Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian (original) (raw)

Headlines

North Carolina’s Mark Robinson reportedly called himself ‘black Nazi’ in porn-site comments

Candidate for governor reportedly also referred to himself as a ‘perv’, CNN reports; Robinson has denied making these comments

Capital punishment
‘He didn’t do it’: days before execution in South Carolina, key witness says he lied

Israeli warplanes target Lebanon as Iran and Hezbollah threaten retaliation for deadly blasts

Israel Defense Forces says it hit about 30 Hezbollah rocket launchers and other infrastructure in airstrikes on Lebanon

In focus

Food insecurity
Why unpaid US school lunch debt can prompt a call to child welfare services

Immigration
Is circular migration a solution to the crisis at the US border? Guatemala provides a clue
Offering legal pathways for temporary work in the US, such programmes are changing communities and reducing numbers risking irregular routes

The long read
The shapeshifter: who is the real Giorgia Meloni?
The long read: She’s been called a neo-fascist and a danger to Italy. But she has won over many heads of Europe, including the UK prime minister. Should we be worried?

Spotlight

Well actually
Help! It turns out breaks make you more productive
After a week guided by Mithu Storoni’s new book Hyperefficient, I learned to work with the rhythm of my brain

Film
Never Let Go review – Halle Berry takes hold of uneven woodland horror

Analysis
The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home?
Amazon has told staff they must return five days a week – but experts don’t all agree that flexible working cuts output

The reader interview
Nelly Furtado: ‘Flames shot out of the speaker when I started making Maneater’
As she releases new album 7, the Canadian pop star answers your questions on going in the studio with Timbaland, songwriting with Chris Martin, and the melancholy magic of fado

Amber Thurman was killed by Georgia’s abortion ban. There will be others

Moira Donegan

Atalanta v Arsenal – Champions League updates

Join John Brewin for minute-by-minute updates as Mikel Arteta’s side open their campaign in Italy

Ryder Cup
LIV golfers cleared for US team and US PGA Championship

PGA Championship
McIlroy snaps club in box office first round 67
The head of Rory McIlroy’s nine-iron hurtled down the fairway following impact with the ball on the 12th hole of his five-under-par start at Wentworth

Payton’s stumbling Broncos would be innovative ... if it was still 2013

Oliver Connolly
The head coach was supposed to bring a wave of fresh thinking to Denver. But he is losing games and confusing his young quarterback

Play the Guardian's daily word game and share your score with your friends

Wordiply composition

Emissions
Sweden cuts tax on flying despite admitting it would increase emissions

Environment
Hope for coral reefs after IVF colonies survive record heat event – study

Europe
Floods in Poland and wildfires in Portugal show reality of climate breakdown, says EU

Environment
Fossil fuel companies sponsor $5.6bn in global ‘sportswashing’ deals

CIA
Former CIA officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting scores of women
Brian Jeffrey Raymond of California was found guilty of drugging and raping women in his government apartments

Georgia
Money-laundering charges dropped against bail fund in Cop City protest case

Pennsylvania
Governor Josh Shapiro, 51, denied drink purchase after forgetting to bring ID

Nancy Pelosi
Pelosi criticises McConnell for failing to hold Trump accountable over January 6

Mali
Jihadist assault on Mali’s capital killed scores of people, say security sources
Attacks in Bamako claimed by al-Qaida affiliate cast doubt on junta’s ability to tackle 12-year insurgency

LGBTQ+ rights
Georgian trans model murdered after parliament passes ‘anti-LGBTQ+’ law

Caribbean
Violent protests erupt in Martinique over high cost of living with 14 injured

Music
Previously unknown Mozart music discovered in German library

The Stakes - US Election

The Stakes - US Election edition image

What’s really at risk in the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt guides you through the biggest questions and curiosities in this hugely consequential election. We’ll focus not just on the odds, but the stakes.

Trump on Trial

The Trump on trail newsletter image

Weekly, and more frequent editions during trial

Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials. Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – and more frequent editions during trial

Well Actually

Well Actually newsletter image

Practical advice, expert insights and answers to your questions about how to live a good life

Podcasts

Podcasts

Football Weekly
A dream start for Celtic but drama in short supply at the Etihad – Football Weekly Extra podcast

Science
The sweeping reorganisation of the brain in pregnancy, and why it matters – podcast

Politics Weekly UK
‘Frockgate’ and Starmer’s love-in with Meloni – Politics Weekly UK

Today in Focus
Anushka Asthana on the perils of Keir Starmer’s fragile majority – podcast

Football Weekly
The all new Champions League kicks off - Football Weekly podcast

The Audio Long Read
From the archive: The invention of whiteness: the long history of a dangerous idea – podcast

Today in Focus
Should we believe Putin’s war talk? - podcast

Would starring in Men in Black really have made David Schwimmer a movie star?

Stuart Heritage
The Friends actor says he regrets not going for the role made famous by Will Smith, but could he have made ‘I make this look good’ as good?

Pop and rock
‘I am beyond excited’: Kylie Minogue announces biggest tour in a decade

Stage
‘The first Black ballerina I found on YouTube’: Precious Adams pays tribute to Michaela DePrince

Late-night TV roundup
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘I cannot believe he’s still trying to convince us he won the debate’

Art
‘Art changes people and people change the world’: the artists targeting UN’s general assembly

Music
Jamie xx: In Waves review – bright, blissful bangers for 3am on big speakers

How we met
How we met: ‘She had an eyebrow piercing – I thought that was very edgy’

Leading questions
My 80-year-old dad is unrealistic about his future. Why can’t he move into a retirement village?
It is difficult for adult children to navigate these changes, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it is difficult for your father too

Fashion
The science of cuteness: why fashion has fallen for the cuddly toy
In this week’s newsletter: The rise and rise of kawaii and the need for some sweet relief has seen a boom in adorable accessories. But is there more to all this whimsy than meets the eye?

Ask Ugly
Ask Ugly: all of the ‘iffy’ comments about my gray hair bother me. Should I start dyeing it again?

Color perception
Do you see blue or green? This viral test plays with color perception

Well actually
‘I have a pretty carefree life’: four adults over 50 on being childfree

Ageing
Blood, sweat and testes: rich men have always wanted to live for ever

Documentary link

Frozen in Time

As single women, Lei and Abu are banned from freezing their eggs in China, so they travel to the US to pursue their dreams of motherhood

Watch now24.14

Frozen in Time Documentary

Take part

Fashion
Tell us about your tattoos and what they mean to you

Guardian Weekly readers
Share your best recent pictures with us

US elections 2024
Saginaw voters: tell us which issues will decide the US election

Television
Tell us your favourite moments from Friends

From our global editions

Migration
The brutal truth behind Italy’s migrant reduction: beatings and rape by EU-funded forces in Tunisia

Obituary
Krishna Maharaj: British victim of American miscarriage of justice

Bangladesh
‘A long way to go’: in revolution’s wake, questions linger over direction of the new Bangladesh

‘It breaks us deeply’
Anguish as China closes door to foreign adoptions

In case you missed it

Donald Trump
With bombast and defiance, Trump stages first rally since apparent assassination attempt

Ukraine
‘If they don’t die, our infantry will’: Ukraine’s pivotal battle for Donetsk
Russian forces are gathering on Pokrovsk, a logistics base and transport hub, after months of slow, brutal advance

US elections 2024
Democrats face campaign dilemma after second apparent Trump assassination plot
Democrats talk about Trump as a threat to democracy, but he has been the target of violence and can adopt the language of victimhood

What's in a name
Urologist Adam Weiner, runner Usain Bolt: can a last name determine your job?

Documentary films
‘His ego will not accept defeat’: the story behind Trump’s attempt to steal an election

Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Timeline of allegations and charges

Europe
Undercover as a farm worker in Germany: ‘My hands are numb. No one knows when the shift will end’
Saša Uhlová

Sign up for The Stakes
A free newsletter on the 2024 US presidential election

Sign up for Well Actually
A free weekly newsletter about health and wellness

Soccer with Jonathan Wilson
Sign up for a free weekly newsletter from our soccer expert

Guardian Headlines US
Sign up for a snapshot of the day's headlines and more

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Photos of the day
Soaring spires and floods in Europe
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Photography
No hospital, no cars … and only three school pupils: life on a remote island

Fashion
London fashion week: backstage at Karoline Vitto SS25

My best shot
‘I placed the goldfish bowl over my head and hit the self-timer’: Benji Reid’s best photograph

Photography
A journey through Ukraine: one year in a war zone

Photography
‘Humanity is thriving!’: a street-level tour of the world

Most viewed

What readers are clicking on

  1. My 80-year-old dad is unrealistic about his future. Why can’t he move into a retirement village?
  2. North Carolina’s Mark Robinson reportedly called himself ‘black Nazi’ in porn-site comments – live
  3. Georgian trans model murdered after parliament passes ‘anti-LGBTQ+’ law
  4. Giant, invasive joro spiders spotted for first time in Pennsylvania
  5. Starmer’s free tickets for Arsenal and Taylor Swift part of job, says minister
  6. Israel reportedly carries out dozens of strikes in Lebanon in ‘major intensification’ – live
  7. Pennsylvania governor, 51, denied drink purchase after forgetting to bring ID
  8. Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘I cannot believe he’s still trying to convince us he won the debate’
  9. California man finds he’s been paying his neighbor’s electric bill for 15 years
  10. Uncommitted movement declines to endorse Harris – but warns against Trump presidency

Deeply read

What readers are spending time with (Learn more)

  1. Happy 90th birthday Sophia Loren! Her greatest films – ranked
  2. California man finds he’s been paying his neighbor’s electric bill for 15 years
  3. Brazil top judge accuses X of ‘willful’ circumvention of court-ordered block
  4. Hilary Mantel was my mentor. Here are seven things she taught me about writing – and life
  5. ‘I am part of this nightmare’: man admits guilt in Gisèle Pelicot rape trial
  6. Former CIA officer sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting scores of women
  7. With bombast and defiance, Trump stages first rally since apparent assassination attempt
  8. The great divide: are office workers more productive than those at home?
  9. Sean Payton’s stumbling Broncos would be innovative ... if it was still 2013
  10. Previously unknown Mozart music discovered in German library