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Better economic news will not stop Tories from suffering their biggest ever defeat | Larry Elliott
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Rachel Reeves will be the beneficiary of UK growth but faces a world still trying to shake off the …
The baby bust: how Britain’s falling birthrate is creating alarm in the economy
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Costs, the climate crisis and choice are all factors in a demographic revolution presenting huge ch…
Should Democrats stay the course or replace Biden? | Robert Reich
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After the president’s disastrous debate performance, some want to drop him as the party nominee. Bu…
We need more than trompe-l’oeil to fix our housing crisis
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Interiors trends are all very well, but this is a horrible time to be a renter There was an inter…
Denmark’s Hjulmand attacks ‘ridiculous handball rules’ after defeat by Germany
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* ‘We cannot require defenders to run with arms like this’ * Nagelsmann accuses Michael Oliver of…
Alternative Greece: six of the best holidays beyond the sunlounger
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From wildlife spotting to wine tasting and cargo boat sailing, discover new ways to explore the mai…
A pirate’s life: Tour de France sets sail for home of the great Marco Pantani
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The tragic rise and fall of the controversial Italian cycling legend will be celebrated in stage tw…
‘A fair result in foul weather’: the statistical boffins helping cricket defy the rain gods | Martin Pegan
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If rain stops play in the T20 World Cup final, a fair result will depend on Professor Steve Stern, …
Ukraine war briefing: multiple casualties in Russian attack on Dnipro apartment block
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Infant among six injured, with at least one dead and more trapped in building in central Ukraine; 1…
Dua Lipa at Glastonbury review – headliners are rarely this hook-laden and hedonistic
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Pyramid stage The British singer’s Friday night set underlines her claim to be one of the world’s …
Fresh tat? Here’s how to care for your newly inked skin | Sali Hughes on beauty
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Eight tats in, I’ve worked out a failsafe way to ensure they are healed and glorious in a fortnight…
Slovakia scouting report: marauding full-backs and a sense of togetherness
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England’s next opponents are dangerous, as Belgium found out in the group stage, but they have a we…
Cosy ties and £400,000 in political donations: why Labour has a gambling problem
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Labour talked tough on regulation in its manifesto, but questions have been raised about how it wil…
Kaja Kallas: the Russia-defying Estonian PM poised to lead EU foreign policy
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Critics fear Kallas’s unyielding nature makes her the wrong fit to succeed Josep Borrell but allies…
Can you tell the election from The Thick of It? Take our quiz
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This campaign has been so gaffe-heavy it couldn’t be much more like Armando Iannucci’s classic TV s…
The diabolical rise of ‘dine and dash’: ‘It feels like a betrayal’
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One in 20 people have walked out of a restaurant without paying for their meal – and apparently it …
‘I’m good, I promise’: the loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player
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I was once Ireland’s No 1 player, and tried for years to climb the global ranks. But life at the bo…
The surprising psychology behind extremism, and how politics is driving it – podcast
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Psychologists usually expect ambivalence to be a driver of political apathy. But a new study appear…
Are we experiencing Gamergate 2.0? - podcast
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Ten years ago, misogyny in gaming reached new heights with Gamergate - an online harassment campaig…
Hassan Nasrallah: the man who has led Hezbollah to the brink of war with Israel
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Conventional wisdom suggested he would resist triggering full-scale war, but the ground appears to …
A GCSE in skateboarding? I can get on board with that| Emylia Hall
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By mastering the not-so-simple art of standing sideways, you also learn tenacity and mindfulness …
Macron and Meloni appear poles apart – but what if they joined forces to save Europe?
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Centrists and pragmatic rightwing parties could at least compromise on the most urgent global threa…
Jeremy Hunt warns against Tory lurch to right: ‘Elections are won from the centre ground’
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Exclusive: Chancellor says Conservative party is ‘broad church’ and criticises Nigel Farage’s claim…
My husband and I haven’t had sex for months. I feel undesirable and ugly
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Everything ground to a halt when I injured myself. And although the physical pain has eased, I’m st…
D-Day events and rescued bears: photos of the day – Wednesday
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading... http:…
Goodbye Quickly Kevin – the podcast that proved 90s football was silly, and great
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Josh Widdicombe, Chris Scull and Michael Marden talk about bringing their much-loved show to an end…
‘I could bench-press 100kg. Now, I can’t walk’: Lucy’s life with long Covid
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Before the pandemic, Lucy Keighley ran a gym, worked as a personal trainer and went on gruelling, e…
Three of the horses that bolted across London expected to troop the colour
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Trojan, Tennyson and Vanquish back on duty and army says ‘against all expectations’ should be at ki…
Campaign catchup: Debate looming, Farage soaking, Whitby Woman rebelling
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In today’s newsletter: Why you shouldn’t expect fireworks from Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer tonight…
Where to start with: Rachel Cusk
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From a novel sequence that dispenses with much of what we expect from fiction to fearlessly honest …
Why Facebook won’t be influential in the UK general election
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All-powerful ‘microtargeting’ swaying the masses into voting a certain way was always overblown, bu…
The warring conmen at the heart of a €5bn carbon credit scam
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Emissions trading was supposed to save the planet. But fraudsters quickly learned how to rip the sy…
The Guardian view on beach protests in the Balearics: locals need a better deal | Editorial
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Across Europe, saturation tourism has had an environmental and social impact that needs to be addre…
Chelsea’s temporary vision has led to shopping in the Championship aisle | Jonathan Liew
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Perhaps it should be no surprise the club has started signing managers like they sign players. Enzo…
Top Democrats launch inquiry into Trump’s brazen $1bn pitch to oil execs
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation in…
UK general election opinion polls tracker: Labour significantly ahead of Tories as campaign continues
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Find out who’s up and who’s down in the latest polls – and how many seats each party is likely to w…
‘What am I going to do with my life?!’ Mhairi Black on quitting the ‘depressing’ Commons at 29 – with no regrets
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When she was sworn in, aged 20, she was the youngest MP to be appointed since 1832. Now the SNP’s d…
The Guardian view on social media harms: the tech giants must be more open | Editorial
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The online safety bill was a start, but campaigners are right to demand more, especially in situati…
A caffeine-free life will give you a buzz | Letters
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Vickie Hunt gave up caffeine 11 months ago and is feeling and seeing the benefits, while Lynne Edwa…
Diane Abbott still weighing options, says friend, as Labour allegedly entices leftwing MPs to leave
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Lady Shami Chakrabarti comments on Abbott’s position amid reports party offered deals to MPs who st…
The Bounds review – tale of 16th-century politics and football misses its target
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Live theatre, Newcastle Stewart Pringle’s new play set in Northumberland in 1553 has the bones of …
‘It seems like a dream but it is reality’: Real Madrid win delights Ancelotti
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* ‘We are not going to sleep!’ manager says of celebrations * Jude Bellingham says: ‘Nights like …
The week in audio: You’ll Never Beat Kyle Walker; The Artificial Human; The Case of the Tiny Suit/Case; The Beauty of Everyday Things – review
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The Man City captain turns to podcasting; Radio 4 gets deep on AI; into the woods with the team beh…
Portrait cards that sparked a Victorian collecting craze – in pictures
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After discovering an album of Victorian cartes de visite in an antiques market, Paul Frecker gave u…
Boeing’s largest plant in ‘panic mode’ amid safety crisis, say workers and union officials
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Managers in Washington accused of hounding staff to keep quiet over quality concerns, as employees …
Lawless and disorderly: Republicans line up behind Trump after conviction
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Trump and his Republican allies sow distrust in US judicial system as analysts warn backlash could …