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Biden seems to think a mythical ‘special relationship’ with the black community allows him to get away with offensive commentsIf the 2020 election was left up to white Americans, Donald Trump would be given a second term.…

Investigation focusing on why chemicals were stored at port for six years despite warningsA Lebanese judge has begun questioning the heads of the country’s security agencies over last week’s devastating blast in Beirut, as…

‘I will believe my own eyes,’ says Svetlana Tikhanovskaya after commission says Alexander Lukashenko won landslideShare your reaction on the Belarus election resultThe main opposition candidate in Belarus’s election has…

A recent Gucci beauty campaign, starring model Ellie Goldstein, who has Down’s syndrome, was a smash hit. But campaigners say they are still facing an uphill battle for disability visibility in fashion“In a world where the…

Photojournalist Gary Calton packed his earplugs alongside his cameras as he visited the north of England’s only drag racing track on the day Melbourne Raceway reopenedYorkshire’s Melbourne Raceway held its first event after a…

Acting immigration minister Alan Tudge said man was in process of being ‘evicted’ from Australia due to ‘criminal background’ A 46-year-old New Zealand man has died in an immigration detention centre in…

Bayern Munich should be too strong for Barcelona while PSG have only played two games in the past five monthsOn the one side, the fairy story of this season’s Champions League, the sole remaining Italian club in the competition with…

Roger Moore, Daniel Craig and George Lazenby sidelined in Radio Times poll asking readers to name best portrayal of 007Sean Connery has swept to victory in a new survey seeking to find the best ever James Bond, with actors assumed to be…

New data shows huge uptick in infections of childrenUS passes 5m Covid-19 cases as Joe Biden says pandemic ‘breaks heart’Trump’s coronavirus relief orders described as ‘laughable’ by Andrew CuomoAlex Azar…

The star of camp sci-fi classic claims the monarch told him she watches it with her grandchildren every Christmas, and asked the actor to recite dialogueBrian Blessed has claimed that the Queen revealed to him that her favourite film is…

The majestic fish inspired Ernest Hemingway but as numbers falter alternatives to landing the ocean giants are finding favourRead more in our Seascape seriesAs a child, I strolled the docks during the Big Rock tournament in Morehead City,…

If you live, work in Belarus or are an expat, we would like to hear your thoughts on the election resultProtests have broken out in Belarus after Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled for 26 years, claimed he had won a landslide victory in an…

Cheerful and anarchic, the forebears here are still intriguing and mysteriousThe Ancestorsare having a summit –they chase around the gardendisturbing hens. Continue reading... Cheerful and anarchic, the forebears here are still…

Years of spending cuts and deepening inequality meant the worst off limped into this pandemic in a parlous state• Michael Marmot is professor of epidemiology at University College LondonCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our…

For all its faults, the rail network is a marvel that looks increasingly vulnerable with every week we stay awayWhen I moved to Harringay in north London eight years ago, its rail connections were key to the appeal. Piccadilly line,…

Often thought of as Mr Dependable, the Warwickshire player is invaluable to England with the red, as well as white, ballIt would be easy to paint Chris Woakes as an underrated England cricketer but the truth is, it rather depends where you…

Sam Selvon’s 1965 novel about a group of West Indian friends attempting to buy a house together in London is perfectly observedBritish landlords who put signs in windows in the 1950s and 60s warning “No Blacks, No Irish, No…

The raccoons of the resistance express solidarity with the United States Postal ServiceSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog…

Recently announced reboots of 90s hits Beavis and Butthead, The Ren & Stimpy Show and Daria will be launched into a very different cultureLet us take a moment for Generation X, the forgotten middle child buttressed by the primary…

This talk has set the controls for the heart of the sun With clubs such as Leicester, Crystal Palace, West Ham, Tottenham and Everton all courting Bournemouth attacking midfielder David Brooks, Liverpool are reportedly readying themselves…

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsFTSE 100 starts new week with a rallyChinese factory gate prices picked up last monthTrump’s executive orders also lift stocks 8.44am BST Asia-Pacific stock markets have…

In this weekly series, readers tell us about their favourite trees. This week: a bottle palm in JapanJason Murray took inspiration from the cult 80s sitcom The Young Ones when he named the bottle palm outside his study. The English teacher,…

Under Johnson and Cummings, No 10 is fixated on opinion polls and gimmicky announcementsThe government’s frenetic campaign to “save our summer” has suspended the normal rules of the silly season. Amid the many confusing…

Sir, your puzzle is so hard!Today’s puzzle is a seasonal update of a cherished gem of British culture: the river-crossing puzzle, in which people travel back-and forth across a stretch of water in a very small vessel. The…

Sub-Saharan hospitals are dependent on costly oxygen from multinational suppliers. As Covid-19 spreads, doctors are being forced to make terrible choicesAs Covid-19 spreads throughout Africa, a potentially deadly lack of oxygen is leaving…

The latest in our series of writers highlighting underseen gems is a recommendation of an intimate drama set within Bedouin cultureSo much of the drama in Elite Zexer’s quietly furious debut feature Sand Storm goes down while the…

The land belongs to us all! A skilful writer and illustrator explores out-of-bounds country estates and identifies his enemiesReaders acquainted with modern British nature writing will know their way around The Book of Trespass, an episodic…

Gavin Williamson says plans for school reopening guided by evidence of little transmission Global coronavirus live: latest updates 7.41am BST Meanwhile, care minister Helen Whateley is on Sky, Radio 4 and others this morning promoting the…

Details on staff uniforms come after CEO Tim Cook says he will not tolerate modern slaveryApple has imported clothes – probably uniforms for staff in stores – from a company facing US sanctions over forced labour at a subsidiary…

American hits final-round 64 to win his first major titleMorikawa finishes ahead of Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey Ultimately there was no need for the kind of US PGA Championship playoff that could have risked social distancing infractions.…

Exclusive: Taneti Maamau says Kiribati will seek support from China and other allies to elevate islands from the sea, partly through dredgingKiribati will raise its islands above the ocean as part of its fight against sea-level rise,…

We didn’t know the pandemic would separate us for five months. ‘People in love never give up,’ a man at his hotel said to meIn March, when I left Beirut, where my husband Felix and I were living, for a new job in Sydney, I…

When the Guardian’s Luke Harding began suffering symptoms of Covid-19 he assumed he would be laid low for a couple of weeks. Five months later he is still unwell, and he has found hundreds of people like himThe Guardian’s senior…

New law in Shenzhen means buildings can be developed with 95%, rather than 100%, support from residents – promoting concern over erosion of rightsThey stand as eyesores to most passers by and potential public health risks to…

Western Australia artist Ngarralja Tommy May has taken out the top prize in the prestigious 2020 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art awards (Naatsia). The painter and printmaker, who is a Wangkajunga and Walmajarri man, was…

Eight-month-old found dead in a house after torrential rain causes rivers to burst their banks and blocking roadsSeven people have died, including a baby, as torrential rains and floods swept the Greek island of Evia, damaging dozens of…

Leading pro-democracy figure detained under controversial new national security lawHong Kong media tycoon and leading pro-democracy figure, Jimmy Lai, has been arrested for alleged foreign collusion, according to an executive at his…

US cases pass 5m; French virus ship passengers sue cruise company; UK daily infections pass 1,000 for first time since June. Follow the latest updatesGlobal infections near 20mGreece sees highest daily case riseUS passes 5m Covid-19 cases…

It may lack the opulence of David Attenborough’s output, but the first part of Sky’s new series about the marvels of the natural world is hugely informative – and very fun The male frigate bird inflates a huge red pouch…

US has the highest number of cases and the highest number of deaths in the world as former vice president attacks Donald Trump over coronavirus ‘failures’The US on Sunday passed the grim milestone of 5m coronavirus cases, as…

Dutchman romps to win at 70th Anniversary Grand Prix Racing Point decry rivals for ‘dragging our name through mud’Lewis Hamilton has said he welcomes the fight from a resurgent Red Bull and Max Verstappen after he and Mercedes…

Situation declared a riot as police use flashbang munitions and smoke canisters to force hundreds awayA fire lit inside a police union building by a small fraction of protesters in Portland overnight led the authorities to declare the…

Emmanuel Macron’s office confirms six French volunteers with ACTED relief organisation died in attack on SundayGunmen on motorcycles killed six French aid workers, a Nigerien guide and a driver in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday,…

Officials say the pilot survived the crash in south-western Texas and cause of crash is under investigationThree Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) employees have been killed in a helicopter crash while conducting aerial surveys for…

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Chris Burke penalty earns draw for KillieMorelos scores twice in win over St MirrenChris Burke’s penalty gave Kilmarnock a precious Premiership point against below-par Celtic at the BBSP Stadium, Rugby Park. Related: Kilmarnock 1-1…

Clashes broke out between rioters and police as global donors pledged recovery aidThousands of protesters pelted Lebanon’s parliamentary precinct with rocks on Sunday, demanding the fall of the government in the wake of the…

Observers fear trouble may follow state exit poll giving incumbent president unexpected 80% of voteBelarus was braced for protests on Sunday evening as the incumbent president, Alexander Lukashenko, appeared poised to claim victory in an…

With so many of the world’s top players not travelling to New York due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the path has opened up for the 38-year-old to equal the Australian’s 24 major titlesWhen Margaret Court said goodbye to big-time…

Pakistan contributed to a brilliant first Test and the next two promise more of the same even if England have selection problems to ponder, although no longer behind the stumpsWe had no right to expect such enthralling drama in what we…