Sri Lanka Sri Lanka bombings: witness tells of two lucky escapesThe Guardian - Associated PressBhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting. As a car carrying him pulled into the back entrance of the luxury Shangri-La Hotel in Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo, he realised something
Phil Foden Pep Guardiola praises Manchester City’s ‘special’ Phil FodenThe Guardian - Jamie JacksonPep Guardiola has praised Phil Foden as “special” after the 18-year-old’s winning goal against Tottenham. Foden’s fifth-minute header at the Etihad Stadium was his first Premier League goal and his all-round
Waterloo Bridge Police clear Extinction Rebellion protesters from Waterloo BridgeThe Guardian - Mattha BusbyPolice have cleared the remaining Extinction Rebellion activists from Waterloo Bridge in London, despite earlier calls on social media for people that were willing to be arrested to “go there and save
Saracens Saracens united after ‘motivated’ Billy Vunipola powers way into finalThe Guardian - Paul ReesThe closest Munster got to Saracens was when one of their supporters clad in the province’s red jersey came within a few metres of Billy Vunipola at the end of the match and wagged a finger at the No who
Line of Duty Line of Duty recap: series five, episode four – one hell of a mess to clean upThe Guardian - Sarah HughesSpoiler alert: this blog is for people watching series five of Line of Duty (it also contains spoilers from earlier series). Don’t read on unless you have watched episode four. Hold on to your seatbelts
Meteor Showers Starwatch: the Lyrids put on their annual showThe Guardian - Stuart ClarkStarwatch chart 22 April 2019 Lyrid meteor shower The Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of 22 April. The chart shows the view looking east at midnight. This is the oldest recorded meteor
Boston Celtics NBA playoffs: Celtics sweep Pacers to breeze into next roundThe Guardian - Associated PressGordon Hayward scored 20 points and Marcus Morris started a decisive three-point flurry late in the fourth quarter on Sunday to give the Boston Celtics a series-clinching 110-106 victory at Indiana. It
Cricket One-Day Cup roundup: Lancashire beat Yorkshire by one run in thrillerThe Guardian - Press AssociationLancashire successfully defended 311 to win a nailbiting Easter Sunday Roses match by one run at Headingley and end their losing start to the Royal London One-Day Cup. A thrilling encounter came down Yorkshire
Manchester City Liverpool and Manchester City are both deserving of title-winners’ confettiThe Guardian - Barney RonayAnd still they come. It is one of football’s great truisms that the league table never lies. But it can tell the odd half-truth. There will be an insistence from some quarters that one of Manchester City
New Mexico Member of armed militia who detained migrants faced similar charges in 2006Guardian US - Associated Press in Las Cruces, New MexicoA member of an armed civilian group that has detained migrants near the US-Mexico border who was arrested on Saturday reportedly faced similar charges in Oregon 13 years ago. In Sunland Park, Texas on
Play buttonCardiff Liverpool back at top after Georginio Wijnaldum inspires win at CardiffThe Guardian - Stuart James at Cardiff City StadiumThere is a relentlessness about this title race that is impossible not to admire. Liverpool, playing catch-up after Manchester City’s victory 24 hours earlier, once again did everything that was asked
Play buttonCardiff Jürgen Klopp: players came up with Cardiff corner routine at half-timeThe Guardian - Stuart James at Cardiff City StadiumJürgen Klopp praised his players for showing the initiative to come up with the set-piece routine that paved the way for a 2-0 victory over Cardiff that took Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League
Nigeria British woman Faye Mooney killed by kidnappers in NigeriaThe Guardian - ReutersA British woman has been killed in Nigeria by kidnappers who also killed a Nigerian man and abducted three others in the northern city of Kaduna, local police and the British High Commission have said.
Sri Lanka Mike Pompeo says 'several' US citizens killed in Sri Lanka attacksThe Guardian - Victoria Bekiempis in New YorkSecretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday “several” US citizens died in a series of explosions in Sri Lanka that killed at least 207 people and left 450 injured. That toll was expected to rise. Thirty-six
Lyon Chelsea lose in Lyon but Erin Cuthbert gives hope for semi-final second legThe Guardian - Suzanne Wrack at Groupama StadiumEmma Hayes and Beth England said Chelsea showed that the five-times Champions League winners Lyon are human after Erin Cuthbert’s second-half volley left their Champions League tie wide open, with Hayes
DWP Seriously ill, emaciated man who was denied benefits by DWP diesThe Guardian - Josh Halliday North of England correspondentStephen Smith’s case sparked outrage after his benefits were cut and he was told to find a job A man with multiple debilitating illnesses who was denied benefits and deemed fit to work, sparking a national
Rugby Union Leinster to face Saracens in Champions Cup final after suffocating ToulouseThe Guardian - Robert Kitson at the Aviva StadiumAs long ago as October the smart money was on Leinster and Saracens contesting the Champions Cup final and a brutal Anglo-Irish slugfest duly awaits. On the evidence of this weekend’s semi-finals there
Play buttonManchester United Ole Gunnar Solskjær apologises – ‘We let the fans down. We let the club down’The Guardian - Andy Hunter at Goodison ParkOle Gunnar Solskjær questioned the desire of Manchester United’s players and admitted some will not feature in his plans for a successful reign at Old Trafford after suffering a 4-0 humbling at Everton.
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka death toll expected to rise as leaders condemn killingsThe Guardian - Jason Burke and Amantha Perera in ColomboPolitical and religious leaders across the world have rushed to condemn the killing of more than 200 people in a wave of bombings that targeted churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
Unai Emery Crystal Palace’s victory deals major blow to Arsenal’s top-four hopesThe Guardian - Amy Lawrence at the Emirates StadiumThis was supposed to be the banker, the relatively easy one, at home against a team who had hit the magic 40 points and would be forgiven if they had sandals and sunglasses at the ready. Of all the hurdles
George Pell The Australian court ban on reporting George Pell’s trial was bound to failThe Guardian - Paul ChadwickIt may be apocryphal, but there is enduring value in the story of the headline in a small antipodean newspaper that in the 19th century became agitated by events in Crimea: “We warn the Tsar.” The story
Opinion (UK) The Guardian view on European elections: one continent, one ballotThe Guardian - EditorialElections to the European parliament can be awkward for admirers of the EU. A ballot in every member state is the most directly democratic feature of the union’s institutional architecture and such a should,
Play buttonWorld News Comedian on course for landslide victory in Ukrainian electionThe Guardian - Shaun Walker in KyivVolodymyr Zelenskiy, an actor and comedian with no political experience other than playing the role of president in a TV series, was heading for a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election as
Easter Shopping centres and DIY stores struggle in Easter sunshineThe Guardian - Jasper JollyBritish shopping centres, DIY stores and garden centres struggled over the bank holiday weekend as shoppers stayed outside to enjoy the blazing sunshine. Indoor shopping centres were hit particularly with
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s Christians were left unprotected for far too longThe Guardian - Tasnim NazeerMy first reaction was panic. As I woke up to the horrific scenes from churches and hotels in Sri Lanka; to news of the dead, dying and injured, on a day of Christian celebration, I desperately rang loved
World News Gebremedhin Bekele obituaryThe Guardian - Robert WaterhouseMy friend Gebremedhin Bekele, who has died of cancer aged 68, devoted his life to Cheshire Ethiopia, the NGO that is Ethiopia’s principal provider of post-polio rehabilitation. I met him when asked to
NHS Mentally ill prisoners face months-long waits for hospital transferThe Guardian - Aamna Mohdin and Pamela DuncanExclusive: Prisoners are being left awaiting adequate treatment for up to half a year Prisoners with severe mental health problems are waiting up to six months to be transferred to hospital to get treatment,
Johanna Konta Johanna Konta and Katie Boulter end GB’s 26-year wait for Fed Cup promotionThe Guardian - Kevin Mitchell at the Copper Box ArenaJohanna Konta and Katie Boulter, players of vastly contrasting styles and temperament but united in a common purpose, steered Great Britain back to the elite world group of women’s international team for
Art Letter: Robert Maguire obituaryThe Guardian - Marianna LutyensIn designing St Paul’s, Bow Common, with its central altar, Robert Maguire and Keith Murray wanted to express the concept of universal worship, but by using mosaics rather than the stained glass windows
Rabbits Burrowing down to carbon date ‘Roman’ rabbitsThe Guardian - LettersIt’s lovely to see so much response (Letters, 19 April) to our rabbit story. With regards to concerns about the linguistics – our Leicester team is working on this. It is tempting to draw links between
