Despite a call for calm, a combustible mix of politics and protest punctuated the preview week across the pavilions Every two years the art world assembles in Venice for a sprawling celebration of visual arts at which countries “compete” against ..

The much-loved football sticker album is to be discontinued after 2030. Guardian writers recall their thrills and frustrations With this summer’s World Cup already mired in controversy over politicisation, potential travel bans and rows over tick..

The actor on her Dua Lipa faux pas, restless legs syndrome, and a shock realisation at a housewarming party Born in Bristol, Tuppence Middleton, 39, trained at ArtsEd in London before appearing in films The Imitation Game and Mank. Her stage role..

We spill the tea on the supermarket bags worth your cuppa – and which should be left to stew • The best (and worst) supermarket coffee My grandma would turn in her grave if she knew I tested these teabags by brewing them in a cup, but that’s how..

From Naomi Ishiguro to Jess Atwood Gibson, more children of high profile writers are becoming authors themselves. Parents and their literary offspring discuss the pressures of measuring up Martin Amis liked to observe that the unusual position he..

Several frontbenchers told the Guardian the PM’s time in office should not go beyond the end of the year Mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions Gordon Brown has been appointed as a special envoy on global finance. Number 10 said..

Exclusive: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham is preferred choice of new leader for 42% of those surveyed Full results from England, Scotland and Wales The majority of Labour members say they do not believe Keir Starmer can turn around the..

Keir Starmer’s party lost out to Reform and the Greens, with no respite in Scotland, Wales or England. These maps show the scale of the historic results Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Labour has suffered heavy losses across Englan..

Exclusive: Tim Grattan-Kane says similar crimes still happening with rise of drink spiking in overstretched system as ITV releases drama on case The police officer in charge of solving the case of the “black-cab rapist” John Worboys says similar ..

Jubilation in Budapest as Péter Magyar becomes leader and invites people to ‘step through gate of regime change’ • Europe live – latest updates The pro-European centre-right leader Péter Magyar has been sworn in as prime minister of Hungary, mar..

Fears over a natural disaster or cyber-attack are pushing households into contingency planning, Link survey shows Millions of Britons are “prepping” for a potential “major disruptive event” by keeping a stash of cash at home, stockpiling tinned g..

Israeli PM says he has ‘full coordination’ with US president amid reports that Washington no longer consults him Benjamin Netanyahu interrupted an uncharacteristically long silence over the Iran conflict this week with a video commentary insistin..

Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, 21, charged with religiously aggravated harassment Two men have been charged with religiously aggravated harassment over allegations they travelled to north London to film antisemitic TikTok videos. ..

⚽ Brighton v Wolves rounds out Premier League 3pm BSTs ⚽ Live scores | Latest tables | Follow on Bluesky | Mail Barry Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea: Now Liverpool have a goal ruled out for offside, with the flag correctly going up at Cody Gakpo’s expens..

Moscow blanketed in heavy security despite last-minute announcement of three-day ceasefire with Ukraine Europe live – latest updates Vladimir Putin has declared Russia will always be victorious as he oversaw a scaled-back Victory Day parade on R..

Passengers were evacuated safely after the plane struck a person and an engine then caught on fire A Frontier Airlines plane hit a person on the runway of Denver’s international airport during takeoff, sparking an engine fire and forcing passenge..

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prison A journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities..

The world has watched the news of deaths and evacuations anxiously, and those still onboard MV Hondius face a wary reception in the Canary Islands As the MV Hondius sailed out of Ushuaia, the most southerly city on Earth, on 1 April, the grey ski..

In record 40C heat on 19 July 2022, 18 homes were lost in village of Wennington – a signal for firefighters to adapt, but UK response remains fragmented When neighbours urged Lynn Sabberton and her partner, Terry, to flee from their home in Wenni..

Simply hanging on could be a disaster for Iranians, while Trump needs to resolve this economic crisis he created Exchanges of fire between Iran and the US demonstrate the serious instability of the situation in the Middle East. Though the US stri..

The company’s UK and Europe boss has become a lightning rod for the British public’s fear of a US tech takeover The hall was packed with rightwing radicals when Louis Mosley heralded a coming revolution. Just as Oliver Cromwell – that “crusader f..

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Africa is leading a change in news consumption habits – and transforming the lives of current affairs enthusiasts Last year Amahle-Imvelo Jaxa posted a TikTok video about South African peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She ex..

With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left – and can we buy ourselves more time? The Earth..

Second season of BBC hit has attracted one of the most high-profile casts ever assembled for a reality TV show If it were any other show, the sight of the comedian Alan Carr sobbing under the burden of his dishonesty may have been enough to put o..

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Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson star in a farmyard mystery, while the spirited bonkbuster returns for a smutty second outing The Sheep Detectives Out now Few can claim a writing career as varied as Craig Mazin, creator of TV’s Chernobyl, co-wr..

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In this age of crisis, technology is pulling us apart. At its best, journalism can bring us together again, writes Guardian editor-in-chief Katharine Viner I have a confession to make. It has taken me years to write this article. For a long time..

Women’s Six Nations updates from 2pm BST kick-off Is England’s dominance an issue? | And mail Lee 6 mins. The home side decide to ram a stick in their own spokes by booting the restart out on the full. England will have a scrum on the centre sp..

The optimistic take is that Chelsea avoided equalling their worst run of league defeats since 1952 and warmed up nicely for next Saturday’s FA Cup final with a merited draw at Liverpool. Optimism, however, was thin on the ground at Anfield, where ..

The chants from Middlesbrough fans about Southampton’s spying are likely to linger in the memory far longer than a playoff semi-final that promised far more than it delivered. While Southampton will start Tuesday’s second leg as favourites, Boro c..

Spaniard will leave Bournemouth at end of the season Chelsea and other Premier League sides also interested Crystal Palace are stepping up their attempts to convince Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola to take over from Oliver Glasner and are set to off..

World No 2 is not against return: ‘Just good business’ Circuit’s future is uncertain after Saudi withdrawal DeChambeau has denied claims of PGA Tour talks Rory McIlroy is no longer opposed to LIV Golf players returning to the PGA Tour, but he s..

British No 1 beaten in straight sets at Italian Open ‘I can’t be in better mental and physical shape’ Cameron Norrie believes he is still well positioned for a strong performance at the French Open despite being shocked by his standard of play d..

Coach insists he is ‘proud’ of Valverde and Tchouaméni France defender is in squad for game at Barcelona Álvaro Arbeloa insisted Fede Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni should be given the chance to “keep fighting for the badge” after a second dre..

Home T20 World Cup and a historic Lord’s Test loom for Charlotte Edwards but with selection questions mounting Historic occasions are like buses: you spend ages twiddling your thumbs and then two come along at once. England have waited nine years..

Updates from the latest round of Championship games Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTL No hundred for Falconer on Championship debut, a chorus of bouncing slips and an imploring Tom Bailey enough for the umpire to raise an..

A supreme court decision will determine whether the cruel, unconstitutional execution of people with intellectual disability becomes even more prevalent The supreme court will soon rule on Hamm v Smith, an Alabama death penalty case that could si..

We used to have the back and forth of actual conversation. Now we have phones filled with our friends’ rambling soliloquies The message I most dread receiving on WhatsApp isn’t “Call me” or “I can’t believe what you did last night”. It’s “I’m jus..

In the coming days I will be setting out our path to break with the status quo once and for all by building a stronger and fairer UK These were very tough election results. It hurts to lose brilliant local candidates and leaders – friends and col..

The festival can often make you queasy, as geopolitics are played out through the proxy of art. This year it feels on the verge of collapsing in on itself On Tuesday, the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale was full of activity. Several palle..

Spirit Airlines helped turn flying into a fee-based nightmare. Now it’s gone, and fuel prices are soaring Forgive me for not mourning last week’s demise of Spirit Airlines, the company responsible for making flying absolutely terrible. Due to ris..

Machines may soon translate every conversation flawlessly. But language is more than information – it is curiosity, intimacy and cultural discovery One of my earliest assignments as a young interpreter was to provide simultaneous interpretation f..

You never change the pilot halfway through a flight, says a clearly rattled David Lammy. Can’t he see that his party is in a tailspin? A couple of days ago on a Swiss flight from Seoul to Zurich, a pilot experienced a medical emergency. Three doc..

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Sir Keir Starmer faces a deepening crisis of authority as election losses suggest disappointment with Labour has already curdled into cynicism If you are Sir Keir Starmer, the results of the local and devolved elections make for grim reading. Thu..

Michael Frayn and Julian Barnes have announced that they won’t be writing any more books. It is a hard habit to kick “Retirement is the ugliest word in the language,” Ernest Hemingway said. Writers, like artists in general, aren’t the retiring so..

Paul McGilchrist, Jean Wilson and Chris Keil on the Spanish artist’s haunting images • Charlotte Higgins’s appraisal of Francisco de Zurbarán is insightful and compelling (Simply divine: the extraordinary supernatural visions of Francisco de Zurb..

Fiona Collins and Stephen Pound on crossing borders I was delighted to read Phil Coughlin’s nostalgic account of Spike Milligan’s border-straddling pub in Puckoon (Letters, 1 May). But, here in Wales, we have the real thing in the little village..

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Charlotte Proudman’s comments follow trial of Christopher Trybus, who was acquitted of all charges against wife Tarryn Baird A barrister has suggested that a “dead woman was put on trial” in the case of Christopher Trybus, who was cleared of mans..

At the city’s Great Exhibition of 1904, 57 Somali men, women and children cooked, weaved and danced for visitors It was, the posters said, a rare chance to see a “little known but interesting people”: a live display of 57 Somali men, women and ch..

Home reportedly occupied by mother of Paul Flores, who was convicted of killing college student who went missing in 1996 Soil testing at a property linked to the man convicted in the murder of California college student Kristin Smart, who disappe..

Denmark’s king asks Troels Lund Poulsen to form government after PM struggles to gather support The king of Denmark has asked a centre-right politician to try to form a new government after the prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has failed to put..

Parent company of president’s Truth Social platform generated only $870,000 even as net sales were up 6% The parent company of Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform – one of the president’s preferred communications channels – lost nearly $406m in ..

Norway’s energy minister says country has a ‘responsibility’ to address shortfalls caused by wars in Ukraine and Middle East In case of any doubt about Norway’s commitment to maintain – and expand – its production of gas and oil offshore, the ene..

Findings come after third-hottest April on record globally and amid fears of more brutal European summer weather Economic inequality adds more than 100,000 deaths to the vast toll from heat and cold in Europe each year, research has found. Cutti..

Oxfordshire’s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demand Tucked away among hedgerows on a large field between a motorway and the River Ray, one of the UK’..

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Whimsical film shows relay of animals carrying centennial card from Balmoral Castle to naturalist in London King Charles has featured in a surprise birthday tribute to David Attenborough, with a cast of wild animals helping to relay his handwritt..

The board of the vocational charity has shown a ‘catastrophic failure of governance’, according to a member of the group’s council The trustees of City & Guilds London Institute have been accused of attempting to dodge accountability for a “catas..

Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beaten in election as count puts his party on 17 seats, a tie with Reform Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full results from England, Scotland and Wales John Swi..

Harassment reported by 35% of students at ‘high tariff’ institutions compared with 17% at those with lowest entry grades Students at England’s leading universities were more than twice as likely to experience sexual harassment than those at “lowe..

Thomas Shaknovsky botched the surgery of William Bryan, 70, who died on the operating table A Florida surgeon who is facing criminal charges after allegedly removing a patient’s liver instead of his spleen has said he is “forever traumatized” by ..

New York’s Democratic representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brushed off question about run for presidency The New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez answered a question about potentially running for higher office in 2028 by declaring: ..

Woman recovered after volcanic eruption on remote island, while operation to find two missing Singaporeans goes on Rescuers have recovered the body of an Indonesian woman who was caught in a volcanic eruption on Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s remote..

About 30 people – nearly all men – have expressed an interest in taking on the far-right National Rally in next year’s ballot At a Paris meeting hall this week, hundreds of leftwing voters braved a rainstorm to gather chanting: “Unity! Unity!” T..

Ambitious plans are being scaled back – but film and TV industry point to big existing investments in British production Hollywood blockbusters including the eagerly anticipated Beatles biopics and big-budget TV series such as Bridgerton have bee..

Train operator will become 11th national service returned to public ownership since Labour was elected in 2024 Great Western Railway will be nationalised in December, the government has announced. The train service, which has been in private han..

Halifax says cost of typical home fell by 0.1% in April, the second consecutive monthly drop, with pace of annual growth down from 0.8%. to 0.4% Business news – live updates UK house prices fell for a second consecutive month in April, as Halifa..

Bond yields drop as market fears ease that Labour leader will be replaced by a more leftwing rival UK government borrowing costs fell and the pound rose on Friday as Keir Starmer vowed to remain as prime minister despite the Labour party losing h..

Jack Thorne’s headline-grabbing drama about toxic masculinity is the clear favourite. But might the odds be stacked against it? Here is our guide to the worthiest winners This year, the Bafta TV Awards feel relatively young at 71. After all, Davi..

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This Florida-set revenge thriller swings between being boring and ludicrous. It’s riddled with awkward dialogue and convenient plotting Miami, Florida is the US at its extreme. Ostentatious wealth is everywhere, some legal, some very illegal, mos..

When my father collapsed suddenly, an episode of the US comedy in which Steve Carell does CPR to the tune of Stayin’ Alive sprung miraculously to mind It was a boiling hot day last summer, four days after my dad’s 73rd birthday. Mum was plating u..

(Atlantic) The lyrics may argue the dancefloor is dead, but this funny, wilfully plasticky new single isn’t the total about-turn from Brat that fans expected Last month, Charli xcx began the media campaign for her seventh studio album by giving ..

Brooklyn Storehouse, New York City The viral star electrified Brooklyn with winking visuals, self-aware humor and a slew of special guests From the look of the crowd at PinkPantheress’s show in Brooklyn last night, you’d be forgiven for thinking..

(DH2) On a floral-themed LP, squiggling melodies and quizzical distortion banish the winter gloom Dreijer brought to the Knife and his tracks with Fever Ray Swedish producer Olof Dreijer is best known for projects with his sibling Karin: namely ..

An erudite account of the foundation of the state and its subsequent moral and political decline Israel’s attack on Iran is only the most recent example of its degeneration in recent decades, coming on top of its illegal occupation of the Palesti..

The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed; The Rainshadow Orphans by Naomi Ishiguro; No Ghosts by Max Lury; Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler; Moon Over Brendle by Jeff Noon The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed (Gollancz, £22) On a gigantic..

Fearing the worst can lead to physical changes, according to this fascinating study of a strange medical phenomenon In Roald Dahl’s 1980 masterpiece The Twits, Quentin Blake’s illustrations demonstrate how Mrs Twit’s horrible attitudes eventually..

The Women’s prize-shortlisted author on being obsessed with Judy Blume, hating Jane Austen at first, and the joys of Tove Jansson My earliest reading memory The Little Engine That Could. My mom used to read it to me at night and then one day I..

For anyone needing a break from binging The Pitt, you can always put in your own shifts as a hospital manager, surgeon, paramedic and of course as a demonic morgue assistant Like the rest of the western world, our household is currently bingin..

PS5, Xbox, PC, Switch 2; Annapurna Interactive The nostalgic antics of a trio of tenacious teens make for silly yet undeniably enjoyable gameplay, framed by a playlist of bona fide bangers The older we get, the more we tend to romanticise our te..

Enchanting and a little eerie, Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth is the second great game in as many years based on the classic children’s books Sleepy, happy-sad, and imbued with the mildest peril, Tove Jansson’s Moomin stories may seem an unlikely f..

James Bond games have always fallen short of capturing the precise feel of the classic movies. But Amazon’s first dip into the 007 mythology seems to have a character of its own In the wake of the last James Bond movie, No Time to Die, there was ..

The theme of earth’s biggest art extravaganza – spiritual rest – felt wildly wrong for our crisis-hit planet. Thank goodness for the pavilions, from fake babies to hi-tech sperm banks to a chocolate Russell Crowe It was almost over before it even..

Barbican, London This ambitious and imaginative concert experience blended live and filmed performance. Not all its experiments felt successful, but at its best this was mesmerising While the Southbank Centre marked its 75th anniversary this wee..

M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool What Simon has lost in vocal power he has added in intimacy and authority – and this hushed performance makes for an arena concert like no other In 2018, Paul Simon’s triumphant Homeward Bound: The Farewell Tour was int..

Sadler’s Wells East, London Courtney Deyn and Jacob Samuel conjure a bleak world of excess, ritual and power in a visually striking but limited piece of dance-theatre It’s like the aftermath of the bleakest office party. A giant boardroom table,..

Barenaked bell ringers, banned opera singers and mind-boggling dog-owner relationships … the art at this year’s biennale has people calling the cops She’s famous for her extreme performances and Florentina Holzinger upped the ante yet again in Ve..

Rising tide of censorship is spreading, reshaping what students are permitted to read, learn and think Maia Kobabe wrote Gender Queer as a tender attempt to explain non-binary identity and the journey of sexual discovery to immediate family. “I t..

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne’s romantic new drama Falling is quite the gear shift. Its stars open up about what it’s like to research a love so controversial that the church couldn’t allow it The scene is the convent garden of a closed order of..

Rumens, whose column ran for nearly 20 years and developed a loyal readership, died this week aged 81 Carol was an excellent commentator on poetry, shrewd and deep-thinking but able to express her thoughts in plain English rather than academic ja..

PM’s wife, accompanying him to the polls, follows a long line of women to mobilise the jacket when stakes are high Not a white flag but a cream blazer was what Victoria Starmer chose to wear to accompany her husband, the prime minister, to vote o..

I suspect the fox is stealing my delivery parcels off the doorstep, but I’m not going to escalate without proof It is late afternoon, and I’m standing before the living room’s big bay window, with its commanding view of the street, when I hear th..

Whether it’s the Met Gala or the start of holiday dressing, May is big news in the fashion world • The best wedding guest dresses for every budget May starts with a bang, in fashion. The Met Gala, which happens on the first Monday in May every y..

Whether your skin is dull, dry or sensitive, these are our expert’s favourite formulas from her test of 25. Plus, dermatologists share their top tips • The best eye creams for banishing bags, puffiness and fine lines Moisturiser is a crucial ste..

Interactive or imaginative, educational or just plain fun – whatever toddler you know, these gifts are parent, kid and play-expert approved • The best toys for one-year-olds: 25 fun, skill-building ideas Children really start to become little pe..

Warm weather got you itching for new greenery? Our expert shares the dos and don’ts of plant shopping with the planet in mind • The best places to buy plants online, according to top gardeners With spring in full swing, it’s time to go shopping ..

Zingy lemon and mint elevate tender young beans in this fresh and simple spring supper What are your simple pleasures in the kitchen? The sizzle and spit of a fried egg? The smell of buttered toast, or putting on an apron to mark the end of a..

A zesty, grown-up, after-dinner digestif that drifts into the arena of the rum old fashioned but in a fancy glass A balanced, after-dinner refresher that layers sweetness, bitterness and richness in equal measure. The result has a clean, bitter-e..

An unadulterated, wobbly, joyous flan made the way it should be I started the year in one of my favourite places: Mexico City. I’ve since become one of those annoying people who finds a way to bring it up in nearly every conversation, so please i..

Softly braised vegetables combine with crisp-skinned chicken thighs in this reliable, versatile dish The weather lately has been as temperamental as peas in pods. But peas are even harder to read than the sky: some pods contain sweet things no bi..

Though open marriage is often imagined as something men want, women also choose this relationship structure – with all its rewards and challenges It’s late afternoon, and Lucy texts her husband’s girlfriend. The sound of cartoons plays somewhere ..

Ronnie is using Billy’s name to register for free streaming services and gyms, which Billy objects to. You get to preside over this trial • Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror Unlike the kettle or the wifi, my contact d..

From building an online community to losing long-term friendships, micro-influencer couples explain their experiences in age-gap relationships When it comes to relationships with extreme power imbalances – say, professional hierarchies or underag..

It’s OK to feel the loss, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. The fact that you do shows the devotion and care you’re capable of My son is moving out. I’m happy for him but I’m bereft. I know “empty nest” is a cliche but it’s out of con..

As fuel prices soar, millions of Britons could reduce their electricity costs by installing home storage Consumers across the UK are bracing for the war in the Middle East to deliver a sharp rise in home energy bills from this summer. The loomin..

I’ve received 77 unpaid PCNs from TfL but it won’t accept they weren’t from my vehicle Someone cloned my car number plate back in October and racked up £8,500 in Ulez fines. I appealed, but this was rejected. Unfortunately, the cloned car is the..

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Charges set out in a new contract for Aver Healthcare’s homes appear to contradict advice from the regulator I hold power of attorney for my aunt who is in a care home run by Avery Healthcare. Avery recently sent relatives its new contract, which..

There are misconceptions about the addictiveness of cannabis and many users are struggling with dependency Amy knew it wasn’t great. But there she was, at the bottom of a dumpster, desperately searching for the THC vape cartridge she’d thrown awa..

Beauty products have never been more advanced. But as people layer them up, experts have seen a rise in perioral dermatitis. What is the too-much-skincare rash, and what can you do about it? It often starts innocuously: a small cluster of spots a..

Would you know how to respond if someone was taken critically ill? Experts explain the basic skills we can all learn and how to perform them with confidence “If you learn one thing, it should be how to resuscitate,” says Richard Webber, an associ..

A lot of fitness advice is based on research into people who don’t have periods, give birth or go through menopause. How much of it should be modified – or even thrown out? I can’t remember when I first became aware of the phrase: “Women are not ..

Duo Whitaker Malem worked with pop art sculptor Allen Jones and a car bodyshop in Kent to create gala’s biggest jolt At Monday’s Met Gala, it inevitably fell to Kim Kardashian to deliver the evening’s biggest jolt. One of the few celebrities to s..

Whether it’s Palantir selling a $239 chore coat, Anthropic taking over a coffee shop or executives walking the red carpet at the Met Gala, tech’s biggest players are pivoting to fashion to sell their brands – and attempt to appear cooler in the pr..

The key lesson from Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s style is to keep the messaging simple Carolyn Bessette Kennedy has been an insider style icon for ever, but this year she has flipped from under-the-radar reference to global phenomenon. Ryan Murphy’..

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You share your favourite spots for sand, seafood and sundowners from the Kent coast to the Greek islands • Tell us about your favourite railway trip in Europe – the best tip wins a £200 holiday voucher Dungeness is a place of wild beauty, a stre..

The West Sussex village of Amberley, near Arundel, is easy to reach by train and offers great hiking in the national park, castles and a newly reopened pub with a focus on local food Wisteria and clematis hang from weathered cottage walls. Tulips..

Butcher’s shops and dive bars sit side by side in a district where you can swap the touristy beer halls of the city centre for raw creative energy In the south-west of Munich, Schlachthofviertel is an area in flux; a jarring district that is home..

The contrast between the dense, layered building and the clean lines of the cab make for a winning image William Shum describes Yau Ma Tei, the Hong Kong district in which he took this photo, as “one of the region’s older and most characterful di..

From Cara o cruz and Kopf oder Zahl to Lost City of the Incas, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz 1 The singer Rachel Agatha Keen performs under what mononym? 2 Which national football side has just three wins, all against Liechtenstein?..

Bold interior choices allowed these first-time buyers to utilise every square inch of this 19th-century building to create something special Eleanor and Dominic Charles’s wishlist was typical of most city dwellers looking to get a foot on the pro..

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Pressure is growing on government to act on legal threats designed to ‘harass and intimidate’ opponents Verity Nevitt was just 21, a student living away from home for the first time, when she learned she and her twin sister, Lucy, were going to b..

Article about second-tier rugby club last December piqued interest of American private equity firm “I think my family already thought I was crazy so this is nothing new,” says Kenn Moritz from his home office in faraway Pittsburgh. The Moritz fam..

Turning parking bays into green spaces and prioritising cyclists may be the fastest routes to improving urban life Clean air, safer streets and a stable climate are among the reasons doctors and environmental experts want fewer cars clogging our ..

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