Governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020
‘People got carried away’
The artist behind the portal linking New York and Dublin
Live
Ukraine: Russian forces make further advances in Kharkiv
New Caledonia riots
Parts of territory ‘out of state control’, French representative says
Rishi Sunak
UK prime minister rises up rich list as fortune increases by £120m
Massachusetts
Teen with heart condition died after eating spicy tortilla chip, autopsy finds
From pet to pest
Tokyo battles surge of destructive raccoons
In focus
‘This isn’t a fantasy’
Why is distant Azerbaijan being linked to deadly New Caledonia riots?
Ukraine war briefing
Kharkiv campaign won’t deliver major Russian breakthrough – Nato general
Ukraine accuses invaders of killing civilians and setting up human shields; sanctions over North Korean arms supply to Russia. What we know on day 814
China
Social media companies remove posts ‘showing off wealth and worshipping money’
Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’
Spotlight
Megalopolis review
Coppola’s passion project is megabloated and megaboring
Francis Ford Coppola’s question – can the US empire last forever? – may be valid but flashes of humour cannot rescue this conspiracy thriller from awful acting and dull effects
‘I did a lot of yelling’
Tom Burke on socks, controversy and Mad Max
Well actually
Can shame make you a better person?
Confucius and other ancient Chinese philosophers believed the feeling isn’t all bad – and can lead you toward your best self
Billy Idol
‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’
The Generation X punk turned arena rocker answers your questions on near-misses in Hollywood, his overlooked electronic period and how Marc Bolan helped launch his career
Experience
My fiance died on our wedding day – and then I discovered his secret life
You be the judge
Should my mum let me drive her new car after I dented her old one?
Environment
I’ve seen how deadly floods are devastating Europe – we are not prepared for what’s next
Museum curator held in Turkey over spider and scorpion samples is freed
Egypt
Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones
Nigeria
Activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women
Lucy Letby
Inquiry should be livestreamed to public, families of her victims say
Space
Black holes observed colliding when universe was only 740m years old
Artificial sentiment?
Researchers build AI-driven sarcasm detector
The Stakes - US Election
At least once a week
What’s really at risk in the 2024 election? Adam Gabbatt cuts through the clutter and guides you through the biggest stories, questions and curiosities in this hugely consequential election. We’ll focus on the stakes – not the odds.
Trump on Trial
Weekly, and more frequent editions during trial
Stay up to date on all of Donald Trump’s trials.
Guardian staff will send weekly updates each Wednesday – and more frequent editions during trial
Well Actually
Weekly
Practical advice, expert insights and answers to your questions about how to live a good life
Podcasts
Podcasts
The Audio Long Read
‘Super cute please like’: the unstoppable rise of Shein – podcast
Today in Focus
The children of the contaminated blood scandal
Football Weekly
The Premier League’s fight for Europe and Celtic’s title – Football Weekly Extra
Science Weekly
Apps and algorithms: can dating be boiled down to a science? – podcast
Today in Focus
What keeps the world’s top climate scientists up at night?
Politics Weekly America
Donald Trump comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen
Football Weekly
Manchester City have one hand on trophy and Villa into the Champions League: Football Weekly - podcast
One of the first foreign photographers in Gaza, Sean Sutton – who was travelling with UK-Med – met Palestinians on the streets of the destroyed city of Khan Younis, in hospitals and in the Israeli-designated ‘humanitarian zone’
Gold, garages and gardens
Celebrating the female photographers of Photo London
The week in wildlife
Amorous frogs, battling stallions and an overaffectionate jaguar
Photos of the day
Art in a Zürich park and Putin in Beijing
Bowled over
Photo London’s best emerging photographers
Ukraine
The families risking everything to keep trains running – photo essay