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    Trump’s least-favorite Fox News host on taking flak

    Vice President JD Vance Visits "The Five" And "Gutfeld!"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 16: Host Jessica Tarlov as Vice President of the United States JD Vance discusses new his book "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith" as he visits "The Five" at Fox News Channel Studios on June 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

  • The desecration of DC
    Trump’s blingfest is an architectural atrocity

    Rendering of Trump's proposed 'Independence Arch,' a white arch with golden angel statues

  • DIY
    Home ownership tips from women who taught themselves

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  • Film
    How we made cave horror classic The Descent

    Sarah emerges blood-streaked from a pool of thick red liquid in a dark cave – Shauna Macdonald in The Descent

  • Carly Rae Jepsen
    On motherhood, stardom and her horniest album ever

    Carly Rae Jepsen, in a black leather coat, poses with one leg on a red plastic chair

News

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    Russian oligarch close to Putin reportedly paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding

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    CBS
    US airman recounts Iran rescue in 60 Minutes segment branded propaganda

  • FRANCE-MUSIC-FESTIVAL-HIPHOPUS rapper, singer, dancer and DJ, Benjamin Haggerty, known as Macklemore, performs at the Goldencoast Rap Festival in Corcelles-les-Monts, near Dijon, central-eastern France, on August 30, 2026. (Photo by ARNAUD FINISTRE / AFP via Getty Images)

    Music
    Macklemore dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour after ‘free Palestine’ speech

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    Wildlife attack
    Maryland boy recovering from surgeries after rabid beaver attack at state park

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    Texas
    Texas Democrat under fire for honoring convicted abuser Chris Brown at concert

  • a man speaks into a microphone while seated

    Trump administration
    Ex-CIA director John Brennan subpoenaed in Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ investigation

  • The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is reflected in the Potomac River

    Washington DC
    Kennedy Center leaders say Trump’s name on facade may avoid ‘fiscal collapse’

  • a woman speaks into a microphone

    September 11 2001
    Trump says he will consider releasing more 9/11 records after families’ request

In focus

  • Presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro rides on a man's shoulders during a campaign rally.

    Brazil
    ‘A coin flip’: on Flávio Bolsonaro’s campaign trail as Brazil’s far right edges back to power

  • Vice President JD Vance Visits "The Five" And "Gutfeld!"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 16: Host Jessica Tarlov as Vice President of the United States JD Vance discusses new his book "Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith" as he visits "The Five" at Fox News Channel Studios on June 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

    Media
    She’s Donald Trump’s least-favorite Fox News host. But Jessica Tarlov remains undeterred

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  • DIY
    ‘I’m going to figure this out’: home ownership lessons from women who taught themselves

    Women who have tackled home repairs and renovations share hard-earned tips and tools that helped them
  • Rendering of Trump's proposed 'Independence Arch,' a white arch with golden angel statues

    Architecture
    The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity

  • Éanna Hardwicke in Ancestors

    Toronto film festival 2026
    Ancestors review – messy but moving ghostly drama about the Aids crisis

  • Sarah emerges blood-streaked from a pool of thick red liquid in a dark cave – Shauna Macdonald in The Descent

    How we made
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  • Allison Harding as a teenager

    A job that changed me
    Working the pool kiosk in the summer of ’82, I was excited when older boys came by – but I learned that respect is better than attention

  • Carly Rae Jepsen, in a black leather coat, poses with one leg on a red plastic chair

    The big interview
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    Pass notes
    Phones are the new cigarettes: why restaurants are discouraging and even banning them

Opinion

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    double quotation markThe situation in Iran is dangerously escalating – but whatever you do, don’t call it a war

    Arwa Mahdawi
    Forget the bombing: the Trump administration keeps insisting this isn’t a war. But it’s not just a matter of semantics
  • Sydney Sweeney rests a large metal hockey stick blade on her bare shoulder

    double quotation markSydney Sweeney’s prediction ad is cynical, unhealthy and reveals plenty about modern sports

    Jane McManus
    The actor’s latest promotion has stirred outrage but will no doubt be good for the prediction markets hoping to lure in young men
  • Fabian Zuleeg

    double quotation markCanada should become an EU state in all but name. Here’s how to make that a reality

    Fabian Zuleeg
  • Caty Enders

    double quotation markZuckerberg says the science isn’t settled. But the harms of short-form video on the brain are starting to show

    Caty Enders

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    Tyler Turner
  • Nesrine Malik

    double quotation markThe US right still paints Muslims as the ‘enemy’. But they are fighting for a brighter future for Americans

    Nesrine Malik
  • Composite image of portraits of George Frideric Handel and Queen Elizabeth I; a map showing the limits of the South Sea company, and a photograph of enslaved people in a cotton field on Port Royal Island in South Carolina

    double quotation markSlavery was not a footnote to British history. It helped shape the nation

    William Pettigrew
  • Two walkers in a grass field

    double quotation markWe greet the news that AI could extinguish us with a glazed indifference. What is the way out of this nihilism?

    Brigid Delaney

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    The united Ireland debate: shifting dynamics need to be treated with caution

Sports

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    Premier League live
    Leeds v Newcastle – Premier League updates

  • Formula 1 cars race in a line during the Spanish Grand Prix in Madrid

    Formula One
    Spanish GP plans to change Madring after fierce criticism from drivers

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  • Michael Carrick, Lewis Dunk and James McAtee.

    Soccer
    Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action

  • Angela Stanford, the USA captain, clasps her hands in a hooded rain jacket

    Golf
    USA’s Solheim Cup inquest begins amid early celebrations and stats complaints

  • Enzo Fernández dives at the ball from an offside position as Lisandro Martínez appeals before Erling Haaland turns in Manchester City’s winner.

    Soccer
    ‘An error of judgement’: Pro Ref admits mistake in awarding Haaland's derby winner

  • Ferran Torres celebrates after scoring in the Ligue 1 match between PSG and Brest

    Soccer
    PSG have finally won a game in Ligue 1 – but they were far from convincing

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    Environment
    Trump’s EPA reportedly ⁠poised to axe carbon pollution rules for power plants

    Advocates and experts describe the Trump administration’s climate rollbacks as gifts to polluters at expense of planet
  • Cher,Bob MackieFILE - Cher, left, and designer Bob Mackie arrive at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Gala on Sept. 25, 2021, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

    Fashion
    Bob Mackie, costume designer to stars daring to be noticed, dies aged 87

  • The new US embassy in London, a pyramid-shaped building with white conical panels

    Crime
    UK ministers urged to act after US flies out diplomat accused of possessing indecent images of children

  • Houthi armed forces ride in a pickup truck patrolling the streets of Sanaa

    Strait of Hormuz
    Gulf states postpone strait of Hormuz talks with Iran as Yemen conflict intensifies

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    UK
    British man accused of drugging and raping wife over two decades admits 60 offences

Climate crisis & environment

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    Marine life
    Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity

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    Democracy, climate and justice
    Disaster insurance, datacenters, right to repair: meet the midterm candidates running on green policies

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    Environment
    ‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn

  • A member of the Tacana Indigenous nation places their open palm against a tree trunk where chevrons has been incised

    Global development
    ‘Carbon fever’ threatens hard-won Indigenous rights in Bolivian Amazon

US news

  • Arizona
    New Charlie Kirk statue vandalized at Turning Point USA headquarters

  • Northern Ireland
    Donald Trump doubles down on support for united Ireland

  • MMR
    Pennsylvania reports apparent third measles-related death amid outbreak

  • Social media
    US schools and police warn about viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ trend after teens’ arrests

World news

  • UK
    Experts quit Lucy Letby’s defence team over ‘scientific credibility’ concerns

  • Music
    Oasis announce 2027 tour, including return to Knebworth 30 years after historic concerts

  • UK news
    Prime minister Andy Burnham cancels engagements after death of his father, who had Alzheimers

  • Travel
    Nine EU countries further delay EES border checks

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What to watch

  • Sebastian Stan as Winter Soldier AKA Bucky Barnes, with Anthony Mackie, in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier on Disney+

    Week in geek
    double quotation markIn an age of superhero fatigue, Marvel’s best shot is to think small – and outside the box

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  • Extreme close-up of a woman's face lit by blue and red light, gazing sideways in horror film Goody Goody

    Film
    Goody Goody review – intriguing natural childbirth horror lurches into demonic occult blowout

  • Max Wren sits using a laptop, surrounded by dark, unsettling drawings and photos pinned to the wall

    Film
    Lenore review – incel’s obsession with online influencer turns into anatomy of dislocated digital-age mindset

  • A still from Babies of two women and a man sitting in bed reading a book to child

    Toronto film festival 2026
    Babies review – Anna Kendrick and Seth Rogen embrace childlessness in breezy comedy

What to listen to

  • Beck sits in a lamplit bar, wearing a white suit with a chessboard on a neighbouring table

    Music
    Beck: Ride Lonesome review – stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase

  • Dominic Chianese

    Best podcasts of the week
    A great time with Uncle Junior from the Sopranos: best podcasts of the week

  • John Coltrane wearing a pale blue polo shirt and black trousers playing saxophone on stage

    Jazz
    100 years after John Coltrane’s birth, secret tapes are emerging. What can they tell us about jazz’s great rulebreaker?

  • Neil Young, in a straw hat and plaid jacket, stares seriously at the camera

    Rock
    Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts: Second Song review – shaky album occasionally strikes gold

What to read

  • A demonstrator holds a "Tax the Billionaires" sign in New York City.

    Book of the day
    End Times Fascism by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor review

  • Sebastian Faulks.

    Book review
    Farewell to Eden by Sebastian Faulks – conflict and compromise, from a veteran of the genre

  • Author Emily St John Mandel, with short brown hair and a necklace, smiles gently

    Books
    Emily St John Mandel: ‘When half the electorate disagrees on basic reality, how do you come back from that?’

  • Julia Donaldson.

    Children's books
    Julia Donaldson: ‘Am I the Gruffalo Granny? Not really. I’m the mouse’

What to play

  • Lara Croft crouches with two pistols, facing a growling leopard in dense jungle foliage

    Games
    Raiding the past: Lara Croft relives her first adventure in Legacy of Atlantis

  • Marvel's Wolverine game screenshot

    Superhero games
    Marvel’s Wolverine review – a gloriously conflicted lead is let down by crude, boring battling

  • The Duskbloods game screenshot

    Interview
    ‘Ruin and decay bring a chance of rebirth’: Hidetaka Miyazaki on uniting players in a damaged world

  • Animated characters on a motorcyle.

    Pushing Buttons
    Grand Theft Auto VI is a phenomenon – but there is much more to the gaming world

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    The Guardian picture essay
    We Are Family: photography from Images Vevey 2026 – picture essay

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    Film
    The Route to Cappyness review – capybara boosterism is an ode to the internet’s favourite rodent

  • Steven McRae dances before a screen showing Vasko Vassilev playing violin

    Royal Ballet
    The McRae/Vassilev Project review – an encounter between two masterful ROH performers

  • Onwards and SidewaysRhys Ifans and Laura Linney in Onwards and Sideways

    Toronto film festival 2026
    Onwards and Sideways review – Rhys Ifans and Laura Linney lift solid Parkinson’s drama

Lifestyle

  • A dentist wearing blue gloves examines a patient's open mouth with dental instruments

    The one change that worked
    I was scared of the dentist - until I found a very special one

  • A Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold stands open in a V-shape, showing app icons across its internal tablet screen.

    Smartphones
    Pixel 11 Pro Fold review: the foldable with the best triple camera

  • The Filter
    Am I walking my dog all wrong?

    A leashed dog going on a walk outside
    Walking your dog is crucial for its health, but many owners (me included) aren’t doing so properly, experts say
  • KitchenAid 5.5-Quart Bowl-Lift Mixer; SawStop Sawstop Jobsite Saw Pro Table Saw; Maxxt Random Orbital Sander; Autel Check-engine Light Scanner; Ridgid Air Compressor, AnkerSolix F2600 Portable Power

    The Filter
    My deep fryer lives in a tool polycule. Here’s how to stop buying things your friends already own

  • Breville Eye Q Auto 4 Slice Toaster.

    Toasters
    Breville Eye Q toaster review: a ‘revolutionary device’ that makes perfect toast without me trying

  • A Horl 3 Knife Sharpener

    Kitchen
    I'm a pro chef – here's why this tiny knife sharpener belongs in the kitchen of any serious cook

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    Dogs
    Your dog is bored. Here are the best tools, toys, and tips in the US to keep them enriched

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    Containers
    ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’: I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers

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    Reading
    The six best e-readers, for every kind of book lover

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    Sleep
    The four best Bluetooth sleep masks: I went to sleep listening to white noise for weeks – these are my favorites

  • A group of six different stain removers on counter

    Laundry
    The best stain removers for clothing (and the worst)

Well actually

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    Call the doctor
    How to manage dandruff at home and when to get help

  • Composite illustration, of a partial X-ray of a spine on the right, and the curve of a woman's neck on the left, with an image of a flower on its stem rising out of it.

    Sex
    I thought I was too broken for sex. Here’s how I found pleasure again

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    Care
    Caregiver creep: how helping elderly relatives can snowball into a full-time job

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    Call the doctor
    So you have diarrhea. Here’s what to do and when to seek care

Relationships

  • Illustration of a person squeezed and trapped between large abstract shapes, feeling cornered by conversation

    ‘But enough about you …’
    How to survive in a world of monologuists, interrupters and trauma dumpers

  • An illustration of two women from side profile shouting at each other, while another person stands in the middle.

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My sister-in-law has published an unfair memoir. Should we cut her off?

  • Two high-schoolers in uniform, a boy and a girl, standing with their heads together looking at the camera

    The moment I knew
    The moment I knew: I had planned to break up with him – then he snuck out of school to buy me hot chips

  • Joe and Jade smile together, him with crossed arms, both dressed casually

    Blind date
    ‘He probably thinks I hold a lot of strong opinions on frivolous matters’

Health & fitness

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    Weight loss
    From ‘Ozempic breath’ to hair loss: sorting the science from the hype about weight loss jabs

  • An illustration image of an ear with orange sound waves emanating from it

    Hearing
    Living with tinnitus can be distressing. So what can you do about it?

  • Two glasses of blueberry smoothie with banana on the table

    Nutrition
    A scientist said bananas ‘kill’ the benefit of blueberries. Is that true?

  • Ashton in a flat cap and bright yellow shirt

    A moment that changed me
    I spent a day with some naturists – and it cured my shy bladder

Fashion & beauty

  • Line of models walking along the outdoor catwalk

    New York fashion week
    ‘I love the boldness of modernism’: New York fashion week goes highbrow

  • Composite of Tommy Hilfiger sport styled collection 2026

    New York fashion week
    It’s a slam dunk for Tommy Hilfiger as stars turn out for Plaza homecoming

  • Charlotte Mensah.

    Hair
    ‘She changed the beauty industry’: how Charlotte Mensah brought black hair into the spotlight

  • Designer Paul Smith measures a jacket on a mannequin, surrounded by racks of suit jackets

    Fashion Statement
    ‘I’ve got more of a sense of humour than Ralph Lauren’ – nine things we learned from Paul Smith’s new memoir

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More lifestyle

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    Life and style
    Is it true that … having a hot drink will cool you down?

  • Hannah and Adam Cooke with their golden retriever Polly

    The pet I'll never forget
    Polly, the golden retriever, saved my husband’s life

  • Barletta Cathedral's stone bell tower rises over the town under a bright blue sky, in northern Puglia, Italy.

    Italy holidays
    Burrata and beyond: a foodie tour of northern Puglia, Italy

  • a female research scientist is analysing a sample on her microscope in a microbiology lab. the lab is brightly lit with natural light.

    Education
    Can you futureproof your career by choosing an AI-resistant degree?

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