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    Donald Trump
    Hush-money trial resumes with National Enquirer publisher testimony

  • Tulsi Gabbard speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland, in February 2024.

    Tulsi Gabbard
    Ex-Democrat repeats false Hillary Clinton ‘grooming’ claim in new book

    • Environment
      World must come together to tackle plastic pollution, says chair of UN talks

    • France
      Five people die in attempt to cross Channel in small boat

    • California
      Prosecutors excluded Jewish and Black jurors, records suggest

    • Chechnya
      Leader Ramzan Kadyrov shows off workout amid health rumours

    • Australia
      Prime minister labels Elon Musk ‘an arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law’

    • ‘Nothing is going to stop me’
      Celine Dion details life with stiff person syndrome

In focus

  • A marine iguana swimming in the sea

    ‘Currents bring life – and plastics’
    Animals of Galápagos live amid mounds of waste

  • the sun shines through wooden beams

    ‘Workers end up paying the price’
    Laborers call for safer building sites

    Falls, slips and trips accounted for 865 worker fatalities in 2022 – more than 400 of whom worked in construction
  • Liz Truss Memoir Hits Bookstores<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: A copy of "Ten Years To Save The West" by Liz Truss is seen in a branch of the Waterstones book store on April 16, 2024 in London, England. The Conservative former prime minister, who was in office a mere 49 days, has released a memoir in which she writes that "the Conservative movement across the West has been faltering for almost a generation." (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

    Liz Truss
    Trump fangirl channels Maga menace at US conservative thinktank

    The former British PM went all Trumpy at the Heritage, with an audience hanging on her every word as she promoted her book

Spotlight

  • Abortion rights supporters protest against a ban

    ‘Pitting patients against physicians’
    Doctors brace for US supreme court verdict on emergency abortions

  • J Cole, Drake and Kendrick Lamar, just three of the players in the current beef embroiling the US rap scene.

    ‘A lot of rich guys arguing’
    Inside the rap beef of the decade with Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more

  • Tim Dowling’s trout lasagne

    ‘The trout lasagne is very good!’
    How I recreated six classic beef dishes – with oily fish

    Replacing red meat with fish could prevent diabetes, reduce our carbon footprint and save lives. So who’s for spaghetti and fishballs?
  • A bristlecone pine tree, one of the oldest living organisms on Earth.

    The long read
    Mother trees and socialist forests: is the ‘wood-wide web’ a fantasy?

    In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?
    • THRESHOLDS at the German Pavilion & La Certosa.

      Venice Biennale in pictures
      A lost astronaut, looted treasure and a hit naked Turk: the 'Art Olympics'

    • David Harewood

      ‘I was only able to go on stage hammered’
      David Harewood on acting, racism and his new role at Rada

    • A woman serves cups of coffee from a large traditional clay pot

      ‘Rude not to offer three cups’
      The lengthy, beloved coffee rituals binding Ethiopians together

    • ‘I feel so much more sexually confident with him and have a happiness I’ve never felt before.’

      Sexual healing
      The stress of cheating on my wife is making me ill – but I can no longer suppress who I am

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Opinion

  • ‘He may dream of racing like Batman through Gotham, but he is facing the judge on the high bench issue a ruling about his contempt for violating the gag order.’

    On trial, Trump is a shadow of the superhero his supporters crave

    Sidney Blumenthal
    He wants his devotees to see the court case as trial by combat, with him as warrior. But the truth is more pathetic
  • ‘On Monday, the court ruled that if Trump takes the witness stand, he may be cross-examined over past bad acts.’

    Trump has dodged financial calamity – for the time being

    Lloyd Green
  • Man in suit holds out hands

    Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers

    Belinda Barnet
    The X owner was always going to turn the video removal request into a glib culture war fought with 4chan-style memes and late-night missives
  • woman with pink hair on a screen

    ‘Miss AI’ is billed as a leap forward – but feels like a monumental step backwards

    Arwa Mahdawi
    AI models take every toxic gendered beauty norm and bundle them up into completely unrealistic package
    • Zoe Williams

      It’s clearer than ever that Brexit has failed – let’s not inflict its miseries on young people

      Zoe Williams
    • A protest against the decision to release members of the ‘wolf pack’ gang on bail in Madrid, Spain, June 2018

      A brutal rape case convulsed Spain. We made a film to let survivors know they are not alone

      Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar
    • ‘Porter’s actions shouldn’t be trivialized. But the real threat lies with the leagues, special interests, and media outlets integrating addictive gambling with the games we love.’

      The legalization of sports gambling in the US was a mistake

      Bhaskar Sunkara
    • Protest against UK deportation flights to Rwanda, London, June 2022.

      Sunak and his cabinet think one packed Rwanda flight will save them. It won’t

      Enver Solomon

Sports

  • The National Stadium, the centre of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

    'Diligently investigated'
    Wada defends actions over Chinese swimmers’ doping allegations

    The World Anti-Doping Agency has insisted it would ‘not do anything different’ in its handling of doping allegations against 23 Chinese swimmers
  • AC Milan v FC Internazionale, Serie A, Football, San Siro stadium, Milan, Italy - 22 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Andrea Staccioli/Insidefoto/REX/Shutterstock (14444786az) Fc Internazionale players celebrate their 20th Italian championship victory at the end of the Serie A football match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at San Sirostadium stadium in Milan (Italy), April 22nd, 2023. AC Milan v FC Internazionale, Serie A, Football, San Siro stadium, Milan, Italy - 22 Apr 2024

    Serie A
    Inter seal historic 20th title with derby victory over Milan

    Goals from Acerbi and Thuram sealed a 20th Serie A title for Inter in a feisty derby clash at San Siro
    • Emma Raducanu shakes hands with Iga Swiatek after Swiatek beat her at the Stuttgart Open

      Emma Raducanu
      Briton in good state for Madrid as she finds her feet on clay

    • Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot on the sixth hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina

      Exclusive
      McIlroy set to make a surprise return to PGA Tour board

    • McLaren mechanics work on Oscar Piastri’s car during the Chinese Grand Prix

      Formula One
      McLaren can ‘reach Red Bull’ within 12 months, insists Stella

    • Gukesh Dommaraju became a grandmaster at the age of 12

      Gukesh Dommaraju
      Teenager becomes youngest challenger for world chess title

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Climate crisis

  • Protesters walk down a street carrying a banner reading 'End the plastic era' with government buildings behind them

    Plastic pollution
    World must come together to tackle waste, says chair of UN talks

  • Fishers working with a net

    ‘Children won’t be able to survive’
    Inter-American court to hear from climate victims

  • people hold signs calling attention to climate change

    Big oil uncovered
    Students at US universities file legal complaints over fossil fuel investments

  • Franz Tattenbach, Costa Rica's minister of environment and energy, during an interview

    ‘This country is what the world would like to be’
    Can Costa Rica’s environment minister keep the country’s green reputation intact?

Across the country

  • Man in cowboy hat with woman carry bags outside court

    Arizona
    Mistrial in case of rancher accused of shooting migrant dead

    George Kelly, 75, charged with second-degree murder over death of Mexican Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, on his property last year
  • The new public bathroom in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood.

    San Francisco
    Relief as public toilet finally opens – and not for $1.7m after all

  • FILE PHOTO: A view of a Coach store, a brand owned by Tapestry, Inc., in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

    Biden administration
    US sues to block Tapestry-Capri $8.5bn merger, citing monopoly concerns

  • Nancy Gonzalez shows off her collection of handbags at Neiman Marcus in Bal Harbour, Florida in 2008.

    Nancy Gonzalez
    Designer sentenced to prison for smuggling crocodile and python handbags

    • Los Angeles
      Suspect arrested after break-in at mayor’s home

    • US supreme court
      Justices take up Biden’s ‘ghost guns’ regulation case

    • Aipac explainer
      The pro-Israel group planning to spend millions in US elections

    • TikTok
      Platform says it will fight US ban or forced sale after bill passes

    • A progressive congresswoman made history in 2022
      Can a billionaire stop her re-election?

    • ‘Where are they supposed to sleep?’
      Supreme court hears key homelessness case

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Around the world

  • The drag queen Nymphia Wind dressed in a gold outfit holding a stick with a gold sequinned stick with banana at the top

    Taiwan
    Joy and presidential praise as Nymphia Wind wins RuPaul’s Drag Race

    Drag star celebrated with massive support at home after taking top prize in the long-running US reality show
  • hands on a laptop keyboard

    Internet safety
    Paedophiles create nude AI images of children to extort from them, says charity

  • Jean-Noël Barrot sits in front of French and EU flags and a poster of a woman smiling

    France
    Country being ‘pounded’ by Russian disinformation, says minister

  • Avani Dias

    India
    Reporting ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist

    • Ukraine war briefing
      Long-range Atacms missiles on the way, says Zelenskiy

    • Cars
      Electric and hybrid sales to rise to new global record in 2024

    • Tanzania
      World Bank suspends tourism funding after claims of killings and evictions

    • Belgium
      Man whose body makes its own alcohol cleared of drunk-driving

    • Elon Musk
      Australian prime minister labels X owner ‘an arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law’

    • Germany
      AfD politician’s aide arrested on suspicion of spying for China

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Young nurse in medical scrubs and gloves looking at labrador and holding him while veterinarian gives injection

    Science
    Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity? – podcast

  • Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

    Today in Focus
    Sudan’s forgotten war

  • Manchester United v Coventry City, Emirates FA Cup Semi Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 21 Apr 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 Paul Marriott/REX/Shutterstock (14441470bk) Coventry players during the penalty shoot-out at the Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final match, Coventry City v Manchester United, at Wembley Stadium, London, UK on 21st April, 2024 Manchester United v Coventry City, Emirates FA Cup Semi Final, Football, Wembley Stadium, London, UK - 21 Apr 2024

    Football Weekly
    Cup heartbreak for Coventry sets up Manchester derby final – Football Weekly

  • Palestinian Hamas supporters shout anti-Israel slogans during a rally in Gaza, January 2006. Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

    The Audio Long Read
    What is the real Hamas? – podcast

  • A teengaer sits on the edge of a bed, using a laptop and wearing headphones. The blurred view from the large window in the room is dominated by skyscrapers

    Today in Focus
    Where does the Cass review leave trans teenagers?

  • Recovering former art dealer Orlando Whitfield

    Weekend
    Weekend podcast: the extraordinary story of the biggest art fraud in American history, plus Zoe Williams on Liz Truss

  • Illustration: Dakarai Akil/The Guardian/Getty/Timestamp Media

    The Audio Long Read
    A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery? – podcast

Culture

  • Museum officer Rebecca Wood holding open the manuscript by Frank Austen, with handwritten pages of text visible within

    Jane Austen
    Museum appeals to public for help deciphering brother’s memoir

    Curators launch campaign after acquiring 78-page document that could hold new information about author
  • conan stands next to man in hot dog suit

    Hilarious, defiant and unabashedly weird
    Conan O’Brien hasn’t lost an iota of his underdog brilliance

  • Skywalker Hughes and Alan Ritchson in Ordinary Angels.

    Ordinary Angels review
    Heartwarming rescue from the horrors of the US healthcare system

  • Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Helen Mirren

    The Thursday Murder Club
    Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley set for film of Richard Osman’s best-selling mystery book

  • A view of awards on display

    PEN America
    2024 awards canceled after authors drop out over Gaza

  • Refugee Astronaut by Yinka Shonibare.

    Venice Biennale 2024 review
    Everything everywhere all at once

Lifestyle

  • OM Nigel spring Vegetables Miso Broth

    Nigel Slater's midweek dinner
    Spring vegetables in miso broth

    A bright and vibrant way with seasonal veg
  • Thomasina Miers' roast chicken with charred tomato and hibiscus tinga.

    Thomasina Miers recipes
    Chicken with charred tomato and hibiscus tinga, and coffee flan –

  • Photo of BUZZCOCKS<br>UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: Photo of BUZZCOCKS; L-R Steve Diggle, John Maher, Pete Shelley, Steve Garvey (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)

    A musical tour of Manchester
    From the Hallé to the Happy Mondays

  • Emily Halnon’s schnauzer, Brutus

    The pet I'll never forget
    Brutus the schnauzer, who arrived with my ex and hung around for far longer

  • Le Sserafim performing at Coachella.

    It’s hot in the desert
    Where next for festival fashion after Coachella?

  • Nancy Beiman sketches a character from FurBabies

    A new start after 60
    I gave up teaching, started doodling – and became a cartoonist

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Take part

  • a child carrying a tray of food

    Parents in the US
    Are you happy with your child’s school lunch?

  • Tony and June

    Sex
    Would you and your partner like to share the story of what you get up to in the bedroom?

  • Bridal couples pose on Trolltunga rock formation in Ullensvang Municipality, Vestland county, Norway.

    Wedding photography
    Share your experiences

  • Photographer taking picture of newlywed bride and groom as they leave church.

    People in the US
    Share your ‘modern wedding etiquette’ suggestions

From our global editions

  • Elaine Bedell stands in a small garden on the South Bank, with the Centre and the London Eye ferris wheel visible in the background behind her

    ‘We feared Cate Blanchett would get stuck in a lift!'
    Running the cash-strapped Southbank Centre

  • Eike Schmidt Director of the Uffizi gallery stands in the Michelangelo and Raffaello (Raphael) hall closed to the public due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic on May 13, 2020 in Florence, Italy

    ‘Beacon of the world’
    Ex-Uffizi chief vows to save Florence if elected mayor

  • Children sit on the ground holding posters of their loved ones.

    ‘I only protest. I want to go to school’
    The childhoods lost in Pakistan when loved ones are ‘disappeared’

  • Commercial solar panels on agricultural land.

    Portugal
    Far right’s rise could threaten ambitious climate action

In case you missed it

  • Ciivil rights march in DC in 1963.

    The Black Tax
    Why have African Americans been cheated by the system for so long?

  • Mona violenece

    Visual explainer
    Settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank

    International attention is on Gaza – but attacks by Israelis who live on Palestinian land have been increasing
  • ‘It was crazy and it was freezing’ … Lil Nas X’s tastefully pixelated Industry Baby video.

    ‘I want to show more crotch!’
    Sean Bankhead on his raunchy dances for Beyoncé, Cardi B, Lil Nas X and more

    He’s the world’s hottest choreographer, the man who cooks up steamy videos and stage shows for giants of music. But does the Atlanta star ever think he goes too far? Quite the opposite …
  • A young man in a blue suit and white shirt speaks.

    ‘It’s very personal’
    Could Abdullah Hammoud, a Michigan mayor, hold the key to the 2024 elections?

  • Molly Roden Winter shot for OM

    ‘I wanted sexual adventures, I didn’t want to fall in love’
    Molly Roden Winter on her astonishing memoir of an open marriage

  • Ukrainian soldiers load artillery rounds

    Explainer
    How might new US aid change the war in Ukraine?

  • group of men in suits standing around a man in a suit sitting at a desk signing a piece of paper

    Anti-abortion states are targeting an emergency healthcare law
    Will the supreme court side with them?

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    Photos of the day
    Fire in Delhi and flooding in Qingyuan

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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    Photos of the weekend
    London Marathon and Coachella

  • The Yanomami Struggle

    Camouflage review
    Kyotographie 2024

  • Paris 2024 kits and uniforms from Japan, USA (modelled by Sha’Carri Richardson), France, Great Britain (modelled by Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake) and Australia

    Designers, denims and diversity
    Paris Olympic and Paralympic kit unveilings

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    We love
    Fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures

  • A collage of male models wearing knitted cardigans on the runway - Junya Watanabe, Louis Vuitton and Prada.

    Button up
    20 of the best men’s cardigans – in pictures

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