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url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2646eb90919778dd9068ec18f018d40e3270fcf1/334_55_5666_3399/master/5666.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a1765581a101332e8bd0b9d7f858a480"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Nick Gammon/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Emma Graham-Harrison</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T20:40:01Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Teachers in England stretched by pupils’ mental and family problems, MPs say</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/17/teachers-in-england-stretched-by-pupils-mental-and-family-problems-mps-say</link> <description><p>Education select committee concerned that excessive workload is driving teachers out of profession</p><p>Teachers’ workloads are being increasingly stretched by their pupils’ mental health and family difficulties, according to MPs who were critical of the government’s efforts to tackle chronic staff shortages in England’s schools.</p><p>The education select committee said it was “concerned that since the pandemic teachers are spending more time on addressing issues that would typically fall outside the remit of schools, including family conflict resolution and mental health support,” and called for the government to support better provision inside and outside schools.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/17/teachers-in-england-stretched-by-pupils-mental-and-family-problems-mps-say">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/teacher-shortages">Teacher shortages</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/school-funding">School funding</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/teaching">Teaching</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/schools">Schools</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/department-for-education">Department for Education</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/education">Education</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/england">England</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 23:01:21 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/may/17/teachers-in-england-stretched-by-pupils-mental-and-family-problems-mps-say</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/63853c86a60f4ed604360fff5eb8e8914a436683/0_72_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6d67223c454c18c466458486bee2fff5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: David Jones/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/63853c86a60f4ed604360fff5eb8e8914a436683/0_72_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f8a13cf4decabcfe868c57f88080e21d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: David Jones/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Richard Adams Education editor</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T23:01:21Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Michael Cohen accused of lying over phone call at Trump hush-money trial</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/michael-cohen-cross-examination-trump-trial</link> <description><p>Former lawyer and fixer for Donald Trump is under fierce attacks on his credibility by the ex-president’s legal team</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/18/sign-up-for-the-trump-on-trial-newsletter">Sign up to our free Trump on Trial newsletter</a></li></ul><p>Donald Trump’s lawyer on Thursday attacked the core charge against the former president as he sought to undercut Michael Cohen, the former attorney whose $130,000 hush-money payment to the adult film star Stormy Daniels is at the heart of the criminal trial in New York.</p><p>The defense, led by the Trump lawyer Todd Blanche, had Cohen admit that technically Daniels entered into a legal contract to sell the rights of her story about a sexual encounter with Trump, apparently in an attempt to justify labelling the repayments as legal expenses.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/michael-cohen-cross-examination-trump-trial">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donald-trump-trials">Donald Trump trials</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michael-cohen">Michael Cohen</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/stormy-daniels">Stormy Daniels</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/law/law-us">Law (US)</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics">US politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 21:30:14 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/michael-cohen-cross-examination-trump-trial</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/224952c0b717c44baddcab271f3ec5eb5301bad3/0_312_5000_3002/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bff4d8a317535c8d2954d4f8ea6e214e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andrés Kudacki/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/224952c0b717c44baddcab271f3ec5eb5301bad3/0_312_5000_3002/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=94e7b33dad933a320a4f7702c487b850"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andrés Kudacki/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Hugo Lowell in New York</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T21:30:14Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Hospitals struggle as social care crisis cancels out funding boost, NHS report says</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/17/hospitals-struggle-as-social-care-crisis-cancels-out-funding-boost-nhs-report-says</link> <description><p>The number of people stuck in hospital for more than three weeks has risen 15% on pre-Covid levels</p><p>Strike action and the social care crisis have left thousands more people trapped in hospital beds with nowhere to go while other patients struggle to access the care, nullifying an increase in funding and NHS staff, it has been reported.</p><p>A damning internal review of NHS efficiency carried out last year has reportedly revealed that, despite a £20bn increase in funding since 2018 and 15% more doctors and nurses on the NHS payroll, the health service was carrying out only slightly more routine treatments than it was before Covid.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/17/hospitals-struggle-as-social-care-crisis-cancels-out-funding-boost-nhs-report-says">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/social-care">Social care</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/nhs">NHS</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/health">Health</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/hospitals">Hospitals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 23:12:53 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/17/hospitals-struggle-as-social-care-crisis-cancels-out-funding-boost-nhs-report-says</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e091a692427e8753990b3fde80ab62f5fc20f603/0_113_3134_1880/master/3134.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2f804343ca6b4466ad296e47b64eb3aa"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e091a692427e8753990b3fde80ab62f5fc20f603/0_113_3134_1880/master/3134.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=302f0bf81419e8e1f6c519c6f91b797f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Donna Ferguson</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T23:12:53Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>More than 6,000 bank branches now gone in nine years of ‘disastrous’ closures</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/17/more-than-6000-bank-branches-now-gone-in-nine-years-of-disastrous-closures</link> <description><p>Thirty-three constituencies, including two in London, will not have a single bank branch by the end of the year, says Which?</p><p>The number of UK bank branches that have shut their doors for good over the last nine years will pass 6,000 on Friday, and by the end of the year the pace of closures may leave 33 parliamentary constituencies – including two in London – without a single branch.</p><p>The tally is being published by the consumer group Which? as it seeks to make the “avalanche” of closures and the “disastrous” impact they can have on local communities an election battleground.</p><p>Barnsley East (estimated population: 94,000)</p><p>Bolton West (98,000)</p><p>Bradford South (106,000)</p><p>Bury South (103,000)</p><p>Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (102,000)</p><p>Chatham and Aylesford (103,000)</p><p>Clwyd South (70,000)</p><p>Colne Valley (112,000)</p><p>Dagenham and Rainham (117,000)</p><p>Denton and Reddish (88,000)</p><p>Don Valley (99,000)</p><p>East Worthing and Shoreham (99,000)</p><p>Erith and Thamesmead (117,000)</p><p>Glasgow North East (88,000)</p><p>Liverpool, West Derby (94,000)</p><p>Mid Bedfordshire (121,000)</p><p>Mid Derbyshire (83,000)</p><p>Newport East (84,000)</p><p>North East Derbyshire (92,000)</p><p>Nottingham East (98,000)</p><p>Penistone and Stocksbridge (89,000)</p><p>Plymouth Moor View (94,000)</p><p>Reading West (112,000)</p><p>Rhondda (68,000)</p><p>Sedgefield (85,000)</p><p>Sheffield Hallam (85,000)</p><p>St Helens North (100,000)</p><p>Stone (86,000)</p><p>Swansea East (81,000)</p><p>Warrington North (95,000)</p><p>Wentworth and Dearne (100,000)</p><p>Wirral West (68,000)</p><p>York Outer (92,000)</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/17/more-than-6000-bank-branches-now-gone-in-nine-years-of-disastrous-closures">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/banks">Banks and building societies</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/banking">Banking</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/money">Money</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/consumer-affairs">Consumer affairs</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 23:01:21 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/17/more-than-6000-bank-branches-now-gone-in-nine-years-of-disastrous-closures</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/eb5d3e5facbfdf6c3b0f9f20e9ffabe41e1c57d1/0_117_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7ed2c87068478de185aee593103a1c3b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Matt Crossick/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/eb5d3e5facbfdf6c3b0f9f20e9ffabe41e1c57d1/0_117_3500_2100/master/3500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=31348d9f097d4f3f96217c2b2c43585a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Matt Crossick/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rupert Jones</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T23:01:21Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Union urges Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without plan for jobs</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/17/union-urges-labour-not-to-ban-new-north-sea-licences-without-plan-for-jobs</link> <description><p>Unite launches bid to persuade Keir Starmer to invest more in north-east Scotland</p><p>The UK’s oil and gas workers risk becoming “the coal miners of our generation,” Unite’s general secretary, Sharon Graham, has warned, urging Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without a clear plan to safeguard jobs.</p><p>Unite is launching a billboard campaign in six Scottish constituencies aimed at persuading Keir Starmer to commit more investment to north-east Scotland, the centre of the offshore oil and gas industry.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/17/union-urges-labour-not-to-ban-new-north-sea-licences-without-plan-for-jobs">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/oil">Oil</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/gas">Gas</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/unite">Unite</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/tradeunions">Trade unions</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/scotland">Scotland</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/commodities">Commodities</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/renewableenergy">Renewable energy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/energy">Energy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 23:01:21 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/17/union-urges-labour-not-to-ban-new-north-sea-licences-without-plan-for-jobs</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/48f53b15f1efcb93992201a72e47f2f0b31c6052/109_517_1848_1110/master/1848.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=77828fe132c3094c0cde5076a47f8d04"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/48f53b15f1efcb93992201a72e47f2f0b31c6052/109_517_1848_1110/master/1848.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e5ff00ced2345b030ebac78abacaeca5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Heather Stewart</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T23:01:21Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Love Island and Towie stars charged with promoting trading scheme on Instagram</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/love-island-towie-stars-charged-promoting-trading-scheme-instagram</link> <description><p>Financial regulator brings charges against nine people including Lauren Goodger in crackdown on ‘finfluencers’</p><p>The UK’s financial watchdog has charged seven reality TV stars, including former Love Island contestants and cast members from The Only Way is Essex (Towie), with promoting an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme on Instagram.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has brought charges against nine people in a crackdown on “finfluencers” who have a total of 4.5m followers on the social media platform.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/love-island-towie-stars-charged-promoting-trading-scheme-instagram">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:29:43 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/love-island-towie-stars-charged-promoting-trading-scheme-instagram</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/69f1b1eaa74ce867fb63b4512277557a19151652/430_144_1983_1190/master/1983.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b8d5ac9947b73b3ef69a579f3c206a80"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joe Maher/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/69f1b1eaa74ce867fb63b4512277557a19151652/430_144_1983_1190/master/1983.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1a4ae5cd3941149114d54b9942c1e689"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joe Maher/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Dan Milmo Global technology editor</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:29:43Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Keir Starmer: ‘no quick fix to Tory mess’ if Labour wins election</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-says-stability-first-step-to-making-britain-better</link> <description><p>Party leader says six election pledges revealed at launch event will take two terms of government to materialise</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/16/labour-keir-starmer-conservatives-rishi-sunak-uk-politics-sue-gray-covid-inquiry">UK politics live –latest updates</a></li></ul><p>There will be no “quick fix” to the deep problems Labour will inherit if it wins the next election, Keir Starmer has said while unveiling his party’s six election pledges amid a fanfare of endorsements from senior public figures.</p><p>The Labour leader said “most reasonable, tolerant people” in the country wanted what his party wanted for Britain, before he received an extraordinary endorsement from the Boots chief executive, Sebastian James, an Old Etonian who was a member of the private all-male Bullingdon Club alongside David Cameron.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-says-stability-first-step-to-making-britain-better">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer">Keir Starmer</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/economy">Economic policy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting">Wes Streeting</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rachel-reeves">Rachel Reeves</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/edmiliband">Ed Miliband</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/general-elections">General elections</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:00:28 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-says-stability-first-step-to-making-britain-better</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1637428d60f0382cf436e04bddd2aa7215c038ab/0_327_6192_3715/master/6192.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5ba066c2d0a974356826463d76670e2f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1637428d60f0382cf436e04bddd2aa7215c038ab/0_327_6192_3715/master/6192.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5db4045ff686efb0aa9b3abb2cb240b3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jessica Elgot and Aletha Adu</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:00:28Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Former Post Office executive tells Horizon inquiry she blocked Paula Vennells’ number</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/former-post-office-executive-tells-horizon-inquiry-she-blocked-paula-vennells-number</link> <description><p>Lesley Sewell said departed CEO had called for help ‘plugging gaps in her memory’ before select committee appearance</p><p>A former Post Office executive has told<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/post-office-horizon-scandal"> the inquiry into the Horizon scandal</a> that she blocked Paula Vennells’s phone number after the company’s ex-CEO contacted her asking for help to “plug memory gaps” and to “avoid an independent inquiry”.</p><p>Lesley Sewell, who was chief information officer at the Post Office until she left in 2015, said that she had subsequently been contacted by her former boss four times in 2020 and 2021.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/former-post-office-executive-tells-horizon-inquiry-she-blocked-paula-vennells-number">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/post-office-horizon-scandal">Post Office Horizon scandal</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/post-office">Post Office</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:43:01 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/former-post-office-executive-tells-horizon-inquiry-she-blocked-paula-vennells-number</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fb78e6a6a76a64a4621d4baffe14219d9bccbbbc/0_63_1515_909/master/1515.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7c20535ce7a15657c1342cd55ea5ac60"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fb78e6a6a76a64a4621d4baffe14219d9bccbbbc/0_63_1515_909/master/1515.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3b843adb5d56a99d2d080fa35f6dea87"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jane Croft</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:43:01Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Ukraine war briefing: Kharkiv campaign won’t deliver major Russian breakthrough – Nato general</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/ukraine-russia-war-briefing-what-we-know-kharkiv-campaign</link> <description><p>Ukraine accuses invaders of killing civilians and setting up human shields; sanctions over North Korean arms supply to Russia. What we know on day 814</p><p>Russia does not have sufficient forces on the ground to make a major breakthrough in Ukraine after launching its <strong>offensive in the Kharkhiv region</strong>, Nato’s supreme allied commander for Europe, Christopher Cavoli, said on Thursday. “More to the point <strong>they don’t have the skill and the ability to do it</strong>,” said the US general. “I’ve been in very close contact with our Ukrainian colleagues and I’m confident that they will hold the line.</p><p>Ukraine said on Thursday it was <strong>trying to “stabilise” the frontline in the Kharkiv region</strong>. Moscow has seized 278 sq km (107 sq miles) of Ukrainian territory between 9 and 15 May, based on data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). It represents the <strong>largest territorial gain in a single operation since mid-December 2022</strong>. Cavoli said Ukraine’s forces were “being shipped vast amounts of ammunition, vast amounts of short range air defence systems and significant amounts of armoured vehicles right now”.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/ukraines-defences-thin-on-ground-as-russia-advances-on-kharkiv">Dan Sabbagh writes</a> that Russia’s rapid advances in Kharkiv raise <strong>serious questions about Kyiv’s ability to defend itself</strong>. Russia had telegraphed the operation in advance and Ukraine was warned by western intelligence, Sabbagh writes – though military analysts stress there are <strong>explanations for why Ukraine has been forced back</strong>. “It’s suicidal for Ukraine to have its main line of defence on the border, where the <strong>Russians can hit you with artillery and glide bombs</strong> and the Ukrainians don’t have weapons available like Himars rocket artillery to hit back because of US restrictions,” said George Barros, an analyst with the Institute for the Study of War. As a result, Russian forces were able to mass across the border in a relatively safe space, then <strong>mobilise into a lightly populated “grey zone” of Ukraine</strong>.</p><p>Ukraine accused Russia of <strong>capturing and killing civilians in the border town of Vovchansk</strong> and of keeping about 35 to 40 people as “human shields”. “According to operational information, the Russian military, trying to gain a foothold in the city, did not allow local residents to evacuate,” said the interior minister, Igor Klymenko. “They began abducting people and driving them to basements.” Sergiy Bolvinov, head of the Kharkiv region’s police investigation department: “<strong>The Russians keep them in one place and actually use them as a human shield</strong>, as their command headquarters is nearby.” There was no immediate response from Moscow to the allegations.</p><p><strong>Volodymyr Zelenskiy met military leaders in Kharkiv city</strong> and said: “The situation in the Kharkiv region is generally under control, and our soldiers are inflicting significant losses on the occupier. However, <strong>the area remains extremely difficult</strong>. We are reinforcing our units.”</p><p>A protracted <strong>air raid alert in most of the Kharkiv region</strong> was lifted early on Friday. The regional governor, Oleh Syniehubov, said at least five drones struck Kharkiv. The public broadcaster Suspilne said an air raid alert had been in effect for more than 16 1/2 hours in Kharkiv city, the longest recorded since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.</p><p>Ukrainian attacks have <strong>destroyed one or more Russian warplanes and infrastructure at the Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea</strong>, according to reporting based on satellite imagery and other resources. The <a href="https://t.me/s/atesh_ua">pro-Ukrainian partisan force Atesh</a> said a warehouse at Belbek was hit, destroying ammunition for Russian warplanes. Multiple fires at the Belbek complex have been <strong>detected by Nasa’s satellite fire tracking service, Firms, in recent days</strong>. Ukrainian strikes using Atacms missiles were characterised by occupation authorities as having been repelled, in line with standard Russian official language playing down Ukrainian operations.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/ukraine-russia-war-briefing-what-we-know-kharkiv-campaign">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine">Ukraine</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia">Russia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 00:36:17 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/17/ukraine-russia-war-briefing-what-we-know-kharkiv-campaign</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c457ec2ae734d914737c09df772d2781b53b541b/0_180_10282_6171/master/10282.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8db8c1003ccf18c86c5d7a3b8169faa4"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c457ec2ae734d914737c09df772d2781b53b541b/0_180_10282_6171/master/10282.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c2d763052ea71f1890f54c48a747316d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Warren Murray with Guardian writers and agencies</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-17T00:36:17Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>What are Labour’s six pledges and how likely is their success?</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/labour-six-pledges-how-likely-success</link> <description><p>Commitments range from cutting NHS waiting times to delivering economic stability – and are united by a lack of detail</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/16/labour-keir-starmer-conservatives-rishi-sunak-uk-politics-sue-gray-covid-inquiry">UK politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>Keir Starmer has <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-says-stability-first-step-to-making-britain-better">unveiled six commitments</a> which, he said, would constitute the first steps taken by a Labour government. The Labour leader was reluctant to use the word “pledge”, but the six statements inevitably drew comparisons with Tony Blair’s 1997 pledge card.</p><p>Unlike Labour’s promises going into that election, however, the steps Starmer outlined were generally vague and their success is likely to prove difficult to measure.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/labour-six-pledges-how-likely-success">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer">Keir Starmer</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/economy">Economic policy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/nhs">NHS</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/immigration">Immigration and asylum</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-economy">Green economy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/teacher-shortages">Teacher shortages</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/education">Education</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/schools">Schools</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/health">Health</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:56:09 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/labour-six-pledges-how-likely-success</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/05e1f0c8b127fd0b129b5e12aca1d997ad4d352c/119_198_3292_1976/master/3292.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=abdbd2fd6f9a060f57d0b99a5aef90e5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/05e1f0c8b127fd0b129b5e12aca1d997ad4d352c/119_198_3292_1976/master/3292.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0c05e3358dc21adc048631a9e92c3eab"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Kiran Stacey Political correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:56:09Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Former teen models accuse magician David Copperfield of misconduct</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/david-copperfield-allegations</link> <description><p>Some allege harassment, one claims she was sexually assaulted. His lawyers deny the allegations</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/15/david-copperfield-investigation">Revealed: Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/may/15/david-copperfield-allegations">‘I honest to God believe I was drugged’: magician David Copperfield’s alleged victims speak out</a></li></ul><p>It was September 1991 in New York and the grand finale of Look of the Year, a prestigious modeling contest that had helped launch the careers of supermodels Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen.</p><p>The celebrity magician David Copperfield, one of the judges, watched from the front row as 58 contestants paraded across the runway in their branded hot pink and sorbet yellow swimsuits. Nearly all the contestants were teenagers; some were as young as 14.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/david-copperfield-allegations">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:10:17 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/david-copperfield-allegations</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5ebff77ac84e727fb0fe1c1667d63a5e0b3435da/0_0_1800_1081/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cfec7ae4a8039100a189d1e7166cbb33"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Roberto Rabanne</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5ebff77ac84e727fb0fe1c1667d63a5e0b3435da/0_0_1800_1081/master/1800.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=57159f95d69a3ea21d38e94fd31150c0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Roberto Rabanne</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lucy Osborne and Stephanie Kirchgaessner</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:10:17Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Megalopolis review – Coppola’s passion project is megabloated and megaboring</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/megalopolis-review-coppola-sci-fi-adam-driver</link> <description><p><strong>Cannes film festival</strong><br>Francis Ford Coppola’s question – can the US empire last forever? – may be valid but flashes of humour cannot rescue this conspiracy thriller from awful acting and dull effects</p><p>Everyone who loves cinema owes Francis Ford Coppola a very great deal … including honesty. His ambitious and earnestly intended new film, resoundingly dedicated to his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/apr/18/eleanor-coppola-obituary">late wife Eleanor</a>, has some flashes of humour and verve. Jon Voight’s scene with his bow-and-arrow shoots a witty dart. The film’s heavily furnished art deco theatricality sometimes creates an interestingly self-aware spectacle, like an old-fashioned modern dress production of Shakespeare. And certainly a Coppola failure is a whole lot more interesting than the functional successes of lesser directors – the middleweights who aim low and just about hit the target’s bottom rim.</p><p>But for me this is a passion project without passion: a bloated, boring and bafflingly shallow film, full of high-school-valedictorian verities about humanity’s future. It’s simultaneously hyperactive and lifeless, lumbered with some terrible acting and uninteresting, inexpensive-looking VFX work which achieves neither the texture of analogue reality nor a fully radical, digital reinvention of existence. Yet this sci-fi conspiracy drama-thriller, avowedly inspired by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catilinarian_conspiracy">Catiline plotters of ancient Rome</a>, does ask a valid question. The US empire, like the Roman empire, like any empire, can’t last for ever. Has America’s decline-and-fall moment arrived?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/megalopolis-review-coppola-sci-fi-adam-driver">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/film">Film</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/cannes-2024">Cannes 2024</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/francis-ford-coppola">Francis Ford Coppola</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/adam-driver">Adam Driver</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/shia-labeouf">Shia LaBeouf</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/aubrey-plaza">Aubrey Plaza</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/sciencefictionandfantasy">Science fiction and fantasy films</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/cannesfilmfestival">Cannes film festival</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/festivals">Festivals</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 19:30:17 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/megalopolis-review-coppola-sci-fi-adam-driver</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9dccfd60cf13135e7e0259796482372ffe88986a/99_0_2500_1500/master/2500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=29ca06f71511ffbd77b0daee2a22b7a8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: 2024 Caesar Film LLC</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9dccfd60cf13135e7e0259796482372ffe88986a/99_0_2500_1500/master/2500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d241df6b008744310f9f3a77b4c24606"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: 2024 Caesar Film LLC</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Peter Bradshaw in Cannes</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T19:30:17Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘He was not radical’: Slovakia tries to make sense of Fico shooting</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/not-radical-slovakia-make-sense-attack-fico</link> <description><p>Friends in town of Levice say 71-year-old showed no signs of planning attack, while Slovakian president says climate of hate is collective work</p><p>Mile L’udovit, like other residents of the unassuming grey apartment block on the outskirts of the sleepy central Slovakian town of Levice, considered Juraj Cintula a reliable neighbour and friend.</p><p>Having lived side by side with him for more than 40 years, L’udovit could never have imagined the 71-year-old former security guard and amateur poet would be suspected of perpetrating the worst political attack in Slovakian modern history – shooting the prime minister multiple times at point-blank range.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/not-radical-slovakia-make-sense-attack-fico">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/slovakia">Slovakia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/robert-fico">Robert Fico</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 18:07:25 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/not-radical-slovakia-make-sense-attack-fico</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1b47fdb7f1aebce21ab4be8a2335eb68a0476d2a/0_302_4032_2419/master/4032.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=31b256a789126b018ed9b2d7cc394911"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pjotr Sauer/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1b47fdb7f1aebce21ab4be8a2335eb68a0476d2a/0_302_4032_2419/master/4032.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=02ea615e2dfe5caae92fd374ef59077c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pjotr Sauer/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Pjotr Sauer in Levice</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T18:07:25Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>I’m getting married but my father isn't invited. How can I ensure he doesn’t crash the wedding? | Leading questions</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/17/im-getting-married-but-my-father-isnt-invited-how-can-i-ensure-he-doesnt-crash-the-wedding</link> <description><p>You can’t cordon off every weird dynamic on the big day, writes advice columnist <strong>Eleanor Gordon-Smith</strong>. But you can be clear you won’t accept trespasses without consequence</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/newsletters/2019/oct/18/saved-for-later-sign-up-for-guardian-australias-culture-and-lifestyle-email?CMP=cvau_sfl">Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email</a></li></ul><p><strong>I am getting married next year. For various reasons, including his treatment of me and my siblings, I do not want my father at my wedding. If he is there he will ruin the day by shouting at me for some perceived transgression. He holds grudges like no one else I’ve ever met and he doesn’t accept who I am. He refuses to acknowledge I am disabled and thinks I’m making it all up for attention. He has not met my fiance and I have no intention of introducing them.</strong></p><p><strong>The difficulty is that my mother and brother </strong><strong> live with him. I’m very close to my brother </strong><strong> and I desperately want both of them to attend. I worry my father will either invite himself </strong><strong> or create such a row that neither feels able to come. They both know I’m getting married</strong><strong> but my father does not. I have no idea what I can do to make sure my wedding isn’t ruined.</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/newsletters/2019/oct/18/saved-for-later-sign-up-for-guardian-australias-culture-and-lifestyle-email?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/17/im-getting-married-but-my-father-isnt-invited-how-can-i-ensure-he-doesnt-crash-the-wedding">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/family">Family</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/australian-lifestyle">Australian lifestyle</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/weddings">Weddings</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:13 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/17/im-getting-married-but-my-father-isnt-invited-how-can-i-ensure-he-doesnt-crash-the-wedding</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ecb2fec9fa3cedeb6933254c3e804ae8410c68f1/0_642_4724_2835/master/4724.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8eca295dd502ea97731098b6cf0f777e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Universal Images Group North America LLC/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ecb2fec9fa3cedeb6933254c3e804ae8410c68f1/0_642_4724_2835/master/4724.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=413e25664e1741cb99d0ab5e56d57ac1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Universal Images Group North America LLC/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Eleanor Gordon-Smith</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:00:13Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Beryl Cook/Tom of Finland review – ‘One’s trying to make you laugh, the other’s trying to make you horny’</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/beryl-cook-tom-of-finland-review-ones-trying-to-make-you-laugh-the-others-trying-to-make-you-horny</link> <description><p><strong>Studio Voltaire, London</strong><br>From Tom’s pert-bottomed hunks to Cook’s curvacious ladies, both artists wanted to give pleasure</p><p>‘Hate the politics, love the uniform,” would pretty much sum up Touko Valio Laaksonen’s attitude towards the Wehrmacht soldiers he encountered as a young, conscripted anti-aircraft officer in the Finnish army, fighting alongside the Germans in the second world war. After the war, Laaksonen began signing his commercial drawings for physique magazines with the moniker <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/aug/01/tom-of-finland-leather-legendary-gay-aesthetic-touko-laaksonen">Tom of Finland</a>, and the very different uniform of the sexual outlaw, inspired by American biker culture (and in particular by Marlon Brando in the 1953 movie The Wild One), replaced field grey with leather and denim, a hyper-masculine look that developed in gay culture from the 1950s onward.</p><p>Pert-bottomed and conspicuously well hung, six-packed and nipples erected, poured into their jeans and their leather trousers, Tom of Finland’s groups of hunks and Muscle Marys indulge in all sorts of horseplay. They suck, they rim, they fist, they fuck. They pose and they cruise, they watch and, given half a chance, they join in. There’s a bit of lighthearted BDSM, but not much else to vary the routine. What a tiring round their days must be. Away from the magazine page or beyond the edge of the drawing they might complain, if they had the time, about their onerous moisturising regimes, the daily workouts and depilation routines. Never mind the same old outfits every day, or that as soon as one scene has ended another’s begun. Even when they’re tied to a tree and being thrashed with a belt they seem happy enough, and no one ever screams their safe word.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/beryl-cook-tom-of-finland-review-ones-trying-to-make-you-laugh-the-others-trying-to-make-you-horny">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/art">Art</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artanddesign">Art and design</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/illustration">Illustration</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/drawing">Drawing</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:52:51 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/beryl-cook-tom-of-finland-review-ones-trying-to-make-you-laugh-the-others-trying-to-make-you-horny</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a186e069ef4b8197526a7d70d58d61bd15fd3a43/0_32_7832_4696/master/7832.png?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=26e6fafa62d8d3c68269e686f05ceaad"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: © 1973 Tom of Finland Foundation</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a186e069ef4b8197526a7d70d58d61bd15fd3a43/0_32_7832_4696/master/7832.png?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c00e8bdaeb5900a58d1f7c21b90276fa"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: © 1973 Tom of Finland Foundation</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Adrian Searle</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:52:51Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘Realities of apartheid’: South African artist wins Deutsche Börse photography prize</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/realities-of-apartheid-south-african-artist-wins-deutsche-borse-photography-prize</link> <description><p>Lebohang Kganye blends oral traditions, family photos and theatre in a ‘new and fresh way’ to trace personal history of apartheid era</p><p>The South African artist Lebohang Kganye has won the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation prize for her work that uses large-scale cutouts and elements of set design to trace and depict her family history during the apartheid era.</p><p>The Johannesburg-based artist took home the £30,000 prize for her winning exhibition, which is on display at the Photographers’ Gallery in central London and is called <em>Haufi nyana? I’ve come to take you home</em>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/realities-of-apartheid-south-african-artist-wins-deutsche-borse-photography-prize">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/deutsche-borse-photography-prize">Deutsche Börse photography prize</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography">Photography</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artanddesign">Art and design</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/awards-and-prizes">Awards and prizes</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/southafrica">South Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/africa">Africa</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 19:10:16 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/realities-of-apartheid-south-african-artist-wins-deutsche-borse-photography-prize</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bc5bd0c382d9f6660424e61d573e8581fa7de6e4/3144_0_8493_5102/master/8493.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=551555e8d3f7bbfe30674703ece343bb"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Lebohang Kganye</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bc5bd0c382d9f6660424e61d573e8581fa7de6e4/3144_0_8493_5102/master/8493.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b13338a8ecd957792d9458499030423c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Lebohang Kganye</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T19:10:16Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Can shame make you a better person?</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/may/16/confucius-shame-chinese-philosophy</link> <description><p>Confucius and other ancient Chinese philosophers believed the feeling isn’t all bad – and can lead you toward your best self</p><p>What was the last thing that you felt shame about? Perhaps you couldn’t afford a new outfit for your friend’s wedding, and felt chagrined around those in more chic attire. Maybe you hid your homemade lunch while your co-workers ate takeout, or you didn’t call your mom on her birthday and felt bad to have missed it.</p><p>Shame can emerge in everyday situations like these, or can be a more pervasive emotion that darkens your view of who you are. The British clinical psychologist Peter Fonagy <a href="https://www.menningerclinic.org/Assets/2019-menninger-symposium-emailwebsite-version.pdf">called</a> shame the “feeling that destroys the self”. It’s unsurprising, then, that when a person is more shame-prone, they can be at <a href="https://ubc-emotionlab.ca/wp-content/files_mf/tangneytracyselfandidhandbkchapterinpress.pdf">higher risk</a> for anxiety or depression. “One thing that shame often does is prompt people to want to hide, to escape, to essentially want to sink into the floor and disappear,” <a href="https://www.apa.org/pubs/books/interviews/4317264-tangney">said</a> shame researcher June Price Tangney, in an interview with the American Psychological Association.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/may/16/confucius-shame-chinese-philosophy">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/wellness">Well actually</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/education/philosophy">Philosophy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:00:14 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/may/16/confucius-shame-chinese-philosophy</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9eb97a5d6b5b7653b1d05f8bf609302a9cd3cd89/0_0_1500_900/master/1500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d041ce0f2ac46e77fe474a126a530b5e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9eb97a5d6b5b7653b1d05f8bf609302a9cd3cd89/0_0_1500_900/master/1500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7e0c612029bf851bcb649f37151f60c3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Shayla Love</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:00:14Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Billy Idol: ‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/16/billy-idol-reader-interview</link> <description><p>The Generation X punk turned arena rocker answers your questions on near-misses in Hollywood, his overlooked electronic period and how Marc Bolan helped launch his career</p><p><strong>Is it true that you stole the master tapes to the Rebel Yell album during a spat with the record label?</strong> <em>VerulamiumParkRanger<br></em>It was because of the cover. I was saying: “There’s a flaw in this picture, and if we blow this up it will get worse.” The record company started to say: “We’re leaving it. It’s not that bad.” I just thought: “I’m just not going to let this happen. It’s so silly. They just need to reprint the picture. I’m not listening to what the record company guys say. In fact, I’m gonna blackmail them.” So I went down to Electric Lady in the middle of the night and got to where I knew the tape boxes were. I took them and left the studio and gave them to my heroin dealer. And then I phoned the record company and said: “This guy I’ve given them to, he’ll have them out on the street bootlegged in a couple of days if you don’t change this picture.” And they relented. Don’t let them walk all over you.</p><p><strong>Your </strong><strong>1990</strong><strong> motorbike smash prevented you from starring as the</strong><strong> T-1000</strong><strong> in </strong><strong>Terminator 2: Judgment Day</strong><strong> (although somewhat ironically your post-accident surgery saw you fitted with your own steel framework). Do you still suffer regular aches and pains as a result of the LA crash?</strong> <em>McScootikins<br></em>Not too bad. There’s something going on with my right foot. It’s not the same as my left foot. So there are ramifications from it, but you can fix them by wearing certain insoles in your shoes and things like that. The injury was in the middle of the lower part of my right leg, so it was something they could fix. I loved [director] Jim Cameron. I just know he would have got the performance out of me. I would have done whatever he said. It might have opened a lot more doors and it’s such a shame. But sometimes drug addiction messes things up. That’s what led to the motorcycle accident, really.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/16/billy-idol-reader-interview">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/popandrock">Pop and rock</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/punk">Punk</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/music">Music</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/sexpistols">Sex Pistols</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:00:10 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/may/16/billy-idol-reader-interview</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3ecb403d0b939ceff58536e50e9b0f93bf81ecb1/1285_106_1205_723/master/1205.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ec305af63e41a4221a1e2aa1525ce286"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Steven Sebring</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3ecb403d0b939ceff58536e50e9b0f93bf81ecb1/1285_106_1205_723/master/1205.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fb684bd84111ba4332cfd533eb2bc201"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Steven Sebring</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>As told to Michael Hann</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:00:10Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>How the world could have looked: the most spectacular buildings that were never made</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/phaidon-atlas-of-never-built-architecture-machu-picchu-paris-new-york</link> <description><p>A mega egg in Paris, a hovering hotel in Machu Picchu, an hourglass tower in New York, a pleasure island in Baghdad … we reveal the architectural visions that were just too costly – or too weird</p><p>Did you know that, if things had gone differently, the Pompidou Centre could have been an egg? In the 1969 competition for the Paris art centre – ultimately won by Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano, with their inside-out symphony of pipework – a radical French architect called <a href="https://dprbcn.wordpress.com/2010/01/23/brief-post-l%E2%80%99oeuf-by-andre-bruyere/">André Bruyère submitted a proposal for a gigantic ovoid tower</a>. His bulbous building would have risen 100 metres above the city’s streets, clad in shimmering scales of alabaster, glass and concrete, its walls swelling out in a curvaceous riposte to the tyranny of the straight line.</p><p>“Time,” Bruyère declared, “instead of being linear, like the straight streets and vertical skyscrapers, will become oval, in tune with the egg.” His hallowed Oeuf would be held aloft on three chunky legs, while a monorail would pierce the facade and circle through the structure along a sinuous floating ribbon. The atrium was to take the form of an enclosed globe, like a yolk.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/phaidon-atlas-of-never-built-architecture-machu-picchu-paris-new-york">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture">Architecture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artanddesign">Art and design</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/lecorbusier">Le Corbusier</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/im-pei">IM Pei</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york">New York</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/books/books">Books</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/design">Design</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 12:13:35 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/phaidon-atlas-of-never-built-architecture-machu-picchu-paris-new-york</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f3ceeac3f4bc0b8bb22dcd1ad321cc52e6210f10/0_110_2000_1200/master/2000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3d7d88c300514eb5bbc1c89bcc399b73"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: no credit</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f3ceeac3f4bc0b8bb22dcd1ad321cc52e6210f10/0_110_2000_1200/master/2000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=893327b2e907e7d3302b952356fa5138"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: no credit</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Oliver Wainwright</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T12:13:35Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>For a bird’s eye view of British conservatism, look at sport. No wonder VAR in football is in trouble | Simon Jenkins</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/british-conservatism-sport-var-football-video-refereeing</link> <description><p>Once we create rules and customs, it’s a devil’s job to change them. The debate about video refereeing will be a mighty test</p><p>There is one test of a true radical. It is not a quest for revolution in politics, philosophy, art or religion. The challenge lies in the realm of sport. Sport alone is immune to reform. It is enslaved to the past.</p><p>Olympic athletes wield the weapons of ancient Athens. The <a href="https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en/noartistknown/golf-c-1350-a-medieval-golfer-detail-from-the-crecy-window-c-1350-at-gloucester-cathedral-england/nomedium/asset/3149417">golf club dates</a> from the hundred years war. The size of a football goal was fixed in a Holborn pub in 1863, probably by the reach of the barman. The elegance of cricket is a legacy of the British empire. Gentlemen officers enjoyed a languid five days in which to play a match.</p><p>Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/british-conservatism-sport-var-football-video-refereeing">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/video-assistant-referees-vars">Video assistant referees (VARs)</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/premierleague">Premier League</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/uefa">Uefa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/fa">The FA</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/worldclubchampionship">Club World Cup</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:11:01 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/british-conservatism-sport-var-football-video-refereeing</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/10bd7f81fe89b7c297bb9c38807cb4c85a9421ac/0_56_4268_2561/master/4268.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=27c2908d9bbce22fc0270d08f4982e17"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Dave Shopland/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/10bd7f81fe89b7c297bb9c38807cb4c85a9421ac/0_56_4268_2561/master/4268.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=283487c31b6fa6c363c85b2e309c4aa2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Dave Shopland/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Simon Jenkins</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:11:01Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Whether Robert Fico survives and resumes office or not, Slovakia stands on the brink | John Kampfner</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/robert-fico-slovakia-assassination-attempt</link> <description><p>The shock of an assassination attempt could heal the deep divisions that Fico exploited, but the omens are not promising</p><p>A few years after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993, known as the “velvet divorce”, the newly independent Slovakian state to the south was already a cause of concern. The US secretary of state at the time, Madeleine Albright, called it “<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/slovakia-black-hole-of-europe/">the black hole</a>” of Europe.</p><p>Eventually, in 2004 Slovakia <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/apr/28/eu.politics2">joined the EU</a> and Nato. The assumption then in the west was that the country, finally, had a settled identity and a settled set of alliances.</p><p>John Kampfner is an author and broadcaster, and made the BBC World Service documentary Slovakia Divided</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/robert-fico-slovakia-assassination-attempt">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/slovakia">Slovakia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/robert-fico">Robert Fico</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/viktor-orban">Viktor Orbán</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:08:22 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/robert-fico-slovakia-assassination-attempt</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bb8cc6045d4fbe9d483029769aa4c281857d7ba1/0_123_6400_3841/master/6400.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9d7963224d0e2fac7a4f16c61b8ba630"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Szilárd Koszticsák/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bb8cc6045d4fbe9d483029769aa4c281857d7ba1/0_123_6400_3841/master/6400.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6f9e88378bb76399fc69b8e97bca321c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Szilárd Koszticsák/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>John Kampfner</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:08:22Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer’s ‘first steps for change’ – cartoon</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/may/16/ben-jennings-on-keir-starmers-six-steps-for-a-labour-campaign-cartoon</link> <description><p></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/may/16/ben-jennings-on-keir-starmers-six-steps-for-a-labour-campaign-cartoon">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/general-elections">General elections</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer">Keir Starmer</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:13:34 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/may/16/ben-jennings-on-keir-starmers-six-steps-for-a-labour-campaign-cartoon</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0a9b88732573bdf98eb75a3b06e5a954bcd1c260/2_0_3031_1819/master/3031.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=302789c25964dfebc59801b64a29ad9b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Ben Jennings/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0a9b88732573bdf98eb75a3b06e5a954bcd1c260/2_0_3031_1819/master/3031.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fcbc6d27683f3dece343e79c9d422853"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Ben Jennings/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Ben Jennings</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:13:34Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Imagine getting life-saving drugs to sick people without relying on big pharma? We may have found a way | Dr Catriona Crombie</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/imagine-getting-life-saving-drugs-to-sick-people-without-relying-on-big-pharma-we-may-have-found-a-way</link> <description><p>An NHS trust’s attempts to bring a crucial drug to market itself is hopeful news for patients</p><ul><li>Dr Catriona Crombie is the head of rare disease at medical charity LifeArc</li></ul><p>Healthcare should make people’s lives better. That fact can hardly be contested. Yet for some patients with rare diseases, commercial interests are dictating who gets to access life-saving treatment and who doesn’t. Pharmaceutical companies have long been driven by global demand and the potential for the highest profits. In the past two decades, the market has exploded: pharma revenues worldwide <a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/1764/global-pharmaceutical-industry/#topicOverview">have exceeded $1tn</a>. For patients with common conditions, this investment in healthcare can only be good news. But the narrow focus of this strategy means that, in the UK, <a href="https://www.genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk/genotes/knowledge-hub/introduction-to-rare-disease/#:~:text=Over%207%2C000%20rare%20diseases%20have,some%20point%20in%20their%20lives">the one in 17 of us</a> who will at some point be affected by a rare condition risk being forgotten.</p><p>That is until now. Healthcare providers, driven by a desire to make life-saving treatments more widely available, are increasingly finding new ways of getting them to patients for whom they would have previously been out of reach. Great Ormond Street hospital (Gosh) recently announced that it was taking the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/14/great-ormond-street-hopes-license-gene-therapy-children">unprecedented step</a> of attempting to obtain the licence itself for a rare gene therapy on a non-profit basis, after the pharmaceutical company that planned to bring it to market dropped out. If successful, <a href="https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/news/new-plan-announced-to-get-more-children-access-to-gene-therapy-treatments/">it will be the first time</a> that an NHS trust has the authorisation to market a drug for this kind of treatment. The move could act as a proof of concept for bringing drugs to UK patients that pharmaceutical companies aren’t willing to risk their profits on.</p><p>Dr Catriona Crombie is the head of rare disease at medical charity LifeArc<br></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/imagine-getting-life-saving-drugs-to-sick-people-without-relying-on-big-pharma-we-may-have-found-a-way">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/medical-research">Medical research</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/pharmaceuticals-industry">Pharmaceuticals industry</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/drugs">Drugs</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/hospitals">Hospitals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/health">Health</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/nhs">NHS</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/science">Science</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:30:05 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/imagine-getting-life-saving-drugs-to-sick-people-without-relying-on-big-pharma-we-may-have-found-a-way</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9b508ab103977c39bf1c2237efc74a87797ee447/0_407_6016_3609/master/6016.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2d8ed7c54e31f3faa06546e0ab9ba0c1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kristen Prahl/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9b508ab103977c39bf1c2237efc74a87797ee447/0_407_6016_3609/master/6016.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=07afae86464ae575e5ae67cb03180795"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kristen Prahl/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Catriona Crombie</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:30:05Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Starmer takes it step by step in the phoney war that is a general election campaign | John Crace</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-step-by-step-phoney-war-general-election-campaign</link> <description><p>With no date in sight, the waiting game drags on. So Labour spells out the message again, and again</p><p>Call it the phoney war. The government has long since stopped governing. Politics is now conducted entirely through the prism of a general election campaign. The Tories go through a weekly relaunch in a desperate hunt for credibility. Something that might allow them to at least save some face.</p><p>Losing has already been factored into everyone’s calculations. But still we don’t have a date as Rishi Sunak hangs on for a miracle. At this rate, by the time the election is announced we’re all going to be thoroughly knackered.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-step-by-step-phoney-war-general-election-campaign">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer">Keir Starmer</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/general-elections">General elections</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/angela-rayner">Angela Rayner</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rachel-reeves">Rachel Reeves</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/wes-streeting">Wes Streeting</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/edmiliband">Ed Miliband</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 13:44:43 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-step-by-step-phoney-war-general-election-campaign</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/be8884db9aaedcef79942c1f55d77bf48ccc334a/0_0_5216_3130/master/5216.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d87223181d52a4e074ff021b00ff6f3a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/be8884db9aaedcef79942c1f55d77bf48ccc334a/0_0_5216_3130/master/5216.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0525fcd61f3fa7d2077293d9fb3ea6ab"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>John Crace</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T13:44:43Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>What’s up with ChatGPT’s new sexy persona? | Arwa Mahdawi</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/openai-chatgpt-sexy-persona</link> <description><p>OpenAI’s updated chatbot GPT-4o is weirdly flirtatious, coquettish and sounds like Scarlett Johansson in Her. Why?</p><p>“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” Arthur C Clarke famously said. And this could certainly be said of the impressive OpenAI update to ChatGPT, called GPT-4o, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/13/openai-new-chatgpt-free">which was released</a> on Monday. With the slight caveat that it felt a lot like the magician was a horny 12-year-old boy who had just <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6p6MfLBxc&amp;ab_channel=WarnerBros.Pictures">watched the Spike Jonze movie Her</a>.</p><p>If you aren’t up to speed on GPT-4o (the o stands for “omni”) it’s basically an all-singing, all-dancing, all-seeing version of the original chatbot. You can now interact with it the same way you’d interact with a human, rather than via text-based questions. It can give you advice, it can rate your jokes, it can describe your surroundings, it can banter with you. It sounds <em>human.</em> “It feels like AI from the movies,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a <a href="https://blog.samaltman.com/gpt-4o">blog post on Monday</a>. “Getting to human-level response times and expressiveness turns out to be a big change.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/openai-chatgpt-sexy-persona">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/chatgpt">ChatGPT</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/openai">OpenAI</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai">Artificial intelligence (AI)</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/her">Her</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/technology">Technology</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 10:15:05 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/openai-chatgpt-sexy-persona</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4b50b7555f372103307455529471ee61411db157/13_0_2248_1350/master/2248.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0bef510a9112b872a6a45df467ac1206"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Warner Bros./Sportsphoto/Allstar</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4b50b7555f372103307455529471ee61411db157/13_0_2248_1350/master/2248.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4217301247b74fc16ad068a04d68268f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Warner Bros./Sportsphoto/Allstar</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Arwa Mahdawi</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T10:15:05Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The Trump hush-money trial reveals a seamy world shot through with moral rot | Robert Reich</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/trump-hush-money-trial-morality</link> <description><p>The former president’s orbit is a sell-or-tell, catch-and-kill society where money and power are the only true values</p><p>There is something important about Trump’s criminal trial in New York that’s not being openly talked about. I don’t mean we’re not getting the facts about what’s happening in Manhattan superior court. But something very big is being left out.</p><p>The trial has introduced us to a world of moral and ethical loathsomeness in which people use and abuse one another routinely. It’s Trump world.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/trump-hush-money-trial-morality">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donald-trump-trials">Donald Trump trials</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/stormy-daniels">Stormy Daniels</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michael-cohen">Michael Cohen</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics">US politics</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 10:01:05 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/trump-hush-money-trial-morality</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/81a45228a392d2c27f16182192695f77e051b9e9/178_401_6543_3926/master/6543.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d2000da12640bc207be6f69b4fef9d60"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mark Peterson/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/81a45228a392d2c27f16182192695f77e051b9e9/178_401_6543_3926/master/6543.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c81c967460e33c1d94ca81f366565e53"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mark Peterson/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Robert Reich</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T10:01:05Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>When you stand side by side at the dog park, you can reveal your true selves – but not your names | Melanie Tait</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/17/when-you-stand-side-by-side-at-the-dog-park-you-can-reveal-your-true-selves-but-not-your-names</link> <description><p>Pet owners know what it’s like to form long-lasting connections with complete strangers, but remember: what’s said at the dog park stays at the dog park</p><p>There’s a universal truth about dog parks: if you go to one regularly enough you’ll find out people’s deepest secrets even though you’ll probably never know their name.</p><p>The morning I was about to drive my packed car and two dogs away from our life in Hobart, I took Mabel and Goldie for their last run on the part of the beach near our house that was designated to make the lives of our canine pals joyous: the most beautiful dog park in the world.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/17/when-you-stand-side-by-side-at-the-dog-park-you-can-reveal-your-true-selves-but-not-your-names">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/dogs">Dogs</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/pets">Pets</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:13 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/17/when-you-stand-side-by-side-at-the-dog-park-you-can-reveal-your-true-selves-but-not-your-names</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/17f060a504f1410dfa71b8cab3fbfa829a330495/0_346_5125_3075/master/5125.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=729ca6e7e6a1b7ecc913005cc2d4ba2f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: K_Thalhofer/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/17f060a504f1410dfa71b8cab3fbfa829a330495/0_346_5125_3075/master/5125.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bda582819f92ac9ac4e6b4f87539f0a1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: K_Thalhofer/Getty Images/iStockphoto</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Melanie Tait</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:00:13Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The Guardian view on the shooting of Slovakian PM Robert Fico: an attack on democracy | Editorial</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/the-guardian-view-on-the-shooting-of-slovakian-pm-robert-fico-an-attack-on-democracy</link> <description><p>The assassination attempt has shocked the country, but reflects deep divisions there and across Europe</p><p>Slovakia’s prime minister, Robert Fico, is an immensely divisive figure who has helped polarise his country. But Wednesday’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/slovakia-robert-fico-stable-serious-condition-shooting">assassination attempt</a> has rightly united figures from across the political spectrum and the world in condemnation. The shooting was not only an attack on the prime minister but, as his domestic opponents stressed, an attack on democracy itself.</p><p>The background and motivation of this attack are not yet fully known. Ministers have suggested that the suspect now in custody was a “lone wolf” who disagreed with the government’s justice and media policies. But the case is widely seen as a shocking manifestation of the deep ruptures in Slovakian society. “What happened yesterday was an individual act. But the tense atmosphere of hatred was our collective work,” warned the outgoing president, Zuzana Čaputová – an opponent of Mr Fico who is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/20/slovakia-president-zuzana-caputova-says-she-will-not-run-for-re-election">stepping down</a> after herself receiving death threats. It will also fuel concerns about extremism and attacks on politicians elsewhere in the continent.</p><p><em><strong>Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tone/letters"> letters</a> section, please <a href="mailto:guardian.letters@theguardian.com?body=Please%20include%20your%20name,%20full%20postal%20address%20and%20phone%20number%20with%20your%20letter%20below.%20Letters%20are%20usually%20published%20with%20the%20author%27s%20name%20and%20city/town/village.%20The%20rest%20of%20the%20information%20is%20for%20verification%20only%20and%20to%20contact%20you%20where%20necessary.">click here</a>.</strong></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/the-guardian-view-on-the-shooting-of-slovakian-pm-robert-fico-an-attack-on-democracy">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/robert-fico">Robert Fico</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/slovakia">Slovakia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/far-right">The far right</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/eu">European Union</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:45:09 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/the-guardian-view-on-the-shooting-of-slovakian-pm-robert-fico-an-attack-on-democracy</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/55eba226acc9ba5c39ab8150551d8e55daecd218/0_129_5987_3594/master/5987.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=358f73bbb410f260fa43eceaef35a110"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/55eba226acc9ba5c39ab8150551d8e55daecd218/0_129_5987_3594/master/5987.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0fb6499eb5e0aa395f55cdc68abf06fb"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Martin Divíšek/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Editorial</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:45:09Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The Guardian view on Labour’s election campaign: Keir Starmer sounded like a prime minister in waiting | Editorial</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/16/the-guardian-view-on-labours-election-campaign-keir-starmer-sounded-like-a-prime-minister-in-waiting</link> <description><p>The opposition leader knows that he is being measured for the highest office in the land</p><p>The outward purpose of Labour’s campaign event in Thurrock on Thursday was to launch Sir Keir Starmer’s six “first steps” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-puts-six-key-pledges-up-in-lights-to-win-over-swing-voters">commitments</a>, most of which were already familiar in some way. This was duly done, and with presentational panache. But the event had a far larger objective – to make it clear to the public that the Labour party is now ready to govern Britain.</p><p>In all but name this was a general election campaign launch, even though the vote is probably <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/keir-starmer-step-by-step-phoney-war-general-election-campaign">months away</a>. The shadow cabinet was there, seated in rows. The event was professionally prepared, choreographed to include personal stories, none more powerful than that from the cancer patient Nathaniel Dye. There were also important video endorsements of Labour, including from the CEO of Boots, <a href="https://twitter.com/jessicaelgot/status/1791063471875924183">Seb James</a>, and from the former senior Met police officer <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/neil-basu">Neil Basu</a>. Each pledge was presented by the relevant shadow minister. It was structured and slick, evidence of a party that knows&nbsp;what it is doing.</p><p><em><strong>Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? 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I’ll believe it when I see it | Letters</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/may/16/so-russell-brand-has-repented-ill-believe-it-when-i-see-it</link> <description><p>Readers respond to Marina Hyde’s article about the former TV presenter’s recent baptism in the River Thames</p><p>Marina Hyde might be surprised to learn that this Baptist minister shares much of her opinion on the baptism of Russell Brand (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/14/russell-brand-baptised-thames-sins-washed-away-criminal-allegations">So Russell Brand was baptised in the Thames, and all his sins were washed away. Cheaper than a lawyer, I suppose, 14 May</a>).</p><p>Baptism in the name of the Holy Trinity does indeed signify the washing away of sin, since it marks the transition into a new life in Christ. But this does not exculpate the individual from the earthly consequences of their wrongdoings. Quite the contrary: baptism is performed on the basis of repentance – which will be marked by a willingness to participate in due process of law, where that is needful, and/or to make amends, where that is appropriate. Repentance, in other words, is a facing up to sin and the harms we have done, not a get-out-of-jail-free card.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/may/16/so-russell-brand-has-repented-ill-believe-it-when-i-see-it">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/russell-brand">Russell Brand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/christianity">Christianity</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/religion">Religion</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/bear-grylls">Bear Grylls</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:58:05 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/may/16/so-russell-brand-has-repented-ill-believe-it-when-i-see-it</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4e0591dfe6ace71496d3eaaefc629f0bf78e2d6d/0_252_1498_899/master/1498.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=222d29f1ddd64125f9272a896725196a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: @russellbrand</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4e0591dfe6ace71496d3eaaefc629f0bf78e2d6d/0_252_1498_899/master/1498.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5e0d882cd15c692d2887fcfa5d98cee3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: @russellbrand</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian Staff</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:58:05Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>How does Natalie Elphicke fit in with Labour’s values and vision? | Letters</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/how-does-natalie-elphicke-fit-in-with-labour-values-and-vision</link> <description><p>Readers remain unconvinced about how the rightwing MP can help the party’s ‘national renewal’</p><p>Who could argue with Keir Starmer’s desire for the Labour party to be “less tribal” or being welcoming to those “who want to join in our object of national renewal” (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/10/more-tory-mps-considering-defection-to-labour-wes-streeting">Labour should be ‘less tribal’, says Keir Starmer after Elphicke defection, 10 May</a>). But platitudes are normally expected of leaders operating at the fag end of a failing government, not those poised to take power.</p><p>Natalie Elphicke may have apologised for the moral offence of insulting sexually assaulted women. She may deny the ethical offence of lobbying on behalf of her disgraced ex-husband. But neither she nor her Labour cheerleaders have explained how her rabidly rightwing vision will produce the romantic synergy with Labour policies that’s necessary to&nbsp;achieve “national renewal”.<br><strong>Paul McGilchrist</strong> <br><em>Cromer, Norfolk</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/how-does-natalie-elphicke-fit-in-with-labour-values-and-vision">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer">Keir Starmer</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives">Conservatives</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:57:40 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/how-does-natalie-elphicke-fit-in-with-labour-values-and-vision</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6db1af1b052f7f75d160dd2ee4766fe94c9a0214/0_227_3000_1801/master/3000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5a4350c32b387066cee08157bc07de41"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6db1af1b052f7f75d160dd2ee4766fe94c9a0214/0_227_3000_1801/master/3000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b4ca1642e7f5ab451042fff6befdd124"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian Staff</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:57:40Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Premier League: 10 things to look out for on the final day of the season</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/17/premier-league-10-things-final-day-season</link> <description><p>The title race reaches the finish line, it’s the end of an era at Liverpool and Spurs face two trips in quick succession</p><p>Only the most grim-faced of churls would refuse to recognise the progress Mikel Arteta’s outstanding Arsenal side have made this season. The very fact a title win is on the table this weekend says more than enough and now they must make sure that, just in case West Ham cause an almighty stir <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/ederson-manchester-city-miss-last-league-game-and-fa-cup-final-eye-socket-fracture">at the Etihad</a>, they do not taint it with unnecessary regrets. When Everton pitched up in London on the final day two years ago the home side cruised to a 5-1 win; nostalgia buffs among the support might prefer the 4-3 rip-roarer in 2002 that rubber-stamped the double winners’ season and ended with a Premier League trophy presentation. Even if the latter scenario is an outside bet this time, Arteta will expect his players to block out any noise – including dispatches from Manchester – and put an opponent to the sword one last time, making sure they at least do their bit. An opportunity to make dreams come true may yet present itself. <strong>Nick Ames</strong></p><p><em>Arsenal v Everton (all games Sunday 4pm BST)</em></p><p><em>Brentford v Newcastle</em></p><p><em>Brighton v Manchester United</em></p><p><em>Burnley v Nottingham Forest</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/17/premier-league-10-things-final-day-season">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/premierleague">Premier League</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea">Chelsea</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/nottinghamforest">Nottingham Forest</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/burnley">Burnley</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchestercity">Manchester City</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/liverpool">Liverpool</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/tottenham-hotspur">Tottenham Hotspur</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/arsenal">Arsenal</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/everton">Everton</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/brentford">Brentford</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/newcastleunited">Newcastle United</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/brightonfootball">Brighton & Hove Albion</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchester-united">Manchester United</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/bournemouth">Bournemouth</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/crystalpalace">Crystal Palace</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/aston-villa">Aston Villa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/wolves">Wolverhampton Wanderers</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/lutontown">Luton Town</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/fulham">Fulham</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/westhamunited">West Ham United</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/sheffieldunited">Sheffield United</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 23:00:21 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/17/premier-league-10-things-final-day-season</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a36a8203640c5754ecf375a4e5f83134086d0d5f/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0cd8abc8d1f7fb896543813a4121e9cd"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian design</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a36a8203640c5754ecf375a4e5f83134086d0d5f/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=45ff6b3199de7bf64bd45fe12b4551a2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian design</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian sport</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T23:00:21Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Gruev sparks first-half goal rush as Leeds stun Norwich to reach Wembley</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/leeds-norwich-championship-playoff-match-report</link> <description><p>Property experts believe Leeds is becoming an increasingly fashionable home for bright young professionals priced out of London but, as compelling as their arguments are, the city lacks one vital magnet: a Premier League football team.</p><p>Or at least it does at the moment. If the outstanding Crysencio Summerville, Wilfried Gnonto, Archie Gray and company play as intelligently and incisively as this in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Sunday week that deficiency will surely be rectified.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/leeds-norwich-championship-playoff-match-report">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/championship">Championship</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/leedsunited">Leeds United</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/norwichcity">Norwich City</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 21:03:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/leeds-norwich-championship-playoff-match-report</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/99a1e68b4e75a92dddd2e930820cd16a20bf6417/0_39_2460_1476/master/2460.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=76cb119c0e5304f33c6f021716912190"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/99a1e68b4e75a92dddd2e930820cd16a20bf6417/0_39_2460_1476/master/2460.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d965b0f14ae7163bb983f81be999453f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Louise Taylor at Elland Road</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T21:03:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>US PGA Championship 2024: first round – live</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/may/16/us-pga-championship-2024-first-round-live-golf-updates-scores</link> <description><ul><li>Day one updates from Valhalla, the second major of year</li><li><a href="https://www.pgachampionship.com/leaderboard">Live scoreboard</a> | And feel free to <a href="mailto:matthewjcooper@btinternet.com">drop Matt an email</a></li></ul><p><strong>Tiger’s tee shot at the par-three 11th is long and to the right.</strong> He can’t get anywhere close with his wedge out of the thick cabbage, and drops to +1. Meanwhile a slow start for another former champion, Shaun Micheel. Three bogeys in the opening five holes and the 2003 winner (and 2006 runner-up) is +3 in short order.</p><p><strong>Another birdie for Doug Ghim!</strong> He rattles in a 30-footer across 13 and the 28-year-old from Illinois, making his PGA debut this week, hits the front of his own. That’s because Luke Donald visits a native area down the left side of 5, and ends up looking at a 60-footer to save his par. He does pretty well to limit the damage to bogey. But up on 10, the in-form Rory McIlroy opens with birdie, that aforementioned loose tee shot worrying him not one jot.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/may/16/us-pga-championship-2024-first-round-live-golf-updates-scores">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/uspga">US PGA</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/golf">Golf</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/pga-tour">PGA Tour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/european-tour">European Tour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/us-sport">US sports</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/australia-sport">Australia sport</category> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 00:29:35 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2024/may/16/us-pga-championship-2024-first-round-live-golf-updates-scores</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2755bbbf05e5dce36a972aadc4f5dd7d31a1ab66/0_295_4499_2701/master/4499.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=95153ddf4fb936338e1b3c044d3d14fa"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2755bbbf05e5dce36a972aadc4f5dd7d31a1ab66/0_295_4499_2701/master/4499.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ac298a31f1a14983df5cedad571abb52"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Andrew Redington/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Scott Murray (earlier) and Matt Cooper (now)</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-17T00:29:35Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘I’ll say a prayer’: Fury and Usyk eschew trash talk before heavyweight battle</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/16/tyson-fury-oleksandr-usyk-boxing-saudi-arabia</link> <description><ul><li>Fighters respectful after discordant buildup to Riyadh bout</li><li>‘I am excited … let’s make history,’ says Ukrainian Usyk</li></ul><p>Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk were in no mood for needless chatter at the final press conference before they meet for Saturday night’s undisputed world heavyweight title&nbsp;fight in Riyadh.</p><p>A shirtless Fury wore a flame-covered suit, black waistcoat and a jaunty black trilby but he was uncharacteristically brief and conciliatory before he studiously avoided a traditional face-off with&nbsp;Usyk.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/16/tyson-fury-oleksandr-usyk-boxing-saudi-arabia">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/boxing">Boxing</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/tyson-fury">Tyson Fury</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/oleksandr-usyk">Oleksandr Usyk</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/saudi-arabia-and-sport">Saudi Arabia and sport</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 20:39:03 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/16/tyson-fury-oleksandr-usyk-boxing-saudi-arabia</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e6bd080f20b2885ae3c4a8c0d187edb8a8eb1e0/0_236_4777_2866/master/4777.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bc97352d7c079b1320ce433138aa9637"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e6bd080f20b2885ae3c4a8c0d187edb8a8eb1e0/0_236_4777_2866/master/4777.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=607284102d6caac61cc248212e3ab4de"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Donald McRae in Riyadh</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T20:39:03Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>All football fans are different so wanting to lose – or have massive tattoos – is fine | Max Rushden</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/article/2024/may/16/fans-different-so-wanting-to-lose-tattoos-is-fine-spurs-arsenal</link> <description><p>Angst suffered by Spurs supporters about doing Arsenal a favour was a rarity. It’s already time to move on</p><p>Son Heung-min is running through <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2024/may/14/tottenham-v-manchester-city-premier-league-live-score-updates?page=with:block-6643cccb8f084ccbd5a9a132#block-6643cccb8f084ccbd5a9a132">in the 87th minute</a> at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A draw does virtually nothing for Spurs, but it hands Arsenal a great advantage in the title race. Did I, a Spurs supporter, want him to score? The honest answer is – with apologies to Ange Postecoglou – that I’m not totally sure.</p><p>Most of my natural instincts were willing him to slot it into the gaping chasm to Stefan Ortega’s left. But it wasn’t categoric, and after the Manchester City substitute keeper blocked Son’s effort, I didn’t have that empty sensation normally reserved for missed one-on-ones.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/article/2024/may/16/fans-different-so-wanting-to-lose-tattoos-is-fine-spurs-arsenal">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/tottenham-hotspur">Tottenham Hotspur</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 18:00:15 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/article/2024/may/16/fans-different-so-wanting-to-lose-tattoos-is-fine-spurs-arsenal</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d0a7eeb56794ef7ead4270b16727f3d441c2e684/195_50_1654_993/master/1654.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e163e00b52616aaffb6904afad9cecf0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Javier García/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d0a7eeb56794ef7ead4270b16727f3d441c2e684/195_50_1654_993/master/1654.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0fd1fce496c3c8fbad411a5f9f695522"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Javier García/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Max Rushden</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T18:00:15Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Dead hand of the immovable Glazers keeps strangling Manchester United | Jonathan Liew</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/dead-hand-of-the-immovable-glazers-keeps-strangling-manchester-united</link> <description><p>Leaky Old Trafford roof was almost a too perfect sign of neglect by owners who love the money but don’t seem to like the club</p><p>In February, the NFL players’ union carried out its second annual survey of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and let’s just say it wasn’t pleasant reading. Tampa Bay players reported that the changing room was “not clean, constantly smelly and has a persistent bug issue”. The sauna was described as “dirty and/or mouldy”. This barely a decade after an MRSA outbreak infected three Buccaneers players, two of whom never competed again.</p><p>In addition, players complained about being forced to pay $90 (£72) for childcare on match days (most teams offer this for free), being charged $1,750 a season for the privilege of having their own hotel room on away trips and being made to sit at the back of the plane while club staff travelled first class. Most of the blame for this state of affairs was laid squarely at the team’s ownership, whom the survey ranked 29th out of the 32 NFL franchise owners, and who go by the name of the Glazer family.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/dead-hand-of-the-immovable-glazers-keeps-strangling-manchester-united">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/manchester-united">Manchester United</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-glazer-family">The Glazer family</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/nfl">NFL</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/us-sport">US sports</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/tampa-bay-buccaneers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 12:35:01 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/dead-hand-of-the-immovable-glazers-keeps-strangling-manchester-united</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/df36e27abea8651071033f932db50d76a7163cf7/0_0_1385_831/master/1385.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f29b96e5109d043e95e9e1cde6a268dc"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/df36e27abea8651071033f932db50d76a7163cf7/0_0_1385_831/master/1385.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5e5c39821cde5b626be726b40da52c4b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jonathan Liew</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T12:35:01Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Farewell Emma Hayes and thanks for the trophies, honesty and empathy | Xaymaca Awoyungbo</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/farewell-emma-hayes-and-thanks-for-the-trophies-honesty-and-empathy</link> <description><p>Manager, who is leaving Chelsea after 12 years, remains a fearless advocate of the women’s game but never lost her human touch</p><p>It was a rainy Saturday evening a few weeks ago and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2024/apr/27/emma-hayes-sees-champions-league-dreams-washed-away-in-the-rain">Chelsea were playing Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final</a>. I made the journey from east to west London and emerged out of Fulham Broadway station to join my friends outside the Kona Kai cocktail bar opposite a busy Stamford Bridge.</p><p>Once we had squeezed past some punters and climbed up to assume our position in the Matthew Harding Stand, it hit me: I was sitting in a sold-out stadium. All around me fans were chanting and waving blue flags in support of Emma Hayes and the Chelsea team she had built brick by brick. If ever there was a moment when I fully appreciated her impact, it was then.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/farewell-emma-hayes-and-thanks-for-the-trophies-honesty-and-empathy">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/emma-hayes">Emma Hayes</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea-women">Chelsea Women</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/womens-super-league">Women's Super League</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/womensfootball">Women's football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:00:13 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/farewell-emma-hayes-and-thanks-for-the-trophies-honesty-and-empathy</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4c8ea0979dc2f26e94ec15b0d749114bef1f2f30/0_229_5061_3036/master/5061.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3cd72a071372e06f2e49f5ac1195336c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4c8ea0979dc2f26e94ec15b0d749114bef1f2f30/0_229_5061_3036/master/5061.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=099ffbb3cde0449544ef26cde44a9106"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Catherine Ivill/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Xaymaca Awoyungbo</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:00:13Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Don’t tell Harrison Butker working women helped him win three Super Bowls | Melissa Jacobs</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/16/harrison-butker-kansas-city-chiefs-kicker-commencement-speech-women</link> <description><p>The Chiefs kicker thinks women are best advised to stay at home. He won’t be happy that female employees have become a crucial part of the NFL</p><p>There is <a href="https://www.chiefs.com/team/front-office-roster/kirsten-krug">Kirsten Krug</a>, the Kansas City Chiefs’ executive vice-president of administration. She oversees player services and, during the height of the Covid pandemic, ensured the Chiefs were healthy and safe while serving double-duty as one of the club’s infectious control officers. There is <a href="https://www.pfats.com/member-directory/kansas-city-chiefs/tiffany-morton/">Tiffany Morton</a>, an assistant athletic trainer who keeps the players stretched, iced, and taped up so they can maximize on-field performance. There’s also Rosetta Shinault, a security officer who helps keep the peace so the players can do their jobs without incident. These three employees of the Chiefs are just a handful of the many women who keep the organization thriving. They are pieces of the framework that has helped the Chiefs win three Super Bowls in five seasons and allow Harrison Butker to do what he does best: kick a football.</p><p>Unfortunately, sometimes Butker also opens his mouth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/16/harrison-butker-kansas-city-chiefs-kicker-commencement-speech-women">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/nfl">NFL</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/kansas-city-chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/us-sport">US sports</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 12:10:08 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/16/harrison-butker-kansas-city-chiefs-kicker-commencement-speech-women</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/887858179943a06c85959f0590dc35ec301a7771/0_106_3190_1914/master/3190.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e3c448d107c24344c7d95baec409ca9f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Perry Knotts/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/887858179943a06c85959f0590dc35ec301a7771/0_106_3190_1914/master/3190.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=eb307447af3eb88510024b90c6d3db66"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Perry Knotts/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Melissa Jacobs</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T12:10:08Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>I’ve seen how deadly floods are devastating Europe – we are not prepared for what’s next</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/down-to-earth-the-floods</link> <description><p>In this week’s Down to Earth newsletter: what the Guardian’s Sirin Kale saw when reporting on environmental disasters in Germany, Belgium and the UK</p><p>• <strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-down-to-earth-newsletter-our-free-environmental-email">Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in full</a></strong></p><p><em>This is an extract of this week’s Down to Earth newsletter, to get more exclusive environmental journalism in your inbox every Thursday <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-down-to-earth-newsletter-our-free-environmental-email">sign up here</a></em></p><p>It’s common to think about the climate crisis as something that will happen in the future, in the global south.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/11/brutal-heatwaves-submerged-cities-what-3c-world-would-look-like">Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/09/climate-scientists-despair-stubborn-optimism-paris-2015-climate">I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope | Christiana Figueres</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/what-are-the-most-powerful-climate-actions-you-can-take">What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? The expert view</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/13/clothing-environment-fast-fashion-thrifting">Fast fashion is wasteful, and thrifting is flawed. The solution: swap!</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/bison-romania-tarcu-2m-cars-carbon-dioxide-emissions-aoe">Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of almost 2m cars, researchers say</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/cycle-network-strawberry-line-somerset-volunteers">‘It’s unbelievable the difference a path has made’: how volunteers are building a cycle network a yard at a time</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/09/world-is-on-verge-of-climate-abyss-un-warns">‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/may/15/four-kids-left-the-thai-school-swallowed-by-the-sea-video">Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/13/reusable-packaging-the-battle-to-get-companies-to-ditch-single-use-plastics">‘It just didn’t work’: how businesses are struggling with reuseable packaging</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/down-to-earth-the-floods">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:50:12 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/down-to-earth-the-floods</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2e3ca28180f3415adeacb504cac7f2e6f07e9123/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=292427ac4f6f9eee6ae2208556a74760"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: CHRISTOF STACHE /AFP via Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2e3ca28180f3415adeacb504cac7f2e6f07e9123/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cf1470b845b811f1b715c99fb29bd545"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: CHRISTOF STACHE /AFP via Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Sirin Kale</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:50:12Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Activists sue Russia over ‘weak’ climate policy</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/activists-sue-russia-climate-policy-court</link> <description><p>Russian constitutional court is considering claim, which activists hope will raise awareness about emissions</p><p>A group of activists are fighting for the right to scrutinise Russia’s climate policies, and in particular its enormous methane emissions, in court.</p><p>Russia’s constitutional court is considering a claim brought by 18 individuals and the NGO Ecodefense that insufficient action by the Russian state to cut national greenhouse gas emissions is violating their rights to life, health and a healthy environment.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/activists-sue-russia-climate-policy-court">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/activism">Environmental activism</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/carbon-emissions">Greenhouse gas emissions</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">Climate crisis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia">Russia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:28:44 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/activists-sue-russia-climate-policy-court</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dd242c15255df030bd5ba81e0bcbd33a77d551f9/0_75_3480_2087/master/3480.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9a3cae00dc0ea0202e308e1462f79ca6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/REUTERS</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dd242c15255df030bd5ba81e0bcbd33a77d551f9/0_75_3480_2087/master/3480.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4338c8dba16ec08ea9b382056f74dbf1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/REUTERS</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Isabella Kaminski</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:28:44Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>New Dutch coalition aims to reintroduce 80mph limit in cull of climate goals</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/new-dutch-coalition-aims-to-reintroduce-80mph-limit-in-cull-of-climate-goals</link> <description><p>Government, including far-right leader Geert Wilders, announces it will abandon key green policies in strategy</p><p>The Netherlands’ new right-wing coalition government aims to reintroduce daytime speeds of 80mph on motorways as part of a number of proposed changes to the country’s environmental policies which have sparked concern.</p><p>The move echoes the anti-green stance of other right-wing parties across the continent, as environmental issues become popular bogeymen for populist politicians. In Germany, for example, <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-lambrou-alternative-for-germany-heat-pump-election-climate-change/">heat pumps</a> have been politicised, as members of the far-right party AfD <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/robert-lambrou-alternative-for-germany-heat-pump-election-climate-change/">have called the</a> Green party “our enemies’.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/new-dutch-coalition-aims-to-reintroduce-80mph-limit-in-cull-of-climate-goals">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/netherlands">Netherlands</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">Climate crisis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/far-right">The far right</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/eu">European Union</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/carbon-emissions">Greenhouse gas emissions</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/pollution">Pollution</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/farming">Farming</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:46:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/new-dutch-coalition-aims-to-reintroduce-80mph-limit-in-cull-of-climate-goals</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f7ec7d281ba8162c28c2accc8c1c9be76f001a1b/5_1132_4780_2868/master/4780.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=43a01a09583e1816ff0fc29817227b3d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sem van der Wal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f7ec7d281ba8162c28c2accc8c1c9be76f001a1b/5_1132_4780_2868/master/4780.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d29888ff0c9067c4ed6e753e248cd732"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sem van der Wal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Senay Boztas in Amsterdam</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:46:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Net zero U-turns will hit UK infrastructure, say government advisers</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/net-zero-u-turns-will-hit-uk-infrastructure-say-government-advisers</link> <description><p>Sir John Armitt urges ministers to act swiftly or risk impeding growth and jeopardising climate targets</p><p>Rishi Sunak’s U-turns over net zero have delayed progress on vital infrastructure that is needed for economic growth, the government’s advisers have said.</p><p>Sir John Armitt, the chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), said good progress had been made on renewable energy in the past five years, but changes to key policies, including postponing a scheme to boost heat pump takeup, had created uncertainty and delay.</p><p>The government will fail to meet its targets on heat pump rollout.</p><p>The promised lifting of a ban on new onshore windfarms has not gone far enough.</p><p>Massive investment is needed in the electricity grid.</p><p>There is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/23/new-plans-for-hs2-money-will-bring-higher-fares-and-congestion-for-decades">no proper plan for rail in the north and Midlands</a> now that the northern leg of HS2 has been cancelled, severely inhibiting economic growth in those regions.</p><p>Water bills will need to go up to fix the sewage crisis, and more reservoirs are needed to avoid drought, while water companies have done too little to staunch leaks.</p><p>The UK lacks a coherent strategy on flooding, with more than 900,000 properties at risk of river or sea flooding and 910,000 at risk of surface water flooding.</p><p>Good progress has been made on the rollout of gigabit broadband around the country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/net-zero-u-turns-will-hit-uk-infrastructure-say-government-advisers">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-politics">Green politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/carbon-emissions">Greenhouse gas emissions</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rishi-sunak">Rishi Sunak</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/infrastructure">Infrastructure</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">Climate crisis</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 06:00:01 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/16/net-zero-u-turns-will-hit-uk-infrastructure-say-government-advisers</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa17953b64b0a19f5017c643572487af39670fd5/325_79_3485_2091/master/3485.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=18d33909ed56fed955f20b776f59c0af"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: UK PARLIAMENT/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa17953b64b0a19f5017c643572487af39670fd5/325_79_3485_2091/master/3485.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e352f24f2a5687e9a998d8e971fff35b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: UK PARLIAMENT/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Fiona Harvey, Gwyn Topham and Jillian Ambrose</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T06:00:01Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Post-Brexit deal on border between Gibraltar and Spain remains unresolved</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/post-brexit-deal-on-border-between-gibraltar-and-spain-remains-unresolved</link> <description><p>European Commission vice president, Maroš Šefčovič, cites progress on trade and economy for territory but not border checks</p><p>Talks on a post-Brexit deal to govern the border between Gibraltar and Spain have broken up without an agreement, although both sides insisted a deal was “getting closer”.</p><p>David Cameron, the UK foreign secretary, met the European Commission vice president, Maroš Šefčovič, in Brussels to discuss the British overseas territory on the Iberian peninsula, which has been in limbo since Britain left the EU.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/post-brexit-deal-on-border-between-gibraltar-and-spain-remains-unresolved">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gibraltar">Gibraltar</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/davidcameron">David Cameron</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/european-commission">European Commission</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/spain">Spain</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/foreignpolicy">Foreign policy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/eu-referendum">Brexit</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/eu">European Union</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 19:43:34 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/post-brexit-deal-on-border-between-gibraltar-and-spain-remains-unresolved</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e60e5b3dba97c255f8009a91b0f59e3bb47b607/885_194_7273_4364/master/7273.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9aa4621f07405d1a1fafcb3fbb850f2f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7e60e5b3dba97c255f8009a91b0f59e3bb47b607/885_194_7273_4364/master/7273.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f2416bf1c9de147280f192ee384dcca1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jennifer Rankin in Brussels</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T19:43:34Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Kent NHS trust made failures in care of six-year-old girl, inquest finds</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/failures-kent-nhs-trust-care-girl-six-inquest</link> <description><p>But coroner finds no evidence to suggest trust directly caused death of Maya Siek in December 2022</p><p>An inquest into the death of a six-year-old girl has concluded an NHS hospital trust made a number of failures in her care before she died.</p><p>However, a coroner found there was no evidence that suggested the trust had directly caused or contributed to the death of Maya Siek in December 2022.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/failures-kent-nhs-trust-care-girl-six-inquest">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/kent">Kent</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/nhs">NHS</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/sepsis">Sepsis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/health">Health</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/hospitals">Hospitals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/childrens-health">Children's health</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 18:37:20 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/failures-kent-nhs-trust-care-girl-six-inquest</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8397bbb766f17da1c55637cca966ab857eeb6781/0_1_750_450/master/750.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=385607005140f8901936d46a8a7aa912"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Magdalena Wisniewska/SWNS</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8397bbb766f17da1c55637cca966ab857eeb6781/0_1_750_450/master/750.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ec5825cf65162f35d8dfe112f9602b8d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Magdalena Wisniewska/SWNS</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Donna Ferguson</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T18:37:20Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Rishi Sunak will stay on as an MP if Tories lose election, he tells Loose Women</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/rishi-sunak-stay-as-mp-if-tories-lose-election</link> <description><p>Prime minister tells TV show panel he loves his constituents and home in Richmond, North Yorkshire</p><p>Rishi Sunak has said he will “of course” stay on as an MP if the Conservatives lose the next general election, in his first remarks about what he would do in that scenario.</p><p>Asked on ITV’s Loose Women whether he loved the job enough to carry on in those circumstances, the prime minister said: “Yes of course I’m staying, I love being an MP, I love my constituents, I love my home in North Yorkshire, it’s wonderful – and I love being able to get back there.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/rishi-sunak-stay-as-mp-if-tories-lose-election">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rishi-sunak">Rishi Sunak</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives">Conservatives</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/general-elections">General elections</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/yorkshire">Yorkshire</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:24:04 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/rishi-sunak-stay-as-mp-if-tories-lose-election</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/48b135eff59ca08849a35ba61eb6adc5147cb08d/854_172_6674_4005/master/6674.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d84375c6f581d1e895a23d54081857b1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/48b135eff59ca08849a35ba61eb6adc5147cb08d/854_172_6674_4005/master/6674.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=66f603f716ffae107a0bdca9a3890233"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Eleni Courea Political correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:24:04Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Leonora Carrington painting auctioned for £22.5m in record for UK-born female artist</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/leonora-carrington-painting-auctioned-for-225m-in-record-for-british-born-female-artists</link> <description><p>Les Distractions de Dagobert was the surrealist’s ‘definitive masterpiece’, says Sotheby’s expert in New York</p><p>She was worshipped as a muse by renowned surrealists including André Breton and Max Ernst, but the Lancashire-born artist Leonora Carrington quickly shrugged off the label to achieve an unprecedented level of mastery and freedom in her own painting.</p><p>Now, on the 100th anniversary of Breton’s publication of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/jan/30/art2">Surrealist Manifesto</a>, Carrington has become the most valuable British-born female artist at auction after one of her paintings sold for more than £22.5m.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/leonora-carrington-painting-auctioned-for-225m-in-record-for-british-born-female-artists">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/leonora-carrington">Leonora Carrington</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/art">Art</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artanddesign">Art and design</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-york">New York</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:34:42 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/16/leonora-carrington-painting-auctioned-for-225m-in-record-for-british-born-female-artists</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1e63e3d8434bbba58871a990b78a9dd570cb849c/0_92_2738_1643/master/2738.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1bee3e4f56219f2a866ed737331daa49"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1e63e3d8434bbba58871a990b78a9dd570cb849c/0_92_2738_1643/master/2738.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d51ee7947c5e6414e6149d51b43160a9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sarah Yenesel/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:34:42Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Lucy Letby inquiry should be livestreamed, families of victims say</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/lucy-letby-inquiry-should-be-livestreamed-to-public-families-of-her-victims-say</link> <description><p>Broadcasting inquiry into how nurse was able to murder babies would ‘help combat offensive conspiracy theories’, hearing told</p><p>The Lucy Letby inquiry should be broadcast to the public to prevent the spread of “grossly offensive” conspiracy theories, lawyers for the families of her victims said.</p><p>The inquiry, which will begin on 10 September and be held at Liverpool town hall, will examine how the nurse was able to murder babies at the Countess of Chester hospital’s neonatal unit in 2015 and 2016.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/lucy-letby-inquiry-should-be-livestreamed-to-public-families-of-her-victims-say">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/lucy-letby">Lucy Letby</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:12:26 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/lucy-letby-inquiry-should-be-livestreamed-to-public-families-of-her-victims-say</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/80ac135a14ffae65ee4bba4b324c04906f62a3ac/1154_21_2369_1422/master/2369.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f34cff529bb4022b69b6c9f04a6e3a5e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/80ac135a14ffae65ee4bba4b324c04906f62a3ac/1154_21_2369_1422/master/2369.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b24bddbbbc2a3fb753a71a323c9fcb3e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Josh Halliday North of England editor</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:12:26Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Chevron to sell off its remaining North Sea oil and gas fields</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/chevron-to-sell-off-its-remaining-north-sea-oil-and-gas-fields</link> <description><p>US company denies decision is linked to UK’s 35% windfall tax on North Sea producers</p><p>Chevron is preparing to call time on more than five decades in the North Sea with a plan to sell its remaining oil and gas fields in the ageing oil basin.</p><p>The US oil company said on Thursday that it will launch a sale of its North Sea interests, including a 19.4% stake in the giant Claire oilfield in the West of Shetland region, which could raise up to $1bn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/chevron-to-sell-off-its-remaining-north-sea-oil-and-gas-fields">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/chevron">Chevron</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/oilandgascompanies">Oil and gas companies</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/oil">Oil</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/energy-industry">Energy industry</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/commodities">Commodities</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 20:33:51 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/chevron-to-sell-off-its-remaining-north-sea-oil-and-gas-fields</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fb9bba7b286ce99b3c512cabce3abddf744c95bc/0_167_3500_2099/master/3500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1ee0f7f682fea7d17885b66d6c824a3a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fb9bba7b286ce99b3c512cabce3abddf744c95bc/0_167_3500_2099/master/3500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ca1d624093f7b55a845c59f25b6beaf6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T20:33:51Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/northern-ireland-government-covid-inquiry-sue-gray</link> <description><p>Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/northernireland">Northern Ireland</a>’s government lacked cohesion and failed to be proactive during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Sue Gray, the former senior civil servant who investigated the Downing Street <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/partygate">Partygate</a> scandal.</p><p>Gray, who is now Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, said the power-sharing executive at Stormont was prone to “silo working” and leaks that would have been a “terrible thing” if replicated at Westminster.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/northern-ireland-government-covid-inquiry-sue-gray">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/covid-inquiry">Covid inquiry</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/northernireland">Northern Ireland</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/northernireland">Northern Irish politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/civil-service">Civil service</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/michelle-o-neill">Michelle O'Neill</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/arlene-foster">Arlene Foster</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:44:30 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/northern-ireland-government-covid-inquiry-sue-gray</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e3b62b5803f33e30f010ab1c85f68ce2cf6e8303/164_446_5518_3311/master/5518.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=518db7beb4a1811231aeb56783be94ce"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e3b62b5803f33e30f010ab1c85f68ce2cf6e8303/164_446_5518_3311/master/5518.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=35a97ae7ee344df1355135fb95bb493d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:44:30Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Three UK banks announce cuts to cost of fixed-rate mortgages</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/16/three-uk-banks-announce-cuts-to-cost-of-fixed-rate-mortgages</link> <description><p>Barclays Bank, HSBC and TSB reveal reductions, reversing some of price rises seen in recent weeks</p><p>Three UK banks have announced cuts to the cost of fixed-rate mortgages, reversing some of the price rises seen in recent weeks.</p><p>Barclays Bank has announced it will reduce the price of five-year fixed-rate deals for new borrowers and remortgagors by up to 0.45 percentage points from Friday. Its five-year fixed-rate for borrowers with a 40% deposit is decreasing from 4.47% to 4.34%.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/16/three-uk-banks-announce-cuts-to-cost-of-fixed-rate-mortgages">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/mortgage-rates">Mortgage rates</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/money">Money</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/banks">Banks and building societies</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/property">Property</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/mortgages">Mortgages</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:38:48 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/16/three-uk-banks-announce-cuts-to-cost-of-fixed-rate-mortgages</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3c30d97ff2fb8560bf71eb6f1318446e6fd2cfef/0_137_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=29230f787412da2254942b5422915080"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Yui Mok/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3c30d97ff2fb8560bf71eb6f1318446e6fd2cfef/0_137_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=839c515c725ee5bab87bb2ecfd3788c7"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Yui Mok/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Hilary Osborne</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:38:48Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Russia expels British military attache in diplomatic tit for tat</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/russia-expels-british-military-attache-in-diplomatic-tit-for-tat</link> <description><p>Adrian Coghill ordered to leave in response to UK expelling Kremlin’s attache to London for alleged spying </p><p>Russia is expelling Britain’s defence attache to Moscow in the latest diplomatic tit for tat, after the UK accused it of sponsoring espionage and hacking attacks against top British officials in a years-long campaign of “malign activity”.</p><p>The Russian foreign ministry said it had declared the British defence attache, Adrian Coghill, as “persona non grata. He must leave the territory of the Russian Federation within a week.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/russia-expels-british-military-attache-in-diplomatic-tit-for-tat">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia">Russia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/espionage">Espionage</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:05:38 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/russia-expels-british-military-attache-in-diplomatic-tit-for-tat</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/180c9124249513ae7953284ecd805d43676b522e/0_179_5367_3220/master/5367.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cb19625d9617a977372c6dd015989e44"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/180c9124249513ae7953284ecd805d43676b522e/0_179_5367_3220/master/5367.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7490735d6c211f1e090680a23bf4b7d6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Andrew Roth</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:05:38Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Ministers dismiss claims Maria Caulfield pushed ‘15-minute cities’ conspiracy theory</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/ministers-dismiss-claims-maria-caulfield-pushed-15-minute-cities-conspiracy</link> <description><p>Penny Mordaunt avoids suggestion she should speak to Caulfield after idea mentioned in campaign leaflets</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/may/16/labour-keir-starmer-conservatives-rishi-sunak-uk-politics-sue-gray-covid-inquiry">UK politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>Government ministers have dismissed allegations one of them pushed a conspiracy theory in campaign literature.</p><p>Maria Caulfield, a health minister, spread claims about <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/16/15-minute-city-planning-theory-conspiracists">“15-minute cities"</a> – an idea explicitly referenced in a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/07/what-conspiracy-theories-are-uk-mps-being-told-to-look-out-for">guide on conspiracy theories</a> prepared for MPs last week by the leader of the Commons, Penny Mordaunt, and the shadow leader, Lucy Powell.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/ministers-dismiss-claims-maria-caulfield-pushed-15-minute-cities-conspiracy">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives">Conservatives</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/penny-mordaunt">Penny Mordaunt</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/communities">Communities</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/east-sussex">East Sussex</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:53:04 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/16/ministers-dismiss-claims-maria-caulfield-pushed-15-minute-cities-conspiracy</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/766b494e3443eb53800dc18c0d00893e80efe82c/194_81_3163_1897/master/3163.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=027d4a00af2e8a594adc23beeffd3d05"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Lucy North/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/766b494e3443eb53800dc18c0d00893e80efe82c/194_81_3163_1897/master/3163.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4fb1694a895baf5b8c3d64385a1304e6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Lucy North/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Kevin Rawlinson</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:53:04Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Texas governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/texas-greg-abbott-pardons-daniel-perry</link> <description><p>Greg Abbott on Thursday pardoned Daniel Perry, who has been serving a 25-year sentence since 2023 murder conviction</p><p>Governor Greg Abbott of Texas issued a full pardon on Thursday to a former US army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.</p><p>Abbott announced the pardon just minutes after the Texas board of pardons and paroles disclosed it had made a unanimous recommendation that Daniel Perry be pardoned and have his firearms rights restored. Perry has been held in state prison on a 25-year sentence since his conviction in 2023.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/texas-greg-abbott-pardons-daniel-perry">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/texas">Texas</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/greg-abbott">Greg Abbott</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/black-lives-matter-movement">Black Lives Matter movement</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-crime">US crime</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 22:31:29 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/texas-greg-abbott-pardons-daniel-perry</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/15c73271dc96837ed0b973d0bf09fac4a8e971cc/0_0_7549_4529/master/7549.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=78a39d150dea7000b08ea954725e56b0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Yi-Chin Lee/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/15c73271dc96837ed0b973d0bf09fac4a8e971cc/0_0_7549_4529/master/7549.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=598d37797dde7dd645d926712a9d932a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Yi-Chin Lee/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Nick Robins-Early and agencies</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T22:31:29Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Woman accusing Christian Brückner of rape says his eyes ‘bored into my skull’</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/woman-accusing-christian-bruckner-of-says-his-eyes-bored-into-my-skull</link> <description><p>Hazel Behan, who says main suspect in Madeleine McCann case raped her in Portugal in 2004, tells court she will never forget his eyes</p><p>A woman who alleges she was raped at knifepoint by the main suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has told a court she would never forget the eyes of her attacker, which “bored into my skull”.</p><p>Giving evidence in the trial of Christian Brückner, who stands accused of five sexual assaults in Portugal of women aged between 10 and 80 between 2000 and 2017, Hazel Behan, 40, who was raped in June 2004, told the court: “I believe that this man was my attacker.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/woman-accusing-christian-bruckner-of-says-his-eyes-bored-into-my-skull">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/germany">Germany</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/portugal">Portugal</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 17:45:45 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/woman-accusing-christian-bruckner-of-says-his-eyes-bored-into-my-skull</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9be4481409dd0706fe20e929e05c9a8177b08f7f/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9d50b6dcdfe864db8bc475834cca604c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Julian Stratenschulte/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9be4481409dd0706fe20e929e05c9a8177b08f7f/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=55d9c11e8ee87ab1095f3b58cf3af0f4"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Julian Stratenschulte/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Kate Connolly in Braunschweig</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T17:45:45Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Dutch woman, 29, granted euthanasia approval on grounds of mental suffering</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/dutch-woman-euthanasia-approval-grounds-of-mental-suffering</link> <description><p>Zoraya ter Beek, who has chronic depression, anxiety, trauma and unspecified personality disorder, expected to end her life soon</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/europe-slowly-shifting-attitudes-towards-assisted-dying">Europe’s slowly shifting attitudes towards assisted dying</a></li></ul><p>A 29-year-old Dutch woman who has been granted her request for assisted dying on the grounds of unbearable mental suffering is expected to end her life in the coming weeks, fuelling a debate across Europe over the issue.</p><p>Zoraya ter Beek received the final approval last week for assisted dying after a three and a half year process under a law passed in the Netherlands in 2002.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/dutch-woman-euthanasia-approval-grounds-of-mental-suffering">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/assisted-suicide">Assisted dying</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/netherlands">Netherlands</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/mental-health">Mental health</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/death-and-dying">Death and dying</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:00:06 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/16/dutch-woman-euthanasia-approval-grounds-of-mental-suffering</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f2bbea379a0c4309f93f479669ce95d9cfacd193/0_216_7251_4350/master/7251.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=176e8df11787fd84b468fad9a134c855"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ilvy Njiokiktjien</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f2bbea379a0c4309f93f479669ce95d9cfacd193/0_216_7251_4350/master/7251.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c703232eec85687d292b2fe1f3330160"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ilvy Njiokiktjien</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Harriet Sherwood</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:00:06Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Nigerian activists condemn mass ‘forced marriages’ of 100 girls and young women</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/nigeria-activists-mass-forced-marriage-girls-young-women</link> <description><p>Petition launched to halt mass ceremony that organisers say is for 100 orphans whose parents were killed by gangs</p><p>Human rights activists in Nigeria have launched a petition to stop a plan to push 100 girls and young women into marriage in a mass ceremony, which has caused outrage in the west African country.</p><p>The plan, sponsored by Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, the speaker of the national assembly in the largely Muslim north-western state of Niger, were criticised by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nigeria">Nigeria</a>’s women’s affairs minister, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye. She said she would seek a court injunction to stop the ceremony next week and establish if any of the girls were minors.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/nigeria-activists-mass-forced-marriage-girls-young-women">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nigeria">Nigeria</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/forced-marriage">Forced marriage</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/africa">Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/womens-rights-and-gender-equality">Women's rights and gender equality</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/global-development">Global development</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 18:44:14 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/nigeria-activists-mass-forced-marriage-girls-young-women</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/08fcd68ea31f2f535e29d73cc92f740498747e6c/0_217_4994_2997/master/4994.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=12a984abacbe5ebb1a96640d1eb00d90"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kola Sulaimon/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/08fcd68ea31f2f535e29d73cc92f740498747e6c/0_217_4994_2997/master/4994.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a0dfa27afa9cf2acae06ec4c93cdb272"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Kola Sulaimon/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Staff and agencies in Lagos</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T18:44:14Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Gaetz invokes Trump’s call to far-right Proud Boys at hush-money trial</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/trump-hush-money-trial-matt-gaetz-proud-boys</link> <description><p>Republican congressman travels to New York to support former president and says he is ‘standing back, and standing by’</p><p>Matt Gaetz echoed Donald Trump’s infamous remarks about the far-right Proud Boys on Thursday, as the Florida Republican congressman and other rightwing supporters of the former US presidentattended his criminal trial in Manhattan.</p><p>“Standing back, and standing by, Mr President,” Gaetz <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1791101846972449026">wrote on social media</a>, with a photo of his group of supporters standing behind Trump outside the court where Trump is on trial on election subversion charges arising from hush-money payments to an adult film star during the 2016 campaign.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/trump-hush-money-trial-matt-gaetz-proud-boys">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans">Republicans</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics">US politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">US Congress</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/far-right">The far right</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 20:13:55 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/trump-hush-money-trial-matt-gaetz-proud-boys</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dc34642714c3210b70d518f9132835926535dc87/0_0_3755_2254/master/3755.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d6904b7a81dc70463103e3d9b7b860a0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/dc34642714c3210b70d518f9132835926535dc87/0_0_3755_2254/master/3755.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=52a35736d3013097e5f6f966487f87bc"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Drew Angerer/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Martin Pengelly in Washington and agencies</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T20:13:55Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Biden asserts executive privilege to block release of special counsel interviews</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/biden-executive-privilege-special-counsel-interview-release</link> <description><p>House Republicans seek recordings of classified documents case interviews, in what Democrats call a ‘purely political’ move</p><p>Joe Biden asserted executive privilege to stop House Republicans obtaining recordings of his interviews with Robert Hur, the special counsel who investigated Biden’s retention of classified information after his time as a senator and as vice-president to Barack Obama.</p><p>In a <a href="https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000018f-8149-d166-a5af-df5b358d0001">letter</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/us/politics/republicans-merrick-garland-contempt.html?smid=tw-nytimes&amp;smtyp=cur">reported by the New York Times</a> and <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/politics/house-panels-contempt-garland-biden-audio/index.html">other outlets</a> on Thursday, the White House counsel, Edward Siskel, told the Republican chairs of the House judiciary and oversight committees: “The absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays bare your likely goal – to chop them up, distort them and use them for partisan political purposes.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/biden-executive-privilege-special-counsel-interview-release">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives">House of Representatives</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/joebiden">Joe Biden</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans">Republicans</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">US Congress</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics">US politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 21:34:12 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/biden-executive-privilege-special-counsel-interview-release</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/759c17d865442e3eadbc1427f3204bac2bde9468/0_290_5733_3441/master/5733.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a17142998b3b59039a21c8566154b4ae"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/759c17d865442e3eadbc1427f3204bac2bde9468/0_290_5733_3441/master/5733.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b74698ed92aefef50120c1e2f2b06681"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Martin Pengelly in Washington</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T21:34:12Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Putin and Xi announce plans to strengthen military ties in Beijing</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/vladimir-putin-xi-jinping-announce-plans-strengthen-military-ties-beijing</link> <description><p>Russian leader praises ‘comradely’ talks with Chinese president ahead of concert to mark 75 years of ‘friendship’</p><p></p><p>Russia and China have announced they will deepen their already close military ties, as Vladimir Putin met Xi Jinping in Beijing on his first foreign trip since being inaugurated for a new term as Russia’s president.</p><p>It is the latest in a string of statements and signals that the warm relationship between the two countries is as strong as it has ever been.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/vladimir-putin-xi-jinping-announce-plans-strengthen-military-ties-beijing">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia">Russia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china">China</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/vladimir-putin">Vladimir Putin</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/xi-jinping">Xi Jinping</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine">Ukraine</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/internationaltrade">International trade</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/global-economy">Global economy</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:36:54 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/vladimir-putin-xi-jinping-announce-plans-strengthen-military-ties-beijing</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/180bdf492f1e9a6dea5f26483e71b4e316ade756/0_66_6303_3782/master/6303.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5d700af513582a32639e6b79d2e66d83"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sergei Bobylyov/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/180bdf492f1e9a6dea5f26483e71b4e316ade756/0_66_6303_3782/master/6303.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9914773f88b3ed4b33e5f765fc957645"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sergei Bobylyov/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:36:54Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Scientists find buried branch of the Nile that may have carried pyramids’ stones</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/scientists-find-buried-branch-of-the-nile-that-may-have-carried-pyramids-stones</link> <description><p>Discovery of the branch, which ran alongside 31 pyramids, could solve mystery of blocks’ transportation</p><p>Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile River that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported the massive stone blocks to build the monuments.</p><p>The 40-mile-long (64km) river branch, which ran by the Giza pyramid complex among other wonders, was hidden under desert and farmland for millennia, according to a study revealing the find on Thursday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/scientists-find-buried-branch-of-the-nile-that-may-have-carried-pyramids-stones">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/egypt">Egypt</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/egyptology">Egyptology</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/archaeology">Archaeology</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">Middle East and north Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/africa">Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/science">Science</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:42:34 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/scientists-find-buried-branch-of-the-nile-that-may-have-carried-pyramids-stones</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d8bf848ceaad7e6f7448d94f30686c68cb4c9787/0_302_4032_2419/master/4032.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=52041d91322727238a02d04350ecf527"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d8bf848ceaad7e6f7448d94f30686c68cb4c9787/0_302_4032_2419/master/4032.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ce62ae4e64164bf9bbc2e17f57057dcf"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Agence France-Presse in Paris</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:42:34Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Black holes observed colliding when universe was only 740m years old</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/16/black-holes-observed-james-webb-space-colliding-universe-galaxies-merger</link> <description><p>Glimpse of galactic merger, via James Webb telescope, may explain presence of monster black holes</p><p>A pair of black holes has been observed colliding in the ancient universe for the first time. The observations, by the James Webb Space Telescope, reveal a merger of two galaxies and the monster black holes at their centres when the universe was just 740m years old, about a 20th of its current age.</p><p>The discovery that massive mergers appear to have been common in the infant universe could help explain how supermassive black holes like the one at the heart of the Milky Way achieved such tremendous proportions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/16/black-holes-observed-james-webb-space-colliding-universe-galaxies-merger">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/astronomy">Astronomy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/james-webb-space-telescope">James Webb space telescope</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/black-holes">Black holes</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/european-space-agency">European Space Agency</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/space">Space</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/science">Science</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:04:37 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/16/black-holes-observed-james-webb-space-colliding-universe-galaxies-merger</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa2fac8a25ff524896d80cbc866c3f22aad4f0fb/1124_371_2181_1309/master/2181.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1b0c3f6802b4af2977d6a2ed46f9c1ee"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fa2fac8a25ff524896d80cbc866c3f22aad4f0fb/1124_371_2181_1309/master/2181.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0603bfc4c9e9df8fe6bf21aafc38a317"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Hannah Devlin Science correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:04:37Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Sister Pledge: French nuns sell cleaning products to pay abbey bills</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/prayers-and-soap-production-french-nuns-sell-cleaning-products-to-pay-abbey-bills</link> <description><p>Sisters of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges started enterprise to cover soaring electricity costs</p><p>The sisters of <a href="https://www.notredamedesneiges.com/">Notre-Dame-des-Neiges</a> in south-east France are prepared to move more than heaven and earth to save their mountain abbey and pay soaring electricity bills.</p><p>A dozen Cistercian order nuns are making ends meet by selling cleaning products made from their own spring water and essential oils on the internet and in local shops.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/prayers-and-soap-production-french-nuns-sell-cleaning-products-to-pay-abbey-bills">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/religion">Religion</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/france">France</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 13:19:28 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/prayers-and-soap-production-french-nuns-sell-cleaning-products-to-pay-abbey-bills</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2a0bba8d0673a4f5842cc9967461e8ed1601ea7d/0_62_2048_1229/master/2048.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bc2ef9bd842d68be824ae8c315cf4da5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: notredamedesneiges</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2a0bba8d0673a4f5842cc9967461e8ed1601ea7d/0_62_2048_1229/master/2048.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=21cb0f3f2790c1dba919192abf91aae5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: notredamedesneiges</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Kim Willsher in Paris</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T13:19:28Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Sea otters use tools to open hard-shelled prey, saving their teeth, research reveals</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/sea-otters-prey-teeth</link> <description><p>The behavior, documented in footage from researcher Chris Law, is most seen in females and sheds light on the threatened species</p><p>Floating on its back in the waters of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a>’s Monterey Bay, a sea otter takes a shelled animal and strikes it against a rock sitting on its chest to break open the prey.</p><p>This behavior, documented in footage from researcher Chris Law, is seen in relatively few animals and allows the otter to access food without damaging its teeth. A new study, which will be published in the journal Science on Friday, sheds light on the threatened species’ tactics.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/sea-otters-prey-teeth">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/animals">Animals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/science">Science</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/marine-life">Marine life</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/west-coast">West Coast</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 19:48:11 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/sea-otters-prey-teeth</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/023940c1c4a53a63f989905f2a2d211073057894/0_165_2476_1486/master/2476.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=54d5968e02442a18744e003a3e45ad17"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Monterey Bay Aquarium</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/023940c1c4a53a63f989905f2a2d211073057894/0_165_2476_1486/master/2476.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=589fa2691c06ac13958862c7ba6a346c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Monterey Bay Aquarium</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Dani Anguiano in Los Angeles</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T19:48:11Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Gudrun Ure obituary</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/may/16/gudrun-ure-obituary</link> <description><p>Actor who found fame late in her career after landing the role of the children’s TV character Super Gran</p><p>Gudrun Ure, who has died aged 98, was 59 – and playing older than her years – when she landed the television role that finally made her famous after 40 years as an actor. She starred in the 1980s ITV children’s series Super Gran, as the happy, gentle elderly woman who finds, after a magic-ray machine is fired at her during a stroll in the park, that she has new special powers to help her defend residents of the fictional town of Chiselton from villains.</p><p>It is the villain-in-chief, Scunner Campbell (played by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2009/sep/11/iain-cuthbertson-obituary">Iain Cuthbertson</a>), who accidentally fires the contraption after stealing it from Inventor Black (Bill Shine). This turns Granny Smith into “Super Gran” and, assisted by very basic special effects, Ure was seen jumping high or pole-vaulting through windows (using a trampoline and trick camera angles), flying (with the help of a crane) and riding through the air on a two-wheel, multiwinged Flycycle (in reality an adapted butcher’s boy’s bike). Ure did many of the stunts herself, while some – including Super Gran cartwheeling – were performed by a double.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/may/16/gudrun-ure-obituary">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/childrens-tv">Children's TV</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/acting">Acting</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/stage">Stage</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tv-and-radio">Television & radio</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:58:49 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/may/16/gudrun-ure-obituary</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9f3c45ac48300d1fb05059c7fd64a96dafe85567/336_767_2312_1387/master/2312.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=005536f29375773ec9a82ea8a842f785"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9f3c45ac48300d1fb05059c7fd64a96dafe85567/336_767_2312_1387/master/2312.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=42e8efecb2fca2bd481db7002101d579"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: ITV/Rex/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Anthony Hayward</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:58:49Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Caleb Azumah Nelson wins £20,000 Dylan Thomas prize for Small Worlds</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/16/caleb-azumah-nelson-wins-20000-dylan-thomas-prize-for-small-worlds</link> <description><p>Judges describe second novel set between south-east London and Ghana as ‘symphonic’ and ‘viscerally moving’</p><p>British-Ghanaian author Caleb Azumah Nelson has won this year’s Dylan Thomas prize for his second novel Small Worlds, which judges described as “symphonic” and “viscerally moving”.</p><p>Azumah Nelson, 30, was awarded the £20,000 prize at ceremony on Thursday in Swansea, the home city of the poet Dylan Thomas. The prize is given to a writer aged 39 or under in memory of Thomas, who died at that age.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/16/caleb-azumah-nelson-wins-20000-dylan-thomas-prize-for-small-worlds">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/books/dylan-thomas-prize">Dylan Thomas prize</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/books/books">Books</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/awards-and-prizes">Awards and prizes</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 18:15:15 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/16/caleb-azumah-nelson-wins-20000-dylan-thomas-prize-for-small-worlds</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5ca8076ff54b8712974d733f31e44f1885d58b91/0_1250_8354_5015/master/8354.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6de3a0c5209558cd139d392126e8f43b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Phil Fisk/The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5ca8076ff54b8712974d733f31e44f1885d58b91/0_1250_8354_5015/master/8354.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d8cf5d46180bdfef52c34ad581768f9d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Phil Fisk/The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Ella Creamer</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T18:15:15Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Bird review – Andrea Arnold’s untamed Barry Keoghan tale is a curate’s egg</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/bird-review-andrea-arnold-barry-keoghan-cannes-film-festival</link> <description><p><strong>Cannes film festival</strong><br>Toads who sweat hallucinogens, lonely pre-teens and a sudden German in a kilt: Arnold’s pick’n’mix latest dives as much as it soars</p><p>Andrea Arnold’s flawed, garrulous new movie is a chaotic social-realist adventure with big, chancy performances, grimly violent episodes, tragedy butting heads with comedy and physical existence facing off with fantasy and imagination.</p><p>It meditates on identity and belonging, the poignancy of not being valued, not being seen, the transition from childhood to adulthood, girlhood to womanhood, sexism and cruelty. The energy and heartfelt good humour offset the moments of cliche and implausibility.<br><br>Barry Keoghan plays Bug, a lairy bloke who is over the moon at his imminent wedding and his foolproof idea for easy money: he has imported from Colorado a certain kind of toad whose slime is a powerful (and expensive) hallucinogen. It’s just that the toad needs the right kind of soothing and yet upbeat music played to it, before it starts sweating out the good stuff. And what track does Bug like? Andrea Arnold couldn’t resist it: Murder on the Dancefloor. Perhaps every Keoghan film from now on is going to have a Saltburn gag.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/bird-review-andrea-arnold-barry-keoghan-cannes-film-festival">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/cannes-2024">Cannes 2024</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/andrea-arnold">Andrea Arnold</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/cannesfilmfestival">Cannes film festival</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/festivals">Festivals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/film">Film</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:55:45 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/bird-review-andrea-arnold-barry-keoghan-cannes-film-festival</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7dac477f0774803a3aa83471b49aa3d844bd53ad/0_220_5915_3549/master/5915.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=61e7d7dbc78dc8700f07a28e3e96766b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Fraser Gray/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7dac477f0774803a3aa83471b49aa3d844bd53ad/0_220_5915_3549/master/5915.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1a2d6246f922761b6e85c6da4a1e88a2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Fraser Gray/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Peter Bradshaw</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:55:45Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Slow: the Lithuanian asexual romcom that raises ‘a lot of questions’</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/slow-the-lithuanian-asexual-romcom-that-raises-a-lot-of-questions</link> <description><p>Marija Kavtaradze’s new film is a love story with a truly radical approach to intimacy. She reveals how she made a will they/won’t they tale that strays into little-known territory</p><p>They meet cute in a dance rehearsal studio. She’s a contemporary dancer teaching a class of deaf teenagers. He’s the sign language interpreter. When he walks into the room and takes off his shoes, they both look down at his odd socks and smile, something clicks. Like so much of the Lithuanian film Slow, the moment is romantic and feels true to life – as if someone is secretly filming real people with invisible cameras.</p><p>The pair start hanging out. Then one day, in her bedroom, just as you think this is it, he suddenly blurts out: “I’m asexual.” She splutters a giggle and asks what he means. “I’m not attracted to anyone sexually. Never was.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/slow-the-lithuanian-asexual-romcom-that-raises-a-lot-of-questions">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/film">Film</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/world-cinema">World cinema</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/sexuality">Sexuality</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/drama">Drama films</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:00:12 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/slow-the-lithuanian-asexual-romcom-that-raises-a-lot-of-questions</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f5cde413c6482b2a294e899ed7bd21a728afb34d/0_1_1797_1078/master/1797.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0b7fa2228c297b796515d927f27de7e3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Publicity image</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f5cde413c6482b2a294e899ed7bd21a728afb34d/0_1_1797_1078/master/1797.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=eb538171ad1372ab543dae2585ecb5b2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Publicity image</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Cath Clarke</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:00:12Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>An Unfinished Film review – moving and mysterious movie about China’s Covid crisis</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/an-unfinished-film-review-china-covid-lou-ye</link> <description><p><strong>Cannes film festival</strong><br>Lou Ye’s docu-realist film starts as sophisticated comedy, morphs from looking like a zombie apocalypse to intimate drama, and evolves into a tribute to how a nation handled trauma</p><p>Out of agony and chaos, Chinese film-maker Lou Ye has created something mysterious, moving and even profound – a kind of multilayered docu-realist film, evidently inspired by a real-life situation in film production. As well as everything else, the film meditates on what it means to be “unfinished”. Very few of us will leave this life with a satisfied sense of everything achieved, complete, squared away. To be mortal is to feel that things have ended without being finished. It is possibly his best film since the courageous <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/aug/22/worldcinema">Tiananmen Square drama Summer Palace</a> from 2006 – and set near Wuhan, the city in which his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/may/18/mystery-review">2012 film Mystery was set</a> in the days when that place was internationally known – if at all – simply for being almost scarily vast and impersonal.</p><p>It is 2019 and a film director and his crew gather in a production studio and excitedly unbox a big 00s-era computer, containing the digitised video and audio files for a film he had had to abandon 10 years before – without even having a title – because he had refused to bow to his producers’ demands to soften the content. It is a story of a gay man’s passion for another man who is involved with someone else. Getting the unfinished film now is clearly the end result of legal wrangling. (Lou has evidently had access to genuine footage from a real production.)</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/an-unfinished-film-review-china-covid-lou-ye">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/film">Film</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/cannes-2024">Cannes 2024</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/cannesfilmfestival">Cannes film festival</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/drama">Drama films</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/coronavirus-outbreak">Coronavirus</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china">China</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/festivals">Festivals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/science">Science</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 15:46:12 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/may/16/an-unfinished-film-review-china-covid-lou-ye</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3125a6447a1ba560621a1c2f70d96346ab0ffedb/103_14_1205_723/master/1205.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=33e343d9234f262b27ba3c2675109981"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Courtesy: Cannes film festival</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3125a6447a1ba560621a1c2f70d96346ab0ffedb/103_14_1205_723/master/1205.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7c5d93f49fa14dfc09581a32ea6c294c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Courtesy: Cannes film festival</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Peter Bradshaw</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T15:46:12Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘At the start you get molested and by 45 you’re too old to work’ – the secret misery of women working in TV</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/16/secret-misery-of-women-working-in-tv-television</link> <description><p>One female director hides that she has a child; younger women face a 39% gender pay gap; and harassment is widespread. Insiders say it’s a wonder the television industry has any women left at all</p><p>‘When is the good time to be a woman in TV?” asks Michelle Reynolds, a former TV producer and director. “In the start you get molested and infantilised, in the middle if you have babies they won’t let you work flexibly, then when you get past 45 you’re too bloody old.”</p><p>Now is<em> not</em> the best time for women in TV. According to recent research by the Creative Diversity Network, whose <a href="https://creativediversitynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Full-Analysis-Writers-Directors-and-Producer-Directors-CDN.pdf">Diamond report</a> collects data from the UK’s big broadcasters, the gender gap is widening. The number of women in senior roles fell 5% between 2019 and 2022. One in three directors are women, yet they get only a quarter of director credits. Contributions from female writers fell from 43% to 32% between 2016 and 2022. Behind these figures, women are less likely to be employed on peak-time shows,<strong> </strong>which are generally more prestigious and have larger audiences, than men.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/16/secret-misery-of-women-working-in-tv-television">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tv-and-radio">Television & radio</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/media/television">Television industry</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/women">Women</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/feminism">Feminism</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/childcare">Childcare</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/work-and-careers">Work & careers</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/money/work-life-balance">Work-life balance</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/careers/careers">Guardian Careers</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 09:00:04 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/may/16/secret-misery-of-women-working-in-tv-television</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/efec58b8c25d0e48a2ab4b8c232bc3f53bc85163/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1b82dfcf6a11f1a7d3cdda645f70fcc6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian Design / Getty images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/efec58b8c25d0e48a2ab4b8c232bc3f53bc85163/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e91d16c48883ac7a43b1665bcfff1a3d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian Design / Getty images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rachael Healy</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T09:00:04Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Vintage fashion to upcycling: five great reasons to visit the Westfield Good Festival</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/article/2024/may/09/vintage-fashion-to-upcycling-five-great-reasons-to-visit-the-westfield-good-festival</link> <description><p>From denim workshops to lessons on mending household items, Westfield’s Europe-wide festival gives visitors the chance to transform their wardrobes and reduce waste</p><p>As consumers, we’ve all come to appreciate that individual changes to our behaviours can have a collective impact on efforts to protect the planet and reduce environmental damage.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.westfield.com/united-kingdom/london/events-detail/the-westfield-good-festival-is-back!" rel="nofollow">Westfield Good Festival</a>, which is taking place at Westfield shopping centres across Europe this month, aims to help consumers make these kind of changes to their behaviour. The event, in collaboration with brands and with organisations working in the community, will showcase activities and initiatives to inspire people to embrace the circular economy and get creative with repairing and repurposing. “Brands and consumers can share insights, best practice and motivate one another towards adopting eco-friendlier shopping habits,” says Katie Wyle, UK head of shopping centre management for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW).</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/article/2024/may/09/vintage-fashion-to-upcycling-five-great-reasons-to-visit-the-westfield-good-festival">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship">The future of sustainable entrepreneurship</category> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 09:10:07 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/article/2024/may/09/vintage-fashion-to-upcycling-five-great-reasons-to-visit-the-westfield-good-festival</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5a5a4f3826dfe93effed766cad75465006199912/0_0_2999_1800/master/2999.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=09c74257fa704e04d75563b17578c7da"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rafal Wojnowski/PR</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5a5a4f3826dfe93effed766cad75465006199912/0_0_2999_1800/master/2999.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d8d52e629985356f0eb3531ccbd36aee"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rafal Wojnowski/PR</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Alison Coleman</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-09T09:10:07Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Is your online business ready for a physical space? Six ways to tell</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/is-your-online-business-ready-for-a-physical-space-six-ways-to-tell</link> <description><p>Westfield’s new competition could land you a trading spot in one of Europe’s best shopping destinations. But are you ready to rise to the challenge?</p><p>For many businesses, launching exclusively online is a safe option, enabling them to start building with lower overheads, fewer commitments and a chance to test the water. But there often comes a time when a more visible, physical presence is required. The <a href="https://grandprix.westfield.com/en/challenges/challenge-2023" rel="nofollow">Westfield Grand Prix</a> is giving sustainable businesses that very opportunity – the chance to win a free retail space in one of the two London Westfield centres for up to 12 months. Winners will also receive a contribution to pay for design and fit-out, together with personalised guidance and financial support from design and retail experts, as well as in-centre advertising created by the retail media agency Westfield Rise.</p><p>Most entrepreneurs would jump at the chance to sell their wares in one of the world’s most iconic malls. But before taking the leap, your readiness should be considered. How do you know when your business is ready?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/is-your-online-business-ready-for-a-physical-space-six-ways-to-tell">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship">The future of sustainable entrepreneurship</category> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:14:23 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/is-your-online-business-ready-for-a-physical-space-six-ways-to-tell</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b61df8e3855026ae74d1cce860feaa2821f4d4f7/0_70_5472_3283/master/5472.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5d5ccc190de27ca15cae2e29e9dc9d0d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/b61df8e3855026ae74d1cce860feaa2821f4d4f7/0_70_5472_3283/master/5472.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d193470a61094ec48a4cf9d0615d0baa"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Ellen Manning</dc:creator> <dc:date>2023-06-01T13:14:23Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>How to make a memorable business pitch: entrepreneurs reveal seven top tips</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/how-to-make-a-memorable-business-pitch-entrepreneurs-reveal-seven-top-tips</link> <description><p>From knowing your figures to speaking from the heart, three business owners share their secrets for winning investors with a knockout presentation</p><p>Motivational speakers and life coaches love to tell us that if we can dream it, we can do it. But coming up with an initial idea for a product, service or business is only the start of the journey; try as you might, simply manifesting the cash to fund your startup just isn’t going to cut it.</p><p>What budding tycoons actually need to move them up to the next level is investors. Whether the money might come from a personal contact, venture capitalist, or angel investor, a stand-out marketing deck and killer pitch are required. It’s a tried and tested route that most businesses will have to engage in to achieve their potential.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/how-to-make-a-memorable-business-pitch-entrepreneurs-reveal-seven-top-tips">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship">The future of sustainable entrepreneurship</category> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:15:28 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/how-to-make-a-memorable-business-pitch-entrepreneurs-reveal-seven-top-tips</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/90898b090888b96e4bc96a5870b350c27f5ab4a1/0_17_1733_1040/master/1733.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8bcc64562e7034d55e52560a761ff969"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Bruce And Rebecca Meissner/Stocksy United</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/90898b090888b96e4bc96a5870b350c27f5ab4a1/0_17_1733_1040/master/1733.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=df04387f6200595fa3621fcabf488422"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Bruce And Rebecca Meissner/Stocksy United</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Laura Martin</dc:creator> <dc:date>2023-06-01T13:15:28Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘You have to fail, to learn’: three entrepreneurs on the value of a business pitch gone wrong</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/you-have-to-fail-to-learn-three-entrepreneurs-on-the-value-of-a-business-pitch-gone-wrong</link> <description><p>While the initial knock-back may sting, the insights you gain from an unsuccessful presentation can propel you to success</p><p>It’s a big moment for any entrepreneur. The pitch can make all the difference when it comes to securing investment, getting stocked, gaining customers – or being selected as the winner of the <a href="https://grandprix.westfield.com/en/challenges/challenge-2023" rel="nofollow">Westfield Grand Prix</a>, where the prize is a free retail space in one of the two London Westfield Centres for up to 12 months, along with a contribution to pay for design and fit-out. When it comes to opportunities that could be a gamechanger, a lot is riding on one brief moment that makes up a pitch. But what happens if it goes wrong?</p><p>Ask any entrepreneur about their failed pitches, and they’ll have plenty of examples. But most have something else in common too: the firm view that those failed pitches helped them move on to better things.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/you-have-to-fail-to-learn-three-entrepreneurs-on-the-value-of-a-business-pitch-gone-wrong">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship">The future of sustainable entrepreneurship</category> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:12:52 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/the-future-of-sustainable-entrepreneurship/2023/jun/01/you-have-to-fail-to-learn-three-entrepreneurs-on-the-value-of-a-business-pitch-gone-wrong</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/924f0debef832c9a790340bbd4fc4c42f906fe2a/0_115_1733_1040/master/1733.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7b6e22e7ceea7f1e964058989f1555e3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Victor Torres/Stocksy United</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/924f0debef832c9a790340bbd4fc4c42f906fe2a/0_115_1733_1040/master/1733.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cacf247664d5ae8ebb7dc049a70b98a6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Victor Torres/Stocksy United</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Ellen Manning</dc:creator> <dc:date>2023-06-01T13:12:52Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>All aboard! Why boat shoes are being worn nowhere near the sea</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/article/2024/may/15/fashion-statement-boat-shoes-summer</link> <description><p>In this week’s newsletter: Those ‘posh dad’ shoes associated with Cape Cod and the Kings Road are cropping up everywhere. We dive deeper into what’s behind their new wave</p><p><strong>• <a href="https://ablink.editorial.theguardian.com/ss/c/5_0RsgQQADkQXfcakeyW_GPcjsZEeV7eQIVSUD9prtGaaEPgUvO1GC3wbXuY4CZmFqfLGGB1wr0-3pWF9sVHkJUH8PXE3bwW1uB-92_7xmXgu9S6tCMDr1xcnKgpbN2yTsEqqR6kihw3S2-wcVFrBHp-oEgw4RGIX_CQu4DjuhL8x2SXpEKh8cDSNBOxKoY_T4eNQDANiZFV_fbFt9p7-QPv_J3QYwTXCGtdyoGw3nXVqMVFbpq1PGlQy3HL4BD791V5grRcGNJzqYF45teDCHukJ3L8piThuXDs-1C2SS0yDqKZ1Pheeh-o1Ju1_wIQ45YcYywh9InqPOEICO4kFEAXUTUEcZOuS-V7xVsw-Zag8x2f2xcpI8x54WnZ1VztLZULMuYgqc7mZ5TjpSo1GSa9g3aM41Lpyjx2ZambNS56f1HKotyXHSZA6miX18pqumSnNuSR8NSQy0kWZBnFJTDcXcuCPitdfLJa96GtJK9AMbpuvGLue5nuSXCGWry44zeA_G9bfCrvZkJeky8jgWhpnOBsV9ii5DAz580sR9hCJ0oEkxHsgmHceyK8x7zSINb6Pm6xic2SkCTB_7UFOLZkSvTHzbI-Ch0I09arJ4Vd5vlzuU1hl9jX8_LuKFJvRP6FatL6gvm6O6GJwKNbkmac1FGKx4WxwvsTUEMvdXdMOOCnol0O9hc_zRd-I_dunqSZ2bk4KGKjXPMJq2Ax2_B0a3rQDtZjYGFxr3Dwn5re7gv7S7XmkL-e1Gf418nL_0YGjOpUobHPDAd7CvPHVRexd081cGwmj1k-oKcZs9A/3tk/rGlepLgpR1mfKLuP-9K-bw/h33/MB21gg42AGegjcoXv3ArYhiaqSvEa4FiUtOLnpIurK0">Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</a></strong></p><p>It is finally happening: those shoes that your posh friend’s dad wore to slope to the shops are being spotted on trains, buses and pavements everywhere. Their return has been rumoured in industry circles for some time – Vogue even dubbed 2024 <a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/boat-shoe-trend">the year of the boat shoe</a> in February – but no one was quite sure if it would materialise in the real world, outside Nantucket. But lo and behold, there they are, on the feet of people who don’t know their port from their starboard, miles from any boats.</p><p>The resurgence of the design can be traced back to the catwalk. Miu Miu, the label designed by Miuccia Prada, featured multiple boat shoes in its spring/summer show. Its versions are for sale for £660 but the label is so influential that resale app Depop credit it for a rise in the popularity of boat shoes. Searches were up 39% last month, with Timberland and Sebago popular brands, available from £12 to £90.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/article/2024/may/15/fashion-statement-boat-shoes-summer">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion">Fashion</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/miu-miu">Miu Miu</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 16:00:13 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/article/2024/may/15/fashion-statement-boat-shoes-summer</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/32d12e29fe683550c20af57fda92a61c1dac0ee5/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5c28457ec79f9711c757633b62f62879"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian Design/Miu Miu</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/32d12e29fe683550c20af57fda92a61c1dac0ee5/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6c85627c484c6c3bf04a78b68c3642c7"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian Design/Miu Miu</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lauren Cochrane</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T16:00:13Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Have you tried eating in a city centre hotel room recently? My advice – don’t | Jay Rayner</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/may/16/have-you-tried-eating-in-a-city-centre-hotel-room-recently-my-advice-dont</link> <description><p>If you can get past the QR code and the long wait for something close to food, you’ve still got to work out where the hell to put it</p><p>Modern life presents many challenges: filing electronic tax returns, getting hold of <a href="https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/virgin-media-named-worst-major-broadband-provider-for-customer-service-aQwVk5g0Tdc4">Virgin Media customer services</a>, not drenching the passive-aggressive pedant on the neighbourhood WhatsApp group with digital expletives. But none of that comes even close to the trauma of trying to have a quiet dinner in a modern city-centre hotel room. Every element has been engineered by a disciple of the Marquis de Sade, only one with more spite, and a misunderstanding of ergonomics. Let’s start with the room service menu, which of course now means a QR code. But only if you have a phone signal, which you don’t because the building is a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/may/22/michael-faraday-lost-better-call-saul-genius">Faraday cage</a> designed to keep out even the slightest waft of 2G. Use the hotel wifi instead, although that means being scraped for every last byte of intimate data you possess and the sweet promise of marketing emails for decades to come. In return for which, it probably won’t work.</p><p>But let’s say you get on to the wifi and the QR code does its thing, and the site doesn’t freeze, which it will because it always does. Who knows if the food will arrive? Certainly not the hotel operator. Because the kitchen only takes orders online and no, they can’t put you through and please don’t talk to me like that. Still, after 45 minutes dinner turns up and there’s a green sulphurous ring around the yolk of the over-boiled egg in your Caesar salad, and the over-emulsified dressing looks like it needs a course of antibiotics. But it’s food. Kind of. I wasn’t expecting <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2023/sep/14/michel-rouxs-le-gavroche-isnt-just-a-restaurant-it-has-been-a-school-for-chefs">Le Gavroche</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/may/16/have-you-tried-eating-in-a-city-centre-hotel-room-recently-my-advice-dont">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/food">Food</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/travel/hotels">Hotels</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:28:14 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/may/16/have-you-tried-eating-in-a-city-centre-hotel-room-recently-my-advice-dont</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60f824a92d35cd35604127484113ac73c52b013a/0_89_1634_980/master/1634.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f4a3112d25cff0f70486d9a7fabe5344"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Sarah Tanat-Jones/The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60f824a92d35cd35604127484113ac73c52b013a/0_89_1634_980/master/1634.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2a1a173e9569e6459277153a35318674"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Sarah Tanat-Jones/The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jay Rayner</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:28:14Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>How we met: ‘I cried because the bar didn’t have any pizza and he comforted me’</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/how-we-met-i-cried-because-the-bar-didnt-have-any-pizza-and-he-comforted-me</link> <description><p>Philippa, 32, and Jack, 30, met at a post-election party in 2019. They plan to marry in September and move to Spain<br>• <a href="https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/global/2023/apr/11/tell-us-how-did-you-meet-your-close-friend-or-partner">Tell us your story of how you met someone special</a></p><p>When Philippa moved to Sheffield from London in 2018, one of the first things she did was join her local Labour party. “I was studying for a PhD in housing and planning and was already involved in a tenants’ union,” she says. “I was very active socially, but I lived alone, so it was a bit lonely for me.”</p><p>A year after moving up north, she began supporting the 2019 general election campaign. “We’d send groups from different areas to go leafleting and door knocking,” she says. “Olivia Blake, who we’d been supporting, won her seat, so she put on a little victory party just before Christmas.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/how-we-met-i-cried-because-the-bar-didnt-have-any-pizza-and-he-comforted-me">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/relationships">Relationships</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:05 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/how-we-met-i-cried-because-the-bar-didnt-have-any-pizza-and-he-comforted-me</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bd2dcb6aef9f77186e0cab8f6ed6449a77af144c/0_362_3024_1814/master/3024.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f9cae34e09ca725c7729005ea13a4290"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Supplied image</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bd2dcb6aef9f77186e0cab8f6ed6449a77af144c/0_362_3024_1814/master/3024.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=71017e7cff614ab8ca51df8ba7552a47"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Supplied image</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lizzie Cernik</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T10:00:05Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Dining across the divide: ‘Soon there won’t be any leftwingers in Labour, just Keir Starmer clones’</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/dining-across-the-divide-clive-jayne</link> <description><p>They’re both natural Labour supporters, but one is so unhappy with the leadership he isn’t planning to vote for the party. Will either of them see red?</p><p><strong>Clive, 65,</strong> <strong>London</strong></p><p><strong>Occupation</strong> Part-time advisory teacher</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/dining-across-the-divide-clive-jayne">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/social-trends">Social trends</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:30:07 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/dining-across-the-divide-clive-jayne</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5e812ca05a2f2fd22e0aaa8fd707f3a8c3448427/185_249_3207_1925/master/3207.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2d42a69e6b185ca841c501712ef7e097"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5e812ca05a2f2fd22e0aaa8fd707f3a8c3448427/185_249_3207_1925/master/3207.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5474128928735c6aa5da273a11b024f7"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Sam Wollaston</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:30:07Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Military graffiti, surprising songs and finding Nemo – take the Thursday quiz</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/the-guardian-thursday-quiz-general-knowledge-topical-news-trivia-160</link> <description><p>Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?</p><p>Fifteen questions await you on topical news, current affairs and various other things that popped into the quizmaster’s mind for some reason. There are no prizes, but you can tell us how you got on in the comments, where you can score bonus points by being funny and spotting references to the children’s teatime favourite Doctor Who, and lose points for unnecessary quibbling over questions or answers. Enjoy!</p><p><strong>The Thursday quiz, No 160</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/the-guardian-thursday-quiz-general-knowledge-topical-news-trivia-160">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 10:00:06 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/article/2024/may/16/the-guardian-thursday-quiz-general-knowledge-topical-news-trivia-160</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/acf179535ab211aa8bbb9b1080132f8df50f9a0a/1049_465_2673_1605/master/2673.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=af93518a4b78a1ee08932edcf024c896"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/acf179535ab211aa8bbb9b1080132f8df50f9a0a/1049_465_2673_1605/master/2673.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=48fe5729a22221096de19276c820b974"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Martin Belam</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T10:00:06Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘It’s going gangbusters!’ How Britain fell in love with bubble tea</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/its-going-gangbusters-how-britain-fell-in-love-with-bubble-tea</link> <description><p>Sometimes it’s fruity, sometimes it’s syrupy. It’s usually very sweet. And it’s always full of … tapioca. How did Taiwan’s ‘boba tea’ become such a hit everywhere from Cardiff to Glasgow? </p><p>On a sunny Thursday afternoon, the Covent Garden branch of <a href="https://www.gong-cha.co.uk/">Gong cha</a> is doing a roaring trade. Staff behind the counter are busy preparing drinks for a string of customers, all ordering from an electronic pad in the corner. One leaves with a purple concoction flavoured with the root vegetable taro; another sips on a milky tea laced with brown sugar “pearls”. A third grabs a bright drink tasting of passion fruit and adorned with floating coconut jelly.</p><p>It’s a scene being played out more and more as bubble tea shops like Gong cha pop up around the UK. Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, has just got its first (called Just Poppin); in Canterbury, Kent, there are six shops to choose from; and a new branch of American bubble tea brand CoCo recently had dozens of people queueing down Glasgow’s Bath Street.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/its-going-gangbusters-how-britain-fell-in-love-with-bubble-tea">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/fooddrinks">Food & drink industry</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/tea">Tea</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/food/fruit">Fruit</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/k-pop">K-pop</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/business/business">Business</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 04:00:59 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/16/its-going-gangbusters-how-britain-fell-in-love-with-bubble-tea</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c0ae4b851c6cce111f97a8fb364cfdf12490d4ae/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2fbf4e2dc451aa37ed2df9826c1b827e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: OKrasyuk/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c0ae4b851c6cce111f97a8fb364cfdf12490d4ae/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d129b359924978f87c29a598ad981d83"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: OKrasyuk/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Hilary Osborne</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T04:00:59Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Chelsea Women fans: share your views on Emma Hayes’ departure</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/chelsea-women-fans-share-your-views-on-emma-hayes-departure</link> <description><p>We would like to hear from Chelsea Women fans about how they feel about the Emma Hayes era coming to an end</p><p>After 11 years as Chelsea manager, Emma Hayes is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/nov/04/emma-hayes-to-leave-chelsea-at-end-of-wsl-season">to step down at the end of the season</a>.</p><p>We would like to hear from Chelsea Women fans about how they feel about Emma Hayes’ tenure coming to an end. What did her time with the club mean to you?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/chelsea-women-fans-share-your-views-on-emma-hayes-departure">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/emma-hayes">Emma Hayes</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:03:40 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/chelsea-women-fans-share-your-views-on-emma-hayes-departure</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/96f04990342751bdd4dda75746246f22a0b0a3fd/0_174_3500_2101/master/3500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f02482f092fed7f367b89f5ac1e6a69a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/96f04990342751bdd4dda75746246f22a0b0a3fd/0_174_3500_2101/master/3500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1d9dea86a6ebefd4bd56da0a25281c26"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mike Egerton/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian community team</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:03:40Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Carers in the UK: have you been threatened with prosecution for benefit fraud?</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/08/carers-in-the-uk-have-you-been-threatened-with-prosecution-for-benefit</link> <description><p>We’d like to hear from carers in the UK who have been investigated for alleged benefit fraud by the DWP</p><p>Tens of thousands of unpaid carers looking after disabled, frail or ill relatives <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/07/unpaid-carers-allowance-payment-prosecution-earnings-rules">are being forced to repay huge sums to the government and threatened with criminal prosecution</a> after unwittingly breaching earnings rules by just a few pounds a week.</p><p>People who claim the £81.90-a-week carer’s allowance for looking after loved ones while working part-time are being forced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to pay back money that has been erroneously overpaid to them, in some cases running to more than £20,000, or risk going to prison.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/08/carers-in-the-uk-have-you-been-threatened-with-prosecution-for-benefit">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/carers">Carers</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/benefits">Benefits</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/society">Society</category> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 10:54:31 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/08/carers-in-the-uk-have-you-been-threatened-with-prosecution-for-benefit</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/638de48c6c890320c7d3c49aa536983ec34e8b99/0_210_6256_3755/master/6256.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=02991b08b349e8621779f0293874fb6c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: HighwayStarz/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/638de48c6c890320c7d3c49aa536983ec34e8b99/0_210_6256_3755/master/6256.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c4ebe90ab865e6ea6009356309a8b021"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: HighwayStarz/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian community team</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-08T10:54:31Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Tell us: do you have a portrait of King Charles in your workplace?</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/15/tell-us-do-you-have-a-portrait-of-king-charles-in-your-workplace</link> <description><p>We would like to hear from people who have seen a portrait of the king in a public building and how they feel about it</p><p>Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime minister, is offering portraits of the king to <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/more-public-institutions-can-apply-for-a-portrait-of-the-king">all Church of England churches, as well as job centres, coastguards, universities and other public institutions</a>, having previously offered them to local authorities, court buildings, schools, police forces and fire and rescue services.</p><p>Do you have a portrait of the king in your workplace and how do you feel about it? Or have you seen a portrait of the king in a public building and how do you feel about it?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/15/tell-us-do-you-have-a-portrait-of-king-charles-in-your-workplace">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/prince-charles">King Charles III</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/monarchy">Monarchy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 10:49:05 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/15/tell-us-do-you-have-a-portrait-of-king-charles-in-your-workplace</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a9cc461953be4f40e6e6848c9b771c79fdbc5089/0_577_2704_1622/master/2704.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ed943b23509f488e502c9d592797a07a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2024/Cabinet Office/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a9cc461953be4f40e6e6848c9b771c79fdbc5089/0_577_2704_1622/master/2704.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=39bbc4fdcc226498c8ea6294cdd85896"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2024/Cabinet Office/PA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian community team</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T10:49:05Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Tell us: have you recently become more engaged with the natural world?</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/tell-us-have-you-recently-become-more-engaged-with-the-natural-world</link> <description><p>From birdwatching to gardening, we would like to hear from people who have a renewed interest in nature, </p><p>Have you recently become intrigued by nature? We would like to hear from people who have recently become more engaged with the natural world, from birdwatching to gardening. Whether it was because of an amazing documentary or a new bird-identifying app, tell us what piqued your interest below.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/tell-us-have-you-recently-become-more-engaged-with-the-natural-world">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/birdwatching">Birdwatching</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 14:47:51 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/tell-us-have-you-recently-become-more-engaged-with-the-natural-world</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c9d97c177af26e36f1647bd6341c1300e1f9c86a/0_176_5100_3061/master/5100.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=733d72f3cf52262159aff0fbc7fc1fec"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Danita Delimont/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c9d97c177af26e36f1647bd6341c1300e1f9c86a/0_176_5100_3061/master/5100.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f3a85cdfb533d0ef60da18a87f8828be"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Danita Delimont/Alamy</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian community team</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T14:47:51Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘We are very strong’: Georgia’s gen Z drives protests against return to past</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/georgia-gen-z-drives-protests-against-return-to-past-foreign-agents-law</link> <description><p>Resolutely European young people brave violent repression to loudly reject ‘foreign agents’ law and alignment with Moscow</p><p>Mariska Iurevicz’s mother has been crying a lot recently. “She is always asking when I’ll be home”, the 22-year-old says. “I think we are feeling the same. We are nervous and some of us feeling unsafe. But we are very strong. We will do everything to change the situation.”</p><p>Iurevicz, a philosophy student at the TSU State University in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, belongs to one of a myriad of protest groups sprouting out of universities and schools that have been driving the mass protests against <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/15/georgia-foreign-agents-bill-protest-explainer">the “foreign agents” law</a> being introduced in the east European country.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/georgia-gen-z-drives-protests-against-return-to-past-foreign-agents-law">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/georgia-news">Georgia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/youngpeople">Young people</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/protest">Protest</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/eu">European Union</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia">Russia</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:37:22 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/georgia-gen-z-drives-protests-against-return-to-past-foreign-agents-law</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c2a78f19b99cf377a696d5d0062f714b986ff283/0_138_4288_2573/master/4288.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3f6bcd4e75abfbaf3a5830029a1c2ee2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c2a78f19b99cf377a696d5d0062f714b986ff283/0_138_4288_2573/master/4288.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=83d42db9c45b0c28610542973167df4f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Daniel Boffey in Tbilisi</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:37:22Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Like a ‘civil war’: Nouméa residents describe terror as deadly riots sweep New Caledonia capital</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/new-caledonia-riots-protests-noumea-death-toll-state-of-emergency</link> <description><p>Some locals say they have been too scared to leave their homes as protests over changes to the voting law grew into deadly riots</p><p>Lizzie Carboni knew that life in New Caledonia had changed forever when the school she had attended as a child went up in flames on Wednesday night.</p><p>“I could hear people yelling, screaming and grenades being fired,” she says, adding that it was “the worst night of my life” and likening the scenes unfolding in the capital, Nouméa, to “civil war”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/new-caledonia-riots-protests-noumea-death-toll-state-of-emergency">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/new-caledonia">New Caledonia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/france">France</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/pacific-islands">Pacific islands</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/indigenous-peoples">Indigenous peoples</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 05:42:17 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/new-caledonia-riots-protests-noumea-death-toll-state-of-emergency</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7f6c85aed026444ebeee094df86f5eed6e19abdc/0_486_7288_4373/master/7288.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0d017b4f2ce95d1942434d01af111776"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Delphine Mayeur/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7f6c85aed026444ebeee094df86f5eed6e19abdc/0_486_7288_4373/master/7288.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=6f022167dc47ed017eaa8b93722f8ad3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Delphine Mayeur/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Helen Livingstone</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T05:42:17Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘The gangs are in charge’: Haiti’s outgunned police fight a desperate rear defence</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/the-gangs-are-in-charge-haitis-outgunned-police-fight-a-desperate-rear-defence</link> <description><p>With violent insurrectionists in charge of 80% of the capital, Haiti’s police cling to their mission in the face of deadly odds</p><p>Nine hours and countless bullets after gunmen began bombarding Stanley’s police station in Port-au-Prince, the twentysomething officer started fearing he would not make it out alive.</p><p>“If you don’t hear from me, it’s because I’m dead,” he wrote on a family WhatsApp group by way of goodbye.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/the-gangs-are-in-charge-haitis-outgunned-police-fight-a-desperate-rear-defence">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/haiti">Haiti</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:39:01 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/the-gangs-are-in-charge-haitis-outgunned-police-fight-a-desperate-rear-defence</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/306ce1017104e935875ed3c16e3270d720a5bc3f/0_64_5311_3187/master/5311.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0e972224366526f3a921fb6283898a2f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mentor David Lorens/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/306ce1017104e935875ed3c16e3270d720a5bc3f/0_64_5311_3187/master/5311.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=65af17b20eb8ca9fb2c8025ac897781a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Mentor David Lorens/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Etienne Côté-Paluck in Port-au-Prince and Tom Phillips</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:39:01Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The families risking everything to keep Ukraine’s trains running – photo essay</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/16/the-families-risking-everything-to-keep-ukraines-trains-running-photo-essay</link> <description><p>Dutch photographer Jelle Krings has been documenting the workers of the Ukrainian railway since the war began. Here, he revisits the families that have kept a war-torn country moving, often to great personal sacrifice</p><ul><li>Words and pictures by Jelle Krings</li></ul><p>In the early hours of 24 February 2022, when Russian bombs and rockets struck Ukrainian cities and infrastructure throughout the country, railway workers boarded trains heading east. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/apr/20/iron-people-ukraines-railway-network-in-a-time-of-war-photo-essay">Determined to get as many people as possible to safety</a>, they would end up evacuating millions to Ukraine’s borders in the west.</p><p>Ukraine’s new railway chief Yevhen Liashchenko was in the team that guided the network through the first stages of the war. He says his people acted not because they were instructed to but because “they didn’t know any other way”. There was no time for bureaucracy, “decisions were made by the people on the ground, and they love the railway, not as a business but as a family”.</p><p>The railway station in Lyman, Donbas, destroyed by shelling</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/16/the-families-risking-everything-to-keep-ukraines-trains-running-photo-essay">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/rail-transport">Rail transport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/global-development">Global development</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/ukraine">Ukraine</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia">Russia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/kyiv">Kyiv</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 07:00:03 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/16/the-families-risking-everything-to-keep-ukraines-trains-running-photo-essay</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e893533b749f65a66dcd5d5822740f2e774c33c6/0_193_5774_3464/master/5774.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9b319a128b95607b5d54b36aa9c0fba1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jelle Krings</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e893533b749f65a66dcd5d5822740f2e774c33c6/0_193_5774_3464/master/5774.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f9994a6f439e26cc80548befc9803973"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jelle Krings</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian Staff</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T07:00:03Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The art of resistance: desert film festival showcases stories of the Sahrawi people</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/16/art-film-western-sahara-fisahara-festival-algeria-stories-sahrawi-people</link> <description><p>Exiled from their home since it was occupied by Morocco in the mid-70s, nearly 200,000 Sahrawis live in camps in Algeria. Now in its 18th year, the FiSahara festival is a window to the world </p><p>• Photographs by Susan Schulman for the Guardian</p><p>From the outside, Asria Mohamed’s tent in a refugee camp in south-west Algeria could be mistaken for a typical four-door nomadic dwelling used by Sahrawis, people from Western Sahara, though it is smaller in size.</p><p>Inside, however, is a series of QR codes attached to 19 <em>melhfas</em>, traditional clothing worn by Sahrawi women, that have been stitched to the tent’s interior walls, forming a colourful tapestry. Visitors are invited to scan the QR codes to dive into the stories of the women behind each melhfa.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/16/art-film-western-sahara-fisahara-festival-algeria-stories-sahrawi-people">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/global-development">Global development</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/film">Film</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/algeria">Algeria</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/western-sahara">Western Sahara</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/africa">Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">Middle East and north Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:00:06 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/may/16/art-film-western-sahara-fisahara-festival-algeria-stories-sahrawi-people</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9091e8b73e68d286f04332873ffa9d22f32a72ce/0_322_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=11330f63e36a4a55966c321204ebd6aa"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Susan Schulman/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9091e8b73e68d286f04332873ffa9d22f32a72ce/0_322_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d5ac51da3c02527f4b79473d91304622"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Susan Schulman/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Saeed Kamali Dehghan</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:00:06Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Washington is pushing policies to combat antisemitism. Critics say they could violate free speech</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/16/antisemitism-policies-free-speech</link> <description><p>In the wake of campus protests, some say proposals are part of of a broader effort to silence criticism of Israel</p><p>Against the backdrop of demonstrations against Israel’s war in Gaza on college campuses, the White House and Congress have announced a string of policies and commitments aimed at addressing what Joe Biden <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/07/biden-israel-commitment-pro-palestine-protests">warned</a> was a “<a href="https://www.adl.org/resources/press-release/us-antisemitic-incidents-skyrocketed-360-aftermath-attack-israel-according">ferocious surge of antisemitism</a>” in the United States.</p><p>Antisemitism was on the rise in the US before Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, killing roughly 1,200 people and taking another 250 hostage. But the ensuing war has exacerbated the problem, with the law enforcement officials <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/speech/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-delivers-remarks-anti-defamation-leagues-never-not">recording</a> a spike in threats against Jewish Americans.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/16/antisemitism-policies-free-speech">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/news/antisemitism">Antisemitism</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Gaza war</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/biden-administration">Biden administration</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-campus-protests">US campus protests</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/censorship">Censorship</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics">US politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/news/islamophobia">Islamophobia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/judaism">Judaism</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:07 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/may/16/antisemitism-policies-free-speech</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/396b7d2e6d08b759dc41761d710a64493408b44d/0_141_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=33dca87ac2e110d7dddf39935db0db1c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: John G Mabanglo/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/396b7d2e6d08b759dc41761d710a64493408b44d/0_141_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=db4bf1c424b2dc6a6dc660e8aad727e5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: John G Mabanglo/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lauren Gambino</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T12:00:07Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘I want justice’: man whose brothers died in infected blood scandal awaits report</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/i-want-justice-man-whose-brothers-died-in-infected-blood-scandal-awaits-report</link> <description><p>Christopher Marsh says he is determined to see the contaminated blood inquiry ‘to the end’</p><p>“I lost both my brothers through it and I want to still be here, I want to see justice, I want to see it to the end,” says Christopher Marsh of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/contaminated-blood-scandal">contaminated blood scandal.</a></p><p>Marsh, 49, and his two brothers, Gary and Kelvin, were all infected in 1981 through imported blood products used to treat people with haemophilia. Last year he was told his hepatitis C was no longer dormant and, with his brothers having long since died as a result of being infected, he is determined to see the end of the infected blood inquiry, which will <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/14/infected-blood-scandal-victims-families-hope-report-blame">publish its final report on 20 May</a>, and the official response.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/i-want-justice-man-whose-brothers-died-in-infected-blood-scandal-awaits-report">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/contaminated-blood-scandal">Contaminated blood scandal</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/hepatitis-c">Hepatitis C</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/aids-and-hiv">Aids and HIV</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/infectiousdiseases">Infectious diseases</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/health">Health</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 07:00:02 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/16/i-want-justice-man-whose-brothers-died-in-infected-blood-scandal-awaits-report</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4cc140559aa3f4f90941e2c3b746b8a0215c5f5e/0_56_5021_3014/master/5021.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2257c2b94eca69bffb132b9030c6c1aa"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4cc140559aa3f4f90941e2c3b746b8a0215c5f5e/0_56_5021_3014/master/5021.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9cb21b35bb081a9f2d08a371fe1af14d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T07:00:02Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/amit-shah-narendra-modi-right-hand-man-india</link> <description><p>For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in radical ways</p><p>Late one night in November 2005, a small group of plain-clothed police officers pulled over a bus in western India. They escorted off a man named Sohrabuddin Sheikh, who was joined on the side of the road by his wife, Kausar. Sheikh and Kausar were put into separate police cars and driven 600 miles away, across state lines, into Gujarat. They would never see each other again.</p><p>Sheikh had not been charged with anything. The Gujarat police did not have any legal grounds to detain him, let alone his wife. Upon reaching Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s most populous city, Sheikh and Kausar were not taken to a police station. They were instead detained in separate bungalows in a residential neighbourhood. Two days later, on 26 November, Sheikh was driven to a highway intersection in south Ahmedabad and shot dead. Police claimed that Sheikh was a member of an Islamist terrorist group and had been shot while trying to escape. Four days after Sheikh’s death, on 29 November, Kausar was killed. Policemen allegedly poisoned her, then carried her body to the Narmada River, where they burned it and dumped the remains in the water.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/amit-shah-narendra-modi-right-hand-man-india">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/india">India</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/narendra-modi">Narendra Modi</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/india-elections-2024">India elections 2024</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 04:00:57 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/amit-shah-narendra-modi-right-hand-man-india</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a716f5e3865f4c10460e76f94b88311aa1abea44/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=3e79f08cf5a32ce0621fedcae466a112"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian Design/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock/EPA/AP/Reuters/Getty/AFP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a716f5e3865f4c10460e76f94b88311aa1abea44/0_0_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=00e4d320568c2e0d0566f77c5e944981"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Composite: Guardian Design/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock/EPA/AP/Reuters/Getty/AFP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Atul Dev</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T04:00:57Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘I honest to God believe I was drugged’: magician David Copperfield’s alleged victims speak out</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/may/15/david-copperfield-allegations</link> <description><p>The Guardian US investigated claims that the famed entertainer selected girls and women from his audiences and subjected them to sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior. Copperfield’s lawyers say the allegations are ‘false and entirely without foundation’</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/15/david-copperfield-investigation">Revealed: Magician David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/david-copperfield-allegations">Former teen models accuse magician David Copperfield of misconduct</a></li></ul><p>For two 15-year-old girls in the early 1990s, meeting David Copperfield, the world famous magician, seemed like the thrill of a lifetime.</p><p>Carla* says she remembers the way Copperfield gave her his phone number after a 1991 show in Georgia. About two years later in San Francisco, Lily* says, she felt giddy when the master illusionist picked her to join him on stage for a magic trick.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/may/15/david-copperfield-allegations">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 14:00:40 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/may/15/david-copperfield-allegations</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60e8d4d326b1ef3066f12792a4d6661d85c8dedf/6_7_1488_893/master/1488.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cded404c9ee0c8c05f3cae3101c2e0f8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/60e8d4d326b1ef3066f12792a4d6661d85c8dedf/6_7_1488_893/master/1488.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=dc1e3dcbbfa9fd63617b43e8124d4957"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lucy Osborne and Stephanie Kirchgaessner</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T14:00:40Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Jonathan Yeo’s portrait of Charles III review – a formulaic bit of facile flattery</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/15/jonathan-yeo-portrait-of-charles-iii-review-a-cringeworthy-bit-of-facile-flattery</link> <description><p>A psychedelic sea of lurid reds and a clunking monarch butterfly cannot save this superficially observed and carelessly executed bland banality</p><p>It’s hard to be objective about an artist you like as a person. I recently met the painter Jonathan Yeo – whose portrait of King Charles has been <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68981200">unveiled in a storm of crimson hype</a> – on a radio show and was instantly charmed. It’s easy to see why famous people enjoy being portrayed by Yeo. He’s intelligent, relaxed, unassuming. We talked about a studio visit. But then I had a look at <a href="https://www.jonathanyeo.com/welcome/">his works online</a> and cringed. And that was before I saw this right royal banality.</p><p>Yeo’s portrait of the king is replete with all his vices. It is technically superficial and unfelt. There’s no insight into the king’s personality here, just a weird allegory about a monarch butterfly that Yeo says is a symbol of his metamorphosis from prince to king.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/15/jonathan-yeo-portrait-of-charles-iii-review-a-cringeworthy-bit-of-facile-flattery">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/art">Art</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathan-yeo">Jonathan Yeo</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/painting">Painting</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/prince-charles">King Charles III</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artanddesign">Art and design</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/monarchy">Monarchy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/celebrity">Celebrity</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 13:34:49 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/15/jonathan-yeo-portrait-of-charles-iii-review-a-cringeworthy-bit-of-facile-flattery</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f1ae7820ef1aaea98891a9b5cb6ae10b425c99c0/172_190_2124_1274/master/2124.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b231887b9cb3353bddc032b5b2e23b37"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jonathan Yeo/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f1ae7820ef1aaea98891a9b5cb6ae10b425c99c0/172_190_2124_1274/master/2124.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b2dccce85ebbe627314dce99822f2f7b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Jonathan Yeo/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Jonathan Jones</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T13:34:49Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>David Copperfield 'was in my nightmares': the women alleging sexual misconduct - video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/may/16/david-copperfield-was-in-my-nightmares-the-women-alleging-sexual-misconduct-video</link> <description><p>A Guardian US investigation is reporting allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour by illusionist David Copperfield. Testimonies from two women, both of whom are portrayed by actors, describe their alleged experiences and the impact it had on their lives. Copperfield denies all of the allegations and has never been charged with criminal wrongdoing</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/may/16/david-copperfield-was-in-my-nightmares-the-women-alleging-sexual-misconduct-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-news">US news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 14:22:15 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2024/may/16/david-copperfield-was-in-my-nightmares-the-women-alleging-sexual-misconduct-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6bdc6e7ce1ce8da7332339f1d661031ae3724e73/60_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=63ac307ec7e976e3106a6f5ca932db0d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: REX/Getty</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6bdc6e7ce1ce8da7332339f1d661031ae3724e73/60_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8b63b82123d5da65eb7406b46ba3155e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: REX/Getty</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lucy Osborne, Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Laurence Topham, David Levene, Kyri Evangelou, Alex Healey, Ali Assaf, Maeve Shearlaw, Michael Hudson, Katie Lamborn and Christian Bennett</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T14:22:15Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/may/15/four-kids-left-the-thai-school-swallowed-by-the-sea-video</link> <description><p>Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. This has led to the relocation of the school and many homes, resulting in a dwindling population. Currently, there are only four students attending the school, often leaving just one in each classroom. The village has experienced severe coastal erosion, causing 1.1-2km (0.5-1.2 miles) of shoreline to disappear since the mid-1950s</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/may/15/four-kids-left-the-thai-school-swallowed-by-the-sea-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">Climate crisis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-and-central-asia">South and central Asia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 10:47:18 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/video/2024/may/15/four-kids-left-the-thai-school-swallowed-by-the-sea-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/814c6c8fcc19e29687f9c7e20c3810ddbd1b6dff/60_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e785e7c57daaa92bdf24f296b1a62764"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/814c6c8fcc19e29687f9c7e20c3810ddbd1b6dff/60_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fed6ca15acc85498ae39a2cccd5dc81e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Christopher Cherry, Rebecca Ratcliffe, Sawitree Wongketjai, Alex Healey and Temujin Doran</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T10:47:18Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>British surgeon in Gaza speaks out as Israel offensive deepens in Rafah – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/may/14/british-surgeon-in-gaza-speaks-out-as-israel-offensive-deepens-in-rafah-video</link> <description><p>British surgeon Dr Omar El-Taji has been in Gaza for more than a week with medical nonprofit Fajr Scientific, working in one of Gaza’s largest remaining hospitals as Israel’s invasion of Rafah deepens. The European hospital, which was founded by Unrwa with a grant from the EU, has limited resources and fewer local staff to deal with high numbers of patients being admitted with devastating injuries. ‘These people have gone through this for six to seven months now, they cannot go through this any more,’ says El-Taji, who is currently living at the hospital after the medical team’s safe house was evacuated. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has so far rejected US pressure to hold off on a full-scale attack, claiming Rafah is the last stronghold of Hamas and that Israel can only achieve its war aims by killing militants and leaders in the city</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/14/israeli-tanks-residential-areas-idf-push-further-rafah">Israeli tanks reach residential areas as IDF pushes further into Rafah</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/may/14/british-surgeon-in-gaza-speaks-out-as-israel-offensive-deepens-in-rafah-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gaza">Gaza</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Gaza war</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/middleeast">Middle East and north Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 17:49:54 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/may/14/british-surgeon-in-gaza-speaks-out-as-israel-offensive-deepens-in-rafah-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/190016159265ba0bd6e7f6e448d2dc2de3b7049b/60_9_1785_1071/master/1785.png?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=cfc0f9cbc5d668896d97112a99f985e1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/190016159265ba0bd6e7f6e448d2dc2de3b7049b/60_9_1785_1071/master/1785.png?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=75631c9b1319fee584ab774b42c3046d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Lauren Hurrell, Albert Villa Alsina and Nikhita Chulani</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-14T17:49:54Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Clashes at Georgian parliament as 'foreign agents bill' passes – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/may/14/clashes-at-georgian-parliament-as-foreign-agents-bill-passes-video</link> <description><p>Georgian protesters opposed to a 'foreign influence' bill picketed the Georgian parliament amid a major police presence during the third, and final reading of the bill. Police attempted to disperse demonstrators and people were seen being detained. The 84-30 vote has cleared the way for the bill to become law. The draft now goes to the president, Salome Zourabichvili, who has said she will veto it, but her decision can be overridden by another vote in parliament, which is controlled by the ruling party and its allies. Government critics and western countries have criticised the new bill as authoritarian and Russian-inspired</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/14/georgia-parliament-approves-foreign-agent-bill-amid-ongoing-protests">Georgia parliament approves ‘foreign agent’ bill amid ongoing protests</a></p></li></ul><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/may/01/why-are-georgians-protesting-against-foreign-agents-bill-explainer">Why are Georgians protesting against a ‘foreign agents’ bill?</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/may/14/clashes-at-georgian-parliament-as-foreign-agents-bill-passes-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/georgia-news">Georgia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">Europe</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/protest">Protest</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 16:56:59 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/may/14/clashes-at-georgian-parliament-as-foreign-agents-bill-passes-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ea0f67febf32475f31dfacb25b1905faa4b834ca/0_438_6720_4032/master/6720.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7993520b1ec86764179e459a49bc287a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ea0f67febf32475f31dfacb25b1905faa4b834ca/0_438_6720_4032/master/6720.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=45cbf61f3fcf292795daa61cc6b49328"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator /> <dc:date>2024-05-14T16:56:59Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Why genocide is so hard to prove – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/law/video/2024/may/09/why-genocide-is-so-hard-to-prove-video</link> <description><p>South Africa's case against Israel over allegations of genocide before the international court of justice has raised a central question of international law: what is genocide and how do you prove it? It is one of three genocide cases being considered by the UN's world court, but since the genocide convention was approved in 1948, only three instances have been legally recognised as genocide. Josh Toussaint-Strauss looks back on these historical cases to find out why the crime is so much harder to prove than other atrocities, and what bearing this has on South Africa's case against Israel and future cases</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/apr/03/what-is-the-genocide-convention-and-how-might-it-apply-to-the-uk-and-israel">What is the genocide convention and how might it apply to the UK and Israel?</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/28/famine-is-setting-in-icj-orders-israel-to-unblock-gaza-food-aid">‘Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/video/2024/may/09/why-genocide-is-so-hard-to-prove-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/law/international-court-of-justice">International court of justice</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/law/international-criminal-court">International criminal court</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/southafrica">South Africa</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel">Israel</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/israel-hamas-war">Israel-Gaza war</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 11:19:24 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/law/video/2024/may/09/why-genocide-is-so-hard-to-prove-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4398783eb3c3cde9a06d460cc8ca75c766b714e0/120_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f9e7ed379e8b5dfac05ed73c29699b88"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Guardian Design</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4398783eb3c3cde9a06d460cc8ca75c766b714e0/120_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=929d63b410cfab2fc7aba45eb0fb7c3c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Guardian Design</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Josh Toussaint-Strauss Joseph Pierce Ali Assaf Ryan Baxter</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-09T11:19:24Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘Cringeworthy’: what people in Dover think of Labour and Keir Starmer – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2024/may/10/cringeworthy-what-people-in-dover-think-of-labour-and-keir-starmer-video</link> <description><p>Keir Starmer appeared in Dover and Deal alongside the Labour party’s newest MP, the former Tory Natalie Elphicke, to announce the scrapping of the Rwanda deportation scheme if Labour is elected. The Guardian spoke to people in Dover to get their reaction</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2024/may/10/cringeworthy-what-people-in-dover-think-of-labour-and-keir-starmer-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/politics">Politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/immigration">Immigration and asylum</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/migration">Migration</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/kent">Kent</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer">Keir Starmer</category> <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 17:39:27 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2024/may/10/cringeworthy-what-people-in-dover-think-of-labour-and-keir-starmer-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7d73dd6fbbac9fbe752a8c88622b60d99ed351f3/60_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ab5ceb1fed27d8d13e16320ae3592dff"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7d73dd6fbbac9fbe752a8c88622b60d99ed351f3/60_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1d6f8ef1c6fc4ef712f36e963222016f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Bruno Rinvolucri</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-10T17:39:27Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>‘Disrupt whenever possible’: police clash with protesters blocking bus to Bibby Stockholm – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2024/may/03/disrupt-whenever-possible-police-clash-with-protesters-blocking-bus-to-bibby-stockholm-video</link> <description><p>Hundreds of protesters prevented an attempt to collect asylum seekers from a south London hotel and transfer them to the Bibby Stockholm barge. The Guardian witnessed crowds blocking the bus and the road outside the Best Western hotel in Peckham before police were able to move in and break up the protest. The bus eventually left the area after seven hours, with no asylum seekers onboard</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/02/london-protesters-block-coach-peckham-asylum-seekers-bibby-stockholm">London protesters block transfer of asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2024/may/03/disrupt-whenever-possible-police-clash-with-protesters-blocking-bus-to-bibby-stockholm-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/immigration">Immigration and asylum</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/bibby-stockholm">Bibby Stockholm</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/rwanda">Rwanda</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/protest">Protest</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/home-office">Home Office</category> <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 10:39:26 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2024/may/03/disrupt-whenever-possible-police-clash-with-protesters-blocking-bus-to-bibby-stockholm-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/44bf7c3af4aee229ed5bb9fa4c61f2bddab4a75b/0_0_5472_3282/master/5472.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=225a7c7206150b3646480bbf6759dc3c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/44bf7c3af4aee229ed5bb9fa4c61f2bddab4a75b/0_0_5472_3282/master/5472.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=0645a29b7de8e300e83df6f69df78436"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: The Observer</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Adam Sich, Bruno Rinvolucri and Temujin Doran</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-03T10:39:26Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>'Fed up of politics': the view from Blackpool on byelection day – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2024/may/02/the-view-from-blackpool-on-election-day-fed-up-of-politics-video</link> <description><p>Ahead of the byelection in Blackpool South, the Guardian takes the temperature in the once prosperous northern coastal town, with many voters expressing complete apathy and disdain for the state of politics. </p><p></p><p>The area is going to the polls because the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/mar/26/dirty-rotten-scoundrel-blackpool-voters-dismayed-by-tory-mp-scott-benton">former Tory MP Scott Benton resigned</a> after being found guilty of breaching standards rules in a lobbying scandal. Labour is hopeful of taking back the seat, which Benton won with a majority of 3,690 in 2019</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/may/02/polls-open-in-england-may-local-elections-tories-braced-for-heavy-losses"><strong>Polls open in England’s local elections with Tories braced for heavy losse</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/may/02/tories-rishi-sunak-elections-leader-change">Analysis: <strong>Will Tories dump Rishi Sunak if election results worse than expected?</strong></a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2024/may/02/the-view-from-blackpool-on-election-day-fed-up-of-politics-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/local-elections-2024">Local elections 2024</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/blackpool">Blackpool</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/uk">UK news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour">Labour</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party">Reform UK</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives">Conservatives</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/society/localgovernment">Local government</category> <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 06:57:16 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2024/may/02/the-view-from-blackpool-on-election-day-fed-up-of-politics-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/73d14a9281cc5c0361ae6d79db1005c4feadc586/0_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4101408cc50ec35acea9afd7bb5ec1e9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/73d14a9281cc5c0361ae6d79db1005c4feadc586/0_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b37dc1c0fcfc7c5316cbdbab8d4f389b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Maeve Shearlaw, Christopher Cherry and Katie Lamborn</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-02T06:57:16Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The Premier League’s race for Europe and Celtic’s title - Football Weekly Extra podcast</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2024/may/16/the-premier-league-fight-for-europe-and-celtic-title-football-weekly-extra-podcast</link> <description><p><a href="https://twitter.com/maxrushden">Max Rushden</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/bglendenning">Barry Glendenning</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/kickback_nedum">Nedum Onuoha</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnBrewin_">John Brewin</a> as Manchester United and Chelsea get important wins in their hunt for European football next season</p><p><strong>Rate, review, share on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/football-weekly-the-guardian/id188674007?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/guardianfootballweekly">Soundcloud</a>, <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/football-weekly">Audioboom</a>, <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/guardianfootballweekly/">Mixcloud</a>, <a href="https://www.acast.com/footballweekly">Acast</a> and <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/guardianuk/football-weekly">Stitcher</a>, and join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GuardianPodcasts/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/guardianaudio">Twitter</a> and <a href="mailto:footballweekly@theguardian.com">email</a>.</strong></p><p>On the podcast today: the race for fifth/sixth and Europa League football next season is still alive – Chelsea could still catch Spurs and only Manchester United winning the FA Cup would earn Newcastle a spot.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2024/may/16/the-premier-league-fight-for-europe-and-celtic-title-football-weekly-extra-podcast">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 11:47:30 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2024/may/16/the-premier-league-fight-for-europe-and-celtic-title-football-weekly-extra-podcast</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/07519a6ddcaefbe27588f38ccabaab5c28f1af30/107_509_5643_3386/master/5643.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5db98efc8aedecec082b42b245f4067f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/07519a6ddcaefbe27588f38ccabaab5c28f1af30/107_509_5643_3386/master/5643.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=8bcefc1c747973f4ea262ef4b73cd64b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt/AMA/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Presented by Max Rushden with Barry Glendenning, Nedum Onuoha, John Brewin and Tariq Panja. Produced by Joel Grove and our executive producer is Phil Maynard.</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T11:47:30Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>AI, algorithms and apps: can dating be boiled down to a science? – podcast</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2024/may/16/apps-and-algorithms-can-dating-be-boiled-down-to-a-science-podcast</link> <description><p>Last week the founder of the dating app Bumble forecasted a near future dating landscape where AI ‘dating concierges’ filter out prospective partners for us. But does AI, or even science, really understand what makes two people compatible? Madeleine Finlay speaks to Amie Gordon, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, to find out what we know about why two people go the distance, and why she’s designing her own dating app to learn more.</p><p><em>Clips: Bloomberg</em></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/28/the-science-isnt-there-do-dating-apps-really-help-us-find-our-soulmate">Read more about Amie’s app here</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2024/may/16/apps-and-algorithms-can-dating-be-boiled-down-to-a-science-podcast">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/science">Science</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/dating">Dating</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/psychology">Psychology</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/film/love-and-friendship">Love & Friendship</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/technology">Technology</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2024/may/16/apps-and-algorithms-can-dating-be-boiled-down-to-a-science-podcast</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fc78600621efc9c3c450a17fc7cf6164c7452c21/0_0_3196_1918/master/3196.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=045bc3f672b094fdb386d09df8fce0a3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/fc78600621efc9c3c450a17fc7cf6164c7452c21/0_0_3196_1918/master/3196.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=14b65a188078e95495a1032fc15413ec"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Westend61/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Presented by Madeleine Finlay, produced by Joshan Chana, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer was Ellie Bury</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T04:01:00Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>What keeps the world’s top climate scientists up at night? - podcast</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/16/what-keeps-world-top-climate-scientists-up-at-night-podcast</link> <description><p>Hundreds of climate experts expect global temperatures to rise to at least 2.5C (4.5F) above preindustrial levels by 2100. Damian Carrington reports</p><p>When the Guardian’s environment editor, <strong>Damian Carrington</strong>, decided to survey the world’s top climate scientists, he had no idea how many of them would want to participate.</p><p>“I was astonished by the flood of responses that came back,” he tells <strong>Hannah Moore</strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/16/what-keeps-world-top-climate-scientists-up-at-night-podcast">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">Climate crisis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/science/scienceofclimatechange">Climate science</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ipcc">Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/carbon-emissions">Greenhouse gas emissions</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/extreme-heat">Extreme heat</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 02:00:55 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/16/what-keeps-world-top-climate-scientists-up-at-night-podcast</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2116771e0438be71cb9b0f4a0758a349b96788b4/0_0_4999_3000/master/4999.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=64f083c8cf5ab2ba50be1d9f1026bce7"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Tamara Uribe/Guardian Design</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2116771e0438be71cb9b0f4a0758a349b96788b4/0_0_4999_3000/master/4999.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=9e456eabed4dd18d84fd9463b30518f8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Tamara Uribe/Guardian Design</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Presented by Hannah Moore with Damian Carrington; produced by Ruth Abrahams and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Elizabeth Cassin</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T02:00:55Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Donald Trump comes face to face with former fixer Michael Cohen - podcast</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/may/15/donald-trump-comes-face-to-face-with-former-fixer-michael-cohen</link> <description><p>This week, it was Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen’s turn to take the stand in the hush-money trial in New York. Cohen walked the jury through the steps he says he took to make any potential story that would damage Trump’s image go away, in advance of the 2016 election.</p><p>The defence is trying to chip away at Cohen’s credibility, to sow seeds of doubt among the jury listening to his testimony. So how did he do? Jonathan Freedland asks former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori what he makes of the prosecution’s star witness so far</p><p><em>Archive: Fox News 5, CBS News, CNN, Sky Australia</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/may/15/donald-trump-comes-face-to-face-with-former-fixer-michael-cohen">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-politics">US politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donald-trump-trials">Donald Trump trials</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/michael-cohen">Michael Cohen</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 18:23:32 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2024/may/15/donald-trump-comes-face-to-face-with-former-fixer-michael-cohen</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bbee40af7f1d8d8d26721fabd8534361919ac060/0_64_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f9713b3a20ae2d88d401e3d2ea8f9a62"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bbee40af7f1d8d8d26721fabd8534361919ac060/0_64_5000_3000/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=81c722fa165e038a8ce94279e29f3f93"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Presented by Jonathan Freedland, with Ankush Khardori, produced by Danielle Stephens and the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T18:23:32Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Manchester City have one hand on trophy and Villa into the Champions League: Football Weekly - podcast</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2024/may/15/man-city-with-one-hand-on-the-trophy-and-champions-league-football-for-villa-football-weekly</link> <description><p><a href="https://twitter.com/maxrushden">Max Rushden</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/bglendenning">Barry Glendenning</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/jonawils">Jonathan Wilson</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/robyniocowen">Robyn Cowen</a> as Manchester City go top of the Premier League ahead of the final round of fixtures.</p><p><strong>Rate, review, share on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/football-weekly-the-guardian/id188674007?mt=2">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/guardianfootballweekly">Soundcloud</a>, <a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/football-weekly">Audioboom</a>, <a href="https://www.mixcloud.com/guardianfootballweekly/">Mixcloud</a>, <a href="https://www.acast.com/footballweekly">Acast</a> and <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/guardianuk/football-weekly">Stitcher</a>, and join the conversation on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GuardianPodcasts/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/guardianaudio">Twitter</a> and <a href="mailto:footballweekly@theguardian.com">email</a>.</strong></p><p>On the podcast today; Manchester City beat Spurs to make sure winning the Premier League is in their hands – they are on the brink of their fourth consecutive title. Will the reserve goalkeeper Stefan Ortega be remembered as the man who got them there, saving one-on-one against a charging Son Heung-min?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2024/may/15/man-city-with-one-hand-on-the-trophy-and-champions-league-football-for-villa-football-weekly">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/football/football">Football</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/sport">Sport</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 11:04:34 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/football/audio/2024/may/15/man-city-with-one-hand-on-the-trophy-and-champions-league-football-for-villa-football-weekly</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/560c66d9332d70e1c23986f5df14a16ca210fb86/0_173_2590_1553/master/2590.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=da2b3c6aa706a5d5822ae71dfa0a2745"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/560c66d9332d70e1c23986f5df14a16ca210fb86/0_173_2590_1553/master/2590.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c3d1b857412b6b3f22fd49573f76d818"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Presented by Max Rushden with Barry Glendenning, Jonathan Wilson and Robyn Cowen. Produced by Joel Grove and our executive producer is Danielle Stephens.</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T11:04:34Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>From the archive: The evolution of Steve Albini: ‘If the dumbest person is on your side, you’re on the wrong side’ – podcast</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/15/from-the-archive-the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side-podcast</link> <description><p>We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.</p><p>This week, from 2023: Steve Albini was long synonymous with the indie underground, playing in revered bands and recording albums by the Pixies, PJ Harvey and Nirvana. He also often seemed determined to offend as many people as possible. What led him to reassess his past? By Jeremy Gordon</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/15/from-the-archive-the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side-podcast">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/steve-albini">Steve Albini</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/indie">Indie</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/punk">Punk</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/popandrock">Pop and rock</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 04:00:31 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/15/from-the-archive-the-evolution-of-steve-albini-if-the-dumbest-person-is-on-your-side-youre-on-the-wrong-side-podcast</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1e91cf33f4e39f10f69f45330cb8c5904164f12c/0_198_5915_3549/master/5915.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=43deda6239b72fbdf02c3861a9fcc4b9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Evan Jenkins/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1e91cf33f4e39f10f69f45330cb8c5904164f12c/0_198_5915_3549/master/5915.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7aa2f557c4426571247a1ce848255198"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Evan Jenkins/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Written by Jeremy Gordon and read by Adam Sims. Produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Ellie Bury</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T04:00:31Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The 'foreign agents' law that has set off mass protests in Georgia - podcast</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/15/foreign-agents-law-mass-protests-georgia-podcast</link> <description><p>The bill requires any civil society organisation that receives more than 20% of its funds from abroad to register as being under foreign influence. Daniel Boffey reports</p><p>On the face of it the bill could sound innocuous: any civil society organisation that receives more than 20% of its funds from abroad must register as an organisation under foreign influence. Yet the new law Georgia’s parliament passed yesterday has sparked outrage and demonstrations in the capital, Tbilisi.</p><p>Critics claim the bill is “Kremlin-inspired” as Putin passed a similar law in 2012, which they say has had a chilling effect on civil society. Demonstrators think it is a way to redirect Georgia towards Russia. The Guardian’s chief reporter, <strong>Daniel Boffey</strong>, has been speaking to young protesters – often schoolchildren – about why they are so incensed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/15/foreign-agents-law-mass-protests-georgia-podcast">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/georgia-news">Georgia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/russia">Russia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 02:00:28 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/may/15/foreign-agents-law-mass-protests-georgia-podcast</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/53041e1570840d31aa07527a1de5a708bee87673/0_319_5184_3110/master/5184.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7e24d9679c7aa4d40d6700c12c0d6356"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/53041e1570840d31aa07527a1de5a708bee87673/0_319_5184_3110/master/5184.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b0ac78ca7f077c65b2e5d98098f7dc7c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Zurab Tsertsvadze/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Presented by Michael Safiwith Daniel Boffey; produced by Eli Block, Lucy Hough and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Homa Khaleeli</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T02:00:28Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Sign up for the Fashion Statement newsletter: our free fashion email</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-fashion-statement-newsletter-our-free-fashion-email</link> <description><p>Style, with substance: what’s really trending this week, a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solved, direct to your inbox every Thursday</p><p>Style, with substance: what’s really trending this week, a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solved, delivered straight to your inbox every Thursday</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters">Explore all our newsletters:</a></strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters"> whether you love film, football, fashion or food, we’ve got something for you</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-fashion-statement-newsletter-our-free-fashion-email">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/info/newsletter-sign-up">Newsletter sign-up</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion">Fashion</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/lifeandstyle">Life and style</category> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:06:20 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-fashion-statement-newsletter-our-free-fashion-email</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/12c671d139fa632a086b16c6f14d5b89e3112b42/0_0_760_456/master/760.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=508fababeea59acb47ea95260fc9af3e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Guardian Design</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/12c671d139fa632a086b16c6f14d5b89e3112b42/0_0_760_456/master/760.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=5fd50304077d238107069ed31d1f835d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Illustration: Guardian Design</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator /> <dc:date>2022-09-20T11:06:20Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Sign up for the Guardian Documentaries newsletter: our free short film email</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/info/2016/sep/02/sign-up-for-the-guardian-documentaries-update</link> <description><p>Be the first to see our latest thought-provoking films, bringing you bold and original storytelling from around the world</p><p>Discover the stories behind our latest short films, learn more about our international film-makers, and join us for exclusive documentary events. 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Doyle Wham gallery</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/85e7d19164aea7ede139cbcbd00874151ff60764/298_913_4323_2595/master/4323.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b2bed0bee0c19e46440c9b5a38fda48e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Aisha Seriki - Doyle Wham gallery</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Guardian Staff</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-16T06:00:01Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Time traveller: one Senegalese man’s journey to the past – in pictures</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/15/omar-victor-diop-in-pictures</link> <description><p>Whether it’s in segregated America or the glory days of postwar France, Omar Victor Diop appears in photographs of worlds he was previously shut out from</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/15/omar-victor-diop-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography">Photography</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artanddesign">Art and design</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 06:00:35 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/15/omar-victor-diop-in-pictures</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a8ea4c51311e928f62c1eb1f311fce02ad6e1222/0_633_6000_3601/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bed448ca3610c5485edb46e69b20077f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Omar Victor Diop & Lee Shulman</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a8ea4c51311e928f62c1eb1f311fce02ad6e1222/0_633_6000_3601/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=7bd97d41a3567ced0f7524d5350333a9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Omar Victor Diop & Lee Shulman</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Mee-Lai Stone</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-15T06:00:35Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>See things differently: the best of Photo London – in pictures</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/14/the-best-of-photo-london-2024-in-pictures</link> <description><p>From naked bathing to restaged expeditions, drunks, drag, poets and horses, these fantastic images light up this year’s photography extravaganza</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/14/the-best-of-photo-london-2024-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography">Photography</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/artanddesign">Art and design</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/culture">Culture</category> <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 06:00:28 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2024/may/14/the-best-of-photo-london-2024-in-pictures</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3389bda38e233d82dd3cbaee56ba83e7a5354073/0_224_3181_1908/master/3181.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=a538a3eeef70c4efcce9211ddb389712"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Gyldenpris Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway/Tonje Bøe Birkeland</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3389bda38e233d82dd3cbaee56ba83e7a5354073/0_224_3181_1908/master/3181.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f9bfca2ba5e8e84e1a01d0ef4ebd6e8e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Gyldenpris Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway/Tonje Bøe Birkeland</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Mee-Lai Stone</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-14T06:00:28Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Pucker up! 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