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  • Donald Trump is back in court on Thursday as his first criminal trial continues in New York.

    Live
    Trump in court as hearing on further alleged gag order violations is under way

    Judge Juan Merchan holds hearing on further claims Trump violated gag order; Stormy Daniels’ lawyer Keith Davidson is expected back on stand on Thursday
    • Brittney Griner was interviewed by ABC’s Robin Roberts in an interview broadcast on Wednesday night in the US

      ‘I felt like leaving so badly’
      Brittney Griner considered suicide in Russian prison

    • Live
      Trump refuses to commit to accepting 2024 election result if he loses

    • Climate crisis
      New US rules for pollution cuts ‘probably terminal’ for coal-fired plants

    • John Hostettler
      Pro-Israel groups target Republican House candidate they deem antisemitic

    • Live
      Israel’s war cabinet to meet tonight to discuss ceasefire and hostage deal

    • Baltimore bridge collapse
      Body recovered of fifth worker who died

    • Kristi Noem
      South Dakota governor doubles down on shotgun killing of Cricket the wirehair pointer pup

    • Technology
      Apple working to fix iPhone alarm problem

In focus

  • woman's face in distress viewed between legs of police

    ‘I was lying on the ground beside a wall of cops’
    Student photographers’ best images of the campus protests

  • lots of people with signs

    ‘Resist the state’
    Activists teach Floridians to ‘self-manage’ abortions in wake of ban

    As the state bans abortion past six weeks of pregnancy, a community care network springs to action in Gainesville
  • Crowds at a funeral procession in the West Bank

    ‘They hide when Israelis come’
    Palestinians despair of leadership after killing of colonel’s son

    Father of Khaled Arouq, 16, joins calls to reform Palestinian Authority as IDF raids in West Bank leave rising death toll

Spotlight

  • Two people wearing blue aprons stand back-to-back in a kitchen washing dishes and handling kitchenware

    'A chop suey parlor filled with memories'
    Is America’s oldest Chinese restaurant in a tiny suburb of Sacramento?

    Researchers visited California’s Chicago Cafe to find out if it’s really 121 years old – and entered a chop suey parlor filled with memories
  • ‘Over 100 million Americans have diabetes or prediabetes, and 100,000 die from the condition annually.’

    Death by diabetes
    Does the ADA work for patients or companies? A lawsuit dared to ask

  • Ryan Gosling in The Fall Guy.

    The Fall Guy review
    Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt fun it up in goofy stuntman romance

    Gosling does the dirty work in this entertaining action film, which has moments of tenderness with Blunt among the crashes, leaps and fireballs
  • the Lemon Twigs (left to right) Michael and Brian D’Addario

    ‘Who wants to stare at a computer?’
    Pop duo the Lemon Twigs on the joys of analogue life

    As teenagers, the New York brothers swiftly rose to become retro pop darlings – until they weren’t. Now older, wiser and taking inspiration from the travails of their family, they’re making their best music yet
    • Screengrab of man with mustache, beard and necklace

      ‘Intense and insane’
      Was this the most unsettling reality TV show ever?

    • Les and Anna

      How we met
      From the first moment I felt a sense of happiness

    • Sea of Thieves.

      Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5 review
      ‘You’ll laugh, you’ll sail, you’ll drink grog until you’re sick’

    • Southend Football Club. Roots Hall. Southend.

      ‘Ryan Reynolds never had to deal with this’
      The slow death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United

Opinion

  • A container with a blue sticker on it with the UN logo and the letters 'UNRWA' written on it in white

    Which is worse, Israel’s lies about Gaza or its western backers who repeat those lies?

    Mehdi Hasan
    • Kristi Noem at an event in January this year.

      Does shooting her puppy rule out Kristi Noem as Trump’s running mate? Don’t bet on it

      Emma Brockes
    • An election campaign poster for the AfD with the slogan ‘So Europe will not become Eurabia!’ in Berlin, Germany, April 2019

      I never thought people like me voted for the far right. I was wrong

      Khuê Phạm
    • The luxury yacht Lady Moura, owned by Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego.

      Why are billionaires scared of Brazil’s plan to hit them with a global tax? Because it makes perfect sense

      Larry Elliott
    • Upset woman sitting in front of washing machine

      When my tumble dryer broke, I didn’t have high hopes of the chatbot. But the human was even less useful

      Adrian Chiles

Sports

  • Jadon Sancho completed 12 dribbles against Paris Saint-Germain.

    Champions League team of the week
    Sancho is back to his best

    The semi finals kicked off with standout performances from a pair of Premier League loanees and two old hands rolling back the clock
  • LeBron James has an in-depth knowledge of wine

    Vintage performance
    What’s behind NBA stars’ wine obsession?

  • Ilia Malinin, a 19-year-old Virginia native and American competitive figure skater, demonstrates a jump as he poses for a portrait at SkateQuest in Reston, VA, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Malinin won his first world title at the 2024 World Figure Skating Championships. Malinin trains at SkateQuest and is coached by Malinin’s parents, Tatiana Malinina and Roman Skornyakov, who are former international competitors for Azerbaijan.

    ‘I want to push the limits’
    Ilia Malinin is keen to to save skating – and do a quintuple

    Malinin is the only person in history to land a quadruple axel and he thinks he can go further
  • Ryan Garcia reacts after a knockdown of Devin Haney during their April fight at Barclays Center.

    Boxing
    Garcia tested positive for ostarine before and after Haney fight – report

    Ryan Garcia reportedly tested positive for the anabolic agent ostarine on the day before and the day after his surprise win over Devin Haney last month
    • Jayson Tatum is congratulated by teammates as the Celtics make their way towards victory over the Heat

      NBA playoff roundup
      Celtics blow out Heat to advance as Doncic stars for Mavs

    • Brittney Griner was interviewed by ABC’s Robin Roberts in an interview broadcast on Wednesday night in the US

      ‘I felt like leaving so badly’
      Griner considered suicide in Russian prison

    • Adrian Newey

      Formula One
      Ferrari wait in wings after Newey’s Red Bull exit

    • Southend Football Club. Roots Hall. Southend.

      The long read
      The slow death and (possible) rebirth of Southend United

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Climate crisis

  • Grangemouth oil refinery

    Climate crisis
    Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors

  • Rooftop with path running through wildflowers and wild plants

    ‘On every roof something is possible’
    How sponge cities could change the way we handle rain

  • An aerial view of the Los Angeles River swollen by storm runoff after powerful storms hit southern California in February

    Weatherwatch
    What’s driving California’s extreme weather?

  • emissions rise from a smokestack

    Climate crisis
    Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts say

Across the country

  • FILE PHOTO: A view of a Dollar General store in Mount Rainier, Maryland, U.S., June 1, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

    Dollar General
    Investors push to rein in CEO pay and perks

    SOC Investor Group highlights ‘serious concerns’ over company led by Todd Vasos who pocketed $183m between 2015 and 2021
  • FILE PHOTO: Peloton in New York City<br>FILE PHOTO: A stationary bicycle inside of a Peloton store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

    Peloton
    CEO steps down as beleaguered company cuts 15% of workforce

  • person's hand holds sign reading 'my body my choice'

    Abortion
    Arizona senate votes to repeal near-total 1864 ban after huge backlash

  • Stock photo of top of police car with trees in background.

    Wisconsin
    Police kill student who came to middle school with a gun

    • New York
      Harvey Weinstein faces retrial after 2020 rape conviction overturned

    • ‘We’re making this country strong’
      Activists march for immigrant rights

    • ‘I didn’t shoot my dog’
      Mitt Romney says his dog scandal doesn’t compare to Kristi Noem’s

    • Duane Eddy
      Pioneering rock’n’roll guitarist dies at 86

    • Louisiana
      US judges reject new voting map with second majority-Black district

    • Marjorie Taylor Greene
      Far-right Republican to force vote on ousting Mike Johnson as speaker

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Around the world

  • Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss sitting together at the Conservative party conference

    UK
    Ex-chancellor calls Liz Truss ‘kind of Trumpian’ over firing by tweet

    Ex-chancellor and Truss were close political allies and friends before he was sacked over a crisis stoked by the mini-budget
  • Crowds of people wait at an MSF clinic clinic in Zamzam camp, 15km from El Fasher, North Darfur.

    Sudan
    Essential supplies running out as RSF paramilitary encircles Darfur’s largest city

  • Victorious Youth

    ‘Victorious Youth’
    Italy can reclaim 2,000-year-old Greek statue from Getty Museum, ECHR rules

  • the bright yellow, orange trimmed shell logo before a blue sky

    Shell
    Firm unveils new $3.5bn share buy-back after higher profits than expected

    • Australia
      Surfer dies after alleged stabbing at Coffs Harbour beach

    • Uber
      More than 10,000 London black-cab drivers launch £250m lawsuit

    • Solomon Islands
      China-friendly ex-diplomat Jeremiah Manele chosen as new prime minister

    • Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno
      Chad leader tries to step out of his battle-tested father’s shadow

    • Europe: Georgia cancels parliament session amid huge protests against ‘foreign agents’ bill

    • Chagos Islands
      People fear loss of identity as birth certificates altered to remove disputed homeland

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Podcasts

Podcasts

  • FBL-EUR-C1-DORTMUND-PSG<br>Dortmund's German forward #14 Niclas Fuellkrug (R) celebrates with Dortmund's English midfielder #10 Jadon Sancho (L) and Dortmund's German midfielder #19 Julian Brandt scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on May 1, 2024 in Dortmund. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
    Advantage Dortmund in Champions League semis? – Football Weekly Extra

  • A nurse holding a syringe gives a man an injection

    Science
    The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines

  • A transport vehicle carries three Tesla Cybertrucks on a freeway in California

    Today in Focus
    Has Elon Musk driven Tesla off track?

  • A designed image with the words 'Politics Weekly UK'

    Politics Weekly UK
    Coming 5 May: Politics Weekly Westminster – an extra podcast episode to get your political fix

  • Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, left, runs with Bayern's Harry Kane during the Champions League semifinal first leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Christian Bruna)

    Football Weekly
    All square in Munich and Ipswich a point from Premier League – Football Weekly

  • Illustration by Nathalie Lees

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: The battle over dyslexia – podcast

  • A close up of a Labour rosette on a jacket

    Today in Focus
    Is Labour about to win a local elections landslide?

Culture

  • Edward Wadsworth, Bright Intervals

    Beauty, filth, violence and death
    Why still life art is more subversive than you think

    Once dismissed as a lesser art form, the still life has been reinvented as a radical form of expression, as a thrilling new show makes clear
  • Still from the game, a woman in snow

    ‘Like taking a shovel to your brain’
    Dark fairytale game Indika takes aim at the Russian Orthodox church

  • Richard Tandy

    ELO
    Richard Tandy, keyboardist who shaped band’s futuristic sound, dies aged 76

  • Olivia Rodrigo in a long red dress in concert

    TikTok
    Universal signs deal allowing artists back on platform

  • Curve’s production of A Chorus Line.

    ‘Don’t know if my body can do this’
    Does A Chorus Line still ring true for dancers?

  • Party’s over … Jeff Daniels as Charlie Croker A Man in Full.

    A Man in Full review
    Skin-crawling Trump satire is a worthy Succession replacement

Lifestyle

  • Bue Marino beach on Favignana’s east coast

    Where Odysseus threw a barbecue
    Exploring Sicily’s Favignana island

    The Egadi isles are said to have inspired the mythical islands in the Odyssey. Today, the largest of the group is a quiet place of blissful beaches, fresh fish, neon seas and ice-cream breakfasts
  • Illustration of woman in pink dress with hands on head surrounded by dresses, planners, invitations, hangers and cakes

    ‘It blew our budget by a massive amount’
    Four couples break down their wedding costs

  • ‘To the trained eye, it was littered with mistakes. But I forced mine to see the bigger picture’ … Kathryn Wheeler on her big day.

    A moment that changed me
    I made my own wedding dress – and learned to embrace imperfection

  • A Mulberry bag

    Fashion
    Mulberry sales decline as wealthy shoppers slow spending

  • BFFs? … Melissa McCarthy and Barbra Streisand together in 2016

    ‘Did you take Ozempic?’
    Barbra Streisand gives a masterclass in how not to pay a compliment

  • Jennifer Wong at her first tai chi class.

    My first time doing tai chi
    ‘It feels like my brain is solving a Rubik’s Cube’

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  • Dozens of students arrested at the occupied Hamilton Hall building of Columbia University in New York<br>NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - APRIL 30: New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment earlier in New York, United States on April 30, 2024. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

    US students
    Share your experience of the pro-Palestinian campus protests

  • A young businessman riding skateboard in the city of Barcelona, Spain.

    Tell us
    How do you make your commute fun or productive?

  • Hands Up<br>Large party group of people holding their arms and hands high in the air during an Outdoor Concert

    Music
    Tell us your experiences of making a living from music

  • People queue outside the Hermes store in Mayfair in London, Monday, April 12, 2021.

    Tell us
    Are you splurging on luxury goods you can ill afford?

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From our global editions

  • Olga Rudenko on the street, photographed for a protrait with her reflection also visible in a shop window

    Ukraine's fight for full press freedom
    ‘We can write what we want, but bad actors try to intimidate us’

  • Saudade Kaadan

    ‘I refuse to simplify Syria for western audiences’
    Director Soudade Kaadan on making a war movie without bloodshed

  • A pregnant woman stands in front of two graves: one is painted black and white with a hand-lettered inscription, a wreath and a rickety wooden awning; next to it is a small square brown concrete block, To the right can be seen a small black and white painted concrete grave topped with a cross.

    Colombia
    Wayúu people live on land rich in resources. So why are their children dying of hunger?

  • The Kangei Maru’s range is fuelling speculation that Japan may be prepared to return to whaling in the Southern Ocean.

    Whaling
    The vast new ‘mother ship’ that Japan hopes will revive a shrinking industry

In case you missed it

  • A counter-protester strikes a barricade at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus.

    'Terrifying’
    UCLA students describe violent attack

  • An abandoned akiya house is pictured in a small village in Miyoshi, Japan

    Akiya houses
    Why Japan has nine million empty homes

    New figures show nearly 14% of all houses in Japan are empty – but this real estate glut is attracting growing interest from foreigners
  • COLOMBIA-CONFLICT-PERFORMANCE<br>People take part in a performance consisting in getting buried up to their waists and staying in that position as much as their bodies resist as part of the commemoration of the VII National Week of Remembrance, to support the dignity of victims of the armed conflict, symbolic reparation, resistance and social reconstruction that contribute to the construction of historical memory, at 13 Comuna shantytown in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia on Octuber 16, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Raul ARBOLEDA (Photo credit should read RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP via Getty Images)

    From Colombia to Syria justice is possible for survivors of sexual violence in war

    Clara Sandoval
    For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as rape and sexual slavery. What would it take to replicate this globally?
  • Older white man, orangey skin, poofy hair, blue suit, red tie.

    Trump trial key takeaways, day nine
    Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, a fine and a warning

  • illustration of a worried looking man and two brains

    Well actually
    I have OCD. Some cognitive behavioral therapy techniques were totally wrong for me

  • woman in a blue blazer

    Kristi Noem
    Republican governor ‘had a shot’ at Trump VP slot before dog-killing boast, sources say

  • blurry photo shows clash between officers and protesters, with one protester brandishing a water jug

    ‘This machine bonks fascists’
    US student protester’s water jug becomes symbol of resistance

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    NYPD break up student protests at Columbia

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    Valery Poshtarov’s best photograph
    Sons, when did you last hold your father’s hand?

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  • Australian-Papua New Guinean singer Ngaiire, talks about life and family in La Perouse on 17 April.

    Australia
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