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Trump presidency

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    Trump administration
    US education department insiders warn student loan system at risk: ‘The gatekeepers are gone’

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    Donald Trump
    ‘Insecure baby’: Trump draws ridicule after throwing fit over Colorado capitol portrait

  • a man in a suit speaks next to a person in a bunny costume

    White House
    Trump White House will put sponsor’s name on Easter Egg Roll for $200,000

  • side profile of man wearing glasses and navy suit, holding a microphone

    Democrats
    ‘They chose the billionaire’: Tim Walz returns to Minnesota as part of redemption tour

In focus

  • Graphic illustration of two people pushing a toy balls chock-full of clothing and kid things up a toy ramp

    Unequal beginnings
    How did childcare in the US become so absurdly expensive?

  • a woman looking at camera

    US campus protests
    A Palestinian American medical student objected to working alongside IDF soldiers. The university suspended her

    Emory University put Umaymah Mohammad through ‘one of the most dehumanizing’ experiences of her life as a new front opens in the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices
  • A police officer guards access to the ranch in Teuchitlán, Jalisco state, Mexico, on 11 March.

    Mexico
    Secret ovens and human remains: grisly Mexico killing site spotlights forced disappearances

    Discovery of a suspected training and extermination camp for a drug cartel has sparked protests across the country

Spotlight

  • Wholegrain and cereal on rustic wooden table.

    Well actually
    Are whole-grain foods really healthier?

    Health officials love whole grains. But are they really superior to refined-grain foods like white rice, bread and pasta?
  • from left, Mike Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork in the opening title sequence of The Monkees.

    Music
    ‘It was not a boyband!’ Micky Dolenz on the madness of being in the Monkees

  • people holding hands

    Stage
    $921 to see Denzel Washington’s Othello? How Broadway tickets got so expensive

  • aerial view of remains of a mosque after a fire

    California wildfires
    ‘That was my home’: faith communities without worship spaces after LA fires

    Post-Eaton fire, congregants who want a quick rebuild are met with a question: how long are they allowed to grieve?
    • Graphic illustration of a pacifier made of green dollar bills

      Childcare
      Here’s how much I pay for childcare – and what I’d do instead if it were free

    • Close up hand of female pulling white sheets in ecstasy , feeling and emotion concept

      The Filter
      From sex toy safety to supply chains: why testing vibrators isn’t as fun as you might think

    • Composite illustration with photo of the louse and fish diagrams

      Invertebrate of the year 2025
      ‘Unique and important’: Tongue-biting louse is wonderfully gruesome

    • Megan Clement working at Bar Commun

      The one change that worked
      I volunteered in a Paris bar – and found a whole new life in France

Opinion

  • A man holding up a folio with a signature at the bottom.

    Trump’s tariff obsession is a lose-lose proposition

    Steven Greenhouse
    The president thinks tariffs are ‘the greatest thing ever invented’ – but his trade war seems based on fiat and whim
  • man who is Donald Trump wears navy coat and red tie and raises fist up

    Why are other universities silent in condemning Trump’s attacks on Columbia?

    Zephyr Teachout
  • Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer in Friends.

    Were the Friends even human? Watching the old shows again, they certainly don’t breed like the rest of us

    Nell Frizzell
    One minute Rachel and Phoebe are giving birth, the next they’re perfectly groomed and having coffee with their mates. That’s not a picture I recognise, writes Nell Frizzell
  • Ben Jennings on Trump’s bid for the Nobel peace prize – cartoon

    Opinion
    Ben Jennings on Trump’s bid for the Nobel peace prize – cartoon

    The president’s hoped-for award seems elusive as the ceasefire in Gaza collapses and Putin remains obdurate over Ukraine
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      In Canada, I saw how Trump is ripping North America apart – and how hard its bond will be to repair

      Andy Beckett
    • A protest in support of Mahmoud Khalil in Times Square, New York, on 15 March 2025.

      Trump’s imperial plan is now eroding the rights of people who thought they were safe

      Nesrine Malik
    • Pro-Palestinian Protesters Rally in New York, United States - 10 Mar 2025<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by John Angelillo/UPI/REX/Shutterstock (15188979k) Pro-Palestinian protesters march in the Release Mahmoud Khaul, Hands Off Our Students, ICE off Our Campus rally in Lower Manhattan in New York City on Monday, March 10, 2025. ICE Immigration officers arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza, after US President Donald Trump vowed to deport foreign pro-Palestinian student demonstrators. Pro-Palestinian Protesters Rally in New York, United States - 10 Mar 2025

      A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started

      Alexander Hurst
    • A low-angle view of a person singing karaoke in a neon-lit room, with their arm around a smiling friend

      What I learned from the woman who does 52 new things a year

      Emma Beddington

Sports

  • Tyler Adams #4 of the United States holds his arms outstretched during the first half against Canada in the CONCACAF Nations League third place match

    Nations League losses and sparse crowds have US momentum at low ebb

    Leander Schaerlaeckens
    SoFi Stadium will host the US for two of its World Cup group games, but it was barren for their two lackluster games
  • England's Ezri Konsa in action with Latvia's Vladislavs Gutkovskis.

    Soccer live
    England v Latvia: World Cup 2026 qualifier – latest updates

    Minute-by-minute report: Can England up the entertainment levels and make it two wins out of two under Thomas Tuchel? Join Daniel Harris
    • Fans of Canada celebrate after Tani Oluwaseyi #12 scoring against the United States during the CONCACAF Nations League Third Place Match

      With a charged win over US, Canada proved they’re a complete squad

      Joe Callaghan in Los Angeles
    • Gjert Ingebrigtsen

      Track
      Ingebrigtsen’s father enters not guilty plea over abuse allegations

    • Edmonton Grads

      Basketball
      Were the all-conquering Edmonton Grads the most dominant team of all time?

    • Tiger Woods Injury Golf<br>FILE - Tiger Woods walks to the green on the fifth hole during final round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Sunday, April 14, 2024, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

      Tiger Woods
      Golfer confirms relationship with Trump’s former daughter-in-law

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Climate crisis

  • Firefighters work near a church destroyed by the Palisades fire in Los Angeles, California, in January.

    Christianity
    Christians worldwide urged to take legal action on climate crisis

  • A person holding a colourful umbrella walks through water on a flooded street

    Weather tracker
    Severe thunderstorms threaten flooding in northern Australia

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    Environment
    Scientists identify ‘tipping point’ that caused clumps of toxic Florida seaweed

  • A chunk of ice floats past the Portage Glacier near Girdwood, Alaska

    Climate crisis
    Glacier meltdown risks food and water supply of 2 billion people, says UN

Across the country

  • A Pueblo County Sheriff vehicle.

    Crime
    Colorado woman charged after mother found mauled to death among dozens of dogs

  • The public library in Fairhope, Alabama.

    Book bans
    Alabama board defunds local library in first action under new book ban law

    • Utah
      Mia Love, first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, dies aged 49

    • Genealogy
      DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy as CEO steps down

    • US
      ‘The goal is to disassemble public health’: experts warn against US turn to vaccine skepticism

    • Film
      Trump criticises George Clooney as ‘second-rate movie star and failed political pundit’

    • Tiger Woods
      Golfer confirms relationship with Trump’s former daughter-in-law

    • Virginia
      Former US attorney for eastern district of Virginia found dead at age 43

Around the world

  • Protesting students sit next to anti-riot police officers in Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday 24 March.

    Turkey
    Journalists among more than 1,100 arrested in Turkey crackdown

    Authorities ask X to block accounts as tens of thousands take to streets in largest anti-government protests in years
  • Prostate cancer cells

    Cancer research
    Prostate cancer surgery breakthrough offers hope for erectile function

  • Gérard Depardieu (left) arrives in court with his lawyer for the start of his trial

    France
    Gérard Depardieu arrives at Paris court for trial over sexual assault allegations

  • Discarded posters advertising shows at the venue and piles on green rubbish bags on the ground

    India
    Mumbai comedy club ransacked after performer’s joke about local politician

    • Elon Musk
      Tesla’s Europe sales drop nearly 45% amid row over Musk’s Trump links

    • Israel-Gaza war
      Israeli strike at Gaza hospital kills five, including senior Hamas figure

    • Ukraine
      Gulf in US and Russian expectations marks start of latest ceasefire talks

    • Assisted dying
      Death by euthanasia in the Netherlands increased 10% in 2024, figures show

    • Bird flu
      World’s first case of bird flu in sheep detected in England

    • Peru
      Stop-and-search, fire ants and stinging nettles: doling out justice to illegal miners in Peru’s Amazon

Podcasts

Podcasts

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    Politics Weekly UK
    Spring statement: What to expect – Politics Weekly Westminster

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    Football Weekly
    Thomas Tuchel’s winning start for England - Football Weekly

  • As part of an experiment on iron absorption, 21 Indian women had been fed chapatis baked with radioactive isotopes. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty Images

    The Audio Long Read
    The Coventry experiment: why were Indian women in Britain given radioactive food without their consent? – podcast

  • JD Vance standing at a lectern

    Today in Focus
    Who is the real JD Vance? – podcast

  • Seth Rogen, photographed in LA for Saturday magazine - 22 Marcg issue. Portraits by Dylan Coulter.

    Weekend
    Seth Rogen: slacker to studio boss; Marina Hyde on Trump making anywhere but America great again; and Philippa Perry helps with imposter syndrome – podcast

Culture

  • Anne Enright.

    Books
    Novelist Anne Enright wins an $175k Windham-Campbell prize

    Awarded to writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama, 2025’s recipients include novelist Sigrid Nunez, playwright Roy Williams and poet Anthony V Capildeo
  • man and woman talking outside

    Film
    ‘A loose-limbed trifle’: why Manhattan Murder Mystery is my feelgood movie

  • David Cronenberg.

    Film
    David Cronenberg says Brutalist AI controversy was a ‘campaign against’ the film by rival Oscar nominees

  • LA COCINA

    Film
    ‘A kitchen film with no food porn’: how Alonso Ruizpalacios sold Rooney Mara on his abortion drama

  • ‘You didn’t want to get in its way’ … Thomas Jane with the shark in the 1999 film.

    How we made
    Samuel L Jackson on shark thriller Deep Blue Sea: ‘I’ve had many deaths – but everyone remembers this one’

  • Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot at the beach in 1950 film La Vie Commence Demain (Life Begins Tomorrow).

    Biography books
    Hidden Portraits: The Untold Stories of Six Women Who Loved Picasso by Sue Roe review – artist as lothario

Lifestyle

  • An illustration of a topless man holding a tub of yoghurt with his intestines visible through his chest

    Health
    Is it true that … eating yoghurt can heal your gut?

  • Smiling Fisheye Middle Aged Woman With Hair Pulled Back and Hat and Sunglasses On<br>A fisheye image of a 52 year old woman with her hair pulled back and a hat and sunglasses on.

    Pass notes
    9pm-9am sunglasses: should you try fashion’s most divisive new trend?

    How big should your sunglasses be this summer? From the top of the brow to the tip of the nose – or roughly the size of dinner plates – according to those in the know
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    Life
    The big idea: should you dump your toxic friend?

    Self-help pundits advise us to cut difficult people out of our lives, but it’s not the only option

Well actually

  • An illustration showing a pixelated human-like figure on a digital watch slowly running into the world outside of the screen.

    Well actually
    ‘Listen to your body’: how to start running

  • an illustration of a cake with a bride and groom and a hand with a brush

    Ask Ugly
    I don’t wear makeup but my wedding is coming up – can I go bare-faced?

  • a painting of a woman looking up in ecstasy

    Well actually
    Romantasy, Bridgerton, audio porn apps: it’s a great time for horny ladies

  • A woman wrapped in towel after bath applying moisturizer on her arm.

    Well actually
    Why urea is the ‘unsexy’ hero of skincare

documentaries
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Take part

  • Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

    US news
    How has your work been affected by Trump’s policies?

  • Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller and Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller, in Adolescence.

    Young people
    Share your thoughts on the Netflix show Adolescence

  • Woman waking up at night.

    Sleep
    Have you got a tip for getting yourself back to sleep?

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    Games
    Parents: tell us about your child’s experience of playing Roblox

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From our global editions

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    Petro Poroshenko
    ‘Ukraine is weak without unity,’ says opposition leader Petro Poroshenko

  • Plumes of smoke, dust and debris rise from falling tower blocks during a demolition

    UK
    The battle for Glasgow’s Wyndford estate – photo essay

  • A swallow-type bird in silhouette pointing north-east on a pocket compass

    Science
    ‘They have no one to follow’: how migrating birds use quantum mechanics to navigate

  • Kim Philby in 1961.

    Espionage
    ‘A clever agent’: notes from ‘watchers’ of spy Kim Philby made public for first time

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    Democracy
    The Trump administration is descending into authoritarianism

  • US and Israeli flags intertwined

    The featured essay
    The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan

    Redefining antisemitism in the law was never about Jewish safety. It is about consolidating authoritarian power under the veneer of minority protection
  • Donald Trump Jr's plane with Trump branding at Nuuk airport

    Analysis
    Trump’s expansionism threatens the rules-based order in place since second world war

    UN charter says members ‘shall refrain from the threat or use of force’ against a country’s territory or independence
  • a man smokes outside a marijuana dispensary

    Analysis
    Tribal land ruling undercuts marijuana law’s claims of undoing racial disparities

  • an aerial view of the city

    California
    The future happens in Oakland first. That’s a cautionary tale for global cities

  • a woman smiles in a crowd of people

    New York
    A garden of sunflowers … and an AK-47: Iranian murder plot comes to Brooklyn

  • illustration of household goods

    Egg prices have tripled, chicken has doubled
    The cost of US inflation in 10 items

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    Argentina
    ‘You couldn’t trust anyone’: documenting Argentina’s military dictatorship – photo essay

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    Photography
    ‘I feel protected’: Catholic tattoos in the Philippines

  • A Palestinian child standing in an area littered with debris looks up through a transparent umbrella

    Photos of the weekend
    Glasgow demolitions and a Gaza umbrella

  • Nasa support teams work around the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed in the water off the coast of Tallahassee.

    Photography
    The week around the world in 20 pictures

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