Growing dissent within conservative ranks is diminishing Armin Laschet’s hopes of keeping his party in powerA leading German conservative has made a public show of congratulating the Social Democrats’ candidate on winning Sunday’s national election in…
‘I can still feel the explosion’: survivors of 2015 Paris attacks relive the horror in court
First of 300 witnesses of suicide bombings and shootings give testimony in historic trialSurvivors of the November 2015 Paris attacks have begun testifying at a historic trial, reliving the night of horror in the presence of more than a dozen accused i…
Unreleased John Lennon recording up for auction in Denmark
Song and interview were recorded by Danish schoolboys during Lennon and Yoko Ono’s stay in Thy in 1970A cassette tape recording of an interview by Danish schoolboys with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in which the Beatles star sings a previously unreleased s…
Coronavirus live: 10% of England’s secondary school pupils have long Covid symptoms; record Russia deaths
One in 10 secondary school pupils in England and third of staff have long Covid symptoms; official Russian tally reports 852 fatalities in 24 hoursJapan to end state of emergency as Covid cases plummetHow the US vaccine effort derailed and why we shou…
New book says Trump told Putin: I’ll act tough with you – for the cameras
Revelation contained in former press secretary’s new book US president joked with Putin about ‘fake news’ journalistsDonald Trump told Vladimir Putin he had to act tough next to the Russian president for the cameras, according to the former White House…
Torchlight procession and a hungry polar bear: Tuesday’s best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world Continue reading…
R Kelly’s ex-wife says victim shaming stopped women coming forward
Drea Kelly puts focus on what happens outside courtroom after singer’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictionThe culture around victim shaming stopped women coming forward sooner about the abuse they experienced at the hands of R Kelly, the singer…
Lego doubles profits as demand soars beyond Covid-19 lockdown
Brick brand says it does not not expect problems with Christmas stock despite global supply crisisLego profits more than doubled in the first six months of the year as brick fans stayed home to build Star Wars and Harry Potter models even after the Cov…
Barack Obama: tax the rich, including me, to fund Biden spending plan
Former president says billionaires should ‘pay a little bit more in taxes’ to fund healthcare, childcare and the climate crisis fightIn deep red West Virginia, Biden spending plan is popularBarack Obama says wealthy Americans – including himself – can …
Covid car parks to galactic lockdown: fascinating but futile quarantine ideas
Whether atomic priesthoods, 50ft concrete spikes or burying astronauts in concrete, humanity’s attempts to keep free from infection are examined in Until Proven SafeIn January 2020, just a few days before the first Covid-19-infected passengers landed i…