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Milan face Inter in Champions League showdown to stir the senses | Champions League

A bright red scooter skids by and the evening fireflies take flight. Springtime has spread itself across Milan like an open palm, and by...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv launches wave of drone attacks on Crimea, says governor | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureAir raid alerts sounded for several hours overnight into early Sunday over roughly...

Sunday with Graham Norton: ‘I squeeze in Wordle before lights out’ | Sunday with…

​​When does Sunday start? Quite early. I have to present my Virgin Radio show. I’m on air at 9.30am, so I’m out the door...

More than 67,000 celebration lunches planned for coronation weekend in UK | King Charles coronation

More than 67,000 lunches are being held across the bank holiday weekend to mark King Charles’s coronation as part of the nationwide Big Lunch.The...

Canelo Álvarez v John Ryder: undisputed super middleweight championship – live | Boxing

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureJulio Cesar Martinez has just stopped Ronal Batista to retain his WBC flyweight...

Rise of artificial intelligence is inevitable but should not be feared, ‘father of AI’ says | Artificial intelligence (AI)

The man once described as the father of artificial intelligence is breaking ranks with many of his contemporaries who are fearful of the AI...

Miami F1 GP drama: Leclerc crash hands Pérez pole as Verstappen suffers | Formula One

Max Verstappen faces the toughest test of his season after being punished for a mistake in qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix. The race...

Carlo Ancelotti is the great pragmatist standing in Pep Guardiola’s path again | Champions League

It is a little over nine years since Pep Guardiola first took on Carlo Ancelotti as a manager. Guardiola’s Bayern Munich had sealed the...

London Irish pip Exeter as Declan Kidney praises players after turbulence | Premiership

It has been a difficult week for London Irish and at times this victory was equally trying but a promising season ends on a...

Mohamed Salah strikes to secure Liverpool’s victory against Brentford | Premier League

It may prove to be too late in the end but Liverpool are certainly asking the right questions of those around them. As recently...

It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion | King Charles coronation

As the soft drizzle in London gave way to a downpour, Charles was crowned king in Westminster Abbey, and the feeling came over many...

Leeds suffer for the cause to give Sam Allardyce hope of beating the drop | Sam Allardyce

Sam Allardyce had waited two years to manage a competitive match and the wait will arguably go on for another week, after he witnessed...

Coronation fashion sprang few surprises – but all eyes were on Penny Mordaunt | King Charles coronation

When the official Coronation invitation was unveiled last month featuring a bee, bluebells and a Green Man, an ancient mythological figure symbolising rebirth, it...

‘Not my king,’ they chanted. Then the police took their megaphones | King Charles coronation

The bronze statue of Charles I on horseback on the corner of Trafalgar Square had been boxed off for the day, with armed police...

Sudan’s warring sides arrive in Saudi Arabia for talks as fighting rages on | Sudan

Sudan’s rival factions have arrived in Saudi Arabia for direct talks, after three weeks of clashes in the capital, Khartoum, and the south-western region...

This election bloodbath was bad enough for the Tories – tactical voting could make it far worse | Local elections 2023

Rishi Sunak will be grateful that the coronation bank holiday weekend diverts attention away from the electoral bloodbath his party suffered on Thursday. More...

Rain on King Charles’s parade – just like for his mother and grandfather | King Charles coronation

Downpours rained on King Charles’s military flypast parade as a procession of Royal Air Force planes from past and present was scaled back because...

Manchester City v Leeds, Liverpool v Brentford and more: clockwatch – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureToday's Premier League fixtures Bournemouth v Chelsea Manchester City v Leeds United Tottenham...

The week in classical: Symphony of Sorrowful Songs; RPO/Petrenko; LPO/Mäkelä – review | Classical music

Silvery and mottled, maybe a tapestry of moth-eaten velvet, or the dripping walls of a watery cave: the set for English National Opera’s Symphony...

Head of UK’s leading anti-monarchy group arrested at coronation protest | UK news

The head of the UK’s leading republican movement and other organisers of an anti-monarchist protest at the coronation have been arrested on King Charles...

‘The sexism was so blatant, as if officers felt irreproachable’: my year on the streets with the Met police | Police

Putting on a police uniform for the first time is a peculiar experience. It feels like fancy dress, like a joke taken too far....

From Glastonbury chocolate to refurb computers: how you can help charities in the UK cost of living crisis | Charitable giving

Giving to charity has become one of the casualties of the cost of living crisis for many people – even though these same financial...

Coronation live: arrests at anti-monarchy protests as crowds gather to see King Charles crowned | King Charles coronation

Head of UK’s leading republican movement arrested at peaceful coronation protestDaniel BoffeyGraham Smith had been collecting drinks and placards for demonstrators at Trafalgar Square...

Russia-Ukraine war live: curfew begins in Kherson ahead of expected counteroffensive | Ukraine

Attacks on Russia seen as prelude to Ukraine counteroffensiveStrikes on Russian infrastructure including drone attacks on refineries and train sabotage have multiplied in recent...

TV tonight: how to watch (or avoid) the coronation of King Charles III | Television & radio

The Coronation of HM the King: The Preparation7.30am, BBC OneIt is going to be a long weekend for Kirsty Young and her coronation team,...

Super League game descends into chaos as raging bull chases players from field | Rugby league

A Super League game in France has descended into chaos and near-tragedy when a raging bull broke free of its handler and charged down...

Global heads gather in London for lavish coronation of Charles and Camilla | King Charles coronation

Foreign royalty, heads of state and other dignitaries from around the globe have descended on London for the crowning of King Charles III and...

Coronation treasures: from the stone of destiny to the sovereign’s orb | King Charles coronation

Unlike some British royal rituals, which may be no more than a few centuries old, the coronation is genuinely very ancient, still following the...

Local elections 2023: live council results for England | Local elections

all seats upDeclared 16 minutes agoall seats upDeclared 45 minutes agoall seats upDeclared 53 minutes agoFind your councilBracknell ForestCon to Lab22107Stratford-on-AvonCon to Lib Dem25120MiddlesbroughNOC...

Dundee beat Queen’s Park 5-3 to seal wild return to Scottish Premiership | Scottish Championship

Dundee secured their return to the Scottish Premiership with a 5-3 win over nearest challengers Queen’s Park in a breathless Championship decider at Ochilview.A...

Frida Maanum sees off Leicester to give wounded Arsenal WSL respite | Women’s Super League

It has been a long week for Arsenal, but their hopes of Champions League football next season remain alive after Frida Maanum’s second-half goal...

Thousands forced to evacuate as wildfires ravage western Canada | Canada

A week of record hot weather in western Canada has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, as wildfires raged in parts of...

Can brains bounce back? Recovering addicts turn to science to map the effects of meth | New Zealand

Every few months, Cohen “Coey” Irwin lies on his back and lets the walls close in. Lights move overhead, scanning over the tattoos covering...

Messi and PSG: a warning from history – and for Manchester United | Lionel Messi

So this is how the end comes. Not with a bang. Not with a whimper. Not with a potentially decisive Ligue 1 double header...

Revealed: royal family has power to censor BBC coronation coverage | King Charles coronation

The BBC has allowed Buckingham Palace to veto what footage it can use in its coronation coverage, raising questions about the national broadcaster’s impartiality...

Vuelta Femenina: Demi Vollering hits heights to take red jersey on stage five | Cycling

Demi Vollering took control of La Vuelta Femenina with a statement victory on stage five ahead of the world road champion, Annemiek van Vleuten.Vollering...

What do the Tories’ dismal local results mean for the general election? Our panel responds | Katy Balls, John McDonnell, Martin Kettle, Caroline Lucas...

Katy Balls: Rishi Sunak’s recovery narrative has taken a hitFew in the Tory party expected the local election results to be anything other than...

We Need New Names review – playful staging of NoViolet Bulawayo’s novel | Theatre

In a place called Paradise a raggle-taggle bunch of children scrump guavas and gambol about in the dust. They are 10 and 11 years...

Digested week: no one seems bothered by the coronation – we’re all royalled out | John Crace

MondayFor one of the jubilees – I can’t remember which one as there have been so many of them and we have lived in...

Coronation build-up live: King Charles and Camilla at Westminster Abbey for final rehearsal | King Charles coronation

What to expect at the king’s coronation: key events and timingsJamie GriersonSaturday 6 May6am BST: Viewing areas open along the 1.3-mile procession route from...

The 10 best Star Wars video games | Games

10 Star Wars: Squadrons (2020)The unlikeliest project to emerge from Electronic Arts’s decade-long oversight of the Star Wars video game franchise, Squadrons is a...

August in England review – Lenny Henry’s remarkable one-man show about the Windrush scandal | Theatre

‘Have you seen Theresa May dance? Now that’s a hostile environment.” When the former UK prime minister is introduced halfway through Lenny Henry’s one-man...

Pound hits 11-month high against dollar amid US banking turmoil, ahead of jobs report – business live | Business

Key eventsStocks have opened higher in London, as share claw back some of yesterday’s losses.The blue-chip FTSE 100 index has gained 58 points, or...

The twilight king: why Charles’s coronation does not feel like the start of a new era | King Charles coronation

No one under the age of 75 can have anything but the haziest memory of the last time we did this. Britain has not...

Russia-Ukraine war live: Kyiv shoots down own drone over capital; Zelenskiy speaks at The Hague | Russia

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureOur defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh has produced some analysis on the...

No 1 v No 2: Iga Swiatek wins to set up Madrid Open final with Sabalenka | Iga Swiatek

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek cruised past Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-1 in the late semi-final of the Madrid Open on Thursday to set up a second...

Windsor coronation police chief warns of ‘lower tolerance’ for protest disruption | King Charles coronation

The police chief in charge of security in Windsor has said he will have “a lower tolerance” for disruption caused by protest due to...

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend | Premier League

1) Xhaka demands desire from ArsenalAfter putting six goals past Tottenham at St James’ Park last month, what do Newcastle have in store for...

Ed Sheeran: Subtract review – easily his best ever album | Ed Sheeran

Ed Sheeran famously keeps one eye on the numbers. A decade ago, he established his trademark, a pop take on the sensitive singer-songwriter trope...