Boris Johnson Scottish Tories still anxious over Johnson's impact on the unionThe Guardian - Libby BrooksScottish Conservatives are braced for an immediate charm offensive from their new UK leader, with concerns in the party about the impact of Boris Johnson’s leadership on support for independence tempered
Saudi Arabia Evening Standard and Independent unable to rebut concerns over Saudi ownershipThe Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editorNews outlets unsure who employs Saudi investor after fears of state interference The Evening Standard and the Independent say they are unsure who employs the Saudi Arabian businessman who bought a substantial
Pedro Sánchez Spain's acting PM fails in first attempt to form new governmentThe Guardian - Stephen BurgenSpain’s Socialist party leader, Pedro Sánchez, has failed in his first attempt to form a new government after the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos party abstained in a parliamentary vote. Sánchez, who has
United Arab Emirates UK academic accused of spying in UAE lodges complaint with UNThe Guardian - Nazia Parveen North of England correspondentA British academic who was kept in solitary confinement in the United Arab Emirates for almost six months after being accused of spying has lodged a legal complaint with the UN over his treatment. Matt
Boris Johnson Business leaders and unions urge Johnson to avoid no-deal BrexitThe Guardian - Sean FarrellBusiness leaders and trade unions greeted Boris Johnson’s election as Tory leader by urging him to avoid a disastrous no-deal Brexit. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Britain’s biggest business
India News India denies asking for Donald Trump's mediation in KashmirThe Guardian - Rebecca RatcliffeIndia’s foreign minister has firmly denied Donald Trump’s claim that the US president was invited by the Indian government to mediate in the Kashmir dispute, following a furious response from opposition
Scott Parker Fulham ready to bounce back after learning from last season’s mistakesThe Guardian - Dominic FifieldIt was as the conversation ticked inexorably towards the hour that Tony Khan issued the closest thing yet to a rallying cry. The Fulham vice-chairman and director of football operations had been talking
Boris Johnson Who will be among Boris Johnson's core team of aides?The Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorBoris Johnson, the new leader of the Conservative party and the UK’s next prime minister, has not yet confirmed his close team of aides, but he is expected to make key appointments from his days at City
World News 'Perverts in bushes' are ruining nude zone in Paris park, say naturistsThe Guardian - Kim Willsher in ParisNaturists in a Paris park have complained that voyeurs and exhibitionists are spoiling their naked enjoyment. The nudists say they are being pestered in an area of the city’s Bois de Vincennes where for
Boris Johnson The hard right has captured my old party - and Boris Johnson’s victory proves itThe Guardian - Anna SoubryAround 92,000 members who no longer even represent Conservative voters have crowned the “clown prince” as our prime minister. Just when we need a prime minister to bring us together, lead us through the
European Union UK decision to deny EU citizens access to data challenged in courtThe Guardian - Lisa O'CarrollThe government has been taken to court over its decision to deny European citizens the right to access data the Home Office holds on individuals in immigration cases. In a high court judicial review, for
FAI Brexit highlights Ireland’s divisions. But sport shows how united we can beThe Guardian - Una MullallyDepressed about Brexit? There’s always golf. As Brexit threatens the economic – and actual – security of Ireland, north and south, maybe what we can lean into a little more on this island is the unifying
Eating Pro-meat protesters fined for eating raw squirrels at vegan stallThe Guardian - Press AssociationTwo pro-meat protesters have been fined after eating raw squirrels at a food market. Deonisy Khlebnikov, 22, and Gatis Lagzdins, 29, ate the still fur-covered dead animals in front of members of the public,
Music (UK) Supersonic review – giant monsters and ghoul-sponge at UK's best small festivalThe Guardian - Ben Beaumont-ThomasA city built on guns, iron and chemicals, often under drizzly skies and with no horizon, Birmingham has always been heavy. As the summer’s Home of Metal arts programme across the city suggests – including
Brexit Donald Trump's trade war hurting China more than US, says IMFThe Guardian - Larry Elliott Economics editorDonald Trump’s claim that his protectionist measures are hurting China more than the US has received support from the International Monetary Fund in new forecasts showing how a fresh slowdown in the global
World News Li Peng: former Chinese premier known as 'Butcher of Beijing' dies aged 90The Guardian - Reuters in BeijingThe former Chinese premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, has died, according
Iran Iran rejects UK's proposal for European-led maritime forceThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorPlans for a European-led maritime security force in the Gulf unveiled by the UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, hit choppy waters as the plan was rejected by Iran, met resistance from supporters of the
Bank of England UK factories facing biggest slowdown since financial crisis, says CBIThe Guardian - Larry Elliott and Kalyeena MakortoffA double whammy of Brexit uncertainty and a slowdown in global trade has seen order books in Britain’s factories shrink at their fastest pace since the financial crisis, the CBI has said. Urging the new
South London Theme parks, pubs and 'human zoos': how the Victorians invented leisureThe Guardian - Peter WattsEntrepreneurs came up with increasingly elaborate ways to part Londoners from their money, inventing many staples of the modern leisure industry Whether it was visiting a “human zoo”, taking a bull on
Boris Johnson Trump congratulates Boris Johnson, saying he will be 'great' as UK's next PM – live newsThe Guardian - Andrew Sparrow (now); and Nadeem Badshah (earlier)The day’s political developments as they happen, including Tory leadership and Theresa May’s final cabinet meeting as PM Here is my colleague Jessica Elgot’s take on Boris Johnson’s victory speech. Ivanka
Play buttonWorld News Hong Kong protesters pledge to stand up to thugs after attackThe Guardian - Lily Kuo in Hong KongProtesters in Hong Kong have pledged to stand up to thugs who attacked demonstrators at the weekend as public anger grows towards the government and police. Demonstrators have filed for a permit to hold
Play buttonBooks Cats trailer’s weirdness would have appealed to TS Eliot, suggests estateThe Guardian - David BarnettAlthough the trailer for the film adaptation of Cats divided the internet when it was released last week, TS Eliot would likely have approved of the “rich strangeness” that has disturbed so many, according
Cricket Ireland should bask in Open-driven time in the sun, not English shade at Lord’sThe Guardian - Andy BullIt’s a wonder the Irish are so well known for their hospitality when you consider the state of some of the people they have to welcome. The very same day play got under way in the 148th Open the papers
Liberal Democrats Tell us: what now for Jo Swinson's Lib Dems?The Guardian - Guardian readersAfter winning the party’s leadership on Monday incoming Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has ruled out a pact with Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, but said she was open to discussions with MPs from other parties who
Play buttonBoris Johnson The next prime minister will be Boris Johnson. What now? Our panel respondsThe Guardian - Martha Gill, Gary Younge, Isabel Hardman, Tom Kibasi and Brigid LaffanWhat will Boris Johnson do now? Deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn, he said today in his victory speech. But how? Some of his most important decisions will be made very shortly
Boris Johnson 'It would be funny if it wasn't real life': readers on Johnson's winThe Guardian - Guardian readers, Laura McDermott and Matthew Holmes‘If the Conservative party can survive this ongoing debacle, it can surely survive anything’ The UK was cautioned “not to waste this time”, and instead all its leaders have managed to achieve is anoint
Opinion (UK) The world is literally on fire – so why is it business as usual for politicians?The Guardian - Arwa MahdawiDo you remember when the weather was a reliable source of innocuous small talk? “Hot today, isn’t it?” you would observe to a colleague as you stood awkwardly in the lift together. They would reply with
Travel 10 of the UK's best water-sports venues and activitiesThe Guardian - Antonia WilsonBounce, hop, dive and jump through Atlantis, a new aqua park at the National Diving and Activity Centre in Chepstow, Monmouthshire. It has five floating zones, each increasing in difficulty, with Total
Play buttonBoris Johnson Boris Johnson elected new Tory leaderThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorBoris Johnson will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning a convincing victory over Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative party leadership race. The former mayor of London, who has long cherished
The Theatre Lea Salonga review – musicals star evokes whole new world of storiesThe Guardian - John LewisMusical-theatre singers are in an odd position: they need to be distinctive but not too distinctive, powerful but not eccentric. The Filipina singer Lea Salonga has been striking this balance perfectly
Boris Johnson Scottish Tories still anxious over Johnson's impact on the unionThe Guardian - Libby BrooksScottish Conservatives are braced for an immediate charm offensive from their new UK leader, with concerns in the party about the impact of Boris Johnson’s leadership on support for independence tempered
Saudi Arabia Evening Standard and Independent unable to rebut concerns over Saudi ownershipThe Guardian - Jim Waterson Media editorNews outlets unsure who employs Saudi investor after fears of state interference The Evening Standard and the Independent say they are unsure who employs the Saudi Arabian businessman who bought a substantial
Pedro Sánchez Spain's acting PM fails in first attempt to form new governmentThe Guardian - Stephen BurgenSpain’s Socialist party leader, Pedro Sánchez, has failed in his first attempt to form a new government after the anti-austerity Unidas Podemos party abstained in a parliamentary vote. Sánchez, who has
United Arab Emirates UK academic accused of spying in UAE lodges complaint with UNThe Guardian - Nazia Parveen North of England correspondentA British academic who was kept in solitary confinement in the United Arab Emirates for almost six months after being accused of spying has lodged a legal complaint with the UN over his treatment. Matt
Boris Johnson Business leaders and unions urge Johnson to avoid no-deal BrexitThe Guardian - Sean FarrellBusiness leaders and trade unions greeted Boris Johnson’s election as Tory leader by urging him to avoid a disastrous no-deal Brexit. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Britain’s biggest business
India News India denies asking for Donald Trump's mediation in KashmirThe Guardian - Rebecca RatcliffeIndia’s foreign minister has firmly denied Donald Trump’s claim that the US president was invited by the Indian government to mediate in the Kashmir dispute, following a furious response from opposition
Scott Parker Fulham ready to bounce back after learning from last season’s mistakesThe Guardian - Dominic FifieldIt was as the conversation ticked inexorably towards the hour that Tony Khan issued the closest thing yet to a rallying cry. The Fulham vice-chairman and director of football operations had been talking
Boris Johnson Who will be among Boris Johnson's core team of aides?The Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorBoris Johnson, the new leader of the Conservative party and the UK’s next prime minister, has not yet confirmed his close team of aides, but he is expected to make key appointments from his days at City
World News 'Perverts in bushes' are ruining nude zone in Paris park, say naturistsThe Guardian - Kim Willsher in ParisNaturists in a Paris park have complained that voyeurs and exhibitionists are spoiling their naked enjoyment. The nudists say they are being pestered in an area of the city’s Bois de Vincennes where for
Boris Johnson The hard right has captured my old party - and Boris Johnson’s victory proves itThe Guardian - Anna SoubryAround 92,000 members who no longer even represent Conservative voters have crowned the “clown prince” as our prime minister. Just when we need a prime minister to bring us together, lead us through the
European Union UK decision to deny EU citizens access to data challenged in courtThe Guardian - Lisa O'CarrollThe government has been taken to court over its decision to deny European citizens the right to access data the Home Office holds on individuals in immigration cases. In a high court judicial review, for
FAI Brexit highlights Ireland’s divisions. But sport shows how united we can beThe Guardian - Una MullallyDepressed about Brexit? There’s always golf. As Brexit threatens the economic – and actual – security of Ireland, north and south, maybe what we can lean into a little more on this island is the unifying
Eating Pro-meat protesters fined for eating raw squirrels at vegan stallThe Guardian - Press AssociationTwo pro-meat protesters have been fined after eating raw squirrels at a food market. Deonisy Khlebnikov, 22, and Gatis Lagzdins, 29, ate the still fur-covered dead animals in front of members of the public,
Music (UK) Supersonic review – giant monsters and ghoul-sponge at UK's best small festivalThe Guardian - Ben Beaumont-ThomasA city built on guns, iron and chemicals, often under drizzly skies and with no horizon, Birmingham has always been heavy. As the summer’s Home of Metal arts programme across the city suggests – including
Brexit Donald Trump's trade war hurting China more than US, says IMFThe Guardian - Larry Elliott Economics editorDonald Trump’s claim that his protectionist measures are hurting China more than the US has received support from the International Monetary Fund in new forecasts showing how a fresh slowdown in the global
World News Li Peng: former Chinese premier known as 'Butcher of Beijing' dies aged 90The Guardian - Reuters in BeijingThe former Chinese premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests, has died, according
Iran Iran rejects UK's proposal for European-led maritime forceThe Guardian - Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editorPlans for a European-led maritime security force in the Gulf unveiled by the UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, hit choppy waters as the plan was rejected by Iran, met resistance from supporters of the
Bank of England UK factories facing biggest slowdown since financial crisis, says CBIThe Guardian - Larry Elliott and Kalyeena MakortoffA double whammy of Brexit uncertainty and a slowdown in global trade has seen order books in Britain’s factories shrink at their fastest pace since the financial crisis, the CBI has said. Urging the new
South London Theme parks, pubs and 'human zoos': how the Victorians invented leisureThe Guardian - Peter WattsEntrepreneurs came up with increasingly elaborate ways to part Londoners from their money, inventing many staples of the modern leisure industry Whether it was visiting a “human zoo”, taking a bull on
Boris Johnson Trump congratulates Boris Johnson, saying he will be 'great' as UK's next PM – live newsThe Guardian - Andrew Sparrow (now); and Nadeem Badshah (earlier)The day’s political developments as they happen, including Tory leadership and Theresa May’s final cabinet meeting as PM Here is my colleague Jessica Elgot’s take on Boris Johnson’s victory speech. Ivanka
Play buttonWorld News Hong Kong protesters pledge to stand up to thugs after attackThe Guardian - Lily Kuo in Hong KongProtesters in Hong Kong have pledged to stand up to thugs who attacked demonstrators at the weekend as public anger grows towards the government and police. Demonstrators have filed for a permit to hold
Play buttonBooks Cats trailer’s weirdness would have appealed to TS Eliot, suggests estateThe Guardian - David BarnettAlthough the trailer for the film adaptation of Cats divided the internet when it was released last week, TS Eliot would likely have approved of the “rich strangeness” that has disturbed so many, according
Cricket Ireland should bask in Open-driven time in the sun, not English shade at Lord’sThe Guardian - Andy BullIt’s a wonder the Irish are so well known for their hospitality when you consider the state of some of the people they have to welcome. The very same day play got under way in the 148th Open the papers
Liberal Democrats Tell us: what now for Jo Swinson's Lib Dems?The Guardian - Guardian readersAfter winning the party’s leadership on Monday incoming Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has ruled out a pact with Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn, but said she was open to discussions with MPs from other parties who
Play buttonBoris Johnson The next prime minister will be Boris Johnson. What now? Our panel respondsThe Guardian - Martha Gill, Gary Younge, Isabel Hardman, Tom Kibasi and Brigid LaffanWhat will Boris Johnson do now? Deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn, he said today in his victory speech. But how? Some of his most important decisions will be made very shortly
Boris Johnson 'It would be funny if it wasn't real life': readers on Johnson's winThe Guardian - Guardian readers, Laura McDermott and Matthew Holmes‘If the Conservative party can survive this ongoing debacle, it can surely survive anything’ The UK was cautioned “not to waste this time”, and instead all its leaders have managed to achieve is anoint
Opinion (UK) The world is literally on fire – so why is it business as usual for politicians?The Guardian - Arwa MahdawiDo you remember when the weather was a reliable source of innocuous small talk? “Hot today, isn’t it?” you would observe to a colleague as you stood awkwardly in the lift together. They would reply with
Travel 10 of the UK's best water-sports venues and activitiesThe Guardian - Antonia WilsonBounce, hop, dive and jump through Atlantis, a new aqua park at the National Diving and Activity Centre in Chepstow, Monmouthshire. It has five floating zones, each increasing in difficulty, with Total
Play buttonBoris Johnson Boris Johnson elected new Tory leaderThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorBoris Johnson will become Britain’s next prime minister after winning a convincing victory over Jeremy Hunt in the Conservative party leadership race. The former mayor of London, who has long cherished
The Theatre Lea Salonga review – musicals star evokes whole new world of storiesThe Guardian - John LewisMusical-theatre singers are in an odd position: they need to be distinctive but not too distinctive, powerful but not eccentric. The Filipina singer Lea Salonga has been striking this balance perfectly
