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  1. Ranked
    From Dylan to disco: the 30 best live albums ever

    Iggy Pop lies on the stage, microphone in hand

  2. 'I want to be her voice'
    Families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak

    Composite of portraits of a young bearded man, a smiling young woman and a smiling middle-aged man

  3. Malu Rosing
    We may be scared but we're certain Greenland is not for sale

    Malu Rosing

  4. Film
    Melissa Leo: ‘Winning an Oscar was not good for me or my career’

    "King Ivory" Portrait Session - The 81st Venice International Film FestivalVENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Melissa Leo poses for photos during a portrait session for the "King Ivory" during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 02, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

  5. My rookie era
    Peer pressure brought me to bouldering, then I found calm

    A man in a black T-shirt sitting in front of a bouldering wall.

  6. Each NFL playoff team’s fatal flaw
    The Bills’ run defense to the Sam Darnold problem

    Sam DarnoldSeattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) signals at the line of scrimmage during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

News

  • a person holding a vaccine

    Hepatitis B
    Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled

  • a person handing a person a small box of medication

    Trump administration
    US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use

Trump presidency

  1. illustration of back of person's head facing ocean

    Analysis
    Why big oil giants may not rush to buy into Donald Trump’s Venezuelan vision

  2. two people removing lettering from a wall

    Defense department
    Renaming US defense department the Department of War could cost $125m

  3. close-up of person wearing head set looking up

    Analysis
    Has Joe Rogan fully soured on Trump’s presidency?

  4. Donald Trump with Chinese president Xi Jinping

    US foreign policy
    Trump is making China – not America – great again, global survey suggests

Special report

  • a mother and child rest their heads on each other while posing for a portrait

    Cancer
    Kids with brain cancer were already in a life and death struggle. Then came Trump

    The US president vowed to ‘end childhood cancer’. But his administration is dismantling the search for a cure and sending families scrambling for treatment

In focus

  • Arctic map projection of Greenland, US and Russia

    Greenland in maps
    Greenland: new shipping routes, hidden minerals – and a frontline between the US and Russia?

    Key maps show the growing strategic importance of Greenland as Arctic ice melts under global heating
  • Composite of portraits of a young bearded man, a smiling young woman and a smiling middle-aged man

    Iran
    ‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak

  • Str

    Saks
    ‘The consumers are still out there’: why a bankruptcy for Saks Global may not spell the end

Features

  • Iggy Pop lies on the stage, microphone in hand

    Ranked
    From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!

  • "King Ivory" Portrait Session - The 81st Venice International Film FestivalVENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Melissa Leo poses for photos during a portrait session for the "King Ivory" during the 81st Venice International Film Festival at Palazzo del Casino on September 02, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

    Film
    Melissa Leo: ‘Winning an Oscar was not good for me or my career’

More features

  • Stewart Copeland, StingThe Police, featuring American Stewart Copeland (left) and Britons Sting and Andy Summers, shown in unknown location in 1980, is one of the few new wave bands enjoying both popular and commercial success. Unlike most new wave music which is generally confined to FM radio play, The Police are rapidly becoming a fixture on the more commercially competitive AM radio. (AP Photo)

    Music
    ‘Nasty little song, really rather evil’: how Every Breath You Take tore Sting and the Police apart

  • Clockwise from top left ; Shipbuilding in China, nurse with PPE gear, Chinese wind farm, T34 tanks in Red Square, President Donald Trump, Adam Tooze, traders during the 2000s financial crisis, President Xi Jinping.

    Economics
    The crisis whisperer: how Adam Tooze makes sense of our bewildering age

  • Rickman standing on a street in Barrow In Furness, 1992.

    Alan Rickman
    ‘Soon after my baby’s birth came a bottle of champagne’: readers remember Alan Rickman

  • Seth Meyers on the set of his late-night talkshow

    Late-night TV roundup
    Seth Meyers on ICE: ‘An army of out-of-shape uncles’

  • George Saunders

    Books
    ‘​How do you really tell the truth about this moment?’: George Saunders on ghosts, mortality and Trump’s America

  • A man in a black T-shirt sitting in front of a bouldering wall.

    My rookie era
    Peer pressure brought me to bouldering, then I found calm in ‘the way of the wall’

Opinion

  • Mira Kamdar

    My Danish-Indian family has experienced empire first-hand. For all of us, Trump’s imperialism is terrifying

    Mira Kamdar
    The US I grew up in was built on the rule of law. Now my Indian-born dad is scared ICE will take him from his American care home, says Mira Kamdar, a Paris-based writer

  • The FBI’s raid of journalist’s home was the product of decades of backsliding

    Seth Stern and Chip Gibbons
    The trend of invading newsrooms, in violation of federal law, has now spread to the highest levels of the federal government

More opinion

  1. Malu Rosing

    Here in Greenland we are scared, but certain of one thing: our home is not for sale

    Malu Rosing
  2. Leander Schaerlaeckens

    US sports say parity is essential for success. The Premier League proves that’s untrue

    Leander Schaerlaeckens
  3. Adrian Chiles

    After all these years, I still hate wearing specs

    Adrian Chiles
  4. Timothy Garton Ash

    Whether or not Trump invades Greenland, this much is clear: the western order we once knew is history

    Timothy Garton Ash

Sports

  • Sam DarnoldSeattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold (14) signals at the line of scrimmage during the first half of an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

    NFL
    Each playoff team’s fatal flaw: the Bills’ run defense to the Sam Darnold problem

    The eight remaining teams all have elements of brilliance. But they also have weaknesses that could send them crashing out of the postseason
  • Players' shadows are cast on the court as the Toronto Raptors play against the Philadelphia 76ers during Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Toronto. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

    NCAA
    Fifteen former college basketball players charged in alleged betting scheme

  • BMW IBSF World Cup Innsbruck - Day 1INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA - FEBRUARY 03: Katie Uhlaender of the United States competes during the Women's Skeleton first run of the BMW IBSF World Cup at Olympiabobbahn Igls on February 3, 2017 in Innsbruck, Austria. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images For IBSF)

    Winter Olympics
    Canada cleared of US allegations they rigged skeleton qualifying for 2026 Games

  • Katie Ledecky celebrates after winning the 1500m free on Wednesday in Austin, Texas.

    Swimming
    Ledecky clocks second-fastest 1500m free ever in Pro Swim win

  • Fans watch during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Chelsea at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on December 20, 2025.

    US sports say parity is essential for success. The Premier League proves that’s untrue

    Leander Schaerlaeckens

More sports

  1. John Harbaugh looks on before the Ravens' season ending loss to the Steelers earlier this month in Pittsburgh.

    NFL
    Giants reportedly closing in on Harbaugh as next head coach

  2. Former Uefa president Michel Platini

    Interview
    ‘A group of people decided to kill me’: Michel Platini on Fifa, Uefa and the fight to clear his name

  3. Andy Robertson warms up before a Liverpool match

    Soccer
    Robertson admits Liverpool future unclear with contract expiring in summer

  4. Roger Federer speaks to the media at a press conference ahead of the 2026 Australian Open
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    Tennis
    Federer hails Alcaraz and Sinner’s ‘great’ rivalry amid Australian Open return

More top stories

  • a person stands in a voting booth

    US voting rights
    Alarm as Trump DoJ pushes for voter information on millions of Americans

    Officials ask at least 43 states for sensitive details as critics fear effort to sow doubt about midterm election results
  • people holding signs

    Abortion
    California refuses to extradite doctor over abortion pill: ‘Not today. Not ever’

  • people in uniform shoot pepper balls on street

    Minnesota
    Federal agent shoots man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high

  • a sign reads 'breads bakery'

    Breads Bakery
    New York bakery staff push for union, claiming they were forced to bake for Israeli fundraisers

  • A NVIDIA logo and a computer motherboard

    Technology
    Trump imposes 25% tariff on Nvidia AI chips and others, citing national security

  • 17th-century painting of a large brown and white bull with pointed horns standing next to a tree, another cow which is lying down and is golden-brown with a white face, a ram, female sheep and lamb, and a grey-bearded farmer in a broad-brimmed hat who is leaning against the tree.

    Netherlands
    ‘Bigger and lower’: bull in Dutch painting once had much larger testicles

  • ‘Ok, Ok, Ok,’ … Matthew McConaughey.

    Film
    Matthew McConaughey trademarks ‘All right, all right, all right’ catchphrase in bid to beat AI fakes

  • smoke in the air

    Kentucky
    Boeing knew of engine defect on UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, report says

  • Vlaardingerbroek speaking at a lectern on which a label says '2024 CPAC Hungary'

    UK
    Dutch far-right activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek appears to lose right to UK visa-free travel

Climate crisis & environment

  1. A jogger runs along a rain-battered Barcelona promenade on the coast

    Spain
    Spain’s meteorologists subjected to ‘alarming’ rise in hate speech, minister warns

  2. Elephants come to drink at the swimming pool of a safari lodge, Hwange national park, Zimbabwe

    Wildlife
    Africa’s great elephant divide: countries struggle with too many or too few

  3. close up of a pair of hands holding a phone showing a bear beneath a home on security camera footage

    Wildlife
    Bears under California homes go from one-off to trend

  4. Three horses looking out of stable doors

    Science
    Horses can smell fear in humans, researchers say

US news

  1. Immigration
    Trump administration halts immigrant visa processing from 75 countries

  2. Trump administration
    White House post on Greenland nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says

  3. Oregon
    Portland man shot by border patrol pleads not guilty to assaulting agent

  4. Prop 50
    Appeals court rejects Republican bid to block California maps

World news

  1. Artificial intelligence
    Grok scandal highlights how AI industry is ‘too unconstrained’, tech pioneer says

  2. Pets
    Grief over pet death can be as strong as that for family member, survey shows

  3. Spain
    Prado chief says Madrid art museum doesn’t need ‘single visitor more’

  4. Russia
    British diplomat expelled from Russia after ‘baseless’ accusation of being a spy

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Culture

  • Rooney Mara in black jacket and scarf, in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

    TV
    From Anya Taylor-Joy to Jodie Comer: who will star in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’s TV remake?

  • Martin Freeman sat at a desk holding a piece of paper

    Television
    Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials review – think Downton Abbey is real? This terrible adaptation is for you

What to watch

  1. Paul Giamatti as Nus Braka and Holly Hunter as Chancellor Nahla Ake in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

    Star Trek
    Starfleet Academy review – Holly Hunter is a transgressive thrill in this horny high-school spinoff

  2. Lili Reinhart in Clickbait.

    Film
    Clickbait review – gripping drama about the human cost of moderating the internet

  3. black-and-white photo of person holding gun and cigarette

    Film
    ‘A cowardly, deluded drunken waster’: readers on their favorite unlikable movie characters

  4. A man in a suit and tie speaks on a live television set

    Late-night TV roundup
    Jimmy Kimmel on ICE shooting of Renee Good: ‘They’re investigating the victims instead of the perpetrator’

What to listen to

  1. Daniel Reuss.

    Music
    Igor Stravinsky: Late Works album review – kudos to Reuss for bringing this spellbinding music to life

  2. ‘A long, strange trip’ … Bob Weir performing in 2023.

    Music
    Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings

  3. Joe Leeway, Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie of Thompson Twins in 1985.

    How we made
    ‘It was inspired by a snog in a photo-booth’: how Thompson Twins made Hold Me Now

  4. Codename Badger looks into John Cotell.

    Best podcasts of the week
    How a family were shocked by allegations about a dead dad’s double life: best podcasts of the week

What to read

  1. Claire Foy in the film adaptation of H is for Hawk.

    Audiobooks
    H Is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald audiobook review – a soaring journey through grief

  2. Ozempic injection pens.

    Book of the day
    Off the Scales by Aimee Donnellan review – inside the Ozempic revolution

  3. Jennette McCurdy

    Fiction
    Half His Age by Jennette McCurdy – the follow-up to I’m Glad My Mom Died

  4. Rachel Eliza Griffiths.

    Books
    The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths review – a powerful portrait of loss and violence

What to play

  1. Commodore 64 Ultimate

    Review
    Commodore 64 Ultimate review – it’s like 1982 all over again!

  2. Baby Steps, games, screenshot

    Pushing Buttons
    What’s behind the phenomenon of ‘gamer brain’

    Newsletter
  3. Hollow Knight: Silksong game, screenshot

    Games
    Four months and 40 hours later: my epic battle with 2025’s most difficult video game

  4. Timeless treats … there is still much to enjoy on the original Nintendo Switch console.

    Games
    The 15 best games to play on the Nintendo Switch in 2026

More culture

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    Photography
    Stirring the Melting Pot: capturing the New York immigrant experience

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    Art
    Andy Warhol would have hated safe spaces. So why keep dragging dead artists into today’s culture wars?

  3. ‘A world where friends could replace family’ … Cookie at Tin Pan Alley, New York City (1983)

    Nan Goldin
    ‘Love can be an addiction’: Nan Goldin’s Ballad of Sexual Dependency – in pictures

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    Erotic gay smash Heated Rivalry is a well-timed defense of intimacy coordinators

    Adrian Horton

Lifestyle

  • Illustration of car with a silhouette of an aircraft above it. Woman leaning out of the window of the car clutching a parking/drop-off fine

    You be the judge
    Should my daughter pay the fine we incurred dropping her at the airport?

  • A young Maurice Mcleod in skinny tie and jacket, with a similarly sharp-dressed friend

    The pub that changed me
    ‘We would flirt and mingle with the wild children of the wealthy’

Well actually

  1. A hand with a wristband reaches up into a blue sky to catch a jar of face cream.

    Well actually
    Tired of the wellness industrial complex? Six rules to ditch – and what to do instead

  2. a group of vitamins and pills laid in a pile

    Wellness
    Are you taking supplements correctly? Here’s a guide on their dosage limits

  3. One of the most common causes of nosebleeds is dry air.

    Health
    I have frequent nosebleeds. What causes them and are they normal?

  4. purple water bottle emerging from soap suds

    Cleaning
    Wash well – and don’t forget the lid: how to clean your reusable water bottle

The Filter

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    How to read more
    Here are 12 book-ish things to help clear your to-read list

  2. a man chopping a potato

    Review
    Seattle UItrasonics C-200 knife review: a powered knife even a pro chef can love

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    Gadgets
    The five new gadgets I tried and loved at CES 2026 (that you can buy right now)

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    Clothing
    How to dress for work without spending a fortune – or sacrificing personal style

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Relationships

  1. Helen and Blossom, pictured in a field

    A new start after 60
    I adopted a Guide Dog mum – and found true love, community and confidence

  2. Illustration of a pair of curtains made of bare legs being pulled aside.

    This is how we do it
    ‘The dark room is a judgment-free place’

  3. Two people hug each other at Glastonbury.

    Kindness of strangers
    Alone in the crowd at Glastonbury, a stranger hugged me tight while I cried about my dead dad

  4. Jacob and Alyssa in Canada in early 2020

    The moment I knew
    Huddled under a spooky bridge by the Canal de l’Ourcq, we were like two little penguins

Health & fitness

  1. Composite of a old antique drawing of a Pelvis

    The way you move
    Don’t ‘over-engage your core muscles’ and other tips for looking after your pelvic floor

  2. Composite of a woman eating chocolate, plus images of sweets and sugar

    Secrets of the body
    What does sugar do to your body – and how can you avoid a slump?

  3. Woman stretching while doing exercise

    Health
    Is it true that … stretching before exercise prevents injury?

  4. Neuroscientist Ben Rein at the Brain Museum in the University of Buffalo.

    Neuroscience
    The friendship secret: why socialising could help you live longer

Fashion & beauty

  1. Indian Railways staff wearing bandhgala jackets stand in front of a train

    Bandhgala jacket
    Is it the end of the line for one of India’s most distinctive garments?

  2. Model in black faux fur jacket, red mini dress and knee length back boots

    Fashion
    Mix and mismatch: if it doesn’t go with anything, it goes with everything

  3. Four bottles of perfume stacked in a pile with a fresh lime and a mint leaf on top.

    Fashion
    Sali Hughes on beauty: if you don’t like strong scents, layering could be the answer

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    Fashion
    From boho chic to dressy: the alpha female celebrities reviving flares

More lifestyle

  1. Laura Hall in the water by the steps in a sea pool smiling at the camera.

    Travel
    ‘I’ve never felt such a skin-zinging feeling of being alive’: my year of swimming in Nordic seas

  2. Zoe Williams outside Wetherspoons

    The pub that changed me
    The barman banned me – no process, no second chances, no appeal

  3. Karen Palmer after she, Vinnie and her daughters arrived in Boulder, in late 1989.

    Interview
    The woman who made her family disappear: how Karen Palmer escaped her abusive husband

  4. Poppy Noor in her football kit

    Hobbies
    I am terrible at soccer – but love playing. Can I change my game completely in my mid-30s?

Documentary

  • Documentary
    Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying

    Dying is a process and in a person’s final hours and days, Nickie and her Threshold Choir are there to accompany people on their way and bring comfort. Through specially composed songs, akin to lullabies, the choir cultivates an environment of love and safety around those on their deathbed.
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    Alan Rickman
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