Uber Uber drivers to strike over 'poverty wages' as company goes publicThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoUber drivers in the US will go on strike for 12 hours to protest against poor working conditions and low wages as the company goes public in May. Drivers will log off the app in seven cities starting noon
Tennis Former Texas tennis coach admits to $100,000 bribe in college admissions scandalThe GuardianThe former men’s tennis coach at the University of Texas at Austin pleaded guilty on Wednesday to accepting a $100,000 bribe in the college admissions bribery scheme and will cooperate with authorities.
Cricket Somerset see off Sussex after rain curtails James Hildreth’s big dayThe Guardian - Press AssociationSomerset made it three wins out of three in the Royal London Cup after beating the previously undefeated Sussex by 68 runs on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern at Hove. Chasing 283 for eight, Sussex were 62 for four
Dylan Hartley Rob Baxter warns Exeter players over social media dangersThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherExeter’s director of rugby, Rob Baxter, has reminded his players about their responsibilities on social media in the wake of controversies surrounding Israel Folau and Billy Vunipola. Folau is set for
Donald Trump Donald Trump repeats unproven claims of GCHQ spyingThe Guardian - Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editorDonald Trump has repeated unproven and unverified accusations that British intelligence agencies spied on his election campaign, just a day after the UK confirmed he had been invited to London on a state
World News Geoffrey Cox warns over human rights law for refugees overseasThe Guardian - Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondentUK embassies and consulates would be overrun by refugees seeking asylum if human rights legislation is extended overseas, the attorney general, Geoffrey Cox QC, has warned. Appearing before the European
Bank of England Hammond must seek answers from Bank of England hopefulsThe Guardian - Larry ElliottPicture the scene. It is high summer at the UK Treasury. Outside in St James’s Park, the tourists are feeding the ducks but inside a selection panel is interviewing a shortlist of candidates to be the
Wimbledon Man admits string of burglaries in south-west LondonThe Guardian - Press AssociationA man has admitted raiding a string of homes during a burglary spree spanning more than a decade. Asdrit Kapaj, 42, travelled from his home in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, to carry out the “sustained
The Theatre 'Let them roar': West End stages first baby-friendly performanceThe Guardian - Chris WiegandCliche has it that matinee audiences are full of snoring older people. But it was infants who were snoozing – and gurgling, screaming and playing peekaboo – at the Vaudeville theatre in the Strand on afternoon.
Saudi Arabia UK condemns Saudi Arabia over 'repulsive' mass executionsThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorBritain has issued its sharpest condemnation of the direction of Saudi Arabian human rights policy, describing its mass executions as “repulsive” and “utterly unacceptable in the modern world”. The remarks
Glasgow Ex-SNP MP Natalie McGarry admits embezzling £25,000The Guardian - Libby Brooks Scotland correspondentThe former Scottish National party politician Natalie McGarry has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £25,000 from pro-independence campaign groups, some of which she appropriated while sitting as for
Play buttonIndia News Sri Lanka told of extremist network months before blasts – sourcesThe Guardian - Jason Burke and Michael Safi in ColomboSri Lankan authorities were told by foreign security agencies more than four months ago that a network of violent Islamic extremists was active in the country and likely to commit terrorist attacks, regional
Beyoncé Beyoncé's father producing Destiny's Child musical – told from his perspectiveThe Guardian - Laura SnapesMatthew Knowles, co-creator, former manager of Destiny’s Child and father of Beyoncé, is producing a musical about the R&B group. Best known as the trio comprising Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly
Media Industry Untrustworthy news sites could be flagged automatically in UKThe Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editorInternet users in Britain could be automatically warned by their broadband provider if they are visiting an untrustworthy news website as part of a deal involving the news ranking service NewsGuard. Every
World News Diary of explorer David Livingstone's African attendant publishedThe Guardian - David BattyThe diary of an African attendant on the Scottish explorer David Livingstone’s final journey into the continent has been published online, containing the only handwritten witness account of the the Victorian
Music (UK) Grime once again dominates Ivor Novello awards nominationsThe Guardian - Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondentGrime dominated the Ivor Novello award nominations for the third year in a row as Ghetts and Dizzee Rascal’s songwriting was recognised, but there was once again a dearth of women nominated for the UK’s
Micronesia Nauru denies former president's claim offshore detention deal led to corruptionThe Guardian - Helen DavidsonThe government of Nauru has branded claims by its former president that the country’s offshore detention deal with Australia had led to corruption and greed on the island “pure fiction”. Sprent Dabwido,
Economy The economy is struggling, and the election campaign needs to start facing up to itThe Guardian - Greg JerichoAmid all the argy-bargy of the election campaign the latest inflation growth figures from the bureau of statistics show that the economy is in serious trouble and that both major political parties and
Tokyo 2020 Amanda Spratt: ‘I think about Tokyo 2020 every day’The Guardian - Kieran PenderAmanda Spratt is on a high. After more than a decade of hard work on the gruelling international cycling circuit, the 31-year-old from Penrith in Western Sydney has established herself as one of the best
Science Scientists find reason behind split-second sporting disputesThe Guardian - Nicola DavisWhether it’s rushing to push the buzzer on a quiz show or working out who last touched a basketball before it left the court, players often end up squabbling over moments that turn on milliseconds. But
Art Invisible Wounds: the toll of a war that can't be forgotten – a picture essayThe GuardianI thought that was the start of where Alzheimer’s [disease] comes from. No one had told me anything. I’d already been diagnosed with PTSD, I didn’t have any issues with that, but the Alzheimer’s … yes,
Opinion (UK) The Euro candidates have achieved the impossible – turned me into a BrexiteerThe Guardian - Hannah Jane ParkinsonAfter a glorious Easter bank holiday weekend, this week has seen political parties announce their candidate lists for the European parliamentary elections. And oh boy, some of them resemble a police lineup
David Lidington PMQs understudies shine as MPs suffer collective brain fadeThe Guardian - John CraceWith Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn in Belfast for the funeral of Lyra McKee, prime minister’s questions was left in the more-than-capable hands of their regular understudies. And for the most part May’s
Huawei The Guardian view on Huawei: if May wants to trust, we must keep verifyingThe Guardian - EditorialSweeping narratives can soon take hold, even if critics are already pointing to their holes. In the 1990s, two such theses quickly took root. The first was that liberal democracy had triumphed. The second
5G Tory MPs seek to overturn May's Huawei supply decisionThe Guardian - Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editorSome Conservative MPs are hoping to overturn Theresa May’s decision to allow the Chinese telecoms firm Huawei to supply some “non-core” equipment for 5G mobile phone networks by persuading any future leader
Opinion (UK) The Guardian view on the Home Office: a culture of crueltyThe Guardian - EditorialWhen government decisions ruin lives it is often a result of incompetence. But when the Home Office is involved it is as likely to be vindictive. That department’s institutional cruelty has once again
Parrots Police seize 'super obedient' lookout parrot trained by Brazilian drug dealersThe Guardian - Tom Phillips, Latin America correspondentA parrot has been taken into custody in northern Brazil following a police raid targeting crack dealers. According to reports in the Brazilian press, the bird had been taught to alert criminals to police
Belgium Police raid Anderlecht and Belgium FA offices in money-laundering inquiryThe Guardian - ReutersBelgian police have raided the offices of Anderlecht and the Belgian Football Association in relation to a money-laundering investigation involving agents and transfers. An Anderlecht spokeswoman told
Theresa May Theresa May survives attempt to allow early no-confidence voteThe Guardian - Heather Stewart and Jessica ElgotTheresa May has survived an attempt to change Tory party rules to make it possible to oust her within weeks, but backbench MPs have demanded a “roadmap” for her departure, in a fresh blow to her authority.
Donald Trump How to respond to Donald Trump’s state visit to the UKGuardian US - LettersOn the same day that Trump’s state visit to the UK is announced (May under fire for allowing Trump state visit during D-day celebrations, 24 April), I see that Michael Bloomberg has stepped in to personally
