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The Guardian
'Everything is magnified' Red cards and Phoenix Nights - inside the lives of World Cup referees
Disappointment and euphoria go with the job - along with heartbreaking emails telling you that your dream is over
10 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
I told Vance he is wrong on Nowak, says Lammy
David Lammy has said he told the US vice-president, JD Vance, he was wrong to blame the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Vulnerable families ‘dumped’ in poor towns
Families including women fleeing abuse are being illegally ‘dumped’ hundreds of miles away by London councils in a practice ‘ripping at the social fabric’ of deprived towns, a Guardian investigation has found.
4 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Social housing Lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current rate’
It would take more than a century to clear the social housing waiting lists in England at the current speed of delivering new social homes, research by Shelter has shown.
2 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
‘The surface fell short’ MCC apologises while Stokes criticises ‘extreme conditions’
The MCC has apologised for the quality of the Lord’s pitch prepared for the opening game of the series against New Zealand, after the venue’s showpiece 150th Test became its first since 1888 to feature fewer than 1,000 legal deliveries.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Iran fires wave of missiles at Israel in response to strikes on Beirut
Iran fired missiles at Israel last night in response to Israeli strikes on Beirut, shattering a fragile ceasefire and marking the most serious escalation since April in a conflict that has lasted 100 days.
4 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Concern over ‘spiralling’ bill for Thames tunnel project
Ministers have earmarked more than £170m in funding to help build the Lower Thames Crossing, fuelling concerns over the “spiralling” costs of the project.
1 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Denmark’s Eriksen stable after collapsing during match
Denmark’s former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in a match against Ukraine yesterday, but was conscious as he was taken from the field by medics.
1 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Survivors of Al Fayed abuse call for full trafficking investigation
Survivors of abuse perpetrated by the former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed are calling for a full trafficking investigation to be launched, arguing that without it the “true scale” of the billionaire’s network will remain hidden.
1 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
‘An inclusive city’: Leo praises Madrid as 1.2 million turn up for open-air mass
More than a million people filled the streets of Madrid yesterday to join Pope Leo in an open-air mass where he appeared to emphasise the disconnect between Christian values and far-right politics, telling worshippers: “No one can kneel before the Lord and despise their brother.”
2 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
‘British credibility damaged’ MPs issue warning over defence spending delay
A parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending has made scathing comments about the impact of delays in publishing the government’s defence investment plan (Dip).
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
'I'm always learning' Spain's coach explains his country's success
The big interview Luis de la Fuente The manager believes selflessness and respect are key to a winning team, but Lamine Yamal is simply a rare player ‘touched by God’s wand’
8 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Diego Garcia Trump ‘wants to buy Chagos Islands’
Donald Trump is reportedly considering a plan to buy the Chagos Islands from Mauritius amid stalled plans from the UK to cede sovereignty of the territory.
2 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
'I'm free of shackles' Alarm at Grade's defence of GB News
Regulators are not generally known for courting controversy. When the day job involves making delicate, legally fraught decisions, they tend to be a circumspect bunch.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Hamilton sure win will come after claiming second spot
Lewis Hamilton believes his first win for Ferrari is on the cards after a second-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix, with the seven-time champion committed to chasing down the Formula One world championship leader, Kimi Antonelli, who won again in Monte Carlo.
1 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Carmakers ask EU to delay tariffs on electric vehicles
The EU and UK car industries are urging the European Commission to adjust the Brexit trade deal to suspend, for a second time, tariffs on electric vehicles.
2 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
West Bank UK readies sanctions to deter illegal settlement
The Foreign Office and a group of western countries are due to announce sanctions against Israel this week designed to deter companies from becoming involved in a new proposed West Bank settlement.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Racism ‘still at large’, says Henry as he makes standup comeback
Lenny Henry has said racism is “still at large” as he does his first standup tour in more than 15 years.
2 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Number of deaths linked to A&E waits rises tenfold in a decade
More than 1,300 patients a month in England are dying needlessly because of long A&E waits, a tenfold rise in a decade, figures suggest.
2 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Police search for suspects after 12 people shot at Ohio gathering
A festival in Toledo, Ohio, was cancelled yesterday as police searched for at least two shooters who had wounded 12 people on Saturday.
2 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
England wrap up pitch palaver with Atkinson on the money
It may have been the pitch rather than any of the players that dominated this match, but for all that they repeatedly cursed its capriciousness England will have forgiven it all the moment they won the first Test of the summer by bowling New Zealand out before lunch on the fourth day to win by 115 runs.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Rice named vice-captain as Kane cools heat concerns
Declan Rice has been named England’s vice-captain by Thomas Tuchel, who has played down the significance of Jude Bellingham wearing the armband during the second half of the 1-0 victory against New Zealand.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Books amid the bombs War takes centre stage at Kyiv literature festival
It was a literary festival, all right, but if your reference for such things is Hay-on-Wye and Edinburgh, then at the Kyiv Book Arsenal you might think you had slipped through a crack in the universe and landed in an alternative reality.
5 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Antonelli shows nerve beyond his years to enter record books
A place in the history books is assured for Kimi Antonelli as, at just 19, he became the youngest ever winner of the Monaco Grand Prix, but it was the manner of his consummate victory that made a truly indelible mark. For much of the race there were few fireworks but when it mattered Antonelli burned brightly.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Moloney-MacDonald show has Exeter playoff primed
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald is hitting her best form at just the right time for Exeter as her performance was pivotal in the hosts’ victory against Sale.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Economics viewpoint Give Reeves credit for her rebalancing act
An air of unreality settled on a Westminster conference room last week, as Rachel Reeves, upbeat in a powder-pink suit, gave a speech about boosting jobs and growth along the “OxCam corridor”.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
‘Inhumane’ Trafficking victim told to move 250 miles from her support
Having fled sex trafficking gangs in Belgium and Manchester, the single mother from Albania thought she was finally safe when she arrived in west London with her two young children.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
Christmas Day backers left out of pocket by ‘fair start’ rule
How long must Epsom wait to catch a break? The main elements were all in place for a feelgood running of the Derby on Saturday: a double-figure field, the major trial winners all in the lineup, and fresh incentives launched to encourage walk-up punters back to the infield. The weather gods, though, had other ideas.
3 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
On trial Was just one man behind anti-Jewish ‘terror group’?
Last Monday, a slightly dishevelled Iraqi man, shackled and dressed in beige prison overalls, was ushered into a Manhattan courtroom.
6 min |
June 08, 2026
The Guardian
"The club's stood still. We bring nothing"
Huddersfield are fighting for survival and hope a new ground can help keep top-tier rugby in the sport's birthplace
3 min |