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Marine Le Pen's career has been resurrected – and she is a bigger threat than ever | Mujtaba Rahman

By Mujtaba Rahman

No longer banned from next year’s presidential election, Le Pen is a far more formidable force than her understudy, Jordan Bardella France loves a battle-scarred survivor. Charles de Gaulle, François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac clawed their way back from political failure to become presidents of the republic. There is a significant chance that Marine Le Pen will be next. Now that the Paris appeal court has unshackl

Scrapping of Berlin swimming day for Black children becomes latest in long list of race-linked pool rows

By Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent

Rightwing voices seize on plans to offer Black children an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool in the German capital It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre. But the plans, slated for earlier this month, had to be scrapped after they were seized on by rightwing and conservative voices to whip up

‘I’ll probably feel emotional’: Kindertransport centenarian prepares to revisit site of family separation

By Mark Brown North of England correspondent

North Shields’ Gabriele Keenaghan was 12 when she was evacuated from Nazi Austria in 1939. She remembers the shock of leaving her family at Westbahnhof station Gabriele Keenaghan still remembers the day in April 1939 when she said goodbye to her grandmother at a Vienna railway station for a Kindertransport to Britain – tears were strictly forbidden. “I was apprehensive and I was worried because Nazis in black uniform

‘In 1984, I worked 363 days’: how Russ Abbot soared to success – then walked away

By Simon Hattenstone

The comedian dominated Saturday night TV in the 1980s, with his sketch shows attracting 18 million viewers. Next came the West End musicals and sitcoms. But in 2016 he quietly disappeared from the limelight. What happened? The electronic gates slide open to reveal a gorgeous Portuguese villa, a swimming pool and a beansprout of a man. “You’ve made me feel very important,” says Russ Abbot with a smile. “Come in!” It’s

Dan Tiernan: Quartz and All review – a furious comedy show about healing crystals

By Brian Logan

Monkey Barrel Comedy, Edinburgh The frenetic Mancunian turns to quartz in search of inner peace – but his standup remains as crude and self-loathing as ever I’ve seen two prominent comedians on this year’s fringe argue that your belief system is something you choose. Sign of the strange times, or just a way to justify some far-out comedy? Dan Tiernan’s show is certainly an extreme experience, as he discusses his inte

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Most English secondary schools are breaking healthy food rules, finds report

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor

‘Shocking’ breaches such as sweets and crisps at breakfast uncovered just before expansion of free school meals Three-quarters of secondary schools in England are breaking the rules on food offered to pupils by serving chips, burgers and hash browns too often – and sweets and crisps at breakfast time, according to a report. “Shocking” breaches of school food standards have been exposed on Monday, in a new analysis of

‘I didn’t miss a thing’: How Nick Haymes photographed his sons’ entire lives from verrucas to homemade hamster coffin

By Tim Jonze

Bloody noses, ear cleanings, the first sproutings of armpit hair … the photographer reveals how he captured his two babies growing into boys and then men Not many family photo albums open with images of the twin towers on fire. But for Nick Haymes, it made perfect sense. “When 9/11 happened,” he says, “I realised life was very short.” At the time, he was living in New York, trying to forge a career, while his friend,

A visit to Verona during opera season: a city rich in treasures

By Deirdre McQuillan

The city in northern Italy offers pleasures for music and history buffs alike

A Thought without Collision by Adrian Duncan: A sublime and fascinating exploration of how people teach and learn

By Greg Londe

This is the most playful and spellbinding of the author’s seven books

Enes Kanter Freedom ejected from WNBA game after confrontation with Natasha Cloud

By Associated Press

Former NBA center criticized WNBA’s transgender policy Cloud yelled and pointed in his direction after scoring Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from Sunday night’s Indiana Fever v Chicago Sky WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud late in the third quarter. Freedom was sitting along the baseline. He had on a black shirt that read “WOMAN. Noun. Adult human female.” Continue readi

Mark Ruffalo fires back at Paramount Skydance after it accuses him of using ‘antisemitic tropes’

By Sian Cain

Actor says highlighting role of Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in media company’s merger with Warner Bros Discovery has been ‘dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel’ Mark Ruffalo has fired back at Paramount Skydance after the media company accused him of invoking “antisemitic tropes” in his criticism of its $111bn merger with Warner Bros Discovery (WBD). The actor, who has long been outspoken against Israel’s military con

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US territories hit out at Trump plan to explore deep sea mining in the Pacific

By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam

US agency releases plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam A US government plan to lease out millions of hectares of seabed near the Mariana Trench for deep sea exploration has drawn opposition from US territories in the Pacific, as the Trump administration remains locked in a race with China for control of critical ocean minerals. On Tuesday, the Marine Min

I once asked Mam why she married my father. She said: ‘I took pity on him’

By Patsy McGarry

In a Word... Birthday

Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 3: Birmingham City

By Tom Garry

Back in the top flight after four seasons, Amy Merricks’ side have added WSL experience in a bid to consolidate Guardian writers’ predicted position: 12th (NB: this is not necessarily Tom Garry’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 1st (WSL2) Continue reading...

UK productivity growing faster than official figures suggest, thinktank finds

By Heather Stewart Economics editor

Resolution Foundation suggests economy may finally be emerging from shadow of 2008 financial crisis Productivity in the UK – a vital measure of economic health – is growing more strongly than official figures suggest, according to analysis from the Resolution Foundation. The thinktank suggests the chancellor, John Healey, may have inherited an economy finally starting to emerge from the long shadow of the 2008 global

Government vows to make business rate valuations for pubs and hotels fairer

By Lauren Almeida

Review will look at improving system for English and Welsh hospitality venues before next revaluation date in 2029 The government has promised that business rate valuations will be “made fairer” for pubs and hotels in England and Wales, as Andy Burnham faces growing calls to help the UK’s struggling hospitality sector. An independent review for England and Wales will look at improving the system for hospitality venue

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Burnham to visit Ukraine with promise of boost for Kyiv’s long-range missiles

By Kiran Stacey in London and Dan Sabbagh in Dnipro

PM will use independence day trip to announce sharing of classified information about Storm Shadow components Britain will boost Ukraine’s capacity to make its own long-range missiles, Andy Burnham will announce on Monday, as he travels to Kyiv for the country’s independence day on his first foreign visit as prime minister. Burnham will arrive in the Ukrainian capital on Monday morning at a crucial time in the war, w

Ceferin brands Infantino’s failed World Cup plan as ‘even worse than the Super League’

By Nick Ames

Fifa president will face opponent if he seeks re-election Ceferin: ‘We stopped another try to steal the sport’ The Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, has described Gianni Infantino’s doomed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup as “even worse than the Super League plan” and warned his embattled Fifa counterpart that he will face an opponent if he runs for re-election next March. Ceferin has led Uefa’s firm collect

Bryant concerned that Troubles Bill is 'misunderstood'

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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Bryant has said that a strong relationship between the Irish and British Governments is vital.

Bryant concerned that Troubles Bill is 'misunderstood'

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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Chris Bryant has said that a strong relationship between the Irish and British Governments is vital.

New EU-wide product repair rules come into force

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New EU rules have come into force aiming to tackle the 35 million tonnes of waste the premature disposal of consumer goods generates across the bloc.

New EU-wide product repair rules come into force

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New EU rules have come into force aiming to tackle the 35 million tonnes of waste the premature disposal of consumer goods generates across the bloc.

Rathwood tops CCPC complaints list for first half of year

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Garden centre and outdoor furniture retailer Rathwood was the most complained about business during the first half of this year, according to the latest helpline report from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC).

Properties to rent in Dublin fell by 18% despite new rules, report finds

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

New rent regulations triggered record 4.4 per cent hike in average market rents in first quarter

Arthur Fils wins first Masters title after beating Frances Tiafoe in Cincinnati final

By Tumaini Carayol at the Lindner Family Tennis Center

22-year-old wins 6-3, 1-6, 6-0 Fils now ranked No 11 in world Arthur Fils has always believed he was on the path to the very top of his chosen sport. Even when others considered him too young, too green or far too self-confident, he has entered the biggest tournaments in the world with the intention of winning them, ambitions he did not hesitate to express. On a historic afternoon in Mason, Ohio, Fils took an huge st