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  • Police in armor block a road.

    Campus protests
    Police disband pro-Palestinian student encampments across the US

    Authorities moved in overnight to clear campuses from Arizona to Massachusetts of students demanding schools cut ties to Israel

    • Texas
      Baseball-sized hailstones fall as southern US hit by severe storms

    • ‘Queen of the Con’
      Woman found in Maine ordered to be extradited to Northern Ireland

    • Virginia
      School board votes to restore Confederate names to two public schools

    • Is AI lying to me?
      Scientists warn of growing capacity for deception

    • Connecticut
      Rescue workers rappel into rock quarry to rescue missing dog

In focus

  • Environmental scientist Dr Shobha Maharaj stands in front of the coastline in San Fernando, Trinidad, where coastal stabilization works have been done, in an attempt to preserve the coastline.

    ‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’
    Climate scientists wary of starting families

  • Lawrence Hecker. The St Louis Cathedral in New Orleans.

    ‘We were encouraged to be with younger boys’
    Hecker's secret testimony

    In unearthed deposition, Lawrence Hecker pleaded the fifth 117 times, but still provided damning details of decades-long predatory behavior
  • Aerial view of the Mathias Velho neighbourhood in Canoas, a suburb of Porto Alegre, showing extensive flooding.

    Brazil is reeling from catastrophic floods
    What went wrong – and what does the future hold?

    In the country’s south, up to half of the annual predicted rain fell in just 10 days – the third such event in a year. Experts say it is time to plan for a new normal

Spotlight

  • Student protesters against the war on the mall in front of Low Memorial Library at Columbia University in 1968 and 2024.

    ‘Police raids are nothing new’
    Student protesters from 1960s see history repeating itself

    Anti-Vietnam war activists from Tariq Ali to the Weather Underground on the remarkable parallels with today’s pro-Palestinian uprising
  • Composite of Drake on the left ad Kendrick Lamar wearing a orange hat and black classes on the right

    Drake and Kendrick’s rap beef explained
    Is this a ‘forever thing’?

  • Top view of black and white plastic containers and utensils arranged on vivid yellow background.

    A (mostly) scientific ranking of takeout containers
    From worst to best for the environment

    One way to mitigate the eco-guilt of a to-go habit is to choose restaurants that serve food in sustainable containers
  • Caroline Paul flies over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco in a gyrocopter.

    Well actually
    I wanted to fly a gyrocopter – so I learned how to, at 57

    Could I, at 57 years old, learn something new? I wasn’t young, but wasn’t old either – so it was the perfect leap to take
    • Stephen Colbert: ‘In addition to hearing about it, the jury got to see her spank him in real time.’

      Stephen Colbert on Stormy Daniels testimony
      ‘The jury got to see her spank him in real time’

    • Pictures of Callum and Jake Robinson and Jack Carther Rohad by a bush of flowers by the beach

      Mexico
      Tourist killings expose fragmentation of organized crime at the heart of country's extraordinary violence

    • Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt at a screening for The Fall Guy in London.

      Blunt, stunts and Gosling
      How did The Fall Guy flop – and what does that mean for cinema?

      Catherine Shoard
    • ‘Grim inevitability’ … Fiona Harvey being interviewed by Piers Morgan.

      Television
      Piers Morgan’s Baby Reindeer interview with Fiona Harvey reeked of grubby exploitation

Opinion

  • Raphaël Glucksmann speaking in Paris, France, 2 May 2024

    In France, we’ve been desperate for a real alternative to Macron and Le Pen. Finally, he’s here

    Alexander Hurst
    • app icons

      None of us saw digital colonialism coming. Now we must live with its consequences

      Julianne Schultz
    • Baby Reindeer writer and actor Richard Gadd (Donny Dunn) and Jessica Gunning, who plays Martha, in a still from the series.

      Piers Morgan won’t care where the Baby Reindeer saga goes. But Netflix should

      Marina Hyde
    • A cluster of tents on the grass in a courtyard surrounded by old buildings.

      The students protesting in Dublin are on the right side of history – and they know it

      Owen Jones
    • A pro-Palestinian demonstration in Malmö on 9 May against Israel’s inclusion in Eurovision.

      Eurovision is a joyful, powerful event – but it can’t carry the weight of the war in Gaza

      Gaby Hinsliff

Sports

  • (From left to right) Matt Ritchie, Adam Wharton, David Moyes

    Premier League
    Ten things to look out for in this weekend’s football

    Tricky trips for Arsenal and Manchester City, a big day at the bottom of the table and auditions for Euro 2024
  • Birmingham City v Leeds United - Sky Bet Championship - St. Andrew's<br>Birmingham City co-owner Tom Brady (centre), CEO Garry Cook (left) and director Matt Alvarez (right) in the stands before the Sky Bet Championship match at St. Andrew's, Birmingham. Picture date: Saturday August 12, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Birmingham. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: 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.

    Tom Brady’s Blues
    Birmingham’s relegation proves celebrity doesn’t guarantee success

  • Squash coach Rob Owen at his home in Hampton-in-Arden

    Meet Rob Owen
    Overweight, millionaire gambler and sport’s unlikeliest coach

    England Squash’s secret weapon for the 2028 Olympics is, in his own words, ‘the fittest fat bloke you’ll ever meet’
  • Jürgen Klopp and Arsène Wenger have been transformative figures in European football.

    Has Wenger won the culture war over big money in football?

    Aaron Timms
    The Frenchman raged over the game’s super-rich when in charge of Arsenal
    • Dominic Thiem at the US Open in 2023

      Dominic Thiem
      US Open winner to retire at end of 2024 season

    • Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever looks on during a preseason game against the Dallas Wings on Friday in Arlington, Texas.

      It won’t be easy for Caitlin Clark in the world’s most unmerciful league

      Bryan Armen Graham
    • Cavan Sullivan

      Cavan Sullivan
      14-year-old signs record MLS deal that includes Man City move

    • Frank Vogel won the NBA title with the Lakers in 2020

      NBA
      Suns fire Vogel after early playoff exit in coach’s first season

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Climate crisis

  • The Mauna Loa Observatory atmospheric research facility

    Greenhouse gas emissions
    Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere

  • Images taken from the Guardian’s climate coverage over the past decade including floods in Pakistan and forest fires in western USA

    ‘The stakes could not be higher’
    World is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns

  • two people use a canoe

    Vermont
    State poised to become first in US to charge big oil for climate damage

  • Researchers from Brazil's state-run Fiocruz Institute shine a light on a bat

    Environment
    Biodiversity loss is 'biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks'

Across the country

  • An undated photo of a younger Lawrence Hecker.

    ‘It wasn’t a big deal’
    Secret deposition reveals how child molester priest was shielded by church

    Lawrence Hecker pleaded the fifth 117 times as he detailed how Catholic church protected him for more than two decades
  • A drone view shows BYD electric vehicles parked up before being loaded on to a BYD ship for export

    International trade
    Biden White House to expand tariffs on Chinese trade

  • A Family Fare store is shown in Midland, Mich., Thursday, May 9, 2024. Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the business sign, with enough space for a computer, printer and coffee maker, police said. (Dave Clark/Midland Daily News via AP)

    Michigan
    Woman found living inside rooftop store sign with desk and coffee maker

  • Small girl shelters from cold wind in front of Mexican and other flags at US-Mexico border

    Analysis
    Vulnerable Biden tries to straddle both sides with new asylum rules

    • Utah
      Two skiers killed and one rescued after avalanche in mountains

    • Talk to the hand
      Hawaii makes shaka state’s official gesture

    • Brian Wilson
      Judge places Beach Boys’ co-founder in conservatorship

    • ‘Destruction of the human experience’
      Apple apologises for iPad ad after criticism

    • US-Mexico border
      Biden officials propose denying some migrants earlier in asylum process

    • Hunter Biden
      President's son loses bid to dismiss gun charges, clearing way for June trial

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Around the world

  • People standing on roof of submerged bus in river.

    Russia
    Bus plunges into river in central St Petersburg killing at least three

    Russian officials say nine people were taken out of the Moika after vehicle veered off bridge
  • A woman in a Just Stop Oil T-shirt stands alongside another woman holding a sign reading 'The government is breaking the law'

    Environmental activism
    Two Just Stop Oil protesters attack Magna Carta’s glass case

  • Arvind Kejriwal in a car

    India
    Jailed opposition leader granted bail to take part in election campaign

  • A herd of goats in a mountainous landscape

    Great goat giveaway
    Italian island inundated with adoption offers

    • Chad
      Military leader Itno declared president in results contested by rival

    • Environment
      Tunnels aim to encourage British snakes to mix and breed

    • Technology
      CEO of world’s biggest ad firm targeted by deepfake scam

    • Canada
      India says country has offered no evidence it was involved in death of Sikh separatist

    • Air Vanuatu
      Flights cancelled and tourists stranded as airline put into voluntary liquidation

    • Unrwa Jerusalem
      Headquarters closed after ‘Israeli extremist’ arson attack

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • A march to protest against mining in El Salvador in 2017. Photograph: José Cabezas/Reuters

    The Audio Long Read
    The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush – podcast

  • Natalie Elphicke and Keir Starmer sitting on armchairs talking one another (Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

    Today in Focus
    Rishi Sunak staggers on – but for how long?

  • Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Real Madrid v Bayern Munich<br>Soccer Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Real Madrid v Bayern Munich - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - May 8, 2024 Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga celebrate after the match REUTERS/Juan Medina TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    Football Weekly
    Real Madrid do it again in Champions League – Football Weekly Extra

  • G2: how to harness protein power

    Science Weekly
    How much protein is too much? – podcast

  • People flee the eastern parts of Rafah in Gaza. Photo by Aaed Baker/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock

    Today in Focus
    Escaping Rafah: on the ground in Gaza’s last refuge

  • Borussia Dortmund is in the final of the Champions League, Parc de Prince, Paris, North Rhine-Westphalia, France - 07 May 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Action Press/REX/Shutterstock (14468424le) Nico Schlotterbeck #4 (Borussia Dortmund), Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund, Football, Champions League, semi-finals Borussia Dortmund is in the final of the Champions League, Parc de Prince, Paris, North Rhine-Westphalia, France - 07 May 2024

    Football Weekly
    Dortmund delight as PSG’s Champions League woes return – Football Weekly

  • Donald Trump in court

    Donald Trump
    Stormy Daniels takes the stand in Trump trial

Culture

  • Sheer class and sophistication … Dusty Springfield on Ready Steady Go! in 1966.

    ‘Full of secrets and promises’
    Dusty Springfield’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

    Sixty years after her debut album, we rate the pop singer’s best tracks, from a song recorded in a stairwell to a Pet Shop Boys collaboration
  • Dua Lipa, Brandon Taylor and Sara Pascoe.

    From Dua Lipa’s book club to George Saunders’ Substack
    A guide to the online books world

  • Paul Schrader (left) Martin Scorsese.

    Raging bull-terrier
    Did Martin Scorsese’s dog really eat Paul Schrader’s thumb?

  • Gollum in The Hobbit in 2012.

    The Hunt for Gollum
    Are Peter Jackson and Andy Serkis making a Lord of the Rings fan film?

  • Press shot of Jonny Greenwood, he has his fingers in his ears. Behind him are large pink/purple flowers on a bush.

    Jonny Greenwood
    ‘I’m still arsing around on instruments like when I was a kid’

  • Leïla Slimani.

    Leïla Slimani
    ‘Salman Rushdie’s books made me feel I could become a writer’

Lifestyle

  • Patrick Labossiere at the subway station where he had his accident

    Experience
    I was hit by a subway train – but have no memory of it

  • A model with curly hair wears an ecru hoodie with wide leg jeans.

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Wide jeans and a hoodie is a super-simple formula that works

  • Judge 11th May - WEB

    You be the judge
    Should my girlfriend buy expensive sunglasses when she keeps losing cheap ones?

  • Fino at Fazenda's Pisco &amp; Pear

    Cocktail of the week
    Fino at Fazenda’s Pisco & pear – recipe

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Take part

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

    Tell us
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

  • Dozens of students arrested at the occupied Hamilton Hall building of Columbia University in New York<br>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 30: New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    US students
    Share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests

  • 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

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

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

From our global editions

  • The legs of a woman in blue skates

    ‘I made curtains on the train’
    The commuters livening up their journeys

  • Say Cheese … (clockwise from top left) Bucks Fizz, Käärijä, Loreen, Olly Alexander, Sam Ryder and Katrina.

    ‘You have to have a skirt rip moment!’
    How to win Eurovision

  • Ann Peetermans, (47, top left) has dinner with the three boarders, Iosif (53, top right), Etty (71, bottom left) and Luc (75, bottom right).

    Belgium
    The town where families take in people with psychiatric conditions

  • A woman arrives to cast her vote at a polling station

    ‘I want to decide my vote for myself’
    How women are shaping India’s political landscape

In case you missed it

  • A general view of Tokyo's Ginza area

    Tokuryū
    The shadowy criminal groups taking over from yakuza in Japan

  • Black-and-white image of two white children, perhaps from the 50s or made to look like it's from the 50s, with the little boy blowing up a balloon over the head of the little girl, who is grimacing with her eyes closed and sticking her fingers in her ears.

    'The least studied of all human emotions'
    What makes people annoying?

    ‘Annoyance is probably the most widely experienced and least studied of all human emotions,’ say the experts – here’s what we know, and how to deal
  • Israeli troops with military vehicles gathering in southern Israel near the Gaza border, 9 May 2024

    Analysis
    Does Israel need more US arms for a Rafah offensive?

    Biden’s threat to halt shipments seems to leave some weapon types available to Israel as well as stockpiles and an unaffected air force
  • Out-of-focus blue 'Keep abortion legal' sign with a person holds a sign in the back

    ‘This is not a ploy’
    Abortion rights activists worry about Democrats piggybacking on the cause

  • Illustration showing a protester, a ballot box, a hamburger and an aeroplane, with a tree in silhouette behind

    Explainer
    What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view

  • Signs and flags are seen on the property of William Denby, Ontario, Canada on April 25, 2024. (Cole Burston)

    Canada
    Is a previously unheard-of First Nation just the latest Pretendian case?

  • Lola Alexander and Ursula Finke 1946

    Holocaust
    Descendants of survivors celebrate hidden ‘queer love story’

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In pictures

  • A woman wading through brown flood water in a residential area

    Photos of the day
    Floods in Brazil and the Sussexes in Nigeria

    The Guardian’s picture editors select some of the most powerful photos from around the world
  • gold chain necklace with face of man with diamond beard, long hair and gold crown

    From Biggie to Nicki
    The most spectacular hip-hop jewelry

  • A cat staring at a soft toy lion

    Animals
    The 2024 Comedy Pet Photo awards

  • A shrimp startles a Mediterranean moray in the Marmara Sea in Turkey

    The week in wildlife
    An eel gets a shock, bees take Manhattan and a possum on the pitch

  • A line of female military cadets. Nearest the camera, one applies red lipstick to the cadet next to her

    Russia
    Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day

  • Two women, one carrying a child, wade through water with their belongings

    In pictures
    Pulitzer prize winner for feature photography 2024

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