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    US officials to meet European leaders in Paris to discuss Ukraine war

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      A third of UK school staff report ‘physical underdevelopment’ in poor students

    • BBC
      Mishal Husain criticises ‘bombastic’ presenting after BBC departure

    • Gaza
      Postmortems of rescue workers killed in Gaza show ‘gunshots to head and torso’

    • US
      Trump official threatens Harvard foreign student admissions as more universities rally in support

    • Italy
      Venice’s €5 tourist fee returns – and will double for last-minute day-trippers

    • Food
      Move over, Med diet – plantains and cassava can be as healthy as tomatoes and olive oil, say researchers

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    Trump administration
    Re-arm, reassure and spend big: how the Asia Pacific is responding to a new era under Trump

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    Ukraine war briefing
    Zelenskyy hails ‘good progress’ on minerals deal talks

    Ukrainian president says legalities almost finalised and officials signal US concessions in talks that are progressing ‘quite fast’; deadly Shahed strike on Dnipro. What we know on day 1,149
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin

    Analysis
    Putin’s play for an Indonesian airbase was always likely to fail – but Russia has wider ambitions

    Russia remains a key arms supplier in South-east Asia, and Trump’s unstable leadership is providing more opportunities to make inroads

Spotlight

  • Ryan Coogler, photographed in New York, April 2025

    Interview
    ‘My heart broke’: director Ryan Coogler on mourning Chadwick Boseman, rebooting Black Panther and his new movie Sinners

    The highest grossing Black film-maker of all time is known for his superhero movies and reinventing the Rocky franchise. Now he’s made his most personal film yet – and it’s a vampire thriller
  • An internet cafe in Beijing.

    The long read
    ‘Why would he take such a risk?’ How a famous Chinese author befriended his censor

  • Street performer standing in a crowd with a placard

    London
    ‘This platform gave me everything’: street performers rue end of busking at Leicester Square

    Westminster Council said it was ‘left with no choice’ but to bring in a controversial ban due to noise complaints
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    Consumer affairs
    The death of customer service: why has it become so, so bad?

    More than 75% of Britons say they are frustrated with poor service, and chatbot ‘helpers’ aren’t helping. Our consumer champion considers the problem – and how you can complain much more effectively
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      Environment
      Like the Ritz for wildlife: the joy of recreating England’s ancient hedges

    • Author and naturalist Andrew Cleave sat on a group of rocks at Portland Bill, Dorset, UK on a blue-sky day.

      Why I'm obsessed with...
      Coastal wildflowers: they look so delicate but thrive in tough conditions

    • Apple iPad Air M3 review showing the home screen stood up on a table.

      Technology
      Apple iPad Air M3 review: the premium tablet to beat

    • Rob Cowen with Ermine Street sign

      Travel
      A walk with Romans and ghosts on the Great North Road

Opinion

  • Keir Starmer and Donald Trump

    Can we stop pretending a trade deal with Trump will be a gamechanger for the UK. It won’t

    Martin Kettle
    I’m not saying Britain should refuse every sort of free trade agreement with the US, but there may be options that better suit Labour’s purpose
  • A protest against welfare cuts outside parliament in Westminster on 26 March 2025.

    The face of British disability is increasingly young and female. It’s time to hear from them

    Frances Ryan
  • The media gather outside the supreme court in London as the ruling was announced, 16 April 2025.

    The supreme court didn’t rule on the definition of ‘a woman’ – this is what its judgment does mean

    Sam Fowles
    The judges had to interpret the law as set down by parliament. But it must be remembered this is not an abstract debate; it concerns real people
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    It’s the economic end times, so obviously I’m thinking about my takeaway coffee

    Emma Brockes
    The true scale of what’s happening is hard to grasp, so our irrational brains reach for measly acts of self-denial
    • US flag Times Square

      America used to fire the world’s imagination – but now the cultural conversation is being silenced

      Van Badham
    • Liz Truss speaking on stage.

      Truss social: the latest venture from a woman who really knows what the people want

      Zoe Williams
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      I thought seasonal affective disorder was a myth. Then I saw the joy that spring can bring

      Adrian Chiles
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      Trump-style book censorship is spreading – just ask British librarians

      Alison Hicks

Editorials & Letters

  • The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, meets China’s vice-premier, He Lifeng, during a visit to Beijing earlier this year.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on UK-China relations: a dilemma made sharper by Brexit

  • A pile of fly-tipped rubbish in Birmingham

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on Birmingham’s bin strikes: a wake-up call for Labour

  • Secondary school pupils moving by a window in a school UK, blurred movement.

    Letters
    Academies fuel explosion in school costs

  • Two tents of people sleeping rough are set up on the pavement outside a branch of the bank HSBC

    Letters
    The sinister psychology at the heart of populism

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    Extreme heat
    Number of UK homes overheating soars to 80% in a decade, study finds

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    Pollution
    Water companies’ pollution incidents in England increased by 30% in 2024

  • A honey bee on a white flower

    Environment
    Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals that pass on to bees, study finds

  • Residents look at cars piled up after being swept away by floods in Valencia, Spain.

    Climate crisis
    Deadly floods and storms affected more than 400,000 people in Europe in 2024

From the UK

  • A woman sits on a sofa while talking to a doctor

    NHS
    GPs in England will be able to claim £20 for every time patient is not sent to hospital

  • BP’s chair, Helge Lund, speaks during an interview in London, wearing a dark navy blue suit and matching tie

    Business
    BP braces for investor rebellion at first AGM since climate strategy U-turn

    • Business
      Ministers in ‘active' talks with UK drug firms over tariffs

    • Politics
      Shapps ‘disgusted’ by Trump’s attitude to Putin and Russia

    • Business
      Sainsbury’s joins UK retailers’ £1bn profits club but warns of flat year ahead

    • Food & drink
      Gail’s to drop soya milk surcharge after campaign by Peta

    • Business
      Polish parcel locker network InPost buys UK delivery firm Yodel for £106m

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      Labour select committee calls for parliament to vote on US trade deal

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    Israel
    No plans to allow any aid into Gaza, says Israeli minister

    Israel Katz says blocking aid is ‘one of the main pressure levers’ on Hamas while military announces it has turned 30% of Gaza into buffer zone
  • Trachtenberg poses at the party for the launch of the Blackberry Torch in Los Angeles in 2010.

    US
    Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications, says medical examiner

  • Students on campus at Harvard university, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

    US politics live
    Donald Trump calls Harvard a ‘joke’ and says it should be stripped of funds

  • A translucent creature with red eyes and red tentacles.

    Environment
    Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever

    • France
      Ringleaders of attacks on French jails will be punished, Macron says

    • E-commerce
      Temu and Shein warn of US price hikes from next week due to Trump tariffs

    • Canada
      ‘Who is going to face Mr Trump’: Canada leaders’ debate dominated by US crisis

    • Los Angeles
      Burglars tunnel through wall to steal $10m in goods from LA jewelry store

    • Germany
      Berlin palliative care doctor charged with murder of 15 patients

    • Hungary
      MEPs call for EU court to suspend Hungary’s Pride ban

Culture

  • Salty Brine in These Are The Contents Of My Head at Soho theatre, London.

    Theatre
    Salty Brine review – daring diva mashup with hella pizzazz

    The drag queen’s latest intermingling of Annie Lennox covers, southern gothic literature, Judy Garland and family anecdotes is a bravura feat of idiosyncratic connection
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    Books
    Days of Light by Megan Hunter review – Bohemian rhapsody

  • A frog in duckweed in Ellon, Aberdeenshire.

    Book of the day
    The Elephant in the Room by Liz Kalaugher review – how we make animals sick

  • Rumi (Ramy Youssef) in a still from the animated series No 1 Happy Family USA

    Television
    #1 Happy Family USA review – a truly special comedy that’s packed with 00s nostalgia

  • Tionne (Akins Subair), Tiana (Chenée Taylor) and Tanika (Kaydrah Walker-Wilkie) in Just Act Normal.

    Television
    Just Act Normal review – to watch this wonderful show is to see stars being born

  • Jono Lancaster presents Love My Face.

    TV tonight
    People with facial differences make a tough decision

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