headlines
Monday
13 February 2017
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Official refuses to say if Trump supports national security adviserStephen Miller says ‘it’s not for me to tell’ whether Trump backs Flynn, who reportedly spoke with Russia about sanctions relief
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Avalanche kills three members of familyReports that five other skiers and boarders were missing near Alpine resort of Tignes are now thought to be incorrect -
Priest charged with conspiracy to murder senior clergymanDeacon Giorgi Mamaladze, found in possession of cyanide and firearms, is suspected to have been planning an attack on the Georgian Orthodox patriarch, Ilia II -
spotlight
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The president's wild weekend at Mar-a-LagoMembers of Donald Trump’s Florida club got their money’s worth as they watched the president and his team in the dining room react to North Korea’s missile launch
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Sporting Gijón drag Leganés back and give La Liga a relegation battleFor the first time in weeks, it feels like there will be a relegation battle in Spain after all. And Leganés will be in it
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Mané and Liverpool stop Spurs in their tracksThe pod discuss all the weekend’s action, including big wins for Liverpool and Swansea. Plus Burnley continuing to impress and the departure at Rangers
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Suffocating planet: urban air pollution around the world todayAs Guardian Cities kicks off a week investigating air pollution, our correspondents report from the front lines of this global urban crisis
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The city with the world’s worst airThe Nigerian city has recorded the world’s worst levels of PM10 air pollution. But although the results are lethal, the problem is not taken seriously here
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The air pollution crisis is getting worse. As the world becomes increasingly urbanised, the battle will be won or lost on the streets of our citiesThe war against air pollution has begun – and it will be fought in cities
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The lawyers taking on Chinese authorities over smogIn an unprecedented legal case, a group of Chinese lawyers have charged the governments of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei with failing to protect their citizens from air pollution, which is linked to a third of all deaths in the country
opinion
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North Korea’s missile test is a high five from one narcissist with bad hair to anotherKim Jong-un and Donald Trump tend to think of nuclear weapons as toys. Who can halt the standoff?
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This image of terror should not be photo of the year – I voted against itIts impact is undeniable, but the winner of the World Press Photo of the Year furthers the compact between martyrdom and publicity
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Election candidate apologises for offensive tweets about womenGareth Snell expresses regret for posts aimed at ITV’s Loose Women hosts, Janet Street-Porter and Apprentice candidate
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UN accused of failing Afghans 'forced' to return home from PakistanUNHCR cites behind-scenes advocacy after rights group claims it has left Afghan refugees at risk of persecution by failing to condemn ‘campaign of abuse’
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explore
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Dev Patel, liquid diabetes and clapping injuriesAll the stars were at the awards ceremony. And so was our columnist, stuffing his face with weird food and applauding everything from duff skits to political point-scoring
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A new kind of anarchy is going to happen nextThe Hairspray director is famed for his boundary-trashing B-movies but he hopes Trump’s presidency will inspire the next wave of punk-rock film-makers
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The TV censorship hall of fameFrom black Klansmen to giant ceramic vaginas, some deeply strange TV moments have been vetoed. Even Mr Snuffleupagus belongs in the club
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Stars and journalists lose appetite for correspondents' dinnerThe annual event is a chance for politicians and the media to share an evening of good-natured roasting – but this year goodwill is in short supply on both sides
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All the memes, from Rihanna's hip flask to Adele sharing the honoursFrom Adele’s wobbly George Michael tribute to Beyoncé in a crown, there was plenty to talk about at the 59th Grammys – this is what the internet loved
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This is why media outlets like the Daily Mail are 'unreliable'Dana Nuccitelli: Journalists try to get facts right. Tabloid propagandists try to advance an agenda
people
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How NRA chief became Trump's left-hand manDonald Trump seems eager to flatter the National Rifle Association’s executive vice-president and CEO, once described as the ‘craziest man on Earth’
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Centre-left politician elected German presidentVocal Donald Trump critic says he wants Germany to be an ‘anchor of hope’ after he was voted in by parliamentary assembly
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I never thought I’d live to 100. That’s shocked meActor recalls his old Hollywood friends Burt Lancaster and John Wayne – and how he was never really a tough guy
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Family demands investigation into 999 call leakLawyers for family of singer, who died in December, say they are appalled that recording and transcript were made public
the big picture
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World Press Photo contestHighlights from the collection of winning images in the 60th World Press Photo Contest, which were selected from 80,408 images made by 5,034 photographers from 125 different countries
Exclusive Britons living in the EU face Brexit backlash, leaked paper warns
UK economy Labour shortages reported as EU worker numbers fall
Technology Sonos hikes UK prices by 25% due to Brexit
Opinion Referendums are OK, but we must lay down ground rules