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Wagner boss to leave Russia as reports say US spy agencies picked up signs of planned uprising days ago | Yevgeny Prigozhin

The chief of the rebel Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin will leave Russia and won’t face charges after calling off his troops’ advance towards...

Trump rails against federal charges and accuses Biden of ‘weaponizing’ justice department | Donald Trump

Donald Trump has derided the substantial federal charges against him, downplaying the numerous legal threats he faces while attacking Joe Biden for allegedly having...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Prigozhin to go to Belarus as rebellion ends; US intelligence suspected Wagner plot, US media report | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe wires have been sending through images from Rostov, from where Wagner troops...

Titan sub tragedy: Canadian investigators board Polar Prince to interview crew and probe data records | Titanic sub incident

Authorities have launched multiple inquiries into the loss of the Titan submersible, as Canadian investigators boarded its supply vessel, the Polar Prince, after it...

Scooter, a Chinese crested, is crowned World’s Ugliest Dog | California

Linda Elmquist, of Tucson, Arizona, smiled broadly as she held her little dog aloft. Finally, Scooter was being recognized for his best qualities on...

Lizzo at Glastonbury review – life-affirmation 101 | Glastonbury 2023

There’s a real ease to this year’s Glastonbury and many of its bookings have a feelgood theme, leaning on nostalgia, familiarity and affirmation –...

‘Your needs came second’: love, resentment and being the other child | Family

When Joanne* was 13 years old, she invited a friend home from school to work on an assignment. They had barely gotten through some...

The moment I knew: by night’s end he said he loved me – but a few years later he was gone | Australian lifestyle

I first met Stu in 2010. He worked at a friend’s bar, we went to the same parties and had the same mates. He...

Blossoms and Rick Astley at Glastonbury review – Smiths hits are the very opposite of miserable now | Glastonbury 2023

It’s a curious thing, cancel culture. Most left-leaning media have unanimously agreed that liking Morrissey is a Very Bad Thing, and yet one of...

Ukrainians dared to dream that Wagner action could be the fatal blow in war | Ukraine

When news of a potential civil war in Russia circulated across the country, Ukrainians struggled to believe it was real. But by Saturdaymorning, as...

Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury review – an awe-inspiring display of love and human spirit | Glastonbury 2023

Glastonbury 2023 has so far felt short of a big pop crowning moment: there’s no sense of a major arrival like Olivia Rodrigo last...

The week in audio: Windrush: A Family Divided; Janey Godley: The C Bomb; The Skewer; Sport’s Strangest Crimes – review | Radio

Windrush: A Family Divided (BBC Radio 4) Janey Godley: The C Bomb (BBC Radio 4) The Skewer (BBC Radio 4) Sport’s Strangest Crimes (BBC...

Behold Waterstones Dad – and hurrah for Britain’s new demographic stereotype | Andrew Anthony

You’ve doubtless heard of such figures as White Van Man, Mondeo Man, Essex Man – vaguely demographic stereotypes which all seem to be male...

Happy endings: how a treasure trove of lost Palestinian music opened up a new thread of musical history | Life and style

My original story in January 2022 on Mo’min Swaitat, a Palestinian actor and film-maker living in London, originally from the occupied West Bank city...

March on UK Home Office over plan to deport jailed Just Stop Oil activist | Just Stop Oil

Hundreds of protesters were expected to march to the Home Office on Saturday demanding deportation proceedings be called off for an environmental activist imprisoned...

Saturday at Glastonbury 2023: Rick Astley, Raye and Richard Thompson | Glastonbury 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIt’s very, very hot and it’s all any of us can talk about...

Royal Ascot 2023 day five: Frankie Dettori chases more prizes on farewell – live | Royal Ascot

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureAn old favourite rides in the 4.20 Hardwicke Stakes, good old Pyledriver, who...

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

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature62nd over: England 250-2 (Beaumont 117, Sciver-Brunt 56) Annabel Sutherland comes on for...

Yevgeny Prigozhin: the hotdog seller who rose to the top of Putin’s war machine | Russia

At the height of Russia’s first, covert invasion of eastern Ukraine, in summer 2014, a group of senior Russian officials gathered at the defence...

Why a piece of ancient pot and a scrap of Virgil’s poetry speak to us down the ages | Charlotte Higgins

There are moments when an ancient object emerges from the soil and seems, for a second, to close the gap between you and the...

Mortgages: how to cope as UK interest rates hit the roof | Mortgages

For Britons buying their first home or chasing a new deal the maelstrom in the mortgage market is the stuff of nightmares, with products...

Wasp-free barbecues and perfect campfires: how to do the UK outdoors in comfort and style (whatever the weather) | Summer

PicnicWhen it comes to feasting in the great outdoors, no one does it quite like the Brits – we’ll stick to our alfresco dining...

Blind date: ‘It seemed like the waitress wanted us to kiss’ | Life and style

Seán on SamWhat were you hoping for?To try a more conventional style of dating, outside apps, and put an end to my unfortunate dating...

Foo Fighters, Fred Again and fabulous sunshine: Friday at Glastonbury – photo essay | Glastonbury 2023

Friday was a beautifully sunny day to start the festival’s big stages. Prior to the day’s biggest acts – the not-so mystery act the...

Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury review – breaking rock’s rules at their own strange pace | Arctic Monkeys

“The Monkeys are back on the farm!” bellows Alex Turner. “Wow!” Indeed, a day ago, it seemed fairly dicey as to whether Friday night...

Space race: winning Sydney houses show how to do more with less | Architecture

At first glance, the Booth Farrow-Palmer family home in Lane Cove looks like many others dotted around Sydney’s urban landscape: an old brick house...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia investigates ‘mutiny’ as Wagner chief says ‘evil’ military leaders must be stopped | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThis is Abené Clayton, contributing to the live blog from Los Angeles.Vladimir Putin...

Leeds mark emotional night with ruthless demolition of Huddersfield | Leeds Rhinos

The smile on Rob Burrow’s face with 10 minutes remaining said it better than anything else could. The legendary Leeds Rhinos scrum-half and his...

Domestic squabbling and two men called Chris: what’s next for New Zealand politics after Jacinda Ardern | New Zealand politics

Whether Jacinda Ardern was baking a cake, getting turned away from a full cafe or taking her baby to work, her every move as...

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis | Ukraine

Every week we wrap up the must-reads from our coverage of the Ukraine war, from news and features to analysis, visual guides and opinion.Heavy...

Foo Fighters secret Glastonbury set review – a band who have learned to fly again | Foo Fighters

It’s one of the cruel rules of love and attraction that the more you try to impress someone, the less you’ll succeed; no-one likes...

London calling for devout MLB fans and lovable losers | MLB

One novel import to the playing fields of England has suffered an intellectual setback this week: the concept of Test cricket as an exercise...

Andoni Iraola: master of organised chaos offers Bournemouth new identity | Bournemouth

One day during the many months that Bournemouth spent analysing the man who would eventually become their coach, they saw his Rayo Vallecano team...

Kim Jones draws on Dior Homme’s heritage for new collection | Fashion

A fashion show usually ends with a finale, but Dior menswear’s fifth artistic director, Kim Jones, decided to switch things up on Friday.Taking place...

Titan tragedy: CEO of submersible company dismissed safety warnings as ‘baseless cries’, reports say – latest updates | Titanic sub incident

OceanGate CEO dismissed warnings about sub's safety as 'baseless cries' - reportStockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate who was killed on board the Titan...

Man guilty of murdering police custody sergeant in south London | Metropolitan police

A man has been found guilty of murdering a police custody sergeant with a gun he had smuggled into a cell.A jury at Northampton...

Beyond the fence: what does it mean to rewild the Australian desert? | Rewilding

Martu desert country, north-east of Wiluna in Western Australia, is green right now. “We had a big rain in this area,” says Yvonne Ashwin,...

Supreme court immigration ruling backs Biden administration – live | US supreme court

Supreme court immigration ruling backs Biden administrationThe first supreme court decision of the day is in. It’s the case of United States v Hansen,...

Dissatisfaction with government at near record levels, poll suggests – UK politics live | Politics

Brexit has 'limited growth, restricted trade, increased food costs and diminished opportunities', says Scottish governmentTo mark the anniversary of the Brexit vote, the Scottish...

Glastonbury 2023 – follow Friday’s action live! | Glastonbury 2023

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureNose flute!Glastonbury is GO!Hello from Worthy Farm, where Glastonbury is finally underway. We’ll...

Royal Ascot 2023: Frankie Dettori chasing more glory on day four – live | Royal Ascot

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureRoyal Procession (2pm)1st CarriageThe KingThe QueenThe Duke of DevonshireThe Duchess of Devonshire2nd CarriageThe...

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

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature87th over: Australia 335-7 (Sutherland 42, King 11) Sutherland gets her first look...

Weather tracker: China issues heatstroke alert amid historic heatwave | China

Parts of north-east China are in the grip of a historic heatwave, with hundreds of weather stations reporting record highs for the month of...

Isabelle Huppert: ‘When you’re an actor, you keep secrets’ | Film

Isabelle Huppert has a way of inspiring intrigue – even without trying. On the red carpet at Cannes last month, she raised eyebrows with...

‘No Ugandan has ever crossed here’: reclaiming the African road trip | Global development

When Ugandans Maureen Agena and Edward Echwalu arrived at the Lesotho border during their five-month road trip across east and southern Africa, the immigration...

TV tonight: Denise van Outen puts air fryers to the ultimate test | Television

Air Fryers: Are They Worth It?8pm, Channel 4Crispy pork! Perfect pancakes! Superb steaks! “It’s the biggest kitchen revolution since the microwave” declares Denise van...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia targets Khmelnytskyi airfield amid warnings of missile and drone attacks across Ukraine | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureOpening summaryWelcome back to our live coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. This...

Titanic sub: US Navy detected Titan’s likely implosion, as James Cameron says sources heard ‘loud bang’ | Titanic sub incident

The US Navy has said it detected an “anomaly” that was likely the Titan’s fatal implosion, soon after the submersible went missing, while film...

Prayerbook of priest who saved Charles II’s life on display in Staffordshire hall | Catholicism

A 400-year-old prayerbook owned by a Catholic priest who helped save the life of Charles II, son of the executed King Charles I, has...