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Sophia Dunkley launches England into new era with win over West Indies in first T20

Published: May 21, 2025 21:08

England (150-2) beat West Indies (146-7) by eight wktsDunkley hits unbeaten 81 after Mathews ton for visitorsThis was supposed to be all about England: a first chance to assess how this team will fare under the new head coach, Charlotte Edwards, and new…

Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reportedly wins NBA MVP

Published: May 21, 2025 20:16

SGA led Thunder to NBA-best 68 wins and historic season26-year-old guard averaged 32.7 points on 51.9% shootingShai Gilgeous-Alexander has been named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, capping a breakout year in which he led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a…

Mexico: ‘Noah’s Ark’ of animals flees cartel violence for new home on coast

Published: May 21, 2025 20:12

Officials at animal refuge near Culiacán, capital of violence-torn Sinaloa state, faced threats from powerful drug gangsHundreds of animals including elephants, crocodiles, lions and tigers have been moved from a violence-torn Mexican cartel heartland to a…

Pro-doping Enhanced Games to debut in Las Vegas with Trump Jr backing

Published: May 21, 2025 20:00

Games scheduled for 21–24 May 2026 in Las VegasAthletes allowed to use PEDs under medical oversightInvestors include Donald Trump Jr and Peter ThielA controversial new Olympics-style sporting event where athletes will be permitted – and even encouraged –…

OpenAI buys iPhone architect’s startup for $6.4bn

Published: May 21, 2025 19:36

The untested hardware startup, called io, was founded by Apple design guru Jony IveOpenAI is buying an untested startup for $6.4bn, the ChatGPT maker’s biggest acquisition yet. The hardware startup, called io, was founded by Apple design guru Jony Ive,…

Trump ambushes South African president with video and false claims of anti-white racism

Published: May 21, 2025 19:28

Cyril Ramaphosa responds to hectoring stunt in Oval Office and egregious claim of white genocide by suggesting calmUS politics live – latest updatesAnalysis: Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims ignore the reality of life and crime in South AfricaDonald Trump…

Drugs and guns found in raid on Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s Miami home, court told

Published: May 21, 2025 18:49

Homeland security agent Gerard Gannon testifies about federal raid on Miami Beach property in March last yearThe federal trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs entered its eighth day of testimony in New York on Wednesday, with a homeland security agent resuming…

Is ‘chic’ political? In Trump 2.0, the word stands for conservative femininity

Published: May 21, 2025 17:42

Debate over ‘chic’ has erupted online as luxury-minded TikTokers push a definition that aligns with the Maga setThe idea of “chic” is a fashion-world cliche. At best it is a know-it-when-you-see-it vibe, at worst a lazy adjective chosen by a writer to…

The Guardian view on Russia sanctions: a brittle economy is Putin’s weakness | Editorial

Published: May 21, 2025 17:30

Ukraine’s allies must dial up sanctions to expose the fragility of the Kremlin’s strategy for perpetual warDonald Trump’s pledge to end the war in Ukraine on the first day of his second term as US president was a sign of his unsuitability as a peace…

‘It was thrilling and combative’: inside a revealing Pee-wee Herman documentary

Published: May 21, 2025 17:28

The singular comedian gave 40 hours of interviews to film-maker Matt Wolf for an intimate and often challenging two-part portraitFor any documentary that hinges on access in order to be produced, the collaboration between director and subject takes on a…

The Guardian view on social cohesion: too many of us are still ‘bowling alone’ | Editorial

Published: May 21, 2025 17:25

Three decades on from Robert Putnam’s account of fraying social ties in the US, new research in Britain identifies similar dangersThirty years after writing Bowling Alone, the famous essay in which he diagnosed a dangerous crisis of social cohesion in the…

Trump administration accepts jet from Qatar for possible use as Air Force One

Published: May 21, 2025 17:24

Plane offer set off a firestorm of bipartisan criticism of Trump and raised questions about Qatar’s motivesUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has accepted the controversial gift of a Boeing 747 jetliner from the government of Qatar,…

Footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas pleads guilty to £600,000 cannabis importation charge

Published: May 21, 2025 16:27

Forward, 34, arrested at Stansted airport in 2024Former Arsenal trainee sacked by Greenock MortonFootballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has pleaded guilty to a cannabis importation charge over an attempt to smuggle £600,000 of the drug through Stansted airport…

‘It is time to ask if the rules allow abuse’: broadcasters call for overhaul of Eurovision voting after Israeli near win

Published: May 21, 2025 16:26

Questions around social media campaigns prompt several nations to demand a ‘complete review’ of how the contest’s public vote worksBroadcasters across Europe are challenging the Eurovision song contest voting system, after an overwhelming public vote in…

Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott

Published: May 21, 2025 16:05

This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governmentsAsk any one of the 187 female Labour MPs whether they would have made it to the House of Commons without an education and you would probably get short…

Phil Foden admits to facing challenges ‘off the pitch mentally’ this season

Published: May 21, 2025 16:00

‘It’s been difficult,’ says Manchester City forwardFoden won PFA Player of the Year award a year agoPhil Foden has revealed he has faced challenges “off the pitch mentally” this season and that an ankle injury sustained against Manchester United in April…

Cleanse, moisturize and protect: how to start a skincare routine

Published: May 21, 2025 16:00

With all the noisy marketing, how do we know what skin actually needs? It’s less than you may thinkTell us: how has your sex life changed after 60?To hear many social media influencers tell it, a proper skincare routine requires dozens of expensive lotions…

The UK has spoken out against the ‘monstrous’ human catastrophe in Gaza. Why won’t Australia do more? | Donald Rothwell

Published: May 21, 2025 15:00

Foreign minister Penny Wong has called the risk to babies ‘horrifying’ but there is more Australia could do to make its position on Gaza clearGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached a…

George Wendt obituary

Published: May 21, 2025 14:33

Actor who played Norm Peterson in the hugely popular American sitcom CheersGeorge Wendt, who has died aged 76, made his name in the American sitcom Cheers as the popular, beer-guzzling Norm Peterson. He appeared in all 275 episodes of the series, which ran…

Liverpool unveil plans for new memorial to mark 40th anniversary of Heysel tragedy

Published: May 21, 2025 14:19

Current memorial’s location deemed unsuitableJuventus to unveil their new tribute next weekLiverpool have unveiled plans for a new Heysel memorial at Anfield to mark the 40th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 39 lives before the 1985 European Cup…

Is the Nintendo Switch the best console of its generation – or just the most meaningful to me?

Published: May 21, 2025 14:00

For years, the Switch has been ​a companion through life’s changes​, gaming milestones​ and a lifeline to fun in chaotic timesThe lifespan of a games console has extended a lot since I was a child. In the 1990s, this kind of technology would be out of date…

Derek and Quentin, twins from Indiana who live in the woods: Robin de Puy’s best photograph

Published: May 21, 2025 13:36

‘I spotted them in a town called Elkhart, jumped out of the car and ran towards them. If you didn’t know their story, you might think they were runners or cyclists. Then you see the tattoos’My first trip photographing Americans was in 2015, when I drove…

International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil

Published: May 21, 2025 13:20

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas…

‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones

Published: May 21, 2025 13:00

Actors including Asa Butterfield, Stephen Mangan and Susan Wokoma share poems as part of ‘Celebration Day’, a new annual moment dedicated to commemorating family and friends• Helena Bonham Carter performs Don’t Let That Horse by Lawrence Ferlinghetti –…

Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: Spots or stripes? The good news is you no longer have to choose

Published: May 21, 2025 13:00

The trick is to remember they have more in common than they have differences – and you’ll be seeing a lot of both this summerAre you team spot, or team stripe? They resonate on different frequencies, in a subtle sort of a way. They are not exactly…

Tate McRae review – Britney-channelling, splits-deploying singer is impressively industrious

Published: May 21, 2025 12:32

O2 Arena, LondonNow at arena level after a string of trap-pop smashes, the Canadian star has a knack for elaborate choreography – but it can obscure her personalityAfter going viral in the pandemic with bruised ballad You Broke Me First, 21-year-old…

Bhutanese Nepalis fled ethnic cleansing for the US. Trump is returning them to the refugee camps

Published: May 21, 2025 12:00

They lost their Nepalese citizenship years ago and are now living in a ‘stateless limbo’ amid Trump’s deportationsAasis Subedi, a Bhutanese Nepali refugee, finds himself back in the same Nepal refugee camp he spent part of his youth, once again…

How to turn the dregs of a tahini jar into a brilliant Japanese condiment - recipe | Waste not

Published: May 21, 2025 12:00

Use up those final scrapings to make goma dare, a versatile sesame dipping sauce that adds a kick of flavour to salads and soupsA jar of goma dare is a new favourite fixture in my fridge door. This Japanese-style condiment, dipping sauce and dressing made…

A Texas man is seeking justice for his brother who died in police custody: ‘He was a good person’

Published: May 21, 2025 12:00

Glenn Smallwood had schizoaffective disorder. Instead of a hospital, police took him to jail and strapped him to a chairTwo days before he died, a 33-year-old father and US army veteran named Glenn Smallwood Jr was talking about building a house. His…

‘Dylan said: teach me that!’ Martin Carthy on six decades of Scarborough Fair – and his new solo album

Published: May 21, 2025 11:31

As the folk icon celebrates his 84th birthday today, he looks back on falling out with Paul Simon, smashing up pianos with Dylan – and the classic song he’s still not got quite rightMartin Carthy has returned to Scarborough Fair. It’s been 60 years since…

Godfather of climate science decries Trump plan to shut Nasa lab above Seinfeld diner: ‘It’s crazy’

Published: May 21, 2025 11:30

Over breakfast at Tom’s Restaurant, right below the historic Giss lab, James Hansen calls Doge’s decision a ‘big mistake’Perched above the New York City diner made famous by the TV show Seinfeld, Tom’s Restaurant, a small research laboratory became,…

PMQs live: Starmer says he wants ‘more pensioners’ to get winter fuel payments in major U-turn

Published: May 21, 2025 11:23

The prime minister says as the economy improves he would look again at thresholds YouGov has published more details of its polling on the electorate’s relationship with Labour, as covered in the Sky News report mentioned earlier. (See 10.06am.)It shows…

Former Ukrainian presidential aide reportedly shot dead in Madrid – Europe live

Published: May 21, 2025 11:20

Former politician Andriy Portnov advised the pro-Russian Viktor Yanukovych and had fled Ukraine in 2014For more background on Portnov, here is his profile as drafted by the US Treasury in 2021, when he was sanctioned on the International Anti-Corruption…

Donald Trump Jr says ‘maybe one day’ when asked if he would ever run for president – US politics live

Published: May 21, 2025 11:11

President’s eldest son says ‘that calling is there’ while speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum A small southern California school district must immediately pause its ban on critical race theory (CRT), a California appeals court ruled on Thursday…

Hamburg Ballet dancers accuse artistic director of creating ‘toxic environment’ – reports

Published: May 21, 2025 11:05

More than half troupe’s dancers write to minister criticising Demis Volpi – and five soloists announce resignationEurope live – latest updatesBallet dancers at a top German company have reportedly written an excoriating critique of their new artistic…

A Private Life review – Jodie Foster is a sleuthing shrink in French-language Hitchcockian mystery

Published: May 21, 2025 10:05

Cannes film festivalFoster plays a psychoanalyst who suspects her client may not have killed herself, and sets out to investigate with ex-husband Daniel AuteuilRebecca Zlotowski serves up a genial, preposterous psychological mystery caper: the tale of an…

‘A rabbit hole of paranoia’: what an IVF clinic bombing tells us about young men and online extremism

Published: May 21, 2025 10:00

After an attack in Palm Springs, experts say the internet is only helping lone wolves find dangerous fringe theoriesExperts say an online ecosystem that allows lone actors to latch on to fringe viewpoints is bolstering violent extremism in the US,…

The US credit rating has been downgraded. But there’s an easy fix for our debt | Robert Reich

Published: May 21, 2025 10:00

Instead of cutting taxes on the richest Americans – who hold much of the country’s debt – simply raise themOn Friday, the credit rating of the United States was downgraded. Moody’s, the ratings firm, announced that the government’s rising debt levels would…

Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘vagina candle’ is still burning bright – at five times the original price | Arwa Mahdawi

Published: May 21, 2025 10:00

In the latest twist in the Goop candle saga, the famous creation, which retailed at $75 in 2020, is now on offer at $400 on eBay. Not bad for a product that started out as a jokeI have a foolproof way to make millions. It’s a little tricky to execute, but…

Saturday Night Live: the 10 best sketches from the 50th season

Published: May 21, 2025 09:22

While the splashy, star-packed season might not have lived up to the hype, there were still enough notably hilarious momentsThis was a massive season for Saturday Night Live, which celebrated 50 years on air. Along with two huge specials – a musical…

Kyiv’s League of the Mighty: how amputee football supports Ukraine’s survivors

Published: May 21, 2025 09:17

Veterans are using sport as a form of rehabilitation from severe injuries and, as one organiser explains: ‘It’s about emotional gain, helping them rediscover this will to live’A little more than four months ago, Konstantyn Moskal arrived at a new position…

‘It’s better for them than being in a cage!’ Why are cat cafes suddenly so controversial?

Published: May 21, 2025 09:00

More and more cafes offer you the chance to pet a cat as you sip your cappuccino. Some see themselves as shelters more than businesses. Why do animal protection charities want them closed?It’s just gone 3pm on a sunny Wednesday in Norwich, and the…

Sali Hughes on beauty: Feeling the heat? Avoid summer meltdowns with new long-wear makeup

Published: May 21, 2025 09:00

Thanks to excellent new tints, sticks and sprays, rising temperatures do not have to mean melting makeupAt the time of writing, my life and mood have been shifted dramatically by spring sunshine. And so too would my makeup if I hadn’t spent weeks testing…

Capitalism and Its Critics by John Cassidy review – brilliant primer on leftwing economics

Published: May 21, 2025 08:00

From Marx to Piketty, a sprawling but marvellously lucid overview of capitalism’s naysayersCapitalism has a way of confounding its critics. Like one of those fairground punching bags, it pops right back up every time a crisis knocks it down. Friedrich…

Israel-Gaza war live: Israel ‘very close’ to committing war crimes, says former PM as UN warns aid still being blocked

Published: May 21, 2025 07:39

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert says Netanyahu’s government was a fighting ‘a war without a purpose’Israel still blocking aid for Gaza despite promise to lift siege, says UNThe amount of aid Israel has started to allow into the Gaza Strip is not…

What are the worst European football finals … based on league position? | The Knowledge

Published: May 21, 2025 07:00

Plus: more strange player-of-the-match awards and shot-shy winners; and did Brian Clough deliberately go down to 10 men?Mail us with your questions and answers“In terms of aggregate league position, will Tottenham v Manchester United be the worst European…

Carlo Ancelotti and the vibes of Brazil: a match made in football heaven?

Published: May 21, 2025 07:00

A partnership between the world’s best man-manager and the Seleção will be fun – and potentially gloriousThe year is 2026 and Carlo Ancelotti is recreating a famous Real Madrid photo. Once more he finds himself on an open-top bus celebrating a landmark…

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