NRL Cooper Cronk announces he will retire at end of NRL seasonThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressSydney Roosters halfback Cooper Cronk has announced his intention to retire from the NRL at the end of the season. The 35-year-old is in the second and final year of his contract with the Roosters and
Muscat Kevin Muscat stands down as Melbourne Victory coachThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressMelbourne Victory have never known life without Kevin Muscat but soon will after the four-time A-League champion agreed an exit from the club. Muscat, the club’s foundation captain and longest serving
Huawei Google 'blocks Huawei access to Android updates' after blacklistingThe Guardian - Nadeem Badshah and agencyGoogle has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware and software products, except those covered by open source licences, a source has told Reuters. The news is a blow to the
Nigel Farage Brexit party's funding must be investigated, says Gordon BrownThe Guardian - Heather Stewart, Carole Cadwalladr and Frances PerraudinThe Electoral Commission is under mounting pressure to launch an investigation into the funding of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party because of concerns that its donation structure could allow foreign interference
Food Bank UK's 'cruel and harmful policies' lack regard for child hunger, says NGOThe Guardian - Robert Booth Social affairs correspondentDamning Human Rights Watch report accuses the government of breaching its duty Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the UK government of breaching its international duty to keep people from hunger by “cruel
Torture Revised MoD guidance could leave door open for tortureThe Guardian - Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editorUpdated protocol allows information sharing even if torture may have been used The Ministry of Defence has insisted that newly emerged departmental guidance on the sharing of intelligence derived from
Iran Trump tweets threat: 'If Iran wants to fight, that will be the end of Iran'Guardian US - Ed Pilkington and Martin Pengelly in New YorkDonald Trump has issued one of his most direct threats yet to Tehran, warning that “if Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran”. The US president emerged from his golf club in Sterling,
Brooks Koepka Brooks Koepka survives mini-meltdown to retain US PGA ChampionshipThe Guardian - Ewan Murray at BethpageSeven shots ahead at the start of play, six shots ahead after 10 holes, one shot up on the 15th tee. Brooks Koepka opened US PGA Championship week by insisting majors were the easiest tournaments to win.
Aberdeen Royal Mail to launch UK's first parcel postboxesThe Guardian - Press AssociationThe Royal Mail is launching the UK’s first parcel postboxes across the country. The move follows a successful trial and is the first major change in the use of postboxes in 160 years. The parcel postboxes
Play buttonDiego Maradona Diego Maradona review – flashy study of football's flawed geniusThe Guardian - Peter Bradshaw‘A bit of cheating and a lot of genius.” That’s how someone in this film summarises the Argentinian football megastar Diego Maradona after his triumphant performance in the 1986 World Cup, and it seems
Rail timetable changes come into effect as industry reels from annus horribilisThe Guardian - Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentRail passengers in the UK endured the worst year on record for delays and cancellations in 2018, it has emerged, as commuters brace for a new timetable change. Rescheduling on British railways last May
The Theatre Reginald D Hunter review – a standup punching downThe Guardian - Hannah J DaviesIt’s clear that Hunter isn’t genuinely feeling flummoxed by the current moment, but, ironically, revels in taking umbrage As he mentions several times during his latest show, Facing the Beast, US standup
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Syria British nationals to be banned from parts of Syria under new lawThe Guardian - Jamie GriersonBritish nationals are to be banned from entering or remaining in parts of conflict-stricken Syria in the first use of a controversial new power. The home secretary, Sajid Javid, will reveal on Monday he
Money Laundering UK property register 'needed urgently' to stop money launderingThe Guardian - Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondentProposals for the first register of foreign-owned property aimed at preventing “McMafia-style” money laundering should be put in practice urgently and reinforced to plug potential loopholes, the government
Suranne Jones Gentleman Jack review: Suranne Jones rocks Halifax as the first modern lesbianThe Guardian - Lucy ManganIt’s Regency Fleabag! Because the heroine occasionally breaks the fourth wall and exteriorises her inner monologue. But it’s set in Halifax in 1832, so it could be Northern Jane Austen. Then again, it’s
What We Do In the Shadows review – the undead prove dead funnyThe Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonTelevision loves a good vampire, but for some reason, the eternal torment of immortal parasitic killers tends to lend itself more to melodrama than humour. From Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s perpetually sexual
Pep Guardiola Tired but still hungry, Pep Guardiola knows City need Champions LeagueThe Guardian - Jamie JacksonThe Champions League: Manchester City’s final frontier. After a clean sweep of domestic trophies in a staggering 2018-19 campaign, and after claiming five of the last six competitions available in England,
Brexit Tories urge leadership contenders to prioritise climate emergencyThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorModerate Conservatives including Nicky Morgan and Amber Rudd are urging contenders for their party’s leadership to put the battle against the climate emergency at the forefront of the contest. The 60-strong
Rugby Union Chris Boyd eyes chance to break the Saracens-Exeter strangleholdThe Guardian - Robert KitsonThe list of familiar club names absent from the 2018-19 Premiership semi-finals is a clear sign of the times in English rugby. Wasps, Bath and Leicester between them won 22 of the 26 domestic league titles
Painkillers Austin Eubanks, Columbine victim who worked against painkillers, dies at 37Guardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkAustin Eubanks, a victim of the 1999 Columbine school massacre who became a prominent campaigner on the danger of opioids after he developed an addiction to painkillers, has died. He was 37. Eubanks was
Airports Manchester airport flights delayed after refuelling power failureThe Guardian - Nadeem BadshahDozens of flights were delayed and cancelled at Manchester airport on Sunday because of refuelling problems. Up to 13,000 passengers were left frustrated after flights to Tenerife, Belfast and Milan were
Jupiter Starwatch: a meeting between the moon and JupiterThe Guardian - Stuart ClarkWhereas our first lunar conjunction of the month (with Mars two weeks ago) took place when the moon was very young, this pairing with Jupiter takes place when the moon is just past full. Our natural satellite
Bahrain US to hold Bahrain economic conference to launch Middle East peace planThe Guardian - Reuters in WashingtonThe US will hold an international economic “workshop” in Bahrain in late June, seeking to encourage investment in the Palestinian territories as the first part of Donald Trump’s long-awaited Middle East
Jofra Archer Liam Dawson in contention for World Cup spot after impressive county formThe Guardian - Ali Martin at HeadingleyLiam Dawson is expected to enter the debate over England’s World Cup squad when the selectors and the captain, Eoin Morgan, convene on Monday. Hampshire’s left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder has not featured
Play buttonTerrence Malick A Hidden Life review – Terrence Malick's rhapsody to a conscientious objectorThe Guardian - Peter BradshawTerrence Malick’s heartfelt and reverently high-minded new movie is inspired by a life that is little-known — hidden, perhaps. Franz Jägerstetter was an Austrian conscientious objector during the second
Brexit The Guardian view on Theresa May’s Brexit options: stark – and getting starkerThe Guardian - EditorialTheresa May’s plan to bring her Brexit deal back to parliament for a vote at the start of June has generated weary indifference at Westminster and beyond. In many ways it is, of course, easy to see why.
India News Sprinter Dutee Chand becomes India's first openly gay athleteThe Guardian - Thomson Reuters FoundationIndian sprinter Dutee Chand has revealed she is in a same-sex relationship, becoming the country’s first openly gay athlete. Chand, 23, told the Indian Express she was in a relationship with a woman from
Boris Johnson If I were Jeremy Corbyn I’d be praying for a Boris Johnson victoryThe Guardian - Matthew d’Ancona“This isn’t a TV reality contest!” So declared defence minister Tobias Ellwood, when asked by Sky News’ Sophy Ridge about the forthcoming Conservative leadership race. To which there is only one honest
English Football Danny Rowe sinks Leyton Orient to seal FA Trophy triumph for AFC FyldeThe Guardian - Niall McVeigh at WembleyDanny Rowe’s spectacular free-kick on the hour mark sealed FA Trophy success for AFC Fylde eight days after their last trip to Wembley ended in a painful play-off final defeat. Dave Challinor’s side spoiled
