Crime Police letting down older victims of crime, say inspectorsThe Guardian - Amelia HillOlder victims of crime are being let down by the police and the wider criminal justice system, according to the first inspection report on the age group. The police have only a “superficial understanding”
Paul Pogba Ole Gunnar Solskjær says he can rebuild Manchester United around Paul PogbaThe Guardian - Press AssociationOle Gunnar Solskjær still believes in building the Manchester United team around midfielder Paul Pogba – and remains confident Alexis Sánchez will finally come good. As the disappointment of a turbulent
Apes Chimps more sociable after watching movies together – studyThe GuardianChimpanzees enjoy watching movies together, scientists have discovered, in research that suggests social bonding through shared experience has deep evolutionary roots. It is widely known that humans can
Recession UK living standards hit by rising prices and weak wage growthThe Guardian - Larry ElliottBritain’s weak wage growth and rising prices have delivered a hit to living standards of a severity normally only seen during a deep recession, a leading thinktank has said. While official data has shown
Sudoku Sudoku 4,468 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.
Venezuela Trump administration to continue deporting Venezuelans despite crisisThe Guardian - Charles DavisThe Trump administration has said it is not yet willing to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans, meaning it will continue to deport people back to a country it says is being destroyed by a The
Arizona California city declares itself a gun 'sanctuary' in rebuke to liberal lawsGuardian US - Abené Clayton in San FranciscoA small California city has voted to declare itself a “second amendment sanctuary” city, in a rebuke to the state’s strict policies on gun control. The city council of Needles voted unanimously last week
U.S. House of Representatives House orders Pentagon to review if it exposed Americans to weaponised ticksGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonThe US House of Representatives has called for an investigation into whether the spread of Lyme disease had its roots in a Pentagon experiment in weaponising ticks. The House approved an amendment proposed
World News Police in Brazil shut down factory making fake Ferraris and LamborghinisThe Guardian - AP in Rio de JaneiroPolice in Brazil say they’ve shut down a clandestine factory that was producing fake Ferraris and sham Lamborghinis. A father and son who owned the workshop in the southern state of Santa Catarina have
Malawi Australia pass Malawi test with flying colours at Netball World CupThe Guardian - Erin Delahunty at the M&S Bank Arena, LiverpoolAhead of a potentially tournament-defining clash with New Zealand later this week, the undefeated Australian Diamonds needed an acid test against Malawi at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool. What they
Daphne Caruana Galizia Three formally charged in Malta for murder of Daphne Caruana GaliziaThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in VallettaThree men have been formally charged over the 2017 murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese anti-corruption journalist and blogger who was killed by a car bomb in November 2017. Brothers Alfred and
The Theatre The Night of the Iguana review – Clive Owen joins menagerie of lost soulsThe Guardian - Michael Billington‘Nothing human disgusts me unless it’s unkind, violent,” says a Nantucket spinster in Tennessee Williams’s 1961 study in solitude. But, while that line epitomises the author’s own generosity of spirit,
MS-13 MS-13 gang members 'hacked victims with machetes in California forest'Guardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesProsecutors in Los Angeles have accused members and associates of the MS-13 gang of seven murders, including several in which victims were hacked to death with machetes in a southern California forest.
Glenn Greenwald Brazil must reveal investigations into journalist Glenn Greenwald, court saysThe Guardian - Associated Press in Rio de JaneiroBrazil’s top court has ordered the country’s justice ministry to reveal whether there are any investigations into the US journalist Glenn Greenwald, whose online news site has published material critical
Music (UK) Johnny Clegg, South African singer and activist, dies aged 66The Guardian - Guardian staff and agenciesThe South African singer and songwriter Johnny Clegg, one of the few white artists to openly confront the apartheid government in the late 1970s and 1980s, has died aged 66, his agent has said. The Grammy-nominated
Mississippi Second Mississippi Republican says he will not meet women aloneGuardian US - Edward HelmoreA second Republican candidate for Mississippi governor has said he will not meet alone with a woman who is not his wife. The former Mississippi supreme court Justice Bill Waller Jr says he tries to have
WNBA LA Sparks guard Riquna Williams suspended 10 games for domestic violence incidentThe Guardian - Guardian sport and agenciesThe WNBA has suspended Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams 10 games for a domestic violence incident, one of the longest punishments in the league’s history. The league office handed down the suspension
Peru Alejandro Toledo: Peru ex-president faces corruption charges after US arrestThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesPeru’s former president Alejandro Toledo has been arrested in the United States following an extradition request from his home country where he faces corruption charges. Toledo, who governed from 2001
Facebook Inside the Social Network: Facebook’s Difficult Year review – thumbs down!The Guardian - Stuart JeffriesFacebook has a director of social good. She is called Hema and if she has a surname, we weren’t privy to it. The BBC’s Horizon team, as if bewitched at being granted unprecedented access to the social
Billy Vunipola Billy Vunipola will not forsake social media in World Cup despite Folau furoreThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherBilly Vunipola has no plans to stay off social media during the forthcoming World Cup in Japan despite the controversy sparked by his support for Israel Folau – who has since been sacked for his homophobic
Iran Trump defense secretary nominee says US not seeking war with IranGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonDonald Trump’s nominee to become the first permanent US defence secretary in more than six months, has said that the US is not seeking war with Iran and needed to “get back on the diplomatic channel”.
Leana Wen Planned Parenthood president Leana Wen forced out by boardGuardian US - Jessica Glenza in New YorkThe president of Planned Parenthood has been forced out of her position after only eight months on the job. Dr Leana Wen said in a statement she was forced out after “philosophical differences”, over direction
Environment Plantwatch: despite the stinging criticism, nettles are usefulThe Guardian - Paul SimonsStinging nettles do not have a good public image. They are tough, weedy, smother out many other plants and, of course, they sting. A slight brush of the skin against the stinging hairs is enough to get
Harry Styles Harry Styles in talks to play Prince Eric in live-action The Little MermaidThe Guardian - Guardian staffHarry Styles is in talks to take on the role of Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. The former One Direction singer is said to be an early favourite and is currently in discussions
World News Brazilian mining company to pay out £86m for disaster that killed almost 300 peopleThe Guardian - Dom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroThe Brazilian mining giant Vale has agreed to pay out £86m ($107m) in collective moral damages and £150,000 ($186,000) to each of the close relatives of nearly 300 people killed when a tailings dam collapsed
Paris Saint-Germain Transfer window: the key deals in Europe away from the Premier LeagueThe Guardian - Niall McVeighAfter an underwhelming title race and struggles in Europe, Spain’s top three have all been very busy already. Real Madrid have spent more than £250m to sign Eden Hazard, striker Luka Jovic and defenders
Environment Famed Yosemite landmarks see names restored: ‘They belong to the people’Guardian US - Vivian Ho in San FranciscoSome of Yosemite’s most well-known and beloved attractions will get their original names back, following a settlement in an intellectual property dispute that briefly changed the monikers of the national
ITV Jimmy Greaves had the right idea: football broadcasting should be funThe Guardian - John Brewin“I am someone who believes that what we need without a doubt is more of Jimmy Greaves,” wrote the performance poet John Hegley in Greavsie, an ironic yet affectionate early-1990s paean to a then ubiquitous
Cameroon Clarence Seedorf sacked as Cameroon coach after Africa Cup of Nations exitThe Guardian - ReutersCameroon have sacked Clarence Seedorf after their disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations, his departure coming after the country’s sports minister had demanded his exit. Seedorf’s assistant,
Crime Police letting down older victims of crime, say inspectorsThe Guardian - Amelia HillOlder victims of crime are being let down by the police and the wider criminal justice system, according to the first inspection report on the age group. The police have only a “superficial understanding”
Paul Pogba Ole Gunnar Solskjær says he can rebuild Manchester United around Paul PogbaThe Guardian - Press AssociationOle Gunnar Solskjær still believes in building the Manchester United team around midfielder Paul Pogba – and remains confident Alexis Sánchez will finally come good. As the disappointment of a turbulent
Apes Chimps more sociable after watching movies together – studyThe GuardianChimpanzees enjoy watching movies together, scientists have discovered, in research that suggests social bonding through shared experience has deep evolutionary roots. It is widely known that humans can
Recession UK living standards hit by rising prices and weak wage growthThe Guardian - Larry ElliottBritain’s weak wage growth and rising prices have delivered a hit to living standards of a severity normally only seen during a deep recession, a leading thinktank has said. While official data has shown
Sudoku Sudoku 4,468 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.
Venezuela Trump administration to continue deporting Venezuelans despite crisisThe Guardian - Charles DavisThe Trump administration has said it is not yet willing to grant temporary protected status to Venezuelans, meaning it will continue to deport people back to a country it says is being destroyed by a The
Arizona California city declares itself a gun 'sanctuary' in rebuke to liberal lawsGuardian US - Abené Clayton in San FranciscoA small California city has voted to declare itself a “second amendment sanctuary” city, in a rebuke to the state’s strict policies on gun control. The city council of Needles voted unanimously last week
U.S. House of Representatives House orders Pentagon to review if it exposed Americans to weaponised ticksGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonThe US House of Representatives has called for an investigation into whether the spread of Lyme disease had its roots in a Pentagon experiment in weaponising ticks. The House approved an amendment proposed
World News Police in Brazil shut down factory making fake Ferraris and LamborghinisThe Guardian - AP in Rio de JaneiroPolice in Brazil say they’ve shut down a clandestine factory that was producing fake Ferraris and sham Lamborghinis. A father and son who owned the workshop in the southern state of Santa Catarina have
Malawi Australia pass Malawi test with flying colours at Netball World CupThe Guardian - Erin Delahunty at the M&S Bank Arena, LiverpoolAhead of a potentially tournament-defining clash with New Zealand later this week, the undefeated Australian Diamonds needed an acid test against Malawi at the Netball World Cup in Liverpool. What they
Daphne Caruana Galizia Three formally charged in Malta for murder of Daphne Caruana GaliziaThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in VallettaThree men have been formally charged over the 2017 murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a Maltese anti-corruption journalist and blogger who was killed by a car bomb in November 2017. Brothers Alfred and
The Theatre The Night of the Iguana review – Clive Owen joins menagerie of lost soulsThe Guardian - Michael Billington‘Nothing human disgusts me unless it’s unkind, violent,” says a Nantucket spinster in Tennessee Williams’s 1961 study in solitude. But, while that line epitomises the author’s own generosity of spirit,
MS-13 MS-13 gang members 'hacked victims with machetes in California forest'Guardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesProsecutors in Los Angeles have accused members and associates of the MS-13 gang of seven murders, including several in which victims were hacked to death with machetes in a southern California forest.
Glenn Greenwald Brazil must reveal investigations into journalist Glenn Greenwald, court saysThe Guardian - Associated Press in Rio de JaneiroBrazil’s top court has ordered the country’s justice ministry to reveal whether there are any investigations into the US journalist Glenn Greenwald, whose online news site has published material critical
Music (UK) Johnny Clegg, South African singer and activist, dies aged 66The Guardian - Guardian staff and agenciesThe South African singer and songwriter Johnny Clegg, one of the few white artists to openly confront the apartheid government in the late 1970s and 1980s, has died aged 66, his agent has said. The Grammy-nominated
Mississippi Second Mississippi Republican says he will not meet women aloneGuardian US - Edward HelmoreA second Republican candidate for Mississippi governor has said he will not meet alone with a woman who is not his wife. The former Mississippi supreme court Justice Bill Waller Jr says he tries to have
WNBA LA Sparks guard Riquna Williams suspended 10 games for domestic violence incidentThe Guardian - Guardian sport and agenciesThe WNBA has suspended Los Angeles Sparks guard Riquna Williams 10 games for a domestic violence incident, one of the longest punishments in the league’s history. The league office handed down the suspension
Peru Alejandro Toledo: Peru ex-president faces corruption charges after US arrestThe Guardian - Staff and agenciesPeru’s former president Alejandro Toledo has been arrested in the United States following an extradition request from his home country where he faces corruption charges. Toledo, who governed from 2001
Facebook Inside the Social Network: Facebook’s Difficult Year review – thumbs down!The Guardian - Stuart JeffriesFacebook has a director of social good. She is called Hema and if she has a surname, we weren’t privy to it. The BBC’s Horizon team, as if bewitched at being granted unprecedented access to the social
Billy Vunipola Billy Vunipola will not forsake social media in World Cup despite Folau furoreThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherBilly Vunipola has no plans to stay off social media during the forthcoming World Cup in Japan despite the controversy sparked by his support for Israel Folau – who has since been sacked for his homophobic
Iran Trump defense secretary nominee says US not seeking war with IranGuardian US - Julian Borger in WashingtonDonald Trump’s nominee to become the first permanent US defence secretary in more than six months, has said that the US is not seeking war with Iran and needed to “get back on the diplomatic channel”.
Leana Wen Planned Parenthood president Leana Wen forced out by boardGuardian US - Jessica Glenza in New YorkThe president of Planned Parenthood has been forced out of her position after only eight months on the job. Dr Leana Wen said in a statement she was forced out after “philosophical differences”, over direction
Environment Plantwatch: despite the stinging criticism, nettles are usefulThe Guardian - Paul SimonsStinging nettles do not have a good public image. They are tough, weedy, smother out many other plants and, of course, they sting. A slight brush of the skin against the stinging hairs is enough to get
Harry Styles Harry Styles in talks to play Prince Eric in live-action The Little MermaidThe Guardian - Guardian staffHarry Styles is in talks to take on the role of Prince Eric in Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. The former One Direction singer is said to be an early favourite and is currently in discussions
World News Brazilian mining company to pay out £86m for disaster that killed almost 300 peopleThe Guardian - Dom Phillips in Rio de JaneiroThe Brazilian mining giant Vale has agreed to pay out £86m ($107m) in collective moral damages and £150,000 ($186,000) to each of the close relatives of nearly 300 people killed when a tailings dam collapsed
Paris Saint-Germain Transfer window: the key deals in Europe away from the Premier LeagueThe Guardian - Niall McVeighAfter an underwhelming title race and struggles in Europe, Spain’s top three have all been very busy already. Real Madrid have spent more than £250m to sign Eden Hazard, striker Luka Jovic and defenders
Environment Famed Yosemite landmarks see names restored: ‘They belong to the people’Guardian US - Vivian Ho in San FranciscoSome of Yosemite’s most well-known and beloved attractions will get their original names back, following a settlement in an intellectual property dispute that briefly changed the monikers of the national
ITV Jimmy Greaves had the right idea: football broadcasting should be funThe Guardian - John Brewin“I am someone who believes that what we need without a doubt is more of Jimmy Greaves,” wrote the performance poet John Hegley in Greavsie, an ironic yet affectionate early-1990s paean to a then ubiquitous
Cameroon Clarence Seedorf sacked as Cameroon coach after Africa Cup of Nations exitThe Guardian - ReutersCameroon have sacked Clarence Seedorf after their disappointing performance at the Africa Cup of Nations, his departure coming after the country’s sports minister had demanded his exit. Seedorf’s assistant,
