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‘Empathy is a kind of strength’: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump’s America

Young, progressive and relatable, the former prime minister of New Zealand tried to do politics differently. But six years into power, she dramatically resigned. In an exclusive interview with the [...]

The Black Forest Murders review – like watching a hugely satisfying puzzle come together

This complex, precise German true crime drama about the real-life killing of two young women is painstaking in its detail. Its pleasure lies in watching the detectives slowly reveal the [...]

‘So polarised’: Bruce Springsteen’s anti-Trump comments divide US fans

Tensions among the rock icon’s fanbase have spread to his home state of New JerseyAs the lead singer of a Bruce Springsteen cover band, Brad Hobicorn had been looking forward [...]

French venues are in hot water for banning kids. Is adult-only a luxury or a necessity?

After it emerged this week that hotels and campsites could face prosecution, we hear opposing views in the debateHospitality venues in France such as hotels, restaurants and campsites that do [...]

We decided to become a shoes-off house. It was more complicated than I thought

We are still in the beginning of our new shoeless lives, but already there is no turning backGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Shoes off!” barked my slightly bossy friend [...]

‘One day I overheard my boss saying: just put it in ChatGPT’: the workers who lost their jobs to AI

From a radio host replaced by avatars to a comic artist whose drawings have been copied by Midjourney, how does it feel to be replaced by a bot?Mateusz Demski, 31, [...]

More than half of top 100 mental health TikToks contain misinformation, study finds

Guardian investigation reveals promotion of dubious advice, questionable supplements and quick-fix healing methodsWhat is the most common mental health misinformation on TikTok?More than half of all the top trending videos [...]

PSG win Champions League for first time with record 5-0 final hammering of Inter

The suffering only makes it sweeter and how Paris Saint-Germain had suffered in the Champions League after the Qatar Sports Investments takeover of 2011. Before this season, it had been [...]

UK plans to build six weapons factories to bolster military readiness

Plans for £1.5bn investment in munitions manufacturing response to government’s defence review’s call to boost stockpilesThe UK will spend £1.5bn on building six munitions and energetics factories to “better deter [...]

Deaths as Russian train hits collapsed bridge after ‘illegal interference’

At least seven killed as Moscow-bound train derails in Vygonichskyi in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders UkraineA passenger train derailed in western Russia late on Saturday after a bridge above [...]

Hamas suggests changes in response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Israel and US envoy reject group’s proposal to free 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for release of Palestinian prisonersHamas said on Saturday that it had submitted its [...]

Immunotherapy trial helps cancer patients with tumours live 40% longer

Experts praise groundbreaking results from therapy using genetically modified Car T-cells Cancer patients treated with a pioneering immunotherapy that genetically modifies their own cells to wipe out tumours live 40% [...]

Body of British hiker missing since New Year’s Day found in northern Italy

Rescuers discover Aziz Ziriat’s body buried in snow at foot of the southern face of the Carè Alto mountainThe body of a British hiker missing in the Dolomites in northern [...]

Valerie Mahaffey, actor known for Northern Exposure and Desperate Housewives, dies aged 71

Emmy award-winning TV, stage and film actor also known for her role in Young Sheldon died of cancerValerie Mahaffey, the Emmy-award winning actor known for her roles on Northern Exposure, [...]

Doctor Who finale sees Ncuti Gatwa depart in surprise regeneration

Twist ending to this year’s series sees star leaving role and return of Billie PiperNcuti Gatwa is leaving Doctor Who, with the character regenerating as Billie Piper during the finale [...]

Worried about weed: should London follow New York and decriminalise cannabis?

Almost 25 years after an experiment was ditched to caution rather than arrest those carrying small amounts of the drug, a rethink is on the cards – but the British [...]

Starmer says Farage would spook the City and give us Truss 2 – he could be right

It is not the cryptocurrencies message that is raising eyebrows, it is Reform’s broader tax and spending policiesThe message Zia Yusuf wanted to send was clear. With a backdrop of [...]

Ukraine war briefing: New air assault on Kyiv

Explosions heard in Ukrainian capital a week after it endured biggest air raid of the war; evacuations in Sumy as Russians grab villages. What we know on day 1,194 Ukrainian [...]

From strength training in your 20s to yoga in your 80s: how to reach peak fitness at any age

Can you hold a 60-second plank? How about tying your shoelace in mid-air? Here’s how to test your fitness in every decade of lifeWhen Baz Luhrmann called the body “the [...]

They wanna be with you everywhere: why Fleetwood Mac are still totally ubiquitous

With hit musical Stereophonic arriving in the West End and their albums permanently lodged in the charts, the rockers have earned a devoted new generation of fansA time traveller from [...]