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Owen Jones explores the progress made towards LGBTQ equality on the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967
Watch our series of in-depth films exploring in rich detail the stories behind the headlines
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The latest Guardian documentary discovers a very special Gaelic sport team in rural Ireland
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Two years after becoming an accidental hero of Hong Kong’s umbrella pro-democracy movement when she was arrested, the 16-year-old is torn between wanting to respect her family’s fears about the risks of her activism and standing up to Chinese interference, rejoining the battle alongside the localists fighting to save their city
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These are the girls running as fast as they can to be Jamaica’s new sprint champions in a country obsessed with its athletes. This is the story of the Champs national youth athletics competition that could change their lives
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People with disabilities are among the most discriminated against in Bolivia. Fed up with being ignored, a group of them march across the Andes to La Paz hoping to speak to President Evo Morales. Instead they face riot police, barricades, teargas and water cannon
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Cédric Herrou is a farmer who supports and houses African refugees in southern France. Why do he and his fellow activists feel compelled to defy the authorities?
spotlight
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Watch the trailer for Wolf Warriors 2, the sequel to the Chinese box-office hit Wolf Warriors, directed by Wu Jing
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NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian says the government will be taking action on the ‘tent city’ in Martin Place on Tuesday
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Martin Place homeless camp organiser Lanz Priestley says he confident the deal struck with Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore on Monday night will stick despite uncertainty about the details
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Jeremy Corbyn has condemned the ‘violence done by all sides’ in the Venezuela conflict
explainers
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A giant section of the Larsen C ice shelf in the Antarctic peninsula has broken off, unleashing a 5,000 sq km iceberg – about a quarter of the size of Wales
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With smoking in decline in much of the developed world, tobacco companies are putting their hopes in new markets where populations are growing quickly and regulations can still be contested in the courts. But African governments are not standing idly by and a landmark case in Kenya could set the tone of anti-smoking regulations across the continent
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We take a look back at Pyongyang’s nuclear dynasty and ask: could the country trigger a nuclear war?
sport
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A late surge from South Africa’s Caster Semenya saw Laura Muir fall agonisingly short of winning a medal in the women’s 1500m final, won by Faith Kipyegon of Kenya
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American Tori Bowie produced a stunning finish, dipping to pip Marie-Josée Ta Lou on the line, to win gold in the women’s 100m final on Sunday
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Usain Bolt says that Justin Gatlin deserved to win gold in the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in London
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Justin Gatlin spoilt Usain Bolt’s London 2017 farewell party to take the gold medal in the World Athletics Championships 100m final on Saturday
technology
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The sighting of what appeared to be a self-driving car was a hot topic on tech blogs over the weekend.
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The lawyer for Marcus Hutchins, the cyber-expert who thwarted a global ransomware attack, says he denies charges brought against him in the US
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Pit your wits against a wily street hustler. You’ll need all your powers of observation and concentration to come out on top...
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Apple’s new 175-acre California campus was envisioned by Steve Jobs, and the company claims it will be the ‘greenest building on the planet’
interviews
culture
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Watch the trailer for Wolf Warriors 2, the sequel to the Chinese box-office hit Wolf Warriors, directed by Wu Jing
life & style
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The second World Dog Surfing Championships were held at Pacifica in California this weekend
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A video posted to Bakersfield fire department’s Facebook page shows firefighters revive an unconscious dog on Wednesday in California
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Research has found that drinking three or more cups of coffee a day can cut the risk of dying early by between 8% and 18%
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Ken hadn’t changed much since he was introduced 56 years ago as Barbie’s blue-eyed, chiseled boyfriend. Now he’ll be sold in four ethnicities and two more body shapes: broad and slim
Life and death in Texas Abortion frontline of America