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Letter signed by US state department representative calls for ‘immediate release’ of adult children of Saad AljabriThe Trump administration has issued a rare rebuke of Saudi Arabia over the detention of two of the adult children…

First Test, day three: Pakistan 326 & 137-8; England 219Pakistan wickets tumble but offer warning to England batsmenIn the old days the advice would be to make sure you turn up on time on Saturday because this is the type of match where…

Former colleague goes public to accuse Yves Jean-Bart FHF president denied allegations of abuse published in MayA former leading official at Haiti’s national football centre has accused the president of the country’s football…

Footage appears to show the moments after an Air India Express passenger plane crashed in Kozhikode, India. The aircraft, carrying 190 passengers from Dubai, skidded off the runway on landing in heavy rain and broke in two At least 16…

Special flight carrying 190 people skids off runway while landing in heavy rain and breaks in two A special flight carrying evacuees to India who had been stranded abroad because of the coronavirus skidded off a runway and split in two…

On Tuesday evening, a massive explosion ripped across Beirut, killing at least 150 people and injuring thousands more. The scale of the damage was immense, with buildings miles from the port lying in ruin.The Guardian's international…

Live updates from the 8pm BST kick-offCity lead 2-1 from the first leg in FebruaryZidane’s back-to-basics approach gives Madrid hopeWhy not send your thoughts to Rob on email 7.58pm BST The players emerge on a warm night in…

Live updates from the Allianz Stadium, kick-off 8pm BSTIt’s the Bandinis 2020! The complete review of Serie A’s 2019-20 seasonFeel free to email Tumaini or tweet @tumcarayol 7.57pm BST The players have arrived on the pitch. How…

Canada to impose C$3.6bn in tariffs as Chrystia Freeland says: ‘Any American who buys a can of beer … will suffer’Canada has announced that it will retaliate dollar for dollar – to the tune of C$3.6bn – after…

The National Park Service has warned against sacrificing slower friends in a bear attack ‘even if the friendship has run its course’There are a few potential reactions to being attacked by a bear – stand your ground and…

Qualifying for the 50-over tournament still not completedEngland men’s Test series in India in January may shrinkThe Covid-19 pandemic continues to damage the cricket calendar with the 2021 Women’s World Cup now pushed back to…

Beaches and parks packed and emergency services stretched as temperature reaches 36.4C Continue reading... Beaches and parks packed and emergency services stretched as temperature reaches 36.4C Continue reading...

Home secretary tells MPs she obtained legal advice that sending in the navy would be permittedPriti Patel’s plans to use the navy to tackle the growing number of migrants crossing the Channel from northern France would be unlawful and…

August is when plans and priorities for the winter are needed. Instead the prime minister has little to offer except slovenly thinking and silly photocallsFor Britain and Covid-19, August is the pivotal month. What happens in August is…

The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including a giant pangolin and a tiny hummingbird Continue reading... The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including a giant pangolin and a tiny hummingbird…

Exclusive: Former leader and allies say alleged diversion of funds in 2017 could be fraudJeremy Corbyn and his former leadership team have openly accused disgruntled Labour officials of potentially costing the party the chance of victory by…

Other senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials sanctioned by USTensions between Beijing and Washington escalate sharplyThe US government has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam, and 10 other senior Chinese and Hong Kong…

A summer cooler for all those grown-ups who aren’t quite ready to grow upCampari and strawberry Ribena?! In the same glass?! You betcha. This sharp, bitter and sweet summer cooler is for all grown-ups who’ve never quite grown…

Late-night hosts mock Trump’s retreat to Fox & Friends after two disastrous interviews and recap the lawsuit to dissolve the NRADonald Trump’s disastrous and heavily memed interview with reporter Jonathan Swan for Axios…

Live updates from the second day in San FranciscoOfficial leaderboard at Harding ParkSend your thoughts to Scott on email 12.45pm BST It’s going to be another long day, so let’s just get straight down to business. Here’s…

Last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic lost more than 40% of its areas in two days at the end of JulyThe last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed, losing more than 40% of its area in just two days at the…

Digital and analogue modes of play combine in a new nostalgia-infused toy collection that will have all generations entrancedIf there are two things that defined my 1990s childhood (apart from Disney) they would be Nintendo and Lego. Like…

Witness accounts pile on pressure for PM’s aide to show proof he did not visit Durham a second time in lockdown The official version is Cummings’ own, and places him squarely in London. While the prime minister’s chief…

Excitement and gratitude as festival in Austrian city goes ahead despite Covid-19At the performances of Richard Strauss’s opera Elektra in Salzburg this week, the scene in the auditorium was almost as alarming as the murderous…

NOAA forecasts 25 possible storms with winds of 39mph and up‘We expect more, stronger, and longer-lived storms than average’The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted an “extremely…

This plodding retelling of the first book from Edward’s perspective is a 750-page exercise in toothless tediumSet aside the millions of copies sold, the controversies over both its sexual overtones and its lack of actual sex, and the…

When she got pregnant, he became more self-centred. I feel devastated by his behaviour and heartbroken for her and my grandsonI feel so let down by my son. When he went to prison for three years, his girlfriend stuck by him and took care of…

The tide has turned and Trump is flailing. Even Texas and Georgia might be in play this yearPresident Trump is in deep trouble in the midwest, which edged him over the top into the White House, and things can only get worse by November.…

The American Song Contest will launch in late 2021 with rival musicians from all 50 statesNorth Dakota could soon find itself awarded douze points by television viewers, after the Eurovision song contest signed a deal to create a US version…

Novelist asks CEO of social media platform to remove quote he claims far-right groups have falsely attributed to himSalman Rushdie has asked Twitter to remove a post with an Islamophobic quote that he claims has been falsely attributed to…

Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors focus on US-China tensions and non-farm payrollsChancellor dampens hopes of any furlough extension TikTok threatens legal action after Trump bans it and…

When the Guardian spoke to staff in March they had no time for reflection. So what do they think of the new surge now? Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDuring the initial peak of Spain’s Covid-19…

Former MP sentenced at Ipswich crown court to eight months in prison suspended for two yearsThe former Labour MP Eric Joyce has been sentenced at Ipswich crown court to eight months in prison suspended for two years and ordered to complete…

Countless young people are being pushed to Europe’s margins by hardline border and migration policiesSee the full Europe’s Dreamers seriesWe don’t know how many undocumented children are living in Europe. We don’t…

More than 6,000 workers accept voluntary redundancy as airline makes cutsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 6,000 British Airways staff have accepted voluntary redundancy as the airline moves to tell…

Over 1,000 new deaths and 57,000 new US coronavirus cases yesterdayDonald Trump claims Joe Biden is ‘against God’President bans transactions with Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChatSign up to our First Thing newsletter 11.54am BST…

Survey reveals 1.6% monthly rise in July, raising average property value to £241,600House prices in Britain leaped to a new high in July, in a “surprising spike” after the market was put on pause earlier this year,…

Star of first film will also executive produce follow-up to hit summer romance movie, with Jonathan Levine directingAn official sequel to the hit summer romance movie Dirty Dancing has been announced, 33 years after the first film was…

Because I kept buying her flowers and putting off being intimate, she thought I might be having an affairI first experienced erection problems around four years ago. My mother had suddenly passed away and one of my brothers was in a coma…

Over-by-over updates from the day’s play at Emirates Old TraffordArcher unfazed after being outpaced by Pakistan’s ShahSend your thoughts to Tim by email or tweet @TimdeLisle 10.51am BST The number-crunchers at Sporting Index…

The government is asking people who may have coronavirus to isolate - but it has no idea of whether they’re doing soCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn 13 February, 83 British citizens left Arrowe Park…

US president attacks rival’s faith and says Biden is ‘following radical left agenda’Donald Trump has claimed Joe Biden is “against God” in an attack on the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate’s…

Updates from the grudge match at ANZ StadiumAny thoughts? Email or tweet @scott_heinrich 10.52am BST What will it take for the Broncos NOT to get a berth in the prime-time Friday slot? I mean, they’ve lost nine of their past 10…

Lisa Loven Kongsli’s historian has an affair with a construction worker razing community land in this cryptic, enigmatic dramaDanish film-maker Anna Sofie Hartmann has crafted this elegant, muted docu-fiction about our fragile sense…

Americans are choosing to have babies abroad to avoid the crushing maternity and childcare costs in the USLast year, more than 66,000 Americans had babies abroad. The government doesn’t ask parents why they’re overseas. But…

(Polydor)Trauma has triggered a more inward-looking exploration of the Oxford quartet’s grandstanding, hallucinogenic soundDave Bayley, frontman of Oxford psych-pop quartet Glass Animals, has always embraced the fantastical. The…

In the Covid-19 age, protestors are finding novel ways to express themselves, from BLM rallies in The Sims to Hong Kong protests in Animal CrossingAs street protests against anti-black racism erupted across the globe, Animal Crossing: New…

Star producer and DJ is alleged to have attacked a woman at his home in Miami Beach in DecemberHouse music DJ Erick Morillo has been arrested and charged with sexual battery.According to a report by the Florida news channel Local 10, police…

London Contemporary Orchestra(SA Recordings)Scelsi, writing in the 1930s, influenced Ennio Morricone, using microtonal variations on a single note to make revelatory musicWhen I interviewed him in his Rome studio nearly 20 years ago, Ennio…

The 36-year-old follows Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates as fortune passes $100bn for first timeMark Zuckerberg’s fortune has passed $100bn (£76bn) for the first time, adding him to an exclusive club of the world’s…