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  • Older white man, blue suit, aviator sunglasses, outdoors.

    Analysis
    What do the US campus protests mean for Joe Biden in November?

  • Man in protective suit and others in high-vis jackets removing tents

    ‘This is cleansing’
    Dublin sends in police and buses to dismantle tent city

    Shocked people from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria herded on to coaches as 200 tents removed and streets cleaned
  • A man holds a flag during a protest

    Georgia
    Why are people protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?

    Violent police crackdown follows nightly protests by thousands opposed to law seen as anti-democratic and pro-Russia

Spotlight

  • composite image of the same woman in two different wedding dresses

    Finding a wedding dress is hard
    It’s worse when you’re mid- or plus-size

    With limited sizes in bridal salons, it can be impossible to order a dress that works for you when you can’t even fit in a sample
  • This image released by Prime shows Nicholas Galitzine, left, and Anne Hathaway in a scene from "The Idea of You." (Prime via AP)

    The Idea of You review
    Anne Hathaway lives out fanfic fantasy in solid romance

  • Paul Auster.

    ‘A literary voice for the ages’
    Paul Auster remembered by Ian McEwan, Joyce Carol Oates and more

  • Kirsty Paterson poses as the sad Oompa Loompa at Willy's Chocolate Experience LA on 28 April 2024.

    ‘Yes, this is real’
    LA recreates Glasgow’s Willy Wonka disaster – sad Oompa Loompa included

    The viral Glasgow event made children cry and adults seethe. Could a California tribute provide some measure of absolution?
    • Jimmy Kimmel onstage.

      Late-night TV roundup
      Jimmy Kimmel on Trump trial: ‘Why is this not on TV?’

    • Drake & Kendrick Lamar

      ‘You a scam artist’
      The most brutal moments in Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track

    • ‘They’ve got the car, the hat, the T-shirt. The apartment is the natural progression’ … the Aston Martin Residences.

      A 007 paradise – or lads holiday in Marbella?
      Inside Aston Martin’s lavish Miami penthouses

    • Photo of Franz Kafka on his grave at the New Jewish Cemetery, Prague.

      Franz Kafka
      What we learn from his uncensored diaries

Opinion

  • Children near a camp housing displaced Palestinians in Rafah

    In Rafah I saw new graveyards fill with children. It is unimaginable that worse could be yet to come

    James Elder
    The European hospital is crammed with severely injured and dying children – a military offensive here will be catastrophic, says Unicef’s James Elder
  • woman in a red baseball cap outside

    Kristi Noem’s dog-killing embodies the cruel phoneyness of today’s Republicans

    Ryan Busse
  • UK five pound, ten pound, twenty pound and fifty pound notes with one pound coins.

    The Guardian view
    On the cost of a cashless society: the most vulnerable will pay

  • House No 30, Kabul

    The Taliban targeted us, beat us and chased us out. This is how we run our Afghan newspaper from exile

    Sakhidad Hatif
  • Smile! You’re on camera.

    It’s not stranger danger you should be afraid of, it’s video doorbell derangement syndrome

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Ballot box

    I’ve been restricted from voting my whole life – I can’t bear to see apathy disenfranchising my friends

    Joyce Yang

Sport

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Climate crisis

  • power plant from a distance during sunset

    Climate crisis
    G7 agree to end use of unabated coal power plants by 2035

  • Red Exxon logo against the blue sky

    Fossil fuels
    Big oil privately acknowledged efforts to downplay climate crisis, joint committee investigation finds

  • a wild horse in an open field

    National parks
    ‘Incredible’ news for bears and wild horses as US shifts preservation plans

  • A prop depicting a water tap with cascading plastic bottles is situated outside a conference centre

    Plastics
    Developed countries accused of bowing to lobbyists at pollution talks

Around the world

  • Mitt Romney on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 13 September 2023.

    ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’
    Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s

    Republican senator says Noem’s story of killing her 14-month-old hunting dog makes her unlikely to be Trump’s running mate
  • Teenage girl using online dating app.<br>Millennial teenage girl on couch using smartphone to find love, partner and boyfriend. Online dating, romance, realtionships, beginnings

    Claude
    ChatGPT’s chatbot rival to be introduced on iPhone

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene at the US Capitol in Washington DC on 1 May.

    Marjorie Taylor Greene
    Far-right Republican to force vote on ousting Mike Johnson as speaker

  • People hold signs including 'The Rwanda plan is not the will of the people','Refugees welcome here' and 'No to Rwanda deportations. Stop the flights'.

    UK
    Ministers acknowledge detention of asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda

    • US Federal Reserve
      Interest rates hold steady as inflation ticks up

    • UK
      British students begin new wave of protests against Gaza war after US arrests

    • 'Violation of human dignity'
      UK auction house withdraws Egyptian human skulls from sale

    • Georgia
      EU condemns crackdown on protesters opposing ‘foreign agents’ bill

    • OnlyFans
      Platform investigated over claim children accessed pornography

    • US-Mexico border
      US asylum app strands migrants and aids organised crime, rights group says

Culture

  • Paul Auster.

    Paul Auster – a life in quotes
    ‘Getting a book idea feels like a buzz in the head’

    The author of The New York Trilogy, Leviathan and 4 3 2 1 has died at the age of 77. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from interviews he gave throughout his life
  • Daniel Radcliffe and J K Rowling

    Daniel Radcliffe
    Harry Potter star says rupture with JK Rowling over trans rights is ‘really sad’

  • Abstract painting of a street in London

    Frank Auerbach
    German-British artist's painting seized from money launderer to be sold by UK's crime agency

  • Captain Grimm … Russell Crowe in Land of Bad.

    Land of Bad review
    Russell Crowe marches on in explosive action thriller

  • Fallout 4 – introducing the next gen.

    Fallout 4
    In the wake of the TV series, is it worth playing again?

  • Deadpan self-assurance … Eka Chavleishvili as Etero and Temiko Chichinadze as Murman in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

    Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry review
    A gentle gem about late-life love and loneliness

Lifestyle

  • Illustration of woman in pink dress with hands on head surrounded by dresses, planners, invitations, hangers and cakes

    ‘It blew our budget by a massive amount’
    Four couples break down their wedding costs

    The average cost of a wedding in 2023 was $35,000 in the US and £20,700 in the UK – how are people spending that money?
  • ‘To the trained eye, it was littered with mistakes. But I forced mine to see the bigger picture’ … Kathryn Wheeler on her big day.

    A moment that changed me
    I made my own wedding dress – and learned to embrace imperfection

  • A Mulberry bag

    Fashion
    Mulberry sales decline as wealthy shoppers slow spending

  • BFFs? … Melissa McCarthy and Barbra Streisand together in 2016

    ‘Did you take Ozempic?’
    Barbra Streisand gives a masterclass in how not to pay a compliment

  • Jennifer Wong at her first tai chi class.

    My first time doing tai chi
    ‘It feels like my brain is solving a Rubik’s Cube’

  • Felicity Cloake's vegan meringues.

    How to cook the perfect ...
    Vegan meringues – recipe

Take part

  • College students hold placards to create awareness for citizens to vote, in Varanasi, ahead of India's upcoming general elections.

    People in India
    Share your thoughts on the election

  • A young businessman riding skateboard in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

    Tell us
    How do you make your commute fun or productive?

  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Luxury goods sector
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

  • UKRAINE-RUSSIA-WAR-CONFLICT<br>Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare to fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana", in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

    Ukrainian men abroad
    Share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription

From our global editions

  • Heavily forested landscape in Ixtlán district, Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, Mexico.

    Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity
    What is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?

    More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressive
  • Portrait of Brian Aliganyira

    Threats, accusations and assault
    The dangers of running an LGBTQ+ health clinic in Uganda

  • Cian Ó Cíobháin

    Station to station
    The European language DJs taking radio to new realms

  • Jordan Bardella

    ‘A paradigm shift’
    Will Jordan Bardella finally normalize Le Pen’s far right in France?

  • View from above of three African women showing their intricate hairstyles.

    Women behind the lens
    ‘When your sister does your hair, you don’t need a mirror’

  • Martin Myers

    UK
    Martin Myers tried and failed to steal a cigarette. Why has he spent 18 years in prison for it?

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    Tyson Foods dumps millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into US rivers and lakes

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    ‘A lot of collective trauma’
    Sweden’s Indigenous Sami people speak to truth commission

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    Politics Weekly UK
    Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix

  • Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, left, runs with Bayern's Harry Kane during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna)

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    From the archive: The battle over dyslexia – podcast

  • A close up of a Labour rosette on a jacket

    Today in Focus
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  • Kadeisha Buchanan is sent off during the UEFA Women's Champions League semi-final, second leg match between Chelsea and FC Barcelona at Stamford Bridge on 27 April 2024. (Photo by Tom Jenkins)

    The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
    Chelsea’s Champions League dreams dashed – Women’s Football Weekly

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    Science
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    Today in Focus
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    Photos of the day
    May Day protests, frolics and a volcano

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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    First class posts
    David Hurn’s Instagram highlights

  • Fables reconstructed … Shaolin Monastery, Hunan Province, China 2004.

    Off the wall
    A miraculous Magnum print sale

  • Australian-Papua New Guinean singer Ngaiire, talks about life and family in La Perouse on 17 April.

    Australia
    The best photos from April

  • A three-masted ship sails between steep cliffs on a canal

    Godzilla and an Olympic voyage
    Photos of the weekend

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