How brilliant female British TV detectives helped me understand myself
These stunning, extremely relatable women, with nuanced facial expressions and sensible shoes, helped me outline success on my own terms
The Trump family’s latest side hustle: Melania’s selling $245 Mother’s Day necklaces
Arwa Mahdawi
‘The working class can’t afford it’
The shocking truth about the money bands make on tour
As Taylor Swift tops $1bn in tour revenue, musicians playing smaller venues are facing pitiful fees and frequent losses. Should the state step in to save our live music scene?
The experts
Librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books
Do you love reading – but all too often find yourself just scrolling through your phone or watching TV? Here is how to get lost in literature again
In the Land of Saints and Sinners review
Liam Neeson finds cowboy spirit in Donegal
How we met
‘She accosted me and told me she’d looked me up on Facebook’
‘Waiting for Trump’
Viktor Orbán hopes US election will change his political fortunes
Our writers take a look at the best prospects coming out of college, and which teams needs to nail their picks over the coming days
Chicago
Bears to seek public funding in $5bn plan for new lakefront stadium
Everton 2-0 Liverpool
Toffees strike blow to rivals' title hopes
Liverpool were punished by Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin as Everton earned a vital and deserved derby win
NFL
League to open academy in Australia to identify and develop young prospects
The NFL will expand its international search for talent by opening an academy in rugby-mad Australia to develop promising teenagers in the Asia-Pacific region
Reggie Bush
Heisman trophy returned to former USC star after 14 years
Man Utd 4-2 Sheff Utd
Fernandes rescues hosts in frantic win over Blades
Forgotten picks to gas mask bongs
The strangest NFL draft moments
‘I can be helpful’
McIlroy hopes to unite golf with return to PGA Tour board
Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space
Moscow described the security council resolution, which would have called on countries not to deploy weapons of mass destruction in outer space, a ‘dirty spectacle’
Inequality
World’s billionaires should pay minimum 2% wealth tax, say G20 ministers
Spain
Leader considers resigning, blaming political ‘harassment’ of wife
‘Are we joking?’
Venice residents protest against charge for visitors
France
National library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic
Books
Georgians arrested over cross-Europe thefts of rare library books
Exclusive
Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals
UK
Lack of action on Iran could lead to more threats and attacks, says journalist
Indonesia election
Prabowo formally declared president-elect after court rejects legal challenges
Children
Great Britain has worst rate of child alcohol consumption in world, report finds
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Swift Notes
Weekly
Your ticket to Taylor-world – new music, the UK leg of the
Eras tour, her influence on the football field and the US
presidential elections
Well Actually
Weekly
Practical advice, expert insights and answers to your questions about how to live a good life
Trump on Trial
Daily during trials
Get all the latest updates from court as Trump faces several
criminal cases, starting later this year.
Podcasts
Podcasts
Football Weekly
Have Everton dashed Liverpool’s title dreams? – Football Weekly Extra
Science
From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic? – podcast
Football Weekly
Arsenal thrash Chelsea and a Football League update – Football Weekly
Today in Focus
Could a row over a council house bring down Angela Rayner?
The Audio Long Read
From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – podcast
Football Weekly
An episode from Women’s Football Weekly – Fifpro exclusive interview
The Guardian's Women's Football Weekly
Fifpro exclusive interview and Chelsea stifle Barça – Women’s Football Weekly