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Nicola Jennings on Ukraine’s independence day – cartoon

By Nicola Jennings

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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

‘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

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

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

Guns, axes, explosives: violent museum heists are on the rise, says Europol

By Sam Jones

EU police agency says shift could point to involvement of new criminal networks focused on specific artefacts Robberies at European museums are becoming increasingly violent, with thieves sometimes brandishing guns, assaulting staff and using sledgehammers, axes and even explosives to smash their way into buildings and display cases, according to a report by Europol. The EU police agency said that while museum thefts

Brydon Carse dropped by England as investigation begins into handcuffs incident

By Ali Martin

Bowler spoken to by police outside bar in Derby Carse replaced in squad for second Test by Sonny Baker Brydon Carse has been stood down from England’s squad for the second Test against Pakistan this week while the footage of him in police handcuffs outside a bar in Derby city centre is investigated by the sport’s disciplinary body. Carse was filmed by a member of the public while he was detained briefly on suspicion

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Video shows hundreds held captive after Nigeria mosque kidnapping

By Reuters in Maidiguri

Gunmen ‌attacked worshippers in Dekara village on Friday taking women, children and older people An armed group has posted a video showing what ⁠residents said were about ⁠600 women, children and ​older people abducted in an attack on a mosque in Nigeria’s north-central Niger State last week. The video, posted on Facebook and WhatsApp, ⁠showed large groups of people seated in a forested area surrounded by armed men.

Ukraine’s Independence Day and a Tokyo heatwave: photos of the day – Monday

By Matt Fidler

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Cycling chiefs criticised for response to Fin Tarling’s death: ‘This simply cannot happen’

By Jeremy Whittle

Richard Plugge criticises UCI for its lack of action ‘Riders must be certain they can race on a safe course’ Richard Plugge, the manager of the two-time Tour de France winner, Jonas Vingegaard, has criticised cycling’s governing body, the UCI, for a lack of action following the death of the teenage rider Fin Tarling 10 days ago and said cycling’s leading teams should take responsibility for ensuring safety in races.

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

By Press Association

Five-day trial at high court in Glasgow heard Dott subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse The former world snooker champion Graeme Dott has been found guilty of sexually abusing two primary school age children. The 49-year-old subjected a girl and a boy to multiple incidents of abuse, with the girl targeted between 1993-96 and the boy between 2006-10. A five-day trial at the high court in Glasgow h

Rennes push PSG all the way to show they are the best of the rest in Ligue 1

By Luke Entwistle

PSG flexed their muscles, bringing Ferran Torres off the bench to save the day, but only because Rennes made them By Get French Football News On the scale of expressions of prowess and power, Paris Saint-Germain bringing almost €150m worth of attacking talent off the bench – including the man who scored the winning goal in the World Cup final last month – ranks only a couple of rungs below the level of the extravagan

Why does the New York Times keep calling the left ‘divisive’?

By Dana Frank

The newspaper often uses the word to describe elections with progressive contenders, implying a previous whole destroyed by the left “El-Sayed and Stevens Project Party Unity After Divisive Race,” announced the New York Times on 5 August, the day the progressive Abdul El-Sayed beat out his centrist Democratic rival, Haley Stevens, in the Michigan senatorial primary. “Divisive” is now the Times’s favorite attack word,

‘A rock star on her own terms’: why we’re still so fascinated by Meg White

By Annie Zaleski

Recent incorrect attempts to reveal the White Stripes star’s whereabouts reflect how much we’re still obsessed with the one-of-a-kind drummer In February 2011, the White Stripes announced they were no longer going to tour or release new music. The decision wasn’t based on “artistic differences” or “health issues”; instead, the decision was “mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band and have it s

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Which eco-friendly laundry detergents actually clean your clothes? I put 11 to the test

By Jane Hoskyn

Our writer spent weeks putting capsules, sheets and liquid detergent through their paces to find the best for your clothes and the planet • Sustainable cleaning subscriptions that make life easier Nothing makes falling into bed more enjoyable than freshly laundered sheets, especially if they’ve just been dried in the sunshine. It’s a definite bonus, though, to know your clean bedding won’t bring you out in a rash or

Breakout indie band Westside Cowboy on rejecting tech and loving imperfection: ‘We’re not hermits!’

By Daniel Dylan Wray

Despite their fast rise, the Manchester indie-pop band are happily going at their own pace. But what – if anything – did they learn from the advice of Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon? When Westside Cowboy played Later … With Jools Holland earlier this year, fellow guests Duran Duran offered some advice. “Nerves are just your mind telling you that you’re about to do something extraordinary,” Simon Le Bon told the band, who

Football Daily | The Premier League soap opera is back – and Spurs are already hogging the narrative

By Barry Glendenning

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! While the opening round of Premier League fixtures hasn’t yet concluded, Football Daily can’t be alone in having jerked both knees to the point of dislocation based on the evidence of what little we’ve seen thus far. Newly-promoted Hull City look the most likely contenders to challenge Arsenal for the title. Ipswich Town’s Julio Enciso already looks a shoo-in for th

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Survivors of violent crime criticise MoJ for not explaining offender restriction zones

By Steven Morris

Campaigners accuse ministers of trying to grab headlines with announcement before a working system is ready Survivors of violent crime and families of victims have criticised the UK government for announcing “world first” plans to introduce restriction zones for serious offenders freed from prison within a few weeks without spelling out how they would work. Key campaigners who have championed the idea of the zones, d

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Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’

By Mark Sweney

World’s largest streaming services have also increased subscription costs repeatedly in US, research finds Business live – latest updates Subscribers to Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video in western Europe have faced higher price increases than in any other market in recent years, according to research. Over the past four years the world’s largest subscription video streaming services have dramatically changed t

‘Better than The Godfather’: how we made brutal Yorkshire crime classic Red Riding

By Interviews by Michael Hogan

‘The show’s hardly an advert for Yorkshire. Sets would have a burnt-out car and maybe an upturned shopping trolley. Locals would say, “Can’t you put a nice floral arrangement there instead?”’ I’d been writing screenplays with Michael Winterbottom and in 2006, his producer Andrew Eaton said: “There’s this quartet of novels by David Peace. Are you interested in adapting them?” I read the first, 1974, and was drawn to i

Guardian-produced Gaza documentary from Oscar-winning Israeli directors of No Other Land to screen at Venice film festival

By Andrew Pulver

Film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, co-directors of No Other Land along with Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal, investigates ‘Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians’ during the war A new documentary about Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza, directed by Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, is to receive its world premiere at the Venice film festiv

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We would like to hear from young people in England who didn’t pass English and/or Maths GCSE

By Guardian community team

How did it affect your plans for either further education or getting a job? Did you go through resits? Tell us The government plans to introduce a new “stepping stone” qualification from 2028 for students in England who do not achieve a pass in GCSE maths or English. The new preparatory level 1 qualifications - one level below GCSEs - will “give students the essential knowledge and skills before they resit English or