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Live updates from the first men’s major of the seasonRory McIlroy displays major optimism for US PGAEmail Scott with your thoughts on the actionOfficial live leaderboard 5.40pm BST Back-to-back bogeys for Daniel Berger, though, at 14…

Charities and trade unions call on Commons authorities to suspend unnamed ex-minister due to seriousness of allegationsBoris Johnson has defended the Conservative party’s refusal to suspend the Tory MP accused of rape.The unnamed…

Response of UK and French authorities and role of criminal gangs will be under scrutinyMPs are to investigate the surge in migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats after more than 2,000 people were reported to have entered the…

Updates from the 5.55pm BST kick-off in GermanyLive scoreboard: the latest from tonight’s other tiesAnd you can contact Barry by email or on Twitter 5.20pm BST Brandon Barker, who spent four years on the books at Manchester City…

France, Belgium, Germany and Spain scouts among those going Arsenal have announced plans for 55 redundancies Arsenal’s overhaul of their scouting network has continued, with several more high-profile recruitment personnel being told…

Goalkeeper with a treasure trove of trophies from Real Madrid, Porto and Spain has retired but it will not be the end of his storyPut it down to the luck of the Irish. Specifically, the bad luck. Pitted against Spain in the second round of…

The stars are sleepwalking and the audience is nodding off in this tedious tale about the chaste romance of an ageing pianistPatrick Stewart plays a renowned concert pianist named Henry Cole who has become wracked with anxiety about…

The visual album is a reminder that Black power comes from within – not as something that is granted to us by someone else At a time when police can kill an innocent Black woman in her home (and face no criminal charges) and a…

Overheated polemics won’t solve this emergency – and the apocalypse is a needlessly high bar for actionProtesters march in the streets in an “extinction rebellion” against the climate crisis, with some (but not all)…

An image in Times Square celebrated not only the construction of a Hindu temple but the destruction of a mosqueMussolini confided in his son that one of his nightmares was that he would be put on trial at New York’s Madison Square…

(Tribe)This is no lunge for the mainstream from the Ariana Grande songwriter, but an assured, inventive exploration of autonomyTraditionally, the jump from writers’ room to centre stage has been complicated. The likes of Sia and…

On the 70th anniversary of Sunset Boulevard, in which Gloria Swanson plays terrifying silver screen star Norma Desmond, we look at the greatest interpretations of actresses by actressesA classic role of elegant, sophisticated malice and…

Department for Transport officials said to be finalising announcement of the move Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBelgium is set to become the latest country added to England’s quarantine list after a…

LA Lakers star responds to Trump’s comments over protestJames scores 19 points in lopsided defeat to Oklahoma CityLeBron James isn’t losing sleep over losing Donald Trump as a viewer.After the US president said Wednesday that…

This week’s roundup also features Fanny Blankers-Koen, Robin van Persie, and ‘the best coach in the Premier League’1) Things are hotting up at the Crucible, where the World Snooker Championships are in full swing. So…

The anthropomorphic animals from 2016 are back despite public demand in a well-meaning but tame family film A hair of the dog that no one ordered, here’s a sequel to the ropey Russian family animation Sheep and Wolves, in which…

Deutsche Bank gave Trump records to New York prosecutors - reportTrump again claims Covid-19 will ‘go away’ as Fauci warns of long road aheadFacebook removes Trump post over different false Covid-19 claimJoin us today at 5pm ET…

Fibreglass fuelled a boating boom. But now dumped and ageing craft are breaking up, releasing toxins and microplastics across the worldWhere do old boats go to die? The cynical answer is they are put on eBay for a few pennies in the hope…

The flavours of fenugreek and cinnamon complement the peanuts, with wholegrains and fruit thrown in for a healthy mixA biscuit, generally speaking, is a combination of fat and sugar with a sprinkling of carbs in the mix. The big challenge…

Think only fringe people believe in outlandish conspiracy theories? Think againWhen a childhood friend, a stay-at-home mom with a flourishing Pinterest account, sent me a copy of Plandemic – a 26-minute viral video falsely claiming…

City remembers world’s first atomic bombing with downsized ceremonies due to coronavirus and mayor urging nations to reject nationalism and unite to fight all threats Continue reading... City remembers world’s first atomic…

Housing secretary dismisses warnings that shake-up would create a ‘generation of slums’Warnings that proposals for the biggest shake-up of planning in decades would pave the way for “the next generation of slums”…

Sea-Watch 4 is result of crowdfunding and is set to leave from Spain in few daysThe German Protestant church will send a ship to the central Mediterranean to rescue migrants attempting to reach Europe from north Africa.The boat, named…

Chronic loneliness has little to do with being alone, experts say – could a pharmaceutical treatment help lonely people form meaningful relationships? Shortly after relocating to Texas from California three years ago, Cheryl Webster…

The complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackledThe Trump administration has floated the idea of sanctioning Chinese officials and members of the Communist party of…

Government seeks to install antennas and cables above three architectural masterpieces by Oscar Niemeyer, report claims“Surprise is the main element of a work of art,” Brazil’s most celebrated architect once said.But were…

Volunteers help clean up shattered streets as officials begin blame game over ammonium nitrate storageWhat we know so farBeirut explosion: anger at officials grows after missed warningsThe death toll from a massive blast at Beirut’s…

Live updates from day two of the series at Old TraffordPakistan’s bubble sacrifices can smooth edge to old rivalryDrop Daniel an email | Tweet @DanielHarris 10.50am BST “Babar Batfreak!” says Matthew Jones. “That…

Olympiakos coach takes on compatriot and former clubmate Nuno in the Europa League with the accent, as ever, on attack Pedro Martins and Nuno Espírito Santo were part of the Vitória de Guimarães side who finished fourth…

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery set today’s quiz, which let you explore the collections of British museums closed due to Covid-19 – all while answering some tricky questionsThis quiz is brought to you in collaboration with Art…

I’m yearning to go to Greece, but in the absence of effective UK government policy, there are no clear choicesOn social media, the holiday photos have started again. They are more muted now, not so brash and boastful. More tasteful…

An unusual addition to the franchise refreshingly unshackles itself from the mothership, yet it can’t quite beam its way to anywhere distinctive Despite being set in the same universe as Gene Roddenberry’s landmark series and…

A novel of philosophical and creative inquiry, cleverly plotted and packed with great charactersWhen Jan Vidor, the narrator of Valerie Martin’s immensely satisfying new novel, arrives at the grand Villa Chiara near Siena in the…

More than 140 teams of researchers are racing to develop a safe and effective vaccine - here is their progressResearchers around the world are racing to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, with more than 140 candidate vaccines now tracked…

A traditionally hostile match-up is shaping up to be a little warmer thanks to the tourists answering the ECB’s callA friend asked what hooliganism, depression, rickets and economic stagnation have in common. His answer was that at…

Town faces government intervention after a rise in coronavirus rates; 50m masks for NHS workers deemed unusable; contact tracing figures expected amid concern over programmeGlobal coronavirus updates - liveEngland’s contact tracers…

Coronavirus has accelerated the shift away from banknotes – central banks must act fast to catch upAs the Covid-19 crisis accelerates the long-term shift away from cash (at least in tax-compliant, legal transactions), official…

Shailene Woodley is caught between two smouldering, bearded stools in an earnest drama that lacks storytelling nousThere’s a lot going on in Drake Doremus’s flawed, serious-minded movie about relationships and personal growth…

Scientists claim that if we ever find extraterrestrial life, it may be so unrecognisable that it needs a new term. But lyfe is not as alien as it looksMr Spock never actually said to Captain Kirk: “It’s life, Jim, but not as we…

What’s worse than a noisy, overcrowded city? A city emptied by coronavirusI’ve always been snooty about mass tourism while, naturally, often partaking in it. I write this in the tiny walled Croatian city of Dubrovnik. Getting…

A funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing religion. By Shaun Walker My grandfather had never been a tall man, and now he looked absurdly small, no bigger than a child. Swaddled in off-white sheets like a newborn, with just his…

When he arrived in the UK in 1952, he faced vicious racism – and decided to fight back. In the first of a new series, he tells the story of the Bristol boycottOne day in early 1963, Roy Hackett was walking in Broadmead, Bristol, when…

Family of reestablished colony legally sanctioned to remain in east Devon habitat The first beavers to live wild in Britain for centuries are to be allowed to remain in their new home on the River Otter in east Devon after a five-year…

Oaxaca brings in measures after obesity crisis is highlighted by high death toll during coronavirus pandemicThe southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has banned the sale of sugary drinks and high-calorie snack foods to children – a measure…

Former first lady singles out pandemic, racial issues and unrest in the US and Trump presidency for her ‘dispiriting’ moodMichelle Obama has said she has been suffering from “low-grade depression”, prompted by the…

Demand for services overseas has risen during Covid-19 but lack of financial support will force 45% to shut their doorsNearly half of the UK’s small charities working with the world’s poorest people expect to close within the…

Nobel literature laureate writes letter of solidarity marking Bala’s 100th day in detention, saying his supporters ‘will not rest until you are free and safe’The Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who was held as a political…

‘It’s an emotional picture. The dog looks hurt, the kid looks hurt and the car won’t start’I travelled to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1967 to visit the home of the late novelist and critic James Agee. Nobody, until…

Commission decides to take more time to review amendment that followed killing of George FloydA Minneapolis commission decided on Wednesday evening to take more time to review a city council amendment to dismantle the city’s police…

While Donald Trump continues to claim the US is ‘doing very well’ in its fight against Covid-19, the figures suggest a different story. The US has the highest mortality rate in the world, with over 160,000 deaths. Guardian US…