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  • Beyoncé took home country album and album of the year awards.

    Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar lead Grammy awards in aftermath of LA fires

    An unusual ceremony paid tribute to and raised money for those affected by the California wildfires while giving Beyoncé her first album of the year

    • Trump administration
      Trump threat to deport pro-Palestinian students mirrors rightwing Heritage blueprint

    • NBA
      Toronto Raptors fans boo US national anthem after Donald Trump tariffs

    • Trump administration
      Trump says he is cutting off funding to South Africa over land ‘confiscations’

    • Breaking news
      Ukraine dismisses Trump envoy suggestion that both sides will make concessions

    • Germany
      Germans protest against party leader who pushed migration bill backed by far right

US politics

  • a large american flag in front of a river with boats

    Politics
    Wrecking ball: Trump’s war on ‘woke’ marks plunge into ‘dark times’

  • President Claudia Sheinbaum

    Mexico
    Fury in Mexico over Trump’s ‘slanderous’ claim of cartel links

  • Man in suit at podium points to see of hands raised in front of him

    Media
    ‘He’s become America’s assignment editor’: US media owners bend to Trump

  • Man sits at desk

    Diversity
    ‘Very retaliatory’: the federal workers caught up in Trump’s DEI purge

In focus

  • Graphic illustration of Roman senators, with Trump sitting in the middle

    Donald Trump
    Forget the pundits – here’s how philosophers see America’s moral divide over Trump

  • A child marches across a wet and muddy part of Woeste Westen park in Amsterdam, carrying a long fallen branch.

    Netherlands
    Soft spaces out, stick-fighting in: Dutch call for the return of risky play

    Encouraging kids to play with fire? Hear us out, says party worried by the Netherlands’ increasingly sedentary ways
  • Impression of one of Deep's underwater living units, called sentinels

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    A flooded quarry, a mysterious millionaire and the dream of a new Atlantis

    An innovative mission on the Welsh border, funded by an anonymous private investor, has begun work to create a ‘permanent human settlement’ under the sea

Spotlight

  • Director Coralie Fargeat

    Film
    ‘I was trying to explode the idea of beauty’: Coralie Fargeat on The Substance, women and Hollywood

    Her gruesome horror has won her an Oscar nomination – and given its star Demi Moore’s career new life. But did taking down the patriarchy have to be so gory?
  • A composite photograph to illustrate female dark personality traits

    Psychology
    ‘Female narcissism is often misdiagnosed’: how science is finding women can have a dark streak too

  • Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Lakers<br>LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 1: Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks talks to Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers after the game on March 1, 2022 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

    NBA
    The Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis trade is shocking, franchise-altering and bizarre

    Two of the best players in the NBA are reportedly swapping teams. The Mavericks could benefit this year but the Lakers look winners in the long-term
  • Succession: Tom Morley played Andrew “Doddy” Dodds, the waiter killed when Kendall crashed.

    Television
    ‘They deep-fried my head!’ Stars of Succession, The Sopranos, Spooks and more on their shocking TV deaths

    How does it feel to be brutally killed off on screen? Actors from hit shows including Buffy, Line of Duty and Cucumber relive their shootings, stabbings, bludgeonings by golf club – and worse
    • bottles of Smirnoff vodka

      Food & drink industry
      How fortunes turned flat at Johnnie Walker and Guinness owner Diageo

    • French man on trial for drugging his wife to be abused by dozens of men <br>epa11587263 Gisele Pelicot (C), and her daughter Caroline Darian (L) speak with the media after leaving the criminal court in Avignon, France, 05 September 2024, where Pelicot's ex-husband stands trial for having drugging her and then inviting dozens of men to rape her for years. Dominique Pelicot and fifty other men are accused, primarily of raping the presently 70-year-old woman while she was unconscious, between 2011 and 2020. Dominique Pelicot could spend up to 20 years behind bars if proven guilty. The end of November is when the verdict is anticipated. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

      Books
      I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again by Caroline Darian review – resilience and bravery in a book by the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot

    • Sir Julius Chan, pictured here in 1995 when he was deputy prime minister of Papua New Guinea, has died at the age of 85.

      Papua New Guinea
      Sir Julius Chan: death of last of PNG’s founding fathers marks end of era

    • New Start After 60 John Ingall<br>For Guardian G2 New Start After 60. Pictured is retired farmer John Ingall, 74 with a collection of his glazed Gourds that he makes at his home in Leamington Spa. On the left is a stained glass mannequin of his wife Jane. A gourd is a member of the cucumber vegetable family that he grows at home and then turns into stained glass art. Photo by Fabio De Paola

      A new start after 60
      I wanted to retire from farming – but never dreamed I would become an artist

Opinion

  • The DeepSeek icon is displayed on a smartphone screen.

    DeepSeek has ripped away AI’s veil of mystique. That’s the real reason the tech bros fear it

    Kenan Malik
    While privacy fears are justified, the main beef Silicon Valley has is that China’s chatbot is democratising the technology
  • US-POLITICS-TRUMP-INAUGURATION<br>US President-elect Donald Trump greets outgoing President Joe Biden as he arrives for inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    Nesrine Malik
    Trump 2.0 is exposing American exceptionalism for what it is – and has always been

    Nesrine Malik
    Guantánamo Bay? Imperialism? Alliances with billionaires? Those shocked at the president’s early moves have forgotten what came before, writes Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
    • a person holds a sign reading 'immigrants make american great'

      Fighting for justice doesn’t have to be a big dramatic act. It can be small

      Rebecca Solnit
    • Rubble and exploded buildings on dirt and sand in the city of Khan Younis in Gaza

      As a surgeon in Gaza, I witnessed hell visited on children. It shames me that Britain played a part in it

      Nizam Mamode
    • Emmanuel Macron stands, looking down, in front of the Mona Lisa

      Emmanuel Macron’s got a point: Why shouldn’t we charge tourists to see our treasures?

      Catherine Bennett
    • Woman at a table with a coffee looking out of a cafe window

      Why do we go to coffee shops? It’s not just for the hot drinks

      Emma Beddington

Sports

  • Dallas Mavericks v Los Angeles Lakers<br>LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 1: Luka Doncic #77 of the Dallas Mavericks talks to Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers after the game on March 1, 2022 at Crypto.Com Arena in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

    The Dončić-Davis trade is shocking, franchise-altering and bizarre

    Claire de Lune
    Two of the best players in the NBA are reportedly swapping teams. The Mavericks could benefit this year but the Lakers look winners in the long-term
  • From left to right, Toronto Raptors forwards Bruce Brown, Scottie Barnes and Chris Boucher react as fans boo the United States national anthem before NBA basketball game action against the Los Angeles Clippers in Toronto, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

    NBA
    Raptors fans boo US national anthem after Trump tariffs

    Fans at a Toronto Raptors game on Sunday continued an emerging trend of booing the American national anthem at sporting events in Canada
    • Marcus Rashford with Monchi (right), Aston Villa’s sporting director

      Soccer
      Amorim denies Rashford renaissance at Villa would be humiliating

    • Myles Lewis-Skelly scores Arsenal’s third goal.

      Premier League
      Arsenal humble Manchester City with 5-1 mauling

    • Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola talks to Cole Palmer of Chelsea after City's 3-1 win

      Soccer
      Maresca shrugs off claim that Palmer was ‘played’ by Guardiola

    • Satou Sabally is headed to the Phoenix Mercury.

      WNBA free agency
      Sorting the winners and losers from the chaos

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Climate crisis

  • A rat

    Environment
    ‘Perfect rat storm’: urban rodent numbers soar as the climate heats, study finds

  • File image of Houses impacted by rising sea levels in Fiji

    Samoa
    Leaders in the Pacific raise alarm over ‘direct impact’ of Trump’s climate retreat and aid freeze

  • Change by degrees - keeping up the fight

    Change by degrees
    Avoid AI and catch a bus: Guardian readers share their top climate goals for 2025

  • Composite image showing coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef and Australia’s environment minister Tanya Plibersek

    Great Barrier Reef
    Australia tried to influence other countries and Unesco to keep Great Barrier Reef off in-danger list

Across the country

  • A group of people wearing vests stand in a room. One of the vests says 'ICE' in yellow at the back

    ‘A publicity stunt’
    Activists decry Trump’s immigration raids marketed as ‘entertainment’

  • a dozen eggs on a shelf for $9.39

    Bird flu
    US egg prices expected to climb further as farmers strained by outbreak

    • Democrats
      Ken Martin elected new chair of Democratic National Committee

    • Groundhog Day
      Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, predicting longer winter

    • Oregon
      Portland police chief apologizes to mass shooting victims falsely said to be armed

    • Indiana
      Jump rope pro saves neighbor and dog from ice pond – with jump rope

    • US foreign policy
      USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department

    • Washington DC plane crash
      Helicopter involved in fatal crash was on army training drill

Around the world

  • Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at the White House in September 2020.

    Middle East
    Netanyahu heads for Trump talks in US amid uncertainty over Gaza truce

    Negotiations on second phase of ceasefire likely to be put back until after two leaders meet on Tuesday
  • El Salvador judge rules on decades-old murder case against environmental activists<br>Environmentalists and former guerrillas speak to the media before being released, after a court closed a legal process against them on charges of murdering a woman during the civil war in 1989, in Sensuntepeque, El Salvador October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas

    El Salvador
    Exonerated environmental defenders to face murder retrial in El Salvador

  • A Darwin's frog and newborn froglet in a transparent dish of water placed on vegetation

    Endangered species
    Endangered frogs born at London zoo after rescue mission in Chile

  • Economic growth forecast in London, UK - 27 Jan 2025<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by David Tramontan/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock (15121833e) A general view of the Bank of England in the City of London. The brokerage firm Morgan Stanley has forecast a below 1% economic growth for the UK even though the Bank of England as forecast a 1.5% for the same period. Economic growth forecast in London, UK - 27 Jan 2025

    Explainer
    How Donald Trump’s trade tariffs could affect the UK

    • Spain
      Luis Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over Jenni Hermoso kiss at World Cup

    • Germany
      Germans protest against party leader who pushed migration bill backed by far right

    • Islamic State
      Trump airstrikes target ‘senior IS attack planner’ in Somalia

    • Syria
      Syrian leader meets Saudi crown prince for first official foreign visit

    • Rwanda
      Pressure grows on EU to freeze minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting

    • Australia
      State minister apologises after asking chauffeur to drive 446km for lunch

Podcasts

Podcasts

  • A white stork returns on its nest, as viewed through the window of a disintegrating shed in Tyurkmen, Bulgaria. Photograph: Malkolm Boothroyd

    The Audio Long Read
    The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? – podcast

  • Alice Weidel giving a speech in front of German flags

    Today in Focus
    Alice Weidel: the far-right banker Elon Musk wants as German chancellor - podcast

  • Weekend
    Wicked star Cynthia Erivo on fame, fear and fighting classism; Marina Hyde on why gen Z kids are not alright; and the mind/body revolution – podcast

  • ‘He asked me to calculate how many times you can travel around the world with the distance he had covered: could it get you to the moon?’ Photograph: Radharc/Alamy

    The Audio Long Read
    Endless work, little money, occasional UFOs: my father’s five decades driving Brazil’s roads – podcast

  • The DeepSeek logo on a phone placed on a keyboard.

    Today in Focus
    How DeepSeek stunned the AI industry – podcast

Culture

  • a man looking at camera

    Salman Rushdie
    Salman Rushdie set to testify as attempted murder trial gets under way

    Hadi Matar, 26, accused of stabbing author 10 times in case likely to draw world’s media to tiny upstate New York town
  • A man with a loudhailer stands on a raised platform with other men, addressing a large crowd, with a high-rise housing estate int he background

    Art
    ‘I remember the exhilaration’: artist and film-maker Steve McQueen on protest

  • Two people shake hands in front of a third person in a scene from The Night Agent

    TV drama
    ‘Must-have genre’ for uncertain times: why spy thrillers have taken over TV

  • Sheila Hancock shot for OM for her 92nd birthday

    Culture
    ‘You name it, I did it’: Sheila Hancock on comedy, age and anxiety

  • Michele Austin, left, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths.

    Wendy Ide's film of the week
    Hard Truths review – Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s blistering performance is the angry heart of Mike Leigh’s drama

  • Leigh Bowery photographed in east London, August 1984.

    Performance art
    ‘A living, breathing work of art’: Leigh Bowery by those who knew him best

Lifestyle

  • A woman hiking in the mountains in a long-sleeved T-shirt and shorts

    Notes and queries
    Readers reply: How do people manage to wear shorts all winter long?

  • Man wearing headphones

    Health & wellbeing
    Quiet, please! The remarkable power of silence – for our bodies and our minds

    Our increasingly noisy world has been linked to cardiovascular disease, anxiety and depression, as well as hearing loss. But that’s not the only reason we need more peace and quiet in our lives
  • A Venn diagram with ‘UK’s historic landfills’ in one circle, ‘Taking your retainer out in the morning’ in the other, and the caption ‘Highly toxic site’

    Edith Pritchett's Venn diagrams
    From landfill to retainer germs: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon

    Toxic …

Well actually

  • Woman at coffee shop waving hand and looking away from person sitting next to her

    Well actually
    ‘Let them’: can this viral self-help mantra change your life?

  • Watercolor illustration of woman sitting on rock with dogs watching sunset

    Well actually
    After being dumped at 58, I realized I was not equipped for the grief

  • Heart balloon about to be let go.

    Valentine's Day
    Tell us about your worst Valentine’s Day stories

  • an illustration of a man with a manifying glass inspecting a young woman

    Ask Ugly
    My father had plastic surgery. Now he wants me and my mother to get work done

documentaries
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    Coronavirus
    Share your experiences ahead of the fifth anniversary of Covid being declared as a global pandemic

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  • According to a recent Edelman Financial report, half of US homeowners under 50 feel trapped in their current homes, citing financial constraints as a key factor.

    Money
    Tell us how you are coping with the rising costs of owning your home

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    Share your reaction to Trump’s offer of buyouts

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From our global editions

  • A woman poses in the shadows looking down

    Domestic violence
    Coercive control to be put on par with other types of domestic abuse in England and Wales

  • A member of NHS staff puts their arm on the back of a patient

    Cancer
    More than 500,000 in England waited at least two months for vital cancer care

  • A firefighter conducts back burning on the outskirts of Dunkeld at Grampians national park in Victoria

    Australian climate and environment in focus
    ‘Intensely hot’: heatwave continues in south-eastern states as fires threaten regional Victoria

  • Four young women aged between 15 and 21 sit in a pale blue wooden boat with one rowing; they all wear grey knitted jumpers with traditional-looking patterns and have long fair or light-brown hair

    Iceland
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    AI
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  • Wendy Barclay, head of the infectious disease department at Imperial College London, in a laboratory.

    Infectious diseases
    Virologist Wendy Barclay: ‘Wild avian viruses are mixing up their genetics all the time. It’s like viral sex on steroids’

    The British scientist on the risk of humans contracting bird flu, how people would cope with new lockdowns and being asked to pour the tea because she is a woman
  • Malak Tantesh and her father, Amjed, sit amid the rubble

    Gaza
    ‘My memories are crushed and buried’: a long walk home in Gaza

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    The weekend in pictures
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