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  • people hold signs calling for gun control

    Gun control
    Both sides of gun issue seek to stir up US voters as NRA influence wanes

    Anti-gun control and gun-safety advocates prepare for fall elections, with National Rifle Association beset by woes
    • A man and his child vote.

      California
      School board president who led conservative culture war loses recall vote

    • Out of sync
      Justin Timberlake tells fans ‘it’s been a tough week’ after drunk-driving charge

    • South Carolina
      Husband of bride killed on wedding night awarded nearly $1m

    • Greece
      Thirteen arrested after fireworks from yacht spark forest fire on island

    • Ukraine
      Russian bomb attack on Kharkiv kills at least three and wounds 52

    • Ireland
      Thousands protest after soldier who attacked woman walks free

    • Florida
      US family sues Nasa for $80,000 in damages after space debris hits home

    • Dogs
      Eight-year-old pekingese Wild Thang wins World’s Ugliest Dog contest

In focus

  • Trump in prayer at an Evangelicals for Trump meeting in Miami in January 2020.

    US politics
    In Trump we trust: religious right on crusade to make their man president

  • Commercial white van speeding

    Environment
    Carbon emissions from vans still rising as UK drivers cling to diesel

    Costly new vehicles, limited choice and scarce charging points are holding back a switch to electric by businesses
  • Trowbridge

    Media
    ‘News deserts’: if local newspapers are dying, will local democracy die with them?

    Concerns over scrutiny of councils as publishers cull titles and residents turn to Facebook for local news

Spotlight

  • Ankle sock, running show

    Socks
    What are ‘millennial socks’ and are they really a crime against fashion?

    Jennifer Lawrence is being called ‘brave’ for stepping out in these ankle-length garments – seemingly a low blow for crew sock-wearing gen Z
  • A fat sunbather on the beach, covered in tattoos.

    Fat acceptance
    New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves

  • Keir Starmer Labour HQ 20 Rushworth Street London SE1 0SS<br>DO NOT USE BEFORE JUNE 22 2024. Keir Starmer shot at Labour HQ in London, June 2024 by Harry Borden

    UK election
    ‘You asked me questions I’ve never asked myself’: Keir Starmer’s most personal interview yet

    With 12 days until the general election, the Labour leader is closing in on power. But who exactly is the man hoping to run Britain?
  • Erica Tremblay in New York City.

    Film
    ‘We’re really funny people’: Native American director Erica Tremblay on Lily Gladstone, laughter for survival and breaking Hollywood

    The film-maker talks about her friendship with her debut feature’s star, and why the industry has woken up to her culture’s storytelling
    • Kylian Mbappe wears a face mask to protect his broken nose on 20 June.

      France
      Football v the far right: how Mbappé and Les Blues stood up to extremism

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      This much I know
      Dionne Warwick: ‘Britain has always been very good to me. I feel its wonderful embrace’

    • Tom Sharpe as a photographer in South Africa, c 1960.

      Revealed
      The secret love story behind the slapstick of author Tom Sharpe

    • Illustration of a baby in a cot, his head resting on money, more money and a gun hanging above his head

      Mafia
      ‘These kids are violent, drunk on power’: can mafia children be saved from a life of crime?

West coast

  • The raid on Oakland mayor Sheng Thao’s house took place on Thursday morning.

    Oakland
    FBI raids home of Oakland’s first-term mayor Sheng Thao

  • A hunter spotted a donkey living with elks in northern California.

    California
    Diesel the escaped pet donkey found living with elk after five years

  • Stanford.

    Stanford
    ‘I’ve waited a long time for this’: woman earns master’s degree at 105

  • Red and white sign stapled to wooden post put in sand says Closure, Shark Incident, Do Not Enter, with date handwritten in ink, beyond which is red truck facing ocean and one person walking.

    Sharks
    California survivor of attack recounts fight

Opinion

  • Protesters in western Jerusalem on 20 June demand the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu.

    The Middle East is drifting leaderless to catastrophe. War is just an airstrike away

    Simon Tisdall
    • A tall white woman wearing a white, yellow and green basketball jersey throws her very long arms into the air and grimaces, in a stadium filled with people.

      Caitlin Clark’s name has been used to push bigotry – and she finally pushed back

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • Kylian Mbappe wears a protective face mask after breaking his nose.

      Liberté, égalité, Mbappé! Footballer fights France’s extremists

      Agnès Poirier
    • Keir Starmer and Baroness Lawrence meet south London residents at the Lilian Baylis Technology School as the UK marks Windrush Day on 22 June.

      No way is Britain’s general election a done deal. Polls disguise huge uncertainty

      Pat McFadden
    • The exterior of Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters with the company's logo partly removed.

      Could big tech eventually face its USSR moment and collapse completely?

      Alex Hern

Sports

  • Lando Norris celebrates taking pole position after a competitive qualifying session in Barcelona

    Formula One
    Norris edges out Verstappen to take Spanish GP pole

    Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen in second and Lewis Hamilton in third
  • Caitlin Clark added 16 points and seven assists as the Indiana Fever won their fourth straight game on Friday night.

    WNBA
    Clark sparks resurgent Fever to fourth straight win before record crowd

    Caitlin Clark added 16 points and seven assists and the Fever beat the Dream 91-79 on Friday in front a record-breaking 17,575 fans at State Farm Arena
    • Bernardo Silva runs to celebrate after scoring the opening goal for Portugal.

      Euro 2024
      Turkey 0-3 Portugal: Silva and Fernandes seal last-16 spot

    • Darnell Nurse of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates after scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final on Friday.

      ‘Unshakable belief’
      Oilers rip Panthers to force Game 7 of Stanley Cup final

    • Patrik Schick equalises with his chest for the Czech Republic against Georgia.

      Euro 2024
      Georgia 1-1 Czech Rep: rip-roaring encounter ends all square

    • Mexico have left some of their most capped players out of their Copa América squad.

      Copa América
      Mexico’s struggles a symptom of an insular approach

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Climate crisis

  • A partly sunny sky is almost completely blocked by plumes of smoke rising amid fire from a low hillside, with homes in the foreground.

    Climate crisis
    ‘Multiple disasters all in one day’: New Mexico’s brutal week of fire and flood

  • People hold hands during a community paddle out for those affected by the Maui fires in Honolulu, Hawaii, on 19 August 2023.

    Hawaii
    Youth activists win ‘groundbreaking’ climate settlement

  • A graphic illustration of an orange and white box of snack bars on a white background.

    PFAS
    Protein bars made by No Cow contain lead and toxic PFAS, lawsuit alleges

  • People direct hoses from a water truck into the holes of large plastic barrels

    Weather tracker
    Heatwaves have arrived in the northern hemisphere

Across the country

  • sperm cells under a microscope

    PFAS
    Research reveals toxic ‘forever chemicals’ accumulate in testes

    Study suggests exposure to chemicals manufactured to resist water and heat likely to affect health of offspring
  • Anne Lee Dozier bought the vase on the right for $4 at a thrift store in Maryland – and it turned out it was an ancient Maya relic, at least 1,200 years old, which she has now returned to Mexico.

    Maryland
    Ancient Mayan vase purchased by US woman for $4 returned to Mexico

  • Mary Kay Holthus, who dismissed the indictment.

    Republicans
    Judge dismisses fake electors charges against Trump allies in Nevada

  • At the heart of the exhibition hall are the Folger’s crown jewels: its 82 copies of the First Folio, the first published collection of Shakespeare’s plays.

    William Shakespeare
    Inside DC’s $80m renovation of library housing world's biggest Bard collection

    • Politics
      Trump announces Teamsters union chief to speak at Republican convention

    • Nancy Pelosi
      David DePape found guilty in second trial for hammer attack on Paul Pelosi

    • California
      Diesel the escaped pet donkey found living with elk after five years

    • Politics
      Farmers turn towards Biden over Trump’s past agricultural policies

    • South Dakota
      Native tribes on banning Kristi Noem from reservations: ‘She’d be charged with trespassing’

    • Climate crisis
      California's climate engineering could increase heatwaves in Europe, study finds

Around the world

  • A crowd of tourists at the ticket office at Beverello pier in Naples

    Italy
    Capri lifts ban on tourists after resolving problems with water supply

    Ferries from Naples and Sorrento had been forced to return to port as mayor described situation as ‘real emergency’
  • Toomaj Salehi holds up four fingers as he poses for a photo against a mountain backdrop

    Iran
    Court overturns death sentence of rapper Toomaj Salehi, lawyer says

  • A Muslim pilgrim prays at dawn on Mount Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage.

    Egypt
    Government to prosecute travel agents for ’fraudulent’ hajj trips

  • Green avocados hang from a tree

    Food
    US inspections of Mexican avocados to resume after suspension over assault of inspectors

    • China
      Beijing threatens death penalty for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’

    • Spain
      Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs

    • Ukraine war briefing
      Zelenskiy hails ‘historic step’ as EU set to open Ukraine accession talks

    • UK
      Women urged to accept NHS cervical screening invitations

    • UK
      Prince of Wales thanks Taylor Swift for ‘great evening’ at London show

    • UK
      Nigel Farage claims Russia was provoked into Ukraine war

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • Prince William, King Charles, Queen Camilla and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with his wife Akshata Murty applaud at a D-Day event in Portsmouth

    Weekend
    Marina Hyde on Sunak and class, my parachute failed at at 4,000ft, my gaming-addicted son, and a new approach to quitting smoking – podcast

  • Antoine Griezmann reacts to a missed chance.

    Football Weekly
    France stall against Netherlands and Austria on the up – Football Daily

  • Keir Starmer

    Today in Focus
    Election Extra: hope (within reason) – podcast

  • President Joe Biden. Photograph: Drew Angerer

    Politics Weekly America
    Will Joe Biden’s immigration pledge convince or confuse the public? – podcast

  • Artwork by Yann Kebbi

    The Audio Long Read
    As a teenager, John was jailed for assaulting someone and stealing their bike. That was 17 years ago – will he ever be released? – podcast

  • Two women outside an amusement arcade hold up placards reading: 'Britain needs Reform' and 'Vote Reform on July 4th'. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

    Today in Focus
    Has Clacton fallen for Nigel Farage? – podcast

  • Denmark v England: Group C - UEFA EURO 2024<br>FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY - JUNE 20: England manager Gareth Southgate during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Denmark and England at Frankfurt Arena on June 20, 2024 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.(Photo by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    An all too familiar England but Spain look superb – Football Daily

Culture

  • Detail from a portrait in pastels of Marie Nordlinger by Federico de Madrazo.

    Marcel Proust
    The French rose from Manchester: in search of author's forgotten muse

    The poignant story of the Englishwoman Marie Nordlinger is told in a new book about her life with the writer
  • Jeremy Cooper, author, photographed at his home near Taunton, Somerset

    Jeremy Cooper
    ‘My agent strongly advised me against writing fiction’

  • Doja Cat, in a yellow body suit and leggings, crouching next to a mic stand wrapped in blond hair extensions

    Review
    Doja Cat – hair-raising US rapper puts on a fiery display

  • A goldfish pond with lilies made from the pages of books

    Summer reading
    50 new books to dive into

  • David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London (1981); Kong in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024); Shauna Macdonald in The Descent (2005).

    Streaming
    Godzilla, Kong and the best monster movies

  • Jodie Comer and Austin Butler standing beside a bike in front of a pile of logs in Bikeriders

    Review
    The Bikeriders – sharp, seductive 60s biker drama

Lifestyle

  • ‘He made me see the lighter side of life’: Heather and Rhodri in 2008

    The moment I knew
    In his hospital bed, he ripped off his oxygen mask and said he loved me

    Heather McCormack was trying to play it cool with Rhodri. Then, 24 hours in a hospital waiting room showed her life was too short
  • Coogee Run Club after running from Coogee to Clovelly as dawn breaks.

    Gen Z
    Run clubs, book readings and salsa are pulling young people off their screens

  • Portrait of Puk Qvortrup standing in a field in Denmark wearing a red top and orange skirt

    Family
    ‘I was about to give birth to a dead man’s child’

  • Models walk around a large white floor with artworks placed in different locations

    Fashion
    Of mice and models: artworks take centre stage at Loewe fashion show

  • Lucy Holden surrounded by her nine matchmakers

    Dating
    I asked my mum, my ex and seven others to find me a date. Could I fall in love?

  • A young woman in a lace vest, shorts, baseball cap and sunglasses holds a cloth parasol over herself and the young woman next to her, also in shorts and a baseball cap, in front of the columns of the Acropolis in Athens during a heatwave on 12 June

    Travel
    How ‘shoulder season’ became the new popular time for tourists

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  • A middle-aged white man wearing a ball cap, a brown coat and jeans leans away from his shopping cart into a cooler full of milk products.

    Tell us
    How has inflation changed the way you grocery shop?

  • A young woman university student lying on her bed studying working reading writing on laptop in messy untidy bedroom at home UK<br>DRF2PB A young woman university student lying on her bed studying working reading writing on laptop in messy untidy bedroom at home UK

    Life and style
    Tell us: do you still sleep in your childhood bedroom?

  • sun shines down on silhouette of person drinking from water bottle

    Sweltering temperatures
    How do you stay cool in extreme heat?

  • Pretty, blonde dog groomer lady trims purebred poodle puppy.<br>2HD9F73 Pretty, blonde dog groomer lady trims purebred poodle puppy.

    Relationships
    Tell us: has a pet ever got in the way of your relationship or friendship?

From our global editions

  • HMS Victory in Portsmouth, against a slightly cloudy sky, with tourists in shorts walking towards the gangplank

    Royal Navy
    Nelson’s HMS Victory gives scientists vital DNA for battle against deathwatch beetle

  • Trowbridge

    Media
    ‘News deserts’: if local UK newspapers are dying, will local democracy die with them?

  • Sylvie Nedgar, with her daughter Amelie, standing next to a tram line

    France
    ‘They’re trying to divide us’: Muslims in France voice fears over rise of far right

  • People on a street in Whalley village

    England
    ‘At breaking point’: anger brewing in Lancashire village over booze tourism

In case you missed it

  • Ukraine
    ‘War how it truly is’: Ukrainian director turns accidental footage into a film

  • Black handguns on display

    Gun control
    Will ‘sigh of relief’ after US supreme court gun ruling be short-lived?

    Domestic abusers still may not possess guns, but first case decided since 2022 Bruen decision likely won’t be the last
  • Wolf Ruck sits in his garden, which has tall grass, with a pair of binoculars

    Rewilding
    The gardener who took a Canadian city to court for the right to not mow his lawn

    Missisauga officials have twice forcibly cut Wolf Ruck’s grass and billed him, after he decided to rewild his garden
  • A man speaks into a microphone in front of a crowd, with a tractor in the background

    Politics
    Farmers turn towards Biden over Trump’s past agricultural policies

  • two men wearing tan jumpsuits stand around white backs on sand and look at two men in police uniform

    Prisons
    ‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state

  • People walk by the sea in Auckland, New Zealand

    Asia Pacific
    Why record numbers are leaving New Zealand

  • Pink Slime

    US elections 2024
    Deluge of ‘pink slime’ websites threaten to drown out truth with fake news in US election

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In pictures

  • Two male models wearing a bright red polo shirt from Arket and a vivid green polo shirt from OAS Company

    Summer coolers
    10 of the best men’s polo shirts – in pictures

    Go classic or give it a twist with texture and rainbow hues
  • George Russell and Lewis Hamilton

    We love
    Fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures

  • Mr Men Works by (left to right) Euan Roberts, Rory McQueen and Will Blood.

    Illustration
    Mr Psychedelia meets Little Miss Pop Art

  • DO NOT USE. ONE TIME USAGE SMART SHOT 14 JUNE 2024.

    Smart shot
    ‘It was strange – a girl without a hijab at an ancient religious ceremony’: Mohammad Nazari’s best phone picture

  • Aerial view of swimmers and people on paddleboards

    Twenty photographs of the week
    War in Gaza, Putin in Pyongyang, wildfires in California and nude solstice swimming in Hobart

  • Dries Van Noten - Runway - Spring/Summer 2023 Paris Fashion Week<br>PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28: A model walks the runway during the Dries Van Noten Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show as part of the Paris Fashion Week on September 28, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

    Fashion
    Ice sculptures and David Bowie: Dries Van Noten’s best shows

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