headlines
Monday
30
May
2016
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Iraqi troops seize control of districts from IsisLong-awaited assault backed by US-led coalition forces comes with fears militants might use civilians as human shields
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Australian family fighting deportation from Scotland win partial reprieveThe Home Office has allowed the Brains to remain in the Highlands until August but refused them the right to work, provoking fresh outcry -
Hissène Habré found guilty of crimes against humanityVerdict in Senegal makes Habre first former head of state to be convicted of the charge by the courts of another country -
highlights
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St Kilda’s remoteness doesn’t shield it from man’s influenceThe tiny Scottish archipelago celebrates 30 years as a World Heritage site this summer, but its sea birds are suffering the results of overfishing in the Atlantic
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The mystifying disappearance of the children's authorDespite a massive police investigation, there is no trace of the writer and her dog, seven weeks after she went missing
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Regional dialects are dying out – it’s enough to get you blartingBritons are increasingly speaking like southern Englanders, according to an app produced by Cambridge University. Here’s a guide to some bostin’ words and phrases at risk of extinction
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Ben Jennings on the Tory disarray over EU referendumConservative party turmoil escalates with open call for David Cameron to quit
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England wrap up series against Sri Lanka as Cook reaches milestoneIn England’s series-winning victory against Sri Lanka at Emirates Riverside Alastair Cook became the first Englishman, and youngest batsman worldwide, to reach 10,000 Test runs
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Sturridge sweats over cut before Hodgson names England squadDaniel Sturridge will learn on Tuesday afternoon whether he is in Roy Hodgson’s final England squad for the European Championship after a timely return to training
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The discussion seems to have become the province of oddballs who lack conviction living in a retread of Dad’s Army – and those who aren’t sure how to vote may not botherThis EU referendum debate is farcical. No wonder I’m still undecided
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£24,840 for an Adele ticket? We need to do more to stop the toutsA new report on the ‘secondary ticketing’ business is useless and weedy. We need musicians to follow the examples set by the Rolling Stones and Prince
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from the UK
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Two Britons charged with people smugglingMark Stribling and Robert Stilwell accused of immigration offences after boat carrying 18 Albanians started sinking in the Channel
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Child abuse inquiry turns to Kincora home and claims of MI5 blackmailInquiry will hear from men abused as boys at Northern Ireland children’s home and allegations that perpetrators were protected by working as spies
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around the world
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Police are considering charges against Sara Netanyahu, say reportsFraud investigation focused on whether public funds had been used for private expenses incurred at the prime minister’s home
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Woman waited as husband reached Everest summit before dying in his armsHusband Robert Gropel reached the top as Strydom waited for him, but she died in his arms on the descent
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university guide 2016-17
in brief
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It’s time to retire English as pop’s lingua francaThe Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter Emmy the Great asks why more and more musicians, from Gwenno Saunders to Maria Usbeck, are turning to their first languages for their lyrics
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Lesbian characters are only a big deal when it's not a big dealThe trailer for the Finding Nemo sequel features a brief shot of two women with a baby – leading to excited speculation that Disney-Pixar is swimming with the LGBT tide
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Mars makes closest approach to Earth for 11 yearsThe red planet draws to within 75 million kilometres of Earth this evening. Previous close approaches have led to searches for life: tonight is no exception
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Why Kimberlé Crenshaw is fighting for forgotten womenMore than 70 black women have died at the hands of the police in the past three years. Professor and activist Crenshaw, who coined the term ‘intersectionality’ in the 1980s, is determined they will not be forgotten
in depth
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Meet the doctor who could be Labour's 100th female MPA&E medic is fighting to win Sadiq Khan’s Tooting seat, campaigning on housing, diversity and uniting communities
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Why I'm ending Hellboy to paint watercolours insteadAs the final Hellboy comic is published, Mike Mignola discusses how he started, how Hollywood didn’t kill his creation and why he is embracing ‘blur and mush’
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A souped-up pre-school playgroundUruguay opens a swap shop, Australia makes a splash with its pool while Germany and Austria’s pavilions tackle the refugee crisis with varying success – the architectural equivalent of a UN summit is as kooky and curious as ever
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Old favourites finally fight backPeace more or less reigned this week, so rather than watching bodies pile up, we saw beloved characters have grotesque awakenings – then find their nerve
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It was the end for my marriage. But I'm much happierSurgeons say more operations would improve health and save the NHS money in the long term. Two women who have had the procedure discuss whether it was a wise choice
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You can’t take a story and just stretch it out – that does not a novel makeThe books interview: the celebrated short story writer on getting to grips with the longer form, history as fiction and trying to capture the absurdity of Vietnam
people
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Rapper lambasts Roots remake: 'I can't watch it'Rapper says he is sick of films and TV shows that depict historical racial abuse against African Americans when they are still ‘taking the same abuse’
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Director was planning children's film before his deathDirector of Spartacus and Eyes Wide Shut wanted to do version of Pinocchio for grandchildren and second world war movie
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I only started singing so people would know the track namesThe electro producer also known as Greg Broussard recalls the studio techniques and diverse influences that made his records club hits in the 80s, and explains why the sound will never die
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Why Hollywood’s first lady of funny is hit and missWhen she’s working with Paul Feig she’s a scream. But as her new film The Boss proves, other directors aren’t so lucky
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The annual dachshund raceDuring Memorial Day weekend more than 60 dogs took part in the annual Wiener Dog 100 race at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut
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Snakes fighting, a rocket festival and Gay PrideThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world
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The 12 most visually arresting gamesFrom the scenic grandeur of The Witcher and Rise of the Tomb Raider, to the handcrafted beauty of Ori and the Blind Forest, here are some of the most evocative visual experiences on Microsoft’s latest console
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Clowning around and socialite selfiesThe New York artist has made a career out of her self-portraits that act as highly exaggerated and oft times grotesque character studies
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The 30 best buys for menFrom T-shirts to sunglasses, everything you need to update your summer look
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EU referendum Labour voters in the dark about party's stance on Brexit, research says
'Unfair graphic' Council withdraws referendum leaflet
The Guardian view In praise of shared European values
Opinion PM should crush Tory dinosaurs with revenge reshuffle