'Border terriers against borders': your pets on the EU rufferendum
We asked our readers’ pets to get in touch and tell us how they were voting in the EU referendumWill the late surge of animal interest in the EU referendum swing the vote? Probably not: registration...
View ArticleSky Ferreira hits back at music industry sexism after LA Times article
The musician – likened to a ‘freshly licked lollipop’ in a column focusing on sex appeal – says 95% of what’s written about her is offensive, and hopes other female artists will speak outSky Ferreira...
View ArticleAnton Yelchin death officially ruled an accident
LA County coroner’s office has confirmed the cause of the Star Trek actor’s death while Fiat Chrysler continues to investigate any vehicular malfunctionThe death of Anton Yelchin has been officially...
View ArticleAdult Life Skills: ‘What is a strong female character?’
How Bafta-winning director Rachel Tunnard went from short films starring her own thumbs to making the year’s most relatable twentysomething comedy Related: Baftas 2015: full list of nominations‘Is this...
View ArticleMore than 40,000 sign petition calling for Daily Mail editor to be sacked
Petition accuses Paul Dacre of being the ‘Nigel Farage of newspapers’ and spreading ‘misinformation and fear’ over migrationMore than 40,000 people have signed a petition calling for Daily Mail...
View ArticleDisability rights around the world: from 1944 to the present day
Since the second world war, disability legislation has increased substantially, but there’s still a long way to goThis week we’re focussing on the issue of disability rights around the world. Please...
View ArticleTribe by Sebastian Junger review – why we need the solidarity felt during...
The author of The Perfect Storm investigates the trauma experienced by returning soldiers, and argues the main problem lies in the divisions and tensions of western societyIn 1753, Benjamin Franklin...
View ArticleHamilton's teenage superfans: 'This is, like, crazy cool'
‘Hamilteens’ may not have seen the show, but they know everything about it. Who needs One Direction when you’ve got a musical about the founding fathers?Everything I used to know about Aaron Burr I...
View ArticleIndia’s captive leopards: a life sentence behind bars
As sightings in populated areas increase, authorities are trapping leopards and keeping them captive, often in small cages without adequate food. The solution is to educate the public on coexisting...
View ArticleTop 10 books about the Beatles
Paul McCartney’s biographer picks out the best work in a field that has often been marked by ‘leaden paragraphs overstuffed with show-offy facts’Writing about the Beatles has saddled me with two heavy...
View ArticleCecil Beaton on Paris style dictators: fashion archive, 22 June 1958
The Observer, 22 June 1958: The celebrated photographer on Parisian designers Balenciaga, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Cardin“In spite of France’s political predicament,” writes Beaton, “the...
View ArticleNew technology could add product placement to old TV programmes
Described as ‘product placement on steroids’, the technique is being premiered for Bushmills whiskey on Vice’s TV channelYour favourite episodes of Friends could soon come with added product placement...
View ArticleThe Sun dares to use the Queen again in Brexit front page
Paper quotes monarch despite being criticised by watchdog over misleading ‘Queen backs Brexit’ headlineThe Sun was rapped over the knuckles for its “Queen backs Brexit” headline. Now, on the eve of the...
View ArticleThe Strokes – 10 of the best
From their booze-soaked breakout through to recent attempts at reinvention, these tracks map the story of New York’s swaggering indie rockersThe Strokes’ fabled history tends to start with The Modern...
View ArticleA Patch of Fog review – Belfast thriller treads a well-worn but nicely acted...
Sterling performances by Conleth Hill and Stephen Graham as an author and his stalker lend ballast to Michael Lennox’s debut feature Michael Lennox is the Northern Irish director whose 2014 short...
View ArticleJapan condemns 'provocation' as North Korea tests two medium-range missiles
Regime carries out most successful test yet on powerful medium-range missile capable in theory of striking US basesJapan has expressed concern about the growing military threat from North Korea, hours...
View ArticleOlympic jaguar shot dead after escaping handlers following torch ceremony
The jaguar escaped from its handlers following an event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus and was killed, causing uproar among animal rights groupsA jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony...
View ArticlePorsche to back Volkswagen's former management at AGM
Shareholder conference is VW’s first since its emissions scandal broke in September last yearPorsche, Volkswagen’s controlling stakeholder, will endorse the carmaker’s former top management at a...
View ArticleChurch of Scientology opens film studio complex in Hollywood
Scientology Media Productions will allow the organisation to reach ‘virtually every person on earth’, says its leaderThe Church of Scientology has unveiled a $50m (£34m) media complex, which includes a...
View ArticleWildfires raging near LA are ‘0% contained’ say authorities
A searing heatwave and rugged terrain have hindered firefighter efforts to tackle two blazes burning out of control in the Angeles national forest Two wildfires are burning out of control on the...
View ArticleMusk's Tesla makes a bid for Musk's SolarCity energy company
Electric car company attempts to acquire solar panel seller to create a Silicon Valley one-stop-shop for clean energy for car and homeElon Musk’s Tesla electric car company has made an offer to buy...
View Article'Zombie corals' pose new threat to world's reefs
Scientists discover corals that look healthy but cannot reproduce, dashing hopes such reefs could repopulate bleached areas Zombie corals, which look healthy but cannot reproduce, have been discovered...
View ArticlePlanes land in Antarctica for dramatic south pole rescue after risky flight
Two Twin Otter aircraft have arrived to airlift a worker who needs urgent medical treatment from the research centre at the south poleA plane has landed at the south pole following a freezing and risky...
View ArticleMarkets edgy after business chiefs warn against Brexit – business live
Credit Suisse predicts that London stock market would slide if voters choose to leave the EU in Thursday’s referendumIntroduction: UK bosses back RemainLeave campaigners hit backCredit Suisse: Brexit...
View ArticleLeading doctors urge two-week absence before workers need to see GP
Requiring a sick note after one week takes time away from patients who may need appointments more, doctors sayStaff who fall ill should be able to stay off work for up to two weeks before they need a...
View ArticleRightwing 'lone wolves' kill more than Islamists acting alone, says report
Thinktank says far-right lone attacks present bigger threat despite media and public focus on Islamist extremistsRightwing extremists kill and injure more people in lone wolf attacks than Islamist...
View ArticleJo Cox's husband and family to lead tributes on her birthday
Tributes to the murdered MP will take place around the worldThe widower of Jo Cox will lead global tributes to the campaigning MP on Wednesday on what would have been her 42nd birthday.Brendan Cox is...
View ArticleUnilever vows to drop sexist stereotypes from its ads
Sunsilk, Dove and Lynx maker unveils global strategy after research suggests just 2% of ads show intelligent womenUnilever, the owner of brands including Dove and Lynx, has pledged to drop all sexist...
View ArticleOur new alliance unites 600m city dwellers in fight against climate change
Cities are huge carbon emitters but are ideally placed to tackle climate change. Michael Bloomberg on how the Global Covenant can give them the tools to do soWhen it comes to confronting climate...
View ArticleStay or go, this vote gives us the chance to reset immigration policy |...
The referendum has show us that a new framework is required, whether we’re part of the EU or notBack in 2010, virtually every economist and expert working on migration issues – inside or outside...
View ArticleThe polls called last year’s election wrong. Will they get the referendum...
Despite the wide variations in their predictions this time around, the pollsters get it right more often than not. And they’re a more reliable gauge than the bookiesAs the referendum results flow in,...
View ArticleMichael McGovern’s heroics in goal in Paris lead to jubilation in Belfast
Goalkeeper’s display against Germany brings comparisons with Pat Jennings as the 2016 side evoke memories of the team’s heyday in the 1980sDirectly behind the stage where 15,000 Northern Ireland fans...
View ArticleCounty cricket: updates from Durham v Yorkshire, and more!
• Durham trail by 53 runs with seven second innings wickets remaining• Have your say on all the county action in the comments section9.55am BSTIt’s a cloudy morning at the Riverside, where Yorkshire...
View ArticleThorgrimur Thrainsson hopes to write perfect script as Iceland’s secret weapon
The former defender turned author wants to be president and his approach to stoking team spirit at Euro 2016 includes filming singing fansIn the end it was always going to be an easy decision for...
View ArticleOakmont incident inevitable as ruling bodies let golf fly out of control
Dustin Johnson’s US Open victory was overshadowed by the speed of the greens, which is the only defence against players hitting the ball so farThe United States Golf Association’s belated attempt at...
View ArticleHave two teams with the same national anthem ever played each other?
Plus: politicans embarrassing themselves at the football, and managers and players who are always improving. Mail your questions to knowledge@theguardian.com or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Given that...
View ArticleDylan Hartley is right man to lead Lions, says Eddie Jones
• England captain put forward for tour of New Zealand• ‘He would be a great candidate for job,’ says coachDylan Hartley has all the right qualities to lead the British & Irish Lions for the tour of...
View ArticleRory McIlroy pulls out of Rio Olympics due to fears over Zika virus
• ‘Though the risk of infection is low, it’s a risk I am unwilling to take’• ‘My health and my family’s health comes before anything else’Rory McIlroy has decided not to compete at the Rio Olympics due...
View ArticleTed Dexter and the chequered past of cricketers in the world of politics |...
Amid the flurry of sporting figures weighing in on the EU referendum, a look at Lord Ted’s 1964 campaign in Cardiff South-East, where he faced James CallaghanSo David Beckham is in. Sol Campbell is...
View ArticleEuro 2016 quiz: spot the real ball
Can you tell which ball was in the original photo and which ones we have added?Russia v Slovakia: which is the real ball?ABCDFrance v Albania: which is the real ball?ABCDWales v Slovakia: which is the...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg tapes over his webcam. Should you?
Does covering his laptop camera and microphone with tape make Facebook’s boss paranoid, or are they really after him? Probably a bit of bothDon’t worry, Mark Zuckerberg: Just because you’re paranoid...
View ArticleMud at Glastonbury festival - in pictures
Glastonbury is not even properly under way and already the mud is everywhere. With traffic also a problem, police warned festivalgoers to delay travel to the siteAre you at Glastonbury (or travelling...
View ArticleTop restaurant in Japan closes after diners get food poisoning
Investigation after 14 people complained of diarrhoea and stomach pains after eating at Michelin-starred Kita Kamakura Saryo Gentoan A Michelin-starred restaurant in Japan has been closed temporarily...
View ArticleBritish drug smuggler Melissa Reid released from prison in Peru
Twenty-two-year-old photographed with father at Lima airport and thought to be on way back to UK via AmsterdamThe British drug smuggler Melissa Reid is on her way back to the UK after spending the last...
View ArticleVenezuela's worsening economic crisis – the Guardian briefing
The shadow of hunger, desperation of crowds queueing for food and the spread of unrest are threatening the government of Nicolás MaduroVenezuela is suffering the worst economic crisis in its history....
View ArticleDiscovery of Roman coins in Devon redraws map of empire
Archaeologists find coins, pottery and stretch of road in Ipplepen, beyond what was thought to be limit of Roman influenceThe discovery of a few muddy coins in a Devon paddock by a pair of amateur...
View ArticleSudanese refugee who walked through Channel tunnel pleads guilty
Abdul Haroun, who was granted asylum after 31-mile walk, admits obstruction offence under 19th-century legislationA Sudanese man who was granted asylum in Britain after walking through the 31-mile...
View ArticleEU referendum: welcome to the divided, angry Kingdom – video
As the big vote approaches and many voices say the EU referendum has whipped up the politics of hate, John Harris and John Domokos go on a five-day road trip from post-industrial Labour towns to rural...
View ArticleJohn Barnes: Gove says I’ll be voting leave. He’s wrong – and here’s why
While footballers might benefit from Brexit, the rest of the country wouldn’t. And leave’s relentless focus on immigration has created a bad tasteIt was with great surprise that I received a text from...
View ArticleEU referendum live: Major accuses Johnson and Gove of being 'gravediggers of...
What we learned from the BBC debateBoth sides criss-cross UK in search of last-minute votesThe Guardian view: vote remainSign up for our morning briefing email11.44am BSTMy colleague Michael Slezak has...
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