UK News Model railway lovers devastated as vandals smash years of workThe Guardian - Amy WalkerVandals have smashed up a model railway show, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage and leaving exhibitors “devastated and distraught”. Members of Market Deeping Model Railway club were forced to
Islamophobia It’s not difficult to define Islamophobia. So why does Britain struggle with it so much?The GuardianLast week it became clear that according to senior police, the Tories and some non-Muslim public figures with some Muslim friends, the term “Islamophobia” is undefinable in any meaningful, actionable The
Thomas Cook Thomas Cook says it is business as usual after Friday's 40% crashThe GuardianThomas Cook has been forced to fend off a wave of worried inquiries from holidaymakers and suppliers, promising it has “ample cash to operate” after a crash in its share price on Friday. In numerous responses
Technology Revealed: 5G rollout is being stalled by rows over lamppostsThe Guardian - Matthew WeaverThe rollout of the 5G telecommunications network is being stalled by at least two years over legal wrangling about the control of millions of lampposts, the Guardian can reveal. Lampposts have suddenly
World News Austria prepares for fresh elections after Ibiza video scandalThe Guardian - Philip OltermannAustria is bracing itself for fresh elections in September after a tumultuous weekend saw the country’s conservative-nationalist coalition government collapse over the so-called “Ibizagate” scandal. The
Arcadia Philip Green could close overseas stores as part of Arcadia rescueThe Guardian - Sarah ButlerSir Philip Green is considering closing down overseas stores as part of a rescue restructure for his retail empire, which could be announced as early as this week. Arcadia, the group led by Green which
Sergei Skripal Skripal poisoning suspects received mystery phone call following attackThe Guardian - Nick Hopkins and Luke HardingThe Russian men suspected of poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury received a phone call after returning to London on the day of the alleged attack, raising the possibility that a backup team
UEFA Uefa promise 82% of Euro 2020 tickets will go to fans and general publicThe Guardian - Press AssociationUefa has announced its ticket pricing and policy for next summer’s Euro 2020 tournament, which is to be staged in 12 different cities across the continent. European football’s governing body has pledged
Nigel Farage Rage, rapture and pure populism: on the road with Nigel FarageThe Guardian - Paul LewisNigel Farage is barely visible in the middle of a scrum of bodyguards, protesters, TV cameras and boom mics barrelling up Merthyr Tydfil high street. “There’s definitely more cameras than shoppers,” jokes
Boris Johnson If I were Jeremy Corbyn I’d be praying for a Boris Johnson victoryThe Guardian - Matthew d’Ancona“This isn’t a TV reality contest!” So declared defence minister Tobias Ellwood, when asked by Sky News’ Sophy Ridge about the forthcoming Conservative leadership race. To which there is only one honest
Lifestyle (UK) Five ways to care for your scalpThe Guardian - Amy Sedghi“The scalp is simply skin: it sweats, secretes sebum (oil) and sheds dead skin cells,” says Anabel Kingsley, a trichologist at Philip Kingsley. Eleanore Richardson, a trichologist at the Fulham Scalp Hair
Iran Iran war 'not going to happen' despite rising tensions, says RomneyGuardian US - Martin Pengelly in New YorkMitt Romney has joined the commander of the Revolutionary Guards in dismissing the threat of war between the US and Iran, despite increasing tensions in the Persian Gulf amid strategic moves by Washington.
Gareth Bale Zidane: ‘If I had a fourth substitute today I would not have brought Bale on’The Guardian - Press AssociationLoren Morón and Jesé teamed up to hand Real Betis a famous victory at the Bernabeu as Real Madrid’s disappointing season ended with a whimper. It was a deserved 2-0 win for the visitors on a day when Bale
Rugby Union Premiership rugby union 2018-19: a club-by-club season verdictThe Guardian - Michael AylwinThey made Europe with the last kick of what has been an otherwise curious season, but they are used to those at the Rec. Rumours abounded at the very start that Todd Blackadder was about to receive his
Play buttonEbola Julianna Margulies on her shocking Ebola drama: 'I panicked in my hazmat suit!'The Guardian - Stuart HeritageEbola will reach European soil. It’s not a matter of if – but when. There’s still no protocol, still no cure Before I meet Julianna Margulies, I spend three days staring at her bodyguard. He’s impossible
Justin Amash Mitt Romney won't back Justin Amash in call for Trump impeachmentGuardian US - Ed Pilkington in New YorkI don’t think there is the full element which you need to prove the obstruction of justice case Mitt Romney As Donald Trump opened fire on Justin Amash, the Michigan representative who became the first
Eurovision Song Contest Israeli culture minister criticises Palestinian flags at EurovisionThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseThe Israeli culture minister, Miri Regev, has criticised the display of Palestinian flags during the Eurovision song contest final in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, including by one of Madonna’s dancers.
Netflix Netflix close to long-term UK studio space deal at PinewoodThe Guardian - Mark SweneyNetflix is close to securing a deal to lease space at Pinewood Studios, home to the James Bond and Star Wars franchises, to ensure its growing slate of UK productions can be made without delay. Netflix,
Lyon Lyon’s Lucy Bronze makes World Cup pledge to Barcelona’s Toni DugganThe Guardian - Suzanne Wrack at the Ferencváros StadionLucy Bronze has revealed she told her distraught England teammate Toni Duggan they will “win the World Cup together instead” this summer following Lyon’s 4-1 Champions League final dismantling of Barcelona
Europe 'Future of Britain is in Europe,' the Queen told Germany in 1988The Guardian - Philip Oltermann in BerlinThe Queen confided to the German ambassador that she believed the future of Britain lay in Europe, newly released diplomatic cables from 1988 have shown. “Some have not realised this yet,” the monarch
Play buttonVincent Kompany Vincent Kompany’s five best games for Manchester CityThe Guardian - Jamie JacksonSigned only two days before from Hamburg, the then 22-year-old went straight into Mark Hughes’s XI. Vincent Kompany dovetailed smoothly with Michael Johnson in midfield, according to the former Arsenal
The Theatre Al Murray review – the ultimate Brexiteer remains on the fenceThe Guardian - Paul Fleckney“Having your cake and eating it” has become a pretty useful idiom when describing the infuriating paradox of Brexit. And it comes to mind when watching Al Murray perform his new show, Landlord of Hope
Johanna Konta Johanna Konta loses Italian Open final to Karolina Pliskova in straight setsThe Guardian - Press AssociationJohanna Konta’s hopes of winning the Italian Open were dashed as Karolina Pliskova powered her way to victory in Rome. The No 4 seed claimed her second title of the season with a 6-3, 6-4 win over the
Lifestyle (UK) How to protect your hearingThe Guardian - Gemma TwitchenThe biggest risk to hearing is noise. Over time, listening to loud music through headphones and going to gigs and clubs can damage your hearing. On public transport or a plane, it can be noisy and people
Books In brief: Palaces of Pleasure; A Stranger City; Frieda – reviewsThe Guardian - Alexander LarmanLee Jackson’s authoritative and fascinating book makes a nonsense of the claim that the 21st century is the age of mass instant gratification. Jackson, who accurately describes himself as a “well-known
Lifestyle (UK) Tears, honesty and flirty games: how we escaped our married sex rutThe Guardian - Liz AllenWithin minutes I feel more in my body than I have for a long time. Relaxed. Grounded It’s usually when I have my head in the dishwasher that my husband will come up and say, “Hey love, do you fancy a tonight?”
World News Roadside bomb injures tourists on bus near Giza pyramidsThe Guardian - Ruth Michaelson in CairoA roadside bomb injured at least 17 people on Sunday when it detonated next to a bus of tourists, close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo. Images of the aftermath of the attack broadcast on Egyptian state
Tommy Robinson Police condemn speculation about violence at Tommy Robinson rallyThe Guardian - Josh Halliday North of England correspondentPolice have condemned “speculation and ill-informed comments” on social media about violence that erupted during a Tommy Robinson campaign rally in Oldham. Greater Manchester police said bricks and eggs
Jacob Rees-Mogg 'Staggeringly silly': critics tear apart Jacob Rees-Mogg's new bookThe Guardian - Frances PerraudinAdoring colleagues on the right of the Conservative party hang on Jacob Rees-Mogg’s every word in the House of Commons, considering him one of Brexit’s foremost rhetoricians. But after the release of new
Eurovision Song Contest There should be nothing wrong in waving Palestinian flags at EurovisionThe Guardian - Michael SegalovThere were loud boos in the Tel Aviv Expo Centre on Saturday night, and not just when it was announced that voters in Greece and Cyprus had once again awarded each other the full 12 Eurovision song contest
