headlines
Sunday
16 July 2017
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US officials walk out of detention centreAbrupt halt to screening interviews from US officials throws refugee swap programme into doubt
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Garbiñe Muguruza beats nerves to win singles title on ‘weird’ surfaceSpaniard has admitted she found it difficult on grass at first but she has now become only the second woman from her country to win the Wimbledon singles title -
New reporting rules seem to represent a big win for the campaign by the mining sector and conservative politicians to stifle environmental advocacyGovernment’s letter to environmental groups has ominous implications
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weekend
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Ten tips that will make you a master of InstagramIt is one of the fastest-growing social networks, but are you making the most of its photo and video features? Get some handy hints
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The man who may have secretly fathered 200 childrenWhen Esther-Louise Heij’s son asked if she could trace his genetic father, she began a battle to find out about her late doctor, Jan Karbaat, suspected of fathering up to 200 of his patients’ children
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My soul was being destroyedAt 32, she was unhireable. At 48, she is unmissable. The Gypsy and Twin Peaks star talks lucky breaks, bad reviews and being in therapy
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How the series put TV drama to the swordGeorge RR Martin’s fantasy saga, now embarking on its last 13 episodes, has conquered the ratings – and the influence of its swaggering style will be felt for years to come
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Australia beat South Africa by 59 runsAustralia were just too strong for South Africa and set up a semi-final against India, who thrashed New Zealand, in Derby on Thursday.
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Chris Froome takes yellow off Fabio AruThe weakness of Fabio Aru’s Astana team cost the Italian the yellow jersey here on Saturday, permitting Chris Froome to regain the race lead
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Jamie Murray and Heather Watson to thrill mixed-doubles finalA packed house will be certain as two British players, with their respective partners Martina Hingis and Henri Kontinen, face each other in an event forever popular
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Hamilton gets Mercedes’ backing after equalling Silverstone pole recordLewis Hamilton claimed a fifth Silverstone pole, equalling Jim Clark’s record, and Mercedes’ Toto Wolff said Hamilton had every right to miss the London F1 buildup event
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Trump is ushering in a dark new conservatismIf Republicans do not wish to repeat the mistakes of the German conservatives of the 1930s, they had better find their courage – and their conservatism – fast
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Publish or perish: the Fair Go aims to level the playing field in Australian democracyThe Liberal-funded website supports a broader agenda for modernisation and provides a clearing house for liberal and conservative viewpoints
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documentaries
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Pitching Up
Ancient sports for children in Ireland's most ethnically diverse town
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video and pictures
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Californian artist Julieanne Kost's Window Seat photo seriesCalifornian artist Julieanne Kost overcame travel boredom by taking photographs of landscapes from her plane seat
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Homes swallowed by huge sinkholeTwo homes have been engulfed after a huge sinkhole opened up in Pasco County, Florida
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Macron and US president share a never-ending handshake in ParisFrench president Emmanuel Macron and US president Donald Trump share a handshake lasting almost 30 seconds
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Senator, DJ, meme maker and hairstyle iconFrom nuclear disarmament to online privacy, the Greens senator took his politics seriously. But the senator often adopted a less-than-serious approach to engaging with voters
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Bastille Day and swamp soccerThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including the Harbin light festival and F1 track practice
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Voice of Kermit the Frog fired after 27 yearsSteve Whitmire, the puppeteer known for voicing Muppets favourite Kermit the Frog has been fired after 27 years as the family amphibian favourite
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Memorial service for London Bridge terror victim takes place in SydneySurf lifesavers paddle into the ocean off Tamarama Beach and throw sunflowers into the waves
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Report recommends straight tracks to cut down on injuriesStudy found about 80% of catastrophic injuries caused by congestion on track, which often happens as dogs bunch together on bends
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Florida sinkhole that swallowed two homes has stopped growing, officials sayOfficials in Pasco County say 11 homes were affected, including the two that were destroyed
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More than 7,000 civil servants sacked one year on from failed coupTotal number of state employees dismissed for alleged terror links reaches 110,000 as president prepares to lead ‘national unity marches’
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explore
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My journey from an Ohio mobile home to New York CityAdam Theron-Lee Rensch on ‘crossing that invisible divide between rural white trash and urban bourgeois elite’
people
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Michael Morpurgo on the birth of a war horseFrom primary school teacher to author of a stage hit, the author is now subject of a V&A exhibition celebrating his work
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A tiny thing, but the air around her cracklesI think about all Garofalo’s combined experience on screen and stage, and smile at how lucky I am to have seen her in the flesh
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Everything is subject to the priorities of single parentingGruffalo, laundry, fishfinger sandwiches, writing, often no writing … the author on taking inspiration from her two-year-old daughter and short story writing
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What keeps me awake at night? Bad hipsThe former tennis champion on watching the moon landing on television and why he never worries about matches that got away from him
the big picture
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The 20 photographs of the weekWildfires in California, the Iraqi forces’ victory in Mosul, the Tour de France and protests in Caracas – the news of the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists
Bikini Atoll Coral and fish thrive 70 years after nuclear tests