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    Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis

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  • Sanam Vakil
    The Islamic Republic cannot survive unchanged

    Sanam Vakil

  • The Louvre
    Where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?

    Graphic of Mona Lisa looking tired and grumpy and wearing a damaged crown

  • Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My best friend’s ex is turning my partner against her

    An illustration of two people speaking, while a third sits crying on a chair

  • Analysis
    Trump vies for crown for worst foreign policy decision in history

    Donald Trump on tarmac with hat that says USA, raising power fist

  • The moment I knew
    Her little witch’s hat won my heart

    Jessie and comedian Steph Tisdell on Christmas Day, 2025.
  • FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran January 8, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

    Iran
    Ayatollah Ali Khameini obituary

  • Black and white image of many people, mostly men, in blindfolds standing outdoors.

    Analysis
    Trump’s current war on Iran picks up where a longstanding enmity left off

  • What the papers say composite featuring The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times, Mirror, The Sun and Sunday Express

    Media
    ‘Middle East in flames’: what the papers say about the war on Iran

  • Emergency workers in the background behind the charred remains of a car

    Military analysis
    With few good strategic options, Iran’s best prospect may be to retaliate while it can

News

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    Mark Carney
    Canada’s Carney to meet Modi in India amid trade uncertainty with US

  • An electricity pylon of the National Grid in Wales at sunset

    Business
    AI-resistant ‘Halo’ stocks drive UK and EU markets to record highs

  • Mondello beach in Palermo, Sicily, is famed for its turquoise waters, sandy shores, and picturesque backdrop.

    Italy
    Sicily revokes century-old Mondello beach concession over mafia links

  • Shia LaBeouf in jeans and a fleece top.

    Shia LaBeouf
    Shia LaBeouf blames ‘small man complex’ for alleged assaults and homophobic slurs

The Sunday read

  • Graphic of Mona Lisa looking tired and grumpy and wearing a damaged crown

    The Sunday read
    An ugly year for the Louvre: where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?

    After a heist and the departure of its boss, the French institution wrestles with water leaks, strikes and much-criticised plans for a €1bn renovation

In focus

  • Illustration shows map showing the Strait of Hormuz, Iran and 3D printed oil pipeline

    Explained
    What the US–Israeli strikes on Iran mean for the price of oil

  • two women side by side

    US
    Savannah Guthrie may never know what happened to her loved one. In the US, she’s not alone

Features

  • Actor Christina Applegate in long dress, standing outside the door of an old house, lamps on either side of her

    Books
    Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’

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    Language
    The Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream?

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    Life and style
    This is how we do it: ‘We schedule sex ahead – being organised has reaped massive dividends’

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    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My best friend’s ex is turning my partner against her. How can we heal our friendship group?

  • A closeup of a woman with red hair and blue jacket.

    Interview
    ‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album

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    The Guardian picture essay
    Nihal, Child of the Moon: how she lives with extreme UV sensitivity

  • Rachel Dixon at a ‘dusking’ session in the North York Moors

    Life and style
    ‘All you need is a chair and a view’: could daily ‘dusking’ make us healthier and happier?

  • Soft evening light at a beach in Wales looking towards low mountains

    Wales holidays
    Stunning views, honesty shops and community pubs: people power on the Llŷn peninsula in Wales

  • Alana King celebrates dismissing Harmanpreet Kaur in the third one-day international between Australia and India.

    Cricket
    Australia hammer India by 185 runs in third women’s one-day international

    Australia set India 410 for victory and then their bowlers were far too good as they swept the ODI leg of the series

More sport

  • Sam Kerr celebrates scoring for the Matildas as they brushed aside the Philippines to secure their opening

    Football
    Kerr header delivers Matildas win over Philippines in Women’s Asian Cup opener

  • Manchester United's Benjamin Sesko celebrates scoring at Everton

    Spring in Sesko’s step is thanks to Carrick scrapping Amorim’s tactical stranglehold

    Jonathan Wilson
  • Harry Kane puts Bayern 2-1 ahead from the penalty spot.

    European football
    Kane double helps Bayern Munich sink Borussia Dortmund

  • Mathieu van der Poel celebrates victory in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Cycling
    Mighty Van der Poel powers to victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Opinion

  • Sanam Vakil

    Iran may yet endure this war, but the Islamic Republic as we have known it cannot survive unchanged

    Sanam Vakil
    The regime may now have to meet Trump’s demands merely to save itself. And he needs a coherent plan to deal with what he has unleashed, says Sanam Vakil of Chatham House
  • Heather Stewart

    Trump’s Iran strikes accelerate the world’s drift from dollar dominance

    Heather Stewart
    Aggression feeds a sense that the US is operating outside global norms and helps to fuel a more complex currency outlook

More opinion

  • Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president

    Mohamad Bazzi
  • Sadiq Khan

    Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton

    Sadiq Khan
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Why in the world is Melania Trump leading a UN security council meeting?

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Devi Sridhar

    I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend

    Devi Sridhar

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    Trump’s war on science: Europe should pick up talent fleeing the US

  • The Guardian view
    Gorton and Denton: a warning shot across Labour’s bows

Cartoon

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    Martin Rowson
    The Greens’ victory in Gorton and Denton

    The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer

More top stories

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    UK
    Undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice

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    US
    Son of rapper Lil Jon drowned after ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms

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    UK politics
    Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency

  • Man with a dog, a mother and son, and a man on his mobile phone shelter in an underground car park

    Israel
    ‘This is round two’: attacks on Iran have broad support among unsurprised Israelis

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    New York
    ‘If it’s cold, they stop mating’: New York City rat population may be on the decline

  • Spring rainfall after a dry winter increases the risk of sinkholes in KonyaKONYA, TURKIYE - MAY 15: A view of Yarimoglu sinkhole (obruk), caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer in 2009, in Konya province, Turkiye on May 15, 2025. The gigantic pit formed between the fields where intensive irrigation activities are carried out is expanding and growing every year. (Photo by Abdullah Dogan/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    Turkey
    ‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers

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    Italy
    ‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters

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    Climate crisis
    Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows

UK news

  • Retail industry
    Young fashion fans help UK charity shops thrive on struggling UK high streets

  • Politics
    Labour must cease taking progressive voters for granted, says Sadiq Khan

  • Environment
    Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests

  • Politics
    Shabana Mahmood’s double down on immigration ‘disappointing’, says Alf Dubs

World news

  • Pakistan
    US backs Pakistan’s ‘right to defend itself’ against Taliban after strikes on Afghanistan

  • Genitalia
    US man issues challenge to disprove his claim of having world’s smallest penis to raise micropenis awareness

  • Prostate cancer
    Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment

  • Denmark
    Russia may interfere in Danish election, exploiting chaos sown by US, spies warn

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What to watch

  • Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented By IMDb And IMDbPro At The Intercontinental Hotel Toronto, 2025TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 06: Baz Luhrmann of "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented by IMDb and IMDbPro during the Toronto International Film Festival at InterContinental Toronto Centre on September 06, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb)

    Film
    Baz Luhrmann: ‘There’s the image of Elvis and then there’s the man’

  • Jason Bateman and David Harbour in DTF St LouisDTF St Louis.

    The watcher
    DTF St Louis: this David Harbour whodunnit about dating apps and infidelity is close to the bone

  • Marisa Abela in Industry

    Television
    Growing pains: Industry has shown that bigger isn’t always better

  • No sign of Spidey … Alessandro Nivola and Russell Crowe in Kraven the Hunter.

    A Spider-Man Universe without Spider-Man is completely pointless. Why won’t Sony sling him in?

    Ben Child

What to listen to

  • Neil Sedaka in 1984.

    Neil Sedaka
    From Amarillo to Stockport: 15 of Neil Sedaka’s greatest songs, and their extraordinary stories

  • Bruno Mars at the Grammy awards earlier this month.

    Bruno Mars
    ‘It’s good music, not a guilty pleasure’: how Bruno Mars embraced cheese to become pop’s most popular star

  • Get me out of here … Lala Lala.

    Music
    Lala Lala: Heaven 2 review – brooding alt-popper fights the urge to run

  • Tomeka Reid wearing a blue striped top with her black cello

    Jazz album of the month
    Tomeka Reid: Dance! Skip! Hop! review – an early contender for jazz album of the year

What to read

  • Author Asako Yuzuki at Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo, Japan.

    Books
    Butter author Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’

  • Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra in the 1963 film, directed by Joseph L Mankiewicz.

    Books
    Scholar, seductress, alchemist: who was the real Cleopatra?

  • Covers of All the Hollow of the Sky, All Fours and Untouchable.

    Books
    What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in February

  • Ben Markovits.

    The books of my life
    Ben Markovits: ‘I used to think any book concerned with people falling in love can’t be very good’

What to play

  • Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem.

    Games
    Resident Evil Requiem review - there’s plenty of life in the undead yet

  • Out with the old … Sarah Bond (left) and Phil Spencer (centre) are leaving, while Matt Booty (right) gets a promotion.

    Games
    Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games

    Newsletter
  • Pieced Together screenshot

    Games
    Pieced Together review – poignant narrative game gathers bittersweet fragments of a friendship

  • Anlife.

    Games
    Anlife: what does an unusual evolution simulator have to say about AI?

More culture

  • A Mardi Gras participant in a multi-coloured dress waves and dances during the parade

    In pictures
    Glitter, rainbows and gummi bears: Sydney Mardi Gras parade 2026

  • an illustration of a heart in the style of Leonardo da Vinci

    My cultural awakening
    Leonardo da Vinci made me rethink surgery – I’ve since mended more than 3,000 hearts

  • Black and white and blue image of a bicycle shop window, with lots of bikes hanging in it

    Smart shot
    ‘I’d hoped to capture the graphic chaos in the window. What I found was an even more tangled scene’: Michael Krupka’s best phone picture

  • Carradine in The Big Red One, 1980.

    Film
    Robert Carradine obituary

Lifestyle

  • Jessie and comedian Steph Tisdell on Christmas Day, 2025.

    The moment I knew
    I saw her enjoying herself in her perfect little witch’s hat and I was a goner

  • Rebecca Coxon sitting at a light-coloured table in a white-walled cafe, wearing a baggy, white jumper with blue stripes and black taRebecca Coxon sitting at a light-coloured table in a white-walled cafe, wearing a baggy, white jumper with blue stripes and tight, black trousers, her hands clasped and her left arm leaning on the tableousers, her hands clasped and her left arm leaning on the table

    Family
    ‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down

Food

  • Meera Sodha’s quinoa and chickpea salad with red cabbage.

    Meera Sodha recipes
    Quinoa and chickpea salad with red cabbage, pomegranate and pistachios

  • An illustration of alphabet letters and two pieces of paper around a cutout photograph of Tim Dowling, with a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes.

    The Tim Dowling column
    Do I look like a man who would buy stolen wine?

  • Breakfast at Pavyllon, London.

    Grace Dent on restaurants
    Breakfast at Pavyllon, London W1: ‘Does fine dining strictly have to wait until lunchtime?’

  • Benjamina Ebuehi's coffee and walnut cookies.

    Food
    Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for coffee and walnut cookies

Fashion & beauty

  • Women wearing Dolce & Gabbana designs in black, white and grey walk along the catwalk

    Milan fashion week
    Dolce & Gabbana reaffirms brand’s identity with achromatics in Milan

  • The Duchess of Sussex in a funnel-neck jacket holding hands with her husband and surrounded by men in Jordan

    Fashion
    Hiding in plain sight: everyone from Meghan to the Beckhams wants a funnel neck

  • Hannah Spencer claps her supporters at her victory party.

    Fashion
    Gross green, chartreuse or phlegm? Hannah Spencer’s waistcoat is political and TikTok winner

  • The king sits in the front row, next to designer Stella McCartney, as models pass by

    Fashion
    ‘Putting on a brave face’: why royal fashion has never been more arresting

Relationships

  • Man with hand on his chin smiling. Woman with black hair smiling at camera

    Blind date
    ‘I was hoping for a lovely time, a fancy dinner and to meet the love of my life. I got two out of three’

  • Two 1950s Women Sitting Under Beauty Salon Hair Dryers Wearing Hairnets Towels Talking Gossip

    Social etiquette
    The stranger secret: how to talk to anyone – and why you should

  • Ilustration depicting a couple embracing

    Secrets of the body
    A rush of blood to the penis – and vaginal tenting: what happens to our bodies when we get turned on

  • An illustration of a tiny naked woman standing on the hand of a larger naked man

    This is how we do it
    He gives me the confidence to try things I’ve never done before

Health & fitness

  • A young girl with long dark curly hair bending her knees as she lifts a large barbell in a gym.

    Fitness
    ‘Watching my six year old deadlift 35kg was pretty cool’: meet the children who work out

  • a person holding a vaccine

    Vaccines
    ‘Viruses don’t know borders’: US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis

  • Maddie Thomas pictured with spotlights and stills of Mamma Mia projected against her to represent her vivid visual memory

    Psychology
    Living with hyperphantasia: ‘I remember the clothes people wore the day we met, the things they said word-for-word’

  • A spread of vegetarian protein food sources

    Health
    Vegetarians have ‘substantially lower risk’ of five types of cancer

More lifestyle

  • Cherry blossom by a track in the countryside

    Spain holidays
    Spain’s very own sakura: cherry blossom season in the Jerte valley

  • Jay-Z and Beyoncé performing on stage in Los Angeles in 2006. Jay-Z, wearing all black and sunglasses, holds a microphone, and Beyoncé wears a silver min dress with silver fringe

    The quiz
    What links Beyoncé and Jay-Z with Georgie Fame? The Saturday quiz

  • Illustration of a whale in different shades of blue and grey, on a white background

    The kids' quiz
    Are blue whales blue, and what is the most common animal? The kids’ quiz

  • Singer Deborah Wesoff-Lopez-Kowalski outside her home in Florida

    Experience
    My record company replaced me with an ‘impostor’

Documentary

  • No Time To Heal: the psychological rehabilitation of a Ukrainian soldier after Russian captivity

    Ukrainian soldiers suffering from PTSD, depression and anxiety are sent to the Forest Glade – Ukraine’s first centre for the treatment of psychological trauma – before returning to the frontline. After three years in Russian captivity following the battle for Mariupol, 25-year-old Kyrylo Chuvak spends three weeks at the centre, a brief opportunity for rehabilitation before returning to war

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