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The Guardian view on Jason Arday: a tragedy that demands reflection | Editorial

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Legitimate scrutiny became entangled with a racial argument about merit and diversity. His death raises questions about how society treats black success and failure The tragic death of Jason Arday raises serious questions about race, institutional authority and what happens to people in a society increasingly organised around public reputation. Arday, who resigned earlier this month as a professor at the University o

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The Guardian view on a vibrant summer for British athletics: inspiring a generation | Editorial

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Amy Hunt’s record haul of four golds in Birmingham showcased the sport’s appeal. More can be done to ensure it gets its fair share of the limelight To win one gold medal is impressive. To win two indicates a certain relentlessness. To win four in the space of one remarkable week of athletics may ensure further recognition for Amy Hunt as the BBC’s sports personality of the year. Ms Hunt’s record‑breaking achievement

Reform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Nurses, medical experts and green campaigners reject party deputy leader’s dismissal of efforts to reach net zero Reform’s deputy leader has been accused of spreading misinformation after he dismissed efforts to tackle the climate crisis and urged British people to enjoy the warmth of the recent heatwaves. Richard Tice prompted a backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners on Monday after he told a pr

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People with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on average

By Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable People living with severe intellectual disabilities are dying 24 years younger on average than the wider population, a study has found, with 40% of such deaths being avoidable. The study also found that within this group, people from minority ethnic backgrounds were dying 14 years younger than their white count

It is time for freakishly gifted Harry Brook to come of age in England’s post-Bazball era | Ali Martin

By Ali Martin

Test captaincy came too soon for 27-year-old but Pakistan series is latest chapter in year that could be the making of him You have to hand it to Bazball. Even when seemingly killed off, and the England team it left behind is thousands of miles away, preparing for a series against Pakistan, it has still managed to muscle its way into the fallout from Bangladesh’s seismic victory over Australia in Darwin. Talk about m

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Ministers drop plan to relax affordable housing rules after negative response

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Government concedes ‘significant opposition’ requires new approach on quotas for medium-sized development sites Ministers have dropped plans to relax affordable housing rules for developers in England after a backlash from housing experts who warned it could drastically cut the number of cheaper homes available in rural areas. The government said on Monday it would not go ahead with proposals to end affordable housin

Shark selfies: why ‘finfluencers’ need to put their cameras away

By Guardian Staff

More and more people are posting footage of themselves touching sharks or even riding them. This is, of course, a terrible idea Name: Shark selfies. Age: The phrase seems to have emerged in summer 2014 and will hopefully be retired as soon as possible. Continue reading...

Amanda Abbington awarded five-figure sum by BBC over bullying allegations on Strictly

By Matthew Weaver and PA Media

BBC apologises to actor after review upholds ‘some’ of her allegations against dance partner Giovanni Pernice The actor Amanda Abbington has reached a five-figure settlement with the BBC over bullying allegations she made about her time on Strictly Come Dancing. The programme was the subject of a review in 2024 after she alleged her professional partner, Giovanni Pernice, had bullied and harassed her. Continue readin

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Hunter Bell sets sights on Hodgkinson, Werro and Broeders-Bol in 800m clash of titans

By Sean Ingle

Big Three and Hunter Bell to meet in Zurich next week ‘I am really excited to throw my hat into the ring there’ Georgia Hunter Bell says she is ready to take on the “Big Three” of Audrey Werro, Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol in a race for the ages over 800m in Zurich next week. Hunter Bell has had an extraordinary season, adding the 1500m European Championship title on Sunday to her Commonwealth 800m gold an

Claude to start watermarking AI-generated text – but will it make quality worse?

By Aisha Down

Anthropic says it will change way chatbot makes small, random choices, to comply with EU regulation The world is familiar by now with the usual tropes of machine-generated text: overuse of the word “delve”, an excess of em dashes, and the chirpy, relentless construction of “it’s not X but Y”. But is it about to get even worse? Continue reading...

Holy water: nuns fight Italian town’s plans to take away their beach club

By Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Sisters argue they should retain concession in Ligurian town of Spotorno because it funds charitable activities A group of Italian nuns is fighting back against local council plans to take their beach club away from them – the latest flashpoint in the long-running debate about the monopoly of private concessions along Italy’s coastline. The dispute, described as “a holy war” by some local press, unfolded when a 50-me

Can Trump’s peace plan for Gaza be saved? – The Latest

By Presented by Nosheen Iqbal with Devika Bhat; produced by Bryony Moore and Annie La Vespa; senior producer Ryan Ramgobin

Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is on a diplomatic mission in the Middle East to meet Hamas officials and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in an attempt to salvage a ceasefire in Gaza. The talks come after Netanyahu rejected the US-backed 15-point peace plan for the territory in a rare public break with the Trump administration this month. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to global editor Devika Bhat Conti

Labour MP under investigation by party over Covid loans to his businesses

By Matty Edwards

Southend East & Rochford’s Bayo Alaba has been suspended while inquiry looks at bounceback loans A Labour MP has been suspended after being questioned about government Covid loans taken out by his businesses. Bayo Alaba, the MP for Southend East & Rochford, has referred himself to the Labour party for investigation after the Times asked about a loan given to one of his businesses during the pandemic. Continue reading

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Virgin Trains a step closer to running services to Europe in blow to Eurostar

By Lauren Almeida

Operator granted UK track access for as many as 20 daily return trains to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030 Business live – latest updates Virgin Trains has been granted track access by the rail regulator to enable it to run services between London and Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030, in a key step towards breaking Eurostar’s monopoly on the cross-Channel passenger route. The Office of Rail and Road (OR

Constitution River gets immediate chance to fill Bow Echo void at York

By Greg Wood

The unbeaten three-year-old’s showdown with Ombudsman promises a race for the ages but the Ebor Handicap remains the festival’s most compelling spectacle For the moment at least, there is a Bow Echo-shaped hole in the remainder of the 2026 Flat season, after the news last week that George Boughey’s unbeaten colt has been retired to stud after suffering a training setback. The 2,000 Guineas winner exited the racing st

Niu Lai: derided animated film rivals blockbusters at Chinese box office

By Amy Hawkins

Commentary about the ‘so bad it’s good’ qualities of mother and son’s movie has driven people to see it at cinema A crude, low-tech animation about a cow and a skylark has become a sleeper hit at China’s box office, sitting alongside blockbusters such as The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day in cinema revenue rankings. Niu Lai, which translates to The Cow is Coming, is an 86-minute budget animation about a newbor

European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves

By Jon Henley in Paris, Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Vegetable and grain growers call for urgent action, warning of ‘catastrophic’ harvests due to continent-wide drought Successive intense heatwaves and an increasingly severe, continent-wide drought have left many of Europe’s farmers in an “unprecedented” crisis, with vegetable and grain growers in particular warning of “catastrophic” harvests. French vegetable production is down by “a very significant extent” compared

Would you tell strangers how much debt you have? The people sharing how much money they owe online

By Clover Hope

In an era of transparency, people are detailing their financial struggles on the internet, breaking one of the last social taboos Discussions regarding personal finances have traditionally been taboo. But gen Z and millennials in the US are finally normalizing conversations about money, openly sharing about salaries, rent and investment strategies, but also their (sometimes substantial) debt. In recent years, financi

Did you solve it? A new goat for puzzledom’s GOAT

By Alex Bellos

The solution to today’s puzzle Earlier today I set you a new twist on the Monty Hall problem, which is (according to AI) the most discussed recreational maths puzzle in history. The standard Monty Hall problem is as follows: Continue reading...

My son is leaving home for university – and my severe denial has surprised me | Zoe Williams

By Zoe Williams

My cherished first-born will soon be off to start a big new phase of his life, shiny saucepans in tow. ‘Empty nesting’ implies this is as nature intended, but it’s knocked me for six My son sent me a picture of his university accommodation, which looked perfectly nice, but there was something off about it. It was a little bit too tidy, of course, and had the slightly dystopian atmosphere of a neutral colour palette,

Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour review – fringe gem leaves you ecstatic

By Brian Logan

Summerhall, Edinburgh Connor Dariol, AKA Australian clown Conk, does exactly what he claims – and with such skill and relentless pep we are helpless to resist When I saw the title to the Australian clown Conk’s show Man Sings the Same Song Over and Over Again for an Hour, I thought I knew what the trick would be. Yes, the terms of the show’s billing would be fulfilled, but (I imagined) by twisting whatever that song

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Supporting young people so they don’t become Neets | Letters

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Readers respond to an article by Daisy Christodoulou on predicting which children are at risk of future unemployment Daisy Christodoulou suggests that teachers identifying children at risk of ending up not in education, employment or training (Neets) is like dentists helping children to learn to read (Could you predict which children will be Neets? No – and it’s unfair to ask that of teachers, 11 August). But dentist

Join a running community – you won’t regret it | Letters

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Readers respond to an article in which Ioan Marc Jones describes overcoming his hatred of running I loved Ioan Marc Jones’s article because it’s an honest reflection of the struggle of getting into running when you need exercise but don’t necessarily want it (Nipple tape, pickle juice and dinosaurs: how I learned to love running, the unorthodox way, 12 August). For me, the gamechanger was joining a running club. I’m

Councils won’t be able to block betting shops | Letters

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Roger Cornwell says under government plans, councils will lose some planning powers, and Alan Knight says reducing high-street betting fuels illegal online gambling. Plus a letter from Katrina Kerr In your report (Burnham to give councils more powers to block vape and betting shops, 10 August) Angela Rayner is quoted as saying: “We’re giving local leaders the power to say no to what doesn’t belong on their high stree

The decent way for countries to engage with the Taliban | Brief letters

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Afghan diplomacy | Weather words | Delightful weeds | Thomas Paine’s remains | Reform UK benefits cuts You report concerns over increased diplomatic contact with Afghanistan and the Taliban (15 August). If nations wish to establish contact with the country and improve human rights, especially for women, may I suggest that they only use women to negotiate and to staff diplomatic bases. They might also insist on only d