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  • Democratic Alliance (AD) leader Luis Montenegro.

    Portugal election
    Centre-right alliance claims victory, rejects role for far-right

    Centre-right parties set to defeat incumbent socialists but fall well short of a majority, exit polls suggest
  • Ukrainian troops prepare for combat in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

    Live
    Zelenskiy attacks ‘virtual mediation’ after pope says Kyiv should ‘raise white flag’

  • Robert Downey Jr, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy
    Robert Downey Jr, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emma Stone and Cillian Murphy
    Christopher Nolan
    Christopher Nolan
    Ryan Gosling as Ken
    Ryan Gosling as Ken
    John Cena
    John Cena
    Messi the dog
    Messi the dog

    Oscars 2024
    Oppenheimer wins best picture Oscar as Emma Stone pulls surprise win

    Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster picked up seven awards while Poor Things star won over Lily Gladstone for best actress
    • photo issued by Kensington Palace of the Princess of Wales with Prince Louis, Prince George and Princess Charlotte

      Princess of Wales
      First post-op photo withdrawn due to ‘manipulation’

    • Live
      Middle East crisis: aid ship from Cyprus to Gaza delayed as Ramadan begins with no ceasefire

    • Climate
      Europe unprepared for rapidly growing risks, report finds

    • Cryptocurrencies
      Firm moved $4.2m of assets to digital wallet linked to alleged Russian arms dealer

    • Airbus
      Boss warns of threat to Europe from Russia and Trump

    • Switzerland
      Searchers find bodies of five missing skiers

    • Australia
      Fifty people treated after ‘technical problem’ caused ‘strong movement’ on flight from Sydney

    • ICC
      UK lawyer to oversee investigation into alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories

Europe in focus

  • Combat medic tends to soldier

    ‘Maybe I’m bonkers, but I have a calling’
    Ukraine’s medics on frontline

  • Swedish police had their hands full trying to move demonstrators into police cars and away from the U.S. embassy in Stockholm, Sweden on August 26, 1962. A girl is pulled toward the police car. Demonstrations were held outside the U.S. embassy and the Russian embassy, in protest against nuclear testing. (AP Photo)

    Sweden
    Veteran peace movement stung by ‘reckless’ entry to Nato

    Activists say public debate has been shut down by overhyped claims of imminent war since Ukraine invasion
  • Cleaning up for the semi-final allocation draw of the Eurovision song contest

    Eurovision mirrors how countries see one another. That’s why I can’t watch Israel take part

    Jeff Ingold
    No amount of mental gymnastics can justify allowing its inclusion while a humanitarian catastrophe goes on in Gaza, says journalist Jeff Ingold

Spotlight

  • Beverley Knight … ‘You’ve got to come out swinging.’

    ‘I was cancelled’
    Beverley Knight on gay rights, race and her West End renaissance

    As a chart-topping singer in the ultra-controlled pop landscape of the 00s, she refused to be sexy, spoke out about Aids and was staunchly pro-Labour. Now, she’s one of theatre’s biggest stars – and ready to get the Tories out
  • The Simpsons as they first appeared on The Tracey Ullman show

    ‘We wanted to invade media’
    The hippies, nerds and Hollywood pros who brought The Simpsons to life

    The Simpsons’ roots run deep. And as Matt Groening’s early collaborators explain, it owes its global success to a perfect storm of punk zine attitude and TV professionalism
    • Close up of a Ryukyuan pygmy squid (Idiosepius kijimuna) attached to a blade of seagrass

      Discovered in the deep
      Tiny ‘sucker-bum squid’ with martial arts moves

    • ‘Children are more oppressed today’ … Monster.

      ‘My father buried his friends in minus-40 Siberia’
      Director Hirokazu Kore-eda on trauma and childhood

    • Blue-domed churches, such as this one near the village of Aetofolia, are a common sight on Tinos, Greece.

      Greek holidays
      In May it is bliss, silent except for whistling bee-eaters: Tinos, the Cyclades, Greece

    • Leigh Francis as Amanda Holden’s gran Myrtle at London Palladium.

      Leigh Francis: My First Time review
      Cacophonously unfunny with the emphasis on cack

Opinion

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    Why British nightlife is shutting down – taking with it all its magic and messy glory

    John Harris
    A modern night out is a £180 Taylor Swift gig followed by a good night’s sleep. Meanwhile, the kind of venues where artists learn their craft are falling silent, says Guardian columnist John Harris
  • ‘Our trip to India together had been about trying to repair our fractious bond – but comments followed us there, too.’

    How I stopped comparing my appearance to my identical twin’s – and healed our relationship

    Lara Rodwell
  • People from the Equality Not Care group, who campaigned for a no vote, at Dublin Castle as the referendum results came in.

    Ireland’s ‘no-no’ vote is a victory for human rights, not a rejection of progress

    Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird
  • ‘We had our inglorious moments – me especially’ … Emma Beddington in 2016 with Louis, then 12, and Theo, then 13.

    I loved having teenage kids, but I was often terrible at it. Here are eight things I eventually learned

    Emma Beddington
  • Christian Horner and wife Geri at the opening race of the season in Bahrain earlier this month.

    Race of truth: F1 needs to double down on diversity if it wants to put the Horner saga behind it

    David Challen
  • Ella Baron on Ramadan in Gaza – cartoon

    Cartoon
    Ella Baron: Ramadan in Gaza

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Climate crisis

  • a man speaks into a megaphone while another holds a countdown clock titled "climate clock"

    Big oil uncovered
    Film studio from Oscar-winning director aims to stir up ‘populist anger’ over climate crisis

  • Solar panels being installed on the roof of King's College chapel in Cambridge

    Fossil fuels
    Oil industry has sought to block state backing for green tech since 1960s

  • Cruise ship next to iceberg with two cabins on land in foreground

    Canada
    Environmental row over ‘last chance tourism’ in melting Arctic

  • Pigs in a field

    Pollution
    Ammonia levels four times higher in Europe’s farming regions, study finds

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Around the world

  • Pope Francis speaking from Vatican window

    Pope Francis
    Pontiff provokes outrage by saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia

  • Five armed police officers on patrol in a street in Port-au-Prince

    Haiti
    US reportedly airlifts embassy staff out of country as gangs besiege political area

  • Tom Tugendhat

    Live
    UK politics: minister rejects suggestion that government exploiting extremism threat for political advantage

  • Ramy Youssef at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles on 10 March

    Artists4Ceasefire
    Stars wear Gaza ceasefire pins on Oscars red carpet as protest delays arrivals

    • Exclusive
      Crown Prosecution Service lawyers trivialise teen sexual abuse, report says

    • Ireland
      Varadkar criticised over ‘gimmicky’ referendum campaign after crushing defeat

    • Brianna Ghey
      Mother of victim and one of her murderers meet to discuss parenting

    • Tate Britain
      Artist defends decision to display ‘undeniably racist’ mural

    • Live
      Bitcoin hits new record high above $70,000; vinyl and air fryers in UK inflation basket

    • Jericho
      Palestinian town names street after US airman who set himself on fire

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Culture

  • Tana French, pictured in 2019.

    The Hunter by Tana French review
    A master of her craft

  • King Edward VII with his horse Minoru, the 1909 Derby Stakes winner<br>GAC0KP King Edward VII with his horse Minoru, the 1909 Derby Stakes winner

    Book of the day
    Little Englanders by Alwyn Turner review – portrait of a poignant interlude in British history

  • The Lyricist Wannabe.

    The Lyricist Wannabe review
    Aspiring Cantopop wordsmith sees dark side of music

  • Sami's Odysseys Press publicity film still supplied by PR

    Sami’s Odysseys review
    Life obsession of Ethiopian translator of Greek myths

Lifestyle

  • Dark eye Circles

    The beauty Q&A
    Beauty dilemmas: I’m south Asian and have dark eye circles. What can I do?

    Got a beauty question? Our expert is here to offer advice. This week, Reshmi wants to know how she should treat her dark circles
  • Casa Andres Avanzi, Bologna

    Italian renaissance
    A stylish renovation in Bologna

  • Plaza del Cabildo in the heart of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía, Spain.

    Horses on the beach, fried fish and sherry
    Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucía, Spain

  • hazelnut cake with rhubarb and cream

    Nigel Slater recipes
    Sticky roast sweet potatoes, and hazelnut cake with rhubarb and cream

  • Jessica Hepburn

    'The beauty of life is having dreams'
    How an epic climb lifted one woman out of life’s lowest point

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    The Séamas O’Reilly column
    My foray into comedy doesn’t always hit the mark with my son

    Séamas O’Reilly
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Ukrainian Factory

Two years since the full scale invasion began, Vitalii, a key worker living without his family in Mykolaiv, finds solace in the rhythms of the bread factory

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  • Houria Ayadi / Ed Alcock / MYOP<br>The 129-apartment building where Houria Ayadi (63 yrs) has lived in Saint-Ouen, a northern suburb of Paris, since 1973, and that is due to be demolished in an effort to improve on security in the neighbourhood. She hopes to be re-lodged in one of the apartments currently under construction for the Olympic Village, where athletes will be housed during the Paris Olympics of 2024. Photo © Ed Alcock / MYOP 25/9/2023 L'immeuble de 129 appartements où Houria Ayadi (63 ans) vit depuis 1973 à Saint-Ouen, dans la banlieue nord de Paris, et qui doit être démoli pour améliorer la sécurité dans le quartier. Elle espère être relogée dans l'un des appartements actuellement en construction pour le village olympique, où seront logés les athlètes lors des Jeux olympiques de Paris en 2024. Photo © Ed Alcock / MYOP 25/9/2023

    Housing
    Young Europeans: tell us about your housing situation

  • Portrait of mature adult couple embracing and supporting each other in couples therapy session<br>Intimate details composite: Tell us: what was your experience with couples’ counselling?

    Couples counselling
    Share your experiences

  • Painting: A Bull Fight by Jacques Raymond Brascassat

    Relationships
    What’s your best trick for stopping a fight with your partner?

  • Lady having lunch in small family restaurantPhoto of young couple are eating sandwiches at the street food market or restaurant during the day. Romantic mixed race Couple Enjoying Outdoor Meal while sitting.

    Dining across the divide
    People in the Netherlands: we want to hear your views on divisive issues

From our global editions

  • Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings after an Israeli attack

    Ramadan in Gaza
    ‘We used to adorn our street, now everything around us is bleak’

    Displaced families prepare to spend holy month in Rafah amid food shortages and fear of attack
  • Police cordons separate groups of protesters, one group waving Israel flags and the other Palestine flags.

    ‘You cannot look away’
    Opening of Amsterdam Holocaust museum an overdue reckoning with history

  • Stelios Haji-Ioannou sitting smiling on a chair for a formal photographic portrait

    ‘It’s for the judge to decide’
    Stelios Haji-Ioannou’s battle to defend his Easy brand

  • Europaischer Wolf, Canis lupus, European grey wolf<br>C9C17N Europaischer Wolf, Canis lupus, European grey wolf

    Rewilding
    Wolves are thriving again across western Europe. Is it time to bring them back to the UK?

  • Barbecue, the leader of the G9 gang, stands with his fellow gang members in Port-au-Prince earlier this week.

    'Barbecue'
    Is the feared gang boss now the most powerful man in Haiti?

  • ‘We were forbidden everything since the war started’: protesters in Tayibe yesterday.

    Fear and grief
    Silenced for months, Arab Israeli towns hold first Gaza war protests

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    The red dust of death in Italy’s under-developed south

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  • Handler Melanie Raymond and Australian Shepherd Viking.

    Bark sonata
    The last two days of Crufts

  • Festival onlookers seen under rearing horse and rider

    ‘It was a real carnival of the senses’
    Shamil Tanna’s best phone picture

  • Cattle graze on a small patch of grass after the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas.

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