• O’Sullivan and Brecel wrap up second-round wins in quick Crucible session

    Both players needed one frame to reach last eightJudd Trump holds off Shaun Murphy fightbackRonnie O’Sullivan and Luca Brecel wrapped up one of the quickest Crucible sessions in history as they took just over a quarter of an hour to seal their respective places in the World Snooker Championship quarter-finals.The two former champions returned on Monday evening, each requiring a single frame to complete wins over Pang Junxu and Ding Junhui respectively. Brecel won the sprint to the dressing
  • Canada election 2025 live: voting under way as Trump told to ‘stay out of our election’

    Canadians go to the polls after US president’s tariffs and talk of country becoming 51st US state upended electionA record number of people – 7.3 million – have already voted during an early voting period that was held last weekend. That topped the 5.8 million Canadians who voted early at the last federal election in 2021.All ballots in a Canadian federal election are counted by hand in front of witnesses, and the final results are validated over a period of time then made avai
  • Andreeva and Gauff advance before Spain power outage halts play

    Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff to face-off in quarter-finalGrigor Dimitrov and Jacob Fearnley paused at 6-4, 5-4Mirra Andreeva has spent the past two years of her life outperforming most teenagers that have ever picked up a tennis racket in the 21st century, yet on a chaotic, surreal Monday inside Caja Mágica, she briefly returned to her roots. During the final change of ends of her fourth-round match against the Ukrainian qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva, as she served for a comfortable vict
  • The FBI’s arrest of Judge Hannah Dugan is a bid to silence dissent | Moira Donegan

    The Trump administration is making an example of the Milwaukee judge to intimidate critics and opponentsOn Friday, the Trump administration dramatically escalated its assault on the courts when the FBI arrested Hannah Dugan, a county circuit court judge handling misdemeanors in Milwaukee – allegedly for helping an undocumented man avoid abduction by Ice agents outside her courtroom. The arrest, a highly publicized and dramatic move from the Trump administration, seemed designed to elicit f
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  • There’s more to Labour’s migration stance than trying to fend off Farage

    Reform looks set for success in this week’s local elections, but government insiders say that isn’t driving policyLabour is under no illusions about how difficult Thursday’s local elections will be for the governmentNigel Farage’s Reform is on course to take hundreds of council seats and is ahead in the race for two mayoralties. Keir Starmer has not even campaigned in the Runcorn and Helsby byelection, such is the expectation of defeat. Continue reading...
  • Trump promised peace but brings rapid increase in civilian casualties to Yemen | Dan Sabbagh

    Escalation from US military suggests previous restraints on causing civilian casualties have been relaxed“I am the candidate of peace,” Donald Trump declared on the campaign trail last November. Three months into his presidency, not only is the war in Ukraine continuing and the war in Gaza restarted, but in Yemen, the number of civilian casualties caused by US bombing is rapidly and deliberately escalating.Sixty-eight were killed overnight, the Houthis said, when the US military bomb
  • Going for Goldblum: fans flock to Jurassic Park star Jeff in London

    Hollywood actor and jazz musician, in UK to launch fourth album and play concerts, arrives in King’s CrossIn what was once a red-light district, between a furniture shop and a recruitment agency, Jeff Goldblum is selling T-shirts.And not only T-shirts, the Hollywood A-lister is also selling his own jazz albums, while meeting fans and signing their merchandise. He has not had to work too hard to sell himself to the crowds of people waiting to meet him on a sunny Monday afternoon in London &
  • Famed Memphis church associated with Martin Luther King damaged by fire

    Clayborn Temple, base for sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to Memphis in 1968, suffers extensive damageA fire has severely damaged the historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, which is closely associated with the US civil rights movement and Dr Martin Luther King.The temple was headquarters for the sanitation workers’ strike that brought King to Memphis in 1968. The campaign’s “I Am a Man” signs were made in the church’s basement, according to
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  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, makes history with 35-ball IPL century for Rajasthan

    Suryavanshi is youngest centurion in men’s T20 cricketOpening batter scored 101 off 38 balls in win over GujaratFourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest centurion in men’s Twenty20 cricket on Monday as he guided Rajasthan Royals to an eight-wicket victory over Gujarat Titans in an Indian Premier League match.Suryavanshi doled out severe punishment to Gujarat’s bowling attack, hitting 11 sixes and seven fours in his 101 off 38 balls, as the hosts chased down a 2
  • UK offers EU strategic partnership to boost trade and security

    Officials draft declaration to help tackle ‘fluctuations’ in world economyThe UK and the EU have outlined a “new strategic partnership” aimed at bolstering trade and presenting a united European front in Ukraine in defiance of Donald Trump’s threat to upend decades of transatlantic alignment.A draft declaration being drawn up by London and Brussels ahead of a UK-EU summit on 19 May points to a “common understanding” on a number of shared interests. Conti
  • Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’

    Revealed: Sources say bosses at R&A, which organises the annual golf tournament, were quizzed about 2028 eventSenior Whitehall officials have asked golf bosses whether they can host the 2028 Open championship at Donald Trump’s Turnberry course after repeated requests from the US president, sources have said.Officials had asked senior people at the R&A, which organises the world’s oldest major golf championship, what the hurdles would be to hosting the 2028 Open at Turnberry.
  • In Madrid, electricity outages can’t hold a candle to people power

    The lights may be out, but life goes on for families and businesses across the Spanish capitalEurope live – latest updatesFour long hours after the power went out across Spain, bringing trains to a halt in Madrid’s metro stations and sending people scurrying for light and taxis, the denizens of the Spanish capital were swinging between pragmatism and polite, almost jocular, panic.Behind the counter of his neighbourhood bazaar in a quiet corner of the city, a shop owner reeled off a l
  • Canada election live updates - Trump repeats calls for country to become 51st US state - BBC

    Canada election live updates - Trump repeats calls for country to become 51st US state  BBCCanada election 2025 live: voting under way as Trump told to ‘stay out of our election’  The GuardianCanada election live: Polls open for crucial vote after Trump and his trade war dominate campaign  The IndependentCanada Election 2025 Live Updates: Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre Vie for Prime Minister  The New York TimesWhat China, India, UK and others
  • IPL 2025: 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest player to score century in men's T20s - BBC

    IPL 2025: 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest player to score century in men's T20s  BBCIPL: Fourteen-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi makes tournament history with second-fastest century  Sky SportsRR vs GT Highlights, IPL 2025: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, 14, Shatters World Records, Keeps RR Afloat In IPL 2025  NDTV SportsTimeOut - Bishop and Aaron discuss Suryavanshi's whirlwind knock  ESPNcricinfoIPL 2025: 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi sm
  • This post-Huw Edwards BBC shakeup feels awfully familiar – and insiders aren’t impressed | Jane Martinson

    There’s an air of Groundhog Day to this latest review, and little faith among employees that it will mean real changeA detailed review into workplace bullying and harassment at the BBC found stars behaving badly, untouchable and unchallenged, with staff too fearful to speak out. Called Respect at Work, the review into the culture that incubated Jimmy Savile was published in 2013.Since then, the Huw Edwards scandal – along with allegations about other stars including Gregg Wallace (wh
  • M&S betting on customer patience as cyber-attack threatens to ruin 2025’s strong start

    Fashion revival and warm weather had boosted the retailer – but the attack has halted website salesWhen will orders be back, and is my data at risk?Marks & Spencer pauses delivery of some food items to OcadoMarks & Spencer was enjoying a strong start to 2025 thanks to a fashion revival and the warm spring weather. That has now been seriously undermined as the retailer scrambles to deal with disruption caused by a massive cyber-attack it first revealed a week ago.At a time when M&am
  • M&S pauses deliveries of some food items to Ocado after cyber-attack

    Hack has wiped more than £500m off Marks & Spencer’s stock market value in the past weekWhen will M&S orders be back, and is my data at risk?M&S betting on customer patience amid 2025’s strong startMarks & Spencer has been forced to pause deliveries of some packaged food items to the online grocery site Ocado as the high street stalwart continues to battle the consequences of a cyber-attack that began a week ago.The latest issue is understood to affect a small n
  • The Guardian view on England’s local elections: we must build something better than this | Editorial

    This week’s polls could mark the end of two-party dominance. A more proportional, progressive politics must be ready to replace itThis week’s local elections in England find the two great parties of the 20th century locked in slow‑motion collapse, as a surging populist right, resurgent liberals and a fragmented progressive left scramble for survival. Labour may have won last year’s general election, but it is haemorrhaging enthusiasm. The Conservatives are debat
  • The Guardian view on the EU and big tech: Brussels must lay down the law | Editorial

    Washington is seeking to bully its way to the deregulation of US digital giants. In the interests of European citizens, the pressure must be resistedAny political brief that brings with it the near certainty of future confrontation with Elon Musk is not to be envied. But during a recent interview with this newspaper, Henna Virkkunen, the European Union’s most senior official on digital policy, was in bullish mood. “We are very committed to our rules when it comes to the digital world
  • Leading baby food brands making high-sugar meals, study finds

    Food from brands such as Ella’s Kitchen and Heinz are often nutritionally poor, researchers sayTop brands such as Ella’s Kitchen and Heinz are making sugar-heavy, nutritionally poor baby food that fails to meet the needs of infants, a study has found.The discovery has spurred groups to call for ministers to strengthen regulation in the market, saying that the current state of affairs will negatively affect child growth and development. Continue reading...
  • Tens of millions across Spain and Portugal hit by huge power outage

    Transport, ATMs and telecommunications all affected as operator blames extreme temperature variationsEurope live – latest updatesTens of millions of people across Spain and Portugal have been plunged into a huge power blackout blamed by the Portuguese operator on extreme temperature variations, leaving them without trains, metros, traffic lights, ATMs, phone connections and internet access.People were trapped in lifts, stuck on trains, stalled in traffic and abandoned in airports. Hundreds
  • Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack? - The Guardian

    Spain and Portugal power outage: what caused it, and was there a cyber-attack?  The GuardianIn Madrid, electricty outages can’t hold a candle to people power  The GuardianBlackouts latest: 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' triggers huge blackouts in Portugal and Spain  Sky NewsSpain-Portugal power outage live: Blackout could last up to a week as cause given  The IndependentThe Agonizing Task of Turning Europe’s Power Back On  WIRED
  • New independent press to focus on male writers

    Conduit Books will not ‘seek an adversarial stance … but the emphasis at first will be on ambitious, funny, political and cerebral fiction by men that is being passed by’A writer and critic has launched a new independent press that will focus on publishing books by male writers.Conduit Books, founded by Jude Cook, will publish literary fiction and memoir, “focusing initially on male authors”. Continue reading...
  • Rebecca Hendin on the re-emergence of Nigel Farage, just in time for the local elections – cartoon

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  • RFU opens door to hosting Chelsea if they need temporary home

    Richmond council could block Twickenham moveChelsea considering long-term move to Earl’s CourtThe Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has said Twickenham could host Chelsea matches if the Premier League club is seeking a temporary home – but he believes the local council would attempt to stand in the way.Sweeney acknowledged the financial carrot of hosting an elite football team on a short-term basis and revealed discussions had previously taken place. Chelsea have lo
  • Nasser al-Khelaifi: powerful, divisive and fuelling PSG’s European dream

    Club’s president has a deep sphere of football influence and travels to Arsenal desperate for Champions League vision to be realisedAs Nasser al-Khelaifi watches from the Emirates Stadium directors’ box on Tuesday night, he can reflect that Paris Saint-Germain may be a month from the latest monumental victory of his career. Champions League success has been a long time coming, given the plan of Qatar Sports Investments had been to reign Europe within five years of its takeover in 201
  • Sound the alarm for a KemiKaze breakfast, then hit snooze for the Starmer roadshow | John Crace

    It’s local elections week and the party leaders are putting their faces out there, whether we want to see them or notEven Kemi Badenoch’s closest friends know to give her a wide berth in the mornings. Especially her closest friends. They know what’s good for them. Sometimes absence is an act of friendship. Intimacy by proxy.Mornings are when Kemi is at her worst. Up at 6.30am, checking her phone for the latest culture war. Six double espressos. Then she’s ready to get out
  • Forget the silly IPO price. Deliveroo would be right to take DoorDash’s money and run

    With a bidding war unlikely, a take-out price of £2.7bn is probably as good as it gets for DeliverooDeliveroo shares surge after £2.7bn DoorDash takeover moveIf one didn’t know Deliveroo’s stock market history, a take-out price of £2.7bn for a barely profitable food delivery app would seem a decent piece of business from the seller’s point of view. The qualification, of course, is that the likely 180p-a-share offer from DoorDash of the US stacks up poorly agai
  • M&S left with empty shelves as cyber attack fallout deepens - The Telegraph

    M&S left with empty shelves as cyber attack fallout deepens  The TelegraphM&S customers in limbo as cyber attack chaos continues  BBCM&S betting on customer patience as cyber-attack threatens to ruin 2025’s strong start  The GuardianM&S tells agency workers to stay at home after cyberattack  Sky NewsM&S still unable to accept online orders more than a week after cyber attack | ITV News  ITVX
  • Israel seems set on destroying system of international law compliance, ICJ hears

    Country accused of obstructing UN as court considers its decision to end cooperation with Unrwa Israel appears set on destroying the framework created to ensure compliance with international law in a way that will have profound consequences that reverberate far beyond Palestine, the international court of justice has heard.The warning was made at the start of five days of proceedings in The Hague that may prove critical to Israel’s future within the world body. The UN’s top court wil
  • Labour MPs sign pledge against ‘divisive’ Supreme Court trans ruling - The Telegraph

    Labour MPs sign pledge against ‘divisive’ Supreme Court trans ruling  The TelegraphGreens call for single-sex guidance to be withdrawn  BBCTrans people banned from toilets of gender they identify with, says UK minister  The GuardianWhat does the Supreme Court 'biological sex' ruling mean in practice?  London Evening StandardUnisex lavatories risk ‘discrimination against biological women’  The Times
  • ‘Pakistan is the root of the problem’: Kashmir attack stokes anger in India

    Pressure grows on Modi and his Hindu nationalist government to mount a military responseFor Sunil Singh, there is only one way for India to respond to last week’s attack by militants in Kashmir.“Those terrorists and their supporters should be shot dead, and their houses should be blown up,” the shopkeeper said. “We should even use the air force and drop bombs on the residential areas where these terrorists find shelter. There should be a bloodbath in Pakistan to teach the
  • I went to a Tesla protest this weekend – here’s what I learned | Zoe Williams

    The demonstration outside the Tesla showroom in west London was one of the smallest I have seen. But everyone who passed by was keen to show their supportPark Royal is the worst underground station in London and therefore the world. You come out of a stubby 1930s entrance hall that must have been cute once, right on to a dual carriageway. There’s a hotel on the other side of the road, and a tourist will most likely approach you, asking how she’s supposed to cross, and your answer wil
  • Could the West Bank become the next Gaza? – video explainer

    Israel has brought the military tactics of its war in Gaza to the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians are facing mass forced displacements and a sharp rise in violent attacks. Since January the rate of demolitions, raids and Palestinian deaths have significantly increased. The Palestinian activist Alaa Hathleen told the Guardian he woke up to the sound of bulldozers, moments before his home was demolished. He is one of thousands who have been forcibly displaced so far this year. The Guardian&
  • Employment rights bill ‘improves Labour’s favourability among voters’

    Polling for TUC suggests measures could lure voters back from Reform, Greens or independents, but finds low awarenessLabour’s employment rights bill could substantially increase the party’s plunging popularity with Reform and former Conservative voters, but few are aware of the changes, new data by a pollster has suggested.Among the most popular policies is on workers’ prevention from harassment, which has an extremely high favourability rating – despite significant criti
  • Did you solve it? How to have fun with straws

    The solutions to today’s puzzlesEarlier today I set you these puzzles about straws. Here they are again with solutions.1. Lift-off Continue reading...
  • Ice seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children to deport or prosecute

    Moves sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about ‘backdoor family separation’Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials are seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children in operations nationwide with a view to deporting them or pursuing criminal cases against them or adult sponsors sheltering them legally in the US, according to sources and an Ice document.The moves are sparking fears of a crackdown on such children and prompting alarm about what
  • ICC judges order that arrest warrant requests in Palestine case be kept secret

    Exclusive: Prosecutor barred from public announcements as he prepares round of applications for Israeli suspectsThe prosecutor of the international criminal court has been restrained from publicising any new applications for arrest warrants in the court’s Palestine case after judges ordered they must be kept secret, the Guardian has learned.In an order issued behind closed doors this month, ICC judges are understood to have told the prosecutor, Karim Khan, he can no longer make public anno
  • One-year-old girl dies after collision with vehicle on campsite in North Wales - Sky News

    One-year-old girl dies after collision with vehicle on campsite in North Wales  Sky NewsBaby killed in campsite crash  The TelegraphGirl, one, dies after being hit by vehicle at popular UK caravan and campsite  Daily StarOne-year-old girl dies after crash at campsite  BBCOne-year-old girl dies after being hit by vehicle at Gwynedd campsite  North Wales Live
  • Irish woman living in US for decades detained by immigration officials

    Cliona Ward, who had returned from trip to Ireland, held over criminal record from almost 20 years agoAn Irish woman who has lived legally in the US for four decades has been detained by immigration officials for the last week because of a criminal record dating back almost 20 years.Cliona Ward, 54, was detained at San Francisco airport on 21 April after returning from Ireland to visit her sick father and is being held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) facility in Tacoma, Washingto
  • Labour and Conservatives face a challenging electoral test | Letters

    Readers respond to the upcoming local elections in England and the possibility of disillusioned voters abandoning the main partiesTalk of electoral pacts between the Conservatives and Reform UK for the right-of-centre vote has been widely reported. Your editorial (24 April) notes that as the policies of these parties move further right, some traditional Conservative voters will shift their allegiance away. Yet these voters are not going to the Labour party, as its leadership follows rightwards.
  • Self-service tills: a bleeping pain or brilliant? | Letters

    The case against self-checkout is made by Alison Leonard and Anthony Blane, but Clifford Challenger says not all older people are desperate for human contact with supermarket staffThank you, Hilary Freeman, for catching and coining the central movement which is sickening us all: “the slow erosion of human contact that heralds the dehumanisation of yet another society” (Hell is not other people – it’s being stuck in the ninth circle of an automated telephone service, 22 Ap
  • PSG XI vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news and predicted lineup - London Evening Standard

    PSG XI vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news and predicted lineup  London Evening StandardChampions League semi-finals: Arsenal vs PSG and Barcelona v Inter Milan  BBCArsenal can beat Paris Saint-Germain and have 'massive opportunity' to win Champions League, says Paul Merson  Sky SportsThree ways Arsenal can hurt PSG to reach Champions League final  London Evening StandardHow to watch Arsenal v PSG live on TV  Arsenal.com
  • Little’s beating heart crucial as Arsenal look forward to Barcelona final

    Midfielder may finally get her due against defending champions after authoritative display in the Champions League semi-finalAs the sun set around the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, the celebrations began for Arsenal on Sunday. There were shouts of joy as the weight of what they had just achieved dawned on the players, having reached a Champions League final for the first time since the club won it in 2007.The team’s leader, the normally stoic Kim Little had tears in her eyes. She&nbs
  • Kneecap: UK and Irish governments condemn alleged comments - BBC

    Kneecap: UK and Irish governments condemn alleged comments  BBCUK government condemns 'unacceptable' Kneecap comments  BBCDavid Amess’s daughter urges Kneecap to say sorry for alleged ‘kill your MP’ call  The GuardianBadenoch demands prosecution of rap group Kneecap over 'dead Tory' remark  Sky NewsDUP leader labels says Kneecap 'need to be in courtroom' rather than on stage | ITV News  ITVX
  • Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire? - BBC

    Rosenberg: What's Putin trying to achieve by calling a three-day ceasefire?  BBCPutin announces 72-hour May ceasefire in Ukraine war  The GuardianPutin declares 72-hour truce in May - as Ukraine 'ready to support lasting and full ceasefire'  Sky NewsPutin announces 3-day truce on Victory Day's 80th anniversary.  The Kyiv IndependentPutin announces new ceasefire but Kremlin hardens stance on annexed Ukrainian regions  politico.eu
  • Teaching union forced to pay £78,000 after legal challenge over appointment of leader

    NASUWT reopens nominations to post of general secretary after failing to follow own rules in picking Matt WrackA teaching union has agreed to pay £78,000 in legal costs after being forced to withdraw its controversial appointment of Matt Wrack as general secretary.During a five-minute hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Monday, it was confirmed that the NASUWT had formally reopened nominations to the post after failing to follow its own rules. Continue reading...
  • Russian economy meltdown as major US brand rules out return to country - Daily Express

    Russian economy meltdown as major US brand rules out return to country  Daily ExpressMcDonald's registers trademark in Russia  Українська правдаMcDonald’s rejects rumors of comeback in Russian market  Anadolu AjansıMcDonaldʼs responded to questions about whether the restaurant chain will return to Russia  Бабель
  • ‘I wish I’d never written that damn movie’: Rust director Joel Souza on finishing his film after the fatal on-set shooting

    He was hit by the same bullet that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The film-maker talks about his hopes for his western, his complicated feelings towards star Alec Baldwin – and why the industry hasn’t learnedJoel Souza never liked guns. “I didn’t grow up around them and I don’t like the culture,” says the grey-haired 51-year-old film-maker sitting at a desk at his home in Pleasanton, California. “Guns make me recoil. The idea of touching one, pi
  • Elden Ring sales pass 30m - Eurogamer

    Elden Ring sales pass 30m  EurogamerElden Ring shipments and digital sales top 30 million  GematsuElden Ring Ships 30 Million Units  VGChartzThat's a lot of Tarnished: over 30 million maidenless masochists have purchased Elden Ring since its launch in 2022  VG247Elden Ring hits new sales milestone  XboxEra

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