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Hizbullah and state vie for last say in Lebanon

By Christina Goldbaum

Standstill is a blow to Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, who had vowed to curtail the militant group’s political sway

Liverpool are still haunted by the mess of last summer | Jonathan Wilson

By Jonathan Wilson

Sunday’s draw with Newcastle shows Andoni Iraola’s new ideas as manager will need to overcome the squad’s lack of balance Sign up for our free newsletter here The good news for Liverpool is that, Arsenal aside, every other team with vague title aspirations who played over the weekend looked undercooked, and that Andoni Iraola’s men did, in the end, come away from Newcastle with a point. But the vulnerability to the c

Notting Hill Carnival 2026: Everything you need to know

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Europe's largest street carnival takes place from 29 to 31 August, with millions expected to attend.

Frankie Thompson: Horrible Things review – a show to make you shudder with laughter

By Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh From Jacob Rees-Mogg as a child to Frank Sinatra’s ego in space, this is a wild collage of clowning and performance art There are plenty of works-in-progress on the fringe. Frankie Thompson insists (or has the voice of Peppa Pig do so) that her show is a work-in-regress, an expunging of Horrible Things from the deepest recesses of her, and our, recollection. Thompson, whose brand of clo

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Households in Great Britain ‘could owe energy suppliers £7bn by end of year’

By Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

After higher prices for winter kick in, energy debt unpaid for more than 30 days likely to rise, says Energy UK Households in Great Britain could owe their energy suppliers as much as £7bn by the end of the year after higher gas and electricity prices forecast for the winter kick in, an industry group is warning. Domestic energy debt and arrears climbed by about £500m over the past year to a record £6bn at the end of

6 Irish restaurants added to the Michelin Guide

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Six Irish restaurants have been added to the prestigious Michelin Guide.

Nicola Jennings on Ukraine’s independence day – cartoon

By Nicola Jennings

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Maradona 'Hand of God' football sells for $3.35m

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The football with which Diego Maradona scored his 'Hand of God' goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for $3.35m (€2.9m).

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start | Polly Toynbee

By Polly Toynbee

Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good GCSE results day was marked with the usual front pages filled with pictures of beaming students. What you didn’t see was the invisible third of 16-year-olds in England who failed their maths and English GCSEs, the obstacle to their future. That’s 360,000 failed in a system designed by Mich

US military kills two people in attack on boat in Pacific

By Eric Schmitt

Washington began 2025 campaign of boat strikes before military operation in which Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro seized.

Ireland creating AI jobs at up to three times pace of neighbouring countries

By Killian Woods

A new skills report has also warned AI uptake levels by large companies compared to small firms could lead to two-speed economy

‘There’s a baby on the field’: Toddler invades pitch during Minnesota’s MLS win over San Jose

By Edward Helmore

Child wandered on field during MNUFC’s 5-1 win Minnesota posts win was ‘Like taking money from a baby’ A toddler interrupted a Major League Soccer match between Minnesota United and San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday by invading the pitch – a bizarre scene punctuated by an on-air analyst saying, “There’s a baby on the field.” With a minute and a half to play in the game that Minnesota won 5-1 at PayPal Park in San Jose

Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott found guilty of sexually abusing children

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Five-day trial at Glasgow court heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse

BBCSSO/Canellakis review – electrifying trio of women unleash the horror in Strauss’s Elektra

By Michael Downes

Usher Hall, Edinburgh Making the most of a huge orchestra, conductor Karina Canellakis treated the dissonant score with relish, but the evening belonged to the singers, with even the tiniest role superbly realised Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey carries a content warning for “strong violence and intense mythological horror”, but even its goriest scenes do not match the mythological horror Richard Strauss produce

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Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams

By Zoe Williams

On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled out by a Tory MP simply dissolved on contact with reality As it is August, and everyone with stronger opinions is currently on holiday, last week I went on Any Questions?, the BBC Radio 4 panel show. I had prepared beforehand with a friend whose life’s work it is to make sure people don’t say anything

‘Parisians out!’ Why the French have had enough of French tourists

By Guardian Staff

As holidaymakers descend on Brittany this summer, trebling the population of some villages and towns, local people are unimpressed Name: “Parisians out!” Age: It officially commenced at the start of August. Continue reading...

Julián Álvarez walks alone at Atlético in transfer saga with no end – and no winners | Sid Lowe

By Sid Lowe

Barcelona target left exposed after draw with Villarreal as supporters vented their fury at his ‘dream’ to leave Julián Álvarez entered a long, dark tunnel on his own. “We’re stronger together,” Giuliano Simeone said but that wasn’t the way it went. At the end of their first home game of the season, a 2-2 draw with Villarreal, all of Atlético Madrid’s players gathered by the centre circle, shook hands with their oppo

Right to repair rules 'make sense', engineer says

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An engineer who works for a company in Co Donegal which offers repair services for large domestic appliances has said new EU product repair rules make sense.

'Alcohol ruled my life – now my eyes are open'

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Daniel Norrish volunteers for FoodCycle, a charity that turns surplus food into free community meals.

Trump’s Kim gambit deepens doubts over US reliability at a key moment for Asia

By John Geddie, Yukiko Toyoda, Ben Blanchard, Aftab Ahmed

US cancels another military exercise with South Korea scheduled for ​next month, citing constraints on forces due to the Iran war

Woman appears in court following seizure of guns and ammunition in Louth

By Ruth O’Connell

Defendant tells Dundalk District Court solicitor could not attend hearing due to ongoing ‘strike’

Strangers at festival help autistic man realise dream

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The group's kindness has now gone viral after the man's father shared his story on social media.

A job that changed me: I worked for an infamous clothing brand – but it was one of the most positive workplaces of my life

By Wendy Syfret

Despite its global reputation, my time there felt less sexy party, more wholesome summer camp. Then one day my boss told me a hard truth When I tell people I spent a chunk of my early 20s working at a hipster clothing retailer infamous for salacious ads and sexual assault allegations, I’m usually met with scandalised interest. I imagine what they imagine: a harshly lit harem of flesh and vice, where young women were

Group of meerkats die after tunnel collapse

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Staff at Tropical Birdland say they are comforting the surviving meerkat.

Police arrest 12 after linking crash to organised crime

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British police investigating a car crash in northeast England over the weekend that killed seven people, including two police officers, said they had arrested 12 people in a probe into organised criminal activity linked to the incident.

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