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  • Boys watch smoke billowing during Israeli strikes east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

    Israel-Gaza war
    Israel deepens offensive in Rafah and re-enters northern areas of Gaza

    IDF launches most intensive fighting in weeks as Oxfam warns Palestinians face deadly epidemic
    • Melinda Gates

      Melinda Gates
      Co-chair of Gates Foundation to step down

    • Live
      Aston Villa v Liverpool: Premier League

    • Artificial intelligence
      New GPT-4o AI model is faster and free for all users, OpenAI announces

    • Ukraine
      Russians having ‘tactical success’ in advance on Kharkiv, Kyiv says

    • Florida
      Human remains found on beach identified as woman last seen in 1968

    • Spain
      Yacht sinks after latest incident involving orcas in strait of Gibraltar

    • George Clooney
      Actor to make Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck

In focus

  • collage of pictures showing ricky, kelsey and lauren davis

    Is it right to force someone into rehab?
    The man whose life inspired a landmark law

  • Student protesters with signs urging divestment from Israel on campus at Emory in Atlanta

    ‘Our struggles are connected’
    Atlanta protesters link Cop City to Gaza war

    Campus protesters say issue of police training center and its connections to Israel has been on their minds for months
  • Protesters wave Georgian and EU flags outside the Georgian parliament

    ‘The whole country will strike’
    Protesters vow to keep fighting Georgia’s ‘foreign agents’ bill

    As draft law described by the US as ‘Kremlin-inspired’ nears its final vote, opposition and youth groups say they will keep defending civil liberties

Spotlight

  • 1994, THE CROW<br>BRANDON LEE Character(s): Eric Draven Film 'THE CROW' (1994) Directed By ALEX PROYAS 11 May 1994 CTK34815 Allstar/BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL (USA 1994) **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company &amp; can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To BUENA VISTA INTERNATIONAL is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    ‘It was a horrific night’
    30 years on from the on-set death of Brandon Lee

    The actor was killed in a freak accident on the set of The Crow, a tragedy that still haunts those who worked alongside
  • black and white photo of a man and woman cuddling

    ‘I often say the journey time is longer’
    How to make sex after 50 work for you

  • Climate Heroes Radical Clothing Swap 1

    The DIY Climate Changers
    Fast fashion is wasteful, and thrifting is flawed. The solution: swap!

    Jannine Mancilla and Nicole Macias bonded over frustrations with a throwaway culture. Their radical idea: asking people to offer up their old clothes – for free
  • Soft-serve chocolate ice-cream cone.

    Butt seriously
    Why you might be pooping wrong – and what to do about it

    All things must pass! But there’s a medical consensus about how much time a healthy person should spend on the commode
    • man in a suit on a stage

      John Oliver on opioid settlements
      ‘We can change the arc of this story’

    • A woman viewed from side walking with bag that says 'No More Plastic', and grass and buildings in background

      ‘It just didn’t work’
      How businesses are struggling with re-useable packaging

    • Melissa Noble with brother Shawn, pictured 2023 at brother Michael's wedding

      ‘Same large forehead. Similar nose. Dad’s bulging calves’
      The day I met my long-lost brother

    • Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse at the Brit Awards 2008.

      ‘I don’t think it’s going to do well’
      The Zutons on Valerie – and Mark Ronson on covering it with Amy Winehouse

Opinion

  • A young woman waving a large Palestinian flag.

    US students, once again, have led the way. Now we must all stand up for Palestinians

    Osita Nwanevu
    • Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez

      The Guardian view
      Catalonia’s election: moving on from nationalism’s high tide

    • A large crowd of people marching and waving Israeli flags and placards, one of which reads: "Every day I'm losing my mind."

      Israeli public opinion is shifting on the Gaza war – but this may make Netanyahu even more reckless

      Meron Rapoport
    • Deaf people gather outside the Palace of Westminster - during a second reading of a bill to declare British Sign Language (BSL) an official language of the United Kingdom, 26 January 2022.

      A ‘miracle cure’ for deafness? For people like me, here’s why that isn’t our dream

      Oliver-James Campbell
    • A still from the Sex and the City TV series.

      I stopped chasing the Hollywood vision of female friendship – and embraced the person I am

      Tara Judah

Sports

  • John Fury with blood on his face

    Boxing
    Fury’s father left bloodied after incident at Usyk fight media day

    Tyson Fury’s father, John, was left with blood pouring down his forehead after clashing with Stanislav Stepchuk during the pre-fight media day in Riyadh
  • Caitlin Clark (middle) will earn millions more in sponsorship than she will through salary

    WNBA
    Caitlin Clark will earn 2% of the median NBA salary. Is that as ridiculous as it sounds?

  • New York City FC manager Nick Cushing.

    MLS
    NYC FC coach Cushing denies punching teenage Toronto FC player

    TFC manager John Herdman said his counterpart at NYC FC ‘cornered and punched’ an unnamed 19-year-old during a game in March
  • An unmarked Cody Gakpo taps home at the back stick to restore Liverpool’s lead at Aston Villa.

    Live
    Aston Villa v Liverpool – Premier League

    Minute-by-minute report: Villa can secure Champions League qualification with a win. Join Michael Butler for all the latest
    • Protesters disrupt Madison Keys’s match with Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open.

      Tennis
      Keys advances at Italian Open after climate protesters interrupt play

    • The three relegated teams are on course for the lowest average points total in Premier League history.

      The Championship to Premier League gulf is becoming harder to bridge

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Sherif Lawal walks to the ring at Harrow leisure centre

      Sherif Lawal
      UK boxer dies after collapsing in ring on pro debut

    • Jamal Murray scored 19 points on Sunday as the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves

      NBA playoffs
      Murray’s halfcourt buzzer beater helps Denver even Minnesota series

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Climate crisis

  • Two Colombian police officers taking away cages of small birds

    Illegal wildlife trade
    Global wildlife crime causing ‘untold harm’, UN report finds

  • A pump jack on the landscape with mountains in the distance behind

    Climate crisis
    Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals

  • A graphic showing temperature figures – 2C, 3C, 4C – on a background of a red-tinted surface of mudcracks in the Coto Donana, Andalucia, Spain

    Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities
    What a 3C world would look like

  • Illustration showing a protester, a ballot box, a hamburger and an aeroplane, with a tree in silhouette behind

    Explained
    What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view

Across the country

  • Man wearing blue suit and red tie stands at podium in front of a small microphone

    Campus protests
    How the right is weaponizing pro-Palestinian protests in the US

    Republicans are using a narrative of chaos and ‘philosophical divisions on Israel’ among Democrats to sink Biden’s campaign
  • man in blue academic gown and cap on a stage

    Duke University
    Students walk out of Jerry Seinfeld graduation speech in Gaza protest

  • John McEntee

    Johnny McEntee
    Outrage after ex-Trump aide claims he gave unhoused people fake money

  • a man with long brown hair in a suit and tie

    GameStop
    Shares double as ‘Roaring Kitty’ returns to social media

    • Smiles, waves – and flashed body parts
      Video portal links Dublin and New York

    • New York
      Museum curator accused of trying to smuggle spider and scorpion samples out of Turkey

    • Connecticut
      Horses ‘happily eating hay’ after rescuers built bridge to save them from mud

    • Alabama
      Mercedes workers face anti-union message ‘barrage’ before election

    • Steve Buscemi
      Actor victim of random street attack in New York City

    • Texas
      Man reclaims world’s oldest skydiver record at 106 years old

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Around the world

  • huge red fire photographed from the air at night

    Canada
    Thousands evacuated as intense wildfire approaches town

    British Columbia wildfire service says blaze is burning 2km from Fort Nelson and encourages remaining people to leave
  • Salvador Illa

    Catalonia
    Parties face coalition talks after socialists fall short of majority

  • Angela Merkel standing with her hands held together in a signature pose

    Angela Merkel
    Former German chancellor's memoir titled Freedom to be published in November

  • Five Israeli soldiers – three stood on the ground and two on the vehicle - with an armoured personnel carrier that is flying the Israeli flag

    Israel
    Parents of over 900 soldiers urge IDF to call off ‘death trap’ Rafah attack

    • Neuroscience
      Sleep does not help brain wash out toxins, study suggests

    • Drug-resistant superbugs
      Rise could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns

    • Georgia
      Police accused of beating protesters against ‘foreign influence’ bill

    • Eurovision
      EU flag ban was ‘mind-blowing’, says VP of European Commission

    • Far right
      Scandals fail to knock Germany's AfD off course before electoral tests

    • Technology sector
      Arm owner SoftBank reports £1.2bn profit as it shifts towards AI

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Rishi Sunak

    Rishi Sunak
    Politics Weekly Westminster: Rishi Sunak’s big security pitch – podcast

  • Manchester United v Arsenal FC - Premier League<br>MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 12: Leandro Trossard of Arsenal celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal FC at Old Trafford on May 12, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    The Premier League title race goes to final day – Football Weekly podcast

  • Palestinians in residential buildings in Rafah, February 2024. Photograph: Fatima Shbair/AP

    The Audio Long Read
    ‘A new abyss’: Gaza and the hundred years’ war on Palestine – podcast

  • Young girl using an iPhone

    Today in Focus
    Put it down! Should children be allowed smartphones?

  • Josh O'Connor portrait photographed for the Observer New Review

    Weekend
    Weekend podcast: Josh O’Connor on Zendaya and gardening; Marina Hyde on the Met Gala; being a boy in 2024; and Philippa Perry offers advice on leaving a legacy

  • A march to protest against mining in El Salvador in 2017. Photograph: José Cabezas/Reuters

    The Audio Long Read
    The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush – podcast

  • Natalie Elphicke and Keir Starmer sitting on armchairs talking one another (Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)

    Today in Focus
    Rishi Sunak staggers on – but for how long?

Culture

  • This image released by 20th Century Studios shows Noa, played by Owen Teague, in a scene from "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes." (20th Century Studios via AP)

    Hanging around
    How Planet of the Apes became Hollywood’s most resilient franchise

    The success of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes shows how, for almost 60 years, the series has managed to sustain audience interest
  • ‘He showed me the studio could be approached like a guitar or any other instrument’ … Albini at Electrical Audio.

    ‘He’d offset the intensity by setting his feet on fire’
    PJ Harvey, Mogwai and more on Steve Albini

  • Kathleen Hanna.

    Riot grrrl pioneer Kathleen Hanna
    ‘A lot of men really get off on watching a woman get angry’

  • Elia Barbieri - The Guardian Saturday - Big Idea - 11th May - Do we need to reimagine progress -01

    The big idea
    What does progress look like on a planet at its limit?

  • On a quest for vengeance … Melinoë in Hades II.

    Games
    Hades II’s audacious, invigorating spin on Greek myth makes it worth playing right now

  • The Coffee Table.

    The Coffee Table review
    Horror comedy takes its cue from gaudy furniture item

Lifestyle

  • a collage of photos of Kayla King, including pictures from her tiktok and pictures of her with her fiance

    Weddings
    The bride-to-be proving you don’t have to be an influencer to get free stuff

    Kayla King figured it couldn’t hurt to ask brands for a little help. Now she’s saved a bundle, and she’s ‘sharing the wealth’
  • ‘I can action that for you going forward, my little summer squash.’

    Spice up your spreadsheets!
    Should you run your relationship like a business?

  • ‘It’s such a joyous experience’ … Margaret Bending.

    A new start after 60
    I’ve been a rocket scientist and a teacher – but I love being an actor

  • Extatosoma tiaratum (giant prickly stick insect) Phasmatidae

    The pet I'll never forget
    My giant stick insect, who ruled her empire like a spiny queen

  • Lilttle Simz for Gucci

    ‘Where people are sharing energies’
    Why Sabato de Sarno is bringing Gucci’s latest show to London

  • Rachel Roddy's panna cotta with frozen fruit compote. 1033

    A kitchen in Rome
    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for panna cotta with (frozen) fruit compote

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  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Tell us
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

  • Dozens of students arrested at the occupied Hamilton Hall building of Columbia University in New York<br>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 30: New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    US students
    Share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests

  • UKRAINE-RUSSIA-WAR-CONFLICT<br>Gunners from 43rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine prepare to fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 "Bohdana", in the Kharkiv region, on April 21, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)

    Ukrainian men abroad
    Share your views on Poland and Lithuania’s statements on conscription

  • A young businessman riding skateboard in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

    Tell us
    How do you make your commute fun or productive?

From our global editions

  • Illustration of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria (white) on the colon epithelium. The antibiotic-resistant bacteria will go on to transfer its antibiotic resistance genes horizontally to the bacteria surrounding it.

    Explained
    What is antimicrobial resistance and how big a problem is it?

  • Crystal Owen is seen in her living room; she has green eyes and straight, mid-length light brown and blond hair, and is wearing a khaki-green shirt with large pockets; she sits on a soft grey sofa with green and mustard-coloured cushions, with a window behind her. She is looking straight at the camera with a serious expression.

    ‘He couldn’t see the risks himself’
    Mother of teenager killed in Wales crash calls for graduated driving license law

  • Wiwa women, in their traditional white dress, spin the yarn to weave handbags

    ‘We saw our family members cut into pieces’
    How Colombia’s Wiwa people have been forced from their mountain – again

  • A kindergarten recently flattened by a Russian missile

    ‘We tell them to go’
    Civilian life on the edge of Russia’s advance in eastern Ukraine

In case you missed it

  • Six white men and women stand in a line in front of a row of American flags, with everyone dressed in black and dark blue except Melania, who wears a lime green dress.

    Analysis
    Florida is a prime example of Trump’s vise grip on state Republican parties

  • Britney Spears performs during the Now! 99.7 Triple Ho Show 7.0 at SAP Center in 2016 in San Jose, California.

    Britney Spears
    #FreeBritney movement resurges after star’s hotel fight sparks conservatorship fears

    The costs of fame in the US are playing out for the singer as specter of return to an old, unhappy chapter of life looms
  • A white square with black lettering dripping down says End Zionism, in green grass leaning against a blue tent.

    ‘Zionist’
    How the word became a slur on the US left

    For many Jews, Zionism signifies a connection to Israel. But a large number of student protesters see the violence in Gaza as a logical conclusion of the late 19th century ideology
  • A group of female models wearing different styles of denim jeans

    20 ways to get good jeans
    Denim fashion special

  • Ruff justice … Kodi the fawn-maned griffon cross in Dog on Trial.

    Why has Cannes gone canine crazy?
    A dog in the dock and another doing red carpet interviews

  • A person kayaks in the middle of Lake Superior in Michigan.

    New horizons
    The midwest is the US’s surprising new outdoor hotspot

  • Migrants walk along the border wall

    Wisconsin
    Migrants, real and imagined, grip US voters, 1,500 miles north of border

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In pictures

  • A man sits in front of a digital screen displaying the portraits of more than 1,500 people

    Photos of the day
    A memorial in Israel and mourning in Gaza

    The Guardian’s picture editors select some of the most powerful photos from around the world
  • Joe Lycett attends the 2024 BAFTA Television Awards

    Bafta TV awards 2024
    On the red carpet with Brian Cox and Claudia Winkleman

  • Valérie Belin, Study #7, 2013 (Black-Eyed Susan II series)

    More than meets the eye
    Valérie Belin, master of mirage

  • Participants launch homemade rockets during the Bun Bang Fai festival in Yasothon, Thailand

    Photos of the weekend
    A rocket festival and finger wrestling:

  • A swirling purple and green aurora above silhouetted trees

    Northern lights
    Pictures from the US and Canada

  • Intrepid boys rafting in Hoboken in 1972

    The big picture
    Huck Finn in 1970s New Jersey

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