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  • Magnifying glass held over one of the letters

    ‘Nothing has really changed’
    Letters from 1719 reveal familiar worries of London life

    • Diddy
      Federal agents raid multiple properties of Sean Combs

    • ‘Beyond shocked’
      Shohei Ohtani says interpreter stole from him and told lies

    • Catherine, Princess of Wales
      Conspiracy theories tagged #kategate grow despite Kensington Palace video

    • Antarctica
      ‘Cautious optimism’ as penguins test positive for bird flu but show no symptoms

    • Illinois
      Man charged with murder after stabbing of Black teen worker at Walmart

    • Los Angeles
      Girl dies from gunshot wound after grabbing officer’s gun, police say

In focus

  • collage of imagery pertaining to Jamaica and slavery: landscapes, statues, postage stamps, vintage illustrations, the flag, plus some abstract figures and shapes

    Cotton Capital
    A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?

  • Close-up of female hand touching illuminated digital screen displaying a locked sign.

    China cyber-attacks explained
    Who is behind the hacking operation against the US and UK?

    Chinese hacking group APT 31 has been accused by UK and US officials of targeting critics of Beijing, while New Zealand’s systems have also been attacked
  • Crowds of supporters gather outside the high court

    Julian Assange extradition appeal
    What you need to know before the UK high court’s ruling

    WikiLeaks founder to learn on Tuesday if he can appeal against his extradition to the United States

Spotlight

  • An elderly man with glasses on a balcony overlooking a city street in Dhaka

    Cars before people
    How chaotic, polluted Dhaka is failing its elderly citizens

    Pollution, traffic, noise – the busy streets of the Bangladeshi capital prohibit many who are ill or have limited mobility from leaving their homes, posing further risks to their health
  • Large group of people on stage collecting an award.

    Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV review
    How on Earth was this stuff ever broadcast?

  • A warped clock is seen inside a transparent box floating in the sky creating an illusion of warped time.

    Are we living in the same timeline?
    Why your partner perceives time differently

    Time moves differently for everyone and one’s experience can change dramatically depending on emotions and life events
  • ‘The big beard was his idea’ … Kurt Russell as RJ MacReady in the 1982 sci-fi shocker.

    John Carpenter on horror classic The Thing
    ‘It was an enormous failure and I got fired’

    ‘Audiences hated the ending. They wanted to know who the Thing was. But I don’t care. That’s how I wanted it’
    • Gibby Haynes performs with Butthole Surfers.

      ‘It was like we’d signed up for a cult’
      The weird, wild world of Butthole Surfers

    • Male presenting person in fluttering skirt.

      ‘Wear a skirt, be your own hero’
      Four men on their first time wearing the garment

    • Fantasy war … South Park: Snow Day!

      South Park: Snow Day! review
      A crude, enjoyable playground tussle

    • Dress down every day!

      ‘Gross outfits for work’
      Why Chinese gen-Zers are wearing pajamas to the office

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  • A suspect in the Crocus City Hall attack sits behind glass in a courtroom in Basmanny district court, Moscow

    The Guardian view
    Terror in Moscow: Putin’s cynical blame game should fool no one

    Editorial: Baseless claims that Ukraine played a role in the assault on a concert hall should not distract from a failure to heed credible warnings
  • woman with face in her hands and a small child next to her

    The US must stop facilitating mass killing in Gaza

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
  • Front pages of the daily newspapers at a news stand after the Princess of Wales reveals she has cancer

    The Guardian view
    The Princess of Wales: she has the right to heal privately

  • The USS North Carolina, a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine

    Australia chose Aukus and now it faces the prospect of having no submarine capability for at least a decade

    Malcolm Turnbull
  • ‘Putin’s huge security apparatus was unable to stop the butchering of defenceless citizens.’

    Putin’s lethally negligent failure can’t be covered up. The Moscow attack leaves him weaker than ever

    Simon Tisdall
  • A lab assistant uses a pipette to prepare Coronavirus RNA for sequencing at the Wellcome Sanger Institute that is operated by Genome Research in Cambridge, Thursday, March 4, 2021. Cambridge University microbiologist Sharon Peacock understood that genomic sequencing would be crucial in tracking the coronavirus, controlling outbreaks and developing vaccines, so she began working with colleagues around the country to put together a plan when there were just 84 confirmed cases in the country. The initiative helped make Britain a world leader in rapidly analyzing the genetic material from large numbers of COVID-19 infections, generating more than 40% of the genomic sequences identified to date.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    I helped advise the US government on the next likely pandemic. What I learned is alarming

    Devi Sridhar
  • Shohei Ohtani is one of the most famous people in Japan

    ‘Beyond shocked’
    Ohtani says interpreter stole from him and told lies

    Shohei Ohtani addressed the media on Monday after allegations emerged that his former interpreter stole huge sums from his bank account
  • Caitlin Clark scored 32 points as Iowa saw off a spirited West Virginia team

    NCAA Tournament
    Clark breaks single-season scoring record as Iowa survive scare

  • An exhausted Jasmin Paris slumps after finishing the Barkley Marathons.

    Hallucinations and no sleep
    Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon

    In an exclusive interview, the first woman to complete the Barkley Marathons explains how she beat the 100-mile course
  • Kelly Slater of US prepares to enter the water at Bells Beach

    Surfing
    Kelly Slater set to retire ‘pretty soon’

    In what could be his last appearance at Bells Beach, surfing great Kelly Slater has beaten John John Florence to make an ideal start to the WSL event
    • Photograph released by Huangshi intermediate people's court shows Chen Xuyuan, a former chairman of Chinese Football Association, at his trial. He has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of accepting bribes.

      China
      Former head of China football association jailed for life for taking bribes – state media

    • Vinícius Júnior breaks down in tears during his press conference

      Vinícius Júnior
      Soccer star ‘losing desire to play’ after racist abuse in Spain

    • Russell Wilson has been named to the Pro Bowl nine times.

      NFL
      Wilson in ‘pole position’ to be Steelers starting QB despite Fields trade

    • Jessie Diggins is by far the most decorated American cross-country skier in the sport’s history

      Jessie Diggins
      ‘Eating disorders are about control when you feel like you have none’

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  • An Asian hornet

    Environment
    Asian hornet may have become established in UK, sighting suggests

  • A gas condensate platform, off the coast of Aberdeen, U.K., on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015.

    Fossil fuels
    UK MPs and activists challenge claim North Sea oil and gas supports 200,000 jobs

  • Tractors block traffic during a farmer's protest

    European Union
    Nature restoration laws in balance as member states withdraw support

  • FILE - This March 25, 2015, file photo shows the Kraft logo in Northfield, Ill. The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday, March 25, 2024, for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic industry to fight climate change. Kraft Heinz will install heat pumps, electric heaters and electric boilers to decarbonize food production at numerous facilities. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

    Emissions
    US to spend $6bn to reduce carbon footprint of steel, ice cream and mac and cheese

  • woman wearing glasses

    Ronna McDaniel
    Controversial NBC hire Ronna McDaniel enabled Trump ‘depravity’, Liz Cheney says

  • The cougar (Puma concolor) in the ZOO<br>The cougar (Puma concolor), also commonly known by other names including catamount, mountain lion, panther and puma is American native animal.

    California
    Mountain lion attacks brothers, killing one and injuring other

    • US elections 2024
      Election officials face ‘new era’ of violent threats, taskforce chief warns

    • X
      Judge dismisses ‘vapid’ Elon Musk lawsuit against group that cataloged racist content

    • Linda L Bean
      LL Bean heir who backed Trump dies aged 82

    • Boeing
      CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in wake of cabin panel blowout

    • Texas
      Man changes name to Literally Anybody Else and announces US presidential run

    • Weather
      Sixteen states under weather alerts as major snowstorm sweeps the US

  • woman in red sits on steps in front of signs with faces and names of missing women

    Canada
    Country pledges C$40m to search landfill for remains of two Indigenous women

    Police initially said they did not have resources to search for women believed to have been murdered by an alleged serial killer
  • HUNGARY-BRAZIL-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY<br>Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) and Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro hug after giving a joint press conference on February 17, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)

    Jair Bolsonaro
    Brazil summons Hungarian envoy to explain why former president hid in embassy

  • A rescuer walks past one of the destroyed buildings of the Kyiv art academy hit in a Russian missile attack

    Ukraine war briefing
    Russian ambassador snubs Poland over missile intrusion

  • Dani Alves leaving jail

    Dani Alves
    Footballer allowed to leave Spanish jail after paying €1m bail

    • Canada
      Orca stranded off west coast dies despite efforts to save her

    • Gaza
      Medical crisis in hospitals at ‘unimaginable’ level, aid agencies say

    • Exclusive
      At least four judges resign from British men-only Garrick Club after backlash

    • Barcelona
      Sagrada Familia ‘will be completed in 2026’

    • South Africa
      Speaker of parliament accused of taking $135,000 and a wig in bribes

    • Senegal
      Early results have radical change candidate ahead in election

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Cat Burns and Grace Dent

    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
    S6 Ep 7: Cat Burns, singer

  • The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, over Derwentwater, near Keswick in the Lake District.

    Science
    What could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared? – podcast

  • People mourn outside Crocus City Hall after a terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow.

    Today in Focus
    Terrorism and the battle for the truth in Moscow

  • England v Brazil, International Friendly, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 23 Mar 2024<br>EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.
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Endrick of Brazil celebrates scoring winning goal with dejected Declan Rice of England looking on
England v Brazil, International Friendly, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 23 Mar 2024

    Football Weekly
    Brazil give England food for thought and Wales one step away – Football Weekly

  • Police and protesters in Bristol on 21 March 2021. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in Bristol? – podcast

  • Shane Smith

    Today in Focus
    The rise and fall of Vice Media

  • Angela Rayner

    Weekend
    Weekend podcast: ‘We’re ready’ – Labour’s Angela Rayner takes on the Tories; and how an app sparked a late-life gender transition

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Ukrainian Factory

Two years since the full scale invasion began, Vitalii, a key worker living without his family in Mykolaiv, finds solace in the rhythms of the bread factory

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  • Rebel Wilson.

    Rebel Wilson
    Sacha Baron Cohen denies claims of ‘asshole’ behaviour on set

    Australian star names Baron Cohen as the ‘massive asshole’ referred to in her memoir, Rebel Rising, as representatives for the Borat actor reject ‘demonstrably false’ allegations
  • The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Asteroid City" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals<br>The 76th Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Asteroid City" in competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France, May 23, 2023. Cast member Scarlett Johansson poses. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

    Scarlett Johansson
    Actor in talks to lead new Jurassic World movie

  • Sefton Delmer making a propaganda broadcast to Germany from the BBC, 1 November 1941.

    How to Win an Information War by Peter Pomarantsev review
    The radio host who beat Goebbels at his own game

  • black and white picture of a woman in a patterned shirt raising her arm as people clap

    ‘Unbought and unbossed’
    The incredible, historic story of Shirley Chisholm

  • Passing the Bond baton … George Lazenby and Aaron Taylor-Johnson

    James Bond
    George Lazenby backs Aaron Taylor-Johnson for role

  • A scene from Celluloid Underground.

    Celluloid Underground review
    Love letter to a lifelong passion for film and illicit treasure trove

  • Buddy the dog, a black and white lab/border collie, sits on his belly with his big tongue hanging out of his mouth.

    The pet I'll never forget
    Buddy the rescue dog, whose final walk brought him so much joy

    Loving us but hating other dogs, Buddy was a delight at home and a nightmare away from it. When his time came, we decided to give him one last outing
  • Rukmini Iyer's white bean, leek and fennel casserole with date, lemon and pistachio gremolata 131

    Main course
    Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy bean and leek casserole

  • Kelly Robinson-Key, AKA 'Kelly The Poet'.

    It’s daylight e-robbery
    How entrepreneurs feel powerless as their work is ripped off

  • Square slice of five-layer lasagne on a slightly scalloped plate in front of a porcelain tray of lasagne, both resting on round woven trivets on a wooden table

    A kitchen in Rome
    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for mushroom and taleggio lasagne

  • Opera house in Paris<br>The back view of the Opera house in Paris with a dramatic sky background

    Light fantastique
    Paris through the eyes of the impressionists

  • ‘It brings me joy’ … Christine Igot in Annapolis Royal, Canada.

    A new start after 60
    I was terribly sad after losing my mother – then I started spreading good news

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  • The aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, are seen in the sky above Kiruna, Sweden.

    Northern lights in the US
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  • A patient prepares to take mifepristone, the first pill given in an abortion, at Women's Reproductive clinic of New Mexico.

    Tell us
    Have you used an abortion pill in the US? Share your experience with us

  • elegant wedding cake with vintage bride and groom figurine

    Weddings
    Share your wedding disaster stories

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    Tell us
    How is US politics affecting your family life?

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From our global editions

  • Some flowers in the foreground and a burnt-out building in the background following a terrorist attack on a hall

    Moscow concert hall attack
    Russia lauding torture was unthinkable – now it is proud to do so

  • Péter Magyar has declared that he will launch a new political party to challenge the rule of Hungary’s longtime prime minister, Viktor Orbán.

    ‘The time is here’
    The ex-government insider shaking up Hungarian politics

  • A teenage girl standing under a tree

    Nodding syndrome
    The fight to cure South Sudan’s mysterious neurological disorder

  • Chinese people at a protest march outside the Chinese embassy in London

    Threats, fear and surveillance
    How China targets students in the UK who criticize regime

In case you missed it

  • grid of images showing yellow squares around RVs

    Revealed
    A California city is training AI to spot homeless encampments

  • illustration of a group of people sitting in chairs in a room

    ‘At war with myself’
    With gambling on the rise in the US, young addicts seek solace in an old program

    Inside Gambling Anonymous, the 12-step program offering compulsive gamblers help, and hope
  • Ukraine: Enemy in the Woods

    ‘I’ve never seen war shown like this’
    Film-maker captures Ukraine conflict from soldiers’ view

    Jamie Roberts says his BBC Two documentary, Ukraine, Enemy in the Woods, aims show a true picture of the frontline
  • Antonio Salazar-Hobson at Buena Vista Park in San Francisco, California.

    How we survive
    At four, I was kidnapped and sex-trafficked for years. Now I fight for the powerless – and win every case

  • A side by side image of Letitia James and Donald Trump

    'He needs a sugar daddy'
    Seizing Trump’s New York properties will not be easy for Letitia James

  • Te Taumata o Kupe, global indigenous learning centre by Toa Architects. For piece on Māori architecture, New Zealand

    ‘This is our beautiful castle’
    The stunning new buildings expressing Māori pride

  • People bring flowers at the Crocus City Hall concert venue following a terrorist attack in Moscow, Russia.

    Explainer
    Why would Islamic State attack Russia and what will Putin’s response be?

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  • ‘Strong parallels’ … Dorohozhychi Metro Station, Kyiv, 2 March, 2022

    From the blitz to Ukraine
    Has sheltering underground changed?

    A new exhibition contrasts the experience of those enduring the second world war in London with Ukrainians currently taking cover from Russian bombs
  • Lava and smoke plumes spewing from a volcano near Grindavík, Iceland, are illuminated by the northern lights

    Photos of the day
    A volcanic eruption and a worm moon

  • Icebergs manifest in seven distinct types, categorized as detached from glaciers, floating, or grounded. These types exhibit diverse characteristics, including pointed tops, domes, erosion patterns, pooling, inclination, plate-like formations, and block shapes.

    Antarctica
    Changes in glaciers and ice sheets

  • Women smeared with 'Gulal' as they celebrate Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Chennai, India.

    India
    Holi festival celebrated by Hindus around the world

  • Palm Sunday mass at Saint Peter's Square

    Photos of the weekend
    Holy festivals and racing waiters

  • A black and white image of the Clay Lane ironworks with a child in the foreground.

    The big picture
    Life in the shadow of a Teeside ironworks by Graham Smith

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