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F1: Monaco Grand Prix – live | Formula One

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureLap 23/78: Pérez, Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate, is still in 16th. The race...

Vacant skyscrapers, empty trains: can San Francisco once again reinvent itself? | San Francisco

The operator of the gondola that services Salesforce Park, an oasis among the skyscrapers in downtown San Francisco, will tell you all about how...

Italian towns claim Ron DeSantis as one of their own as Republican race heats up | Ron DeSantis

If Luigia Colucci, one of Ron DeSantis’s Italian great-grandmothers, tried to emigrate to the US today, she most likely couldn’t meet current standards to...

‘I’m very proud it’s there’: how Tina Turner’s one-room school became a museum | Tina Turner

When Tina Turner, resident in Switzerland, read in Bilanz magazine that her old school in Tennessee was being turned into a museum, she assumed...

Who should win the 2023 Stirling prize? One of these… | Stirling prize

How do you measure a classical church in the north-east of England, chastely converted into a community centre, against a louche re-creation in a...

The pope and Emanuela Orlandi: Vatican back in the spotlight over mystery of missing girl | Vatican

Not long before she disappeared in the summer of 1983, Emanuela Orlandi went to Piazza del Catalone, a small square just outside of the...

‘We’re both romantic about what politics can be’: Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart on their double act | Podcasts

The Royal Hall in Harrogate has a long and interesting history. Designed by Robert Beale and the great Frank Matcham, it opened on the...

Shop talk: Britain’s 20 best independent boutiques | Fashion

1. Kiti, CardiffA proudly Welsh, colourful confection of fashion treasures for women of every age. Owned by Gwenno Penrhyn, Kiti is named after her...

Billam-Smith proves point in front of home fans to take Okolie’s title | Boxing

Chris Billam-Smith is the new WBO cruiserweight world champion after defeating the previously unbeaten Lawrence Okolie, who was knocked down three times and also...

Germany stun USA late to book final with Canada at ice hockey worlds | Ice hockey

Germany scored a late equalizer and then upset the United States in overtime Saturday to set up a final against Canada at ice hockey...

A curious choice for the Palme – but what an extraordinary Cannes | Cannes 2023

This was a Cannes that has turned out to be mostly about love — about how love is thwarted, how it is denied, how...

The moment I knew: we’d known each other for three months and kissed once – then over the phone, I proposed | Australian lifestyle

Kylie and I first met at an event on Australia’s Sunshine Coast during the summer of 1996-1997. She was 18, based in Brisbane, and...

What is a dog, then? On the unbearable death of my dog, Polly | Pets

We are a threesome. The most wonderful thing in the world for me – the most joyful, vivifying, meaningful, precious thing in the world...

‘I just have you’: the rural Australians helping Afghan asylum seekers find refuge | Rural Australia

Confined to the four walls of a small Islamabad alcove, a family of six crowds together, their portable fan providing little respite from the...

Luton promoted to Premier League after shootout victory against Coventry | Championship

This time Rob Edwards could celebrate. The Luton manager had hared off down the touchline with four minutes of extra time to go to...

UK ministers engaged in bitter fight to halt release of Covid secrets | Boris Johnson

Ministers have just days to decide whether to take the extraordinary step of launching legal action against the Covid inquiry, as part of their...

The story of Chelsea’s remarkable fourth consecutive WSL title triumph | Chelsea Women

You could be forgiven for assuming the Women’s Super League is a one-club show. Four league titles in a row, seven of the past...

NHS data breach: trusts shared patient details with Facebook without consent | Health

NHS trusts are sharing intimate details about patients’ medical conditions, appointments and treatments with Facebook without consent and despite promising never to do so.An...

Bianca Andreescu: ‘You’re alone on court. It’s like a lonely, lonely journey’ | French Open 2023

After an arduous time on the road this year, Bianca Andreescu’s fortunes finally appeared to be turning on her favoured American hardcourts at the...

Coventry City v Luton Town: Championship playoff final – live | Championship

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature25 min: That goal was thoroughly deserved. It was a fine move too:...

Saracens v Sale: Premiership rugby union final – live | Premiership

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHalf-time musingsThis looks there for the taking for Saracens if they can sort...

Borussia Dortmund v Mainz, Cologne v Bayern Munich: Bundesliga finale – live | Bundesliga

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureDortmund 0-2 Mainz: At least Dortmund are keeping the ball a bit better,...

Reading v Chelsea, Liverpool v Manchester United: WSL final day – live | Women’s Super League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureUpdated at 13.23 BSTToday's WSL fixtures West Ham v Tottenham Reading v Chelsea Manchester...

The week in classical: Wozzeck; Don Giovanni – Christian Gerhaher and Anja Kampe thrill in five-star Berg | Classical music

Spinning in its own orbit, as it seems on every fresh encounter, Alban Berg’s Wozzeck (1925) resembles no other opera. Voices sing, speak, shout...

Inside the world’s longest-running mermaid gathering: ‘The first place I’ve truly belonged’ | California

Last weekend, around a community pool near Sacramento, flippers were being unpacked, glowing bubble crowns secured to wigs, and glittery eye makeup donned: the...

Man who opened plane door over South Korea says he wanted out ‘quickly’ | South Korea

A man who opened an emergency exit on a flight in mid-air felt “suffocated” and wanted to get off quickly, South Korean police have...

My cheating boyfriend told me he was a sex addict. Was it a disorder – or just an excuse? | Relationships

The vacuum cleaner is laid out like a snake on the living room floor – an image of domesticity I will come to remember...

‘Can the two selves help each other?’ Mike Brearley on Bazball, Test cricket and psychoanalysis | England cricket team

‘Anything can happen,” Mike Brearley says as, at the age of 81, he leans forward in anticipation of the sporting event of the summer....

Russia-Ukraine war live: US and EU decry Moscow’s plan to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus | Ukraine

US and EU decry Russian plan to deploy nuclear arms in BelarusUS president Joe Biden has said he had an “extremely negative” reaction to...

‘It’s a massive ask’: is Binance capable of being regulated? | Cryptocurrencies

In 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority was adamant: Binance is not capable of being regulated in the UK.Executives at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange...

Sudan army calls on former soldiers to re-enlist as fighting persists through ceasefire | Sudan

Sudan’s army has asked the United Nations to change its envoy to the country, as it calls on reservists and retired soldiers to re-enlist...

UK government created conditions that led to Cardiff riots, says Mark Drakeford | Mark Drakeford

The Welsh first minister has accused the UK government of creating the poor social conditions that formed the backdrop to the Cardiff riots by...

Saracens have greater experience but do not underestimate Sale’s power of purpose | Premiership

Saracens are favourites for Saturday’s Premiership final but do not underestimate the power of purpose. Every individual needs a purpose, it becomes their fuel,...

From thieving parrots to boozy pigeons: why New Zealand is obsessed with its native birds | New Zealand

When unsuspecting Miami zoo ambassador Ron Magill woke on Tuesday, he could not have anticipated the storm of fury he was about to encounter.Opening...

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.Anti-Putin...

Jah Shaka obituary | Reggae

The reggae pioneer and record producer Jah Shaka, who has died suddenly in his late 60s, was a giant of the British sound system...

Litter of kittens provides hope for Los Angeles mountain lions after dreadful year | California

After a devastating year for Los Angeles mountain lions, researchers have made a hopeful discovery in the southern California hills: an all-female litter of...

The Old Oak review – Ken Loach’s fierce final call for compassion and solidarity | Cannes 2023

A decade or so ago, the rumour was that Ken Loach was getting ready to quit. Then began a new parade of Conservative prime...

Why Premier League trio are in this mess and what relegation could do | Premier League

Everton Pts 33 (GD -24), Bournemouth (h)Why are they in this mess? Farhad Moshiri, Everton’s billionaire owner, has made a succession of erratic and...

Supermassive black hole at heart of ancient galaxy ‘far larger than expected’ | Science

A supermassive black hole discovered at the heart of an ancient galaxy is five times larger than expected for the number of stars it...

‘He works hard’: Voters in Turkey’s quake zone backing Erdoğan in runoff | Turkey

Mounds of rubble still block sidestreets in the centre of Kahramanmaraş, three months after two deadly earthquakes destroyed large sections of the town and...

Couple jailed for ‘savage’ Christmas Day murder of baby son | Crime

A couple found guilty of the “savage and brutal” Christmas Day murder of their 10-month-old son have been sentenced to life imprisonment.Finley Boden died...

‘All I see are ghosts’: fear and fury as the last spotted owl in Canada fights for survival | Endangered species

On a rainy spring morning, huddled under the shelter of an ancient cedar, Jared Hobbs hoots, whoops and squawks. In years past, he could...

Sale’s Alex Sanderson: ‘People have given up a lot to make this special’ | Sale

Most people will tell you that winning is everything in a major final. There is scant room for background nuance on the scoreboard or...

Statue of peace protester Brian Haw to be installed in south London | Protest

A statue of the peace campaigner Brian Haw, who spent 10 years camped outside the Palace of Westminster, is to be installed in south...

Ivan Toney found to be ‘betting on himself’; season climaxes loom – football news | Football

Key eventsMore on the Ivan Toney findings. “Ivan Toney repeatedly bet on matches involving his own team and would have received a ban of...

‘An inspiration to women around the world’: readers remember Tina Turner | Tina Turner

‘My mum and I bonded over her’I grew up loving Ike and Tina Turner. Then, in 1983, I saw Tina in concert at St...

Jeremy Hunt backs interest rate hikes even if they cause recession; UK retail sales rise faster than expected – business live | Business

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt comfortable with recession if it brings down inflationChancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged to support the Bank of England’s decisions on interest...