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Russia-Ukraine war live: three dead in Odesa missile strike; UN nuclear chief to visit Zaporizhzhia plant | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he won’t hesitate to use Russian tactical nuclear...

Cormac McCarthy showed us America’s violent heart | Cormac McCarthy

Cormac McCarthy, who died on Tuesday aged 89, achieved fame relatively late. He was nearly 60 when, in 1992, his sixth novel, All the...

Miriam Margolyes: ‘I never had any shame about being gay’ | Vogue

Miriam Margolyes has said she “never had any shame about being gay” as she makes her British Vogue cover debut at the age of...

Miami catches glimpse of circus as Trump goes before judge – again | Donald Trump

Even by Florida’s already unorthodox standards, the arraignment of Donald J Trump, the ultimate carnival barker, in Miami on Tuesday afternoon was something of...

Tyrone Mings: ‘Never did I think this was it or there was no way back’ | England

There may have been trepidation at St George’s Park on Tuesday night when Jack Grealish and the rest of England’s Manchester City contingent rolled...

Africa Rising With Afua Hirsch review – 51 more episodes of this fascinating series please! | Television & radio

Despite what the title of this show implies, Africa is not a country. It is not a monolith. It is not a single entity...

Rahm admits players feel sense of betrayal over deal with Saudi Arabia | Golf

The Masters champion Jon Rahm believes there is a feeling of “betrayal” among the world’s leading golfers after the PGA and DP World tours...

‘Then we saw the blood’: residents horrified by attacks that shocked Nottingham | UK news

Petra Gyuricska was getting a lift to work early on Tuesday when she suddenly ordered her husband, Miklos Toldi, to stop the car –...

Rescued children pay tribute to sniffer dog still missing in Colombian jungle | Colombia

The four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in the Colombian Amazon are continuing their recovery in Bogotá’s military...

Putin denies Zelenskiy’s claims of counteroffensive success for Ukraine | Ukraine

Vladimir Putin has denied Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s claims of early success in Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive, which has seen Kyiv’s troops regain some territory, while admitting...

‘I trusted him’: human trafficking surges in cyclone-hit east India | India

Anima was just 13 when the traffickers came for her.It began gently at first, as a romantic relationship with Rubik, an older man from...

Everyone is recreating Wes Anderson’s world. Wes Anderson isn’t happy about it | Wes Anderson

Name: Wes Anderson.Age: Actual Wes Anderson is 54.So we’re talking about the American film-maker known for his eccentricity and unique poetic style, as well...

As the ice melts, a perilous Russian threat is emerging in the Arctic | Barry Gardiner

Ask Britain’s foreign secretary which part of the world poses his biggest foreign policy challenge, and the chances are he will say either Russia...

‘I like to slag off the headliner’: what is it like to do standup at a music festival? | Comedy

You’re in a massive tent. People are walking in and out, chatting, spilling drinks. A mishmash of music pounds in the background. The crowd...

From window boxes to farms, UK’s rewilding gurus bring out their bible | Rewilding

An aristocratic couple struggling to run a large farm may not elicit much sympathy. And the tale of how they turned around a loss-making...

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

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThe Edgbaston pitch:Division Two…A wicket at Chesterfield at last, as Haider Ali is...

Nottingham: three people dead and three in hospital after ‘major incident’ – latest updates | UK news

Man arrested after three people killed in NottinghamA 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were killed in Nottingham...

UK Covid inquiry begins evidence-gathering stage of its work – UK politics live | Politics

Covid inquiry begins evidence-gathering stage of hearingsGood morning. Today marks the start of an event that will be in the news, and will dominate...

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup | Thrillers

Regular readers of this column will know I am a sucker for a “small community rocked by a horrible crime” story, particularly if it...

Higher UK interest rates more likely as pay growth jumps, but long-term sickness hits record – business live | Business

Introduction: UK basic wages grow 7.2%; CBI chief to face MPsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and...

Russia-Ukraine war live: three dead in ‘massive missile attack’ on city of Kryvyi Rih; 90 square km of Donetsk retaken, says Kyiv | Ukraine

City of Kryvyi Rih hit by 'massive' Russian missile strikeRussia launched a “massive missile attack” overnight on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih,...

‘What the hell went wrong?’: bereaved hope for answers as Covid inquiry begins | Coronavirus

When the UK Covid-19 public inquiry begins in earnest on Tuesday, it will be three years and two months since Jean Adamson watched through...

‘My life and my home’: young people start to testify at historic US climate trial | Montana

The US’s first-ever trial in a constitutional climate lawsuit kicked off on Monday morning in a packed courtroom in Helena, Montana.The case, Held v...

Colombia plane crash: custody battle breaks out between relatives of children | Colombia

A custody battle has broken out among relatives of the four Indigenous Colombian children who survived a plane crash and 40 days alone in...

NBA finals Game 5: Miami Heat v Denver Nuggets – live | NBA finals

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHeat 5-6 Nuggets, 7:14, 1st quarterAirball, Butler. Airball, Adebayo. But Butler draws a...

Kylian Mbappé stuns PSG with formal decision not to renew contract in 2024 | Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé has stunned Paris Saint-Germain by presenting a formal letter to the club’s hierarchy, informing them of his decision not to take up...

Sarah Beeny vs Cancer review – crucial and almost unbearably candid | Television

You may know Sarah Beeny from her property shows, or her New Life in the Country, and you may see her as a sleeves-rolled-up,...

Best Interests review – Sharon Horgan is magnificently ferocious as a mum in agony | Television & radio

Primum non nocere – first, do no harm. Such a simple medical principle in theory, such a complex one in practice. And made even...

California skate park renamed in honor of Tyre Nichols | Tyre Nichols

California has dedicated a skate park in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and...

Minister refuses to back Hancock Covid claim of ‘protective ring’ for care homes | Coronavirus

The care minister, Helen Whately, has declined to back Matt Hancock’s claim that the government threw a “protective ring around care homes” at the...

After a bus crash ‘too horrific to contemplate’, Hunter Valley locals await details of tragedy | New South Wales

Jess Wishart and her two children came home early from their long weekend camping trip at Lake Liddell.Wishart said it “just didn’t feel right”...

Liverpool Biennial 2023 review – devastating insights into the horrors of slavery | Art and design

Beneath the glistening water surrounding Albert Dock in Liverpool, there lies a dark and tumultuous history. But today, beside this water, the sun cascades...

Chloe Mitchell: two charged over murder and disappearance of 21-year-old | UK news

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of County Antrim woman Chloe Mitchell, who was last seen in the town of...

Download festival review – 20th birthday brings double Metallica, occult glam and a new breed | Download festival

You can’t blame anyone that rocked up to Download 2023 in a huff or in a hurry. British rock’s biggest weekend has grown even...

Silvio Berlusconi, scandal-ridden former Italian prime minister, dies aged 86 | Silvio Berlusconi

The former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has died aged 86, according to the country’s leading news agency, Ansa.The media tycoon, who led three...

‘The more you give it, the more it’s gonna give back’: Bethesda’s Starfield explored | Games

It’s the game Bethesda has been thinking about and dreamily planning for 25 years: a massive role-playing adventure, set not just on one world...

Bank of England policymaker ‘cannot rule out’ further interest rate rises to fight inflation – business live | Business

Introduction: Mortgage fears and London Tech WeekGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.UK borrowers...

A new start after 60: I left Britain and opened a cafe in India. I’ve never been happier | Life and style

Earlier this year, Veena Torchia was sitting in her garden in Pushkar in northern India, eating a very ripe mango. As she bit into...

Russia-Ukraine war live: counteroffensive seeing first ‘localised results’, says Kyiv; ICC probe of Kakhovka dam disaster ‘has begun’ | Ukraine

Ukraine getting first 'localised' results of counteroffensive, says KyivUkraine has said its troops have recaptured three villages from Russian forces in its south-east, the...

Mount Mayon: Philippines’ most active volcano spews lava prompting evacuation of thousands | Philippines

The Philippines’ most active volcano began spewing lava on Sunday, putting thousands of people on heightened alert for the possibility of a violent explosion...

Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola enters his third age as all-time great | Pep Guardiola

Would it have mattered to posterity if Pep Guardiola had not won the Champions League again? Would it have mattered if he had remained...

Mitchell Starc: ‘The easy money is in franchise cricket, it’s the fast track to notoriety’ | The Ashes

Mitchell Starc can’t stop fidgeting with his baggy green cap. “Sorry,” he says, breaking off his answer to run his finger under the rim...

Manchester City’s European ascent is a total victory for politics in football | Champions League

Well, that’s that done. So. What now? Perhaps the funniest moment of the Champions League final at a distant, smoke-tainted Ataturk Stadium was the...

Ukraine claims to have liberated three frontline villages in Donetsk | Ukraine

Ukraine’s armed forces have claimed to have liberated three frontline villages in western Donetsk, almost a week after the launch of counteroffensive operations.Soldiers were...

‘Best time of my life’: Manchester City fans reflect as treble win sinks in | Manchester City

Theo Michael Owen was celebrating his 21st birthday in May when he was involved in a life-changing car accident. With his neck broken in...

Late bloomer Scott Boland primed to deliver Ashes impact for Australia | Australia cricket team

“Scotty Boland, he’s now my favourite player. He always has been, but he continues to be my favourite.”Sure the Australia captain, Pat Cummins, might...

Novak Djokovic reaches record 23 grand slam titles after French Open final win | French Open 2023

Since his emergence, Novak Djokovic has used the dizzying bar set by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as inspiration, never doubting that he would...