Headlines
Tuesday
22 May 2018
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Bloc could end up on better terms with the Commonwealth nations after Brexit than UK -
New York University says it has no record of proposed prime minister’s attendance – report
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Facebook’s co-founder will be speaking to the ‘conference of presidents’ made up of leaders of the eight major political groupings -
Investigator says captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah was probably unconscious when MH370 crashed into Indian Ocean -
Spotlight
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The long read: After 22 years, Yahya Jammeh seemed unassailable. His brutal and reckless rule was finally ended by a small but courageous resistance. By Philip Róin and Mikkel Danielsen -
The process presents a constitutional and political dilemma, and a brilliant new book unpacks just how risky it is
Opinion
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Women’s reproductive rights have been ill-served by top-down politics. The campaign to repeal the eighth should inspire us all, says human rights lawyer Lizzie O’Shea -
Women working solo direct 15% of new releases – but many of those films aren’t widely screened. The problem’s not just access, but gatekeeping too
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Simon Yates cleared a significant hurdle in his bid for Giro d’Italia glory as the Bury rider maintained a 56-second lead -
The former PSG coach needs to instil defensive discipline, find a new shape for Arsenal’s midfield and get the most out of a wealth of young talent to impress at the Emirates
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Lucien Favre has left Nice and been confirmed as the new manager of Borussia Dortmund -
Thomas Bjorn has insisted Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell can still make the Europe team after naming them as Ryder Cup vice-captains
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Culture
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A new TV drama based on Edward St Aubyn’s books captures the untold truth of heroin addiction – the blood, dirty hits and banality. For John Crace, it brought a harrowing decade back to life -
The first full season under Trump brought a string of celeb-packed cold opens and sketches that responded to the #MeToo allegations
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Lifestyle
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Succulent and tasty meat with sweet and sour contrasting accompaniments. By Nigel Slater -
The Scottish city has a top 10 slot on this year’s list – along with Emilia-Romagna and Cantabria – as the guidebook publisher looks to reflect concerns about overtourism -
Researchers suspect that taking your shoes off, getting rid of carpets and dusting can prevent chemicals building up that may affect our hormones – and our waistlines. But is it good science?
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Shukri Abdull has been reappointed to investigate scandal after having to flee to Washington the first time around -
Kim and Trump appear at odds over the term ‘denuclearisation’ and President Moon is keen to defuse tensions on the peninsula -
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A Baghdad court has sentenced more than 40 foreign women to death after 10-minute hearings -
A year after conflict started, residents of the ‘Islamic capital’ of the Philippines don’t know when or if they will be able to return home -
The closure of its factories hit Sesto hard, but when the perpetrator of the Berlin truck attack was shot there, the former leftwing haven turned right
This year, in collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian will attempt to record all of the deaths of people who are killed while defending their land, forests, rivers or wildlife
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Tanzanian government accused of putting indigenous people at risk in order to grant foreign tourists access to Serengeti wildlife -
The ‘Jilamito Five’ are the latest to be caught up in battles over land and natural resources, that have seen more than 130 defenders killed since 2009 -
Latest ambush worst attack to date at home to world’s largest population of mountain gorillas -
This year, in collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian aims to record the deaths of all people killed while protecting land or natural resources. At the current rate, about four defenders will die this week somewhere on the planet
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Crowds gather in the city on the first anniversary of the terrorist attack -
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
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Photographer Sean Smith captures the city at night, from cabaret stars to road maintenance workers, homeless people to fire wardens -
Early 20th-century androgyny, rural conservatism and dapper aviators make up pioneering photographer August Sander’s portrait of pre-Weimar Germany -
Throughout his illustrious career, designer Bill Gold was one of Hollywood’s most defining poster creators, behind the designs for everything from Casablanca to The Exorcist. He died at the age of 97 on 20 May and to celebrate his work, here are some of his greatest posters with quotes from Gold himself -
Sanja Matsuri festival is a celebration of the three legendary founders of Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa neighbourhood, with nearly two million people visiting during the three-day event.
Shining achievement Is Trump’s celebratory Kim Jong-un coin a little premature?