Daniel Sturridge Daniel Sturridge joins Trabzonspor on three-year deal after ban endsThe Guardian - Andy HunterThe former Liverpool and England striker Daniel Sturridge has joined Trabzonspor having served a short ban for breaching Football Association betting rules. The 29-year-old was a free agent after his at
Jeremy Corbyn Is Jeremy Corbyn the hero or zero of national unity?The Guardian - Sign inA government of national unity is perfectly possible (‘National Unity’ is a movie that’ll never get made in Westminster, 17 August), but it will take pragmatism and courage. Whoever gets the temporary
UK News A glimmer of hope after the cuts that derailed the Welsh economyThe Guardian - LettersI agree with many of the positive points made by John Harris about the Heart of Wales railway line (Want to see the future? Take a trip on Wales’ model railway, 19 August). He is spot-on about the efforts
Plastic Will 30p plastic bags end our habit for good – or is it time for more extreme measures?The Guardian - Emine SanerIt is a fairly hefty price hike, but it could pay off. Morrisons is increasing the price of its plastic bags to 30p, having already upped them to 20p earlier this year. The supermarket is trialling the
Film (UK) Astro Kid review – little boy lost on a planet far far awayThe Guardian - Leslie FelperinIn this French animated feature, pre-teen tyke Will (voiced as a perky American in the English-language release by Landen Beattie), the son of a pair of explorers, is literally lost in space. Separated
Berlin Wall Berlin Wall pills: a cure for emotional trauma – or royal-endorsed quackery?The Guardian - Sign inWhat on earth are they? Literally pills made from ground-up pieces of concrete from the Berlin Wall, which are mixed with lactose and diluted in water, and available from the royal family’s chemist of
Dyson Former top judge lambasts Grayling and Truss in memoirThe Guardian - Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondentLord Dyson, a former master of the rolls, highlights the difficult relationship between judiciary and senior politicians The former lord chancellor Chris Grayling “never believed access to social justice”
Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi obituaryThe Guardian - William FotheringhamFelice Gimondi, who has died of a heart attack aged 76, was one of Italy’s greatest cycling champions of the postwar era, a precociously young winner of the Tour de France who was widely viewed as the
Eric Garner Firing of officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold is just first step to justiceGuardian US - Oliver LaughlandOne thousand, eight hundred and sixty days after Eric Garner was killed on the streets of Staten Island, New York, his family finally received a sliver of justice. On Monday, the New York police department
Environment Los Angeles to build world's largest wildlife bridge across 10-lane freewayThe Guardian - Katharine Gammon in Los AngelesEngineers in southern California are hard at work designing the biggest wildlife corridor in the world, to extend over US Highway 101 to the north-west of Los Angeles. The corridor will connect different
Opinion Is a women’s size 14 really XL? No – but if fat wasn’t stigmatised it wouldn’t matterThe Guardian - Yomi AdegokeShopping online for fast fashion is basically an extreme sport: rolling the dice on whether the image will match the product, the inevitable umming and ahhing over a big order when it is followed by a
FedEx Cup Justin Thomas faces ‘weird’ test of leading from front at FedEx CupThe Guardian - Ewan Murray at East LakeIt is quite the feat for a $15m first prize, hiked by $5m from previous years, not to be the main topic of discussion at the Tour Championship. A switch of format, as the PGA Tour seeks a fairer and simpler
Horse Racing Japan battles past Crystal Ocean to win Juddmonte International thrillerThe Guardian - Greg Wood at YorkJapan, the 5-1 third-favourite, clawed his way past the favourite Crystal Ocean in the final strides to win the Juddmonte International Stakes at York on Wednesday, giving Aidan O’Brien his sixth win the
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Dwayne Johnson named highest earning male actor of the yearThe Guardian - Guardian StaffDwayne Johnson has been named Hollywood’s highest paid male actor for the second year in a row. According to Forbes, the former wrestler has earned an estimated $89.4m in the last 12 months thanks to in
Film (UK) A fourth Matrix movie is exactly the kind of rabbit hole reality needs right nowThe Guardian - Luke HollandOf the 10 highest-grossing films of 2019, only one – Jordan Peele’s Us – isn’t part of a franchise. Few jaws will have hit the floor, then, at the wholly un-flabbergasting news that sci-fi punch-’em-up
UK News Four teenagers deny homophobic attack on two women on busThe Guardian - PA MediaFour teenage boys have denied harassing two women in a homophobically aggravated attack after the women refused to kiss on a bus. Two 17-year-olds, a 16-year-old and a 15-year-old appeared at Highbury
Barack Obama Is Trump's deep fear and envy of Obama behind his plan to purchase Greenland?The Guardian - Elle HuntIt was once said the US president’s charismatic predecessor haunted his dreams. It’s a one-sided rivalry that has had world-changing implications Donald Trump has postponed his state visit to Denmark the
Polio 'Major milestone': Africa on brink of eliminating polioThe Guardian - Lucy LambleNigeria marks three years without a wild polio case, meaning Africa could be declared free of the disease in 2020 Africa is on the verge of being declared polio free, after three years without any recorded
Area 51 Will 'Alienstock' at Area 51 be the new Burning Man – or the next Fyre Festival?Guardian US - J Oliver ConroyOn 27 June, Matty Roberts, a 20-year-old college student and video game enthusiast, created a Facebook page as a joke: Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us. He proposed the raid take place on 20 September,
Cricket Mark Robinson is a tough act to follow despite England’s difficult summerThe Guardian - Raf NicholsonThe first casualty of England’s disastrous Women’s Ashes series against Australia, which they lost 12 points to four, was revealed on Tuesday: the coach, Mark Robinson. After four years at the helm, in
Ryan Giggs The FiverThe Guardian - Barry GlendenningIt’s been an eventful start to the season for Bury, despite nothing much happening around the club at all. Unbeaten in their first four league games due in no small part to the fact that they haven’t allowed
The Theatre Edinburgh Comedy awards 2019: surrealists, standups and sausage act vie for prizeThe Guardian - Brian LoganThe shortlist for the biggest prize in live comedy, the Edinburgh Comedy award, has been announced – and it’s one of the most diverse in the history of what used to be the Perrier. Straight standup, autobiographical
Carli Lloyd Carli Lloyd deserves 'honest tryout' after drilling 55-yard field goal at NFL practiceThe Guardian - Guardian sportWorld Cup champion Carli Lloyd showed off her leg during a visit to Philadelphia Eagles training camp on Tuesday, drilling a series of long field goals that caught the attention of at least one renowned
Personal Finance (UK) HS2 delivery company spent £600m buying up properties on routeThe Guardian - Rupert JonesThe comedian John Bishop has been one of HS2’s most outspoken critics – and may presumably be delighted that its future is in doubt – but he has also banked a big profit from the project. Bishop’s Georgian-style
Mette Frederiksen Danish PM reacts to cancelled Trump visit: 'preparations were in full swing' – videoThe GuardianThe Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, told journalists she was surprised and disappointed to learn that Donald Trump had cancelled his visit to Denmark after she rejected suggestions of selling
UK News The HS2 review team and what they sayThe Guardian - Gwyn Topham Transport correspondentDoug Oakervee, chair, civil engineer, former chair of Crossrail and HS2 Ltd: If for the sake of future generations we are to support the economic growth of our country in a sustainable way, there really
Brexit Party 'I intend to serve five years': British MEPs take senior posts despite BrexitThe Guardian - Jennifer Rankin in BrusselsBritish ministers and officials will cease to take part in most EU meetings from 1 September. The government says it makes sense to “unshackle” officials from Brussels business, but to the Liberal Democrat
UK News Wife and son arrested for assisting suicide of husband, inquest hearsThe Guardian - Steven Morris and agencyThe wife and son of a 94-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of assisting his suicide because they were present when he deliberately took an overdose of prescribed medication, an inquest has heard.
Play buttontrump news update ‘Shameful’: US Jews respond to Trump’s apparent use of antisemitic tropeGuardian US - Ed Pilkington and Edward Helmore in New YorkProminent American Jews have reacted with dismay and disdain to Donald Trump’s renewed adoption of a longstanding antisemitic trope after he described Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats as showing
World News Italy's Democratic party leader warms to idea of M5S allianceThe Guardian - Angela Giuffrida in RomeThe leader of Italy’s centre-left Democratic party (PD) has warmed to a potential alliance with its long-time rival, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), in an attempt to stave off snap elections
