Mike Pence Mike Pence tells US military graduates: you should expect to see combatGuardian US - Associated Press in West Point, New YorkYou will lead soldiers in combat. It will happen. Some of you may even be called upon to serve in this hemisphere Mike Pence Vice-President Mike Pence has told the most diverse graduating class in the
Brexit The Tory party is simply debating which sort of electoral cyanide to takeThe Guardian - Justine GreeningThis Brexit-focused leadership race is the wrong contest at the wrong time – change is now coming from outside parliament The Conservative party in parliament and 120,000 members will shortly be picking
Film (UK) Sorry they missed you, Tarantino – but Cannes was right to celebrate ParasiteThe GuardianThe Cannes Palme d’Or has been given to a gorgeous film which instantly beguiled everyone who saw it, and it became the talking point at the festival for days. Korean film-maker Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite
Brexit Party Stop Boris campaign launched by Tory moderates opposed to no-deal BrexitThe GuardianA campaign to stop Boris Johnson becoming prime minister and taking the country into a no-deal Brexit was launched by moderate cabinet ministers on Saturday as the first shots were fired in the Tory contest
Brexit Enough wishful thinking. The next PM must confront hard realities on BrexitThe Guardian - David GaukeThe Lord Chancellor has watched Theresa May struggle to deliver Brexit for three years. Here he explains the challenges facing her successor We will have a new prime minister but the task facing them the
Cricket Steve Smith’s century gives Australia World Cup warm-up win over EnglandThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at the Hampshire BowlWhatever the intention, phoney wars don’t end up much sillier than this World Cup warm-up. Jos Buttler offered a spectacle with a whirlwind half-century, after Steve Smith had done the same with a hundred,
Film (UK) Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festivalThe Guardian - Andrew PulverBong Joon-ho has won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes film festival for his black comic thriller Parasite. The South Korean director is best known for previous films Okja and Snowpiercer, and earned rave for
LGBTQI LGBT lessons row teacher leads Birmingham PrideThe Guardian - Press AssociationA teacher whose lesson programme covering LGBT relationships has been at the centre of recent protests is leading the Birmingham Pride parade. Andrew Moffat, assistant headteacher at Parkfield Community
Cricket James Hildreth guides Somerset to Royal London Cup final win over HampshireThe Guardian - Vic Marks at Lord’sPerhaps they turned the television off in the Somerset dressing room. Upon the screen at various intervals was a graphic which demonstrated that over the last 10 years Somerset had been runners-up 10 in
High Jump Katarina Johnson-Thompson storms past heptathlon field on Götzis day oneThe Guardian - Sean Ingle in GötzisAfter the confession, the procession. On the eve of the prestigious Hypo-Meeting here, Katarina Johnson-Thompson revealed that she suffered from impostor syndrome and hated being the centre of attention.
World News Sudan, Algeria, Libya: new Arab spring stalls as Trump looks awayThe Guardian - Simon TisdallThe shining city on a hill has, in the era of Trump, become a darkly tarnished keep from which to browbeat the world There was a time, not so very long ago, when the US was held up as a model for other
World News Afghan security forces kill six civilians during insurgent raidThe Guardian - Emma Graham-HarrisonAfghan security forces have killed at least six civilians, including a woman and two children, in a night raid on insurgents, government officials said. Soldiers mistook the group, who were in a car, for
Opinion (UK) You can keep your theme parks, I’m off to AmbridgeThe Guardian - Vanessa ThorpeThis truly eccentric attempt at brand extension may be the best encapsulation of British character yet National mythology is hard for the British to package and sell. And we appear to like it that way.
Rugby Union USA sevens sparkle at Twickenham to secure Olympic spotThe Guardian - Martin PengellyUSA have become the first men’s rugby sevens team to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year, after winning their three games on day one of the London Sevens at Twickenham. Going into London,
Northampton Exeter into final after Tom O’Flaherty’s solo try lights up win over NorthamptonThe Guardian - Paul Rees at Sandy ParkNorthampton ended years of decay with a reinvigorating rebranding, but power remains the most precious commodity in the physical world of the Premiership. The Saints gave their hosts a jolt and should
Lyon French police hunt bomber who planted device in LyonThe Guardian - Associated Press in LyonFrench police are hunting a suspect believed to have deposited a paper bag containing a device that exploded on Friday, wounding 13 people on a busy pedestrian street in the city of Lyon. France’s counter-terrorism
Giro d'Italia Giro d’Italia: Richard Carapaz holds off Simon Yates to take overall leadThe Guardian - Press AssociationEcuador’s Richard Carapaz won stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia to grab the overall race lead. Movistar’s Carapaz raced clear on the penultimate climb of the day before holding off Britain’s Simon Yates to
Oklahoma Family of man who died in prison sue staff for allegedly ignoring pleas for helpGuardian US - Oliver Milman in New YorkI miss my son every day and am seeking justice for him, and so no other young man has to go through what he did Christina Smith The family of a man who died in a Oklahoma prison last year are suing correctional
The Football League Connor Jennings heads Tranmere into League One with extra-time winnerThe Guardian - Jacob Steinberg at WembleyWhile Newport County seethed at the injustice of it all, Tranmere cherished returning to League One after a dramatic winner from Connor Jennings sealed successive promotions for Micky Mellon’s side. Four
Books Matt Haig: ‘Kids are so overloaded, they’ve got so much stress’The Guardian - Fiona NobleI’m such an unfaithful reader. I’m a dipper and an abandoner Matt Haig’s award-winning books for adults and children include Reasons to Stay Alive and A Boy Called Christmas. Born in 1975 in Sheffield,
Eden Hazard Chelsea’s waltzing wizard Eden Hazard hopes for one last danceThe Guardian - Dominic FifieldEden Hazard’s plan was always to go out on a high. That was clear even when times were toughest, a little over three years ago, as the incoming Chelsea head coach paid a visit to Cobham. Antonio Conte,
Opinion (UK) The Tories have abandoned thought in favour of believing their own liesThe Guardian - Nick CohenThe right has nothing to say about tariffs destroying the car and steel industries and wiping out agricultural exports The conservative tradition, which once boasted of its ability to face unpleasant cannot
Books Book clinic: What can I give a child to help them with losing a parent?The Guardian - Kate KellawayQ: Are there any children’s books dealing with grief and, specifically, losing a parent? My niece and nephew, aged 11 and seven, are likely to lose their mum due to illness and I am wondering what may
Sheffield Sheffield incident: four rescued children released from hospitalThe Guardian - Mattha Busby and agencyFour children rescued from a house in Sheffield where two boys died on Friday have been released from hospital, South Yorkshire police have said. Two teenage boys, aged 13 and 14, were taken to hospital
Play buttonExtinction Rebellion Shami Chakrabarti warns police over Extinction Rebellion prosecutionsThe Guardian - Damien GayleShami Chakrabarti, the shadow attorney general, has accused police of stepping out of line by announcing plans to push for the prosecution of more than 1,100 Extinction Rebellion protesters. Deputy assistant
Denmark England 2-0 Denmark: five talking points from the World Cup warm-upThe Guardian - Louise TaylorIt is testament to the growing strength of the women’s game that a side as decent as Denmark have failed to qualify for this summer’s tournament. The beaten finalists at Euro 2017 lost again here, but
Wolves Outrages author Naomi Wolf stands by view of Victorian poetThe Guardian - Sian CainNaomi Wolf has said she “stands by” her latest book and denied that the presence of errors had undermined her wider argument, after historians called into question her claim that dozens of Victorian men
Art Observer archive: on a kibbutz, 26 May 1958The Guardian - Greg WhitmoreIf you are lucky enough to visit the “Promised Land” in this tenth anniversary year, you must not expect to be cosseted. The excellent English-language tourist guide to Israel is prefaced with the statement
Opinion (UK) Judith Kerr was not scared to confront death in her stories. But she helped us savour the joy of lifeThe Guardian - Frank Cottrell BoyceShe was so proud of having been a refugee and so ready to thank the Britain that took her family in If you’ve got a life that so many people don’t have,” said Judith Kerr, “then you don’t waste it.” She
Celtic FC Celtic win the treble treble as Édouard’s double beats HeartsThe Guardian - Alan Campbell at Hampden ParkIf their play was largely under whelming, especially in a first half when they could make little impression on a well-organised Hearts side, the prizes for Celtic and Neil Lennon were immense. The interim
