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CIA experiments, Mormon ravers and reformed racists: the untold history of MDMA | Drugs

It was in 1975, when Carl Resnikoff and his girlfriend, Judith Gipson, took a bucolic ferry ride to Sausalito, a city located on the...

Matt Hancock gives evidence to the Covid inquiry – UK politics live | Politics

Key eventsHancock says, as health secretary, he covered many areas of importance. He says he would not say the NHS was the most important.Preparing...

Young adult books roundup – reviews | Young adult

Readers in their early teenage years can find themselves in an awkward spot, between middle-grade and young adult fiction, but two excellent titles are...

Food inflation eases, as MPs prepare to grill supermarkets on price rises – business live | Business

Introduction: UK's surging shop price inflation eased in JuneGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Putin confirms Russian pilots killed during Wagner mutiny; Zelenskiy visits front | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHere is the video clip of Vladimir Putin’s address to the nation last...

Facing extinction, Tuvalu considers the digital clone of a country | Tuvalu

When Lily Teafa was growing up in Tuvalu, her uncles would go fishing every day and come home with a big catch to share...

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy praises frontline advances ‘in all sectors’ as Putin rails against Kyiv and west | Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has praised Ukrainian troops for advancing “in all sectors” in his nightly address, after visiting frontline soldiers in the east and...

‘Here is the history, the life’: the shrine holding out against the gentrification of Bangkok | Thailand

The Chao Mae Thap Thim shrine is, for its supporters, a symbol of Bangkok’s rich history. Inside, framed by ornate golden carvings, stands a...

No bed or bath: New Zealand boatshed sells for record $2m despite housing market crash | New Zealand

A converted boatshed in Auckland that cannot be slept in and doesn’t have a bathroom has sold for more than NZ$2m (£970,000), as sky-high...

Tory hopeful for London mayor accused of groping TV producer | Conservatives

A woman has accused Conservative London mayoral candidate Daniel Korski of groping her in Downing Street a decade ago.Daisy Goodwin, a TV producer, wrote...

Ilkay Gündogan departs Manchester City with legend status secured | Manchester City

Ilkay Gündogan arrived at Manchester City injured and his first season ended before Christmas because of a torn cruciate ligament. It was an inauspicious...

Craig Brown was revered throughout a game he knew better than most | Scotland

The phrase was as common as it was needless. “I’m sorry, I don’t want to keep you back from anything …” Craig Brown never...

Stokes and McCullum have delivered entertainment but winning cricket is key | Ashes 2023

It’s time for supporters and management to decide what they want with England going into the second game of the Ashes 1-0 down. If...

Oscar-winner next door: the everlasting appeal of Jennifer Lawrence | Jennifer Lawrence

Because the advertisements for the new comedy No Hard Feelings have billed the film as an uncouth romp in the grandly off-color tradition of...

Last surviving gaslit cinema in world to reopen in Leeds | Leeds

When Hyde Park Picture House first opened its doors to the public shortly before the first world war, women were at the mercy of...

Australia and England’s five-day Test is a triumph which must happen again | Women’s Ashes

An Australian win, a huge match haul of wickets, a turnaround from a day earlier – sure, all significant on the fifth day of...

Stephen Lawrence’s father and friend call for murder inquiry to be reopened | Stephen Lawrence

The father and best friend of Stephen Lawrence have called for the criminal investigation into his murder to be reopened after evidence emerged of...

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney join investors buying into Alpine F1 team | Formula One

The actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, flush with the success they have brought to Wrexham football club, are expanding their sporting portfolio with...

‘Horrible’ disparity emerging in cultural education in schools, says V&A head | Arts in schools

A “horrible disparity” is opening between state and private schools in the provision of creative education, the director of the V&A, one of the...

Craig Brown, former Scotland football manager, dies aged 82 | Scotland

Craig Brown, the much-loved former Scotland manager who led the national team to Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup, has died at the...

Women’s Ashes Test: Australia beat England by 89 runs on final day – live | Women’s Ashes

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureNot to be outdone, another stats whiz – Hypocaust – has this interesting...

Surrey v Lancashire, Hampshire v Middlesex: county cricket – live | County Championship

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature2023 is the year of the Durham fan:Somerset doing their best to attach...

Rishi Sunak admits NHS faces ‘long-term challenges’ after damning report – UK politics live | Politics

Key eventsJeremy Hunt to ask UK regulators to investigate firms exploiting price risesJeremy Hunt, the chancellor, will ask industry regulators what they are doing...

A Small, Stubborn Town by Andrew Harding – the war in Ukraine in skilful miniature | Journalism books

When Russian troops approached the small farming town of Voznesensk, they were not expecting a battle. A week earlier, Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of...

Primark-owner ABF lifts profit forecast after price rises – business live | Business

ABF raises profit outlook after lifting pricesGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.Hiking prices...

Can you solve it? The simple question almost everyone gets wrong | Mathematics

Today’s puzzles are an intelligence test for children invented a century ago by an American psychologist, Grace Arthur.You will be presented with a patterned...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russian defence minister visits troops in Ukraine in first appearance since Wagner rebellion | Ukraine

Russian defence minister Shoigu visits troops in UkraineRussian defence minister Sergei Shoigu has visited troops in Ukraine, Russian news agency Ria has reported, his...

Rocketmen, ravers and relief from the sun: Sunday at Glastonbury – photo essay | Glastonbury 2023

The final day at Glastonbury saw some relief from the hot weather, as a cool breeze blew across the Somerset sky and there was...

Ticket to freedom: free bus rides for women spark joy for millions in Karnataka | India

In the regimented life of many Indian women, the idea of getting out of the house and hopping on a bus to take a...

Elton John at Glastonbury review – bittersweet joy at the end of the yellow brick road | Glastonbury 2023

Elton John’s debut at Glastonbury is also meant to be his last ever performance in the UK – though it’s by far not the...

Home runs and cricket greats mean happy welcome for MLB in London | Baseball

Cricket and its long‑lost rogue cousin, baseball, enjoyed an emotional reunion over the weekend. Jimmy Anderson pitched in front of a crowd almost twice...

Pride across the US: celebration and defiance in the face of threats | Pride

Celebrations mingled with displays of resistance on Sunday as LGBTQ+ Pride parades filled streets in some of the the US’s largest cities in annual...

The Wagner uprising: 24 hours that shook Russia | Russia

Last Thursday Yevgeny Prigozhin let rip on his favourite subject: the incompetence and vanity of Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoigu. Seated in front of...

Ash Gardner strikes to spark England collapse leaving Australia in charge | Women’s Ashes

England’s chances of a first Test win since January 2014, and a first win against Australia in any format since July 2019, hang in...

Blondie at Glastonbury review – Debbie Harry is an atomic charisma bomb | Glastonbury 2023

The chief grumble about Pyramid stage sets is about artists who aren’t perceived to have enough hits to play it (Stormzy and Billie Eilish...

Ons Jabeur says last year’s pain of defeat is spurring her on for Wimbledon | Tennis

Ons Jabeur says she and her husband cried as they watched footage of her historic run to the Wimbledon final last year on Break...

‘We were so happy’: Wagner rebellion brings fresh hope to Ukrainians | Ukraine

For nearly 24 hours, millions of Ukrainians believed that the war with Russia might be nearing its conclusion. From 9am on Friday, when Wagner...

Liam Farrell double helps Wigan boost playoff push with win over Salford | Super League

The top seven are split by just six points as we pass the midway stage in the Super League regular season, with one of...

I’m still standing! Elton John fans bake in Glastonbury sun for ‘swan song’ | Glastonbury 2023

Given how many times Sir Elton John has announced his retirement from touring – the first almost half a century ago – diehard fans...

‘The most important cassette on the planet’: how Steely Dan fans uncovered their holy grail | Steely Dan

In August 2020, Cimcie Nichols posted a picture of an old cassette to Facebook. The tape had belonged to her father, the late recording...

Scouts! The Musical review – family show wins gold badges for enthusiasm | Musicals

You could look at the Scout movement for a long time before thinking: this calls for a musical! But that’s what Gigglemug Theatre has...

My Glastonbury hygiene diary: ‘I am just pushing dirt around my body’ | Glastonbury 2023

I’m not renowned for my hygiene. Sometimes, my socks reach wear No 4 before they are washed. At Glastonbury, a laissez-fare attitude towards hygiene...

Sunday at Glastonbury 2023: Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Chicks and Elton John to come – follow it live! | Glastonbury 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe latest of our rather dashing Glastonbury picture essays is all about Saturday...

Women’s Ashes Test: England v Australia, day four – live | Women’s Ashes

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature37th over: Australia 128-1 (Mooney 57, Perry 17) Perry plays a beautiful sweep...

County cricket: Yorkshire v Gloucestershire, Surrey v Lancashire and more – live | County Championship

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureAn early email, hello Will Unwin!“In a week where it was confirmed Matt...

The week in TV: And Just Like That; The Change; I’m a Virgo; Windrush: Portraits of a Generation – review | Television

And Just Like That (Sky Comedy)| sky.comThe Change (Channel 4) | channel4.comI’m a Virgo (Amazon Prime Video) | amazon.co.ukWindrush: Portraits of a Generation (BBC...

Labour must do no more backsliding on commitments to create a green economy | Andrew Rawnsley

They’ve talked the bold talk. Sir Keir Starmer regularly claims that a government led by him will transform the UK into “a clean energy...

Paris exhibition aims to dispel myth of ‘primitive’ England in middle ages | Paris

A new exhibition in Paris aims to show how England in the middle ages was very much part of Europe’s dynamic art, architectural, trade...