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One of Britain’s largest sunken forests reveals its secrets | Trees and forests

On a broad expanse of beach overlooked by towering cliffs on the UK’s south coast, a ghost forest can be glimpsed at low tide....

Don’t Worry Darling to Rafiki: the seven best films to watch on TV this week | Television & radio

Pick of the weekDon’t Worry DarlingWith gossip about Shia LaBeouf’s firing, director Olivia Wilde’s relationship with cast member Harry Styles, and star Florence Pugh’s...

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

PreambleRob SmythWell that’s the next six weeks sorted. From WhatsApp to the watercooler, the dinner table to the dive bar, one thing is going...

‘Blissful and extraordinary’: readers’ favourite places in Europe | Europe holidays

Lakeside beaches, FranceLake Vassivière in the Limousin has something for everyone. We found one of France’s largest artificial lakes while on a donkey-trekking holiday...

Russia-Ukraine war live: 150 children abducted from Luhansk and taken to Russia, says Ukraine | Ukraine

Ukraine says 150 children illegally deported from Luhansk to RussiaUkraine says 150 children have been illegally taken from the occupied Luhansk region to Russia.The...

‘I’m left with nothing’: Nigerians feel brunt of economic shakeup | Nigeria

Nigerians are feeling the strain as their new president pushes through a series of unpopular policies that have earned him praise from foreign investors.Bola...

UN nuclear chief says situation at Zaporizhzhia plant is ‘serious’ but it can operate safely for ‘some time’ | Ukraine

The head of the UN atomic energy agency has said the situation at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine is “serious” and that...

Fowler and Schauffele hit 62s at US Open to etch names into golfing folklore | US Open

Jack Nicklaus never managed it. Neither did Tiger Woods. Arnold Palmer, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Seve Ballesteros … the list goes on.Luminaries of this...

‘There is a line’: Southgate urges Jack Grealish to keep partying in check | England

Gareth Southgate has warned Jack Grealish not to cross the line with his partying after winning trophies.Grealish’s alcohol consumption drew much of the focus...

Greg Abbott decision to bus migrants to LA condemned as ‘despicable stunt’ | California

Texas governor Greg Abbott’s decision to bus migrants to Los Angeles this week has been decried as a “despicable stunt”, as advocates in California...

Return to Malta is a reminder of how far Southgate’s England have come | England

When Ryan Bertrand took aim from distance and watched the bounce of his shot deceive the Malta goalkeeper to find the net, the England...

Buckle up: liberated England face ultimate test against greatest rivals | The Ashes

Even by the lofty standards of the Ashes and cricket’s most storied rivalry, anticipation over these past few days has reached a level approaching...

Money, Money, Money: the singers lifting economies with their vocals | Music industry

Money has proved to be an enduring inspiration for some of the bestselling artists of all time: from Pink Floyd pondering the “root of...

Supreme court: Biden and Haaland hail decision to uphold protections for Native American children – live | US supreme court

Biden cheers supreme court upholding protections for Native American childrenJoe Biden has released a statement of strong support for the supreme court’s decision upholding...

What do you know, Boris Johnson lied. But the carnival of crazy has just begun | Zoe Williams

There were surprises afoot on Wednesday – or Privileges-Committee-Publication-Day Eve as we should call it – Nadine Dorries was planning to delay her exit...

‘People thought they knew the story’: the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli | Documentary films

You could argue that, at least in the realm of pop music, the year 1989 belonged to Milli Vanilli.The German-French pop duo, formed barely...

Gary Lineker joins Michael Eavis to celebrate social homes built near Glastonbury site | Housing

Just over the hill, a small army of technicians and logistics experts was beavering away getting ready for the world’s greatest rock music event,...

Boy, 15, sentenced to at least 12 years for murder of Tomasz Oleszak in Gateshead | UK news

A 15-year-old boy who “triumphantly” bragged about stabbing a “kind and loving” teenager to death must serve at least 12 years behind bars for...

Fierce, sensual, cerebral: Glenda Jackson brought class to cinema | Film

For a brief, intense period in the 70s, Glenda Jackson was the very epitome of bohemian Brit chic in the movies: gamine in a...

Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’ | Climate crisis

Trillions of dollars of subsidies for fossil fuels, farming and fishing are causing “environmental havoc”, according to the World Bank, severely harming people and...

‘People were baffled and scared’: Robin Ince on the vital failure of his Edinburgh festival debut | Edinburgh festival 2023

My career was transformed when I repeatedly punched a melon with the face of Vernon Kay amateurishly scrawled on it. A shamanic spell perhaps?For...

Argentina v Australia: international football friendly – live | Friendlies

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTeam news: Bos and O'Neill startThere are four changes to the Socceroos side...

‘My reproductive life is over? That’s liberating!’ Bridget Christie on comedy, TV and the menopause | Comedy

There is a photograph of Bridget Christie and her siblings, she says, taken in a forest in the 70s, that sounds so dreamy and...

Boris Johnson misled MPs and was ‘deliberately disingenuous’ over Partygate, report finds – UK politics live | Politics

Commons privileges committee says Johnson misled MPs and was 'deliberately disingenuous'This is what the report summary says about what the committee concluded. We established...

Death in the desert: bodies lie in the sand in Niger while Europe pours millions into blocking migration route | Global development

In a heavily guarded prison in the city of Agadez, in the north of Niger, convicted people smuggler Sade Yaya* sits on a stool...

TV tonight: Sienna Miller, Hugh Grant and others talk about phone hacking | Television

Scandalous: Phone Hacking on Trial9pm, BBC TwoIt has been more than a decade since the tabloid phone-hacking scandal broke, and this feature documentary from...

Cyclone Biparjoy: more than 100,000 evacuated in India and Pakistan as storm nears | India

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated in India and Pakistan ahead of the expected landfall on Thursday of a “very severe cyclonic storm”.Biparjoy,...

Qatar World Cup organisers ‘failed to protect workers,’ claims Amnesty | Football politics

Amnesty International has accused Fifa and the Qatari authorities of failing to properly address a “pattern of abuse against migrant workers” at the World...

42nd Street review – frivolous fantasy given punch, precision and panache | Musicals

There’s a seam of bright positivity running through 42nd Street, originally a book and film dating from the midst of the Great Depression. It...

US Open finally arrives at LA Country Club’s patch of prime real estate | US Open

It feels appropriate that the penultimate men’s major of the year takes place beneath the famed Hollywood Hills. Books have been commissioned on golf’s...

Wall Street bro or monstrous gargoyle? Trump court sketches varied wildly | Donald Trump

Reporters and camera crews were staked outside of Donald Trump’s appearance in a Miami federal court on Tuesday. But despite all the flashbulbs, there...

Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz: ‘Ukraine earned its hardcore status’ | Gogol Bordello

Ukrainian-born musician Eugene Hütz, leader of the New York-bred band Gogol Bordello, readily admits he first found it shocking when he came across images...

‘Some birthday’: Trump turns 77 under shadow of charges – with threat of more to come | Donald Trump

Donald Trump, the former US president, spent his 77th birthday on Wednesday consolidating his lead in the Republican primary race for 2024 under the...

Broad and Moeen get nod for Ashes opener as England throw down gauntlet | Ashes 2023

Stuart Broad is poised for a raucous reunion with David Warner in front of a full house at Edgbaston after pipping Mark Wood for...

‘Extremely fierce’ fighting as Russian forces resist Ukrainian counteroffensive | Ukraine

Kyiv has said its troops are battling under Russian “air and artillery superiority” as cruise missiles targeting the supply lines of the Ukrainian counteroffensive...

Steve Smith warns England he is on the rise and will adapt to ‘funky’ Bazball | Ashes 2023

When the Ashes started at Edgbaston in 2019 Steve Smith produced innings of 144 and 142 on his way to an average of 110.57...

‘Nobody’s happy’: junior doctors in Oxford voice NHS frustrations | Doctors

The chants and honks of support during a strike can be cathartic for some, but for others it can be a time for sombre...

‘All pregnant women are in danger’: protests in Poland after expectant mother dies in hospital | Global development

“Stop killing us,” protesters across Poland chanted this evening, demanding the legalisation of abortion, after reports reached the media of a pregnant woman’s death...

Ukraine’s failed Mala Tokmachka assault lays bare counteroffensive challenges | Ukraine

The footage that began circulating on Russian social media channels last week depicted what was portrayed as a significant military setback for Ukraine at...

Labour must counter the Tory bonanza of uncosted, impossible policies. But not like this | Zoe Williams

Has Labour rowed back on its promise of universal free childcare? Coming so soon after Rachel Reeves tempered the green new deal pledge, telling...

River in ‘wettest place in England’ in Lake District almost completely dry | Lake District

The upper River Derwent in Borrowdale in the Lake District – famous for its reputation as the wettest place in England – is almost...

It’s the Brassells 2023! The complete Bundesliga season review | Bundesliga

It was a thrilling season with a deflating ending, unless you are of a Bayern persuasion. In fact, the denouement was still a bit...

SZA review – voyage of a lifetime with genre-busting R&B superstar | Music

On the approach to any arena, you can normally get a good sense of the headliner by looking at the people outside. Not so...

Lancashire v Hampshire, Notts v Warwickshire: county cricket – live | Cricket

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThis might be of interest for those of you pressed into work on...

Home Office failing to provide proper evidence on migrant abuse claims, Suella Braverman told – UK politics live | Politics

Home Office has failed to provide proper evidence modern slavery protections being abused by migrants, committee chair tells BravermanJohnson now moves on to the...

At 91, Don King still longs for the spotlight. But it is shining elsewhere | Boxing

Larry Merchant, the venerable sportswriter and TV commentator recently observed, at the age of 92, that “it’s easy getting into your 80s but hard...

Nottingham: victim’s family tell of ‘complete devastation’ after ‘senseless’ killing – latest updates | Nottingham

Victim's family 'completely devastated'The family of university student Barnaby Webber, 19, who was killed yesterday, have paid tribute to him, saying he was a...

UK economy returns to growth with 0.2% rise in GDP in April – business live | Business

UK GDP grew 0.2% in AprilNewsflash! The UK economy has returned to growth.UK GDP increased by 0.2% in April, new figures from the Office...