Saturday
6
August
2016
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Rio 2016 opening ceremonyThe best photographs from a pared down but impressive ceremony at the Maracanã in Rio -
How much do you know about the Olympics?Test your knowledge of 1960s drugs use, ancient sports, arts at the Games, a French aristocrat, a reluctant rower, Olympic animals and medal metallurgy -
Inspirational tales of the Refugee Olympic TeamFor the first time in Olympic history, 10 athletes will compete at Rio 2016 for a special team in a move designed to bring global attention to the magnitude of the worldwide refugee crisis
headlines
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At least 13 dead in disaster at bar in French cityEmergency services pull survivors from Cuba Libre where ceiling in basement apparently caught fire when birthday cake with lit candles was brought out
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Joseph Stiglitz resigns from Panama Papers commissionNobel prize-winning economist steps down saying Panama government refused to guarantee report would be made public
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Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan after previously refusing to back him‘We may disagree on a couple of things but mostly we agree,’ the Republican candidate said of the House speaker in an attempt at party unity
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Mayor declares innocence in summer camp strip poker scandalAnthony Ray Silva denies providing anyone with alcohol or doing anything to endanger a child, insisting everyone present was at least 18
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highlights
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Meet the people scaling the world's highest peakIt’s been described as ‘high altitude roulette’, and claimed 19 lives in last year’s earthquake. So why do it? Photographers Mathias Braschler and Monika Fischer find out
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How well do you know the US constitution?The supreme law had a moment this week, showing up at political rallies and figuring into politicians’ speeches – how much do you know about it?
opinion
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While Tony Blair’s time in office coincided with the emergence of Britpop, Cameron’s cultural legacy will be a generation of EtoniansWatch your backside, Tom Hiddleston: Britain has hit peak posh
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This is the titanic battle. When one of them behaves shamefully, the other contrives to be even worseFifa is awful, but the Olympics takes the gold medal for sleaze
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England v Pakistan: third Test, day fourOver-by-over report: Will England pile on the runs at Edgbaston on day four? Join Tim de Lisle to find out
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Hurricanes claim maiden Super Rugby title with victory over LionsThe Hurricanes won their first Super Rugby title after defeating the Lions 20-3 in Wellington
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Asthma drug 'gamechanger' could revolutionise treatmentFevipiprant trial indicates it could halve patients’ risk of suffering asthma attacks and being admitted to hospital
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First Mr Gay China shows new, more public face of LGBTMeng Fanyu has been voted China’s first ever Mr Gay, after a previous attempt to hold the competition in 2010 was shut down
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in depth
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Our digital lives and the chaos beneathDisturbed by a technical glitch while watching a box set, Will Self began to consider the narrowing gap between images and real life. Is technology altering our grasp on reality?
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Female friendship from Woolf to Ferrante and Zadie SmithForget wives and mothers, the heroines of new books by Deborah Levy, Emma Cline and Zadie Smith are defined by the other women in their lives
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Our family, divided by the TroublesJohn Chambers was brought up in sectarian Belfast during the Troubles by his Protestant father. In the 70s, nobody ever talked about his mother – who she was or where she’d gone. The truth was only revealed after a chance meeting 4,000 miles away
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Living with my sister’s eating disorderWhen Bee Wilson’s beloved big sister stopped eating, no one mentioned it. But as her sister ate less, she ate more. Could their relationship survive?
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The race to save decades of author's work saved on obsolete technologyArchivists trying to preserve material stored on old computers by Australian writer and feminist Germaine Greer
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Making sense of Donald Trump’s life and personalityDespite Republicans urging Trump to be more congenial, his behavior only becomes more erratic – Dan P McAdams says there are three reasons
people
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I won't get to Barry Humphries' new show, but I can tell he’s in total commandHe is far and away the most learned man I ever met, but can make immediate contact with anyone except the dull
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How Ingrid Bergman took the world’s breath awayFrom marital scandals to on-screen magnetism, a documentary about Ingrid Bergman salutes an actor who consistently defied expectations
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Abuse accusations split Hollywood and publicThe former couple’s ongoing divorce and restraining order proceedings have scandalized Hollywood, splitting celebrities and fans into warring factions
the big picture
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Spiritual home of British journalism – in picturesThe last two journalists still working in London’s Fleet Street – two reporters on the Dundee-based Sunday Post – are leaving it on Friday, and the home of the UK’s newspaper industry is no more
Live Rio Olympics 2016 begins with rowing and shooting
Barney Ronay 'A little muddled but unavoidably absorbing'
Olympic torch Riot police protect flame as it arrives amid protests
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