Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Print subscriptions
Newsletters
Sign in

  • Well actually
    Longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat

    three women

  • England
    Harry Kane enters defining week of his career

    Harry Kane in the tunnel at half-time during England’s group game against Croatia

  • John Crace
    double quotation markKemi declares war on net zero – and what remains of her party

    John Crace

  • The Latest
    Trump forced to refund billions in tariffs

    Video9:48
    The US government has been forced to pay $81bn (£61bn) in refunds to companies that were hit by Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs. Lucy Hough speaks to Chris Michael, an international editor for Guardian US

  • ‘He was beaming love’
    Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill

    FRANCE-FILM-FESTIVAL-CANNES-CAMPIONNew Zealander film director Jane Campion (L) poses with actors (from L), Harvey Keitel, Holly Hunter and Sam Neill, on May 17, 1993, during a photocall for the film "The piano" presented in Competition at the 46th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. (Photo by GERARD JULIEN / AFP) (Photo by GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • Readers' best photographs
    City life and a curious cat

    Gallery15
    Chicago, US ‘A street scene of an elevated train in Chicago, US.’

News

  • A smiling Burnham hugs Aspinall

    Hillsborough disaster
    Burnham hails Hillsborough law as ‘rewiring of the state’ as MPs approve bill

  • A person in a red polo shirt holds a six-pack of bottled water in plastic wrapping outside the front door of his home

    Politics
    Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

  • A pupil in school uniform holds books and a bright pink bag

    Schools
    Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

  • A woman browsing in a Waterstone's

    Books
    Nine out of ten bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered

In focus

  • Today in Focus: The Latest
    Trump forced to refund billions in tariffs

    The US government has been forced to pay $81bn (£61bn) in refunds to companies that were hit by Donald Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs. Lucy Hough speaks to Chris Michael, an international editor for Guardian US
    Video9:48

Features

  • three women

    Well actually
    ‘Anti-ageing is anti-life’: why longevity culture is just ageism in a lab coat

  • Two young women with a race car, one sitting in the driver's seat holding the steering wheel

    Theatre
    ‘The crowd are there for the crashes’: how a play performed on a racetrack became a smash with banger racers

More features

  • Page with her head tilted towards Horne's shoulder, him in a black polo shirt, her in a black jacket over a white T-shirt

    Making love
    ‘We met and two minutes later we were kissing’ – how Gavin and Stacey became Britain’s most bang tidy TV couple

  • An image of Bellingham raising a chip to his mouth and Rogers taking one from a bag

    Football
    ‘They’re local lads’: artist puts mural of Bellingham and Rogers on chip shop

The long read

  • Ekrem İmamoğlu at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Ataturk, with his family and supporters, Ankara, 2 April 2019.

    ‘This process has turned into a form of torture’: inside the trial of Erdoğan’s challenger

    The long read: He was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019, and had announced his candidacy for the 2029 presidential elections. But Ekrem İmamoğlu is now behind bars, and his trial, on charges including fraud and organised crime, could take 12 years
  • A helicopter works to extinguish flames after wildfires in Sorbas, Almeria, Spain, on 10 July 2026.

    double quotation markAndy Burnham must act fast on the climate – or risk getting stuck in a ‘derailment’ doom loop

    Laurie Laybourn
    Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue
  • Calum Jacobs

    double quotation markOf all England’s great Black footballers, none has been the defining national figure. Until Jude Bellingham

    Calum Jacobs
    Bellingham has transcended the hostility he has faced from press and pundits to become the emotional and symbolic focal point of the team, says Calum Jacobs, author of A New Formation: How Black Footballers Shaped the Modern Game
  • John Crace

    double quotation markKemi declares war on net zero – and what remains of her party

    John Crace
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    double quotation markThe truth about Pete Hegseth’s strange campaign against beards

    Arwa Mahdawi

More opinion

  • Illustration by Danielle Rhoda

    double quotation markBurnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here’s what a truly progressive system could look like

    Frances Ryan
  • Ruth Deech

    double quotation markDavid Lammy’s proposed cohabitation law would be bad for couples – and worse for some women

    Ruth Deech
  • Zoe Williams

    double quotation markIt’s the hope that kills you – so fingers crossed for Andy Burnham

    Zoe Williams
  • Van Badham

    double quotation markIn a world where superyachts are cringe and firing a rocket ship turns you into a dick joke, what’s a poor billionaire to do?

    Van Badham

  • The Guardian view
    Covid and Hillsborough: families forced the state to face the truth

  • The Guardian view
    Brazil’s sovereignty: Trump turns autonomy into a trade offence

  • Israel
    The UK and international law – Palestine is the test

  • Politics
    In football and also in politics, we must balance high hopes with realism

  • Lobbying
    Protect public health policies from lobbying firms

  • Mental health
    The hidden toll of holding grudges

Cartoon

  • Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon

    Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz

    Donald Trump has backed down from a threat that ships would have to pay a 20% fee to the US for ‘security’ in the strait of Hormuz
  • England's Guy Pepper

    Rugby union
    England’s Pepper eager to silence Pumas as World Cup semi-final raises the volume

  • Will Jordan escapes the clutches of Tommaso Menoncello

    The Breakdown
    Let gamechangers Jordan, Pollock and Bielle-Biarrey off the leash to grow game

    Newsletter

More top stories

  • Keir Starmer shakes hands with Emmanuel Macron in an ornate room with flags, a military official behind them

    Exclusive
    Keir Starmer becomes first UK PM to receive France’s Légion d’honneur

    Emmanuel Macron honours outgoing prime minister for leadership role in supporting Ukraine
  • A man in uniform standing next to Jagtar Singh Johal, with a crowd of people behind them.

    Foreign policy
    Foreign Office appoints first special envoy for Britons detained overseas

  • Four white sculpted stones or axeheads

    Archaeology
    Ancient DNA analysis reveals Wiltshire’s Upton Lovell Shaman was a woman

  • A group of graduates wearing gowns throw their caps into the air.

    Exclusive
    Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities

  • Dua Lipa with long dark hair and natural makeup looks directly at the camera against a pale backdrop

    Albania
    Dua Lipa calls Albanian protests against Jared Kushner-backed resort ‘inspiring’

  • Rural church with long grass growing in the churchyard

    Anglicanism
    Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030

  • A helicopter flies above smoke-filled hills with green vegetation and charred black slopes below

    Exclusive
    Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis

  • A large shark swims overhead in murky blue water above coral formations on the seafloor

    Sharks
    California faces highest shark numbers in years as great whites head north

  • Rice fields reflecting the sky

    Environment
    Who is ‘stealing’ Bali’s water? How tourism siphoned off a prized resource

  • Beckles at a lectern giving a speech in Ghana last month

    Cotton Capital
    Caribbean calls for return of British Virgin Islands – and for King Charles to back decolonisation

  • Northampton crown court

    Crime
    UK man admits 32 sexual offences against allegedly drugged or sleeping partner

  • Boxes of the fake football shirts.

    Crime
    Fake football shirts worth £5.5m seized in one of UK’s biggest counterfeiting raids

  • Kimberley Thompson.

    Northampton
    Man who raped and murdered his estranged wife jailed for 33 years

  • Ryanair
    ‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks

  • US
    Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August

  • US
    Derision at US chain Chipotle’s plan to sell its Mexican food in Mexico

  • European Union
    EU rejects Trump administration claims that ICC threatens US sovereignty

  • Technology sector
    IBM loses quarter of its value as tech giant’s shares plunge and profits falter

  • Books
    Book publishers sue Google for copyright infringement over Gemini AI training

  • Business
    Buffett omits gift to Bill Gates’ foundation after his Epstein ties disclosed

  • Media
    BBC faces ‘real jeopardy’ as licence fee payments fall faster than expected

Tip us off

Share stories with the Guardian securely and confidentially

  • Pop trio Muna pose against a red-painted wall

    Music
    ‘Fun, propulsive, full of queer joy’: readers’ favourite albums of 2026 so far, from Muna to Raye and J Cole

  • Cut Piece, 1964, performed in New Works of Yoko Ono, Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, filmed by David and Albert Maysles, film, 16mm, black and white, and sound (stereo), 8min, 27sec.

    Culture
    ‘A frightening piece to perform’: can Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece still shock?

Guardian Labs
Paid content
About

Paid content is paid for and controlled by an advertiser and produced by the Guardian Labs team.

Learn more about Guardian Labs content

Southeast Asia travel

  • Header-HILTON-Thailand

    Where to stay, eat and get around in Thailand

  • Collage of pictures of Bali

    The ultimate guide to Bali

  • Header-HILTON-Singapore

    Singapore: all you need for a great break

  • Floating breakfast tray at Hilton Maldives resort with tropical fruits and treats

    When's the best time to visit the Maldives?

Paid for by
This content was paid for by Hilton and produced by the Guardian Labs team.

What to watch

  • The Pan-African Festival of Algiers.

    Film
    ‘It wasn’t a dream, it was a threat’: the film festival celebrating pan-Africanism’s rich and complex history

  • Woman and two men face each other

    Film
    They Fight review – boxing drama is an emotional gutpunch

  • Isla Fisher surrounded by shoes in a walk-in wardrobe

    Stream team
    Confessions of a Shopaholic: a charming Isla Fisher romcom worth taking to the checkout

  • Packham, in a polo shirt, stands on a seashore and holds a water-filled box containing a small tunicate

    Television
    Evolution review – with this TV miracle, David Attenborough’s successor is well and truly crowned

What to listen to

  • Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down playing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

    Music
    System of a Down review – perverted pop and anti-war anger mixed into a metal melee

  • The musician Gracie Abrams reclining on a grey carpet, wearing a red camisole and pale blue jeans

    Music
    Gracie Abrams: Daughter from Hell review – bloodless anthems hit like a faceful of icing sugar

  • Ruby Tandoh presents the third issue of Signal Hill podcast.

    Best podcasts of the week
    A beautiful portrait of the musical instrument in danger of extinction: best podcasts of the week

  • Gary from the Cribs

    Music
    ‘Unchained Melody makes me want to live out my Swayze fantasies’: Gary Jarman’s honest playlist

What to read

  • Courttia Newland.

    Book of the day
    The Art of Opposition by Courttia Newland review – piercing essays on culture and creativity

  • Kit Fan

    Fiction
    Goodbye Chinatown by Kit Fan review – a chef’s elegy to London

  • Andrea Bajani credit Adolfo Frediani

    Fiction
    The Anniversary by Andrea Bajani review – meet the terrible parents

  • Leave supporters celebrate after the Brexit vote

    Books
    The Brexit Effect, 2016-2026 edited by Anthony Seldon review – life without EU

What to play

  • A person in white clothing stands next to a red robot with glowing eyes and a heart symbol

    Games
    D-topia review – cosy sci-fi mystery takes aim at AI

  • Robert Pattinson in The Batman, 2022.

    Week in geek
    double quotation markThe Batman Part II rumours hint he’s flying into even darker and weirder territory

  • A character in pirate attire stands on a wooden dock, facing tropical waters and rocky cliffs

    Games
    Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced review – bootyful high seas adventure, now with 20% more swashbuckling

  • PS5 game cases displayed on wire shelving in a GameStop store

    Sony
    PlayStation says it will stop making physical games – and that should worry us all

    Newsletter

What to visit

  • The Jonathan Larson Project Full Company Of The Jonathan Larson Project(1)

    Theatre
    The Jonathan Larson Project review – Rent composer’s lost songs find a glorious new home

  • Aziz Ansari in a grey suit holds a microphone and gestures while speaking against a dark red backdrop

    Comedy
    Aziz Ansari review – a hugely gifted comic who makes funny look easy

  • Geoffery Beevers and Adrian Scarborough in a theatrical scene, one gesturing animatedly, the other looking concerned

    Theatre
    The Market Deeping Model Railway Club review – the absurdities of British life in miniature

  • (L to R) Jodie McNee (Alison Bechdel) and Nigel Harman (Bruce Bechdel) in Fun Home at the Royal Exchange Theatre

    Musicals
    Fun Home review – Alison Bechdel’s musical memoir feels every emotion

More culture

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber at the New York premiere of the film Cats in New York, 2019.

    Culture
    Andrew Lloyd Webber says Broadway in ‘dire danger’ as Cats musical announces early closing

  • Tom CruiseFILE - Tom Cruise speaks during a ceremony honoring David Beckham with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 12, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

    Film
    Tom Cruise among names set to take part in World Cup closing ceremony

  • Enid Marx Watermelon, pumpkin and cucumber, 1950s, three colour linocut on paper. © Compton Verney, photo by Jamie Woodley

    Design
    Enid Marx: the maverick textile artist who changed tube commutes for ever

  • A sea turtle photographed from above, with bright green fluorescent handprints visible on its shell against a dark background

    Photography
    Can you spot the poacher’s handprint? Earth Photo award winners – in pictures

    Gallery13
  • An illustration of a man in red and white striped swimming trunks, holding a matching umbrella and wearing dark sunglasses and dark hat while shopping in a supermarket.

    Social etiquette
    47 essential rules – from sex to sunloungers to shopping in swimming trunks

  • Three air coolers arranged on a green gradient background with grid lines

    The Filter
    The best air coolers to chill your home during UK heatwaves – tested

  • Four camping tents in various colours displayed against a blue grid background.

    Camping
    The best camping tent: 10 expert picks for every outdoor adventure

  • A person wears a grey LED face mask with red lights and holds a small grey control device

    Glow up
    CurrentBody Multi Light Therapy LED mask review: hands down the best I’ve tested

  • Chasing rainbows: even the premium cakes include an array of emulsifiers, preservatives and stabilisers.

    Food
    ‘Greasy, flavourless and bland’: the best (and worst) supermarket party cakes, tasted and rated

  • A woman in sunglasses holds a decorative pink fan above her head, partially covering her face

    Be cool
    The humble folding fan is this summer’s chicest (and most cooling) accessory – here are 15 of the best

  • Ben Tish’s courgette fritters with sheep’s cheese, herbs and brown‑butter creme fraiche.

    Cookery
    Fritters and slow-cooked: Ben Tish’s recipes for cooking with courgettes

  • vegetables on a grill

    Kitchen aide
    The burning question: what can I serve at a vegan barbecue?

  • Rukmini Iyer’s pine-nut crusted feta, roasted broccoli and radish salad.

    Quick and easy
    Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for pine-nut crusted feta, roasted broccoli and radish salad

  • An illustration of a carrot, broccoli, peas and a tomato running away from a fork

    Life and style
    Is it true that … we should eat 30 plants a week?

  • How is your sex life going?

    This is how we do it
    Would you and your sexual partner like to share the story of what you get up to in the bedroom?

  • An illustration of a person in profile wearing a blindfold against a red background

    This is how we do it
    ‘In our open relationship, I prefer “don’t ask, don’t tell”. But he wants the details’

  • An illustration of a man and a woman facing away from each other with their arms crossed

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My husband no longer desires me, but engaging an escort has complicated things

  • Caitlin sitting back in a red leather chair with her arms stretched out on the chair’s arms, wearing a red vest and short, black skirt

    Throuples
    ‘They said to me, you were the best sex toy we ever had’: the pain, pleasure and paranoia of life in a throuple

  • Swimming pool at the Vasia Sea Retreat in Greece.

    Consumer champions
    EasyJet Holidays’ ‘spa’ resort was lacking an on-site spa or gym

  • A jade green Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 open on a white desk displaying a scenic lake and mountain landscape on its screen.

    Review
    Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 review: a quality PC whose trackpad taps you back

  • Yorkshire Water website on a tablet asking 'How can we help?'

    Consumer champions
    Yorkshire Water paid us £6,800 by mistake – and said to ‘enjoy’ the money

  • Hands holding a smartphone displaying a blue screen

    Scam watch
    ‘A very good clone’: news stories faked to lure victims to scam investment sites

  • A young girl holds an asthma inhaler to her mouth, preparing to use it

    Health
    UK children will be one of unhealthiest generations in decades, doctors say

  • A woman doing a split with a fist raised in the air.

    Well actually
    Stretch, be gentle and build flexibility: expert tips on doing the splits

  • Four e-cigarette packets of different colours and flavours.

    Vaping
    Vape packaging and flavouring face restrictions under UK plans to reduce appeal to children

  • Melting yellow emoji with an angry expression.

    Well actually
    Why does hot weather put me in such a bad mood?

  • Vanessa Hsuih in her Victoria Beckham bodysuit

    Fashion
    Back to the future as young England fans embrace fashion of the noughties

  • A little girl grimaces as a parent applies sunscreen to her face with a spray bottle

    Well actually
    Help, my sunscreen stings! What should I do?

  • Harry Styles performs on stage during his Together, Together Tour

    Fashion
    ‘It says you are a Harry Styles fan’: how ties became a secret language for concert-goers

    Newsletter
  • Chiuri fashion show composite

    Fashion
    Homecoming parade channels art and power of Rome for Fendi

  • Antonia Windsor and family on a walking holiday with HF Holidays based at Holnicote House, near Selworthy

    Family holidays
    A family group walking holiday in Exmoor: steam trains, tree climbing and lashings of ice-cream

  • Two women sit and sun themselves while wrapped in towels on the deck of a catamaran.

    My holiday from hell
    I expected a glamorous week on a catamaran – but spent the whole time hoping not to die

  • The two women pose for a selfie on a rooftop observation deck with the New York City skyline behind them

    My holiday from hell
    Blizzards, black ice, a broken-down bus – would I ever make it to New York?

  • People sitting in a light colourful large bar area

    Travel
    My search for the perfect ruin bar in Budapest

More lifestyle

  • A green-leaved plant cascades from a dark pot

    Life and style
    Houseplant hacks: should I pinch out trailing plants for bushier growth?

  • An illustration of a diverse group of people singing together while floating among oversized sheets of music

    Is nothing sacred
    ‘So healing’: can singing Miley Cyrus with strangers cure our spiritual malaise?

  • Phil Yates cuts a “modern mullet” for his son Charlie Yates at Hava & Co. in central Auckland, New Zealand. Monday 29th June 2026. Becki Moss for The Guardian

    Life and style
    A new start after 60: I left marketing to be a barber – and I almost cried when my dad gave me his blessing

  • A woman wearing a gown and mortar board doing a thumbs-up; and a man in a check shirt in the background with flowers

    The experts
    Ready for your stunning second act? The 11 secrets of starting again – from successful late bloomers

  • Is Mum OK?
    Aiden's story of life as a young carer

    Aiden has been looking after his mum for over half his life. Every few weeks, he gets a rare night off. This film joins a group of caregivers in east London as they reclaim a few hours of their teenage lives

You may have missed

  • an astronaut attempts to sleep on board a spacecraft

    Science
    Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?

  • Jakarta
    ‘The trash does not stop’: life on the garbage mountains of world’s biggest city

  • Comedian Eric Lampaert, wearing a burgundy jacket and white T-shirt, looks into the camera, flanked by two doubles representing his dissociative experience

    Mental health
    The man who forgot himself: life before and after total amnesia

  • Andy Burnham

    Andy Burnham
    Tell us: what do you want from the next Labour leader and UK prime minister?

  • FILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with IranFILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

    Shipping industry
    We’d like to speak to maritime, port workers, their friends and family about how the Middle East conflict is affecting them

  • A person uses a EES kiosk during the preview at Kings Cross St Pancras for the Eurostar European Union entry/exit system (EES) before its rollout. From October 12 2025, the new digital border system will change requirements for British citizens travelling to the Schengen area. Picture date: Wednesday September 3, 2025.Alamy Live News. 3CJ4JA8 A person uses a EES kiosk during the preview at Kings Cross St Pancras for the Eurostar European Union entry/exit system (EES) before its rollout. From October 12 2025, the new digital border system will change requirements for British citizens travelling to the Schengen area. Picture date: Wednesday September 3, 2025. This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.

    Travel
    Have you used the new EU border system, EES? We would like to hear from you

  • Canada v Morocco: Round of 16 - FIFA World Cup 2026HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 4: A fan of Morocco holds up a replica FIFA World Cup trophy during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16 match between Canada and Morocco at Houston Stadium on July 4, 2026 in Houston, United States. (Photo by Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty Images)

    Prediction markets
    People in the UK: have you used prediction markets to bet on the World Cup or other events?

  • First Edition

    News
    Sign up for the First Edition newsletter

    Newsletter
  • The Filter

    The Filter
    Sign up our free weekly buying advice newsletter

    Newsletter
  • Feast

    Food
    Sign up for the Feast newsletter

    Newsletter
  • House to Home sign up.

    Interior design
    Sign up to House to Home

    Newsletter
  • England flags are displayed outside 10 Downing Street

    Photos of the day
    A Chinese waiting hall and World Cup mania at No 10

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
    Gallery13

Most popular

Most viewed

What readers are clicking on

  1. Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation

  2. Summer etiquette: 47 essential rules – from sex to sunloungers to shopping in swimming trunks

  3. MPs vote on Hillsborough amendment as Starmer and Burnham address Commons – as it happened

  4. Keir Starmer becomes first UK PM to receive France’s Légion d’honneur

  5. ‘It’s so unthinkable’: the parents sexually abused by their children

  6. Live
    France v Spain: World Cup 2026 semi-final – live

  7. Live
    US carries out more strikes on Iran after Trump drops threat of strait of Hormuz tolls – Middle East crisis live

  8. Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises

  9. ‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks

  10. ‘We met and two minutes later we were kissing’ – how Gavin and Stacey became Britain’s most bang tidy TV couple

Deeply read

What readers are spending time with (Learn more)

  1. ‘If we die, we die together’: wife of Ryanair passenger almost sucked through window speaks

  2. double quotation markKemi declares war on net zero – and what remains of her party

  3. Jane Campion remembers Sam Neill: ‘He was radiating peace, beaming love’

  4. ‘It’s the first thing we set up’: parents on everything you need for camping with kids – and what you don’t

  5. double quotation markOf all England’s great Black footballers, none has been the defining national figure. Until Jude Bellingham

  6. double quotation markWith New York Times subpoenas, Trump is brazenly escalating his attacks on the press

  7. double quotation markHeat can be deadly, but sunshine itself? Science says we could use more of it

  8. ‘He made wine and he shared it. What more do you want?’: Sam Neill remembered by his co-stars

  9. ‘For Diego’: spectre of Maradona looms over Argentina ahead of England clash

  10. Man who raped and murdered his estranged wife jailed for 33 years