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The Guardian
Deluged No warning and little help as floods inundate Beijing
Wang Rongying was lying in bed at 6pm on Monday when her phone started pinging with messages from neighbours. They told her the heavy rainfall Wang could hear outside was starting to raise the water levels on the street to worrying levels. When she opened her front door to look, the flood water came rushing in.
3 min |
July 31, 2025
The Guardian
Masterchef Contestant Was Cut After Urging BBC To Ditch Series
A contestant from the forthcoming series of MasterChef has been edited out of the programme after telling its producers she did not want the show to be broadcast.
3 min |
July 31, 2025
The Guardian
Radiohead retrospective adds almost nothing to classic album covers
For decades, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and the artist Stanley Donwood have been locked in an intense creative partnership.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
The issue is change' Edinburgh University review must not just be 'symbolic apology'
For Tommy J Curry the question about Edinburgh University's institutional racism, or its debts around transatlantic slavery and scientific racism, can be captured by one simple fact: he is the first Black philosophy professor in its 440-year history.
4 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
High-profile Israelis call for 'crippling sanctions'
A group of high-profile Israeli public figures, including academics, artists and public intellectuals, has called for \"crippling sanctions\" to be imposed by the international community on Israel, amid mounting horror over its starvation of Gaza.
2 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
UK to recognise state of Palestine unless Israel commits to ceasefire
Netanyahu is given September deadline to accept two-state solution
4 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Incredible role models' Elated fans roar for the Lionesses
They came in their thousands, a sea of red and white pouring through Green Park to the Mall. Teenage boys with England flags painted on their faces, little girls in their Saturday morning club kits, veteran fans of the women's game, new fans who just wanted to savour the moment. A total of 65,000 jubilant England supporters lined the Mall in central London yesterday to welcome home the victorious Lionesses after their Euro 2025 win on Sunday.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Psst, wanna buy a Lafufu? Fakes cashing in on China's monster cult
Trolleys piled high with decapitated silicon monster heads, dealers lurking in alleyways, bin bags of contraband hidden behind shop counters: welcome to the world of Lafufus.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Broken promises and failures Britain's role in the Middle East
The former British prime minister Harold Macmillan once said that there was no problem in the Middle East because a problem has a solution.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Williamson says Lionesses are 'not done' making history
Leah Williamson promised England supporters the \"story is not done yet\" as 65,000 fans packed on to the Mall to celebrate the Lionesses' successful defence of their European crown.
2 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Who pays for US tariffs? It is becoming increasingly clear Americans will end up footing Trump's bill
Burying the hatchet with Brussels, Donald Trump - flanked by the leader of the European Commission - hailed a bold new era of transatlantic relations, an ambitious economic pact, and declared: \"This was a very big day for free and fair trade.\"
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Concussion puts Ringrose out of finale as tourists target historic rout
Garry Ringrose will miss the third British & Irish Lions Test against Australia on Saturday because of concussion, but the coaching staff have vowed to pick \"the best team available\" as they seek a first unbeaten series since 1974.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Williamson the conqueror redefines England leadership
Her country's first captain to lift two major trophies, the Arsenal centre-back has written new standards this summer with consistency, stoicism and ability to adapt
4 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Corbyn: Labour is appeasing Reform UK by 'scapegoating' immigrants
Jeremy Corbyn has accused the Labour government of \"appeasing\" Reform UK by \"scapegoating\" migrants and minorities for its own domestic policy failures, saying his new leftwing political party would take on Nigel Farage instead.
1 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Lions wouldn't feel the same if we took a short-haul flight
A Lions tour to France? Er... no thanks, says Maro Itoje, as the series-winning captain eyes a clean sweep in Australia
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
IMF updates growth forecast as Trump's tariff wars ease
Global growth will be stronger than previously expected this year after Donald Trump scaled back his most extreme tariff threats, the International Monetary Fund said as it upgraded the economic outlook for 2025.
2 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
The time of our lives Great goals, heroes and magnificent memories
Our writers reflect on an epic tournament in Switzerland and select their outstanding players, moments and hopes for the future of women's football after England's win
5 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Forest target Traoré move as Everton sign Aznou
Nottingham Forest are interested in signing Adama Traoré.
2 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
UK not at 'peak Greggs', boss insists as sales slump in heat
The boss of the UK's largest bakery chain has denied that Britain has reached \"peak Greggs\", after reporting a drop in earnings as consumers lost their appetite for baked goods such as sausage rolls and pastries during recent spells of hot weather.
1 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
I'm in my place' The artist who swapped Italy for war-torn Kharkiv
Unlike younger men, who must stay in Ukraine in case they are mobilised into the army, Pavlo Makov, 66, could leave the country if he wanted.
4 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
The stakes are high – ministers must start fighting now to keep AstraZeneca's listing in London
It was an opportunity for Sir Pascal Soriot, as chief executive of AstraZeneca, the UK's finest pharmaceutical firm, to kill the story stone dead if he wished.
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Booker Prize Judges Choose Most Global Longlist for a Decade
Kiran Desai, Tash Aw, and David Szalay were yesterday named among the authors nominated for the 2025 Booker Prize on a longlist that features writers of nine different nationalities—the most global list for a decade.
2 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
ChatGPT 'study mode' launched amid academic misuse cases
ChatGPT is launching a \"study mode\" to encourage responsible academic use of the chatbot amid increasing misuse of artificial intelligence tools at universities.
1 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Trafford Rejoins Manchester City in £27m Deal
James Trafford has returned \"home\" to Manchester City from Burnley in a £27m deal after two seasons at Turf Moor.
1 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Team GB to be handed place in men's T20 at LA Olympics
Team GB will be guaranteed a place in the men's cricket tournament at LA 2028 after the International Cricket Council opted to use the regional qualifying format favoured by the Olympic movement.
2 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Police Seek Tommy Robinson Over Alleged Assault
Police investigating an alleged assault of a man at a London railway station are hunting for the far-right activist Tommy Robinson, who is understood to have taken a flight out of Britain shortly after a video was put online showing him near the injured man.
1 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
YouTube Is First Stop For Gen Alpha In Living Room Culture Shift
Children are now heading to YouTube from the moment they turn on the television, in the latest sign of the video platform's migration from the laptop to the living room.
2 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
'Cemetery of living dead' Venezuelans recall time in notorious jail
Arturo Suárez struggles to pinpoint the worst moment of his incarceration inside a prison the warden boasted was \"a cemetery of the living dead\".
3 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
Farage calls for minister to apologise over Savile jibe
The technology secretary became embroiled in a row with Nigel Farage yesterday after saying the Reform leader was on the side of child abusers such as Jimmy Savile when it came to online safety.
1 min |
July 30, 2025
The Guardian
First aid steps should begin with CPR, not airway, research finds
It's the simple lifesaving sequence taught in many a first aid lesson: when someone collapses first check their airway, then breathing and finally circulation before starting chest compressions if needed.
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