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EU elections 2024: Millions across Europe head to the polls in final day of voting – live | World news

Kate ConnollyIn the southwest German city of Karlsruhe, two members of the far-right AfD party were reportedly attacked on Saturday by a masked gang...

Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas says more than 200 killed in Israel hostage rescue | Israel-Gaza war

Hamas says more than 200 killed in Israel hostage rescueWelcome back to our continuing live coverage of the Israel-Gaza war and wider Middle East...

The law on single-sex spaces is a mess. It needs fixing, not political point-scoring | Sonia Sodha

A friend of mine runs a residential writing retreat attended by women with experience of trauma and abuse. It is vital to those who...

Why is it so hard to book a holiday? | Life and style

Once again summer is here and I have forgotten to book a holiday. I don’t know how you lot do it, with your diaries...

Girls and boys, go out to play – it’s a pastime that’s in danger of dying out | Yvonne Roberts

Colin Ward, architect and anarchist, urged parents in his influential 1978 book, The Child in the City, to let their children “out of the...

Labour might be a racing certainty, but it faces some big hurdles in government | William Keegan

On the day before the 1992 general election, the bookmakers at Ascot were offering odds of 6-1 against John Major’s Conservatives winning. I was...

‘It’s not a game for us’: aboard the Labour battle bus with Angela Rayner | Angela Rayner

Labour’s campaign bus is rolling on through the outskirts of Manchester, and Angela Rayner is pointing at me with mock outrage. “Tom! What have...

Putin’s daughters and anti-western hawks rule at this year’s ‘Russian Davos’ | Ukraine

At Vladimir Putin’s premier economic forum, dubbed the “Russian Davos” and held each year in the president’s home town of St Petersburg, two women...

Ukraine war briefing: Biden and Macron release joint ‘roadmap’ backing efforts to use frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv | Russia

French president Emmanuel Macron and US president Joe Biden have aligned their countries’ support for Ukraine and opposition to Russia during Biden’s state...

UK growth since 2010 has been lacklustre and largely driven by immigration, says report | Economic growth (GDP)

Rishi Sunak’s pre-election claim that the UK economy is now “going gangbusters” is undermined today by a report which argues that growth since 2010...

Euro 2024 team guides part 13: Austria | Austria

This article is part of the Guardian’s Euro 2024 Experts’ Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 24 countries...

Danny Mills cheers on son George to European championship 5,000m silver | European Athletics Championships

Some athletes celebrate their first major medal with a night on the town. Others, with a modest drink or two. But after George Mills...

Four taken to hospital after fairground ride fails in south London | London

Four people including an 11-year-old girl have been taken to hospital after a fairground ride malfunctioned at an event in London on Saturday, police...

Labour promises new police powers to curb noisy off-road bikes | Labour

Labour is promising new powers for police to quickly scrap noisy dirt and quad bikes causing havoc in neighbourhoods as part of a crackdown...

Five injured as police and activists clash at French motorway protest | France

Police and masked activists clashed at a protest over a motorway project in southern France on Saturday, leaving five people hurt, local officials said.Thousands...

Andy Robertson fit and ready to lead Scotland by example at Euro 2024 | Scotland

The least welcome sight of Friday evening for Scotland supporters did not involve the two Finland goals that ensured Steve Clarke’s team head to...

Bellingham is new England talisman but Southgate fears saviour syndrome | England

The big man is back or at least he is coming back. It is a situation we have lived before with England on the...

George Russell claims Canadian F1 GP pole for Mercedes | Formula One

The drought at Mercedes has been a long, arduous affair. Little wonder, then, that they revelled in the chance to slake their thirst in...

England T20 World Cup defence on the brink after heavy defeat to Australia | T20 World Cup 2024

It was supposed to be a game of relatively little consequence, the Ashes rivalry laid on for the sake of the broadcast deal amid...

The moment I knew: I burst into the living room with his letter held high and screeched, ‘I’m getting married!’ | Relationships

We met through Sydney share houses in the early 80s when I was in my mid-20s and Tanner, a clever and sweet country boy,...

Thousands gather at White House for pro-Palestinian demonstration | Protest

Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered outside the White House on Saturday to protest Joe Biden’s response to Israel’s ongoing military strikes on Gaza.Footage posted...

Trial of jailed Iranian Nobel laureate Mohammadi opens in her absence | Iran

A new trial against the jailed Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi opened on Saturday in her absence, said a lawyer for the...

US couple, 100 and 96, marry in Normandy, France: ‘We get butterflies’ | US news

Together, the collective age of the bride and groom was nearly 200. But second world war veteran Harold Terens and his sweetheart, Jeanne Swerlin,...

Courtney Lawes relieved to end Northampton career with final victory | Premiership

The France-bound Courtney Lawes says his Northampton side deserved to be crowned English champions but admitted they had ridden their luck against 14-man Bath...

Oxford University to return 500-year-old sculpture of Hindu saint to India | Oxford

Oxford University has announced it is to hand back a 500-year-old sculpture of a Hindu saint to India.The almost 60cm-tall bronze statue, which depicts...

Doctor Who: Rogue – season one episode six recap | Doctor Who

After four decidedly off-the-wall episodes, including two in which Ncuti Gatwa hardly appeared and one where he was immobile on a landmine, it was...

Labour pledges 80 new rape courts in bid to tackle backlog crisis | Labour

Labour will establish 80 new rape courts across and England and Wales to fast-track cases as part of wide-ranging plans to tackle violence against...

Hungarians rally for former ally leading the charge against Viktor Orbán’s rule | Hungary

Thousands of people rallied in Budapest on Saturday as a political newcomer led a push to mobilise voters against Hungary’s populist prime minister, Viktor...

Australia v England: T20 Cricket World Cup – live | T20 World Cup 2024

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature2nd over: Australia 25-0 (Head 18, Warner 7) Bish and Bosh. Will Jacks...

David Simonds on Rishi Sunak’s failing campaign manoeuvres – cartoon

Cutting the D-day anniversary early to record an ITV interview left the prime minister’s election tactics in tatters• You can order your own copy...

Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza, as attacks nearby kill 93 Palestinians | Israel-Gaza war

Israeli special forces have freed four hostages held in Nuseirat, central Gaza, on a day when Israeli airstrikes and heavy fighting in the same...

Giorgia Meloni could be EU kingmaker as Italy goes to polls | European parliamentary elections 2024

Italians cast their ballots on Saturday as Italy became the first key player to vote in the European parliamentary elections, which could lead to...

Sharks attack three swimmers off two Florida beaches | Sharks

Two separate shark attacks at Florida beaches wounded three swimmers, including two teenagers, prompting some popular vacation spots to temporarily close, according to authorities.A...

Look before you scan – the QR code scammers are phishing for business | John Naughton

Here’s a familiar scenario. You’re going to a meeting in an unfamiliar part of town. You’re running late and it’s raining. And there isn’t...

Howard University revokes Sean Combs’ honorary degree and scholarship he funded | Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Howard University on Friday announced that it has revoked the honorary degree it gave to Sean “Diddy” Combs in 2014, discontinued a scholarship program...

Left-behind Spanish town challenges cities by showing 120 Renaissance works | Spain

In an elegant but unfinished basilica 100 miles from Madrid as the crow – or in this case the stork – flies, some of...

Northampton v Bath: Premiership Rugby final – live | Premiership

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureUgo Monye - now there’s a fella who knows a thing or two...

Iga Swiatek v Jasmine Paolini: French Open women’s singles final – live | French Open 2024

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureWith the sun out in Paris and the players due on court in...

Under a drone-filled sky, Ukraine tries to retake a town, one house at a time | Ukraine

The two Russian soldiers jogged across an apocalyptic landscape. They kept going, zigzagging over a vegetable patch. At the intersection between Hoholia and Travnia...

Danish PM suffers whiplash after assault in Copenhagen | Denmark

Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has suffered a light whiplash injury after she was assaulted by a man in central Copenhagen, her office has...

Michael Mosley’s wife says ‘we will not lose hope’ as new footage emerges | Michael Mosley

The wife of the British TV doctor Michael Mosley, who went missing on the Greek island of Symi, has said her family “will not...

‘Bigoted woman’ and fridge-hiding: a history of election gaffes after Sunak’s D-day disaster | General election 2024

When Rishi Sunak missed a key D-day event in favour of an ITV interview, it is unlikely he had considered what a political storm...

Israel has destroyed or damaged 80% of schools in Gaza. This is scholasticide | Chandni Desai

As Palestinians were commemorating the 76th anniversary of their ongoing forced dispossession and expulsion from their native lands, known in Arabic as the Nakba,...

Israel-Gaza war live: central and southern Gaza bombarded as IDF tanks advance to Rafah’s fringes | Israel-Gaza war

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureHumanitarian aid entering Gaza by sea via a US-built pier will resume in...

‘I don’t know if I like it’: artist finally shown at Royal Academy after 31 attempts | Sculpture

Artist Alison Aye had a surprising reaction to being accepted for this year’s Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy. Founded in 1769, it’s the...

David Cameron falls victim to hoax call from ‘former Ukraine president’ | David Cameron

The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, has been the victim of a hoax video call with someone claiming to be Petro Poroshenko, the former...

‘Imperial nostalgia has become so extreme’: Sathnam Sanghera on the conflict surrounding colonial history | History books

In 2021, Oliver Dowden, the then culture secretary, appeared at the History Matters conference organised by the rightwing Policy Exchange thinktank. He had recently urged museum...

General election live: second minister says Sunak’s D-day absence was a mistake amid Tory anger | General election 2024

Key eventsIn case you’re missing Andrew Sparrow this morning, here is his snap verdict on the seven-party debate. It’s worth a read alongside your...

European elections live: more countries head to the polls across the continent | European elections

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureBy the time polling stations opened in Latvia at 8am local time today,...

Yemen’s Houthis detain 11 UN employees in unclear circumstances | Yemen

Yemen’s Houthis have detained 11 Yemeni employees of UN agencies under unclear circumstances, authorities say, as the militia group faces increasing financial pressure and...