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  • Jeffrey Donaldson

    Northern Ireland
    Sir?Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as Democratic Unionist party leader

    Lagan Valley MP makes abrupt announcement after being charged over ‘allegations of a historical nature’
  • Israeli airstrike in Syria kills more than 40 people, says war monitor Strike near Aleppo weapons depot reportedly killed Hezbollah and Syrian troops, while civilians also said to be among dead

    Syria
    Israeli airstrike kills dozens of soldiers near Aleppo, says war monitor

  • portrait  of Anne Frank

    Netherlands
    Amsterdam to mark role of tram system in transportation of Jews to death camps

  • Olly Alexander at an audience with Kylie in December 2023.

    Eurovision
    Olly Alexander and other competitors reject calls to boycott over Israel participation

    • 'Frankly inhumane'
      Aberdeenshire pupils with complex needs ‘erased’ from school photo

    • France
      Sister of beheaded teacher accuses government of failing to protect school staff

    • Live
      Ukrainian hydropower plants attacked in overnight Russian strikes, says Zelenskiy

    • Louis Gossett Jr
      First Black man to win supporting actor Oscar dies aged 87

    • Storm Nelson
      Easter processions cancelled in southern Spain due to rainstorms

    • ‘Everyone does it’
      Media pilfering from Air Force One prompts clampdown

Europe in focus

  • A person holds a sign in favour of legalising cannabis in Germany in 2022.

    With Germany legalising cannabis, Europe is reaching a tipping point. Britain, take note

    Steve Rolles
  • A woman wearing a white coat smokes a cigarette outside a bar

    Ireland’s smoking ban 20 years on
    How?an unheralded civil servant triumphed against big tobacco

    Tom Power led an alliance that brought about the pioneering health initiative which has since been adopted by more than 70 countries – and has saved countless lives
  • Penguins watch the Noosfera, Ukraine’s Antarctic research vessel, which keeps the Ukrainian and Polish bases supplied.

    ‘He took five bullets and returned to work on plankton’
    The?double lives of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists

    When the team at Vernadsky base are not back defending their homeland, they are on the frontline of the climate crisis

Spotlight

  • Resonating across the years … Paul McCartney and Beyoncé.

    A new moment to arise
    Beyoncé’s cover of the Beatles’ Blackbird is a timely masterstroke

    Penned by Paul McCartney as tribute to the civil rights movement, and featuring Black female country artists, it makes perfect sense for the superstar to feature it on Cowboy Carter
  • room of people playing video games on screens

    ‘It’s very easy to steal someone’s voice’
    How?AI is affecting video game actors

  • Both Gizem Sirmali, left, and Sarah Harvard, right, shared details of their attacks on TikTok.

    ‘I don’t want my account to be exploited’
    Fear and frenzy on Tiktok after women punched in New York City

    Traumatic attacks tap into a common fear in the city, but they remain unusual. That hasn’t stopped them from being politicized
  • Man with scribbled thoughts illustration

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    Living with my depressed husband is ripping me apart. What can I do?

    I have sympathy for him, but I’m concerned by the pressure on you. You deserve to be happy, and cannot do all the emotional work for both of you
    • David Smith dressed as Henry VIII

      Experience
      I’m a full-time Henry VIII impersonator

    • Hannah and Izzy in Dublin in 2005.

      How we met
      ‘I tell her things I’ll never tell anyone else – what we have is so special’

    • Boy Blue founders Michael Asante and Kenrick Sandy.

      ‘You have to add the flavour, the butter, the jam’
      Boy?Blue on bringing hip hop energy to the dance world

    • A tank drives along a dirt road past yellow flowers

      ‘Ecocide in Gaza’
      Does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?

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Buried

Annina van Neel's life is forever changed after encountering a vast burial ground - one of the most significant traces of the transatlantic slave trade in the world

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  • Rishi Sunak at the Siemens Mobility factory in Yorkshire last year

    California, here he comes! Think of Sunak’s honours list as an open job application

    Marina Hyde
    Meanwhile spring has sprung, and in keeping with their traditions, Tory MPs are plotting regicide yet again, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
  • Dachshund at Crufts 2024

    Digested week
    Germany has the right idea on dachshunds. Dogs should be cuddly

    Lucy Mangan
  • ‘The more education you receive, it seems, the more likely you are to live away from your home town; the less education you have, the more likely you stay put.’

    Do?you leave your home town or stay behind? It’s a question at the heart of British politics

    John Merrick
  • Mayor of London Sadiq Khan with Pride attendees in July 2023

    On?the 10-year anniversary of equal marriage in Britain, I’m thinking of my dad, and the long road to acceptance

    Gary Nunn
  • Pupils in a school corridor.

    Chaos in the classroom? Take it from someone on the frontline, this is the result of Tory neglect

    Lola Okolosie
  • Manchester Metropolitan University students in their halls of residence during lockdown in September 2020.

    Young people like me are still feeling the effects of Covid – and they’re not all bad

    Isabel Brooks
  • A person in a hi-vis jacket walking away from the camera towards a large dirt mound or hill

    'Generations of forgetting'
    My?fight to honour the Africans buried on St Helena

  • Annina Van Neel Hayes laying lilies outside the door of a brick building

    29:18

    'Perpetuating a lie'
    British overseas territory St Helena urged to return remains of 325 formerly enslaved people to Africa

  • Slave revolt in Jamaica from 1832, and a British West African Squadron war ship from 1827

    It’s not unpatriotic to tell the whole truth about Britain and the end of slavery

    Ella Sinclair
  • The remote island of St Helena, a British overseas territory, is best known for Napoleon's tomb – the island's biggest tourist attraction. While overseeing the construction of a long-awaited airport on the island, Annina van Neel learns that the remains of thousands of formerly enslaved Africans have been uncovered, unearthing one of the most significant traces of the transatlantic slave trade in the world

    29:18

    Documentary
    Buried: how we choose to remember the transatlantic slave trade

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  • Elena Rybakina plays a forehand during her semi-final victory.

    Tennis
    Rybakina into Miami final despite meltdown against Azarenka

    Elena Rybakina recovered from a second set meltdown to beat Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (2) to reach the final of the Miami Open
  • Grigor Dimitrov celebrates his victory over Carlos Alcaraz.

    Tennis
    Dimitrov stuns Alcaraz in straight sets to reach Miami Open semis

    Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes for a Sunshine Double came undone in spectacular fashion against Grigor Dimitrov
    • Sandro Tonali in training at Newcastle this month

      Football
      Howe urges FA not to 'throw book' at Tonali with ban

    • KFUM Arena

      'A club for life'
      YMCA team’s incredible rise to Norwegian top flight

    • Aitana Bonmatí is mobbed by her teammates after her 24th-minute opener for Barcelona

      Football
      Bonmatí leads Bar?a past Brann and into Chelsea WCL semi

    • Novak Djokovic, the Ghostbusters II crew, England captain Marlie Packer.

      Quiz of the week
      Take on our teasers, featuring Djokovic and Ghostbusters alumni

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  • Satellite image of storm over Madagascar.

    Weather tracker
    Cyclone Gamane unexpectedly veers into Madagascar

  • Person holds bag of vegetables and fruit and picks up a vegetable from a crate

    Environment
    Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?

  • Emissions from an oil refinery

    Climate crisis
    Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals

  • Pasta with asparagus and green peas<br>Spaghetti with asparagus and green peas

    Environment
    Plant-heavy ‘flexitarian’ diets could help limit global heating, study finds

  • Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapses After Being Struck By Cargo Ship<br>BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - MARCH 29:  A crane works on the debris of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 29, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. The bridge collapsed on Tuesday at 1:30AM , after being struck by the massive cargo ship Dali. Two members of a road repair crew were pulled from the Patapsco River immediately after the collision, while two other bodies were pulled from the water on Wednesday and four people remain missing and are presumed dead after the Coast Guard called off rescue efforts. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

    Baltimore bridge collapse
    Crane moves in as officials to start cleaning up wreckage

  • Sunak looking at Farage during an ITV election debate

    UK politics
    Labour urges Rishi Sunak to rule out offering Nigel Farage US ambassador job

    • Exclusive
      Nearly 1,000 pharmacies in England closed since 2017, with poorer areas more affected

    • US elections
      Biden and Trump shift to new phase of urgent fundraising in 2024 US election

    • Huawei
      Company shrugs off US sanctions with fastest growth in four years

    • Alexei Navalny
      Russian police detain journalist who filmed last video of opposition leader alive

    • ‘Chocolate meltdown’
      Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets as Cocoa prices rise

    • Texas
      Woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted

  • Billie Eilish.

    'Wasteful'
    Billie Eilish criticises musicians for releasing multiple vinyl variants

    The singer, who is known for her attempts to run her career sustainably, likened the practice to The Hunger Games – playing a game to get fans to keep buying more
  • Two women wearing face masks walk by an Oppenheimer film poster

    ‘There wasn’t enough about the horror’
    Oppenheimer finally opens in Japan to mixed reviews

  • Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

    Week in geek
    Where can Marvel take Tom Holland’s fourth Spider-Man film?

  • ‘What I look for in a script is a feeling. A nervous feeling. But good nervous’ ... Shirley Henderson.

    Shirley Henderson
    I?start off thinking: ‘How will I ever be able to do this?’

  • John Cooper Clarke

    John Cooper Clarke
    I?read Kerouac at 12 and figured I could improve on it

  • Hi diddly ho … Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov and Alexa Goodall as Nina in A Gentleman in Moscow.

    A Gentleman in Moscow review
    Ewan McGregor is almost as fantastic as his outrageous moustache

  • Ravneet Gill's rhubarb and custard traybake 007

    The sweet spot
    Ravneet Gill’s rhubarb and custard traybake recipe

    There are nostalgic pink shades of school dinners in this big slab of rhubarb and custard cake that’s fun to make and share
  • England can produce lovely light pinot noir – such as at Exton Park Vineyard, Hampshire.. The UK Grape Harvest Begins At Exton Park Vineyard<br>SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Grapes are cut from vines at Exton Park vineyard on September 28, 2022 in Southampton, England. The drought conditions across the South of England this summer have created perfect conditions for UK vineyards, including Exton Park in South Downs national park. The estate produces a range of wines including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. Most UK winemakers are expecting a bumper crop of grapes in 2022, which is set to be one of the best years to date for the sector. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

    Fiona Beckett on drinks
    Discover light red wines for spring

  • View of Slad Valley, Stroud, Gloucestershire in summer;<br>E1G19J View of Slad Valley, Stroud, Gloucestershire in summer;

    ‘I strolled among lovely Lent lilies, wild garlic and beautiful bluebells’
    Readers’ favourite spring walks in the UK

  • Eggs such as La Perla’s white chocolate with salted pistachio, Waitrose's the Cracking Pistachio and Hotel Chocolat's Extra Chunky have been popular.

    Mega, extra chunky and luxurious
    How?Easter eggs roll in 2024

  • Saturday magazine - JCM column Rugby shirt Photographer: David Newby Styling: Melanie Wilkinson Styling assistant: Sam Deaman Hair and make up: Sophie Higginson using Sam McKnight and Tom Ford beauty Model: Cynthia at Milk Rugby shirt, rowingblazers.com White jeans, by Raey from matchesfashion.com

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Yes, rugby shirts are in fashion – just make it clear you’re wearing it that way

  • 2C30E32

    Gardening advice
    Busy sowing seeds? It pays to look ahead

Take part

  • A Hungarian flag is flying over the city of Esztergom, Hungary.

    Hungary
    People in Hungary: Share your political hopes for the future

  • Mykhaylo Mudryk and Maksym Talovierov celebrate after the match between Ukraine and Iceland in Wroc?aw, Poland.

    Football
    Ukrainians: share your reaction to your country qualifying for Euro 2024

  • Houria Ayadi / Ed Alcock / MYOP<br>The 129-apartment building where Houria Ayadi (63 yrs) has lived in Saint-Ouen, a northern suburb of Paris, since 1973, and that is due to be demolished in an effort to improve on security in the neighbourhood. She hopes to be re-lodged in one of the apartments currently under construction for the Olympic Village, where athletes will be housed during the Paris Olympics of 2024. Photo ? Ed Alcock / MYOP 25/9/2023 L'immeuble de 129 appartements où Houria Ayadi (63 ans) vit depuis 1973 à Saint-Ouen, dans la banlieue nord de Paris, et qui doit être démoli pour améliorer la sécurité dans le quartier. Elle espère être relogée dans l'un des appartements actuellement en construction pour le village olympique, où seront logés les athlètes lors des Jeux olympiques de Paris en 2024. Photo ? Ed Alcock / MYOP 25/9/2023

    Young Europeans
    Do?you live with your parents?

  • FILE PHOTO: A Ryanair Boeing 737 plane at Valencia airport<br>FILE PHOTO: Ground staff enter a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 plane a day before a cabin crew strike to be held in four European countries on July 25 and 26, in Valencia, Spain, July 24, 2018. REUTERS/Heino Kalis/File Photo

    Europe
    Share what it’s like to live in a part of Europe with high emigration

  • Hadil Louz, a British Palestinian, at her home in Dundee

    ‘I lost hope with the Home Office’
    UK?Palestinians fundraise to evacuate family in Gaza

    Hundreds of GoFundMe campaigns set up after Home Office refuses visas or Ukrainian-style entry scheme
  • a man stands with his arms crossed in a glass cage

    ‘He’s not broken’
    A?year later, Evan Gershkovich is still in Russian prison

  • A tank drives along a dirt road past yellow flowers

    ‘Ecocide in Gaza’
    Does scale of environmental destruction amount to a war crime?

  • Warao girls on their way home from school in Manaus

    ‘Children were dying. We didn’t even have aspirin’
    The?Indigenous Venezuelans forced far from home

  • Vivien Sansour at Hudson Valley Seed Co farm in Accord, New York on March 20, 2024.

    ‘They kept us alive for thousands of years’
    Could saving Palestinian seeds also save the world?

  • A nurse holding an elderly person's hands

    Assisted dying
    What are the laws in UK and what changes are proposed?

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  • A wolf under trees in the snow

    ‘We’d like to shoot them all’
    Growing army of wolfdogs raises hackles across Europe

  • a child dragging a basket of stones at a construction site in India

    Where school is a distant dream
    How?child labour in India makes the paving stones beneath our feet

  • Screens display trading information about shares of Truth Social and Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City<br>A woman uses her phone in front of screens displaying trading information about shares of Truth Social and Trump Media &amp; Technology Group, outside the Nasdaq Market site in New York City, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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    Politics Weekly America
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  • A datacentre on the outskirts of Dublin. Photograph: Patrick Bolger/The Guardian

    The Audio Long Read
    Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom – podcast

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    Today in Focus
    Ten?years of equal marriage – what has it changed?

  • Arsenal Training Session<br>LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND - MARCH 26: (L-R) Mo Elneny and Ben White of Arsenal before a training session at Sobha Realty Training Centre on March 26, 2024 in London Colney, England.  (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

    Football Weekly
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  • CT scan of the head of a young woman who has multiple sclerosis

    Science
    The?virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS – podcast

  • Wales v Poland - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying - Play Off Final - Cardiff City Stadium<br>Wales' Dan James dejected after missing a penalty in the penalty shoot-out following the UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying play-off final at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. Picture date: Tuesday March 26, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Wales. Photo credit should read: David Davies/PA Wire.
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    The Audio Long Read
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  • A dramatic depiction of the life, suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ

    Easter
    Good Friday commemorated across the world

    Colourful Easter processions and solemn re-enactments of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ take place across globe
  • Flagellants wearing dried banana leaves and colourful headdresses

    Photos of the day
    Northern lights and a cheese ceremony

  • Bears spotted enjoying a pedalo after heavy rainfall<br>Bears enjoying a ride on a pedalo at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire. Bears at a safari park were spotted enjoying a ride on a pedalo after heavy rain created a makeshift lake. Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire had a gigantic puddle form in the black bear enclosure - and staff were quick to take advantage of the new terrain. They borrowed a swan-shaped pedalo and left it by the edge of the makeshift lake - and the bears didn't take long to investigate. One by one, the group of bears - also known as a sleuth - began to climb into the boat as it floated on the lake, until all four seats were taken.

    The week in wildlife
    Pedalo hijinks and a raccoon doing a handstand

  • FHH : city boltholes : Kentish Town, London

    Fantasy house hunt
    City boltholes for sale – in pictures

  • Mick Jagger, USA

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  • Graceful turn – East Rift Valley, Kenya: winner of black and white category

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