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Byelection win returns Canada's opposition leader to parliament

Pierre Poilievre, the head of Canada's Conservative party, has won a closely watched byelection in the province of Alberta, returning him to parliament after his shock defeat in April's federal election.

1 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

What's the best Tarantino movie? The film-maker gives his answer

It's one of cinema's most contested subjects: which Quentin Tarantino movie is the best?

2 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Lidl close to eclipsing Morrisons as UK's fifth biggest supermarket

Lidl is close to overtaking Morrisons to become the UK's fifth-biggest supermarket chain after a sales rise as shoppers attempted to offset higher household bills with cheap groceries.

1 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Guessand can offer Villa cutting edge after blunt opener

New signing from Nice can play out wide or up front and his former coaches back him to relish the Premier League

4 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

'Big church move': century-old Swedish house of worship rolls 5km to new home

After eight years of planning, a cost of more than 500m kronor (£39m) and an early morning blessing, a church in northern Sweden began a slow-motion 5km journey yesterday to make way for the expansion of Europe's biggest underground mine.

3 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Morecambe make Johal first Sikh to manage British club

Morecambe have appointed Ashvir Singh Johal as their new manager, making him the first Sikh to manage a professional British club, as well as the youngest manager in the top five tiers of English football.

2 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Leipzig Step Up Nkunku Talks in Boost for Chelsea's Deal Plans

RB Leipzig have stepped up attempts to sign Christopher Nkunku on a permanent deal, potentially paving the way for Chelsea to accelerate their search for attacking reinforcements.

1 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Vaping in young people linked to smoking and other health risks

Young people who vape are three times as likely to start smoking, be diagnosed with asthma and have poor mental health as those who do not, according to a study that lays bare the health impacts of e-cigarettes.

2 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Meet the teenage star jockey in 'my dream job since I was a baby'

Billy Loughnane on staying grounded amid rapid rise at 19 and why he is happy to ride seven days a week

3 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Life in Gaza My struggle as a lecturer too weak to sit upright

I must admit: I write this piece while starving – too hungry to think clearly, too weak to sit upright for long. I do not feel ashamed because my starvation is deliberate. I refuse my hunger even as it decays me. I can survive no other way.

3 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Cemetery bosses drop divisive 'bunker' from plans for £18m revamp

Highgate cemetery has axed plans to build a controversial maintenance and toilet block as part of an £18m revamp after grave owners warned they would exhume the remains of their loved ones if it went ahead.

2 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Property Possible changes to stamp duty and council tax

The government is considering a new national property tax as the first step towards a radical shake-up of stamp duty and council tax.

4 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Rowley rejects calls for facial recognition to be dropped from carnival

The Metropolitan police commissioner has hit back at demands to drop the use of live facial recognition cameras at this weekend's Notting Hill carnival over concerns of racial bias and an impending legal challenge.

2 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Fleetwood ready to grab greatness and ditch his run as nearly man

World No 10 has the chance to turn victory drought into a career-defining moment

3 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

There was vitriol' Kenyan pop singer on being outed

Coming out as gay was not something Willis Austin Chimano, a member of the Kenyan Afropop band Sauti Sol, had ever considered.

3 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

'We should be patriotic' Flag-flying movement spreads as anti-racist groups sound the alarm

Flag-flying movement spreads as anti-racist groups sound the alarm

3 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Arsenal limit fan access to players via new draw scheme

Arsenal are formalising a post-match meet-and-greet with players for selected fans in a move designed to manage crowd interactions following the decision to host all of their Women's Super League games at the Emirates Stadium in the new season.

1 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Public unaware of earning power of top universities, survey finds

Manchester United and Greggs sausage rolls are no match for the financial firepower of Britain's leading universities, despite many members of the public thinking otherwise, according to research.

1 min  |

August 20, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Putin must tread carefully as European leaders' optimistic stance seems to have paid off

The mood in the White House on Monday was strikingly upbeat.

4 min  |

August 20, 2025

The Guardian

Diplomacy proves Zelenskyy's strong suit as he survives a return to the White House

If there was a sign that Volodymyr Zelenskyy wasn't going to be immediately voted off the island of the Donald Trump diplomacy show, it came early on when a familiar voice commended his choice of attire.

3 min  |

August 19, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Trump: No Need for Ceasefire to Secure Ukraine Peace Deal

President Changes Mind as Allies Seek Security Promises in Washington

5 min  |

August 19, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

“This World Cup has the potential to change women’s rugby for ever’

The big interview Zoe Aldcroft Red Roses captain on the chance to grow the sport in England this summer and how she has benefited from playing youth rugby against boys

5 min  |

August 19, 2025

The Guardian

The Donbas Why the region is a faultline in talks

At last week's Alaska summit, Vladimir Putin made full control of the Donbas - Ukraine's industrial heartland in the east - a central condition for ending the war.

2 min  |

August 19, 2025

The Guardian

Stage review A feminist spin on Beatlemania, power and rage

A revolver is something that spins around. It is also a weapon.

1 min  |

August 19, 2025

The Guardian

Players forced to fundraise to cover costs of World Cup

The Women's Rugby World Cup will make a glitzy start on Friday night in front of a global TV audience, but a Guardian survey of the 16 competing nations has discovered the brutal financial reality for many of the players.

2 min  |

August 19, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Reeves looks at property tax to replace stamp duty

The Treasury is considering a new tax on the sale of homes worth more than £500,000 as a step towards a radical overhaul of stamp duty and council tax, the Guardian has been told.

4 min  |

August 19, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Hamas accepts plan for ceasefire as pressure on Netanyahu grows

Hamas officials yesterday said they have accepted a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal, as Gaza health officials said 62,000 Palestinians had now died in the 22 months of war.

4 min  |

August 19, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Nmecha Holds His Nerve to Crown Leeds' Raucous Return to Big Time

Leeds United marked their return to the Premier League with an accomplished victory as Lukas Nmecha's late penalty ensured a timid performance from Everton ultimately got what it deserved.

3 min  |

August 19, 2025

The Guardian

Swatch pulls 'slanted eye' advert after online backlash in China

The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and removed an advert featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted accusations of racism and calls for a boycott on Chinese social media.

1 min  |

August 19, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Hepworth's sculpture saved for UK after appeal

A rare wooden carving by the renowned abstract sculptor Barbara Hepworth, regarded as one of the most important artists of the 20th century, has been saved for the nation after a successful appeal to raise £3.8m.

2 min  |

August 19, 2025