Pakistan Pakistan’s Asif Ali to join World Cup squad despite family tragedyThe GuardianAsif Ali intends to take his place in Pakistan’s squad for the World Cup despite the death of his daughter on Sunday. The batsman and left-arm pace bowlers Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz were omitted from
Change UK 'Politics isn't going to wait for you': has Change UK missed its moment?The Guardian - Jessica ElgotWhen Chuka Umunna and his six Labour colleagues dramatically resigned from their party in early February, Umunna said he intended to move quickly and form a new party by the end of the year. But like many
Kylian Mbappé Barely audible above the honking of Real Madrid’s Mbappé KlaxonThe GuardianRather than celebrate their success as you might expect normal football folk to do, many Manchester City fans appear to have marked the conclusion of the most successful season in their club’s history
Worms It’s not just about the bees – earthworms need love, tooThe Guardian - Jules HowardIf earthworms had feathers, wings or fur, or eyes that looked mournful – or eyes at all – perhaps they would fare better in the public’s affections. This is a clutch of species facing as much pressure
Science Pushy bonobo mothers help sons find sexual partners, scientists findThe GuardianTheir mothers are so keen for them to father children that they usher them in front of promising partners, shield them from violent competitors and dash the chances of other males by charging them while
Brexit Party European elections 2019: am I registered to vote and why am I getting those leaflets?The Guardian - Martin BelamHow can I be sure if I am registered to vote? You needed to be registered by 7 May 2019 to be able to vote in these elections. Registration was complicated by the fact that EU citizens who want to vote
Spice Girls Why the Spice Girls inviting Theresa May to their reunion show is not girl powerThe GuardianBack in the 90s, we had girl power. In 2019, according to Emma Bunton, we have “people power”. So she told The Sun earlier this year, when the Spice Girls announced their long-anticipated reunion tour:
Rod Stewart Rod Stewart donates £10,000 after model railway club vandalisedThe Guardian - Press AssociationThe singer Rod Stewart said he was “absolutely devastated” over the destruction of a model railway exhibition and promised to donate £10,000 after it was trashed by vandals. The 74-year-old, who built
Syria Men jailed for planning to join Isis in Syria after checking TripAdvisorThe Guardian - Jessica Murray and agenciesSafwaan Mansur and Hanzalah Patel used travel website to look at area near Syrian border Two friends who planned their journey to Syria on TripAdvisor have been jailed for 14 years for preparing to join
Deontay Wilder Deontay Wilder’s right hand is firmer than plans to fight JoshuaThe Guardian - Kevin MitchellDeontay Wilder is a man of towering physical presence and contradictions. He is a man of God who expressed no regrets for welcoming the chance to “get a body” on his CV by killing Dominic Breazeale in
Opinion (UK) Bill de Blasio's energy plan isn't as green as it looksThe Guardian - Kartik Amarnath, Ashley Dawson and Shay O’ReillyNew York prides itself on being a green city. It is often ranked as the most sustainable city in the US: as a result of its density and its admirable (if financially challenged) public transit system,
Esther McVey 'Blue Collar Conservatism': Esther McVey launches Tory leadership bidThe Guardian - Peter Walker Political correspondentEsther McVey has launched a campaign to reconnect the Conservatives with working-class voters by promising to slash the overseas aid budget and use the money saved on schools and police. At an event also
Climate Tell us if you are taking part in Friday's school climate strikesThe GuardianYoung people calling for immediate action on the climate emergency are planning to join mass school strikes inspired by Greta Thunberg on Friday. More than 1.4 million young people around the world took
Nigel Farage Milkshakes: a delicious drink, or the new symbol of the resistance?The Guardian - Guardian StaffYou may think that flavoured milk is just a tasty beverage – but flavour is not the only thing pushing sales Chaotic scenes in Newcastle city centre as Nigel Farage hit by a milkshake. He’s been whisked
Scotland Scotland calling: five areas new head coach Steve Clarke must focus onThe Guardian - Ewan MurrayIt may seem an obvious point but Scotland’s best chances of success lie in their players being available for selection. It was one of many troubling aspects of Alex McLeish’s tenure that call-offs arrived
Valencia Valencia make a mockery of reason by sealing Champions League placeThe GuardianThere were 60 seconds left in the hardest, most inexplicable season of Marcelino García Toral’s career and things had finally fallen into place, at last making a little sense, when he looked to the sky
Art Cecil Beaton exhibition to put spotlight on bright young thingsThe Guardian - Mark Brown Arts correspondentThe wild and hedonistic world of the bright young things is to be explored in a major exhibition bringing together photographs by Cecil Beaton. The National Portrait Gallery on Monday announced details
Steve Clarke Steve Clarke appointed Scotland manager on three-year dealThe Guardian - Press AssociationSteve Clarke has been appointed as the new Scotland head coach on a three-year deal, the Scottish Football Association has announced. The 55-year-old, who guided Kilmarnock to a third-placed finish in
Antonio Conte Antonio Conte set to replace Luciano Spalletti as Inter managerThe Guardian - Fabrizio RomanoAntonio Conte has agreed terms with Internazionale to take over as their new manager in the summer. The former Juventus manager, who has not worked since leaving Chelsea in 2018, will sign a three- or
London Bridge London Bridge victim swung skateboard at attackers, inquest hearsThe Guardian - Amy WalkerA victim of the London Bridge attack swung his skateboard at the attackers to try to protect others, an inquest has heard. Ignacio Echeverría, 39, ran towards Rachid Redouane “swinging his skateboard”
Sweden Democrats Far-right Sweden Democrats axe MEP amid harassment claimsThe Guardian - Jon Henley Europe correspondentThe far-right Sweden Democrats party has removed a female MEP from its list of candidates for this week’s European elections, accusing her of disloyalty after she complained that another female member
World News Dutch Eurosceptics dream of united front to roll back EUThe Guardian - Jon Henley in EmmenIn the conference room of a slightly soulless hotel on the neat outskirts of the eastern Dutch town of Emmen, a crowd of 100 or so had gathered to hear a former MEP and European commission staffer tell
Transgender Transgender woman recently assaulted on camera found shot dead in DallasGuardian US - Associated Press in DallasA 23-year-old transgender woman who was seen on a widely circulated video being beaten in front of a crowd of people has been found shot dead in Dallas. Police said the body of Muhlaysia Booker was found
Sexuality The way I masturbate means I don’t enjoy sex. How will I ever find a partner?The Guardian - Pamela Stephenson ConnollyI am a 25-year-old woman who has always masturbated in the prone position. Sex with another person, even oral sex, brings me no pleasure. When I had a boyfriend, I pretended to enjoy sex, fearing he would
Books Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week?The Guardian - Guardian readers and Sam JordisonWelcome to this week’s blogpost. Here’s our roundup ofyour comments and photosfrom last week. Let’s start big. “I recently finished The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte,” says EsIstGeschlossen:
Sajid Javid Sajid Javid wants high court hearing into MI5 failures to be secretThe Guardian - Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondentThe home secretary has applied to the high court for a secret hearing to prevent public disclosure of the nature of “serious” breaches recently admitted by MI5 in its surveillance safeguards. In a seven-page
Stonehenge National Audit Office questions value of Stonehenge tunnelThe Guardian - Steven MorrisRisks and uncertainty surround the government’s plan to build a tunnel beneath the Stonehenge world heritage site, the National Audit Office has concluded. A report from the NAO casts serious doubt on
Play buttonNigel Farage Nigel Farage doused with milkshake in NewcastleThe Guardian - Matthew WeaverNigel Farage has been hit by a milkshake in Newcastle city centre, after a spate of similar incidents against far-right candidates in the European elections campaign. The Brexit party leader appeared be
Brexit Party Electoral Commission to visit Brexit party offices over funding concernsThe GuardianThe Electoral Commission has said it will attend the offices of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party to “review its systems” after Gordon Brown urged them to investigate concerns over the legality of the party’s
Opinion (UK) Trump Baby is back – and this time it’s more than just a balloonThe Guardian - Nona HurkmansThe task of standing up once again to Trump and his politics might feel overwhelming. But it is not optional “The greatest insult to a sitting US president ever.” It’s not often that I turn to the words
