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    German town rocked by Trump plan to withdraw troops

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  • Winston Marshall
    From Mumford & Sons to ‘free speech’ YouTuber

    Winston Marshall performing with Mumford & Sons in 2020

  • Arwa Mahdawi
    double quotation markUS police are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests

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  • Dave Schilling
    As an American, I long for the UK's decorum and drudgery

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    Tim Heidecker on the Onion's parody takeover

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  • Steve Hilton
    Could British former Fox News host be California governor?

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    Timmy the whale
    Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast

    Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed ‘inadvisable’ because of low chance of survival
  • Smoke rises after a Ukrainian drone attack on the oil refinery and terminal in Tuapse, Russia, on Wednesday

    Ukraine war briefing
    Russian oil hub of Tuapse hit for fourth time as environmental disaster mounts

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    Sport
    Alex Zanardi, Italian former F1 driver and Paralympic champion, dies at 59

  • A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover from a Border Force vessel

    Immigration and asylum
    Asylum seeker sent back to France from UK under ‘one in, one out’ scheme to be returned to Syria

  • Soldiers behind a vehicle look at crowds of protesters facing them.

    Northern Ireland
    Tory leader apologises after Bloody Sunday footage used in posts defending UK veterans

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    Population
    The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?

    The social and economic impact of people living longer and having fewer babies is hitting countries worldwide. Adaptation is key

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    Film
    ‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals

  • Headshot of twins Lavinia (on left) and Michelle, who had different fathers. April 2026

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    ‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads

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  • Winston Marshall performing with Mumford & Sons in 2020

    Winston Marshall
    From Mumford & Sons to ‘free speech’ YouTuber: Winston Marshall’s dramatic career change

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    Dating
    ‘Sick of swiping’: the British dating event where your mates make the pitch for you

  • Tim Heidecker and Alex Jones with Onion headlines

    Comedy
    ‘We have to mock the site’s insanity’: comedian Tim Heidecker on the allure of becoming Infowars’ new boss

  • Josh and Hannah posing for a Blind Date photograph.

    Blind date
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  • Juliet Stevenson standing with her hands in her pockets, wearing a white shirt underneath pale-green sleeveless trouser suit against a pale-pink background

    The Q&A
    Juliet Stevenson: ‘My biggest disappointment? I never got a role in Harry Potter’

  • Fans singing at a Brentford vs Manchester City match

    Football
    The football chant mystery: where do fans’ favourite songs come from in the first place?

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    The grid unlocked: how does a greener power network actually work?

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    From Amazon to Meta: how the world’s biggest companies are securing supplies of low-carbon energy

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  • King Charles and Donald Trump at a state banquet in the White House, Washington, 28 April 2026.

    double quotation markThe king went to Washington to save Britain’s bacon. He may also have shown the US how to save itself

    Simon Tisdall
    Charles III’s subtle, much needed history lesson delivered the US some tough love. But will Trump get the message, asks Simon Tisdall, Guardian foreign affairs commentator
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    double quotation markPolice are using surveillance tech to stalk love interests. Dystopia, here we come

    Arwa Mahdawi
    The tech company Flock has 80,000 cameras across the US – and a report finds some officers are taking advantage

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  • Sarah Sackman

    double quotation markThe UK's moderate majority needs to wake up in the fight against antisemitism

    Sarah Sackman
  • Dave Schilling

    double quotation markThe UK and US are boorish in their own ways. But I often wish I were British

    Dave Schilling
  • Illustration: Nathalie Lees

    double quotation markBritain pioneered the comfortable retirement – but that golden age is coming to an end

    Helen McCarthy
  • Chloe Mac Donnell

    double quotation markThe Devil Wears Prada is back – and oh, those fat jokes are wearing thin

    Chloe Mac Donnell
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    What’s Donald Trump’s relationship with the truth?

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    Football
    Ipswich seal Premier League return in style after rolling over QPR

  • Shaun Murphy celebrates his victory over John Higgins at the World Snooker Championship

    Snooker
    Murphy edges Higgins in epic battle to reach his fifth Crucible final

  • Bryson DeChambeau

    Golf
    LIV Golf’s DeChambeau denies ‘completely untrue’ PGA Tour talks

  • Casemiro puts his hand on his chest playing for Manchester United

    Football
    Rejuvenated Casemiro heads for Manchester United exit on a high

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    ‘They don’t belong in our environment’
    US vineyards battle spotted lanternflies as invasive insects spread

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    Climate crisis
    Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era

  • Collage of daily life moments including breakfast, books, and personal care items that exclude petrochemicals.

    Petrochemicals
    I tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossible

  • Two sea otters eat in an aquarium

    Wildlife
    Mother knows best as sea otter adopts orphaned pup at California aquarium

  • Party funding
    Dig deep! Reform frontbench promotes JCBs after £200,000 donation from firm

  • Exclusive
    Starmer rival Andy Burnham has plan to return to Westminster ‘within weeks’, allies say

  • Rail transport
    ‘People can see – but can’t use it’: mystery of major completed rail line that has no passenger trains

  • Right to roam
    Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film

  • US
    Ancient Roman gravestone found in New Orleans back yard returned to Italy

  • Global development
    Zambia cancels world’s largest human rights and tech summit days before start

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    Kumanjayi Little Baby’s relatives share grief at ‘child ripped away’

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    Gerry Conway, creator of the Punisher in Spider-Man comics, dies at 73

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    Books
    To give young people wings: The Lost Words duo reunite for book of birds

  • A collaged illustration of Prince

    My cultural awakening
    Prince’s death made me upend my life and move to his home town

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  • Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Lady Gaga, Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci attend the world premiere of The Devil Wears Prada 2 in New York on 20 April.

    Analysis
    Gaga, Dior and $24 tweezers: how The Devil Wears Prada 2 turns rags to riches

  • Mandy Patinkin and Janet McTeer in The Artist.

    TV review
    The Artist review – this flamboyant period comedy is like nothing else on TV

  • Black and white image of tall man in glasses and woman in peasant shirt looking in the same direction.

    Documentary
    ‘I’m hoping people get inspired’: what can we learn from the godfather of community organizing?

  • The cast of Michael at the film’s Berlin premiere in April.

    Film
    ‘A profound depiction’: Michael Jackson fans support divisive biopic as film smashes records

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  • Band Repressão Social rehearsing in a Rio de Janeiro recording studio

    Punk
    ‘We feel angry – and we have reason to be’: Brazil’s resurgent punk scene is a howl of outrage at injustice

  • Kneecap: DJ Provai, Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara.

    Rap
    Kneecap: Fenian review – their new album is terrific, triumphant yet tortured

  • Madra Salach

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    The snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks

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    Global album of the month
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    Philosophy
    ‘One of the most profound encounters of my life’: could existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen change the way you think?

  • Portia Elan.

    Science fiction
    Homebound by Portia Elan review – a Cloud Atlas-like puzzle-box novel

  • Daljit Nagra.

    Review roundup
    The best recent poetry collections

  • Katie Kitamura.

    The books of my life
    Katie Kitamura: ‘Almost every writer changes my mind – that’s the point of reading’

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  • An orange sports car skids on a country road in the new James Bond game, 007 First Light.

    James Bond
    ‘You can be any Bond you want’: the inside story of 007 First Light

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    Puzzle games
    Forbidden Solitaire review – cards flip into delirious trip back to 90s horror

  • A man in a space suit with a child in the game Pragmata

    Pushing Buttons
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    Richard E Grant, Michael Sheen and Bella Ramsey among stars on UK's next series of The Celebrity Traitors

  • The silhouette of a young woman striding down a paved street swinging her right are carrying a bag in front of her and her left arm behind her

    Photography
    ‘Was she going to an appointment, maybe even a romantic one?’: ASA’s best phone picture

  • Zhanna Kadyrova's "Origami Deer" sculpture arrives at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, on it's way to Venice as part of "Security Guarantees", the theme of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale (9 May–22 November 2026. The deer, made from aluminum, was originally installed in 2019 on the site of a dismantled Soviet nuclear-capable jet in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, and evacuated from the front line in 2024. Paris, France. Photograph by David Levene 23/3/26

    Art
    ‘It has become a symbol of hope’: the epic journey of Ukraine’s origami deer to the Venice biennale

  • Standing against a pink wall, he holds his hand to chin and looks at the camera

    Music
    ‘Major labels are trying to scoop up everything’: the chaotic future for indie music companies – and why vinyl isn’t working

  • Person riding money in shape of bull with green background

    Business
    Less financial stability, smaller social safety nets: inside the gen Z investing boom

  • Rebel Wilson wears a cardigan in neutral tone with a collared white shirt as she walks past media

    Fashion
    Rebel Wilson’s courtroom makeover shows why style matters on the stand

  • Meera Sodha’s spring rice with feta, harissa and pine nut sauce.

    Food
    Meera Sodha’s recipe for spring rice with feta, harissa and pine nut sauce

  • Vivien's mid-spring moment.

    Drinks
    Cocktail of the week: Vivien’s mid-spring moment – recipe

  • Helen Goh's A cake for spring, AKA spinach cake 096

    The sweet spot
    Helen Goh’s springtime spinach sponge cake with cream cheese icing – recipe

  • Woman immersed in the vineyards of Franciacorta, Brescia province, Lombardy.

    Wine
    When it comes to wines, it pays to look beyond the fashionable

Fashion & beauty

  • Lady Gaga in a voluminous pink gown with elaborate drawn-on eyelashes and a platinum blonde wig

    Met Gala
    Omelette dresses and political statements: the most unforgettable Met Gala looks

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    Styling
    Slip into summer: what to wear with a return-to-the-90s ‘It’ dress

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  • Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Rauchet walks the red carpet at the White House correspondent's dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC on April 25, 2026.

    Fashion
    Why the outrage over this dress worn to the White House correspondents’ dinner?

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    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    How to style leather trousers

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    You be the judge
    My partner likes open sandwiches. I prefer two slices of bread. Who is right?

  • Open book showing a split portrait of three women’s faces, framed by flowers and chains

    Sex
    ‘Making the scarlet letter into my career’: my life as a sex writer

  • Painting: Two Women Talking by Carl Bloch (1874).

    Leading questions
    A friend I’ve known for 50 years has become a self-absorbed, petulant know-all. Should I cut off contact?

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    Life
    This is how we do it: ‘Testosterone restored my orgasms – I’m climaxing six to 10 times a session’

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    Health
    Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipoedema?

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    Mobile phones
    I’m addicted to checking my phone. Could a blocking device stop me?

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    Well actually
    Wellness culture is trying to sell you products your vagina doesn’t need

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    The experts
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    Travel
    ‘The air resounds with a Babel’s Tower of languages’: why I wrote a novel based in Victoria Square, Athens

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    Life
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