The Guardianadded this to Horse RacingRoyal Ascot Frankie Dettori’s roll of pure gold has Royal Ascot in rapturesThe GuardianAfter the second winner, they gave Frankie Dettori the top jockey’s armband. After the third, he said: “It doesn’t get better than this.” But it did. Caught in a pocket on Stradivarius with just over furlong
The Guardianadded this to Donald TrumpIranian Trump suggests a 'loose and stupid' Iranian officer shot down US drone – videoGuardian US - The Guardian President Donald Trump did not escalate Iran's shooting down of an American drone, saying that it might have been a mistake executed by 'a general or somebody' being 'loose and stupid'
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesJeremy Corbyn Labour staff could strike over pay amid concerns at office cultureThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorLabour staff, including some in Jeremy Corbyn’s office, are contemplating strike action over allegedly paltry pay rates amid anger at the management style of his chief-of-staff, Karie Murphy. The Guardian
The Guardianadded this to US NewsU.S. Senate Republican-controlled Senate votes to block Trump’s arms sales to SaudisGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesThe Republican-controlled US Senate has voted to block the Trump administration from selling arms to Saudi Arabia, launching a new challenge to Donald Trump’s alliance with the country amid rising tensions
The Guardianadded this to MediaMedia Industry BBC to consider increasing vetting after Tory leadership debateThe Guardian - Press AssociationThe BBC will consider “additional steps” in its vetting process for guests following a debate between Conservative leadership candidates. Media watchdog Ofcom received 31 complaints about Our Next Prime
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesCriminal Law Schoolboy fatally stabbed by friend after bungled drug deal, court hearsThe GuardianA schoolboy was stabbed to death by one of his friends after he got caught up in a bungled attempt to rob a drug dealer in an affluent suburb, a jury has heard. Yousef Makki, 17, died after being stabbed
The Guardianadded this to BusinessNeil Woodford High street landlords hold a weak hand at the CVA poker gameThe Guardian - Nils PratleySir Philip Green, a near-billionaire with a superyacht, couldn’t afford to pay his rent. Nor, it seems, can Peter Simon, a half-billionaire whose preferred luxury is expensive art. The founder and owner
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsMichael Gove Tories choose Ken Doll as Mr Blobby’s hustings warm-up actThe GuardianWhat a carve up! Here was the Tory party laid bare. A respectability that was barely skin deep. Values and probity jettisoned in the venal pursuit of power. Prior to Cheryl Gillan, the acting chair of
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesTampa Bay Rays Rays to explore splitting home games between Tampa Bay and MontrealThe Guardian - Guardian sport and agenciesThe Tampa Bay Rays have received permission from Major League Baseball to explore the possibility of becoming a two-city team, splitting home games between their current stadium in St Petersburg and Montreal.
The Guardianadded this to FootballCameroon Cameroon score with last kick of game against New Zealand to reach last 16The GuardianCameroon qualified for the Women’s World Cup last 16 when Ajara Nchout earned them a 2-1 win over New Zealand with the last kick of their Group E match. Lineth Beerensteyn grabs winner as Dutch maintain
The Guardianadded this to FootballChristine Sinclair Lineth Beerensteyn grabs winner as Dutch maintain 100 per cent recordThe GuardianThe Netherlands secured top spot in Group E at the Women’s World Cup, maintaining their 100% record with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Canada in Reims. The Bayern Munich striker Lineth Beerensteyn grabbed
The Guardianadded this to CricketDavid Warner David Warner begins to find accelerator as Australia outgun BangladeshThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at Trent BridgeAustralia have sputtered at times on their way to four wins out of five, but they roared to full power with a batting demolition of Bangladesh to notch a fifth win and all-but confirm a World Cup semi-final
The Guardianadded this to FootballProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur VAR is penalising goalkeepers unfairly at the Women’s World CupThe GuardianI can only imagine the emotions felt by the Scotland players when their dreams of qualification for the knockout rounds died on Wednesday night as Florencia Bonsegundo’s twice-taken penalty hit the back
The Guardianadded this to BusinessNeil Woodford Neil Woodford urged to find other ways to return billions to clientsThe Guardian - Kalyeena MakortoffInvestment group Hargreaves Lansdown has urged investment manager Neil Woodford to look for alternative ways to return billions of pounds to clients trapped in his suspended flagship fund. In an online
The Guardianadded this to StageThe Theatre Sam Jay review – SNL comic's contrarian takes on Trump and #MeTooThe Guardian - Brian LoganIt takes more than a few smart routines to make a show. I left Boston comic and Saturday Night Live writer Sam Jay’s UK debut in no doubt of her skill but disappointed by her 50 minutes on stage. The isn’t
The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeBoris Johnson Hunt and Johnson are wildly different, but it’s the latter who can deliver BrexitThe Guardian - Simon JenkinsJohnson is admired and he is loathed. A customs union withdrawal deal will require of him some spectacular U-turns Now there are two. The choice of Britain’s next prime minister devolves to the Tory faithful
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsSajid Javid Gove and Javid prepare for top jobs with congratulatory tweetsThe GuardianMichael Gove and Sajid Javid have issued dutiful statements of disappointment and pride after their elimination from the Tory leadership race, thanking their supporters, defending their campaigns and seeking
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesSainsbury's Beet this: Sainsbury’s opens UK's first meat-free butcherThe Guardian - Zoe Wood“That mince ain’t doing it for me,” says an unconvinced Jane Taylor, peering in the butcher shop window at a pile of pink string that purports to have emerged from a meat grinder. “It looks like a plastic
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesIran Trump suggests 'loose and stupid' Iranian officer attacked US droneThe Guardian - Julian Borger in Washington and Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorDonald Trump has stopped short of escalating the worsening standoff with Iran in the Persian Gulf, suggesting that the shooting down of a US drone could have been carried out by a “loose and stupid” Iranian
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesBoris Johnson The Guardian view on the Tory leadership election: things fall apartThe Guardian - EditorialOn Thursday evening, after five ballots in eight days among Conservative MPs, the 10 original would-be successors to Theresa May were finally reduced to two: Boris Johnson and, trailing a distant second,
The Guardianadded this to BusinessMark Carney Mark Carney says Bank will lend to digital business and SMEsThe Guardian - Phillip InmanThe Bank of England plans to end its cosy relationship with major high street banks, clearing the way for social media organisations such as Facebook to offer digital currencies. In a move that governor
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesAndy Burnham The Guardian view on buses: power to the passengersThe Guardian - EditorialBritish attitudes to buses are infected with snobbery. Whether urban or rural local services, or long-distance coaches, these vehicles lack the charisma of planes, trains and automobiles. It’s not hard
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesBoris Johnson The contest between Johnson and Hunt is about who can win a looming general electionThe Guardian - Anand Menon and Alan WagerIf the frontrunner wins, and we take what he's said so far at face value, our EU partners will be in for a busy time As European leaders gathered in Brussels today, they faced a crowded agenda. Not least,
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsNews (Scotland) Scotland to run new consultations before updating gender lawThe Guardian - Severin Carrell Scotland editorThe Scottish government has postponed a planned update of gender recognition laws after concluding that it had failed to address concerns about the impact of its proposals. Shirley Anne Somerville, the
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Ratcliffe hunger strike making embassy work impossible, says IranThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorEnvoy voices discontent over protest by Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband in London The hunger strike by Richard Ratcliffe outside the Iranian embassy in London is making work there impossible and putting
The Guardianadded this to F1Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel calls for inquiry into Canadian Grand Prix incidentThe Guardian - Giles Richards in Le CastelletFerrari’s Sebastian Vettel has said he remains dissatisfied with the penalty that cost him a likely victory at the Canadian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton was awarded the win but Vettel, speaking before the
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesBoris Johnson Johnson v Hunt: their policies, personal style and pasts comparedThe Guardian - Peter Walker Political correspondentConservative MPs have spoken: after five rounds of voting it is Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt who will go to the 120,000-plus party membership as the two candidates to replace Theresa May as leader. What
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesBrad Fittler All eyes on NSW and tinkerman Brad Fittler ahead of State of Origin Game 2The Guardian - Matt ClearyThe teams have been named and the battle lines drawn. State of Origin Game 2 is ready to rumble in Perth on Sunday night and, as usual, the focus has been near-completely upon the NSW Blues – and, more
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesOpinion (UK) Glass skin is not just erasure of ordinary faces - it's the final step towards objectificationThe Guardian - Natalie ReillyWith the rise of Instagram filters, pores, laugh lines – any sort of defining feature, really – is no longer tolerable Glass skin. It sounds a little like an insult – an extension of glass jaw. Or perhaps
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesScience Honesty is majority policy in lost wallet experimentThe Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondentHere’s a moral dilemma: if you find a wallet stuffed with bank notes, do you pocket the cash or track down the owner to return it? We can each speak for ourselves, but now a team of economists have put
