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Scowl face The artist who captured Burnham's look
It was shortly after Andy Burnham’s rousing speech outside Manchester Central Library in October 2020 that Stanley Chow decided to draw him.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Race for victory How long until the King of the North becomes PM?
“We know no king but the King in the North!”, declares the young Lady Lyanna Mormont in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones.
4 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Bellowing and breakdown as West End Girl bounces back
Lily Allen’s arena jaunt is a scaled-up version of the show she took into theatres last year, touring her acclaimed album West End Girl, which at least partly dramatises the real-life breakdown of her four-year marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour.
1 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
'Absolutely brilliant' England fans savour the taste of victory
They came, they saw and they went to the rodeo. For those England fans who made it to Dallas, watching Thomas Tuchel’s England side see off Croatia in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup was the experience of a lifetime.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Safety fears for players and fans as two matches played in severe heat
Two first-round matches in the World Cup were played at a level of severe heat that a football players’ union has previously said should trigger the delay or postponement of games, a Guardian analysis has found.
3 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Delay to building of UK battery factory may hit JLR car plans
Jaguar Land Rover faces the risk of delays to the first deliveries of electric car batteries from a £5.2bn government-backed factory in Somerset, amid construction issues.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
ICC prosecutor barred from UK work during misconduct inquiry
The international criminal court prosecutor Karim Khan has been suspended from practising as a barrister in England and Wales by the UK’s Bar Standards Board (BSB).
1 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Almighty ambition Tycoon on a quest to build the biggest Jesus in the world
Behind the walls of a sprawling estate on the outskirts of Yerevan, six tigers prowl behind a fence, three lions pace their enclosures, and alligators bask in the afternoon heat.
4 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
One dead and more hurt after two trains collide near Bedford
One person has died and almost 100 people have been injured after two trains collided in the Bedford area.
3 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Reform UK Another byelection miss leaves party with growing list of lessons to learn
Those around Nigel Farage are fond of pointing out, Reform UK have led in more than 300 consecutive national polls. When it comes to byelections, though, it is fair to say that the party’s results are more mixed.
3 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
What happened next? From boats to borders: five issues that sum up Brexit a decade on
Throughout the 2016 campaign, some issues became touchstones of the wider debate. What do they tell us about the complex legacy of leaving the EU?
7 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Lib Dem MP arrested on suspicion of assault and coercion
A Liberal Democrat MP suspended by the party has been arrested on suspicion of controlling and coercive behaviour and assault, the Guardian understands.
1 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Two men jailed over arson at property linked to Starmer
Two men have been jailed at the Old Bailey for arson attacks on properties connected to Keir Starmer.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Italian festival of forgotten film captivates young generation
Bologna will be transformed into an open-air museum of cinema today as a nine-day long festival dedicated to restored, rediscovered and overlooked films - some dating back more than a century - gets under way in the northern Italian city.
3 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Martin Parr Posthumous show revisits picture-perfect village
Four decades after chronicling life in the picture-postcard English village of Lacock in Wiltshire, the photographer Martin Parr returned to document what had changed - and what had not.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Labour's big night From high hopes to ‘beyond our wildest dreams’
There was plenty of the hopey, changey stuff from Andy Burnham at his victory rally on the morning after the night before - but it ended with the new MP for Makerfield doing a runner.
5 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
‘Sold down the river’ Anger and regret loom large 10 years after Brexit vote
In 2016 Guardian reporters talked to people in four bellwether constituencies during the EU referendum campaign. So how do they feel now about Brexit ten years on from the vote.
5 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Europe backs mines in water-stressed regions in race for critical minerals
The European Commission plans to rewrite the EU’s water protection law to speed up the development of critical mineral mines, despite many being located in drying and water-stressed regions, analysis has found.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Review No-touch relationship is touching revelation
Inexperience Pitlochry Festival theatre
1 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Spain pushes offbeat areas as tourist numbers near 100 million
Spain is redoubling its efforts to push its tourist appeal beyond the familiar “sun and sand and coast” model as it prepares for another record-breaking year in which the number of foreign visitors could reach 100 million for the first time, the country’s tourism minister has said.
3 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the middle-aged elite athletes still competing. How? Good food, good genes and good luck
When Luka Modrić lined up against England last week, the Croatian embodied a growing trend in elite sport.
6 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
School holiday scheme Bag cheaper kids' meals, days out, films and more
The government’s temporary VAT cut aims to ease the cost of living for families this summer. Zoe Wood examines what’s on offer
3 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
How all is looking peachy at the World Cup for a hot pink summer
Any fashionably inclined England fan this week would have been pleased when the attack reached the Croatian end - and not just for the potential goals.
3 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Brexit How it’s hurting your wallet at the shops and on holiday
Ten years on, leaving the EU has made life more difficult and costly. Shane Hickey looks at some of the ways we’ve lost out
5 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
To the tablet and beyond Does Toy Story 5 go hard enough on technology?
For more than 30 years, Pixar’s signature Toy Story series has been entertaining children while giving voice to their parents’ anxieties.
5 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Starmer exit ‘inevitable’ after Burnham victory
Ministers loyal to PM urge him to set timetable for departure by end of the weekend
4 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Timetable for change How long could a leadership contest take?
Andy Burnham’s seismic victory in Makerfield has made his prospects of becoming prime minister look significantly higher than they did 24 hours ago.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Tactical votes Left, centre and right keep Farage out
The morning after Andy Burnham secured a landslide byelection victory, returning him to Westminster after nine years as Manchester mayor, it was hard to avoid the large, red placards bearing his face.
2 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Iran war fallout pushes public sector borrowing above forecast
The UK borrowed a higher-than-expected £23.3bn in May amid the fallout from the Iran war, underlining the fiscal pressures facing Andy Burnham if he becomes Labour leader.
1 min |
June 20, 2026
The Guardian
Thanks to record-breaking ticket sales for Frida Kahlo, the blockbuster show is back
When Tate Modern announced a major exhibition devoted to Frida Kahlo, few doubted it would be popular.
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