headlines
Saturday
15 April 2017
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Pyongyang parades military might and warns US as nuclear test fears persistAs thousands of soldiers mass at Kim Il-sung Square, Pyongyang tells US to end its dangerous ‘military hysteria’ -
Is Trump's right-hand man falling from grace?Once dubbed the second most powerful man in the world, the hard-right adviser seems to be losing influence amid policy shifts and rumored infighting
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Health giant sues state as federal judge issues injunctionMedical supply company McKesson says state deceptively purchased drugs for lethal injection, becoming first in history to sue a death penalty state for misuse -
spotlight
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Band's opening night headline gig at Coachella – reviewTechnical problems made for a stop-start affair, but even then everything was almost in its right place
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‘All people are sad clowns. That’s the key to comedy’The actor and comedian, 54, who made his name in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, on the joy of being older, why he’s way too responsible and what he owes Monty Python
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Trump 'shadow' adviser takes over the US draft systemFormer lawmaker, a member of the president’s ‘shadow cabinet’ spread across the government, was reassigned from the EPA after reportedly talking too much
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City's dog ban condemned as crackdown on homeless peopleOrdinance bars many dogs from central area, raising fears among homeless people with deep attachments to their animal companions
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Sporting Gijón v Real Madrid: La Liga – live!Zinedine Zidane’s team can take a serious step towards the title with victory relegation-threatened Sporting. Follow all the action live with Tim Hill
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Sunderland v West Ham, Crystal Palace v Leicester and more – live!Rolling report: Follow all the goals and key moments from the Premier League and across Europe with Simon Burnton’s updates
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Everton join Liverpool in banning Sun newspaperEverton football club have banned the Sun from Goodison Park and their Finch Farm training ground over the newspaper’s coverage of the city
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I've always had a need for speedFrom Freddie Hunt to Chris Eubank Jr, the offspring of sports stars often end up competing, too. Is the name a help or a hindrance?
documentaries
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Asylum seekers on Christmas Island
Where does this scenario take you in your thoughts and feelings?
Asylum seekers
on Christmas IslandWhere does this scenario
take you in your thoughts and feelings?Watch now
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Given the statistics, she very possibly looks like the woman sitting opposite you on the bus right nowSuccessful, lairy, scary – what does a vulnerable woman look like?
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Journalism faces a crisis worldwide – we might be entering a new dark ageAlmost anyone can use the worldwide web to be a media outlet, so how will we differentiate between truth, myth and lies?
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If we want the tech behemoths to start behaving themselves we must tear our transfixed gaze from their exploits, and start using our brains insteadHere’s how to civilise Uber, and make the other ‘death stars’ work for us too
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The west used colonies as laboratories for weapons. It's not different todayFrom Italian colonialists in Libya to imperial Britain’s bombings in Iraq, the west has often tried out new and terrible ways to kill ‘uncivilized’ people
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The power of one woman against the worldThe shot of Saffiyah Khan calmly staring down an EDL demonstrator in Birmingham became instantly famous. Why are images like these so transfixing?
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Interactive TV talk for the era of Facebook activismThe Vermont senator’s atypical online show, which is broadcast on social media and will soon tour the US to highlight big issues, is attracting a sizeable fanbase
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Obama loyalists run for officeEx-staffers campaign on legacy of Obama’s progressive policies; Steve Bannon ejected from national security council; Pepsi pulls flat protest ad
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Zoo livestreams birth of calf to April the pregnant giraffeAdventure Park uses YouTube to broadcast eagerly awaited arrival of calf to be named through a zoo competition
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Passenger dragged from plane needs reconstructive surgery, lawyer saysAfter suffering multiple injuries – including a concussion – as he was removed from plane, David Dao could become a ‘poster child’ for passenger mistreatment
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Afghans reel from impactLocals describe the moment the 9,800kg bomb was dropped, as critics question the wisdom of deploying the weapon
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No 'reliable information' on Chechnya gay persecution, says Putin spokesmanPolice in the predominantly Muslim republic allegedly rounded up more than 100 gay men and killed at least three
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explore
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What is the historical evidence that Jesus Christ lived and died?Today some claim that Jesus is just an idea, rather than a real historical figure, but there is a good deal of written evidence for his existence 2,000 years ago
what to watch
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Five things we learned from the trailerThe first footage of Star Wars Episode VIII has just been revealed – and after poring over it, here’s what we discovered
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Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson ensure franchise still has va-va-vroomThe latest instalment of the car-based action thriller – also called Fast & Furious 8 – has lost none of its zip, and even gained Charlize Theron, Jason Statham and Helen Mirren
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Adam Sandler's 90s-set comedy is strange yet strangely likableThe actor’s latest film for Netflix is filled with annoyingly unfunny moments yet there’s a charm that’s tough to resist
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Charlie Hunnam slow-burns down the Amazon, leaving Sienna Miller at homeJames Gray’s introspective tale of adventurer Percival Fawcett’s obsession with a lost Amazonian city is a twist on the familiar Conrad jungle narrative
in pictures
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The 20 photographs of the weekHoly Week, a mass rally in Pyongyang, the ongoing destruction in Mosul and Sergio Garcia winning the Masters – the news of the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists
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Joseph Szabo's portraits of adolescenceJoseph Szabo was a frustrated high-school teacher in need of inspiration – so he started photographing his students, and captured all the angst and excitement of being caught between childhood and adulthood
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Lal Kach festivalDuring the Hindu Lal Kach festival in Dhaka, men and boys cover themselves in body paint and take part in processions through their local neighbourhoods wielding swords to ward off evil and welcome the Bengali new year 1424
people
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‘We were a very loud family, not a lot of listening, plenty of talking’The Homeland actor talks about going to boarding school aged eight, why his family notion of duty is not always helpful and how his mother told him not to marry an actor
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Ex-footballer to argue his genius before UK high courtFormer Manchester United star will follow precedent set by bin-liner entrepreneur to argue for more than half of £40m fortune
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More mellow but just as angryLuscious harmonies and hints of psychedelic soul – plus guest support from Bono and Rihanna – couch brilliant, sharp-edged storytelling
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He said I reminded him of Eddie Redmayne, but he was drinking very strong beerDid Ben and Joe hit it off over a curry?
Georgia Democrats hope $8.3m can spark resistance vote in special election
The Resistance Now Marchers across US to demand Trump's tax returns