Nissan Nissan plans to shed 10,000 jobs worldwide, reports claimThe GuardianThe carmaker Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs around the world as part of efforts to turn itself around, Japanese media have reported. Nissan announced in May it would cut 4,800 jobs from its
Media Industry Former Channel Seven executive arrested over alleged $8m fraudThe Guardian - Naaman ZhouA former Channel Seven executive has been arrested after police alleged he misappropriated more than $8m from the media company. John Fitzgerald was arrested at his home in Sydney’s Breakfast Point on
Gareth Bale Gareth Bale makes goalscoring return as Real Madrid edge Arsenal on penaltiesThe Guardian - ReutersReal Madrid beat Arsenal in a penalty shootout after Gareth Bale had made a goalscoring return to the Spanish side in a thrilling 2-2 draw at the International Champions Cup on Tuesday. Arsenal named strong
Birdwatching Each special in its own way: bird spotting on Australia's islands Australia News - Sue TaylorThere’s something very romantic about islands. For a start there’s the wonderful isolation, the feeling of relaxing remoteness, the total absence of bustling city commuters. Picture tropical palm trees
Lifestyle (UK) Cosmetic surgery: Australian industry under scrutiny after horror casesThe Guardian - Michael McGowanA huge increase in complications associated with cosmetic procedures has prompted a renewed push for increased regulation in a sector experts say has been infiltrated by dodgy operators cashing in on $1bn
Opinion (UK) The attacks on Bob Brown for opposing a windfarm are exhausting and hypocriticalThe Guardian - Richard DennissThe idea is to present Australians with a false choice between doing nothing to tackle climate change or doing 'everything' How many wedge-tailed eagles is a black-throated finch worth? No doubt there’s
Masterchef Open thread: who should be the new MasterChef judges?The Guardian - Guardian staffWho would be the ideal judging team for MasterChef Australia? It’s the question on the lips of fans of the reality TV show this week in the wake of news that Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris
News Extinction Rebellion protesters confront politicians at US CapitolThe Guardian - David Smith in WashingtonProtesters from the climate crisis group Extinction Rebellion have brought disruption to Capitol Hill in Washington, superglueing themselves to doorways to block politicians and staff. Just after 6pm,
World News Joint Russian and Chinese air patrol heightens tension in Korean peninsulaThe Guardian - ReutersRussia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered hundreds of warning shots from South Korean jets and a strong protest
World News Backward step for mankind: man walks 800km in reverse to save Indonesia’s forestsThe Guardian - Kate Lamb in JakartaA man from a village in East Java has embarked on an unconventional mission to raise awareness about preserving forests: he is walking 800km to Indonesia’s capital, backwards. Medi Bastoni hopes that,
Sotheby's Rare Nike running shoes fetch more than $400,000 at auctionThe Guardian - ReutersA pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike, has sold for $437,500, shattering the record for a pair of trainers at public auction. The so-called Nike “Moon Shoe,” designed by Nike
Sudoku Sudoku 4,477 mediumThe Guardian Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Buy the next issue of the Guardian or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle.
David Gauke Minister urged to intervene over Feltham youth jail violenceThe Guardian - Haroon SiddiqueWatchdog calls for action as review reveals ‘extraordinary’ decline in safety and care Urgent intervention is needed at Feltham young offender institution, the chief inspector of prisons has warned, after
Books Handmaid's Tale sequel leads 'exacting' 2019 Booker prize longlistThe Guardian - Alison FloodMost readers will have to wait until September to find out what happens in Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, but the Booker judges have deemed The Testaments worthy of a place on the 2019
Books Not read them yet? A cheat's guide to the 2019 Booker prize longlistThe GuardianThe plot: Under lock and key until publication day on 10 September, The Testaments is set 15 years after the end of The Handmaid’s Tale and follows the lives of three women in Gilead. What we said: Nothing
Sports ‘I’m not strong enough to come out’: Twitter ‘gay footballer’ deletes accountThe Guardian - Guardian sportA Twitter user who claimed to be an anonymous Championship footballer intending to come out as gay has appeared to reverse his decision after admitting he is “not strong enough to do this”. Having previously
World News 'A rip through the desert': photos show how California earthquakes reshaped the landThe Guardian - Maanvi Singh in San FranciscoThe biggest earthquakes to hit California in two decades literally broke the desert floor. Newly released satellite images from before and after the major quakes show how the tremors jerked apart slabs
Water Parks Body found at water park in hunt for missing swimmerThe Guardian - Kevin RawlinsonA body has been found in the hunt for a man missing at a water park, while an urgent search is under way to find a swimmer who has not been seen since jumping into an east London dock on Tuesday evening.
Vicky McClure I Am Nicola review – rare, stunning TV about an awful phenomenonThe Guardian - Lucy ManganI Am Nicola (Channel 4) is a rare, beautifully realised piece about an underexamined, ugly phenomenon. The first of three female-led hour-long dramas written by Dominic Savage after collaborations with
Team GB Team GB must deliver more than just medals at 2020 Olympics in TokyoThe Guardian - Paul MacInnesThe slogan of the British Olympic movement used to be straightforward and decidedly unsentimental. Now, as the countdown to Tokyo 2020 reaches a year to go, “no compromise” has been replaced by a new gentler
Technology US justice department targets big tech firms in antitrust reviewThe Guardian - Kari Paul and agenciesThe US justice department is opening a broad antitrust review into major technology firms, as criticism over the companies’ growing reach and power heats up. The investigation will focus on growing complaints
Team GB England’s Suzy Petty hopes to help GB hockey team make it to OlympicsThe Guardian - Paul MacInnesSuzy Petty is in an unusually stressful position. The 27-year-old has forced her way into the Great Britain women’s hockey team. As they are the Olympic champions one might think they should be getting
Snapchat Snapchat users up 8% in a year to 203 million, company saysThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoSnapchat announced an exceptionally strong second quarter on Tuesday, sending shares surging in after hours trading. New augmented reality tools, a redesign of its Android application, and expansion into
Play buttonUK Golf Open winner Shane Lowry warns rivals: ‘I feel like I can beat anyone now’The Guardian - Ewan MurrayShane Lowry, having comfortably converted the opportunity that came his way at the Open Championship, believes the sight of his name on leaderboards will draw a fresh level of respect now from the finest
Keeping Faith series two review – return of the mac!The Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonFirst things first: the yellow mac has not gone for good, even if it does seem to have been usurped by a sharp blue trench coat for much of this episode. That fans have come to care so deeply about an
Technology Facebook agrees to pay $5bn in vast privacy settlement, insiders sayThe Guardian - Edward Helmore and agenciesThe Federal Trade Commission is expected to announce on Wednesday that Facebook has agreed to a sweeping settlement of allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay roughly $5bn, two people briefed on
Environment Specieswatch: the ‘UK rainforest’ threatened by gardenersThe Guardian - Paul BrownLeft to its own devices, Sphagnum fallax, together with a large number of close relatives, will form dense mats of plants on wet ground and become deep peat bogs. These bogs create a habitat for a vast
Australia Ashes arms race leads to Australians playing warm-up against each otherThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at the Ageas BowlIt is not hard to find amusement in the concept of Australia’s top cricketers preparing for the Ashes by playing a formal match against one another. An observer with English cricketing sympathies might
Scooter Braun Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser with Scooter Braun. Will the Taylor Swift voting bloc react?The Guardian - Vivian Ho in San FranciscoSenator Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser over the weekend that placed her in the middle of the feud between Taylor Swift and music manager Scooter Braun. The question now is if attending a fundraiser
Play buttonIvanka Trump Trump hails 'good man' Boris Johnson and says of UK: 'They like me over there'Guardian US - David Smith in WashingtonThey like me over there. That’s what they wanted. That’s what they need. Boris is good. He’s gonna do a good job Trump on Johnson Donald Trump has heaped praise on the UK’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson,
Nissan Nissan plans to shed 10,000 jobs worldwide, reports claimThe GuardianThe carmaker Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs around the world as part of efforts to turn itself around, Japanese media have reported. Nissan announced in May it would cut 4,800 jobs from its
Media Industry Former Channel Seven executive arrested over alleged $8m fraudThe Guardian - Naaman ZhouA former Channel Seven executive has been arrested after police alleged he misappropriated more than $8m from the media company. John Fitzgerald was arrested at his home in Sydney’s Breakfast Point on
Gareth Bale Gareth Bale makes goalscoring return as Real Madrid edge Arsenal on penaltiesThe Guardian - ReutersReal Madrid beat Arsenal in a penalty shootout after Gareth Bale had made a goalscoring return to the Spanish side in a thrilling 2-2 draw at the International Champions Cup on Tuesday. Arsenal named strong
Birdwatching Each special in its own way: bird spotting on Australia's islands Australia News - Sue TaylorThere’s something very romantic about islands. For a start there’s the wonderful isolation, the feeling of relaxing remoteness, the total absence of bustling city commuters. Picture tropical palm trees
Lifestyle (UK) Cosmetic surgery: Australian industry under scrutiny after horror casesThe Guardian - Michael McGowanA huge increase in complications associated with cosmetic procedures has prompted a renewed push for increased regulation in a sector experts say has been infiltrated by dodgy operators cashing in on $1bn
Opinion (UK) The attacks on Bob Brown for opposing a windfarm are exhausting and hypocriticalThe Guardian - Richard DennissThe idea is to present Australians with a false choice between doing nothing to tackle climate change or doing 'everything' How many wedge-tailed eagles is a black-throated finch worth? No doubt there’s
Masterchef Open thread: who should be the new MasterChef judges?The Guardian - Guardian staffWho would be the ideal judging team for MasterChef Australia? It’s the question on the lips of fans of the reality TV show this week in the wake of news that Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris
News Extinction Rebellion protesters confront politicians at US CapitolThe Guardian - David Smith in WashingtonProtesters from the climate crisis group Extinction Rebellion have brought disruption to Capitol Hill in Washington, superglueing themselves to doorways to block politicians and staff. Just after 6pm,
World News Joint Russian and Chinese air patrol heightens tension in Korean peninsulaThe Guardian - ReutersRussia has said it carried out its first long-range joint air patrol with China in the Asia-Pacific region, a mission that triggered hundreds of warning shots from South Korean jets and a strong protest
World News Backward step for mankind: man walks 800km in reverse to save Indonesia’s forestsThe Guardian - Kate Lamb in JakartaA man from a village in East Java has embarked on an unconventional mission to raise awareness about preserving forests: he is walking 800km to Indonesia’s capital, backwards. Medi Bastoni hopes that,
Sotheby's Rare Nike running shoes fetch more than $400,000 at auctionThe Guardian - ReutersA pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike, has sold for $437,500, shattering the record for a pair of trainers at public auction. The so-called Nike “Moon Shoe,” designed by Nike
Sudoku Sudoku 4,477 mediumThe Guardian Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Buy the next issue of the Guardian or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle.
David Gauke Minister urged to intervene over Feltham youth jail violenceThe Guardian - Haroon SiddiqueWatchdog calls for action as review reveals ‘extraordinary’ decline in safety and care Urgent intervention is needed at Feltham young offender institution, the chief inspector of prisons has warned, after
Books Handmaid's Tale sequel leads 'exacting' 2019 Booker prize longlistThe Guardian - Alison FloodMost readers will have to wait until September to find out what happens in Margaret Atwood’s sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, but the Booker judges have deemed The Testaments worthy of a place on the 2019
Books Not read them yet? A cheat's guide to the 2019 Booker prize longlistThe GuardianThe plot: Under lock and key until publication day on 10 September, The Testaments is set 15 years after the end of The Handmaid’s Tale and follows the lives of three women in Gilead. What we said: Nothing
Sports ‘I’m not strong enough to come out’: Twitter ‘gay footballer’ deletes accountThe Guardian - Guardian sportA Twitter user who claimed to be an anonymous Championship footballer intending to come out as gay has appeared to reverse his decision after admitting he is “not strong enough to do this”. Having previously
World News 'A rip through the desert': photos show how California earthquakes reshaped the landThe Guardian - Maanvi Singh in San FranciscoThe biggest earthquakes to hit California in two decades literally broke the desert floor. Newly released satellite images from before and after the major quakes show how the tremors jerked apart slabs
Water Parks Body found at water park in hunt for missing swimmerThe Guardian - Kevin RawlinsonA body has been found in the hunt for a man missing at a water park, while an urgent search is under way to find a swimmer who has not been seen since jumping into an east London dock on Tuesday evening.
Vicky McClure I Am Nicola review – rare, stunning TV about an awful phenomenonThe Guardian - Lucy ManganI Am Nicola (Channel 4) is a rare, beautifully realised piece about an underexamined, ugly phenomenon. The first of three female-led hour-long dramas written by Dominic Savage after collaborations with
Team GB Team GB must deliver more than just medals at 2020 Olympics in TokyoThe Guardian - Paul MacInnesThe slogan of the British Olympic movement used to be straightforward and decidedly unsentimental. Now, as the countdown to Tokyo 2020 reaches a year to go, “no compromise” has been replaced by a new gentler
Technology US justice department targets big tech firms in antitrust reviewThe Guardian - Kari Paul and agenciesThe US justice department is opening a broad antitrust review into major technology firms, as criticism over the companies’ growing reach and power heats up. The investigation will focus on growing complaints
Team GB England’s Suzy Petty hopes to help GB hockey team make it to OlympicsThe Guardian - Paul MacInnesSuzy Petty is in an unusually stressful position. The 27-year-old has forced her way into the Great Britain women’s hockey team. As they are the Olympic champions one might think they should be getting
Snapchat Snapchat users up 8% in a year to 203 million, company saysThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoSnapchat announced an exceptionally strong second quarter on Tuesday, sending shares surging in after hours trading. New augmented reality tools, a redesign of its Android application, and expansion into
Play buttonUK Golf Open winner Shane Lowry warns rivals: ‘I feel like I can beat anyone now’The Guardian - Ewan MurrayShane Lowry, having comfortably converted the opportunity that came his way at the Open Championship, believes the sight of his name on leaderboards will draw a fresh level of respect now from the finest
Keeping Faith series two review – return of the mac!The Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonFirst things first: the yellow mac has not gone for good, even if it does seem to have been usurped by a sharp blue trench coat for much of this episode. That fans have come to care so deeply about an
Technology Facebook agrees to pay $5bn in vast privacy settlement, insiders sayThe Guardian - Edward Helmore and agenciesThe Federal Trade Commission is expected to announce on Wednesday that Facebook has agreed to a sweeping settlement of allegations it mishandled user privacy and pay roughly $5bn, two people briefed on
Environment Specieswatch: the ‘UK rainforest’ threatened by gardenersThe Guardian - Paul BrownLeft to its own devices, Sphagnum fallax, together with a large number of close relatives, will form dense mats of plants on wet ground and become deep peat bogs. These bogs create a habitat for a vast
Australia Ashes arms race leads to Australians playing warm-up against each otherThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at the Ageas BowlIt is not hard to find amusement in the concept of Australia’s top cricketers preparing for the Ashes by playing a formal match against one another. An observer with English cricketing sympathies might
Scooter Braun Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser with Scooter Braun. Will the Taylor Swift voting bloc react?The Guardian - Vivian Ho in San FranciscoSenator Kamala Harris attended a fundraiser over the weekend that placed her in the middle of the feud between Taylor Swift and music manager Scooter Braun. The question now is if attending a fundraiser
Play buttonIvanka Trump Trump hails 'good man' Boris Johnson and says of UK: 'They like me over there'Guardian US - David Smith in WashingtonThey like me over there. That’s what they wanted. That’s what they need. Boris is good. He’s gonna do a good job Trump on Johnson Donald Trump has heaped praise on the UK’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson,
