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The real Scandi noir: how a filmmaker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image – podcast
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks?By Samanth Subramanian. Read by David Bateson Continue reading...
‘Morally questionable’: inside the epic Lars von Trier exhibition in Copenhagen
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
It’s got colliding planets, women in peril and an angry phone-in host … we explore a show inspired by the director’s themes that refuses to shy away from his problematic sideI am not even inside the building but a creeping sense of foreboding has already…
‘My work is a scream for help’: Gaza’s artists document life under fire
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
Work illustrating the war’s brutality but also the resilience of four Palestinian artists, is being exhibited at the Darat al Funan in JordanBasel El Maqousi says he is amazed to be alive at the end of each day. Living in Gaza, where more than 64,000…
‘It was very difficult to hold on to’: are Michelin stars a blessing - or a curse?
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/apr/21/are-michelin-stars-a-blessing-or-a-curse-restaurants
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
The esteemed restaurant guide has struggled to stay relevant, with some leading chefs even barring reviewers or asking for their stars to be removed. Is this the end of fine dining?Time was, the ultimate honour for any ambitious chef was to gain a Michelin…
A ‘strange dance’: media mogul Saad Mohseni on making TV under the Taliban
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/media-mogul-saad-mohseni-taliban-afghanistan
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
Once dubbed the ‘Afghan Rupert Murdoch’, Mohseni’s media business was founded after the fall of the Taliban and is now navigating their returnSaad Mohseni wants more female faces on his Afghan TV channel. He hopes he might get a deal with the Taliban for…
London Gatwick is UK’s worst airport for flight delays, figures show
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
CAA data shows flights departed more than 23 minutes late last year, with Birmingham and Manchester second and third-worstLondon Gatwick is the UK’s worst airport for flight delays, official figures showed, with air traffic control issues blamed for…
There is a way to turn Trump’s chaos into an opportunity. Here is what European leaders must do | Paul Taylor
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
The EU, the world’s biggest single market, can reposition itself and become less reliant on exporting goods to the US and ChinaThis is why America first doesn’t have to mean Europe last.Europeans have had plenty to mope about since Donald Trump entered the…
Mortgage completions rose by 50% in March as UK buyers rushed to beat stamp duty deadline
Published: April 21, 2025 04:00
Barclays says March was busiest month in property market since 2021, driven by scramble to avoid higher costsThe number of mortgage completions in the UK increased by 50% during a “blockbuster” March as buyers raced to avoid higher stamp duty payments,…
El Salvador’s president proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans with Maduro’s ‘political prisoners’
Published: April 21, 2025 02:36
Venezuela’s chief prosecutor hits back at ‘cynical’ offer by ‘neofascist’ Salvadoran leader and demands rights for Venezuelan prisonersEl Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, has proposed sending 252 Venezuelans deported from the US and imprisoned in his…
The authors taking on Mark Zuckerberg – podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/apr/21/the-authors-taking-on-mark-zuckerberg-podcast
Published: April 21, 2025 02:00
Why do authors see Meta’s AI model as a threat to their livelihoods? Ella Creamer reportsEarlier this month, a group of protesters gathered outside the London headquarters of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. They were…
China sends back new Boeing jet made too expensive by tariffs
Published: April 21, 2025 01:56
With estimated $55m price set to balloon by 125%, 737 Max returns to Seattle production hub still wearing the colours of Xiamen AirlinesA Boeing jet intended for a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on Sunday, a victim of the…
Nine-year-old boy dies at popular NSW holiday spot amid spate of drownings over Easter long weekend
Published: April 21, 2025 01:12
The child died after becoming trapped between rocks at South West Rocks on Sunday afternoonListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA nine-year-old boy has died…
JD Vance heads to Delhi for talks on fast-tracking trade pact
Published: April 21, 2025 01:00
Visit by vice-president and family could be overshadowed by tariff and US immigration tensions, and farmer protests The US vice-president, JD Vance, is heading to India for talks with the prime minister, Narendra Modi, on a bilateral trade deal as the US…
Ukraine war briefing: Prove intentions with 30-day civilian ceasefire, Zelenskyy tells Kremlin
Published: April 21, 2025 00:58
Russia violated Vladimir Putin’s self-declared truce thousands of times, says Ukrainian president, as air raids resume on Easter Monday. What we know on day 1,153Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Russia to genuinely halt drone and missile strikes on…
Humanoid workers and surveillance buggies: ‘embodied AI’ is reshaping daily life in China
Published: April 21, 2025 00:00
China’s leaders see artificial intelligence as key to upgrading military strength, solving problems created by a shrinking workforce, and a source of national prideOn a misty Saturday afternoon in Shenzhen’s Central Park, a gaggle of teenage girls are…
UK set to ramp up weapons production to reduce reliance on US and French imports
Published: April 20, 2025 23:06
Defence secretary says lessons from Ukraine highlight need for homegrown supply chainBritain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France.This comes as British and European defence…
Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues
Published: April 20, 2025 23:01
Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union saysScottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned…
Pete Hegseth shared Yemen attack details in second Signal chat – report
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/pete-hegseth-signal-chat-yemen-attack
Published: April 20, 2025 23:00
US defense secretary texted strike information to his family in group chat he created, sources tell the New York TimesBefore the US launched military strikes on Yemen in March, Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, sent detailed information about the…
US citizen wrongfully arrested by border patrol in Arizona held for nearly 10 days
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/us-citizen-jose-hermosillo-border-patrol
Published: April 20, 2025 21:36
Official claimed Jose Hermosillo, who was visiting Arizona, was ‘without the proper immigration documents’Immigration officials detained a US citizen for nearly 10 days in Arizona, according to court records and press reports.As the NPR affiliate Arizona…
Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/nhs-hospital-bed-24-hours-trolley-wait-england
Published: April 20, 2025 21:30
Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data revealsAbout 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over…
Pilgrimage: The Road Through the Alps review – so wonderful that my faith in celebrities is restored
Published: April 20, 2025 21:00
Seven stars crossing the Alps to see what they can learn about their faiths makes for miraculous television. Even a committed atheist can’t help but feel completely upliftedI am of the generation that grew up believing that Robert Powell was Jesus. This is…
Amy Klobuchar calls on supreme court to hold Trump officials in contempt
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/amy-klobuchar-samuel-alito-trump-immigration
Published: April 20, 2025 20:51
Senator warns of US getting ‘closer to a constitutional crisis’ as Samuel Alito’s dissent signals deference to TrumpMinnesota senator Amy Klobuchar warned on Sunday that the US is “getting closer and closer to a constitutional crisis”, but the courts,…
Witches and pooches: NYC Easter parade – in pictures
Published: April 20, 2025 19:35
Decorated hats and costumes flood St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City during the annual Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival Continue reading...
Oscar Piastri storms to Saudi Arabian F1 GP win and now leads title race
Published: April 20, 2025 18:51
McLaren man’s win catapults him 10pts clear in title raceMax Verstappen pays price for first-lap penaltyMaintaining a focus and equilibrium under pressure has always been one of the hallmarks of Formula One’s greatest proponents and Oscar Piastri is…
Pina inspires Barcelona to emphatic WCL first-leg win against Chelsea
Published: April 20, 2025 18:32
Barcelona hold a commanding position in their Women’s Champions League semi-final against Chelsea ahead of next Sunday’s second leg at Stamford Bridge after demonstrating their quality in an emphatic 4-1 first-leg victory.Chelsea are bidding to reach the…
Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire in Ukraine – cartoon
Published: April 20, 2025 17:56
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Alexander-Arnold winner puts Liverpool on verge of title and relegates Leicester
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/leicester-liverpool-premier-league-match-report
Published: April 20, 2025 17:37
It was the 76th minute when Trent Alexander-Arnold whipped off his No 66 shirt to exhibit his cartoonish torso, ran towards the pocket of giddy Liverpool supporters and spread his arms as wide as humanly possible, as if to say: “Well, isn’t this what you…
Massachusetts governor calls Trump’s attacks on Harvard ‘bad for science’
Published: April 20, 2025 17:36
Maura Healey says president targeting universities hurts US ‘competitiveness’ and affects research and hospitalsMassachusetts governor Maura Healey said on Sunday that Donald Trump’s attacks on Harvard University and other schools are having detrimental…
The Guardian view on City deregulation: a recipe for recklessness
Published: April 20, 2025 17:30
The Treasury seems to think relaxing financial rules will boost growth. There’s little evidence for this idea – and every reason to believe it could exacerbate risksIn its desire to ensure the City of London remains attractive after Brexit, the Treasury…
The Guardian view on a new deal for travel in Europe: bring back student exchanges | Editorial
Published: April 20, 2025 17:25
The EU is expected to push for special youth visas at next month’s summit. Sir Keir Starmer should say yesStrong hints that a rebranded “youth opportunity scheme” will top the EU’s wishlist at next month’s EU-UK summit are good news for anyone who regrets…
F1: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 – live
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2025/apr/20/f1-saudi-arabian-grand-prix-2025-formula-one-live
Published: April 20, 2025 16:50
Updates from the fifth round of the season (6pm BST)Get in touch! Email Niall with your thoughtsAnd here’s pole-sitter and defending champ, Max Verstappen: “It’s going to be a battle with McLaren whatever the tyres or temperature … I hope our pace is a bit…
Senator says trip to El Salvador was to support Kilmar Ábrego García’s due process
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/senator-chris-van-hollen-kilmar-abrego-garcia
Published: April 20, 2025 16:31
Chris Van Hollen says ‘if we deny constitutional rights of this one man, it threatens constitutional rights of everyone’US senator Chris Van Hollen, who travelled to El Salvador last week to meet Kilmar Ábrego García, the man at the center of a wrongful…
Blue Origin’s all-female spaceflight brought down to earth
Published: April 20, 2025 16:27
Readers critique the symbolism, substance and style of the recent all-female rocket tripFor those who have not already read Ursula K Le Guin’s 1976 essay Space Crone, it is the perfect antidote to this weird Charlie’s Angels-in-space exploit (So Katy Perry…
Richard Dawkins’ prophetic vision of ‘new colour’
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/20/richard-dawkins-prophetic-vision-of-new-colour
Published: April 20, 2025 16:26
The scientist reflects on a speculative idea about human perception in a 2004 book he co-wrote and, two decades on, an experiment that has produced a colour no one has seen before“Hue new? Scientists claim to have found colour no one has seen before”.…
Steward steers Leicester to victory at Bristol to boost title push
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/apr/20/bristol-leicester-premiership-rugby-union-match-report
Published: April 20, 2025 16:18
Bristol 19-36 LeicesterTigers overhaul Bears to climb up to secondIn theory it was a day for Bristol to consolidate second place and reaffirm their Premiership title credentials. The sun shone, the pitch was hard and fast and the free-scoring Bears…
Skjelmose stuns Pogacar and Evenepoel with sprint to Amstel Gold Race win
Published: April 20, 2025 16:07
Danish rider pips favourite Tadej Pogacar at the lineBredewold tops all-Dutch podium in women’s raceMattias Skjelmose claimed a shock victory at the Amstel Gold Race as he won a sprint finish against favourite Tadej Pogacar and Olympic champion Remco…
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Published: April 20, 2025 16:00
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after BrexitBritish cancer patients are being denied life-saving…
The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – Russian spies hiding in plain sight
Published: April 20, 2025 16:00
The strange stories of the agents who lived apparently normal lives in the west as part of Soviet espionage programmes make compelling readingOne muggy afternoon in June 2010, Don Heathfield and his wife, Ann, were relaxing over a bottle of champagne with…
Barcelona v Chelsea: Women’s Champions League semi-final, first leg – live
Published: April 20, 2025 15:58
WCL latest, 5pm BST kick-off at the Estadi Johan CruyffHave any thoughts? Send them to Yara via emailThe first leg of the second semi-final was contested between Arsenal and Lyon yesterday with Melchie Dumornay scoring an 82nd-minute goal to give the…
Israeli military admits ‘professional failures’ over Gaza paramedic killings
Published: April 20, 2025 15:51
IDF says it is dismissing deputy commander for giving ‘inaccurate report’ on shooting that caused global outcryIsrael’s military has admitted to several “professional failures” and a breach of orders in the killing of 15 rescue workers in Gaza last month,…
Pablo Sarabia stuns Manchester United to extend Wolves’ winning run
Published: April 20, 2025 15:23
The fine tidings for Manchester United are that they are now safe from relegation, the grim ones are that this occurred despite going down to a 15th defeat of a dismal Premier League campaign.Wolves’ winner was simple: on 77 minutes Pablo Sarabia, on as a…
Leandro Trossard double secures victory for Arsenal at 10-man Ipswich
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/ipswich-arsenal-premier-league-match-report
Published: April 20, 2025 15:17
Mikel Arteta will have spent more arduous Easter Sundays attempting to hunt hidden chocolate eggs.Aside from a few minutes of brief concern for Bukayo Saka’s raked achilles – an incident for which Leif Davis received his very early marching orders – this…
UK prison officers to demand electric stun guns for dangerous jails
Published: April 20, 2025 15:08
Meeting called with justice secretary after attack on three guards at HMP FranklandPrison officers will demand the immediate issue of electric stun guns to protect staff guarding Britain’s most dangerous jails when they meet the justice secretary this…
Chelsea break Fulham hearts as Pedro Neto completes stunning turnaround
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/fulham-chelsea-premier-league-match-report
Published: April 20, 2025 15:08
These are the moments that turn seasons. Credit goes to Enzo Maresca, whose substitutions altered the flow of this west London derby and provided Chelsea with the foundations to break Fulham’s hearts with a stunning turnaround at Craven Cottage.Fulham were…
Sarah Palin’s defamation suit retrial against the New York Times raises first amendment concerns
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/sarah-palin-new-york-times-defamation-retrial
Published: April 20, 2025 15:00
She lost the first trial in 2022, but she gets ‘second bite of the apple’ due to a judge’s procedural errorsWhen Sarah Palin arrived at a federal court on Monday, her appearance promised little in the way of legal fireworks.Palin was in downtown Manhattan…
Gina: The first-born son – episode 4 - podcast
https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/apr/21/gina-the-first-born-son-episode-4
Published: April 20, 2025 15:00
Twenty years ago, John Hancock had dinner with his mother, Gina Rinehart. He says it’s the last positive interaction he had with her. In an in-depth interview, he explains how his relationship with his mother fell apart and discusses a high-stakes legal…
The kindness of strangers: the petrol station worker paid for my fuel and saved my date
Published: April 20, 2025 15:00
When my card declined, I looked out at my new girlfriend and felt utter panic. Back then, $20 felt like a huge amount of moneyRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesI was temporarily living in my home town of Wangaratta while caring for my…
Leicester v Liverpool: Premier League – live
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/apr/20/leicester-v-liverpool-premier-league-live
Published: April 20, 2025 14:50
Updates from this 4.30pm BST kick-offPremier League table | Top scorers | Email WillIt is now 4-0 to Arsenal. Put the champagne on ice.In almost irrelevant news, the actor Stephen Graham is at the King Power Stadium. I suspect the Leeds United side from…
JD Vance granted lightning audience with Pope Francis in Vatican
Published: April 20, 2025 14:38
US vice-president spends few minutes with pontiff whom he has publicly disagreed with over migrationPope Francis and JD Vance, who have disagreed very publicly over the Trump administration’s attitude to immigration and its migrant deportation plans, met…
Zelenskyy dismisses Putin ceasefire as ‘PR’ and says Russian attacks continue
Published: April 20, 2025 14:16
Ukraine reports drone and artillery strikes over Easter weekend, while Moscow also claims ceasefire breaches by KyivVolodymyr Zelenskyy has dismissed Vladimir Putin’s Easter ceasefire as a fake “PR” exercise and said Russian troops had continued their…
Views of TikTok posts with electronic music outgrow those using indie
Published: April 20, 2025 14:01
Videos tagged #ElectronicMusic attracted more than 13bn views worldwide last year, an increase of 45% on 2023It is another example of the parallel worlds in the music industry. The Gallagher brothers may be taking over the world’s stadiums this summer, but…
Why the UK’s electricity costs are so high – and what can be done about it
Published: April 20, 2025 14:01
From nationalising gas plants to boosting renewables, how soaring prices could be tackledOne of Labour’s key election promises was to cut energy bills by £300 a year by 2030 while making Britain a “clean energy superpower”.The job is already halfway…
RFK’s statements prove autistic people and their families everywhere should fear Trump and his allies | John Harris
Published: April 20, 2025 14:00
The idea that autism is some aberration that can be cured is typical of a movement that celebrates simplistic thinking and loathes human differenceIn the recent past, Robert F Kennedy Jr has said that Donald Trump is “a terrible human being” and “probably…
From kumquats to lime caviar: UK foodies embrace a whole new world of citrus
Published: April 20, 2025 14:00
Chefs, home cooks and supermarkets are discovering exciting new varieties that come in all shapes and sizesWhen life gives you pithy cedro lemons and sweet Tacle mandarins, what exactly do you make with them?British chefs and home cooks are increasingly…
‘Last chance saloon’: the scramble to save Dorset’s vanishing Purbeck puffins
Published: April 20, 2025 14:00
Numbers have plummeted in recent years, but the problem is no one really knows why nesting pairs fail to rear youngReaching the vantage point is a tricky business.First, there’s a hop across a fence into Scratch Arse quarry – the stone workers used to find…
Central Cee review – UK rap superstar tentatively enjoys stadium success
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/20/central-cee-review-co-op-live-manchester
Published: April 20, 2025 13:47
Co-Op Live, ManchesterCycling through a set of stiff hand gestures, the rapper sometimes seems unsure what to do on stage. But when mediated through screens, his connection to his fans is palpableCentral Cee has exported UK rap like no one else before, by…
Husband ‘watched in horror’ as wife killed on golf course in Sutton Coldfield
Published: April 20, 2025 13:41
Suzanne Cherry died after being struck by a van at Aston Wood golf course on 11 AprilA man has described watching “in helpless horror” as his wife was struck by a van at a golf club.Suzanne Cherry, 62, of Aldridge, died in hospital on 15 April, four days…
RAF fighters scrambled twice to intercept Russian planes last week
Published: April 20, 2025 13:28
Incidents over Baltic Sea come after UK’s deployment of six jets to eastern Poland to defend Nato airspaceRAF fighter jets have intercepted two Russian aircraft flying close to Nato airspace over the Baltic Sea.The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said two RAF…
‘My daughter just loves you’: stars of One Zoo Three have high hopes for Hertfordshire
Published: April 20, 2025 13:07
Aaron, Tyler and Cam Whitnall aim to make family-owned zoo a conservation leader ‘up there with Chester’Outside the enclosure, eager visitors jostle for a glimpse of the rare Asiatic lions Sahee and Sonika, Hertfordshire Zoo’s newest residents. The beasts…
Are there more pips in lemons than there used to be?
Published: April 20, 2025 13:01
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsAre there more pips in lemons than their used to be? That’s definitely my…
I told a truly weird lie on a first date 30 years ago – and it worked out surprisingly well | Emma Beddington
Published: April 20, 2025 13:01
A new E4 dating show brings the lies we tell while dating into the spotlight. But is bending the truth always a bad thing when looking for love?In 1994, I went on a date. I had just arrived in a new country and I liked the guy: he seemed funny and…
‘I’ve been assaulted’: Reform’s minority ethnic candidates seeking local election wins
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Growing group of activists from minority ethnic backgrounds say they can help Nigel Farage’s party win big in cities“I’ve been assaulted, I regularly get verbal abuse, I got a death threat one time. But until the people come to their senses, I will stand,”…
‘Their pursuits are the cigar and the siesta’: how two centuries of British writers helped forge our view of Spain
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/20/british-writers-spain-quixote-spanish-siesta
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Laurie Lee and Robert Graves among ‘English-speaking Quixotes’ in new book celebrating literary love for all things SpanishAlmost 200 years ago, the pioneering British travel writer Richard Ford offered an observation that has been happily ignored by the…
Jim Ratcliffe’s chemicals business under pressure from Trump tariffs, Moody’s warns
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Rating agency downgrades Ineos Quattro as it says ‘trade barriers’ could affect it for next two yearsSir Jim Ratcliffe’s loss-making chemicals business could take longer than expected to recover its financial health because of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs,…
11 things you should know about using the gym, from ‘Is everyone watching me?’ to ‘How do I use a squat rack?’
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/apr/20/11-thing-you-should-know-about-the-gym
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
More and more of us are spending time among the barbells and the treadmills – and feeling more and more confused. Here’s some advice from an expertThe gym is back. In the UK, about 11.5 million people aged 16 and over now belong to one. Even old habits are…
‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom
Published: April 20, 2025 13:00
Ahead of the release of his spectacular second album, the Nigerian singer speaks of his recent songwriting epiphany and how he learned to best express his political rageRight before he began work on his second album, someone told Obongjayar it was time to…
Ipswich v Arsenal: Premier League – live
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/apr/20/ipswich-v-arsenal-premier-league-live
Published: April 20, 2025 12:58
Updates from this 2pm BST KO at Portman RoadPremier League table | Top scorers | Email NiallThe Arsenal players are lined up in the tunnel, with Martin Odegaard having a nice chat with the mascot standing next to him.“I fear for Ipswich back in the…
Walking the Pennine Way put everything into perspective for me, including my right to be here | Anita Sethi
Published: April 20, 2025 12:41
Inspired by the Manchester Ramblers, who campaigned on exclusion and the countryside, I’m also taking a stand Anita Sethi is the author of I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of BritainDear Pennine Way: I’d like to wish you a happy 60th birthday.…
Liverpool academic’s scent workshops help prisoners remember their past
Published: April 20, 2025 12:41
After smelling fragrances inmates create poems, prose or drawings that recall holidays, park walks and sweet shops“Smell it, but don’t stick your nose straight in it,” says Michael O’Shaughnessy, pulling a small white card, sealed twice in ziplock bags,…
Barry Hoban, British cycling legend and Tour de France icon, dies aged 85
Published: April 20, 2025 12:25
Yorkshire-born cyclist won eight stages of Tour de FranceFamously beat Eddy Merckx at Gent-Wevelgem in 1974Barry Hoban, the British cycling Icon and eight-time Tour de France stage winner has died aged 85. Hoban was a pioneer of cycling in the UK in the…
Kevin De Bruyne ‘a bit surprised’ not to be offered new Manchester City deal
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/20/kevin-de-bruyne-manchester-city-new-deal
Published: April 20, 2025 12:20
‘I was a bit surprised but I just have to accept it’Midfielder has been linked to several MLS clubsThe departing captain Kevin De Bruyne was shocked to be told his Manchester City career was over as he feels he can still perform at the highest level. The…
Moscow may gain key role in Iran nuclear deal as US talks progress
Published: April 20, 2025 12:16
Russia touted as possible destination for Iran’s uranium stockpile and could also act as arbiter of deal breachesRussia could play a key role in a deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme, with Moscow being touted not only as a possible destination…
Sri Lankan police investigate photo of Buddha’s tooth relic
Published: April 20, 2025 12:16
Worshippers are frisked on entering temple in Kandy where relic is held and photography is strictly prohibitedSri Lankan police have launched an investigation into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on…
The Trump-Harvard showdown is the latest front in a long conservative war against academia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/harvard-trump-conservative-history-academia
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
President’s attack on universities echoes efforts by Reagan and McCarthy – but experts say ‘we’re seeing much worse’The showdown between Donald Trump and Harvard University may have exploded into life this week, but the battle represents just the latest…
Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, Trump is setting the stage for disaster | Terry Garcia
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
Cuts to science, environmental and safety agencies are a rejection of hard-won knowledge gained from studying the disaster that occurred 15 years agoLast month, I joined nearly 500 former and current employees of National Geographic, where I was executive…
The end of WeightWatchers? How the dieting club lost out to slimming drugs
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
As the global enterprise grapples with reported debts of $1.4bn, its calorie-counting formula may have had its dayIt began as a support group for overweight New Yorkers in 1963 and ballooned into a multimillion pound global enterprise that has spent…
Go-to author on White House reverses take on Biden and slams former president
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/joe-biden-book-uncharted-chris-whipple
Published: April 20, 2025 12:00
Chris Whipple’s third book, Uncharted, hits Biden and aides like a bludgeon, with key sources who speak on the record“Biden was mentally sharp, even if he appeared physically frail,” Chris Whipple wrote in The Fight of His Life, his 2023 book on the 46th…
A unicorn, a robot runner and Easter celebrations: photos of the weekend
Published: April 20, 2025 11:45
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Pope makes brief appearance at Easter Sunday mass in St Peter’s Square
Published: April 20, 2025 11:20
Pope Francis also held short meeting with JD Vance, US vice-president, as pontiff recovers from severe bout of pneumoniaPope Francis, who is recovering from a severe bout of pneumonia, marked Easter Sunday by making a brief appearance to bless thousands of…
Parents must make tough choices on smartphones, says children’s commissioner for England
Published: April 20, 2025 11:14
Dame Rachel de Souza says parents should look to their own smartphone use and not try to be their children’s friendParents should be prepared to make difficult decisions over their child’s smartphone usage rather than trying to be their friend, the…
Blue Road: The Edna O’Brien Story review – richly bittersweet portrait of an Irish literary great
Published: April 20, 2025 11:01
The dizzy highs and painful lows of the late writer’s life are laid bare in Sinéad O’Shea’s moving documentaryHer raw, sexually and emotionally frank prose made her a sensation and got the Irish Catholic church hot under the cassock. She was an eloquent…
‘I want to talk about it honestly’: trauma of Weinstein’s unknown British victims is revealed
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/20/weinstein-british-victims-one-woman-show
Published: April 20, 2025 11:00
Actor Lisa Rose’s one-woman show highlights suffering of aspiring actors and office juniors who fell prey to mogul’s abuseHarvey Weinstein’s key accusers were famous – from Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow to Lupita Nyong’o and Ashley Judd. These…
Teenagers having sex is news to no one. Thank goodness the government has seen sense on this | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Published: April 20, 2025 11:00
A ‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause in England’s crime bill is common sense – now let’s focus on the men who really harm young girlsGod, remember kissing in corridors? It’s been so long since I was a teenager that I had honestly forgotten how much snogging used to…
‘Cañahua chose me’: can an ancient relative of quinoa revive rural Bolivia’s economy?
Published: April 20, 2025 11:00
The effects of the climate crisis and a lack of jobs are driving young people away from the Andean highlands but a long-shunned crop could stem the tideFew young people remain in Bolivia’s highland plateau, the Altiplano. The rising frequency and severity…
It’s not too late to stop Trump and the Silicon Valley broligarchy from controlling our lives, but we must act now | Carole Cadwalladr
Published: April 20, 2025 11:00
In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at technology conference Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years agoTo walk into the lion’s den once…
Nigel Farage defends allowing US chlorinated chicken into UK as part of trade deal
Published: April 20, 2025 10:51
Reform UK leader on campaign trail as poll predicts rightwing party could be on course to win in a general electionNigel Farage has defended allowing labelled chlorinated chicken from the US as part of a trade deal, as a new poll suggested his Reform party…
Syrian refugee says Home Office ‘breaking my heart’ by refusing dying mother entry to UK
Published: April 20, 2025 10:49
Home Office intervened after initial ruling allowing grandmother with terminal cancer to join family in GlasgowA Syrian refugee says the Home Office has “broken her heart” by trying to bar her mother, who has weeks to live, from coming to the UK to spend…
British firms urged to hold video or in-person interviews amid North Korea job scam
Published: April 20, 2025 10:48
Google intelligence report finds UK is a particular target of IT worker ploy that sends wages to Kim Jong Un’s stateBritish companies are being urged to carry out job interviews for IT workers on video or in person to head off the threat of giving jobs to…
Prince Andrew joins Charles and Camilla for Easter Sunday service
Published: April 20, 2025 10:27
Duke of York attends royal family’s traditional Easter service at Windsor Castle with Sarah, Duchess of YorkKing Charles and Queen Camilla were joined by the Duke of York at the traditional Easter Sunday service at Windsor Castle.Prince Andrew arrived at…
Labour must focus on risk to global financial stability posed by Trump policies, not only trade | Heather Stewart
Published: April 20, 2025 10:12
As Rachel Reeves heads to US for IMF meetings, stance appears unaltered despite chaos unleashed by White HouseKeir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have underlined how much the world has changed after Donald Trump’s “liberation day”, with the UK prime minister…
The Nobel is just the start: 16 imagined victories for Donald Trump | Ariel Dorfman
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/20/donald-trump-nobel-prize
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
The president has made clear he wants the prestigious prize. That’s just one of many honors to comeFrom the start of his first campaign for president 10 years ago, Donald Trump has incessantly presented himself as a winner, the only man in the world who…
Melting glaciers will harm us all. Yet still we watch, unmoved | Robin McKie
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
The degradation of the Arctic tundra has triggered a terrible chain reaction that can only lead to greater mayhemThe problems that now afflict attempts to establish a military presence in the far north of Canada and Greenland provide timely warnings about…
‘I just ask God that he’s OK’: family of Venezuelan musician sent to El Salvador prison agonizes over his fate
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/venezuela-arturo-suarez-trejo-el-salvador-prison
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Arturo Suárez Trejo was caught up in Trump’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina and sent to a notorious Salvadorian prisonIn a recording studio in downtown Santiago, where the dad she has never met once sung, a four-month-old baby girl snuggles in her…
Another crisis, another IMF summit: but unlike 2008, the delegates are disunited
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Where once the world came together to fight the credit crunch, Trump’s tariffs will set a more divisive testWhen the world’s finance ministers and central bank governors gather at the International Monetary Fund in Washington this week, it may kindle…
Castles, causeways and crab sandwiches in Northumberland
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Six great things to do on England’s north-east coast1 Craster, a short drive from Alnwick, is a charming fishing village with a rugged coastline, crashing waves and bracing coastal walks. It is also a foodie delight. The Jolly Fisherman…
Sister Europe by Nell Zink review – ramshackle wanderers in Berlin
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Zink’s seventh novel, about a night of conversation and adventure, is full of wit and marvellous writing, but ultimately trails offCalifornia-born, Berlin-based Nell Zink is an idiosyncratic writer. You never quite know where her sentences are going to go.…
Le Touquet: old-world glamour on the French coast
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/apr/20/le-touquet-old-world-glamour-on-the-french-coast
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Go for a bit of Hollywood, hedonism and history… stay for the beachI was sold on Le Touquet even before we reached the beach, a vast sweep of golden sand and grey green sea. There’s something about the way the town was created that appeals, an eccentric…
Anti-Trump protesters in the US might look to the Czech Republic: ‘We are an example’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/20/trump-protesters-czech-republic
Published: April 20, 2025 10:00
Massive, sustained protests led to the 2021 downfall of billionaire oligarch Andrej Babiš, dubbed ‘the Czech Trump’A former cold war communist dictatorship and component part of the Habsburg empire seems an unlikely source of hope for Donald Trump’s…
County cricket: Sussex v Surrey, Durham v Yorkshire and more on day three – live
Published: April 20, 2025 09:57
Updates from around the groundsGet in touch – email Tanya with your thoughtsAn Easter delay at Old Trafford, where the heavy roller has broken down and is stuck in the middle.Tall Paul on his surprise promotion up the order for Essex: Continue reading...
Nigel Slater’s recipes for fettuccine with mussels and dill, and lemon Swiss roll
Published: April 20, 2025 09:31
Combine classic pasta and a favourite old cake for a spring lunch full of bright colours and vivid flavoursMussels, ribbons of pasta, herbs and cream is a perfect marriage for a spring lunch. I sometimes fill a puff-pastry case with such an assembly or…
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