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Britt Ekland: ‘I was the first naked female a lot of young lads ever saw’ | Film

Is it a constant annoyance that people seem to think it’s OK to ask you to explain how you have chosen to expose (or...

The Flying Dutchman review – Wagner updated to England’s dystopian present | Opera

OperaUpClose’s new production is not quite the opera as Wagner conceived it. The myth of the seaman condemned for eternity to sail the seas...

Wimbledon 2023: Ruud, Rybakina and Murray in action on day four – live | Wimbledon 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTwo break points down following a double and a mis-hit forehand, Choinski produces...

A robot reporter chasing down stories about alien cats: how Times & Galaxy nails journalism | Games

A game about a robot becoming a journalist feels a bit on the nose right now, in the midst of stories about writers being...

The Ashes 2023: England v Australia, third Test, day one – live | Ashes 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHere is Ben Stokes being typically upbeat about the situation.As for the match,...

UK banks face regulator amid ‘profiteering’ claims; Bank of England says some retailers are overcharging – business live | Business

Introduction: UK watchdog to grill bank chiefs over ‘profiteering’ accusationsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the...

Footpaths to the past: ‘We must keep our ancient tracks alive by walking them’ | Walking holidays

It’s not lost on me, the irony of writing about mobility while sitting at my desk for hours, with a bent spine and cramped...

TV tonight: Ellie Simmonds’s deeply moving search for her birth mother | Television

Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family9pm, ITV1Paralympian Ellie Simmonds was given up for adoption when she was less than two weeks old. This deeply...

Olympic snowboarder Shaun White: ‘Retirement is a pretty ugly word’ | Documentary

Most people don’t retire at 35. But then again, Shaun White has never been like most people. After all, this is an extreme sports...

South Korea: doctors desert paediatrics as low birth rate sparks fears for future | South Korea

A shortage of paediatricians in South Korea is leaving hospitals unable to fill posts while raising risks for children’s health, doctors have said, claiming...

‘I needed to see’: victims’ families tour site of Parkland massacre five years on | Parkland, Florida school shooting

For more than five years, the bloodstained halls and classrooms where 17 people died in the Parkland school shooting has remained locked away and...

England Women beat Australia in tense T20 finish to keep Ashes hopes alive | Women’s Ashes

England kept their Ashes hopes alive with a remarkable three-run win here on Wednesday evening, handing Australia their first defeat in any format since...

Hannah Dingley makes history with first game in charge of Forest Green | Sport

“Go Hannah Go!” reads the giant cardboard sign that greets Hannah Dingley as she heads down the tunnel a touch embarrassed an hour before...

Secret Invasion recap episode three – things are hotting up | Marvel

Spoiler warning … the following article is for people who have been watching Secret Invasion on Disney+. Please don’t read on unless you have...

My mission at Wimbledon Wild Wednesday: 87 matches in one day | Wimbledon 2023

Forget Manic Monday and Super Sunday: welcome to Wild Wednesday. Because of the sort of weather which Tube announcers quaintly always describe as “inclement”,...

Katie Boulter shrugs off protest to sink Daria Saville in straight sets | Wimbledon 2023

Being a British player at Wimbledon brings its fair share of stress and off-court demands, the attention that much greater than they experience at...

Douglas Heap obituary | Stagecraft

My father, Douglas Heap, who has died aged 88, enjoyed a successful career as a theatrical designer, creating sets for Rada and the RSC...

Women’s Ashes: England v Australia, second T20 – live | Women’s Ashes

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature1st over: England 10-0 (Dunkley 9, Wyatt 1) Apologies all, my computer chose...

England would do better to focus on winning games, not gamesmanship | Ashes 2023

I heard about Jonny Bairstow’s stumping before I saw it. When I finally caught a replay the first thing I noticed was the speed...

Modest review – rollicking tale of star Victorian artist | Theatre

Elizabeth Thompson was once such a famous artist that a police officer had to be stationed at the Royal Academy, where her work was...

SAS must be named in inquiry into alleged unlawful killings, says Afghan families’ lawyer | Ministry of Defence

A partial admission by the defence secretary that UK special forces were present in Afghanistan risks discrediting a public inquiry investigating allegations of unlawful...

Wimbledon day three: Kasatkina v Burrage, Medvedev v Fery and more – live | Wimbledon 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureBurrage makes break point only to dump a backhand, and from there Kasatkina...

Tour de France 2023: stage five takes race into Pyrenees – live | Tour de France 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature138km to go: With hias teammates Morkov and Jakobsen a minute behind at...

Can Xbox beat PlayStation? And how much does Call of Duty really make? Inside the court case tell-alls | Games

It’s been an absolute gossip bonanza in the past couple of weeks for those of us who follow the games industry. The hearing on...

Ofwat boss says ‘hard lessons’ to learn from water crisis as he defends watchdog’s role – business live | Business

Key events“It’s not happening.”This is the blunt assessment of the success of efforts to turn Canary Wharf into a shopping and leisure destination. “Mondays...

‘I want to take the audience further than they’d like’: Kwame Kwei-Armah on Beneatha’s Place | Stage

As we get ready to open Beneatha’s Place at the Young Vic theatre in London, it has been beautiful to dance again with the...

China floods: Xi Jinping urges action as rains destroy buildings and displace thousands | China

China’s president, Xi Jinping, has called for stronger efforts to protect lives and property from severe flooding, as the country’s scientists warned July will...

‘Stereotypes are evolving’: female divers shake up conservative Jordan | Global development

The yacht Diversity leaves the harbour of Aqaba, the only coastal town in Jordan. To the right is the Israeli resort of Eilat, framed...

Israeli forces begin withdrawal from Jenin as rockets fired from Gaza | Palestinian territories

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired five rockets toward Israel, the military said in the early hours of Wednesday, as its forces began...

France riots: prosecutors investigate death of man hit by projectile in Marseille | France

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a 27-year old man who was hit by a projectile at the time of...

Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides part three: Philippines | Women’s World Cup 2023: Guardian Experts’ Network

This article is part of the Guardian’s Women’s World Cup 2023 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the...

Penelope Wilton and Luke Evans to star in Queen Mother comedy in the West End | Theatre

Luke Evans will return to the West End this autumn to star alongside Penelope Wilton in a new play about the Queen Mother’s relationship...

Three charged with terrorism offences in relation with NI police officer’s shooting | UK news

Three men have been charged with preparatory acts of terrorism by officers investigating the attempted murder of DCI John Caldwell.The police officer was shot...

Norrie channels ‘good memories’ of 2022 semi-final run in win over Machac | Wimbledon 2023

Perhaps Cameron Norrie was feeling the burden of added expectation here on Tuesday as he set out to match, or perhaps even surpass, his...

Wimbledon needs Andy Murray’s star power to fuel money machine | Wimbledon 2023

Time, please. But not just yet. As Andy Murray’s first round hit-about against a game, likable but outmatched Ryan Peniston came to an end...

Andy Murray strolls into Wimbledon second round but rain halts outer court matches | Wimbledon 2023

There was delight for British tennis fans at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Andy Murray sailed through to the second round. But thousands received refunds...

Paolo Di Paolo obituary | Photography

The photographer Paolo Di Paolo, who has died aged 98, documented the renaissance of Italy following the dark days of the second world war,...

Israel’s Jenin assault displaces thousands as violence spirals on | Palestinian territories

In the darkness of the night, thousands of people stumbled in lines through the Jenin refugee camp, guiding each other through the twisted metal,...

Cokanasiga now at ease with England pressure and chasing World Cup spot | England rugby union team

Comparisons with Jonah Lomu are as weighty as they come so it is little surprise that Joe Cokanasiga admits to struggling with such a...

Any spirit of goodness in cricket should recognise two opposing worldviews | Ashes 2023

It’s safe to say Alastair Cook would not have much enjoyed his 100th Test. His men were 2-0 down heading to another belting in...

Pure petrofiction: why writers will keep drilling for stories about oil | Books

Whatever our misgivings, oil has been driving the world for well over a century. Its multiple derivatives serve our consumption habits and so oil...

‘We didn’t want to sound close to anything like Sting’: the exhilarating freedom of the Czech shoegaze scene | Indie

‘Sting would not do that. The guitars are too loud, the voice too drowned.” Jan P Muchow, of Czech shoegaze band the Ecstasy of...

Tour de France: stage four – live updates | Tour de France 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature113km to go: “It’s a shame Thomas De Gendt isn’t in it this...

‘His music kindled my agency and hunger for self-definition’: why women adore Bruce Springsteen | Music

At Bruce Springsteen’s recent show in Edinburgh, a fan managed to hand the 73-year-old rock icon a copy of his dissertation about masculinity. Pondering...

Man found guilty of Nottingham arson murder of woman and two children | Crime

A man has been found guilty of murdering his nextdoor neighbour and her two young children by pouring petrol through their letterbox and setting...

Rosie Jones on death threats, anxiety and anger: ‘I’m not this happy person all the time’ | Rosie Jones

Rosie Jones always wears earphones when she’s out alone. She jokes it is for pleasurable reasons – “a chance to listen to Steps” –...

Crisis Actor by Declan Ryan review – all the best punchlines | Poetry

Reading poetry, the task of a reader is in part to situate the poet – where they are in a poem is often as...

Climate-heating El Niño has arrived and threatens lives, declares UN | El Niño southern oscillation

The arrival of a climate-heating El Niño event has been declared by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO), with officials warning that preparation for...

Food inflation is ‘starting to fall’, says Sainsbury’s – business live | Business

Sainsbury's: Food inflation is starting to fallGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.After months...