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‘Look the monster in the eye!’ 11 things I learned from Matthew McConaughey last night | Life and style

Two and a half years ago, I read Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. Billed as the actor’s life story and “guide to livin’”, it is...

‘The GDR was safe for me’: Disney drama tells story of former East Germany’s first black police officer | Germany

In the dying days of the German Democratic Republic, a group of peace activists gather in a church in Dresden to discuss the more...

Primark sales climb as prices rise and city centre stores boom | Primark

Primark has reported strong first-half sales growth helped by higher prices and a return of tourists and office workers across the UK’s cities, but...

Conservatives face ‘judgment day’ on sewage crisis as Labour forces Commons vote – UK politics live | Politics

Conservatives face ‘judgment day’ on sewage crisis as Labour forces Commons voteGood morning. Water quality used to be a niche concern for environmentalists, rather...

‘A male-dominated team does not reflect society’: why are only 5% of music producers women? | Music

A good music producer facilitates a studio environment that allows an artist to plunge into the depths of their soul, and cleverly shapes the...

Sudan live: ‘large-scale evacuation’ of UK nationals begins amid fears ceasefire will break down | Sudan

UK government 'coordinating an evacuation of British nationals from Sudan'The UK government has announced it is “coordinating an evacuation of British nationals from Sudan”,...

Price rises drive up Nestlé’s sales, but UK grocery inflation dips to 17.3% – business live | Business

Key eventsKantar: Too early to call top on grocery inflationThe latest drop in grocery price inflation will be welcome news for shoppers but it’s...

Russia-Ukraine war live: risk of conflict between major powers at ‘historic high’, says UN chief | Ukraine

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureMoscow accuses Ukraine of attempting to attack its ships on Black Sea, ‘jeopardising...

The only Australian with a role in King Charles’ coronation is from Wangaratta – where most people don’t know him | King Charles coronation

The only Australian to play an official role in the coronation of King Charles III lives in the small Victorian town of Wangaratta –...

When Jeremy Renner stepped out with a walking aid, it helped me confront my internalised ableism | Laura Pettenuzzo

In a stunning edition, British Vogue’s May issue is championing disability. Titled Reframing Fashion, the edition features 19 people with disability, including mobility aid-using...

Life at 25 in India and China: money worries, hard work and no plans for family | India

India has become the world’s most populous country, according to the United Nations’ latest projections, knocking China off the top spot for the first...

Proud Boys were ready for ‘all-out war’ before January 6, prosecutors argue | US Capitol attack

Ready for “all-out war”, leaders of the far-right Proud Boys viewed themselves as foot soldiers for Donald Trump as he clung to power after...

Succession recap: season four, episode five – is Shiv about to be sent a brick of frozen blood? | Succession

Spoiler alert: this recap is for people watching Succession season four. Don’t read on unless you’ve watched episode five.From Hungary to the Highlands, from...

Arteta looks to Manchester City alumni to revive Arsenal’s title charge | Arsenal

Only 11 months have passed since Oleksandr Zinchenko, a force of nature in those final weeks of Manchester City’s campaign, cut back for Rodri...

LVMH becomes first European company to reach $500bn valuation | Luxury goods sector

LVMH, the French luxury goods group behind Louis Vuitton and Moët & Chandon champagne, has become the first European company to hit a $500bn...

Businessman plotted to intimidate lawyers with fake bombs, jury hears | UK news

A businessman with a “deep-seated grudge” against two barristers plotted for devices resembling bombs to be placed at the heart of London’s legal district...

Fake Hitler diaries to go on public display in Germany | Germany

The fake diaries of Adolf Hitler, which sparked outrage when they were published as genuine 40 years ago, are to be displayed for public...

Sudan: British troops fly in to evaluate evacuation options; France closes embassy – live | Sudan

RAF plane lands in Sudan for future evacuationsDan SabbaghA British RAF plane has landed at port city in the north-east of Sudan as a...

‘Extremely precarious’: Sophie Fiennes on documentary film-making in the UK | Documentary films

A leading director has warned that documentary film-making in the UK is in a state of crisis owing to a dearth of resources and...

Napoli can begin their party while shroud still envelops Juventus | Serie A

It was not the goal that sealed Napoli’s third-ever Scudetto, but it sure felt like it, an emotion so overpowering that some players could...

Russian forces ‘forcibly evacuating’ civilians in Kherson, says Ukraine | Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces are “forcibly evacuating” civilians in the area of Kherson region that they still occupy, a day after it was...

The digital graveyard: BuzzFeed News joins sites hanging on in eerie afterlife | BuzzFeed

The closure of BuzzFeed News this week followed a familiar script for those who have followed the rise and fall of digital media. There...

Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman dies aged 78 | Len Goodman

The former Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has died, aged 78, his agent has said.He became a judge on the show in 2004...

Work-Life Balance by Aisha Franz review – richly comic takedown of the wellness industry | Comics and graphic novels

The three main characters in Work-Life Balance, Aisha Franz’s mordantly funny new graphic novel, are connected by one woman: a therapist called Dr Sharifi,...

Abuses ‘still rife’: 10 years on from Bangladesh’s Rana Plaza disaster | Rana Plaza

The fight for safe conditions and fair pay in Bangladesh has not yet been won, campaigners are warning on the 10th anniversary of the...

Russia-Ukraine war live: drone attack on Crimea repelled, Russia says; Moscow threatens to scrap grain deal | Ukraine

Russia claims drone attack on Crimean port repelledRussia’s Black Sea Fleet repelled a drone attack on the Crimean port of Sevastopol in the early...

Descendants of UK slave owners call on government to apologise | Slavery

The descendants of some of Britain’s wealthiest slave owners have launched an activist movement, calling on the government both to apologise for slavery and...

Ashes to ocean: sea burials become China’s solution to crowded cemeteries | China

Xiao Hu never expected to make a living from the dead. For years she worked in her family business offering boat tours to tourists...

Covid-era revival of interest in Welsh history prompts visitor surge | Wales

Many heritage sites in Wales such as castles and palaces are enjoying a surge in visitor numbers after people developed an interest in Welsh...

‘Part of me wanted to cry’: Mo Farah finishes ninth in last London marathon | London Marathon

There was no glorious farewell for Mo Farah in the city where he burnt himself into the national consciousness as he struggled home in...

Manchester United deny Brighton in shootout to set up FA Cup final with City | FA Cup

And Victor Lindelöf must score. And he does score. At the end of 120 nerve-shredding minutes and seven rounds into the penalty shootout, it...

James Cleverly on taking a new approach to foreign policy – and belting out the Beatles with Blinken | James Cleverly

In the early hours of Friday morning New Zealand time, James Cleverly was holed up in the British high commission in Wellington calling international...

Ferran Torres gives Barcelona edge over Atlético Madrid as title draws closer | La Liga

Ferran Torres struck late in the first half to earn Barcelona a 1-0 victory over third-placed Atlético Madrid at Camp Nou on Sunday.Victory helped...

Brighton v Manchester United: FA Cup semi-final – live | FA Cup

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature76 min Fernandes’s deflected cross is well claimed by Sanchez above the head...

Tadej Pogacar fractures wrist in crash as Evenepoel wins Liège-Bastogne-Liège | Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar has suffered a fractured wrist after crashing in Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège race which was won by the defending champion, Remco Evenepoel.The pre-race favourite,...

Body of Spain’s fascist party founder to be removed from basilica | Spain

Nearly four years after Franco’s remains were removed from the hulking Valley of the Fallen mausoleum outside Madrid, those of José Antonio Primo de...

Wolfsburg 2-2 Arsenal: Women’s Champions League semi-final, first leg – live reaction | Women’s Champions League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureA record crowd inbound!From 2-0 down in the first leg to secure a...

Emergency alert test UK: phone alarm sounds early for some users but others don’t receive it – live updates | Emergency planning

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureThree certainly wasn’t expecting to not deliver the alert to large numbers of...

Newcastle v Tottenham: Premier League – live | Premier League

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature17 min: Stats. “Blocks”?3 - Newcastle are only the sixth side in Premier...

County cricket day four: Middlesex v Notts, Somerset v Lancashire and more – live | County Championship

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTom Price watchPollock can’t resist trying to pull Tom Price to the boundary,...

Champion of the gorillas: the vet fighting to save Uganda’s great apes | Conservation

The Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is tucked away in a remote corner of southwest Uganda. Meaning “place of darkness” in the Runyakitara language, this dense,...

Nigel Slater’s vegetarian and vegan soup recipes for spring | Food

Whenever I find watercress in fine condition, I buy enough to make not only salad but also a pot of emerald soup. By “fine...

London Marathon 2023 – live updates | London Marathon

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureSlowly and with feeling, Eliud gets us going!Our men’s race will shortly get...

Motherhood on ice: lack of suitable men drives women to freeze their eggs | Women

Selfish career-driven women. Gullible dupes of the fertility industry. Victims of the patriarchy. When leading anthropologist Marcia C Inhorn first embarked on her decade-long...

Russia-Ukraine war live: thousands evacuated after bomb scare in Russian city struck by own forces | Ukraine

Evacuations in Russian city of Belgorod after bomb scareMore than 3,000 people in the Russian city of Belgorod were returning to their homes on...

Cavo, London: ‘The emptiest of empty vessels’ – restaurant review | Restaurants

Cavo, The Now Building, Outernet, Denmark Street, London WC2H 0LA. Sharing plates £13-£28, grilled dishes £19-£90, cheesecake £9, wines from £35When you immediately feel...

Gervonta Davis v Ryan Garcia: 12-round catchweight fight – live | Boxing

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureIt wouldn’t be boxing if there weren’t at least a few uncomfortable underpinnings....