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  • Donald Trump accepts his party's nomination on the last day of the 2024 Republican national convention.

    Donald Trump
    Trump calls for unity then returns to familiar attacks in lengthy speech

  • Tourists look up at the ancient Temple of the Parthenon on the Acropolis hill in Athens

    Weather
    European heatwave forecast to hit peak as health warnings issued

    • Leeds
      Police car turned over and vehicles set alight in disorder in Leeds

    • Water industry
      Yorkshire Water bosses get huge bonuses after company failed customers

    • Israel-Gaza war live
      UK to resume Unrwa funding; Houthis claim Tel Aviv attack

    • Russia
      Russian verdict due on US journalist Evan Gershkovich

    • Exclusive
      ‘Ugly’ phone boxes that blight UK streets should be removed, says thinktank

    • Football
      ‘It wouldn’t happen to the men’: Wakefield AFC women’s team dropped

News in focus

  • Trump on giant screen while Don Jr speaks underneath

    US
    Election denialism front and centre at Republican national convention

  • A person leans against a phonebox while facing away from the camera

    Politics
    Minority groups in Reform seats adjust to life after its election success

    Some Muslim and LGBTQ+ constituents say they would feel uneasy approaching their new MPs including Nigel Farage
  • A visitor wearing a VR headset and using controllers

    West Midlands
    VR show takes ravers old and new back to early UK acid house scene

    In Pursuit of Repetitive Beats is set in the West Midlands and will embark on eight-city tour starting in Birmingham

Spotlight

  • naturist Anne Nisbet walking naked in the countryside

    Health & wellbeing
    Dance, spend time in nature, and get naked! 17 body confidence tips from people who have it

    A naturist, life drawing model and others on the secret to feeling at home in your skin
  • Laura Kenny

    Paris Olympic Games 2024
    Laura Kenny on Olympic glory, personal pain and talking straight

  • Interior, Albert's Schloss, Shaftesbury Avenue, London

    Grace Dent on restaurants
    Albert’s Schloss, London W1: ‘A stroke of genius’

    It’s really much, much better than it needs to be, especially this close to Leicester Square
  • Boris Charmatz leads a workshop for Cercles in Avignon.

    Stage
    ‘It’s mind-blowing for me’: Boris Charmatz on leading Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal

    The French choreographer took over Bausch’s dance company in 2022. He never met his hero, but explains how their histories have entwined
    • ‘Altogether masterly’ … Natalie Portman and Mikey Madison in Apple TV+’s Lady in the Lake.

      TV review
      Lady in the Lake review – Natalie Portman’s TV debut is absolutely impeccable

    • Aerial view of abbey with village in distance

      Travel
      From Normandy to Provence via Alsace: readers’ favourite unsung places in France

    • Judge 20th July - WEB

      You be the judge
      My boyfriend funds my lifestyle – should I work for him to pay him back?

    • Anthony Hopkins as Emperor Vespasian in Those About to Die.

      Television & radio
      Those About to Die review – Anthony Hopkins’s Rome epic is disgustingly effective

Opinion

  • Keir Starmer visit to Teeside<br>Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer (centre left) and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (left) in the Influence Cafe in Skinnergate, Darlington, during a visit to Teesside to meet local shop keepers, business owners and families, and discuss the cost of living on the first pay day since the Tory tax changes. Picture date: Friday April 26, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Labour. Photo credit should read: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

    Starmer will bin the two-child benefit cap and outdo New Labour on tackling poverty – I’ll bet on it

    Polly Toynbee
    On the Aylesbury estate in London this week, I met residents who recall the impact Blair had. This government will go even further
  • 4 July 2024 Michel Forst, UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders, is attending the ongoing trial of Roger, Daniel, Cressie, Lucia and Louise today at Southwark Crown Court.

    A record sentence for a Zoom call, arrests for those holding signs outside. This is a blight on British democracy

    George Monbiot
  • Illustration: Nate Kitch

    Tough on elites, tough on the causes of elites: that’s how Starmer can defeat the allure of populism

    Andy Beckett
    As the west zigzags between centrists and populists, it will take a fiercer response from Labour to halt a creep to the right, says Guardian columnist Andy Becket
  • The Milano Pride Parade 2024 In Milan, Italy - 29 Jun 2024<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alessandro Bremec/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock (14565247i) Demonstrators are participating in the Milano Pride Parade 2024 in Milan, Italy, on June 29, 2024 . The Milano Pride Parade 2024 In Milan, Italy - 29 Jun 2024

    My queer friends in Italy are so worn down by discrimination, they don’t notice it. Here’s why

    Viola Di Grado
    Giorgia Meloni is trampling what few rights the LGBTQ+ community has left – so many just feel grateful to be ‘tolerated’, says novelist and translator Viola Di Grado
    • Kari Lake at the microphone against backdrop of a sign saying: RNC 2024 Milwaukee

      Digested week
      The nice blonde lady from England delivers

      Emma Brockes
    • Group of isolated, coloured silhouettes of people talking.

      Gossip, my friends, is both a moral mission and a pleasure. It’s also something those in power can’t control

      Van Badham
    • Ed Davey in a car

      Exit Bungee-jumping Ed, enter Shifty Ed as Davey attends the Post Office inquiry

      John Crace
    • Are things getting better or worse, quiz 2024 pixie

      First Dog on the Moon
      Do you think things are generally getting better or worse? Are you a Pollyanna or a Misery Kevin?

Editorials & Letters

  • Baroness Heather Hallett

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry’s first report: poor preparation with tragic consequences

  • Keir Starmer (right) and Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the European Political Community meeting at Blenheim Palace, 18 July.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on the European Political Community summit: at last, Britain is back in the diplomatic room

  • Woman and son walking in Bradford

    Letters
    Why Labour needs to win over voters who were ‘left behind’

  • Fifty and twenty pound notes

    Letters
    When making money doesn’t generate wealth

Sport

  • Shoko Miyata is one of Japan’s most decorated gymnasts

    Olympics
    Japanese gymnastics star Miyata sent home for smoking

  • Tadej Pogacar in action early on stage 19.

    Cycling live
    Tour de France – crunch time in Alps for lead contenders on stage 19

    • Uncertainty continues to surround the long-term future of Everton after a second possible takeover of the club collapsed in the space of a couple of months

      Football
      Friedkin Group pull out of potential Everton takeover

    • Erik ten Hag, pictured during training at Carrington earlier this month

      Football
      Ten Hag reveals ‘confrontational’ talks over Manchester United’s direction

    • Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning Wimbledon, Lucy Bronze checks in at Chelsea and Álvaro Morata with the European Championship trophy.

      Quiz of the week
      Test your knowledge on the past seven days in sport

    • Travis Kelce enjoys a dad bod day out at the golf.

      Kelce, Fury and the gentle rise of the sporting dad bod

      Andrew Lawrence
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Climate crisis

  • A pair of men with one carrying a boxed up standing fan.

    Environment
    Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns

  • Aerial photo of people standing on the edge of a flooded street as others are carried over the water in the front bucket of a bulldozer

    Weather tracker
    Heavy seasonal rain causes widespread flooding in China

  • People sitting at a table in front of flags and a green backdrop

    The age of extinction
    Colombia gives assurances over UN biodiversity summit after rebels’ threat

  • a person walks across a flooded street

    America's dirty divide
    ‘It is devastating’: unprecedented floods in US strain small businesses

From the UK

  • Fatiha Sabrin wearing glasses and a headscarf

    London
    Girl, 11, died on her birthday after London neighbour used bedbug poison

  • A sign at a branch of Virgin Money

    Business
    Nationwide gets green light for £2.9bn takeover of Virgin Money

    • Business
      Labour says higher-than-forecast UK borrowing shows economic challenge ahead

    • Northumberland
      Bamburgh judged UK’s best seaside destination by Which? readers for fourth year

    • Business
      Retail sales slump by more than forecast in Great Britain amid poor weather

    • Social care
      English councils call for further delay to social care costs cap

    • Art
      ‘It was magical’: hidden self-portrait by English artist Norman Cornish found at museum

    • UK
      Keir Starmer says he is open to processing asylum seekers offshore

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Around the world

  • Palestinians examine buildings and collect remaining belongings from heavily damaged houses after Israeli attacks on Maghazi refugee camp: a man stands on the edge of a pile of rubble in a scene of devastation in which mattresses, bedding and other household items are seen.

    Middle East
    Gaza conflict could fuel IS and al-Qaida revival, security experts warn

    Officials and analysts warn of evidence of increased Islamic State and al-Qaida militant activity across Middle East
  • Rieko Hirosawa performs the music of the goze – itinerant blind and visually impaired Japanese women who earned a living playing the shamisen

    Japan
    Playing for survival: the blind Japanese woman keeping a music tradition alive

  • Two Arab men carry a crate of fish up a beach, as others wade into the sea to unload the catch from a fishing boat

    Global development
    DIY artificial reefs are boosting fish numbers in Yemen. But there’s a catch

  • Bangladeshi Students protest demanding removal of quota system in government jobs<br>epaselect epa11485555 Demonstrators clash with police, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Jubo League members, during ongoing quota students protests under the slogan 'Anti-Discrimination Student Movement' at Mirpur area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18 July 2024. According to Police, at least 11 people have been killed and several hundred injured following violent clashes between protesting students and police erupted during nationwide student protests over the abolition of quotas in government jobs. EPA/MONIRUL ALAM

    Asia
    Bangladesh imposes communications blackout as protest violence continues

    • France
      Macron ally wins surprise re-election as national assembly speaker

    • Bangladesh
      Protesters attack Bangladeshi state broadcaster after PM’s call for calm

    • Ukraine war briefing
      Attack on Russian bases in Crimea

    • Television
      Bob Newhart, famed comedian and sitcom actor, dies at 94

    • Hunter Biden
      Hunter Biden asks for criminal cases to be thrown out, citing Trump case dismissal

    • Israel
      Extremist Israeli minister makes provocative visit to al-Aqsa mosque

Culture

  • Glass Animals.

    Music
    Glass Animals: I Love You So F***ing Much review – immaculately polite, Coldplay-lite pop-rock

    The Oxford four-piece follow their global hit Heat Waves with a painstakingly inoffensive fourth album that’s all surface
  • Mat Fraser and Liz Carr, both dressed in white and black, hold a discussion

    Stage
    Unspeakable Conversations review – Liz Carr and Mat Fraser’s straight talk is enthralling

  • Captain America: Civil War Year

    Film
    Avenger angels: can the Russo brothers return to rescue Marvel?

  • George the Poet

    Books
    Track Record by George the Poet audiobook review – a heartfelt blend of the personal and political

  • Chelsea in London provides the setting for Imposter Syndrome.

    Books
    The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

  • Hungarian Filmmaker Bela Tarr Stars In A Season At The Filmoteca De Catalunya With A Large Part Of His Filmography<br>BARCELONA CATALONIA, SPAIN - JANUARY 09: Filmmaker Bela Tarr poses after giving a press conference at the Filmoteca de Catalunya, January 9, 2024, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. During the press conference, the filmmaker commented on his retrospective at the Filmoteca de Catalunya. Hungarian filmmaker Bela Tarr stars in a Filmoteca de Catalunya cycle with a large part of his cinematography during the month of January. (Photo By David Zorrakino/Europa Press via Getty Images)

    Film
    ‘My slogan is very simple: no education, just liberation!’ – Béla Tarr on how film can fight the political right in Hungary

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A taste of Piedmont and Alpine Italy

  • Glass and bottle of Menabrea on table with Italian food

    Anchovy sauce to sundried chillies
    What the UK’s Italian chefs eat for a real taste of home

  • Biella funicular connects the historic neighborhood of Piazzo

    Hops from Bavaria, barley from Champagne, soft pure water
    The alchemy of one of Italy’s finest beers

  • Piedmont’s unique characteristics are fertile ground for regional delicacies.

    Kings of the mountain
    All you need to know about the food, drink and produce of Piedmont

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    Hazelnuts, truffles, or chocolate
    What to pair with Italian Alpine beer

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Lifestyle

  • Caroline Thomas

    Experience
    I’m an 81-year-old crash‑test dummy

    Why go to a bingo hall when I could be hoisted into a helicopter instead?
  • MUST CREDIT IN FULL AS BELOW!! Including Location&amp; garden/Designer &amp; Photographer...... RHS Bridgewater, the Paradise Garden Designed by Tom Stuart-Smith Photographer Jason Ingram

    Gardens
    From low-growers to bright fountains, ornamental grasses have your garden covered

  • Timber-framed homes nestling in the rugged countryside of the Isle of Harris, Scotland

    Fantasy house hunt
    Eco homes near the sea for sale in Great Britain

  • The Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France

    Travel
    Nice and easy: a leisurely cycle, with dog, along the final stage of the Tour de France

  • Watering courgette plants

    Gardening advice
    How often should I water my plants? The million-dollar question answered

  • Montage of sunbed melting

    Sali Hughes on beauty
    Sunbeds increase the risk of skin cancer, whatever TikTok tells you

Take part

  • Banks, airlines and media outlets hit by global outage linked to Windows PCs.

    Technology
    Tell us: how have you been affected by the outage linked to Windows pcs?

  • Graduates throw their caps in the air at Birmingham University, UK, after the graduation ceremony.

    Graduate careers
    UK graduates: tell us how your job hunt has been going

  • Young woman using DSLR camera<br>A young woman using a DSLR camera

    Photography
    Guardian Weekly readers: share your best recent pictures with us

  • A woman walks on the beach, in Vouliagmeni near Athens, Greece on 3 July, 2024.

    Travel
    Tell us: if you’ve booked a last minute summer holiday, share why and where you are going

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From our global editions

  • woman stands in front of sign that says RNC

    Analysis
    Trump is desperate to not appear racist. He’s enlisted Black and brown people to help him

    Speakers at Republican national convention are GOP’s most diverse ever as it cynically rebrands as party of racial unity
  • Collected firearms are seen in Christchurch, New Zealand.

    New Zealand
    Fears rightwing coalition will unwind gun reforms brought in after Christchurch massacre

  • An older man wearing a blue suit hugs a child as a small group stands around him smiling.

    Analysis
    ‘Make Trump Human Again’ seems to emerge as Republicans’ new theme

  • A woman with an 'I voted' sticker on her hand holds a blue sign reading 'Abandon Biden, Ceasefire Now.'

    US
    In Dearborn, home of largest Arab American community, despair and apathy dominate

  • Desert in Namibia

    Environment
    ‘People think they’ll smell but they don’t’: the home built from mushroom waste and weeds

  • Two people stand before a long line of stranded whales on a deserted beach under a grey and cloudy sky

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    What caused 77 healthy whales to die on a Scottish beach?

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