Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Print subscriptions
Sign in
Search jobs
Search
The Guardian - Back to home

Headlines

  • An ambulance at the Sikandra Rao hospital in Hathras.

    India
    At least 87 killed in crush at Hindu gathering in northern India, say officials

  • Steve Darling crouching next to his dog while Ed Davey shakes the dog's paw

    General election
    Tories criticised for saying Lib Dem candidate pretending to be blind

    • Euro 2024
      Austria 1-2 Turkey: Demiral double takes Turkey into quarter-finals

    • Ukraine
      Negotiated outcome most likely result of Russia-Ukraine war, major poll says

    • London
      Activists arrested on suspicion of contempt after court protest

    • Northern Ireland
      Jeffrey Donaldson faces further seven sexual offence charges

    • Marks & Spencer
      M&S increases stocks of smaller womenswear sizes due to higher demand

    • Glastonbury
      ‘A younger generation has grabbed it’: BBC pips composer on his tune’s Glastonbury remix

General election 2024

News in focus

  • Woman wiping her nose on a bus

    Health
    Summer wave of Covid in England: how worried should I be?

  • white man wearing blue suit and tie

    US elections
    ‘Waiting in the wings’: as Biden stumbles, Gavin Newsom’s name is on everyone’s lips

  • Tall barefoot Black men in T-shirts and shorts look out over a harbor, with a dozen boats crammed together in the water.

    Explained
    Why Hurricane Beryl foretells a scary storm season

    Hot sea temperatures are fueling storm’s explosive growth into an unprecedented early whopper

Spotlight

  • Katie Boulter raises a fist to the crowd

    Wimbledon
    ‘She was my rock’: the grandmas who inspired Britain’s latest tennis stars

    Katie Boulter, Jack Draper and Paul Jubb each share the special role their grandmothers have played in their lives and sporting careers
  • Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

    Books
    Frank Cottrell-Boyce on books, kids – and the explosive power of Heidi

  • Returning as compere for its birthday bash … Johnny Vegas.

    Comedy
    ‘Punters let me cut their hair!’ Johnny Vegas on the wild pub that launched his career

    From performing in a bin to arm-wrestling rivals, the standup cut his teeth at a Nottingham pub’s chaotic Just the Tonic nights. As the thriving comedy club chain it grew into turns 30, he remembers really letting rip
  • A group of people, pictured from below, clink wine glasses.

    Food
    Champagne, cava, crémant: the 10 best bottles of bubbly for UK election night parties

    Whether you prefer to pop the cork on prosecco, English fizz or alcohol-free, these sparkling wines should get your vote, says Sophia Longhi
    • A scene from Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD.

      Games
      Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD review – the scariest surprise is the price

    • The 50th Street subway station.

      US
      ‘New York weirdness’: why did a mysterious bell ring in a subway station for weeks?

    • Illustration of two naked men in an embrace while listening out for anyone coming to the front door

      This is how we do it in Nigeria
      ‘Our first sexual encounter was a mess. We were so anxious, neither of us could get an erection

    • Amit Gudka stands smiling for a photograph in a hi-vis vest outdoors, with two banks of electrical equipment behind him

      Business
      ‘I understand why people are sceptical’: the co-founder of collapsed energy giant Bulb on his new venture

Euro 2024

Sport

Opinion

  • Children playing with streamers by a sea wall

    After 15 years away I moved back to the UK fearing the worst. What I found startled me

    Gillian Harvey
    After 15 years abroad, I was anxious about moving my family back to the UK. There are problems here, but also so many admirable people
  • Acitivists in black stand next to oil slicks on the pavement, and others hold a banner that reads 'largest shareholder of Shell'

    Labour is putting its plans for Britain in the hands of private finance. It could end badly

    Daniela Gabor
  • Martin Rowson on the differing fortunes of Donald Trump and Rishi Sunak – cartoon

    Cartoon
    Martin Rowson on the differing fortunes of Donald Trump and Rishi Sunak

    The US supreme court has given a ruling that favours the former president, while the British prime minister continues to struggle
  • Canvey Island in the Thames Estuary, Essex.

    Here’s how bad it is for Sunak: I went to the most Tory seat in Britain – and the word on people’s lips was Reform

    Owen Jones
    On Canvey Island in Essex, I found hard-up, demoralised voters taking refuge in rightwing half-truths
    • Joe Biden pictured giving a speech on 1 July.

      Joe Biden is taking advice from his son, Hunter. This does not inspire confidence

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • Children picked up at sea while attempting to cross the Channel from France are helped to disembark from the Border Force vessel BF Typhons in Dover.

      As PM, Starmer will have to revamp the asylum system. Here are four ways to make a start

      Enver Solomon
    • Janelle Monáe in trousers with huge outsplayed fringes in pink

      The truth about vaginas: how I became a committed vulva-splainer

      Zoe Williams
    • Nigel Farage in an amusement arcade in Clacton-on-Sea on 21 June.

      Here’s what you need to know about Nigel Farage’s mastery of TikTok

      Sophia Smith-Galer

Editorials & Letters

  • Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak in the final televised party leader debate, chaired by Mishal Husain.

    The Guardian view
    Britain’s green future: where was the debate?

  • Louis Calhern, Harpo Marx and Chico Marx starring in the 1933 film Duck Soup.

    The Guardian view
    The power of brevity in the arts: an antidote to the blather of politics

  • Walter Scheidel

    Letters
    If the Labour party won’t be the great leveller, what will?

  • Flag-waving SNP supporters in Edinburgh

    Letters
    A choice between SNP myths and pragmatism for voters in Scotland

Every weekday

Sign up for Election Edition

Make sense of the campaign with Archie Bland's daily 5pm briefing, direct to your inbox. Jokes where available

Privacy Notice:Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information clickherefor our policy.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and theGoogle Privacy PolicyandTerms of Servicesapply.

Climate crisis

  • yellow, green, red and blue tubes on ceiling connecting to floor in a grey room

    Technology
    Google’s emissions climb nearly 50% in five years due to AI energy demand

  • Bridge over river in urban area with couple walking along bank

    Environment
    Ruling paves way for businesses and public to sue water firms over sewage

  • Seagreen offshore wind farm under construction off the coast of Montrose, Scotland

    Environment
    Port infrastructure delays threaten UK’s transition to net zero, industry says

  • Close-up of man wearing white shirt, tie and jacket

    Climate crisis
    Biden attacks Republican climate deniers as he unveils extreme-heat rules

From the UK

  • Daniel Halliday

    Merseyside
    Family fear worst for boy who went missing in River Mersey

    Relatives of 14-year-old Daniel Halliday say they are devastated after he got into trouble in the water on Sunday
  • Roger Hallam

    Courts
    Climate protest accused defies judge to give hours-long speech in court

  • Man flanked by two women at demonstration with protesters and placards in background

    Politics
    Dale Vince sues Guido Fawkes owner for libel over Hamas claims

  • Former chancellor Sajid Javid will join Centricus after the general election.

    Politics
    Sajid Javid to become partner at investment firm Centricus

    • Chess
      Nine-year-old chess prodigy to make history after being picked for England

    • Wiltshire
      Woman who died at slapping therapy retreat viewed healer as ‘sent by God’, court told

    • Tennis
      Fans ‘gutted’ as Andy Murray pulls out of Wimbledon singles

    • Manchester
      Manchester graduate who sold Viagra-style drugs online is jailed

    • Post Office
      Next government urged to consider transferring ownership to operators

    • Books
      Book festivals previously sponsored by Baillie Gifford seek donations

Tip us off
Share stories with the Guardian securely and confidentially

Around the world

  • a man is arraigned in court

    US courts
    Salman Rushdie stabbing suspect rejects plea deal over terrorism charge

  • A motorbike drives past buildings destroyed during previous Israeli military fire on the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab, near the border with northern Israel.

    Israel
    Israel risking disastrous war against Hezbollah for political reasons, says former US official

    • France
      Paris mayor says rise of far right will not dampen Olympics mood

    • Crime
      US woman who posed as Irish heiress extradited to UK to face fraud charges

    • Cuba
      New Cuban radar site near US military base could aid China spying – report

    • World
      Four dead as category 5 Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc across Caribbean

    • Austria
      Vandals behead sculpture of Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus

    • Germany
      Parliament set to impose tougher fines on unruly politicians

Culture

  • Buddy Oliver with dad Jamie in Cooking Buddies.

    Television
    Buddy Oliver! Tilly Ramsay! Welcome to the terrifying age of the nepo chef

    Gordon’s daughter got a cookery show first – and now Jamie’s 13-year-old son is at it. Will each young chef be able to obliterate their father’s career and come out on top?
  • Harry Clark and Paul Gorton

    Television & radio
    ‘You stole £95k in front of the whole nation!’ The reality TV villains celebrating ludicrous crimes

  • Red swirling tentacles … split obliteration 2024, Dominique White, from Dominique White: Deadweight at Whitechapel Gallery, London.

    Review
    Dominique White: Deadweight review – a beautiful, twisted sea monster

  • Just the ticket … audience interactions are propelling comedians to stardom

    Comedy
    How viral ‘crowd work’ clips are remaking standup for the social media age

  • Film still: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

    Film
    Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to open Venice film festival

  • ‘You’re faced with your mortality – that’s what the show is about”… Crazy Smooth, centre, performs In My Body.

    Dance
    Breakdancing in your 50s: ‘My body can still do everything – but it might take a year to heal an injury’

Paid content
About

Paid content is paid for and controlled by an advertiser and produced by the Guardian Labs team.


Learn more about Guardian Labs content

Start Your French Holiday Adventure

Guardian Labs
  • Château de la Roche Courbon, 17th century castle and gardens, Saint-Porchaire, Charente-Maritime, France

    Cognac to Bordeaux
    Treat your senses with a tour of south-west France

  • 5. Experience Normande Giverny a velo Vieux-Moulin de Vernon - -Marie-Anais Thierry-22747

    Monet to Mont-Saint-Michel
    Your route to a memorable Normandy holiday – in pictures

  • Saint-Emilion vineyard under the autumn sunview of the cloché of Saint-Emilion from its vineyard

    Boats, bikes and hot-air balloons
    A grand tour of Nouvelle-Aquitaine – in pictures

  • Parade in Port-en-Bessin

    From D-day events to the Deauville film festival
    Seven great reasons to visit Normandy this summer

Paid for by
Labs sponsor logo

Lifestyle

  • illustration of person wearing blue top sits at green chair and looks to the left

    Well actually
    Why do I feel like I’m stuck in a ‘waiting room’, hoping for my life to get started?

    Joy can feel elusive in today’s economy – a counsellor talks to us about moving the needle from surviving to thriving
  • Illustration showing a man hugging his son

    How to build a better life
    If you care about someone, show them – and put away your phone

  • An illustration showing computer mouse clicks on a female body.

    Pornography
    The secret lives of porn addicts: ‘I am meticulous about covering my tracks’

  • Tourists at a viewing site beneath the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

    Travel
    ‘My escape is going north’: heatwaves begin to drive tourists in Europe to cool climes

  • OM Nigel Courgettes Butterbeans Ndju

    Food
    Nigel Slater’s recipe for courgettes, butter beans and ’nduja

  • Thomasina Miers' valentine's Green Brunch Eggs 016

    Kitchen aide
    Up your egg game: new ideas for brunch

Take part

  • A hospital ward

    Health
    Have you received NHS care following medical treatment abroad?

  • British ex-pat, Julia White, 31, living in France, completes postal vote for the UK General Election on 7th May 2015.<br>ENDT87 British ex-pat, Julia White, 31, living in France, completes postal vote for the UK General Election on 7th May 2015.

    UK general election 2024
    Have you had any issues with your postal vote?

  • Tell us your nomination and why you like it below.

    Culture
    Tell us about your favourite new podcasts of 2024 so far

  • Pretty, blonde dog groomer lady trims purebred poodle puppy.<br>2HD9F73 Pretty, blonde dog groomer lady trims purebred poodle puppy.

    Tell us
    Has a pet ever got in the way of your relationship or friendship?

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

From our global editions

  • Milei in a suit and tie.

    Analysis
    Argentina’s president butts heads with South American leftist leaders

    Turning from his ferocious attacks on domestic opponents, Javier Milei aims his scorn at the heads of Brazil and Bolivia
  • Close-up of Geert Wilders in dark blue suit and light blue tie

    Netherlands
    New Dutch government sworn in amid concerns over far-right ministers

  • Three states in Brazil banned Jeferson Tenorio’s book, ‘O Avesso da Pele,’ published in the UK as ‘The Dark Side of Skin.’

    Brazil
    Brazil’s unparalleled spate of book bans is page out of US culture wars

  • A man in a black suit and red baseball cap is seen from behind, with a sea of people cheering and holding red, white and blue Trump 2024 signs taking up most of the frame.

    Analysis
    Trump immunity ruling likely to gut parts of criminal prosecution trial

  • Jensen Huang delivers a speech in Taipei, 2 June 2024: he is seen very small in the foreground in front of a black background with huge illustrated images of a robotic figure and moving mechanical joints behind him.

    Analysis
    Can AI boom drive Nvidia to a $4tn valuation despite investor doubt?

  • An image of Kevin Roberts against the backdrop of a painting

    The election operators
    The force behind Project 2025: Kevin Roberts has the roadmap for a second Trump term

You may have missed

  • Judi Dench and Siân Phillips composite.

    Exclusive
    Judi Dench and Siân Phillips become first female members of Garrick Club

  • Broken Uni tory mortarboard illustration

    Higher education
    How the Tories pushed universities to the brink of disaster

  • Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves at the London Stock Exchange

    Party funding
    ‘When power shifts, so does the money’: mega-donors fill Labour’s coffers

  • Illustration of changing constituencies in the UK

    Politics
    What constituency am I in? New boundary map for UK general election – and how changes may affect you

documentaries
Documentary link

Dear Mamma

In this intimate documentary, a mother and her transgender son exchange a series of letters throughout his transition

Watch now24.19
Dear Mamma Documentary
  • Keir Starmer in glasses pointing a finger

    Today in Focus
    Election Extra: desperate times – podcast

  • Photograph: Olivia Mansfield/The Guardian

    Comfort Eating with Grace Dent
    S7, Ep 4: Allan Mustafa, actor and comedian

  • Caroline Lucas speaking in the House of Commons

    Science Weekly
    Caroline Lucas on climate, culture wars, and 14 years as the only Green MP - podcast

  • Keir Starmer

    Today in Focus
    The Enigma of Keir Starmer – podcast

  • Portugal's goalkeeper Diogo Costa saves the ball during penalties of a round of sixteen match between Portugal and Slovenia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

    Football Weekly
    Portugal’s penalty prowess sees them progress and France do just enough - Football Daily

  • FILE - Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak, delivers a speech as part of a Conservative campaign event in the build-up to the UK general election on July 4, in Leeds, northern England, Thursday, June 27, 2024. The United Kingdom will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power. (Darren Staples/Pool Photo via AP, File)

    Today in Focus
    Election Extra: Is the race to replace Sunak already under way?

  • Keir Starmer

    Politics Weekly UK
    Politics Weekly Westminster: The final week of campaigning - podcast

Newsletters

  • Sign up for the Guardian’s weekly fashion newsletter, Fashion Statement.

    Fashion Statement
    Sign up to receive all the latest style stories

  • A black background with an old fashioned file reel shining a light on the word 'Documentaries')

    Guardian Documentaries
    Sign up for our free short film email

  • Guardian Traveller newsletter illustration for sign up page

    Guardian Traveller
    Sign up for our free holidays email

  • Feast

    Feast newsletter
    Our free Guardian food email

Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.

Play the Guardian's daily word game and share your score with your friends

Play Wordiply " Play
Wordiply composition

In pictures

  • Richard Forrest walks along Lyme Regis beach in Dorset, where he regularly hunts for fossils.

    Photo essay
    The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past

    Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago
  • Angry-looking people behind old cupboard used as barricade with smoke and fire in background

    Photos of the day
    Nairobi protests and a newborn panda

  • View looking up at Davey as he bungee jumps with arms outstretched

    Politics
    Ed for heights: Lib Dem leader Davey’s campaign stunts

  • Groundbreaking … a scene from Mnemonic, conceived by Simon McBurney.

    Theatre
    A night to remember: the return of Complicité classic Mnemonic

  • Basic instinct … Kissing in a Bar, New York City, 1977.

    Photography
    Close encounters: Arles festival of photography – in pictures

  • Coldplay on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury

    Music
    Behind the scenes with Coldplay at Glastonbury

Most popular

Most viewed

What readers are clicking on

  1. Oliver Dowden reportedly reveals preferred choice for next Tory leader – UK general election as it happened

  2. Jewish figures criticise ‘stigmatising’ Tory attack on Starmer family time

  3. Live
    Austria 1-2 Turkey: Euro 2024, last 16 – live

  4. When Sunak called an election, Labour was 22 points ahead. Has anything changed?

  5. Summer wave of Covid in England: how worried should I be?

  6. Tories criticised for saying Lib Dem candidate pretending to be blind

  7. M&S increases stocks of smaller womenswear sizes due to higher demand

  8. A scrum of spectators and an elephant in the room during Lucy Letby retrial

  9. Tory jibes about Keir Starmer and family time show how out of touch party is

  10. Second Reform candidate quits, accusing party of ‘racism and misogyny’

Deeply read

What readers are spending time with (Learn more)

  1. ‘They always got away with it’: new book reveals Kennedys’ shocking treatment of women

  2. Tory tactics make this a rip-roaring election for the phrase ‘[citation needed]’

  3. A scrum of spectators and an elephant in the room during Lucy Letby retrial

  4. Bellingham’s overload of Alpha energy is part of England’s Euros instability

  5. After 15 years away I moved back to the UK fearing the worst. What I found startled me

  6. Tory jibes about Keir Starmer and family time show how out of touch party is

  7. Here’s how bad it is for Sunak: I went to the most Tory seat in Britain – and the word on people’s lips was Reform

  8. Fix the left flank and stop arguing: the things England must sort out

  9. The secret lives of porn addicts: ‘I am meticulous about covering my tracks’

  10. The truth about vaginas: how I became a committed vulva-splainer