Ricardo Rosselló Lin-Manuel Miranda joins diaspora protests against Puerto Rico governorThe Guardian - Lauren ArataniProtests calling for the resignation of the Puerto Rican governor, Ricardo Rosselló, have spread from the streets of San Juan to cities across the United States. As mass protests escalate on the island,
Cricket Why women's Test cricket must become more regular and widespreadThe Guardian - Megan SchuttIt’s a bit insulting that we are on a used pitch again this week but hopefully rain will help spice things up a bit My strongest memories of growing up and falling in love with cricket are watching the
Play buttonIlhan Omar Trump rally crowd chants 'send her back' after president attacks Ilhan OmarGuardian US - Tom McCarthy in New YorkGoaded on by the president, a crowd at a Donald Trump rally on Wednesday night chanted “send her back! send her back!” in reference to Ilhan Omar, a US congresswoman who arrived almost 30 years ago as
Opinion (UK) It's been millennials vs boomers for too long: it's time to start blaming Generation XThe Guardian - Nick EvershedIn the generational wars, people are sorted into two separate but equally important groups: millennials (AKA Gen Y) and baby boomers (AKA boomers). This has become something of a meme to the point where,
Ilhan Omar Crowd chants ‘send her back’ as Trump attacks Ilhan Omar – videoThe GuardianDuring a rally in North Carolina, Trump supporters chant ‘send her back’ after the US president repeats false statements about Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar. The crowd booed when Trump mentioned Omar’s
World News 'Wizard' hacker charged after financial records of nearly every Bulgarian exposedThe Guardian - ReutersA 20-year-old cybersecurity worker has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with hacking the personal and financial records of millions of taxpayers, as police continue to investigate the country’s biggest
TV Series Shaun Micallef is Mad as Hell after ABC airs wrong episode of current affairs TV showThe Guardian - Stephanie ConveryThe ABC mistakenly replayed an old episode of current affairs comedy show Mad As Hell on Wednesday night. The show’s host Shaun Micallef tuned in to watch his skit show in its usual time slot of 8.31pm
Tour de France Caleb Ewan silences the doubters with maiden Tour de France stage winThe Guardian - Kieran PenderAs a young child, Caleb Ewan would stay awake late into the evening at his family home in the Southern Highlands, watching on television as the pinnacle of international cycling played out on the roads
Socceroos Uninspiring World Cup draw at least gives Socceroos scope for revengeThe Guardian - John Duerden in Kuala LumpurTim Cahill was the guest of honour at the draw for the second qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup but for Australia, there was none of the usual explosive excitement associated with the country’s goalscorer.
Play buttonImpeachment House kills attempt to impeach Trump for 'disgracing' presidencyGuardian US - Tom McCarthy in WashingtonThe House of Representatives killed an attempt to impeach Donald Trump on Wednesday, with 137 Democrats joining Republicans to table a vote on articles of impeachment brought by the congressman Al Green
Amnesty International Amnesty International calls for closure of migrant child detention centerGuardian US - Edward HelmoreAmnesty International USA has called for a detention center for migrant children in Florida to be closed down and for congressional public hearings to be held into conditions at the facility, which lies
Chris Froome Chris Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta a España title after Cobo doping banThe Guardian - Press AssociationChris Froome has officially been named as the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a España following a doping case involving Juan José Cobo, who originally finished in first place. It is Froome’s seventh Grand title
Road Safety Young drivers may be banned from road at night under safety planThe Guardian - Press AssociationYoung drivers could be banned from the road at night under plans to improve safety, the Department for Transport has announced. Figures show that a fifth are involved in an accident during their first
Census House votes to hold Barr and commerce chief in contempt over censusGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesThe US House has voted to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to a decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney writes first musical, stage version of It's a Wonderful LifeThe Guardian - Ben Beaumont-ThomasHe has written perhaps the greatest canon of pop music, collaborated with everyone from Elvis Costello to Rihanna, and even soundtracked a video game, but at 77, Paul McCartney is ticking off another first:
John Major Douglas Hurd warned Major of dangers of UK isolation, papers revealThe Guardian - Owen BowcottFormer foreign secretary Douglas Hurd anticipated a dangerous future of UK isolation caused by “poisonous” internal divisions over the EU and advocated a policy of diplomatic “polygamy”, government documents
John Major Manchester's failed bid for 2000 Olympics had John Major's supportThe Guardian - Owen BowcottManchester’s daring bid for the 2000 Olympics was enthusiastically supported by John Major but behind the scenes ministers and officials were less convinced, National Archives files reveal. The prime wrote
Winston Churchill Winston Churchill ‘shocked’ by Downing Street restoration planThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesPrime ministers from Winston Churchill to Harold Macmillan raised concerns at the length of time and rising costs of refurbishing Downing Street, which overran budget and time estimates due to labour documents
Rupert Murdoch John Major was told to impress Murdoch with his confidence, papers showThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesJohn Major was urged to show “supreme confidence and clear vision” in his doomed bid to secure media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s support in the 1997 general election, government documents reveal. Murdoch a
Art Stirling prize 2019 shortlist: from a cork creation to a Teletubbies-style whisky distilleryThe Guardian - Oliver WainwrightA house made of cork will go up against a whisky distillery and one of the busiest stations in the UK to be named building of the year in the most interesting and varied Stirling prize shortlist for some
Bill Clinton 'Bill Clinton talks loudly, fails to act': envoys’ barbed missives to John MajorThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesConfidential and sometimes unflattering appraisals of foreign leaders have been a staple of the diplomatic cable long before the leaking of the former US ambassador Kim Darroch’s emails. Boris Yeltsin,
Loans Parents use savings and second jobs to support children at universityThe Guardian - Richard Adams Education editorSurvey finds more than four in five parents plan to contribute to living expenses Parents say they are contributing £360 each month to support their children at university, with some forced to dip into
Grenfell Tower Delays to safety reforms ‘risk a repeat of Grenfell disaster’The Guardian - Robert Booth Social affairs correspondentMinisters are risking people’s lives because safety reforms after the Grenfell Tower disaster have been too slow and “simply not good enough”, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. More than two years
The Guardian Sudoku 4,469 hardThe 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.
Jeremy Corbyn Corbyn sacks shadow Brexit minister for ‘Hitler in the bunker’ commentThe Guardian - Aaron WalawalkarLabour’s shadow Brexit minister, Dianne Hayter, has been sacked after she likened the “bunker mentality” around Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership to the “last days of Hitler”. Lady Hayter, Labour’s deputy leader
Driving GameFace review – irresistible comedy that's all heart and sillinessThe Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonAny sitcom that kicks off with a motivational speech and then a montage immediately wins my affection, and Roisin Conaty’s irresistibly amiable GameFace (Channel 4) does not disappoint. It begins with
Instagram Instagram hides number of 'likes' from users in Australian trialThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressInstagram users in Australia will no longer be able to see how many likes a post has a received under trial changes to “remove pressure” on the digital platform’s users. Instagram will on Thursday begin
Ants Vast clouds of flying ants deceive weather satellitesThe Guardian - Aaron WalawalkarHuge swarms of flying ants that hit England’s south coast were mistaken by weather satellites in space for clouds of rain. The Met Office’s radar captured what it described as “insect clutter” over the
The City London bridges go LED as part of £45m longest artwork projectThe Guardian - Mark Brown Arts correspondentFour London bridges have been illuminated in what is the first phase of a £45m project to create the longest artwork in the world. London, Cannon Street, Southwark and Millennium bridges had their municipal
Technology US lawmakers hammer Facebook exec over Libra's threat to privacyThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoFacebook once again faced intense questioning from US lawmakers over the future launch of its cryptocurrency project Libra, in a combative hearing that highlighted deep skepticism over the tech firm’s
Ricardo Rosselló Lin-Manuel Miranda joins diaspora protests against Puerto Rico governorThe Guardian - Lauren ArataniProtests calling for the resignation of the Puerto Rican governor, Ricardo Rosselló, have spread from the streets of San Juan to cities across the United States. As mass protests escalate on the island,
Cricket Why women's Test cricket must become more regular and widespreadThe Guardian - Megan SchuttIt’s a bit insulting that we are on a used pitch again this week but hopefully rain will help spice things up a bit My strongest memories of growing up and falling in love with cricket are watching the
Play buttonIlhan Omar Trump rally crowd chants 'send her back' after president attacks Ilhan OmarGuardian US - Tom McCarthy in New YorkGoaded on by the president, a crowd at a Donald Trump rally on Wednesday night chanted “send her back! send her back!” in reference to Ilhan Omar, a US congresswoman who arrived almost 30 years ago as
Opinion (UK) It's been millennials vs boomers for too long: it's time to start blaming Generation XThe Guardian - Nick EvershedIn the generational wars, people are sorted into two separate but equally important groups: millennials (AKA Gen Y) and baby boomers (AKA boomers). This has become something of a meme to the point where,
Ilhan Omar Crowd chants ‘send her back’ as Trump attacks Ilhan Omar – videoThe GuardianDuring a rally in North Carolina, Trump supporters chant ‘send her back’ after the US president repeats false statements about Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar. The crowd booed when Trump mentioned Omar’s
World News 'Wizard' hacker charged after financial records of nearly every Bulgarian exposedThe Guardian - ReutersA 20-year-old cybersecurity worker has been arrested in Bulgaria and charged with hacking the personal and financial records of millions of taxpayers, as police continue to investigate the country’s biggest
TV Series Shaun Micallef is Mad as Hell after ABC airs wrong episode of current affairs TV showThe Guardian - Stephanie ConveryThe ABC mistakenly replayed an old episode of current affairs comedy show Mad As Hell on Wednesday night. The show’s host Shaun Micallef tuned in to watch his skit show in its usual time slot of 8.31pm
Tour de France Caleb Ewan silences the doubters with maiden Tour de France stage winThe Guardian - Kieran PenderAs a young child, Caleb Ewan would stay awake late into the evening at his family home in the Southern Highlands, watching on television as the pinnacle of international cycling played out on the roads
Socceroos Uninspiring World Cup draw at least gives Socceroos scope for revengeThe Guardian - John Duerden in Kuala LumpurTim Cahill was the guest of honour at the draw for the second qualifying round for the 2022 World Cup but for Australia, there was none of the usual explosive excitement associated with the country’s goalscorer.
Play buttonImpeachment House kills attempt to impeach Trump for 'disgracing' presidencyGuardian US - Tom McCarthy in WashingtonThe House of Representatives killed an attempt to impeach Donald Trump on Wednesday, with 137 Democrats joining Republicans to table a vote on articles of impeachment brought by the congressman Al Green
Amnesty International Amnesty International calls for closure of migrant child detention centerGuardian US - Edward HelmoreAmnesty International USA has called for a detention center for migrant children in Florida to be closed down and for congressional public hearings to be held into conditions at the facility, which lies
Chris Froome Chris Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta a España title after Cobo doping banThe Guardian - Press AssociationChris Froome has officially been named as the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a España following a doping case involving Juan José Cobo, who originally finished in first place. It is Froome’s seventh Grand title
Road Safety Young drivers may be banned from road at night under safety planThe Guardian - Press AssociationYoung drivers could be banned from the road at night under plans to improve safety, the Department for Transport has announced. Figures show that a fifth are involved in an accident during their first
Census House votes to hold Barr and commerce chief in contempt over censusGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesThe US House has voted to hold two top Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to a decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney writes first musical, stage version of It's a Wonderful LifeThe Guardian - Ben Beaumont-ThomasHe has written perhaps the greatest canon of pop music, collaborated with everyone from Elvis Costello to Rihanna, and even soundtracked a video game, but at 77, Paul McCartney is ticking off another first:
John Major Douglas Hurd warned Major of dangers of UK isolation, papers revealThe Guardian - Owen BowcottFormer foreign secretary Douglas Hurd anticipated a dangerous future of UK isolation caused by “poisonous” internal divisions over the EU and advocated a policy of diplomatic “polygamy”, government documents
John Major Manchester's failed bid for 2000 Olympics had John Major's supportThe Guardian - Owen BowcottManchester’s daring bid for the 2000 Olympics was enthusiastically supported by John Major but behind the scenes ministers and officials were less convinced, National Archives files reveal. The prime wrote
Winston Churchill Winston Churchill ‘shocked’ by Downing Street restoration planThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesPrime ministers from Winston Churchill to Harold Macmillan raised concerns at the length of time and rising costs of refurbishing Downing Street, which overran budget and time estimates due to labour documents
Rupert Murdoch John Major was told to impress Murdoch with his confidence, papers showThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesJohn Major was urged to show “supreme confidence and clear vision” in his doomed bid to secure media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s support in the 1997 general election, government documents reveal. Murdoch a
Art Stirling prize 2019 shortlist: from a cork creation to a Teletubbies-style whisky distilleryThe Guardian - Oliver WainwrightA house made of cork will go up against a whisky distillery and one of the busiest stations in the UK to be named building of the year in the most interesting and varied Stirling prize shortlist for some
Bill Clinton 'Bill Clinton talks loudly, fails to act': envoys’ barbed missives to John MajorThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesConfidential and sometimes unflattering appraisals of foreign leaders have been a staple of the diplomatic cable long before the leaking of the former US ambassador Kim Darroch’s emails. Boris Yeltsin,
Loans Parents use savings and second jobs to support children at universityThe Guardian - Richard Adams Education editorSurvey finds more than four in five parents plan to contribute to living expenses Parents say they are contributing £360 each month to support their children at university, with some forced to dip into
Grenfell Tower Delays to safety reforms ‘risk a repeat of Grenfell disaster’The Guardian - Robert Booth Social affairs correspondentMinisters are risking people’s lives because safety reforms after the Grenfell Tower disaster have been too slow and “simply not good enough”, a cross-party group of MPs has warned. More than two years
The Guardian Sudoku 4,469 hardThe 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.
Jeremy Corbyn Corbyn sacks shadow Brexit minister for ‘Hitler in the bunker’ commentThe Guardian - Aaron WalawalkarLabour’s shadow Brexit minister, Dianne Hayter, has been sacked after she likened the “bunker mentality” around Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership to the “last days of Hitler”. Lady Hayter, Labour’s deputy leader
Driving GameFace review – irresistible comedy that's all heart and sillinessThe Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonAny sitcom that kicks off with a motivational speech and then a montage immediately wins my affection, and Roisin Conaty’s irresistibly amiable GameFace (Channel 4) does not disappoint. It begins with
Instagram Instagram hides number of 'likes' from users in Australian trialThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressInstagram users in Australia will no longer be able to see how many likes a post has a received under trial changes to “remove pressure” on the digital platform’s users. Instagram will on Thursday begin
Ants Vast clouds of flying ants deceive weather satellitesThe Guardian - Aaron WalawalkarHuge swarms of flying ants that hit England’s south coast were mistaken by weather satellites in space for clouds of rain. The Met Office’s radar captured what it described as “insect clutter” over the
The City London bridges go LED as part of £45m longest artwork projectThe Guardian - Mark Brown Arts correspondentFour London bridges have been illuminated in what is the first phase of a £45m project to create the longest artwork in the world. London, Cannon Street, Southwark and Millennium bridges had their municipal
Technology US lawmakers hammer Facebook exec over Libra's threat to privacyThe Guardian - Kari Paul in San FranciscoFacebook once again faced intense questioning from US lawmakers over the future launch of its cryptocurrency project Libra, in a combative hearing that highlighted deep skepticism over the tech firm’s
