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Martin Rowson on the El Niño warning – cartoon

By Martin Rowson

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David Harbour has blown Tony Stark’s cover in Avengers: Doomsday. It might just be what Marvel needs

By Ben Child

The actor, who plays Red Guardian in the film, made a cryptic comment to Variety that raised more Robert Downey Jr-shaped questions than answers. But was it a clanger, or expert trolling? Nobody knows exactly what solemn blood oaths Marvel uses to prevent spoilers. But we do know that Andrew Garfield spent most of the run-up to 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home – in which he would eventually turn up as one of two secret

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JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade

By Olivia Bowden in Toronto

Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press Leaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump. The recording, which was reportedly made at a fundraiser and shared with the

Firebombs thrown at supercars outside Birmingham wedding venue

By Matthew Weaver

Police investigating after two cars set alight in attack caught on CCTV Firebombs were thrown at supercars outside a wedding venue in Birmingham, setting two alight and prompting guests to sprint out of the building. West Midlands police said they were investigating the incident, which happened in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham at around 8.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...

Neutrogena responds to criticism over how brand deal with Hayden Panettiere ended

By Ramon Antonio Vargas

Late actor in May said beauty brand cut off its relationship with her after she spoke out about postpartum depression The beauty brand Neutrogena has acknowledged making its former ambassador Hayden Panettiere “feel unsupported during a very difficult time” – alluding to when the late Hollywood actor said the company severed ties with her after she spoke about enduring postpartum depression (PPD). Neutrogena issued a

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Salty Brine: How Strange It Is (The Neutral Milk Hotel Show) review – one of today’s most powerful stage voices

By Brian Logan

Summerhall, Edinburgh Intertwining his diaries with Anne Frank’s gives Brine a tough job, but his passionate performance and force of will combine in a heady brew It’s a hell of a swing to make a show paralleling your first love with Anne Frank’s – the more so for that show about her to end on an uplift. But Salty Brine is nothing if not the man for a big swing. This most overbrimming of cabaret artists is in town wi

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‘Shameful’: UK, Australia and Canada criticise Israel over Gaza aid convoy killings decision

By Jason Burke

Joint statement issued after IDF said it will not pursue criminal investigations into April 2024 strike that killed seven humanitarian workers Britain, Australia and Canada have called the decision of the Israeli military authorities not to open a criminal investigation into the April 2024 airstrikes that hit a convoy of aid vehicles in Gaza “shameful”. The strikes killed seven humanitarian workers from the US-based

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England’s bowlers tear through Pakistan to seal crushing innings victory in first Test

By Ali Martin at Headingley

1st Test, D3: England, 409, bt Pakistan, 171 & 135, by inns & 103 Archer, Robinson and Tongue all take three wickets The sounds heard coming from the Headingley area at 3.38pm on Friday were not simply the belching roars of the Western Terrace as England wrapped up a one-sided victory over Pakistan. A pressure valve had also been released. One win against a team as ragged as this Pakistan one might not have been reas

Gold and bitcoin surge after US bond market selloff; UK economy on ‘firmer footing’ - as it happened

By Alex Daniel

Rolling coverage of the latest events in global financial markets, the economy and major corporate moves Economists are also taking heart from the PMI survey, which will come as a welcome positive sign after the less-than-ideal public finances data earlier this morning. Jake Finney, a senior economist at PwC, said: The latest PMI data provides increasingly encouraging signs that the economy is finding firmer footing.

Gun stash in German forest believed to be linked to Russia, say reports

By Deborah Cole in Berlin

Germany seeking to extradite suspect from Romania over guns it is feared could have been used ⁠in assassinations Germany is seeking to extradite a suspect from Romania over the discovery of an underground stash of weapons in a forest near Berlin that German media reports have linked to Russian intelligence. Two weeks after German authorities found a drone carrying explosives at Leipzig airport, the interior minister,

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England beat Pakistan by an innings and 103 runs: first men’s cricket Test, day three – live reaction

By Rob Smyth (now), Tim de Lisle (later)

Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day two: Brook keeps England on top | Sign up for the Spin 83rd over: England 367-8 (Smith 17, Archer 0) A quiet first over of the day from Mohammad Abbas, with just a single to Jamie Smith. The new ball is available but the left-arm spinner Ali Usman, who took five of the six wickets to fall yesterday, is going to continue at the other end. The second Test between Austra

Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists

By Raphael Boyd

Activists who targeted bank in Burnley were found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £200,000 Five Palestine Action activists who vandalised a Barclays branch in Burnley will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge has ruled. Dubbed the Barclays five, Brendon O’Hagan, 28; Amanda Kelly, 31; Hmeera Atiqnisar, 31; Mohammed Malik, 28; and Alma Yaniv, 70, were all found guilty in June of causing damage exceeding £

Tour of Britain Women: Kim Le Court storms to stage three win and overall lead

By PA Media

Mauritian rider bursts clear on final climb of Great Orme Le Court leads GC standings with two stages remaining Mauritius’s Kim Le Court powered to victory in stage three of the Tour of Britain in Llandudno and moved top of the general classification. The 30-year-old AG Insurance-Soudal rider attacked with 2.5km to go on the 104.7km route from Mold to cross the summit finish on Great Orme 13 seconds ahead of Germany’

A History of Paper review – Shirley Henderson and Alan Cumming sing a fragile romance

By Mark Fisher

Pitlochry Festival theatre Oliver Emanuel’s musical love story between tenement neighbours is told via origami gifts and restaurant receipts It started as a BBC radio drama in 2016, and was reworked as a small-scale musical two years ago. Now, A History of Paper gets the mainstage treatment with two bona fide stars in the leads. The good news is that little is overblown about the production. Stars or not, Shirley Hen

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Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes

By Kalyeena Makortoff and agencies

Aeroplane maker said to have watered down plans to restrict working from home to one day a week Airbus has bowed to employee demands on remote working, after a series of strikes over its chief executive’s return-to-the office orders. The world’s largest aeroplane maker is said to have watered down plans to restrict remote working to one day a week from September. At present, staff are able to work remotely for two. C

‘We’re not remotely prepared’: Labour MPs fear party has gone soft on climate crisis

By Aletha Adu and Kiran Stacey

Polls suggest growing scepticism around net zero, with politicians uncertain how to proceed UK politics live – latest updates Britain has experienced a summer of record-breaking wildfires, deadly heat and drought, with almost 2,900 heat-associated deaths recorded in England during May and June alone. Homes have been destroyed by fires in the West Midlands, and deadly wildfires have swept across Europe. Despite the ev

Meghan as the next Bond? Five roles that almost certainly don’t lie behind UK return

By Esther Addley

Reports say Duke and Duchess of Sussex may have returned to Britain due to ‘top secret’ acting role for Meghan – we try to guess what it might be In 2022, two years after she and Prince Harry bolted to California in an unhappy exit from the royal family, the Duchess of Sussex was asked if she could foresee a return to acting. “No, I’m done,” she told Variety magazine. “I guess never say never, but my intention is to

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First ever Fat Marmot Week to kick off in effort to raise money for research

By Associated Press

Researchers hope contest – similar to Fat Bear Week – starting Monday will be latest wildlife watching craze Monday sees the start of what researchers hope will be the latest wildlife watching craze – Fat Marmot Week. Last winter was tough for marmots living high in the Colorado mountains, where researchers say two-thirds of one population died while hibernating because of insufficient snow cover. Continue reading...

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Durham v Derby, Notts v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day two – live

By Tanya Aldred

Updates from around the grounds Day one roundup | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya Headbanded Randell to Stokes. A healthy crowd watch from the white bucket seats in the permanent-temporary stand. Stokes leaves one that slides across his stumps. An edge from Stokes …skews through the slips. Continue reading...

Biggest El Niño for a century forecast to bring UK more autumn rain and storms

By Matthew Weaver and Damien Gayle

‘Unprecedented’ weather pattern over Pacific Ocean to be felt worldwide, with severe droughts expected in some areas The El Niño event developing over the Pacific Ocean is likely to be the strongest for more than a century and make 2027 another record-breaking year for heat, the UK’s Met Office has said. Increased rainfall and storms are forecast to hit the UK this autumn as a result of the “unprecedented” weather pa

Burnham to dispatch 100 Whitehall officials to help regional mayors

By Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart

Civil service scheme announced after PM convened local leaders to ‘situation room’ meeting from No 10 North UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham is to send more than 100 Whitehall officials to bolster the teams of regional mayors, after convening leaders from across England from his base at No 10 North to discuss how to spread growth. The government described the meeting as a “situation room” to bring local

A party, 101 princesses and an eccentric millionaire: Jon Ronson on a mysterious castle – and what it taught him about masculinity in crisis

By Jon Ronson

When my son texted me from a Connecticut fortress in the middle of the night with an alarming message, it set me on a quest to understand the bizarre lifestyle of its owner I awoke one morning in the summer of 2023 to discover that, while I’d slept, my son Joel had been texting my wife and me a series of unnerving messages about a perilous situation he had found himself in, in Connecticut. From what I could tell, as

‘Such adept cover stars’: why dogs are taking over fashion in the ‘AI face’ era

By Ellie Violet Bramley

Cute, egoless canines offer a break from a world that feels dominated by ‘nepo babies’ and ‘Maga lady aesthetic’ What do Nicole Kidman, a pair of “nepo babies” and a beagle called Sansa Martínez Berlingeri have in common? They all appear on the covers of the all-important September issues of Vogue and Dogue. But the winner of the unofficial battle of the covers? The one with the keenest sense of smell and a penchant

Ditch the giant handbag, don’t overdo the botox and 16 other ways to extend your ‘hotspan’

By Joe Stone

If ‘lifespan’ is the time you’re alive and ‘healthspan’ the years you’re disease-free, then ‘hotspan’ is the period you’re attractive and vibrant. Want to increase yours? Experts share their tips Forget 12-step skincare routines, red light therapy and injectables – the single most important thing you can do for your skin is wear UV protection. “Not just sun protection, but UV protection, every single day, regardless

What is salmonella, how does it spread and are eggs safe to eat?

By Denis Campbell Health policy editor

UKHSA says imported eggs eaten in restaurants are source of outbreak that has infected more than 200 people Contaminated eggs have infected 207 people with salmonella across the UK, killing one and hospitalising 34. Eggs imported into Britain and eaten in cafes and restaurants were the source, the UK Health Security Agency has said. The outbreak has prompted public concern. But what is salmonella, and are eggs safe t