headlines
Friday
17 February 2017
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Trump 'considered mobilising national guard for immigration roundups'Draft memo calls for unprecedented militarisation of immigration enforcement -
Suspect in North Korea killing 'thought she was taking part in TV prank'Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, duped and ‘not aware it was assassination attempt by alleged foreign agents’, says head of police
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Parents told to destroy doll that can spy on childrenGerman watchdog classifies My Friend Cayla doll as ‘illegal espionage apparatus’ and says shops and owners could face fines -
spotlight
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How Trump's media vitriol could ultimately backfireThe president’s belligerent approach to the press may distract from problems in the short term, experts say, but history shows such hostility can end badly
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Italy still producing prize managerial exportsCoverciano outside Florence has been the nerve centre of the Italian game for almost 60 years and the reverence in which it is held by many seems to have had a positive effect on plenty of its graduates
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Tactics, star players and Lions – Andy Robinson’s verdict so farThe former England and Scotland coach on the resurgent Scots, why Ireland will be kicking themselves and how round three could be one to remember
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The radical plan to save China from air pollutionStefano Boeri, the architect famous for his plant-covered skyscrapers, has designs to create entire new green settlements in a nation plagued by dirty air
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Your stories of life in polluted citiesReaders shared their experiences of living in cities affected by air pollution – from the curse of the ‘Delhi chest’ in India’s capital to celebrating blue sky in Shanghai
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How China's dirty air becomes Hong Kong's problemLast month there were 300,000 doctor’s visits in Hong Kong linked to smog – much of which wafts over from mainland China. But in a busy town obsessed with money, will it take a direct economic hit to wake people to the danger?
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Millions of premature births could be linked, study findsPremature births across 183 countries may be associated with fine particulate matter, a common air pollutant, with Africa and Asia especially affected
opinion
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Understanding Trump’s narcissism could be the key to opposing himIt may be unethical to declare the new US president to be mentally ill, but studying his personality is both legitimate and important
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If Zuckerberg wants to rule the world, does he even need to be president?The Facebook CEO’s 5,700 word post advocated a strong civil society and ended quoting Lincoln. Is he pitching for office, or already an unofficial Potus?
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Unilever rejects Kraft Heinz approachKraft vows to keep up its pursuit despite Anglo-Dutch firm insisting there is ‘no merit, strategic or financial’ to a deal
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The homelessness case that shocked PortlandShe was discovered half-naked and dead in a freezing parking lot. What does her drift into homelessness tell us about how Oregon treats its neediest citizens?
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explore
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Late-night hosts on Trump's disastrous press conferenceComics, including Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, dissect the president’s first solo presser, filled with ‘bizarre paranoia’
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First dives to Amazon coral reef stun scientistsScientists have discovered the river reef is far bigger, and more important, than first thought – a biodiversity hotspot on a par with the Great Barrier Reef. Now they face a race to protect it from big oil
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The winery in the middle of a war zoneThe chaos of eastern Ukraine has taken a heavy toll on this Soviet-era winery, which once supplied more than half the country
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Death in police custody casts long shadow over French societyYoung man’s death in custody has become one of France’s most high-profile cases of alleged police brutality, and paved way for current riots
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Angry? Don't let it get to you and you'll make a bigger differenceBeing outraged all the time won’t help you fight back
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Trump is a sociopath – there’s no empathy, he’s a manipulatorHe is renowned for writing politically controversial operas, so what will Adams make of the new US president? On his 70th-birthday tour, the composer talks beatniks, bombs and Trumping Nixon
people
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Dick Bruna, creator of MiffyCreator of Miffy, the little rabbit who became a star of children’s literature
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Morgan and Rowling’s clash of values shows up what Westminster’s lostFrom Gary Lineker to Michael Sheen, social media players have taken over the battleground of ideas – and we are gripped by them
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Ohio Players and P-Funk legend dies aged 62The multi-talented musician was the driving force behind some of the biggest hits of 70s funk – and an inspiration to scores of hip-hop artists
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Former MP who scooped US media on Trump's Russian tiesMensch works at News Corp by day, probes Trump-Moscow by night. Here’s how she learned the secret that eluded even the best journalists
the big picture
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Dog paternity leave and a giant Trump dummyThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including a fire dance, dog paternity leave and a giant Trump dummy
Emmanuel Macron French outsider who would be president