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‘You must never give up’: underdogs Napoli reach glorious summit again | Napoli

This was not the stadium where Napoli had hoped to seal their Serie A title but after a 33-year wait you can make any...

Arsenal are ‘hurting’ but must recover quickly in WSL race for European places | Women’s Super League

In the aftermath of Arsenal’s crushing 5-4 aggregate defeat by Wolfsburg to exit the Women’s Champions League at the semi-final stage, Jonas Eidevall was...

‘Don’t you wanna know how Yellowjackets ends?’: the best signs at the writers’ strike | US writers’ strike 2023

It’s not exactly breaking news that writers are funny – but anyone who needs a reminder can take a look at their strike signs....

Donald Trump goes on attack against rape case while on Irish trip | Donald Trump

Donald Trump has launched a fresh broadside against his civil trial for rape and defamation, calling the case a disgrace.The former president said on...

PSG hit crisis point: Lionel Messi drama and fan fury at Neymar’s door | Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain, who have long been accused of amassing expensive megastars with not enough cohesion or club spirit, are at crisis point amid a...

Italian foreign minister calls off Paris visit over ‘insults’ from France | Italy

Italy’s foreign minister, Antonio Tajani, scrapped a trip to Paris on Thursday in reaction to “insulting” comments by the French interior minister against the...

Proud Boys leader and three others convicted of seditious conspiracy for January 6 attack – live | US politics

Former Proud Boys leader and other members convicted of seditious conspiracyFormer Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio has been convicted of seditious conspiracy.The...

Local elections 2023 live: voter ID required for first time as people in England head to the polls | Politics

Is the photo ID voting system likely to be repealed? Q&A on voting and photo IDReaders have been asking a range of questions about...

Why we put royal wealth under the microscope on eve of coronation | King Charles coronation

Inevitably, they are rich. Extremely rich. Very, very rich. There are the things you can see: the castles, the country estates and the top-of-the-range...

False flag or genuine attack? What we know about the Kremlin drone incident | Russia

Footage of a drone exploding over the Kremlin – the centre of Russian power and the symbolic heart of the country – has triggered...

County cricket: Worcestershire v Sussex, Yorkshire v Glamorgan and more – live | County Championship

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureAli MartinAn early wicket at Worcestershire, Ollie Robinson finding the edge of an...

‘We can’t remain silent’: journalists refuse to give up despite Taliban terror | Press freedom

Mortaza Behboudi, an Afghan-French journalist, had been drawn back to Afghanistan, which he had left aged 21, to report on the deteriorating humanitarian conditions...

‘It’s an incredible feeling’: the Greek skateboarders getting girls and refugees onboard | Women’s rights and gender equality

Erato Chatira is a skateboarder who teaches refugees in her native Greece for the grassroots charity Free Movement Skateboarding. The group has created a...

‘I’m constantly dealing with shame’: the Pakistani artist celebrating femme bodies | Art

Misha Japanwala’s casting practice began with a reflection of her own identity as a Pakistani woman, painting silicone unto herself.“It taught me so much...

TV tonight: not one for anybody who has a fear of Friday the 13th | Television

Inside No 910pm, BBC TwoParaskevidekatriaphobia – the fear of Friday the 13th that has terrified Gareth (Reece Shearsmith) his whole life – is the...

Linda Lewis, singer and famed backing vocalist, dies aged 72 | Music

Linda Lewis, the British singer-songwriter whose career spanned more than four decades, has died at the age of 72.Her family confirmed her death on...

Folklore and fireworks as Tanna island, and the wider Pacific, gear up to mark the coronation | Vanuatu

The coronation of King Charles III will take place thousands of kilometres from the Pacific, but in some pockets of the region the significance...

Outrage simmers in New York after the killing of Jordan Neely on a subway train | New York

A protest on a downtown Manhattan subway platform over the death of a man suffering an apparent mental health episode aboard a train turned...

Mohamed Salah sinks Fulham and keeps Liverpool in touch with top four | Premier League

It was all rather tame compared to the drama and fury of Liverpool’s last home triumph but Jürgen Klopp may have welcomed the serenity...

Erling Haaland breaks record to send Manchester City top with West Ham win | Premier League

On 7o minutes the inevitable occurred: Erling Haaland stampeded forward, took Jack Grealish’s delivery, and with Lukasz Fabianski advancing this phenomenon feathered a spiralling...

Sam Kerr strikes late to keep Chelsea on WSL title track and deny Liverpool | Women’s Super League

Sam Kerr’s late winner kept Chelsea in control of their Women’s Super League title destiny as they saw off a stubborn Liverpool side 2-1...

Joel Embiid: the star who toppled critics and implicit bias to win NBA MVP | Philadelphia 76ers

For a good chunk of the 2010s it was an open question in the NBA as to whether Joel Embiid, who was crowned the...

Protest review – schoolgirls unite with the power of dissent | Theatre

Hannah Lavery constructs her play from simple sentences. Her language is clear and direct. Each line builds on the last, with primary-school economy. At...

Essex pub that displayed racist dolls closes after boycott by suppliers | Essex

A pub being investigated for an alleged hate crime over the display of racist dolls has closed for business after a boycott by three...

Food price inflation: why the cost of making a family spag bol has hit £10 | UK cost of living crisis

The cost of making spaghetti bolognese for a family of four has risen to £10, up 15.6% in the last year alone, according to...

‘Are the police too PC?’ How daytime TV became a hotbed of rightwing politics | Television

‘Should protesting be banned?” It’s not the type of debate you might expect on the ITV lunchtime chatshow Loose Women, but that’s what we...

Italian historian claims to have identified bridge in Mona Lisa backdrop | Leonardo da Vinci

A small town in Tuscany is revelling in excitement after it was claimed that the bridge painted in the backdrop of the most famous...

Raisi flies to Syria for first Iranian presidential visit since start of civil war | Syria

Ebrahim Raisi has flown to Damascus for the first state visit by an Iranian president to Syria since the civil war broke out in...

The World’s Wife review – Carol Ann Duffy’s poems come to vivid and vital musical life | Classical music

Tom Green’s music-theatre piece has undergone several changes since it began life as a song cycle on poems from Carol Ann Duffy’s collection, The...

La Remontada, Agüero and 1966: football fans on leaving games early | Football

‘My grandfather left the 1966 World Cup final’I have never left a game early, but my grandfather apparently left the 1966 World Cup final...

Ilhan Omar condemns US’s failure to act since George Floyd: ‘A broken system’ | Ilhan Omar

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar condemned the United States’ failure to curb police violence, saying in an interview with the Guardian that brutality against Black Americans...

‘I love misunderstood creatures’: Megan McCubbin on 20 species we must save – including humans | Wildlife

Megan McCubbin, 28, zoologist, conservationist and presenter of Springwatch – among other things – lives half the time in the Highlands with her boyfriend,...

Who topped the Premier League for longest without winning the title? | Football

“What’s the longest time a team has had at the top of the Premier League without winning it?” asks Paul Martin.Whatever the record is,...

Darwin Núñez on the periphery and looking out of place at Liverpool | Liverpool

It was a bizarre moment during a bizarre game. In the 73rd minute of Liverpool’s 4-3 victory over Tottenham on Sunday, Darwin Núñez could...

The rise of Camilla: from vilified royal mistress to queen in waiting | King Charles coronation

Part of the identity Charles chose for himself as Prince of Wales – with many long years likely between him and the throne –...

At last, England’s dying rivers are an election issue – and the danger isn’t just sewage | George Monbiot

I can’t help feeling a small surge of gratitude every time an environmental issue breaks the surface. That the state of England’s rivers seems...

The Guardian celebrates 10 years in Australia | Guardian Australia press office

Guardian Australia today announced a special lineup of activities and events to celebrate 10 years in the Australian media market.Guardian Australia launched on 27...

Luxury and Power review: boozed-up Persians and Greeks on a 500-year bender | Art and design

A pair of sculpted heads stare at each other at the start of this exhibition: an ancient Persian with a square beard and tight...

Ødegaard’s double puts Arsenal back on top of Premier League as Chelsea wilt | Premier League

“It’s not over,” Mikel Arteta had said on Monday. It feels as if it is, Manchester City just too powerful, as evidenced by their...

‘There’s nothing more special’: royalists camp out to see the coronation | King Charles coronation

“There’s nothing more special than the coronation,” says John Loughrey, among the first group of avid royal fans who have already arrived to camp...

Snooker salutes its new entertainer after Luca Brecel fulfils his destiny | World Snooker Championship

As the ticker tape began to stream down over Luca Brecel’s head on Monday evening in Sheffield, it was difficult not to see it...

The designers of Jared Leto’s Met Gala look: ‘He wanted it to be like a real cat’ | Met Gala 2023

There was only one winner of the Met Gala red carpet last night: a gargantuan cat costume with whiskers, plush paws and hyper-real blue...

Arsenal v Chelsea: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureFrank Lampard talks to Sky. “We’re coming to a really good team …...

Fifa may talk tough but it has paved the way by undervaluing women’s football | Women’s World Cup 2023

Prepare the spandex: women’s football superman Gianni “I have four daughters” Infantino is here to save the day.The president of Fifa has threatened a...

Jürgen Klopp concedes referee Paul Tierney is not biased against Liverpool | Liverpool

Jürgen Klopp has admitted the referee Paul Tierney does not have an agenda against Liverpool and that he regrets detracting from the thrilling win...

Will Charles wear his ping-pong-ball crown? A shocking history of royal headwear bling | Design

When King Charles was invested as the Prince of Wales in 1969, the young royal went through all the pomp and ceremony unaware that...

‘There were no macho blokes. We were all one’: Gillian Gilbert on her journey with New Order | Pop and rock

Gillian Gilbert’s story as a musician – along with the numerous unseen women who worked for Factory Records – started well before the label...