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Right-to-repair law takes effect in bid to extend lifespan of household goods

By Conor Pope

EU directive also aims to tackle waste mountain that grows by million of tonnes each year

Dutch broadcaster pulls out of Eurovision 2027

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Dutch broadcaster AVROTROS has announced it will not take part in next year's Eurovision Song Contest, saying the event can "no longer be considered neutral" amid divisions surrounding the war in Gaza.

Mum to travel to US over daughter's shooting death

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Jane Coates says she hopes to meet the district attorney and call for the investigation to be reopened.

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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

Met Éireann forecasts temperatures of 23 degrees before ‘turning a little cooler’

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Met Éireann forecasts wetter, more changeable conditions from Tuesday afternoon

Electric Picnic 2026: Stage times for all the main areas

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Heading to Stradbally this weekend? Whether you want to see Fontaines DC, CMAT or Geese, here’s when and where they’re playing

Those People review – a double act with raw passion and no filter

By Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Are they besties, housemates or more than that? Lara Ciulli and Riana White keep the audience guessing in a gripping hour of comedy Fifteen years ago in this room, I remember the thrill of encountering Lizzie and Sarah Daykin’s duo Toby, which complicated the double-act dynamic with highly charged, is-it-real sibling rivalry. I felt the thrills again with this two-hander featuring Lara

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Disciples review – fresh-faced boys are sucked into a nightmare of extremism in India

By Phuong Le

A prestigious school in the holy city of Varanasi and its controversial, dogmatic teachings are the subject of this shocking documentary The effect of political and religious indoctrination on young minds resembles a slow-release poison. Unfolding in observational vignettes, Pankaj Johar and Sunaina Kapoor’s thought-provoking documentary centres on Vidya Mutth, a prestigious Hindu school in the holy city of Varanasi,

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No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan’s searing heat

By Hazaran Rahim Dad and Changeez Nazir in Nasirabad, Pakistan

With limited electricity and poor ventilation, many families in Nasirabad have little to shield them from temperatures of up to 50C As the first light reaches Nasirabad, a queue of men, women and children has already formed outside the town’s ice factory, with their buckets, sacks and plastic containers. Among those hoping to buy some ice to help their families endure another scorching day is 12-year-old Taimoor, in

Betrayal by Luke Harding review – could Donald Trump be a Russian asset?

By Lawrence Freedman

A Guardian correspondent’s sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine – and the possible reasons behind it American presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin. When George W Bush met him in 2001, he reported that he had “looked the man in the eye”, got a “sense of his soul” and found him “trustworthy”. Barack Obama thought Putin was making a mistake with his interventions in Ukraine and Syria,

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My Arms Are Longer Now – comedy stealth game sends lawlessness into new territory

By Bex April May

Developers who met through Australia’s improv scene and publishers of comedic party games have united for this slithering challenge in which you play as one extended limb Most stealth games cast you as a spy, an assassin or a master thief. My Arms Are Longer Now dispenses with most of the criminal person, to send in just one spectacularly badly behaved limb. It slithers across floors, winds around furniture, steals t

Woman stranded in Spain after UK’s eVisa system mistakes her for twin sister

By Kevin Rawlinson

Nidia Webb, who is legally settled in UK, falls foul of ‘known issue’ with Home Office’s digitised immigration process A woman who is legally settled in the UK was left stranded at a Spanish airport after the Home Office’s post-Brexit visa system mixed her up with her twin sister. Nidia Webb fell foul of what she was told was a “known issue” with the eVisa, which was brought in as part of the government’s drive to di

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo 'out of control', warns MSF

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More than 2,500 people have ⁠died in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak, which is spreading "out of control", MSF has warned.

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New Zealand plans to ban under-16s from social media platforms

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One in three children aged between 13 and 17 spends at least five hours on social media a day, New Zealand PM says

We have kids and a mortgage but are not married. What happens to us on tax?

By Dominic Coyle

Taxes on income and inheritance can be significantly impacted by whether a couple is married or not

Grenade 'resembling elephant' blown up in field

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The WW2 grenade was found in the water off Donnington Bridge in Oxford on Sunday afternoon.

Football transfer rumours: Alvarez set for Arsenal after being booed at Atlético?

By Will Unwin

Today’s rumours laugh off heartburn Booing Julián Alvarez during Atlético Madrid’s draw with Villarreal on Sunday has seemingly convinced the Argentina forward to consider joining Arsenal in the window. The former Manchester City man has been kept out of the reaches of Barcelona, who may not have the funds to complete the signing, whereas the Gunners have plenty of cash to splash. Alejandro Balde was left out of the

PCs killed in A66 crash were heroes, say families

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PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough died when a car driving the wrong way on the A66 near Middlesbrough struck their vehicle.

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McSweeney on The Traitors: 'We couldn't be happier'

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After taking Ireland by storm in its first season, The Traitors Ireland is back, and host Siobhán McSweeney says the runaway success of the first series has given the show a whole new energy for its return.

Revival review – step up, Walking Dead fans! This is the most moving zombie show ever

By Lucy Mangan

The undead are climbing out of their graves all over town, so gore levels are high – but this noirish miniseries sets itself apart by being delightfully offbeat and genuinely poignant A teenage girl is pale, withdrawn and seems not to be fully in or of this world. Could she be … a zombie? “She just likes the Cure,” weary police officer Dana Cypress (Wynonna Earp’s Melanie Scrofano) assures the anxious mother at the s

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Leeds deliver timely Super League showcase while NRL investment hangs in balance

By Aaron Bower at the LNER Community Stadium

Wigan and Leeds tussle at the top but can all clubs come to an agreement over the investment the sport needs? Three rounds to go until the Super League playoffs begin, and it is difficult to know whether to keep your eyes fixed on the pitch or off it. Leeds sit top after their impressive win at York on Sunday afternoon ended Wigan’s 48-hour stay at the summit, but the Rhinos are embroiled in a two- or perhaps even th

Why England’s summer of cricket chaos could yet have a silver lining | Ali Martin

By Ali Martin

For all the upheaval and neurosis, it may yet be that the darkest hour came just before dawn for this England team To say England’s summer of Test cricket has not gone entirely to plan would be a bit of an understatement. At times it has been like watching Gromit frantically laying track in front of a runaway locomotive. Even now the England and Wales Cricket Board find themselves throwing down the sleepers, reacting

‘Ab-sol-utely incredible!’ The blockbuster ballet that says Pandora’s box unleashed AI

By Lyndsey Winship

She was the first woman, according to myth, and she let loose all the evils and sorrows of humanity. But Aszure Barton thinks Pandora’s had a bad rap – and she’s using dance to reimagine her tale Aszure Barton is taking herself back to the creation of Mere Mortals, remembering the creative buzz of the studio at San Francisco Ballet. “Sam was fiddling around making magic in one corner,” she says – that’s Sam Shepherd,

Chelsea change course with Alonso primed to banish the chaos of youth

By Jacob Steinberg

The 44-year-old is focused on maintaining ‘emotional control’ and a slew of sensible signings offer genuine hope It is a necessary reset. Although it would be pushing it to say that Chelsea have switched from development centre to retirement home, even after the signings of Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck, there has been a clear shift in strategy this summer. Some grownups are in the room at last and, for Xabi Alo

Premier League: 10 talking points from opening weekend of the season

By Guardian sport

Manchester United’s under-powered attack, Brentford’s £39m bargain and Dewsbury-Hall delivers for Everton Arsenal’s treatment of Gabriel Martinelli has been questioned by Ian Wright after the Brazil forward was left out of their squad for Friday’s opening game against Coventry. Martinelli turned down a move to Galatasaray last week after Arsenal had agreed a fee with the Turkish club and the former striker Wright rev