Art César Pelli, architect behind the Petronas Towers, dies at 92The GuardianThe Argentine-American architect César Pelli, known for designing some of the world’s tallest landmark buildings, has died. He was 92. Anibal Bellomio, a senior associate architect at Pelli’s Connecticut
Sports Fore fail: Kyle Stanley strikes back in spat with Bob MacIntyre at the OpenThe Guardian - Ewan MurrayAn unrepentant Kyle Stanley has fired back at Bob MacIntyre after the Scot castigated his playing partner following the second round at the Open. MacIntyre was furious after a stray tee shot from Stanley
Labour Party Hilary Armstrong 'very sad' over vote to expel her from Labour partyThe Guardian - Mark TownsendA former chief whip under Tony Blair has said she was “very sad” after her local constituency party voted to expel her from the Labour party. Hilary Armstrong issued a statement after a meeting of the
Travel Summer holiday rush as deals spark last-minute travel boomThe Guardian - James TapperThe great British holiday getaway is usually the most anticipated weekend of the year, a culmination of months of fretting and planning. But this is the year of the last-minute summer. Huge numbers of
East Sussex Man dies after tumbling into wall at Camber SandsThe Guardian - Nadeem BadshahA man died after tumbling on to a wall at Camber Sands beach in what police are calling a tragic accident. The victim is believed to have been a kitesurfer or paraglider at the beach near Rye in East Sussex
Geraint Thomas Tour de France diary: Geraint Thomas struggles and seduction in BrioudeThe Guardian - Jeremy WhittleWe wake early on the banks of the Rhone watching huge barges slide south, before driving on wild roads across the plateau of the Haute-Loire, past the distant volcanoes of the Puy de Dôme, to Brioude,
Rory McIlroy Home hero Rory McIlroy shows his class even as Open dream slips awayThe Guardian - Kevin Mitchell at Royal PortrushIt might have been the best losing 65 in Open history, a piece of Rory McIlroy theatre in front of his own people that nobody will forget. He will not be allowed to forget it either, whatever the heroism
Vatican ‘We had a row, she left. It was the last time I saw her’: anguish of Emanuela Orlandi’s brotherThe Guardian - Angela GiuffridaA missing teenager, an empty tomb, a swirl of dark theories, and the closed doors and habitual secrecy of the Vatican. It sounds like fiction, but it is a real-life mystery that has gripped Italy for than
Julian Alaphilippe Pinot wins Tour de France stage 14 and Alaphilippe extends lead over ThomasThe Guardian - Observer SportThibaut Pinot took the honours at the iconic Col du Tourmalet finish to a punishing stage where the Col du Soulour climb had already caused hopes throughout the field to evaporate. Defending champion Thomas
Algeria Algeria fans celebrate football victory in the streets of LondonThe Guardian - Nadeem BadshahHundreds of Algeria fans took to the streets of London to celebrate the national football team’s first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years. Footage posted on social media showed huge crowds gathering
Iran Trump’s arch-hawk lured Britain into a dangerous trap to punish IranThe Guardian - Simon TisdallJohn Bolton, White House national security adviser and notorious Iraq-era hawk, is a man on a mission. Given broad latitude over policy by Donald Trump, he is widely held to be driving the US confrontation
Netball New Zealand hold off England to reach Netball World Cup finalThe Guardian - Press AssociationEngland were knocked out of the Netball World Cup after a tense and tight 47-45 defeat against New Zealand at the M&S Bank Arena. The hosts suffered an early scare in their semi-final as Maria Folau gave
Opinion (UK) Condemning poor children to a life without culture is a form of crueltyThe Guardian - Barbara EllenDisadvantaged children in England are being priced out of a cultural hinterland. A Social Mobility Commission study, from the University of Bath, reports that children aged 10-15 from low-income families
Play buttonFilm (UK) Streaming: inside the BBC’s box of treasuresThe Guardian - Guy LodgeAmid the distractions of Netflix, and the ongoing search for new and unusual streaming services, I admit I’ve rather neglected a faithful standby. In addition to its obvious uses as a TV catch-up service,
Music (UK) Rosalía review – leftfield flamenco forms make for perfect popThe Guardian - Kitty EmpireSung in Spanish, Con Altura reaches parts of the world that Taylor Swift cannot Which female artist holds the record for the most-watched YouTube music video so far this year? Not Taylor Swift, who is
Lifestyle (UK) My new novel allowed me to grieve years after losing my baby boyThe Guardian - Clare MackintoshThe boys were breathing, feeding, putting on weight. They wouldn’t be home by Christmas, but perhaps soon after We brushed his hair and changed his babygro, and packed a lifetime of love into every second
Lifestyle (UK) Head in the clouds on the Isle of ManThe Guardian - Nell CardIn 2012, Peter and Carole Lillywhite visited the Isle of Man for the first time. Three days into their visit, they had an offer accepted on a small, 19th-century cottage on Sartfell in the west of the
Samuel Beckett Adrian Dunbar: ‘In the Line of Duty drinking game, if I say fella, you take a gulp’The Guardian - Michael HoganAdrian Dunbar was born and brought up in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, before attending Guildhall School Of Music & Drama in London. His stage credits include the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal
Brexit Weary firms gear up to hit the Brexit pause button – for a second timeThe Guardian - Jasper JollyThe six-month delay to the Brexit deadline has given some companies, particularly further down the supply chain, more time to make preparations British manufacturers are preparing for a re-run of the build-up
Brexit Prices rise for British tourists as Brexit puts the pound in the shadeThe Guardian - Larry Elliott and Tiernan PhippsAfter what one currency analyst described as a no-deal arms race between Johnson and Hunt, the only way for the pound was down Sun, sea and sinking sterling. News of a fresh decline in the value of the
Opinion (UK) Labour and Tories both plan to borrow and spend. Is that wise?The Guardian - Phillip InmanLabour may find that, following decades of neglect, pouring financial fertiliser on the regions has little effect As the next Tory leader, and possibly a general election, loom, the UK electorate must
Environment How melting plastic waste could heat homesThe Guardian - Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondentIt is a problem bedevilling households across the UK: what can we do with the mountains of food-spattered plastic waste left in our bins? Now a group of scientists say they have the answer – by using detritus
Premier League Asia Trophy Wolves edge Manchester City in Premier League Asia Trophy shootoutThe Guardian - ReutersRui Patrício saved three penalties as Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated English champions Manchester City to claim the Premier League Asia Trophy 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Shanghai on Saturday. The goalkeeper
A$AP Rocky Bieber thanks Trump over A$AP Rocky but urges: 'Let those kids out of cages'The Guardian - Edward Helmore and agenciesJustin Bieber made a dramatic intervention into US politics on Saturday, comparing the plight of migrant children detained on the southern border to that of the the American rapper A$AP Rocky, who is custody
Opinion (UK) Gwendoline Christie: let’s hear it for all the underdogs at the EmmysThe Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonIt cost Gwendoline Christie, Alfie Allen and Carice van Houten $225 each to submit themselves for consideration to the Emmys, which, given that all three were announced as nominees last week, sounds, like
Play buttonAlgeria Africa Cup of Nations 2019: highs, lows and moments of mayhemThe Guardian - Nick Ames in CairoAlgeria’s quarter-final victory against Ivory Coast felt like two top sides going head to head, the tension cranking up after Jonathan Kodjia’s equaliser and both teams hellbent on finding a winner during
Play buttonHong Kong Hong Kong police find explosives on eve of latest protestsThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongPolice in Hong Kong are warning of possible violence on the eve of another mass protest against a controversial extradition bill after making “the largest seizure” of explosives in the territory. The came
Lifestyle (UK) Like a natural woman: why taboos about discussing the female body are dyingThe Guardian - Sarah HughesWhen comedian Eleanor Thom first decided to write about her life with endometriosis, a long-term and often incredibly painful gynaecological condition, she did so because “I felt that this was the sort
Lyme Disease Lyme disease: is a solution on the way?The Guardian - David CoxYou have people so desperate for protection, they’ll take a canine vaccine never studied in humans Prof Gregory Poland A considerable part of the medical community does not believe there is a problem.
News (Hong Kong) Anger at UK spy tech sales to Hong KongThe Guardian - Jamie DowardThe government approved the export of spying equipment to Hong Kong authorities just weeks before they launched a crackdown against activists, the Observer can reveal. The revelation has been met with
Art César Pelli, architect behind the Petronas Towers, dies at 92The GuardianThe Argentine-American architect César Pelli, known for designing some of the world’s tallest landmark buildings, has died. He was 92. Anibal Bellomio, a senior associate architect at Pelli’s Connecticut
Sports Fore fail: Kyle Stanley strikes back in spat with Bob MacIntyre at the OpenThe Guardian - Ewan MurrayAn unrepentant Kyle Stanley has fired back at Bob MacIntyre after the Scot castigated his playing partner following the second round at the Open. MacIntyre was furious after a stray tee shot from Stanley
Labour Party Hilary Armstrong 'very sad' over vote to expel her from Labour partyThe Guardian - Mark TownsendA former chief whip under Tony Blair has said she was “very sad” after her local constituency party voted to expel her from the Labour party. Hilary Armstrong issued a statement after a meeting of the
Travel Summer holiday rush as deals spark last-minute travel boomThe Guardian - James TapperThe great British holiday getaway is usually the most anticipated weekend of the year, a culmination of months of fretting and planning. But this is the year of the last-minute summer. Huge numbers of
East Sussex Man dies after tumbling into wall at Camber SandsThe Guardian - Nadeem BadshahA man died after tumbling on to a wall at Camber Sands beach in what police are calling a tragic accident. The victim is believed to have been a kitesurfer or paraglider at the beach near Rye in East Sussex
Geraint Thomas Tour de France diary: Geraint Thomas struggles and seduction in BrioudeThe Guardian - Jeremy WhittleWe wake early on the banks of the Rhone watching huge barges slide south, before driving on wild roads across the plateau of the Haute-Loire, past the distant volcanoes of the Puy de Dôme, to Brioude,
Rory McIlroy Home hero Rory McIlroy shows his class even as Open dream slips awayThe Guardian - Kevin Mitchell at Royal PortrushIt might have been the best losing 65 in Open history, a piece of Rory McIlroy theatre in front of his own people that nobody will forget. He will not be allowed to forget it either, whatever the heroism
Vatican ‘We had a row, she left. It was the last time I saw her’: anguish of Emanuela Orlandi’s brotherThe Guardian - Angela GiuffridaA missing teenager, an empty tomb, a swirl of dark theories, and the closed doors and habitual secrecy of the Vatican. It sounds like fiction, but it is a real-life mystery that has gripped Italy for than
Julian Alaphilippe Pinot wins Tour de France stage 14 and Alaphilippe extends lead over ThomasThe Guardian - Observer SportThibaut Pinot took the honours at the iconic Col du Tourmalet finish to a punishing stage where the Col du Soulour climb had already caused hopes throughout the field to evaporate. Defending champion Thomas
Algeria Algeria fans celebrate football victory in the streets of LondonThe Guardian - Nadeem BadshahHundreds of Algeria fans took to the streets of London to celebrate the national football team’s first Africa Cup of Nations title in 29 years. Footage posted on social media showed huge crowds gathering
Iran Trump’s arch-hawk lured Britain into a dangerous trap to punish IranThe Guardian - Simon TisdallJohn Bolton, White House national security adviser and notorious Iraq-era hawk, is a man on a mission. Given broad latitude over policy by Donald Trump, he is widely held to be driving the US confrontation
Netball New Zealand hold off England to reach Netball World Cup finalThe Guardian - Press AssociationEngland were knocked out of the Netball World Cup after a tense and tight 47-45 defeat against New Zealand at the M&S Bank Arena. The hosts suffered an early scare in their semi-final as Maria Folau gave
Opinion (UK) Condemning poor children to a life without culture is a form of crueltyThe Guardian - Barbara EllenDisadvantaged children in England are being priced out of a cultural hinterland. A Social Mobility Commission study, from the University of Bath, reports that children aged 10-15 from low-income families
Play buttonFilm (UK) Streaming: inside the BBC’s box of treasuresThe Guardian - Guy LodgeAmid the distractions of Netflix, and the ongoing search for new and unusual streaming services, I admit I’ve rather neglected a faithful standby. In addition to its obvious uses as a TV catch-up service,
Music (UK) Rosalía review – leftfield flamenco forms make for perfect popThe Guardian - Kitty EmpireSung in Spanish, Con Altura reaches parts of the world that Taylor Swift cannot Which female artist holds the record for the most-watched YouTube music video so far this year? Not Taylor Swift, who is
Lifestyle (UK) My new novel allowed me to grieve years after losing my baby boyThe Guardian - Clare MackintoshThe boys were breathing, feeding, putting on weight. They wouldn’t be home by Christmas, but perhaps soon after We brushed his hair and changed his babygro, and packed a lifetime of love into every second
Lifestyle (UK) Head in the clouds on the Isle of ManThe Guardian - Nell CardIn 2012, Peter and Carole Lillywhite visited the Isle of Man for the first time. Three days into their visit, they had an offer accepted on a small, 19th-century cottage on Sartfell in the west of the
Samuel Beckett Adrian Dunbar: ‘In the Line of Duty drinking game, if I say fella, you take a gulp’The Guardian - Michael HoganAdrian Dunbar was born and brought up in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, before attending Guildhall School Of Music & Drama in London. His stage credits include the Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal
Brexit Weary firms gear up to hit the Brexit pause button – for a second timeThe Guardian - Jasper JollyThe six-month delay to the Brexit deadline has given some companies, particularly further down the supply chain, more time to make preparations British manufacturers are preparing for a re-run of the build-up
Brexit Prices rise for British tourists as Brexit puts the pound in the shadeThe Guardian - Larry Elliott and Tiernan PhippsAfter what one currency analyst described as a no-deal arms race between Johnson and Hunt, the only way for the pound was down Sun, sea and sinking sterling. News of a fresh decline in the value of the
Opinion (UK) Labour and Tories both plan to borrow and spend. Is that wise?The Guardian - Phillip InmanLabour may find that, following decades of neglect, pouring financial fertiliser on the regions has little effect As the next Tory leader, and possibly a general election, loom, the UK electorate must
Environment How melting plastic waste could heat homesThe Guardian - Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondentIt is a problem bedevilling households across the UK: what can we do with the mountains of food-spattered plastic waste left in our bins? Now a group of scientists say they have the answer – by using detritus
Premier League Asia Trophy Wolves edge Manchester City in Premier League Asia Trophy shootoutThe Guardian - ReutersRui Patrício saved three penalties as Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated English champions Manchester City to claim the Premier League Asia Trophy 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Shanghai on Saturday. The goalkeeper
A$AP Rocky Bieber thanks Trump over A$AP Rocky but urges: 'Let those kids out of cages'The Guardian - Edward Helmore and agenciesJustin Bieber made a dramatic intervention into US politics on Saturday, comparing the plight of migrant children detained on the southern border to that of the the American rapper A$AP Rocky, who is custody
Opinion (UK) Gwendoline Christie: let’s hear it for all the underdogs at the EmmysThe Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonIt cost Gwendoline Christie, Alfie Allen and Carice van Houten $225 each to submit themselves for consideration to the Emmys, which, given that all three were announced as nominees last week, sounds, like
Play buttonAlgeria Africa Cup of Nations 2019: highs, lows and moments of mayhemThe Guardian - Nick Ames in CairoAlgeria’s quarter-final victory against Ivory Coast felt like two top sides going head to head, the tension cranking up after Jonathan Kodjia’s equaliser and both teams hellbent on finding a winner during
Play buttonHong Kong Hong Kong police find explosives on eve of latest protestsThe Guardian - Verna Yu in Hong KongPolice in Hong Kong are warning of possible violence on the eve of another mass protest against a controversial extradition bill after making “the largest seizure” of explosives in the territory. The came
Lifestyle (UK) Like a natural woman: why taboos about discussing the female body are dyingThe Guardian - Sarah HughesWhen comedian Eleanor Thom first decided to write about her life with endometriosis, a long-term and often incredibly painful gynaecological condition, she did so because “I felt that this was the sort
Lyme Disease Lyme disease: is a solution on the way?The Guardian - David CoxYou have people so desperate for protection, they’ll take a canine vaccine never studied in humans Prof Gregory Poland A considerable part of the medical community does not believe there is a problem.
News (Hong Kong) Anger at UK spy tech sales to Hong KongThe Guardian - Jamie DowardThe government approved the export of spying equipment to Hong Kong authorities just weeks before they launched a crackdown against activists, the Observer can reveal. The revelation has been met with
