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  • Small plastic parts and microplastics of varying colors in the sand of a beach surrounded by rocks

    Well actually
    Curb ‘stupid plastics’ and stop industry BS: urgent actions to prevent a plastic crisis

    The worst of microplastics is yet to come. Here’s what we need to do now to begin mitigating the wide-ranging harms
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

    Harry is the divisive duke – and Meghan is making jam. Can the Sussexes escape their ‘flop era’?

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • MixCollage-08-Jul-2024-04-21-PM-5073

    Child marriage
    ‘I was handed to a complete stranger’: the survivors fighting to end child marriage in 37 US states – and the people who want to keep it legal

    The country has seen hundreds of thousands of child marriages since 2000. As activists push for new laws, an unlikely cohort stands in their way
  • Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, and Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers. Both actors, as well as Cameron Diaz, have been confirmed to return in Shrek 5

    Shrek 5
    Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz returning for 2026 sequel

    Core voice cast are all returning for Shrek 5, which will be released 16 years after Shrek Forever After
    • Fried silk worms pupas in Thailand. Silk worms are among the species on Singapore’s list of insects approved for human consumption.

      Insects
      Singapore has approved 16 insects to eat as food: here’s everything you need to know

    • James Stewart in the 1950 film Harvey

      Stream team
      James Stewart is sublimely strange and sweet in Harvey as a drunkard with an invisible rabbit friend

    • Though the jury is out on my colleague’s controversial avocado-slicing technique, life abounds with nice, different and unusual techniques to prepare fresh produce.

      Food
      Do these kitchen hacks cut it? Five new (and possibly improved) ways to peel, slice and juice your fruit

    • man in a suit at a desk on a stage

      Late-night TV
      Jon Stewart on doubts over Biden’s candidacy: ‘Can’t we open up the conversation?’

Opinion

  • FILE PHOTO: Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes, in Kyiv<br>FILE PHOTO: Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital that was damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak/File Photo

    Rage as Putin bombs a children’s hospital in Kyiv, but know there is a way to try him for his crimes

    Gordon Brown
    • JD Vance and Donald Trump standing near a podium during a rally.

      JD Vance is a rightwing troll disguised as a populist. He could be our next vice-president

      Jan-Werner Müller
    • Kamala Harris speaks to Joe Biden

      Joe Biden now relies on instruction manuals, so here’s a good one: ‘Walk to podium, smile, wave goodbye’

      Marina Hyde
    • white man wearing red hat and blue suit stands in front of microphone and points with left hand

      The media has been breathlessly attacking Biden. What about Trump?

      Margaret Sullivan
    • Parents help their little girl learn to ride a bike

      I photographed every moment of our toddlers’ lives. Now I wish I’d paid more attention instead

      Sunil Badami

Sports

  • Brett Favre’s lawyer says he was unfairly accused of theft

    Brett Favre
    Former QB pushes to revive lawsuit against fellow Hall of Famer Sharpe

    Lawyers for Brett Favre have asked a federal appeals court to revive a defamation against Shannon Sharpe over comments made on TV
  • Athing Mu was one of the US’s main medal hopes in track

    Athing Mu
    Olympic champion’s Paris dream ends after omission from US team

    The only real surprise when the US track and field roster for the Paris Olympics came out on Tuesday was who didn’t make the list: Athing Mu
    • Carlos Alcaraz (left) thanks Tommy Paul for the match after the Spaniard’s four-set victory

      Wimbledon
      Alcaraz finds ‘solutions’ against Paul to reach semi-finals

    • Reed Sheppard was drafted No 3 in this year’ draft and soon signed a contract with $20m guaranteed

      NBA
      What happens when rookies become millionaires overnight?

    • Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck celebrates as he crosses the finish line in Saint-Amand-Montrond

      Tour de France
      Philipsen wins stage 10 as lead quartet ramp up war of words

    • An emotional Donna Vekic celebrates her three-set victory over qualifer Lulu Sun

      Wimbledon
      Vekic eclipses Sun to reach first grand slam semi at 43rd attempt

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Climate crisis

  • A vehicle is left abandoned in floodwater on a highway

    Extreme weather
    Hurricane Beryl supercharged by ‘crazy’ ocean temperatures, experts say

  • a home damaged from a hurricane

    ‘Antidotes to despair’
    Five things we’ve learned from the world’s best climate journalists

    Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope
  • Black smoke darkens a red sky above a body of water against a black tree line

    Environment
    Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’

  • a soldier stands near a tank by a body of water

    Greenhouse gases
    Nato’s 2023 military spending produced about 233m metric tonnes of CO2 – report

Across the country

  • men in suits walking

    Rust film set shooting
    Jurors selected as Alec Baldwin’s Rust involuntary manslaughter trial begins

    Actor faces up to 18 months in prison over 2021 death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on New Mexico film set
  • FILE - Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks in Washington, May 22, 2024. Haley is releasing the delegates she won during this year's Republican primary so that they're free to support Donald Trump at next week's convention. Haley on Tuesday, July 9, opted to release her 97 delegates won across a dozen primaries and caucuses earlier this year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

    Republicans
    Nikki Haley releases delegates and urges them to support Trump at convention

  • person wearing gold hat with pink, blue and white castle in the background

    Business
    Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout

  • Meta Photo Illustrations, Athens, Greece - 23 Apr 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock (14446891a) The Meta logo is being displayed on a smartphone screen and on a computer screen in Athens, Greece, on April 23, 2024. Meta Photo Illustrations, Athens, Greece - 23 Apr 2024

    Technology
    Meta expands hate speech policy to remove more posts targeting 'Zionists'

    • Wisconsin
      Civil rights attorney calls for justice after US Black man killed by security guards

    • Republicans
      James Inhofe, former senator who called climate change a ‘hoax’, dies aged 89

    • New York
      Rudy Giuliani is treating his bankruptcy case like a ‘joke’, creditors say

    • Mike Bloomberg
      Johns Hopkins medical students to get free tuition after $1bn Bloomberg gift

    • Joe Biden
      White House releases more details on president’s health after press room shouting match

    • New York
      Harvey Weinstein faces potential November retrial and possible new charges

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Around the world

  • View over a beach with smoke rising over Gaza City in the background

    Israel-Gaza war
    Israeli attack on Gaza City continues as Hamas says ceasefire efforts at risk

    New wave of displacement as airstrikes hit northern and central Gaza and IDF says forces engaged in ‘close-quarter combat’
  • A fire engine with hoses running from it, as smoke rises from the rubble of a building in the background. To the left is a brightly coloured mural on a wall

    Ukraine
    Zelenskiy says world can stop ‘Russian terror’ after attack on Kyiv children’s hospital

  • Dave Morris in 2005

    UK
    Spy cop who led special branch admits wrongly accusing activist of bomb plot

  • A grizzly bear in the woods.

    Wildlife
    Canada: grizzly bear hunting quietly reinstated in Alberta

    • Alexei Navalny
      Russia issues arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Alexei Navalny

    • Chagos Islands
      US blocks UK from holding court hearing in British territory Diego Garcia

    • Spain
      Spain sentences 15 schoolchildren over AI-generated naked images

    • Exclusive
      Keir Starmer to ‘wait until US election to name new ambassador’

    • Italy
      Plan to rename Milan airport after Berlusconi sparks outrage in Italy

    • UK
      Rishi Sunak has no plans to move to US after election defeat, allies say

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Simukai Chigudu. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: ‘Colonialism had never really ended’: my life in the shadow of Cecil Rhodes – podcast

  • President Joe Biden at the White House after campaigning in Pennsylvania. Photo by Pool/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock

    Today in Focus
    Joe Biden and the Democrats’ dilemma – podcast

  • Spain's Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during a semifinal match between Spain and France at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

    Football Weekly
    Spain surge into Euro 2024 final and Lamine Yamal takes breath away – Football Daily

  • Photograph: Olivia Mansfield/The Guardian

    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
    S7, Ep5: David Harewood, actor

  • Woman monitoring herself the levels of glucose in blood using smart phone technology.<br>Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) system with sensor attached in arm controlling information and alerts with mobile phone app.

    Science
    ZOE and personalised nutrition: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up? – podcast

  • Leftwing alliance supporters cheer and wave the French flag in the Place de la République.

    Today in Focus
    France’s leftwing alliance beat the far right, but what now? – podcast

  • England Training Session - UEFA EURO 2024<br>BLANKENHAIN, GERMANY - JULY 07: Marc Guehi of England cycles as players of England recover at Spa & Golf Resort Weimarer Land on July 07, 2024 in Blankenhain, Germany. (Photo by Eddie Keogh - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    England are somehow one game away from the Euro 2024 final – Football Daily

Culture

  • Game of Thrones<br>Game of Thrones Jamie Sives as JORY CASSEL (left) and Sean Bean as NED STARK (right)

    House of the Dragon
    Can shock deaths in the Game of Thrones universe still really shock us?

    This week’s episode of House of the Dragon killed off another big character, an age-old trick within the fantasy series but one that’s losing its power to surprise
  • 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Backstage, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA - 24 Feb 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by George Pimentel/REX/Shutterstock for SAG (14360611x) (L-R) Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Backstage, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA - 24 Feb 2024

    Film
    The Devil Wears Prada sequel in the works

  • Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me To the Moon.

    Film
    Fly Me to the Moon review – slinky Scarlett Johansson in cynical moon-landing conspiracy comedy

  • MJ Lenderman.

    Music
    Pixar, Catholic shame, and urine-drinking podcast bros: the mixed-up rock of MJ Lenderman

  • Gladiator II film still<br>Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.

    Film
    ‘Rage is your gift’: Paul Mescal battles Pedro, Denzel and a rhino in first Gladiator II trailer

  • Queens of the Stone Age live in Rome, Italy - 04 Jul 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Stefano Costantino/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (14573665e) Josh Homme of "Queens of the Stone Age" performs live on stage at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome. Queens of the Stone Age live in Rome, Italy - 04 Jul 2024

    Music
    Queens of the Stone Age cancels European tour for Josh Homme’s surgery

Lifestyle

  • Greg Louganis at home in Topanga, California.

    Fascinating Olympians
    Secrets, betrayal and shocking abuse: how Greg Louganis survived – and became the greatest diver of all time

    On the outside, he was the happy, handsome young athlete who thrilled the crowds. But as the medals piled up, he was having to hide his sexuality, HIV-positive status and the violence meted out by his partner and manager
  • Composite of an older woman resting her head on an older man’s bare chest

    Sexual healing
    I’m struggling to enjoy foreplay – but I want more from sex than just penetration

  • Svalinn dog sits with its front legs on a car tyre, in the distance are snow-capped mountains, in front of them a grassy plain. The dog seems relaxed but looks straight at the camera with a focused, intense, one could say unnerving look.

    Pass notes
    The $150,000 dog: meet the Svalinn – the gentle beast who can rip out an attacker’s throat

  • Mark Bittman’s balsamic strawberries with rocket.

    Kitchen aide
    How to make the most of a punnet of strawberries

  • Microsoft Surface Pro 11 review desktop shown on a wooden table.

    Technology
    Surface Pro 11 review: Microsoft’s big Arm leap almost pays off

  • Writer Ailsa in the cold bath

    Travel
    From a sauna to an ice bath in Scotland: my full immersion in hot and cold therapy

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  • Young Woman Wearing Dress and Waiting Outside

    Weddings
    Tell us your bridesmaid confessions

  • sun shines down on silhouette of person drinking from water bottle

    Sweltering temperatures
    How do you stay cool in extreme heat?

  • Closeup of eye with makeup<br>Closeup image of beautiful woman eye with fashion makeup. Makeup with eyeliner. Cosmetic Eyeshadow.

    Life and style
    Tell us: have you experienced so-called ‘eyebrow blindness’?

  • A pair of male adult hands cradles a pair of child's hands cradling a pink piggy bank

    Well actually
    US parents: tell us how much you spend on your kids a month

From our global editions

  • Design comprising closeup pic of Lucy Letby's eyes behind the scales of justice

    Exclusive
    Lucy Letby: killer or coincidence? Why experts question evidence of UK neonatal nurse's conviction

  • Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi standing together with their hands clasped; a graphic, illuminated scientific display depicting a giant atomic molecule is behind them.

    Analysis
    Modi and Putin cement ‘bonds of friendship’ despite Ukraine tensions

  • She waves at the camera wearing cream jacket and low-cut top

    UK
    ‘We’ll move fast and fix things’: the big transport issues for Labour

  • Illustration of composite images from Brazil

    The Latin oil rush
    Why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth?

In case you missed it

  • city at night over river with historical architecture.

    Canada
    Ottawa’s first ‘night mayor’ is on a mission to shed city’s boring reputation

  • An information booth for Project 2025

    Explainer
    What is Project 2025 and what is Trump’s involvement?

    Former US president has tried to distance himself from conservative guide for a second term. Here’s what it is about and his links to it
  • trump vp 2

    US elections 2024
    Who will be Trump’s VP? A shortlist

    Who are the candidates to be Trump’s running mate in the 2024? Here’s who might be on the shortlist for vice-president and what to know about each
  • a man in a suit and sunglasses looks ahead

    A running list
    The Democrats who have called on Joe Biden to step down

  • Vanessa Aylwin in 2021.

    The long read
    ‘It comes for your very soul’: how Alzheimer’s undid my dazzling, creative wife in her 40s

  • woman sitting at a desk

    Documentary
    ‘They couldn’t stop themselves’: what do we really know about serial killers?

  • Illustration of woman running past people waiting at a bus stop that is in front of big letters saying 5am

    Health
    The cult of 5am: is rising at dawn the secret of health and happiness?

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In pictures

  • A sloping sliver building on a hilltop at sunset

    Architecture
    World Architecture festival 2024 shortlist – in pictures

    The World Architecture festival’s 2024 shortlist has been announced
  • A woman holding a frozen drink gasps with open mouth and scrunched eyes to cold water at a cooling station during a period of hot weather on the midway of the Calgary Stampede in Alberta, with the background obscured by mist. A man stands behind her in the queue and in the background is a Now Mini Donut stand with people in Stetsons mingling in front of it

    Photos of the day
    A proud pumpkin and keeping cool in the heat

  • ‘Amazing and often drunk’ … Funny Sonny packing with Zipco, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1965

    In pictures
    Rebel riders: on the road with a 1960s biker gang

  • A blurred picture of people passing through a station with arrows pointing in different directions on the floor.

    In pictures
    Tokyo’s oldest train line

  • Spectators, staff and players at the 2024 Wimbledon Tennis Championships a the All England Club.

    In pictures
    Rain, set and match: a day at Wimbledon 2024

  • Revellers cheer as they are sprayed with water

    Photos of the weekend
    San Fermín festival, a wet dog and a young monk

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