Play buttonNigel Farage Labour can’t defeat Nigel Farage by sitting on the fenceThe Guardian - Tom WatsonOne of the many strange things about Nigel Farage is that for a politician who has made a career out of attacking the European Union, his status in public life and his lucrative media career have been
Johanna Konta Johanna Konta strains hard to make Kazakhs dance to her tune in Fed CupThe Guardian - Kevin Mitchell at the Copper Box ArenaThe last good dust-up between Great Britain and Kazakhstan in this part of town was Anthony Joshua’s tight win over Ivan Dychko in the super-heavyweight semi-finals at the London Olympics, and this Fed
Saracens Billy Vunipola in the spotlight as Saracens keep focus amid turmoilThe Guardian - Michael Aylwin at the Ricoh ArenaHe must have thought he had begun to leave the last 10 days behind him. No sooner had Billy Vunipola scored the try that secured Saracens’ latest semi-final victory, that secured him the man-of-the-match
Munster ‘There was no intention to hurt anyone’ says Billy Vunipola on social media rowThe Guardian - Paul Rees at the Ricoh ArenaBilly Vunipola played down more hostile reaction to him following his liking of Israel Folau’s social media tirade against sinners after helping Saracens into next month’s final. The England No 8, who
Ricoh Toxic tactics behind Coventry’s slide from FA Cup glory to brink of oblivionThe Guardian - David ConnThere are a couple of signposts to help navigate the barmy situation at Coventry City, to understand how a club can be about to make itself homeless again, and face a vote this Thursday to be actually
Play buttonPep Guardiola Manchester City machine creaks under pressure but title a step closerThe Guardian - Jonathan WilsonAgainst Spurs, City looked as exposed as they had in Guardiola’s first season At last some cracks are showing. This has been a title race characterised by the implacable excellence of one runner and the
Nigel Farage Nigel and Annunziata’s Brexit show basks in the sun, but winter is comingThe Guardian - Andrew AnthonyNelson, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Ian Botham, Nigel Farage - the people who put the Great into Britain Gary Wilkinson, Brexit party supporter On Saturday Nigel Farage made a triumphant return
Newcastle United Ayoze Pérez hat-trick allows Newcastle to ride out Southampton revivalThe Guardian - Louise Taylor at St James’ ParkNewcastle United fans are unlikely to find even the richest, most indulgent Easter egg remotely as satisfying as the evening that rubber-stamped their team’s Premier League status for another season. yellow
Impeachment Trump and impeachment: where Democrats stand after MuellerGuardian US - Amanda Holpuch in New YorkWe’re going to impeach the motherfucker Rashida Tlaib The avenue is not impeachment. The avenue is further disclosure to the American people Hakeem Jeffries The idea is to find out exactly what went on,
Juventus Juventus win two Serie A titles in one day as men and women triumphThe Guardian - ReutersJuventus overcame their European blues when they fought back to beat Fiorentina 2-1 at home on Saturday and claim the Serie A title for the eighth season in a row. Knocked out of the Champions League Ajax
Saracens Billy Vunipola helps Saracens power past Munster into Champions Cup finalThe Guardian - Paul Rees at the Ricoh ArenaSaracens reached their third Champions Cup final in four years with a decisive, if hard-fought, victory over Munster who fell at this stage for the third season in a row. Billy Vunipola, who received warning
World News Paris is in flames again as latest yellow vest protests turn violentThe Guardian - Angelique ChrisafisRiot police and protesters fought running battles in the centre of Paris on Saturday as anti-government gilets jaunes demonstrators led street marches over what they called a crisis of high taxes and Less
Environment Stroud, the gentle Cotswold town that spawned a radical protestThe Guardian - Tom WallIt is a quiet Good Friday on Stroud’s steep, sun-dappled high street. There are none of the usual stalls spilling out of the centuries-old Shambles indoor market, and the schools are closed for the Easter
Opinion (UK) Why are airlines so keen on the fantasy of the Mile-High Barbie?The Guardian - Barbara EllenHow did it come to this – women required to produce a sick note because they’ve been struck down by… unsexiness? It seems that Norwegian Air requires female flight attendants to wear heels, or have a from
Books Book clinic: which books can help me cope with the existential dread of our times?The Guardian - Alex PrestonQ: Which books would you suggest to deal with the constant and creeping sense of existential dread in today’s social, political and economic times? Should I be reading to cope, or for escapism on my daily
Opinion (UK) This paralysing lack of leadership leaves Remainers with nowhere to goThe Guardian - Nick CohenYou cannot put the Greens as your first preference, Lib Dems second, Change UK third (rearrange according to taste) Once, political parties were meant to solve the voters’ problems. Now it’s the other
Books Linda Grant: ‘I was brought up with paranoia’The Guardian - Lisa AllardiceA Stranger City, Linda Grant’s eighth novel, which begins with the burial of an unknown woman discovered in the Thames, is a portrait of the disparate but interconnected lives that make up contemporary
Horse Racing Too Darn Hot ruled out of 2,000 Guineas to leave Ten Sovereigns favouriteThe Guardian - Greg Wood at Kempton ParkToo Darn Hot, the hot favourite for next month’s 2,000 Guineas since a brilliant win at Doncaster last September, has been ruled out of the Classic on 5 May after John Gosden, his trainer, decided that
Easter UK temperature hits 70-year high for Easter bank holidayThe Guardian - Nosheen IqbalBritons experienced the hottest day of the year so far on Saturday, and the hottest Easter bank holiday weekend for 70 years, as the temperature hit 25.5C (77.9F) in Gosport in Hampshire. The temperature
World News Notre Dame fire: UK ready to share conservation expertiseThe Guardian - Dalya AlbergeFrance will need an army of specialists to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral and the UK is on standby to send over architects and archaeologists, conservators and craftspeople. Stonemasons and carpenters, well
Bayern Munich European roundup: Niklas Süle winner boosts Bayern Munich’s title hopesThe Guardian - ReutersBayern Munich secured a 1-0 home victory over Werder Bremen to stay on course for a seventh consecutive Bundesliga title. Niklas Süle drilled in a 75th-minute winner to lift the Bavarians to 70 points
World News Gilets jaunes battle riot police and light fires in Paris over high taxesThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisRiot police and protesters have fought running battles in the centre of Paris as gilets jaunes anti-government demonstrators in fluorescent yellow vests led street marches over what they called “a crisis”
Bournemouth Aleksandar Mitrovic penalty gives Fulham narrow victory at BournemouthThe Guardian - Press AssociationThe Fulham caretaker manager, Scott Parker, hopes successive Premier League victories provides some consolation for the club’s disillusioned fans following a torrid season of struggle, which will end relegation.
Tony Blair Tony Blair: migrants should be forced to integrate more to combat far rightThe Guardian - Michael Savage Policy EditorMigrant communities must be compelled to do more to integrate to help combat the rise of “far-right bigotry”, Tony Blair has warned. The former prime minister said that successive governments had “failed
Mining Observer archive: women of Whitby, 27 April 1969The Guardian - Greg WhitmoreTucked away in a cleft of the north Yorkshire cliffs where the River Esk runs into the sea, Whitby has been by-passed by progress. The town is so poor that the 6d. rate levied to support the arts does
West Ham United Harvey Barnes scores late Leicester leveller to aggrieve West HamThe Guardian - Ed Aarons at the London StadiumA stoppage-time equaliser from substitute Harvey Barnes – his first goal in the Premier League – rescued a point for Leicester as Brendan Rodgers’s side kept alive their chances of qualifying for the League.
Chris Hughton Mat Ryan keeps Wolves at bay as Brighton snaffle precious pointThe Guardian - Stuart James at MolineuxThe wait for a goal goes on – 35 days and counting – but all that matters for now is that Brighton have stopped the rot. Chris Hughton had called on his players to show resilience and togetherness between
Huddersfield Gerard Deulofeu takes Watford seventh with victory over HuddersfieldThe Guardian - Press AssociationGerard Deulofeu’s double earned Watford victory at Huddersfield, who slumped to a record-equalling Premier League defeat. Deulofeu produced a finish similar to his stunning effort at Wembley earlier this
Fabio Fognini Rafael Nadal thrashed by Fabio Fognini in Monte Carlo Masters semi-finalThe Guardian - AgenciesRafael Nadal reflected on one of the worst clay-court performances of his career after crashing to a shock defeat to Fabio Fognini in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters. Five weeks before the Open,
World News Egyptians vote in snap referendum on keeping Sisi in powerThe Guardian - Ruth Michaelson and Adham YoussefPolling stations across Cairo filled with people as Egyptians voted in a snap referendum expected to allow President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to remain in power until 2030. Six people told the Guardian that
