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  • Cardi B's dress brings green carpet to standstill
    Cardi B's dress brings green carpet to standstill
    Zendaya walks red carpet again
    Zendaya walks red carpet again
    Lana Del Rey in ethereal Alexander McQueen
    Lana Del Rey in ethereal Alexander McQueen
    Gigi Hadid brings the long train
    Gigi Hadid brings the long train
    Donatella Versace with Jude Law and Andrew Scott
    Donatella Versace with Jude Law and Andrew Scott

    Met Gala 2024
    Dresses made out of sand, corsets and power poses

    The theme was JG Ballard’s 1962 short story, The Garden of Time, which meant references to decay, lots of florals and more than one look that seemed to have nothing to do with anything

    • Russia
      US soldier detained and accused of theft, officials say

    • Colorado
      State cracks down on funeral homes after discoveries of rotting bodies

    • ‘Special treatment’
      Harvey Weinstein in private unit in New York hospital

    • Universal Music
      CEO's £119m pay offer may provoke shareholder revolt

    • Gustave Courbet
      Painting of vagina by French artist sprayed with ‘MeToo’ graffiti

In focus

  • Man in suit holds up papers outside court

    Paper trail and judge’s warning
    Trump trial key takeaways, day 12

  • BJP candidates parade in a motorcade in Bangalore

    India
    Can Modi finally win over the southern states and reshape India’s electoral map?

    Making a breakthrough in Tamil Nadu and Kerala is crucial to the BJP’s ambitions to gain an even larger parliamentary majority – but it won’t be easy
  • An oil on canvas painting of cartoon-style people fighting with police officers, with horses in the mix and a line of police officers holding batons and riot shields in the background

    Art
    Guernica-style battle of Orgreave painting stars in miners’ strikes exhibition

    Bob Olley’s unsettling vision of clash between miners and police is part of 40th anniversary show in Bishop Auckland

Spotlight

  • Four weddings and a funeral

    ‘I thought: “I’ve engineered the death of Hugh Grant!’’’
    The inside story of Four Weddings and a Funeral

    Cast and crew share their stories – from Liz Hurley in that dress to Amber Rudd’s role as an ‘aristocracy coordinator
  • Kevin Spacey in 2007.

    Spacey Unmasked review
    Far more than a did-he-didn’t-he exposé

  • Sung Im Her, in a three-quarters-length-sleeved shirt and with gold lipstick, a fringe and long hair, points her finger and opens her mouth next to Martha Passakopoulou and Seo Jun Lee in Tomorrowisnowtodayisyesterday

    ‘The body is everything’
    Sung Im Her’s insatiable desire for dance

    Each time she takes the stage, the Korean choreographer and dancer asks if it will be the last time. She reflects on crushing stereotypes, breaking into theatre and her 100 failed auditions
  • A girl holds food items and looks at the camera as women look on behind her.

    ‘A colonial mindset’
    Why global aid agencies need to get out of the way

    With the world’s humanitarian system in crisis, many NGOs now recognise that local charities can deliver much more at far less cost
    • Donald Trump is selling an edition of the Bible.

      I bought Trump’s Bible
      A blasphemous, sticky nightmare

    • His disgusted/astonished face is hilarious … the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) at Abbey Road in The Devil’s Chord.

      Doctor Who first look review
      Ncuti Gatwa will make this show far more fun than it’s been for years

    • Cesar Aira, smiling at the camera, scratches the back of his head. Behind him are some books on a shelf.

      César Aira’s unreal magic
      How the eccentric author took over Latin American literature

    • John Oliver on attacks on libraries: ‘This is all madness, and it speaks to the need for libraries to be vigorously defended.’

      John Oliver on public libraries
      ‘Another front in the ongoing culture war’

Opinion

  • Police begin clearing pro-Palestine protest encampment at UCLA

    Police let violent mobs attack UCLA students. This is what lawlessness looks like

    Judith Levine
    • FILE PHOTO: Protests continue on Columbia University campus in support of Palestinians<br>FILE PHOTO: Protesters link arms outside Hamilton Hall barricading students inside the building at Columbia University, despite an order to disband the protest encampment supporting Palestinians or face suspension, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 30, 2024. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo

      American politicians forget: disruption and disorder are the point of protests

      Patrick Gaspard
    • Joe Biden, in a suit and tie, sitting on a leather chair at a desk in an office with his hand on the head of Commander, the secret service dog.

      Have I got this right? Does Kristi Noem really want Joe Biden to start killing dogs too?

      Zoe Williams
    • Botox Treatment<br>Young woman receiving a botox injection

      Vampire facials, under-eye fillers, ‘prejuvenation’: how did cosmetic tweakments get so extreme?

      Georgina Lawton
    • Gogglebox’s Ellie and Izzi Warner.

      I love Vogue’s idea of ‘British girl energy’. But what does it involve?

      Emma Beddington

Sports

  • Victor Wembanyama has been a revelation in his first NBA season

    NBA
    Wembanyama named unanimous rookie of the year after stunning debut season

    The long-expected result became reality on Monday, when the Spurs’ star was announced as the unanimous winner of the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award
  • Roger Bannister's record breaking run

    ‘Greatest sporting feat in last 100 years’
    Bannister’s sub four-minute mile

  • Tom Brady was the main act in a three-hour comedy roast on Sunday

    Tom Brady
    Jokes about massages, OJ and Gisele divorce fly in comedy roast

    Tom Brady took his share of barbs from comedians, former teammates and his longtime coach on Sunday night during a comedy roast on Netflix on Sunday
  • Mason Mount looks pained as Manchester United slump to defeat at Selhurst Park.

    ‘We let each other down’
    Ten Hag admits United have hit a new low after Eagles feast on flops

    • David Moyes on the touchline at West Ham.

      West Ham United
      Moyes to leave club at end of this season by mutual consent

    • Jonathan Liew

      Men in football get full rein to pursue their dreams while women must compromise

      Jonathan Liew
    • Naoya Inoue celebrates a knockdown of Luis Nery in the second round of their title fight

      Boxing
      Inoue boosts claim as world’s best fight with destruction of Nery

    • Lando Norris celebrates his victory in Miami

      Nice guy finishes first
      Norris' long road to top of Formula One

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Climate crisis

  • An oilfield near Baku

    Exclusive
    Poorer nations must be transparent over climate spending, says Cop29 leader

  • A man rides a rental bike in Baku, Azerbaijan, where the UN climate change conference will convene in November.

    Cop29
    Summit to call for peace between warring states, says host Azerbaijan

  • The common carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) spotted in West Yorkshire.

    The age of extinction
    Bumblebee nests are overheating to fatal levels, study finds

  • Thai dancers keep cool with cold drinks and a fan during the heatwaves in Thailand, where 30 people have died from heatstroke this year.

    ‘Inside an oven’
    Sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia

Across the country

  • A weather system over the continental United States on 6 May 2024.

    Weather
    Nearly 10 million people in central US under threat of severe weather, agency warns

    National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center issued a rare high risk for central Oklahoma and southern Kansas
  • Bernie Sanders at an event to mark Earth Day in Virginia last month

    Bernie Sanders
    Vermont senator to run for fourth term

  • Ne’Kiya Jackson, left, and Calcea Johnson on CBS’ 60 Minutes on 5 May 2024.

    New Orleans
    Teens who discovered new way to prove Pythagoras’s theorem uncover even more proofs

  • Claire Woodall-Vogg, executive director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission, teaches a class to poll workers Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee. Milwaukee's election leader has been ousted by the mayor in a surprise move that comes just six months before Wisconsin's largest city will be in the spotlight in the presidential swing state. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Monday, May 6, 2024, that he would be replacing Milwaukee Election Commission Executive Director Woodall with her deputy, Paulina Gutierrez. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

    Wisconsin
    Milwaukee replaces top election official six months before presidential vote

    • Condé Nast
      Vogue owner averts union walkout with deal on day of Met Gala

    • Pennsylvania
      Pastor survives shooting attempt during sermon after gun jams

    • Republicans
      House set to vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene effort to remove Mike Johnson

    • Boeing
      Company hopes to polish its reputation with Starliner crew capsule launch

    • ‘Commander, say hello to Cricket’
      Noem book contains threat against Biden dog

    • ‘Incredible but not surprising’
      James Clyburn hits out at Trump over Gestapo comment

Around the world

  • Two figures in white either side of a miltary-style green missile hanging against a blue sky

    Russia
    Putin threatens UK military and orders nuclear drills after ‘provocation’

    Vladimir Putin responds to recent statements from David Cameron and Emmanuel Macron over Ukraine war
  • Jose Raul Mulino wins Panama's presidential election<br>epaselect epa11320878 Presidential candidate Jose Raul Mulino gestures during a speech at his campaign headquarters in Panama City, Panama, 05 May 2024. With more than 85 percent of the ballots being accounted for, Mulino leads with 34.44 percent followed by Other Path Movement's Ricardo Lombana with 25 percent, former president Martin Torrijos of the Popular Party with 16 percent, and Romulo Roux of Cambio Democratico with 11.29 percent. EPA/Bienvenido Velasco

    Panama
    Country elects former security minister José Raúl Mulino as next president

  • A memorial for Morgan Harris

    Canada
    Accused serial murderer admits killing four Indigenous women

  • Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

    Nuclear weapons
    US won’t guarantee Australia will have complete control of Aukus submarines

    • Alzheimer's
      Scientists claim to have found another distinct genetic form

    • UK
      Students stage pro-Palestine occupations at five more universities

    • Vaccines
      Scientists create immunization with potential to protect against future coronaviruses

    • 'Europe will not waver'
      EU restates readiness to launch trade war with China over cheap imports

    • Italy
      Rai journalists strike over ‘suffocating control’ by Meloni’s government

    • Caravaggio
      Lost painting that almost sold for €1,500 to go on show at Prado in Madrid

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Podcasts

  • An abandoned mosque outside the seawall in Muara Baru, Jakarta. (Photograph by Kemal Jufri for The Guardian)

    Science
    Why are the world’s cities sinking? – podcast

  • Bassim Haidar

    Today in Focus
    Non-doms are threatening to leave. Should they be convinced to stay?

  • Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, Football, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK - 04 May 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. Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Blunsden/Action Plus/REX/Shutterstock (14461108dx) Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates after scoring with a header past Jose Sa of Wolverhampton Wanderers for 2-0 after 35 minutes; Etihad Stadium, Manchester, England; Premier League Football, Manchester City versus Wolverhampton Wanderers. Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, Football, Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK - 04 May 2024

    Football Weekly
    Haaland destroys Wolves as City and Arsenal keep winning – Football Weekly

  • A woman breaking sandstone in Rajasthan, India. Photograph: Romita Saluja

    The Audio Long Read
    How child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet – podcast

  • Mark and Ros Dowey, the parents of Murray Dowey (Photo: Murdo MacLeod)

    Today in Focus
    How do we protect teenagers from sextortion scams?

  • Keir Starmer Votes in the Local Elections in London<br>LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 02: Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria leave a polling station after casting their votes in the local elections in London, United Kingdom on May 02, 2024. Millions of voters across England head to the polls today to decide on thousands of council seats, and also to choose the Mayor of London, London Assembly members and 10 mayors outside the capital. (Photo by Wiktor Szymanowicz/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    Today in Focus
    Politics Weekly Westminster: local elections special

  • A polling station sign outside a polling station (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

    Politics Weekly UK
    Politics Weekly Westminster: Election special – podcast

Culture

  • Bernard Hill as Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff

    ‘Gissa job!’
    How Bernard Hill created one of TV’s most tragic and unforgettable characters

    Playing unhinged head-butting Yosser Hughes in Boys from the Blackstuff made Hill a legend. But, from Titanic to The Lord of the Rings, his entire 50-year career was outstanding
  • Identical twins Celia and Mamaine Paget.

    The Quality of Love by Ariane Bankes review
    Delicious portrait of the Paget twins

  • a young man and woman sit across from each other at a table, eating food

    Double fault
    Challengers is as bad in the bedroom as it is on the tennis court

  • Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

    'I’d have been arrested'
    Drake denies Kendrick Lamar's allegations of underage sex and harboring secret child

  • Clashes … officers clear a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, campus.

    Tunnels, treehouses and tensegrity towers
    Landmarks in protest architecture, from UCLA to Hong Kong

  • A Nasa illustration of Voyager 1

    Storms, frogs and a kiss
    How a group of scientists designed a message from humanity to aliens

Lifestyle

  • Babyleaf the kitten

    The pet I'll never forget
    Babyleaf, the feral kitten who tamed me

    She came into my life just when I needed her, and together we worked on our traumas. But it could not last …
  • G2: How to build a better life - connect with your pain, you can't just cut it out

    How to build a better life
    We all want to cut out the bad parts of ourselves. It won’t work, and it won’t make us happier

  • A cup of espresso and a cup of cappuccino

    The synthetic coffee revolution
    Are ground date seeds really as delicious as the real thing?

  • Rachel Roddy's chestnut pasta with mushroom.

    A kitchen in Rome
    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for chestnut pasta with mushrooms and herbs

  • ‘I felt like a failure… when others seemed to find it easy’: Danyah Miller.

    Self and wellbeing
    Being diagnosed with dyslexia has made me happier

  • John Starbrook plays water polo. Hampton. London. Photograph by David Levene 28/4/24

    Fit for ever
    He’s 93, he’s run 52 marathons and he’s in the gym six days a week: can this man teach us how to age well?

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  • 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

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    Music
    Tell us your experiences of making a living from music

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

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

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From our global editions

  • A man lifting a fish from the water with his hands

    Scaling up
    The app that’s transforming lives in South African fishing communities

  • First responders near an apartment building damaged by a Russian air strike, in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

    Ukraine war briefing
    US and most EU countries to boycott Putin swearing-in ceremony

  • Clockwise (left to right from top): Burberry bags in a store, Moët & Chandon champagne, Gieves & Hawkes of Savile Row, and Wilkin & Sons, which is behind the Tiptree jam brand.

    From sporrans to chandeliers
    King Charles and Queen Camilla weigh up new royal warrants

  • Nasrin Sotoudeh and her husband Reza Khandan hold up a protest badge that reads: ‘I oppose the mandatory hijab.’

    ‘I am ready to return whenever they say’
    Nasrin Sotoudeh on prison, the hijab, and violence in Iran

In case you missed it

  • A banner hanging from the upper windows of building on a busy street in Amsterdam bears the message ‘fuck the housing market’. Pedestrians and cyclists pass by in the foreground

    ‘Everything’s just … on hold’
    The Netherlands’ next-level housing crisis

  • Logos for Republican and Democratic parties

    Explainer
    What happens if a US presidential candidate dies?

    Joe Biden and Donald Trump are the two oldest candidates in US history. If either needs to be replaced, what next?
  • A national guardsman patrols the US-Mexico border atop a shipping container.

    ‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’
    Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation

    Greg Abbott’s strategy to deter immigration isn’t just harming people and costing billions – it’s ruining the Rio Grande’s ecosystem
  • The TikTok office

    ‘It’s just not hitting like it used to’
    TikTok was in its flop era before it got banned in the US

  • A covered stadium full of people, with multiple, giant side-by-side screens of an older white man in a suit speaking from what appears to be an office.

    Warren Buffett
    They wait in the rain to see him. Will they still flock to Omaha when he’s gone?

  • a side-by-side image of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

    Biden v Trump
    With six months to go, the US election is more unpredictable than ever

  • an "open" sign

    Difficult to define
    What is a US small business? One owner explains

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In pictures

  • The singer/actor Lady Gaga wears a bright pink gown at the 2019 Met Gala event in New York City.

    The Met Gala through the years
    Lizzo’s flute, Billy Porter’s wings and Cher’s ‘naked dress’

    As this year’s event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City draws nearer, we look back at some of the biggest, boldest and most iconic looks to ascend its steps
  • 3) Karabo Mooki, Unified, Rockville, Soweto, 2016. Courtesy of the artist “Members of Free x Money are joined on the mic by TCIYF’s Thula 'Stroof' Sizwe. TCIYF have realised that since the shows don't come to them, they need to bring the shows to the township, bridging communities and giving birth to a cross- pollination of talents beyond racial and economic borders. Although the visit may seem taboo or unusual and new to many, there is a deep sense of hospitality and appreciation from both the hosts and the visiting residents.”

    Jumpin’ Johannesburg
    Soweto’s Afropunk skaters!

  • From left, Denmark's Queen Mary, King Frederik X, Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wave from the balcony at the Royal Palace, in Stockholm, Sweden.

    Photos of the day
    Holocaust remembrance and a royal wave

  • A woman poses with her snakes

    Italy
    Snake catchers festival

  • US singer Madonna performs during a free concert on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    Photos of the weekend
    Madonna in Rio and a battle between Greek churches

  • A monochrome image of Paul Auster standing in his study with a cigarette in his hand and a number of objects on a table behind him, including a manual typewriter

    The big picture
    Author Paul Auster in his element

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