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    Sugar
    Children’s daily sugar consumption halved just a year after tax, study finds

  • An aerial view of waves hitting the beach at Seatown in Dorset

    Water industry
    Wessex Water’s TV ad banned for omitting sewage record

    • Match report
      Lamine Yamal’s wonder goal leads Spain past France and into Euro 2024 final

    • US news
      Kamala Harris underscores support for Biden at Las Vegas rally: ‘He is a fighter’

    • Politics
      Era of culture wars is over, pledges new culture secretary Lisa Nandy

    • UK
      Man jailed over drunken 141mph crash that killed woman and baby

    • Journalist safety
      Record number of journalists killed in Pakistan already this year

    • Wimbledon 2024
      Novak Djokovic does the splits as latest victim of Wimbledon’s slippery courts

News in focus

  • Margaret Thatcher and water treatment plants overlaid with archive Guardian stories

    Business
    Cheap sales, debt and foreign takeovers: how privatisation changed the water industry

  • The Nato secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, with the US president, Joe Biden, at the opening of the Nato summit in Washington

    Ukraine war briefing
    Nato summit opens with Patriot pledges

    Putin intent on ‘total subjugation’ and wiping Ukraine off the map, says Biden; Russia ‘lacks troops or ammo for major offensive’. What we know on day 868
  • Buckingham Palace’s east wing.

    King Charles III
    Buckingham Palace’s east wing opens to public for first time for £75 tours

    The area, packed with royal history and dragon symbols, has been private since it was built 175 years ago

Spotlight

  • Illustration showing a woman with six arms holding tools including a laptop, an iron, a dustpan and brush and a piece of paper

    Productivity
    Big, beautiful goals – but can’t be bothered? 11 great productivity tips for lazy people

    Struggling to fit everything in? Here’s how to cross off all the jobs on your list ... without really trying
  • Fried silk worms pupas in Thailand. Silk worms are among the species on Singapore’s list of insects approved for human consumption.

    Explainer
    Singapore has approved 16 insects to eat as food: here’s everything you need to know

  • FRANCE-OVERSEAS-NCALEDONIA-POLITICS-INDEPENDENTIST<br>Independantist and nationalist candidate Emmanuel Tjibaou, the son of Kanak independentist leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou, speaks during a campaign meeting ahead of France's crunch legislative elections in Mont-Dore, on the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, on June 26, 2024. France's political forces are to make a final bid for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the far right take control of the government in a historic first. (Photo by Theo Rouby / AFP) (Photo by THEO ROUBY/AFP via Getty Images)

    France
    ‘Left by the wayside’: New Caledonia MP vows to take Indigenous frustrations to Paris

    Pro-independence MP Emmanuel Tjibaou heads to France this weekend amid Kanak pride in election of ‘big brother’
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    Analysis
    European leaders use Nato summit to sell military alliance to US voters

    Issue of burden-sharing threatens to become major stumbling block should second Trump administration come into power
    • Miss Severance? This will scratch that itch … Rashida Jones and her robot in Sunny.

      Sunny review
      This robot-fuelled comedy thriller sounds crap … and is actually excellent

    • A windowless tiled room with a barred gate. The metal reinforcements for the derelict concrete walls can be seen

      Global development
      Torture, starvation, rape: Moi’s Kenya and the dark legacy of Nyayo House

    • Behind the scenes with Joseph Fiennes as he prepares for his role as Gareth Southgate in Dear England, at the Prince Edward Theatre in London's West End. London. Photograph by David Levene 9/1/24

      Theatre
      The mysterious art of the casting director: ‘When you see the truth in front of you, it’s the right person’

    • Jacob Rees-Mogg raises both hands as he speaks behind a lectern

      The politics sketch
      PopCons reassemble and Jacob Rees-Mogg is the sanest person in the room

      John Crace

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Opinion

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    Rage as Putin bombs a children’s hospital in Kyiv, but know there is a way to try him for his crimes

    Gordon Brown
    I support the Council of Europe plan to hold the Kremlin to account, says Gordon Brown, UN global ambassador for education
  • Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s new Stakhanovites

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    Martin Rowson on Keir Starmer’s new Stakhanovites

  • Kamala Harris speaks to Joe Biden

    Joe Biden now relies on instruction manuals, so here’s a good one: ‘Walk to podium, smile, wave goodbye’

    Marina Hyde
    He thinks he can run again: the signs say the opposite. Biden’s best hope for beating Trump may be to let someone else do it
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

    Harry is the divisive duke – and Meghan is making jam. Can the Sussexes escape their ‘flop era’?

    Arwa Mahdawi
    In America, the Duke of Sussex is embroiled in a row over a sports award and the backlash seems to be growing. A lot rests on the Duchess’s new lifestyle brand
    • Parasol mushrooms in southern Spain

      The ‘wood wide web’ theory charmed us all – but now it’s the subject of a bitter fight among scientists

      Sophie Yeo
    • Anne Perkins

      Politicians being nice to each other won’t rescue our democracy – but civility empowers us all

      Anne Perkins
    • Parents help their little girl learn to ride a bike

      I photographed every moment of our toddlers’ lives. Now I wish I’d paid more attention instead

      Sunil Badami
    • Lisa Nandy has been appointed secretary of state for culture after shadow minister Thangam Debbonaire lost her seat.

      Nandy wasn’t supposed to head up culture, but could her level-headed approach be just the ticket?

      Charlotte Higgins

Editorials & Letters

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    The Guardian view
    Labour’s revolution: legitimising its power requires rebuilding trust

  • James Timpson smiles as he poses for a photograph in front of a union flag at No 10 Downing Street following his appointment to cabinet by Sir Keir Starmer

    The Guardian view
    Overcrowded prisons: James Timpson’s arrival is a signal of hope

  • Bricks and mortar

    Letters
    How to access land to build more housing

  • Group of eight teen friends on their phones in front of brick wall background.

    Letters
    Youth clubs are vital. We can all help to revive them

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Climate crisis

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    Environment
    Devastation as world’s biggest wetland burns: ‘those that cannot run don’t stand a chance’

  • Illustration of composite images from Brazil

    The Latin oil rush
    Pristine forests and grinding poverty: why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth?

  • A low and brown-looking river flowing underneath two bridges, with office buildings or blocks of flats in the background

    Environment
    From water to wood-burning stoves: 11 green challenges Labour must solve

  • a soldier stands near a tank by a body of water

    Nato
    Nato’s 2023 military spending produced about 233m metric tonnes of CO2 – report

From the UK

  • Dave Morris in 2005

    'Spy cops' scandal
    Spy cop who led special branch admits wrongly accusing activist of bomb plot

    • Post Office Horizon scandal
      Post Office Horizon inquiry told of ‘incomplete curiosity’ and ‘toxic culture’

    • Business
      Dyson to cut more than a quarter of UK workforce

    • Politics
      Rishi Sunak has no plans to move to US after election defeat, allies say

    • Radio
      Steve Wright, former Radio 2 DJ, died from ruptured stomach ulcer

    • Food & drink industry
      Coffee prices will rise even higher, says Giuseppe Lavazza

    • Politics
      Keir Starmer to ‘wait until US election to name new ambassador’

    • Exeter
      Man who stabbed stranger in Exeter park found guilty of murder

    • NHS
      Junior doctors confident further strikes can be avoided after meeting Streeting

    • Military
      MoD reportedly concedes cancer death of RAF pilot related to military service

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  • A close-up of Tori Towey wearing a red pillbox hat and white headscarf

    Dubai
    Irish woman charged with ‘attempting suicide’ by Dubai court

  • Valdimir Putin.

    Social media
    US justice department says it disrupted Russian social media influence operation

    • Chagos Islands
      US blocks UK from holding court hearing in British territory Diego Garcia

    • Israel-Gaza war
      Israeli attack on Gaza City continues as Hamas says ceasefire efforts at risk

    • Business
      Disney faces strike threat as thousands of California workers vote on walkout

    • US
      ‘Like an oven’: death at US women’s prison amid heatwave sparks cries for help

    • Canada
      Grizzly bear hunting quietly reinstated in Alberta

    • Peru
      US mountaineer buried by avalanche 22 years ago found preserved in ice, police say

Culture

  • Donkey, voiced by Eddie Murphy, and Shrek, voiced by Mike Myers. Both actors, as well as Cameron Diaz, have been confirmed to return in Shrek 5

    Film
    Shrek 5: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz returning for 2026 sequel

    Core voice cast are all returning for Shrek 5, which will be released 16 years after Shrek Forever After
  • Milan Kundera.

    Books
    Where to start with: Milan Kundera

  • Gladiator II film still<br>Paul Mescal plays Lucius in Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.

    Film
    ‘Rage is your gift’: Paul Mescal battles Pedro, Denzel and a rhino in first Gladiator II trailer

  • Many teens choose of their own free will to spend 10 or 20 hours a week playing games.

    It’s not them, it’s us: the real reason teens are ‘addicted’ to video games

    Keith Stuart and Keza MacDonald
  • Game of Thrones<br>Game of Thrones Jamie Sives as JORY CASSEL (left) and Sean Bean as NED STARK (right)

    Television
    Can shock deaths in the Game of Thrones universe still really shock us?

  • MJ Lenderman.

    Music
    Pixar, Catholic shame, and urine-drinking podcast bros: the mixed-up rock of MJ Lenderman

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Lifestyle

  • Mark Bittman’s balsamic strawberries with rocket.

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    How to make the most of a punnet of strawberries

    If you find yourself with too many strawberries, try them in a sorbet, or a frangipane, roast them on a barbecue or pair underripe ones with cheese or in a pickle jar
  • Svalinn dog sits with its front legs on a car tyre, in the distance are snow-capped mountains, in front of them a grassy plain. The dog seems relaxed but looks straight at the camera with a focused, intense, one could say unnerving look.

    Pass notes
    The $150,000 dog: meet the Svalinn – the gentle beast who can rip out an attacker’s throat

  • Though the jury is out on my colleague’s controversial avocado-slicing technique, life abounds with nice, different and unusual techniques to prepare fresh produce.

    Food
    Do these kitchen hacks cut it? Five new (and possibly improved) ways to peel, slice and juice your fruit

  • Greg Louganis at home in Topanga, California.

    Fascinating Olympians
    Secrets, betrayal and shocking abuse: how Greg Louganis survived – and became the greatest diver of all time

  • Microsoft Surface Pro 11 review desktop shown on a wooden table.

    Technology
    Surface Pro 11 review: Microsoft’s big Arm leap almost pays off

  • Writer Ailsa in the cold bath

    Travel
    From a sauna to an ice bath in Scotland: my full immersion in hot and cold therapy

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    Nursing
    Students in the UK: have you considered leaving before graduating?

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    Weddings
    Tell us your bridesmaid confessions

  • Anyone who started university between 2012 and 2022 is now paying 7.6% interest on what they borrowed, meaning that almost all will see their loans go up by more than they repay this year.

    Student finance
    Are you struggling to pay off an outstanding UK university student loan?

  • Junior doctors strike. Protest at Northallerton Friarage Hospital, 27/6 2024. Photo ©: Mark Pinder +44 (0)7768 211174 pinder.photo@gmail.com

    NHS
    Junior doctors: what do you want to see from the next government?

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    Society
    ‘I was handed to a complete stranger’: the survivors fighting to end child marriage in 37 US states

    The country has seen hundreds of thousands of child marriages since 2000. As activists push for new laws, an unlikely cohort stands in their way
  • Manuel Bompard and Jean-Luc Melenchon are surrounded by journalists as they arrive at the National Assembly in Paris, 9 July 2024. Bompard has one hand raised and appears to be addressing someone. He is in his late 30s and has receding dark hair; he wears an open-necked white shirt and black jacket; Mélenchon is in his early 70s and has short grey hair and glasses; he wears a royal blue suit, white shirt and red tie.

    Analysis
    France’s aversion to coalitions means any new government risks early collapse

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    Rust film set shooting
    What you need to know about Alec Baldwin’s trial

  • city at night over river with historical architecture.

    Canada
    Ottawa’s first ‘night mayor’ is on a mission to shed city’s boring reputation

  • Illustration of composite images from Brazil

    The Latin oil rush
    Pristine forests and grinding poverty: why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth?

  • Cancer experts have warned that AI’s value and potential in healthcare has been overstated to a dangerous degree.

    TechScape
    Can AI really help fix a healthcare system in crisis?

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    My home town
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  • Neil Sebba CEO of Tossed, photographed at one of his fast food outlets on Victoria Street in Central London.

    Business
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