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Putin is ready to make a deal, says Trump ahead of Alaska meeting
Donald Trump said he believed Vladimir Putin was ready to make a deal on the war in Ukraine as the two leaders prepared for their summit in Alaska today, but his suggestion that Moscow and Kyiv would \"divvy things up\" may cause alarm.
5 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
The big show is back! Premier League returns with new thrills and a new threat
Clubs are spending like the world's on fire, from Wirtz to Gyökeres and Sesko, but who can say yet who has found the right chemistry?
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Sky expects to fend off Netflix for live rights to US Open
Sky Sports is in advanced talks over signing a new six-year deal for exclusive UK live rights for the US Open. The current contract expires after next year's Championship at Shinnecock Hills and it is expecting to beat off competition from other broadcasters, including Netflix, to secure an extension.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Manager sets the bar high for Wirtz to meet Liverpool expectations
Club's record signing must follow Salah's standards and stay fit, says head coach
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Centrica in £1.5bn deal to buy huge gas terminal
The owner of British Gas has placed a £1.5bn bet on the UK's future reliance on fossil fuel imports after striking a deal to buy Europe's biggest gas import terminal.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Eli Lilly raises UK price of weight loss jab Mounjaro by up to 170%
The price of the weight loss jab Mounjaro will rise by up to 170% in the UK, its US manufacturer has said, as Donald Trump steps up pressure on drugmakers to increase their prices for Europeans so that they can make them more affordable for Americans.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Contaminated fentanyl kills up to 96 people in Argentina
As many as 96 people are thought to have died in Argentina after being treated with medical-use fentanyl that was tainted with bacteria.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Scottish teenager named a Time 'girl of the year'
A Scottish child has been named a \"girl of the year\" by Time magazine after she invented a solar-powered thermal blanket to help rough sleepers keep warm.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Tottenham 'disgusted' by racial abuse of Tel after penalty miss
Comments on social media that followed Super Cup loss are condemned by club
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
We're riding a wave': the explosive rise of urban treasure hunts across British cities
If you spot someone in a busy city-centre street with a puzzled, possibly pained look asking their companions if that's an elephant at the top of a drainpipe, they are probably not mad: they are on an urban treasure hunt.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
What's on the table 'Untapped economic potential' is lure for deal
When Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in Alaska, the Russian president will set out to woo his US counterpart and dangle financial incentives for siding with Moscow over Ukraine.
4 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Ministers to target 'disadvantaged' groups falling behind in grades
Ministers have vowed to tackle England's \"entrenched\" educational gaps that are leaving some regions and groups trailing far behind their peers and closing off options such as university for many of their school leavers.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Stolen Cortés manuscript from 1527 returned to Mexico by FBI
Nearly five centuries after the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés signed it and decades after someone swiped it from the national archives, a priceless manuscript page has been returned by the FBI to Mexico.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Swift reveals details of new album inspired by Eras tour
Taylor Swift has revealed more details about her forthcoming album, The Life of a Showgirl, which includes a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Writer brought 'close to edge' by backlash to prize longlisting
The gender critical Irish novelist John Boyne has said he has been brought \"very close to the edge\" by the backlash to his inclusion on the longlist for a literary prize for LGBTQ+ authors.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Stage review Lily Allen convinces as Hedda but Ibsen's tale is lost in time
It is not through any shortcomings of the cast that Matthew Dunster's modern-dress reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler is so peculiar.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Trainer Turner dies aged 78 after accident
The trainer Bill Turner has died aged 78 after having a serious accident on Monday.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Doo doo doo done: Baby Shark case dismissed after six years
South Korea's supreme court has rejected a US composer's allegation that the producers of the catchy children's song Baby Shark plagiarised his work, ending a six-year legal battle.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Sinéad O'Connor biopic receives backing of Slow Horses producer
A biopic of Sinéad O'Connor is in the works, with its backers including the company involved in Nothing Compares, the acclaimed 2022 documentary about the singer.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Wildfires in Spain claim a third life as relentless heat assails Europe
Wildfires raging across Spain have killed a third person as intense heat continues to affect vast swathes of Europe, forcing overwhelmed governments to call in support from their neighbours.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Royal Ballet and Opera urged to drop Russian soprano with links to Putin
More than 50 Ukrainian writers and artists, a cross-party group of UK MPs and a former New Zealand prime minister have urged the Royal Ballet and Opera to drop the Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko from its new London season.
3 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Trump Targets Environment Rules Over Rocket Launches
Donald Trump wants to relax environmental rules for commercial spaceship companies, saying it is imperative for national security that the industry increases launches \"substantially\" by 2030.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Second MasterChef Contestant Asks to Be Edited Out of Series
Another MasterChef contestant has been edited out of the latest series following the controversy over the conduct of its sacked presenters, raising further questions about the BBC's decision to broadcast the show.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Council drops plans to charge extra for wider cemetery plots
A council has decided against charging more for wider burial plots in Wolverhampton following condemnation that it was a \"fat tax\".
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Trump and Putin summit Excitement and trepidation grip Anchorage in run-up to Ukraine talks
Excitement and trepidation grip Anchorage in run-up to Ukraine talks
3 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Aviva sticks to climate goals amid backlash over net zero
Aviva's chief executive, Amanda Blanc, has reiterated the insurer's commitment to climate goals in the face of growing pushback against net-zero ambitions in the US and UK.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Webb instructs referees to give more penalties for holding
Howard Webb has warned fans they can expect to see more penalties this season after he instructed referees to have another go at cracking one of the most incorrigible problems in the Premier League: players clinging on to each other in the penalty area.
1 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Economy Grows Faster Than Expected Despite Tax Rises and Trump's Trade War
The UK economy grew at a faster rate than expected in the second quarter, official figures show, despite a slowdown from a strong start to the year amid pressure from tax increases and Donald Trump's global trade war.
2 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
StubHub Allowed Prolific Tout To List 300 Tickets For Sold-Out Concert By Pop Star Capaldi
The ticket resale website StubHub may have failed to prevent breaches of consumer law on its platform when it allowed a prolific tout to advertise more than 300 tickets for a Lewis Capaldi concert, experts have said.
3 min |
August 15, 2025
The Guardian
Norway 'Pro-Russia cyber actors' took over dam, says spy chief
Russian hackers took control of a Norwegian dam this year, opening a floodgate and allowing water to flow unnoticed for four hours, Norway's intelligence service has said.
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