered to turn over all copies of unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album

    • London
      Tens of thousands fill streets on final day of Notting Hill carnival

News in focus

  • Eriksson waves, with a crowd in the background

    Sven-Göran Eriksson was a deeply moral man, true to his own code

    Simon Hattenstone
  • Firefighters at the scene of a Russian strike in the Odesa region, Ukraine

    Ukraine war briefing
    Despair as Russian missiles and drones rain down unanswered

    Help us defend and strike back against Russia, Zelenskiy pleads with allies; president says Pokrovsk defence efforts strenghtened. What we know on day 916
  • A message of Telegram founder Pavel Durov is seen on a smartphone screen with a Telegram logo in the background.

    Explained
    What is Telegram and why has its founder Pavel Durov been arrested?

    Russian-born tech entrepreneur is being held in relation to a cybercrime investigation

Spotlight

  • Uto Ni Yalo, traditional boat that sailed from Fiji to Tonga for the Pacific Island Forum 2024.

    Fiji
    ‘Even in the teeth of a gale, she has time for a hula’: the sailor breaking barriers on the Pacific ocean

    First female Fijian sail master on traditional vessel Uto ni Yalo led a difficult week-long voyage to the Pacific leaders’ summit in Tonga
  • Once more to the beach … Rachel Crossley (Christine Bottomley), Ann Branson (Monica Dolan);Daphne Sparrow (Lorraine Ashbourne) and Roy Branson (Stephen Dillane) in Sherwood

    Television
    Sherwood recap: season two, episode two – TV doesn’t get any more tense than that

  • The monobrowed glarer … Liam and Noel at Melt! in Ferropolis, Egermany, in 2009.

    Music
    ‘I’ve waited 25 years for this moment’: Oasis, the reunion – and what made them great

    Guardian panel
    Their sneering vocals, seething guitars and thermonuclear charisma electrified the 90s. But will a reunion be a Champagne Supernova – or a Digsy’s Dinner? Our music writers weigh in
  • Remarkably resilient … Amy Dowden in the BBC documentary Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me.

    TV review
    Strictly Amy: Cancer and Me review – an exceedingly raw real-time battle

    The Welsh dancer invited a team to film her as soon as she got her diagnosis – then they followed her through every scary step. It’s a bold, uplifting and very teary journey indeed
    • A composite photograph showing a woman’s face with different ethnicities.

      Beauty
      ‘People think that looking better means you will have a better life’: why gen Z spends so much on beauty

    • ‘Can I blow up a car?’ … Matthew Macfadyen, Keeley Hawes and Peter Firth in the hit show.

      Television
      ‘Job applications at MI5 went through the roof’: how we made Spooks

    • Sammy Gecsoyler throws an axe

      Hospitality
      I tried axe throwing for the first time. What could possibly go wrong?

    • Dua Lipa against a blue wall

      Pass notes
      One lick is all it takes: can Dua Lipa conquer the world of ice-cream as well as pop?

Opinion

  • Kirstie Allsopp, head and shoulders shot of her in a colourful dress.

    Of course Kirstie Allsopp is happy for her 15-year-old to go Interrailing on his own. It’s ‘character-building’!

    Zoe Williams
    The posh have their own way of child-rearing. You don’t create the next generation of leaders by mollycoddling them
  • Brotherly love … Liam Gallagher (left) and Noel Gallagher performing on The White Room, 26 January 1996.

    Will an Oasis reunion be a success? Definitely. Will it be worth it? Maybe

    Alexis Petridis
  • Stephen Lillie on government plans to limit winter fuel payments – cartoon

    Cartoon
    Stephen Lillie on the government’s plans to limit winter fuel payments

    Labour backbenchers are among those warning the chancellor Rachel Reeves that cuts will lead to unnecessary hardship
  • A view of a landscape with several buildings in the foreground, an expanse of fields and a large cloud of grey smoke in the distance.

    Many fear Israel and Hezbollah are heading for all-out war – but here’s why that’s far from inevitable

    Lina Khatib
    Despite escalations, a full-blown conflict would be bad for both. But all this brinkmanship is diverting attention from Palestine
    • Sir Ken Dodd.

      Sir Ken Dodd’s new ‘happiness centre’ tickles me but should be taken seriously

      Michael Billington
    • Illustration featuring a portrait of Pavel Durov.

      Arresting Telegram’s Pavel Durov could be a smart move. Tech bosses care more about themselves than you

      Chris Stokel-Walker
    • Older women clustered at a table with drinks looking at a phone

      Perimenopause is no fun alone – so why not have a party?

      Nina Lansbury
    • Protest In Jerusalem, Israel, East Jerusalem - 16 Aug 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Saeed Qaq/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock (14641946d) Chained Israeli protesters are holding placards in a protest to call for an end to the war in Gaza, during Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy's visit, in Jerusalem, Israel, on August 16, 2024. Protest In Jerusalem, Israel, East Jerusalem - 16 Aug 2024

      It seems clear the UK has assisted Israel’s breaches of international law. Surely Labour can do better than deny it

      Sam Fowles

Editorials & Letters

  • the risk of miscalculation and unintended consequences

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on Israel and Hezbollah: another ominous threshold crossed

  • Self-service checkout at a Tesco Express

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on connective labour: feelings are part of the job description

  • Kingston Magistrates Court, Kingston Upon Thames

    Letters
    Magistrates must treat people with dignity and respect

  • Boy wearing a backpack, waiting at a train station

    Letters
    Should we allow our children to travel without adults?

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Climate crisis

  • Trees and pylons emerge from smoke around a receding highway

    Brazil
    Brazil minister declares ‘war’ with fire as smoke cloaks Brasília and São Paulo

  • a woman sits under an umbrella on a bench

    Environment
    Hot and alone: how US cities work to protect isolated people in heatwaves

  • Workers sorting electronic waste at a factory in India.

    Climate crisis
    Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech

  • A house sits roofless after being damaged by Hurricane Beryl

    Caribbean
    Caribbean islands hope UN court will end ‘debt cycle’ caused by climate crisis

From the UK

  • Performers on stage at the Edinburgh festival

    Edinburgh festival
    Protests held on stage at Edinburgh festival over Scottish arts funding cuts

    Anger grows over proposed cuts of up to £10m for Creative Scotland affecting freelance artists and performers
  • Children in class with some 'cut out' from the photo

    Exclusive
    ‘Bubble’ of post-pandemic bad behaviour among pupils predicted to peak

  • Rachel Reeves talking at a press conference on 29 July

    Pensions
    Reeves could raise £10bn a year by reducing pension tax relief, report says

  • Gen Gwyn Jenkins sitting at a table next to Rishi Sunak in a plush train carriage

    Politics
    Starmer cancels appointment of Gwyn Jenkins as national security adviser

    • Northern Ireland
      Woman killed in ‘horrific’ attack and fire in Derry named as Montserrat Martorell Elias

    • Politics
      UK ministers give KPMG £223m contract despite consultancy spending pledge

    • Young people
      Teenagers at more risk online than Interrailing in Europe, say experts

    • London
      Questions over cladding after fire at Dagenham flats brought under control

    • West Yorkshire
      More arrests after mother and three children killed in Bradford house fire

    • Environment
      Electric vehicle public charging ‘deserts’ revealed across Great Britain

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  • Ukraine
    Russia targets energy sector in huge missile and drone attack on Ukraine

    Attack of 127 missiles and 109 drones is ‘one of the biggest’ of the war, Zelenskiy says, causing power and water outages
  • He speaks at a convention, wearing black sweater and headset

    Social media
    Telegram founder arrest part of cybercrime inquiry, say prosecutors

  • A woman (Tulsi Gabbard) in a red suit jacket waves to the crowd as she stands next to a man (Trump)

    US election
    Ex-Democrat Tulsi Gabbard endorses Donald Trump in 2024 presidential race

  • A photo provided by Japan's Ministry of Defence showing what it said was a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane that violated Japanese airspace above the Danjo Island on Monday

    Asia-Pacific
    Chinese military plane reportedly carries out first violation of Japanese airspace

    • Israel
      Netanyahu faces Israeli calls for broader strikes against Hezbollah

    • Sudan
      Flood surge in Sudan bursts dam, destroying villages and killing dozens

    • US
      Woman’s death on first day of Burning Man festival under investigation

    • Afghanistan
      ‘Frightening’ Taliban law bans women from speaking in public

    • Business
      Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles

    • Iceland
      Rescue effort at ice cave in Iceland ends after police say no one is missing

Culture

  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs at the 2023 Met Gala in New York City.

    Music
    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge to dismiss music producer’s case

    The music mogul’s lawyers argue the lawsuit filed by Rodney ‘Lil Rod’ Jones is overrun with ‘tall tales’
  • Exceptional musicianship … the BBC Singers.

    Music review
    Bristol Proms/BBC Singers/Jeannin and BSO/Karabits/Glennie review – celebratory and thoughtful

  • Prescient … Corita Kent, Stop the Bombing, 1967.

    Art and design
    ‘There is a bullet in my brain’: the searing art of Hollywood nun Sister Mary Corita

  • Black and white image of a man (Jimi Hendrix) looking down and playing guitar

    Music
    ‘His spirit is everywhere’: the fascinating story of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady studio

  • Henry Dyer in a blue smock stood next to a steam locomotive

    Heritage
    ‘Heritage is the razzmatazz’: Great Central Railway plans to revive Victorian train route

  • Lana Del Rey performing on day three of Leeds festival, 25 August 2024.

    Music review
    Leeds festival review – Lana Del Rey and Liam Gallagher are sublime after the storm

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  • The pet I'll never forget
    Nala the tabby, who terrorised other cats and had to be hidden from the landlord

    She stole my heart – and the food from my plate. I still miss her mischief and her tenderness
  • A senior woman walking on a road

    Lifestyle
    Be kind, rewind: is backwards walking any better than walking forwards?

  • Cucumbers being prepared for a salad

    Explain it to me quickly
    Why is everyone on TikTok eating entire cucumbers – and is it really driving a veggie shortage?

  • Close up of a margherita pizza on a table

    Food
    ‘The ultimate fakeaway’: posh pizzas take over UK supermarket shelves

  • Rukmini Iyer's crab and leek tarts with chicory salad.

    Food
    Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for crab and leek tarts with chicory salad

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    August design news
    August design news: puppets, a moveable monument and how to combat a heatwave

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    Luxury goods sector
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    Music
    ‘There’s never been a greater time to be a Nigerian artist’: but have the new giants of African music shut the door behind them?

    West African musicians have become stars in recent years as the fusions from the Afrobeats movement made for big label signings. But the surge of interest has made it tougher for aspiring artists to break through
  • A woman seen from behind standing in a gated doorway

    Nigeria
    ‘I miss home’: 13-year-old Nigerian girls trapped as sex workers in Ivory Coast

  • Telegram CEO Pavel Durov pictured in 2017.

    Media
    Who is Pavel Durov? Billionaire founder of Telegram remains a mysterious figure

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    Maduro intent on third term as 1,600 perceived opponents languish in cells

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    US politics
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