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    Japan fans, Beckham unbothered and a simmering bromance

    Composite of World Cup memes including Merlin the World Cup Duck, Erling Haaland of Norway hugs Jude Bellingham of England, Victoria Beckham, Erling Haaland with a taxidermy raccoon and Japanese fans

  • A new entente?
    How Bayeux tapestry’s London arrival is mending post-Brexit relations

    Lisa Nandy smiles while examining Bayeux tapestry on a workbench at the museum

  • Help, my sofa is killing me!
    The toxic chemicals hiding in your home

    A woman lying face down on a sofa with her legs hanging straight over the edge

  • Hot tubs and £80 rosé
    The mud-soaked British festival got a luxury makeover

    Festivalgoers relax in hot tubs beside the lake during Wilderness festival at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire.

  • Alaska
    Knuckle hop and two-foot high kick at Natives Olympics

    A man in a red shirt leaps high in the air with one leg extended upward, with the Eiffel Tower behind him

  • Film
    Nolan on The Odyssey, the Oscars – and getting a puppy

    Black and white head and shoulders portrait of Christopher Nolan

News

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    US news
    Paul Pelosi faces hit-and-run charge after he allegedly crashed into parked vehicle

  • A house damaged in an Israeli airstrike west of Nuseirat refugee camp.

    Palestine
    Israeli strike on Gaza funeral killed at least seven people, hospital says

  • Sir Garry Sobers in his pomp playing for the West Indies against England, on his way to an unbeaten 163 at Lord’s in June 1966

    Cricket
    Sir Garry Sobers, West Indies cricketing great, dies aged 89

    Sir Garry Sobers, who has died aged 89, was an undisputed cricketing great and is widely regarded as the sport’s greatest all-rounder

In focus

  • Film still from Satluj film, Punjab '95 (2026)

    India
    ‘A revolutionary act to watch it’: the film India’s censors do not want you to see

    Director Honey Trehan decries ‘dystopian’ opposition to his film depicting crackdown on Punjab’s separatist movement
  • Christopher Nolan’s star-studded take on Homer’s Odyssey has received rave reviews from critics and is one of the most hotly anticipated films of the year. But will it live up to expectations? Annie Kelly speaks to film editor Catherine Shoard

    The Latest
    The Odyssey: is Nolan adaptation worth the hype?

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  • Lisa Nandy smiles while examining Bayeux tapestry on a workbench at the museum

    Bayeux tapestry
    A new entente? Bayeux tapestry’s UK arrival ‘closes loop’ on Brexit tensions

Features

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    Alaska
    Knuckle hop and two-foot high kick: the Olympics for Alaska Natives breathe new life into ancient games

  • Gollum, a pale emaciated creature with large eyes and wide smile, crouches in a blue-lit rocky setting

    Week in geek
    double quotation markThe Hunt for Gollum is being criticised for its all-white cast. Blaming Tolkien is the wrong answer

    Ben Child

Opinion

  • Catherine Shoard

    Film
    double quotation markChastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey?

    Catherine Shoard
    Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation has been met with almost universal acclaim – from mostly male film critics. Might women find the journey less comfortable?
  • Marina Hyde

    double quotation markThe White House’s guide to manhood: pop some T, restart a war and do WHAT with a corn dog?

    Marina Hyde
    Pete Hegseth wants to win the war on Iran with a secret weapon: testosterone. Meanwhile, JD Vance is worried about how to eat an ice-cream, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

More opinion

  • Austin Sarat

    double quotation markTrump has declared war on elections in the name of protecting them

    Austin Sarat
  • Jonathan Freedland

    double quotation markThe ghosts of Downing Street past may have some advice for Andy Burnham

    Jonathan Freedland
  • Zichen Wang

    double quotation markBeijing’s message to the world’s tourists: come here and judge China for yourselves

    Zichen Wang
  • Tayo Bero

    double quotation markSmart glasses are deeply creepy. Why are celebrities like Kylie Jenner endorsing them?

    Tayo Bero

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    The Lord of the Rings: not a weapon in the culture wars

  • The Guardian view
    Andy Burnham: political poetry must become governing prose

Cartoon

  • Fiona Katauskas
    How has Donald Trump changed our view of reality?

    Things are a lot less scripted now
  • Jamie George of England warms up before the 2026 Nations Championship match between Fiji and England at Hill Dickinson Stadium

    Rugby union
    England players may walk off pitch in Argentina if racist abuse is repeated

  • Keely Hodgkinson, Josh Kerr and Amy Hunt at London Stadium

    Athletics
    Kerr ‘not scared of failure’ as he targets one-mile world record in London

  • Australia Training SessionHOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 12: Justin Langer Head Coach of Australia watches on during an Australian Ashes squad nets session at Blundstone Arena on January 12, 2022 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

    Cricket
    Langer leads shortlist to become next England Test coach after Flower rules himself out

  • George Russell in practice for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps

    Formula One
    Russell ready to keep chasing down championship leader Antonelli at Spa

More top stories

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    International criminal court
    ICC staffer talks publicly about alleged sexual abuse by chief prosecutor Karim Khan

    Female lawyer tells CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about alleged ‘escalation of attempts’ as second woman also speaks out
  • People shelter under reflective silver emergency blankets in a sunny public square

    Climate crisis
    Europe’s most effective tool to cut greenhouse gas emissions ‘risks being weakened’

  • Firefighters run to their truck as a large blaze burns in trees nearby in the night

    Wildfires
    As Europe and Canada battle wildfires, what lessons can Australia offer?

  • aerial view of a shark in the water

    Environment
    California braces for its sharkiest summer in a decade – but experts say don’t panic

  • Alan Hodson, who has thrown away produce he’s spent years growing at an allotment in Thornton-Cleveleys.

    Down to Earth
    ‘Forever chemicals’ – the national cancer scandal brewing in a Lancashire town

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UK news

  • UK news
    Mother of Henry Nowak’s murderer jailed for removing knife from scene

  • London
    Uber driver who killed dog walker is also found guilty of trying to murder his landlord

  • Social media
    Inquest reopened into death of 14-year-old British boy after 'TikTok blackout challenge’

  • Politics
    ‘Bizarre choice’: business and Labour puzzle over Shabana Mahmood as future chancellor

World news

  • US news
    One person dies amid legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City

  • US news
    Cuban dissident artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara cleared to travel to US

  • Australia
    Peter Falconio murder: British expert says he has identified a ‘most likely’ burial location

  • Consumer affairs
    Amazon Web Services customers receive bills for up to $1.5tn after global glitch

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Culture

  • Operating the customised Barbies in The World Is Full of Married Men.

    Theatre
    ‘I dreamt of a show where the audience becomes horny’: the Swedish puppet play starring bonking barbies

  • A still from The Man Will Burn

    Television
    ‘It’s a spiritual experience’: docuseries goes behind the spectacular chaos of Burning Man

What to watch

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    Film
    Heartstopper Forever review – sanitized sex scenes won’t let the Netflix lovebirds grow up

  • Five women lined up with their arms around each other's shoulders, by the coast, on a clear evening, all wearing reddish or pinkish summer dresses

    Television
    The Five-Star Weekend review – Jennifer Garner’s escapist holiday drama is the perfect beach watch

  • A closeup still showing her in the documentary

    Television
    Jesy Nelson: Life Changing review – you just want to reach through the screen and hug the Little Mix star

  • A woman in a sleeveless black dress pressed the nose of a man wearing an orange suit and a yellow shirt

    TV review
    The Hawk review – Will Ferrell’s dated golf comedy just isn’t that funny

What to listen to

  • Woman performing on stage

    R&B
    Jill Scott review – joyous phones-free show is a taste of how all concerts should be

  • Silverwingkiller.

    Add to playlist
    The nervy breakbeats and acid delirium of Silverwingkiller and the week’s best new tracks

  • The musician Norma Winstone reclining on a beige sofa

    Jazz
    Norma Winstone and NDR Radio Orchestra: A Timeless Place review – peerless vocalist at her very best

  • Composer and technologist Robert Laidlow smiles at the camera against a grey backdrop

    Classical music
    Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review – wildly imaginative and intricate, but eminently approachable

What to read

  • man standing on rock looking out to see in Cyprus

    Books
    The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

  • Composite for Australian book review featuring Laura McPhee-Browne and her novel

    Books
    Worry Doll by Laura McPhee-Browne review – a sensual, sinister novel about the horrors of desire

  • Rebecca Perry in a checkered shirt gazes to the side near metal railings at a sports ground

    Books
    Rebecca Perry wins Waterstones debut fiction prize for ‘delicious and dream-like’ novel

  • a boggy marsh

    Book of the day
    The Red Mouth by Sheila Armstrong review – profound exploration of Ireland’s deep time

What to play

  • A multi-snake haired boss character stares down the game's main character.

    Games
    Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse - Konami classic rises again from Paris sewers and Joan of Arc is a boss

  • A bright yellow train moves along a glowing track in a neon-coloured world.

    Review
    Denshattack! – time to get on board with kickflipping trains

  • A person aims a gun at a disheveled man in a suit standing in a dimly lit hallway in the video game Resident Evil Requiem

    Pushing Buttons
    Zombies, gore and creepy kids – why we can’t stop playing horror games

    Newsletter
  • Robert Pattinson in The Batman, 2022.

    Week in geek
    The Batman Part II rumours hint he’s flying into even darker and weirder territory

More culture

  • Brenda Fricker holds an Oscar statuette and smiles in front of a large gold statue backdrop

    Film
    Brenda Fricker, Oscar winner for My Left Foot, dies aged 81

  • Ruth Madely, stars in The Rapture

    Television
    Ruth Madeley on sex, success and becoming a star out of sheer nosiness

  • Matt Damon in armour and red-plumed helmet leads soldiers through a misty forest

    Film
    ‘A masterpiece in every way’: The Odyssey earns near universal acclaim as full reviews published

  • Festivalgoers relax in hot tubs beside the lake during Wilderness festival at Cornbury Park in Oxfordshire.

    Festivals
    Hot tubs and £80 rosé: how the mud-soaked British festival got a luxury makeover

Lifestyle

  • George Eid Sr wearing a red, white and blue zip-up jacket, standing behind a foosball table

    Experience
    I’m a world champion foosball player

  • illustration of city landscape

    Shopping
    How do you actually shop local in New York City?

Food

  • The Jardin Ephémère cocktail, courtesy of Bar Antoine.

    The good mixer
    Cocktail of the week: Bar Antoine’s jardin éphémère – recipe

  • A tart topped with swirled cream and fresh raspberries

    Food
    Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for raspberry, cardamom and mascarpone tart

  • A glass of white wine and a can sit on a wooden chair outdoors with daisies and a book

    Wine
    Tins ain’t what they used to be: canned wine is no longer the preserve of Gen Z

  • A bowl of tomato stew topped with fava beans and white cheese, served with sesame bread, a recipe by Georgina Hayden that requires minimal cooking

    Feast
    Chop, chop! My favourite fridge-raid dinner, no-cook meals and super salads

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Fashion & beauty

  • A graphic designed to show the extent to which certain patterns can confuse facial recognition systems

    Fashion
    Are garments designed to confuse facial recognition systems about to go mainstream?

  • Composite image showing Zara flowing wide-legged trousers

    Pass notes
    ‘Zara death pants’: are these the world’s most dangerous trousers?

  • A woman wears a chunky blue beaded necklace and dangly, yellow, flower motif earrings

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Forget delicate chains – this summer, make your jewellery big and bold

  • Superdrug store, London

    Retail industry
    ‘A new consumer’: how weight-loss drugs are shaking up clothes shopping

Relationships

  • A painting of two women

    Leading questions
    Our sensitive teen daughter’s self-worth is tested by social media and peers. What should we do?

  • An illustration of a woman's legs sticking out of a bunch of flowers.

    You be the judge
    Should my girlfriend stop buying so many flowers?

  • An illustration of a person in profile wearing a blindfold against a red background

    This is how we do it
    ‘In our open relationship, I prefer “don’t ask, don’t tell”. But he wants the details’

  • An illustration of a man and a woman facing away from each other with their arms crossed

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My husband no longer desires me, but engaging an escort has complicated things

Health & fitness

  • Couples at a salsa dance class

    Wellbeing
    Taking salsa classes can improve mental health, Oxford study suggests

  • three women

    ‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’
    Why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat

  • Comedian Eric Lampaert, wearing a burgundy jacket and white T-shirt, looks into the camera, flanked by two doubles representing his dissociative experience

    Mental health
    The man who forgot himself: life before and after total amnesia

  • Melting yellow emoji with an angry expression.

    Extreme heat
    Why does hot weather put me in such a bad mood?

More lifestyle

  • A hospital bed with white sheets and a letter on the pillow under an orange light

    Society
    Twelve days nursing my father in the ‘dying room’ taught me the value of planning for death

  • Two people sit facing a screen showing a world map and the shadow of a standing figure

    Family
    A friend, Facebook or ... Ukraine? No easy surrogacy options for Australian families desperate for children

  • Adults lying back stargazing, while a child looks at their phone screen

    The Stephen Collins cartoon
    The school holidays are here – let’s play ‘arguing over screen time’

  • General Mills World Headquarters

    Product recalls
    General Mills recalls 736,000 Pillsbury rolls over glass contamination fears

Documentary

  • Is Mum OK?
    Aiden's story of life as a young carer

    Aiden has been looking after his mum for over half his life. Every few weeks, he gets a rare night off. This film joins a group of caregivers in east London as they reclaim a few hours of their teenage lives

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