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  • My mom, the cult leader
    ‘She told us what to wear... how we would have sex’

    FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2017 file photo provided by the Cibola County Sheriff's Office, Deborah Green, leader of the paramilitary religious sect Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, is arrested outside of the group's secluded Fence Lake, N.M. compound. On On Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, opening statements were made at her trial for accusations of child sexual abuse. (Cibola County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

  • Social media
    How Meta’s victim-blaming failed to sway jurors

    Social Media TrialsWorkers walk past a display at Meta headquarters on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

  • This is how we do it
    ‘Orgasms are more intense since I had a baby’

    Illustration of pair of legs pointing into the air, with colorful children's alpahabet blocks floating in pink space

  • 'Shut up, just stop'
    Trump backlash hits US businesses on Canada border

    Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls, NY. Brandon Watson for The Guardian

  • Arwa Mahdawi
    double quotation markHegseth drapes violence in religious righteousness

    Arwa Mahdawi

  • Only Fans
    How owner’s death could reshape porn money-making machine

    Piggy bank with dollar bills floating around it illustrating OnlyFans financial concept

News

  • A woman seated on stage smiles while holding a microphone.

    Jeffrey Epstein
    Modeling industry activist calls for inquiry into how agencies ‘facilitated abuse’

    Sara Ziff, founder of Model Alliance, said business leaders need to be hauled before House oversight committee
  • Caster Semenya poses for a photograph in Cape Town on 29 March 2026

    Sports
    Caster Semenya labels Olympic gender verification tests ‘a disrespect for women’

  • A life-sized chocolate car.

    Sugar high(st)
    More than twelve tons of KitKat’s ‘new chocolate range’ stolen in Italy

  • James Tolkan at a fan expo in Philadelphia on 18 May 2025.

    US news
    James Tolkan, known for his roles in Top Gun and Back to the Future, dies aged 94

  • Three people walk past large white stone sign that says Welkom in Graaff Reinet

    South Africa
    Goodbye Graaff-Reinet: South African town’s name change stirs racial tensions

  • A man on stage wags his finger.

    Trump administration
    US treasury department demands retraction of story on increased oversight of Federal Reserve

  • Erin O'Connor posing for the camera

    Social media
    Model Erin O’Connor says Instagram removed her pregnancy photo for nudity breach

Trump presidency

  • ‘Democracy has no kings’ reads a poster at a No Kings rally in Cambridge, Massachusetts on 28 March, 2026

    Trump news at a glance
    No Kings rallies draw millions to US streets in protest against president

  • Niagara Falls State Park, Niagara Falls, NY. Brandon Watson for The Guardian

    Trump tariffs
    ‘Canadians don’t want to come here any more’: anger over Trump squeezes US border businesses

  • Trump with the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington in November.

    Trump news at a glance
    Saudi Arabia wants US to intensify its war on Iran – its regional rival

  • Marco Rubio speaks to reporters

    Ukraine war briefing
    Rubio stridently denies US is demanding Kyiv give up eastern Donbas to Russia

The Sunday read

  • Piggy bank with dollar bills floating around it illustrating OnlyFans financial concept

    The Sunday read
    The OnlyFans inheritance: how its owner’s death could reshape the porn money-making machine

    Leonid Radvinsky’s widow has been left with a crucial role in deciding what happens to the business that made her husband a billionaire

In focus

  • Social Media TrialsWorkers walk past a display at Meta headquarters on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

    Meta
    How victim-blaming failed to sway jurors in landmark social media addiction trial

    Aggressive strategy and loss in the trial highlight a problem for tech firms: a widespread distrust of social media companies
  • Field Marshal Gen Asim Munir

    Analysis
    Israeli strikes and US troop buildup put Pakistan’s peacemaker role under pressure

  • Kerry-Ann Vickers stands in front of a structure covered in tarpaulins

    Cotton Capital: ongoing series
    ‘Lots of people still don’t have roofs’: Jamaicans living in hardship after Hurricane Melissa

Features

  • FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2017 file photo provided by the Cibola County Sheriff's Office, Deborah Green, leader of the paramilitary religious sect Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, is arrested outside of the group's secluded Fence Lake, N.M. compound. On On Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, opening statements were made at her trial for accusations of child sexual abuse. (Cibola County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

    My mom, the cult leader
    ‘She told us what to wear, when to pray, how we would have sex’

  • Collage showing planning, construction, church, and building development imagery.

    Housing
    Putting the ‘lord’ in ‘landlord’: churches step up to build homes

More features

  • Social media star Hannah Neeleman in her kitchen at Ballerina Farm

    Books
    ‘Serve, smile, procreate’: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife

  • Illustration of pair of legs pointing into the air, with colorful children's alpahabet blocks floating in pink space

    This is how we do it
    ‘My orgasms have become more intense since I had a baby’

  • An illustration of a woman sitting on the floor turned away with her hands around her knees

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    I’m 18 and don’t feel physically attracted to anyone. Will this ever change?

  • Illustration of humanoid robot hand typing on laptop computer

    Technology
    ‘Soon publishers won’t stand a chance’: literary world in struggle to detect AI-written books

  • A shot of Robyn from the ankles up, leaning to the right with her arms up and her legs apart, wearing a collared grey, brown, beige and black jumper, and a short, beige skirt

    Robyn
    Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’

  • Comedian Tom Ballard, right, and Harley Mann at Lake Louise in the Rocky Mountains, Canada, last year

    The moment I knew
    It felt like the end of the world – then he smiled at me on the dancefloor

Opinion

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    double quotation markPete Hegseth is imbuing violence with a religious righteousness

    Arwa Mahdawi
    The defense secretary prayed for ‘overwhelming violence’ against enemies in Iran. He seems to delight in it
  • Polly Hudson

    double quotation markFaithful, sensitive, forgiving: overthinkers like me make the best partners

    Polly Hudson
    Yes, we stay awake all night, worrying about things that everyone else has already forgotten. But at least we’re making an effort

More opinion

  • Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

    double quotation markA new Austen drama made me wonder: is the fate of bookish young women really so different today?

    Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
  • Carolin Würfel

    double quotation markIn an Istanbul market, I found an old German phrase book – and a reminder of how not to speak to migrants

    Carolin Würfel
  • Tayo Bero

    double quotation markThe Chappell Roan security incident raises a bigger question: what do celebrities owe their fans?

    Tayo Bero
  • Jonathan Freedland

    double quotation markAt last, David has landed a double punch on the tech Goliaths. Now to hit them even harder

    Jonathan Freedland

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    Social media in the dock: tech bros move fast – society is trying to catch up

Sports

More sports

  • Caster Semenya poses for a photograph in Cape Town on 29 March 2026

    Olympics
    Caster Semenya labels gender verification tests ‘a disrespect for women’

  • Chelsea's Cole Palmer looks dejected after Everton's Iliman Ndiaye scores their third goal.

    double quotation markRunning on empty? Premier League teams falter under weight of an endless schedule

    Jonathan Wilson
  • The expansion Denver Summit broke the National Women’s Soccer League record for attendance with an announced crowd of 63,004.

    Denver Summit
    Expansion team smash NWSL attendance mark with 63,004 fans at Mile High

  • Ilia Malinin from the United States reacts after the men’s free skate on Saturday in Prague.

    Ilia Malinin
    Quad God completes redemption arc with third straight world figure skating championship

More top stories

  • Cropped shot of a soldier wearing camouflage fatigues with an american flag for a patch

    Artificial intelligence
    ‘They feel true’: political deepfakes are growing in influence – even if people know they aren’t real

    AI images of people – such as women in military contexts – are making money and serving as propaganda, researchers say
  • A vast expanse of plastic roofs

    Environment
    ‘Visible from space’: why Spain has the world’s biggest concentration of greenhouses

  • Yellow police tape saying 'police line do not cross'

    Crime
    Two Iowans accused of lacing lasagna with drugs to cause woman’s miscarriage

  • Protester holds 'No' sign at justice referendum celebration in Rome's Piazza Barberini

    Italy
    Young voters shake political calm as referendum exposes tensions for Giorgia Meloni

  • AI-generated men with tatoos wearing black caps and dark clothing perform corrido.

    Americas
    US embassy in Mexico prompts outrage with AI video promoting ‘self-deportation’

  • Ilia Malinin from the United States reacts after the men’s free skate on Saturday in Prague.

    Figure skating
    Ilia Malinin completes redemption arc with third straight world figure skating championship

  • Raw cheddar cheese packages in a supermarket cooler.

    E coli
    Nine people sick from E coli linked to raw cheese from California farm, more than half of them children

Climate crisis & environment

  • Female sperm whales hold a newborn calf above the water until it can swim on its own.

    Whales
    Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her

  • A coyote spotted in a parking lot covered with snow in South Lake Tahoe, California.

    Animals
    Wily coyote? Urban canines take more risks compared with rural ones, study finds

  • a composite image showing a flag for the Environmental Protection Agency on the left and a baby shark preserved in a jar of formaldehyde on the right

    Health
    Trump EPA relied on industry science to weaken formaldehyde cancer rules, documents show

  • A woman holding a child speaks with a Red Cross worker next to the debris of flattened buildings

    Danger after disaster
    Why emergencies come with increased risks for women

US news

  • US elections
    Could a Democratic triumph in Florida be a bellwether of a blue wave in red state midterm elections?

  • Analysis
    How Trump’s deportation campaign has changed tack after deep unpopularity

  • US immigration
    Officials at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ must give attorneys access to clients, judge rules

  • Sport
    Lawsuit launched after scammer posing as NFL star Xavier McKinney stole $4.4m

World news

  • France
    Police in Paris foil attempted bomb attack outside Bank of America building

  • UK
    ‘It was bonkers’: Samba the runaway capybara inspires a wild rodent hunt in the UK

  • Migration
    Two Sudanese men face court in Greece after at least 22 people die off Crete coast

  • France
    ‘Changing a city is complicated’: Anne Hidalgo looks back on 12 years as Paris mayor

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Culture

  • Stephen Colbert at the Writers Guild awards in New York, 8 March, 2026

    Film
    ‘A full-circle moment’: why Stephen Colbert is an enticing fit for Lord of the Rings

  • Author Woody Brown with a steam engine

    Books
    ‘I was in the pit of despair’: Non-speaking autistic novelist Woody Brown on his journey from write-off to writer

What to watch

  • A blond woman leans back into the arms of a man

    TV
    ‘Unapologetically schmaltzy’: how Love Story became Disney+’s most-streamed drama ever

  • Fabrizio Gifuni as Enzo Tortora in Portobello.

    Television
    Portobello: how can this TV show about the mafia and a mind-controlled parrot be so wildly dull?

  • man in suit speaks with hands folded

    Late-night TV roundup
    Jimmy Kimmel on Mike Johnson’s new award for Trump: ‘You can almost feel his spine exiting his body’

  • David Chase, creator of The Sopranos, for g2 arts. Photo by Linda Nylind. 26/3/2026.

    Interview
    ‘I wrote The Sopranos to get over my mother wishing me dead’: David Chase on his mob masterpiece – and his new LSD epic

What to listen to

  • Leon Thomas in sunglasses and beret sat on steps

    Interview
    ‘A broken heart can turn somebody into a bad Casanova’: breakout R&B star Leon Thomas on defiance, D’Angelo and his ‘doggie’ persona

  • Gianna.

    Add to playlist
    The coffee-shop pop of Gianna and the week’s best new tracks

  • The musician Flea playing a trumpet surrounded by foliage

    Rock
    Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey

  • A black and white photo of Paul McCartney sitting with his head on his hands

    Paul McCartney
    Days We Left Behind review – a wistful, lovely single

What to read

  • Benjamin Wood.

    The books of my life
    Benjamin Wood: ‘John Fowles’s The Magus was so frustrating I threw it at the wall’

  • Old barns in prairie snowstorm and fog

    Fiction
    Love Lane by Patrick Gale review – a homecoming tale with echoes of Brokeback Mountain

  • Black and white picture of Adele Bertei in a bar

    Music books
    No New York by Adele Bertei review – a vivid, vibrant, musical coming of age

  • St Paul's Cathedral, London, in the snow.

    Culture
    Daunting, inspiring, comforting, terrifying: the writers who can make silence as eloquent as words

What to play

  • Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator game, screenshot

    double quotation markStop the world, I want to get off and run a video rental store in the 1990s

    Dominik Diamond
  • a Nintendo Super Famicom, a 1990s era 16-bit console running the hit Capcom beat 'em up game Street Fighter II on a cathode ray tube television

    Pushing Buttons
    My ​quest to ​preserve VHS-​era ​gaming ​culture​, one eBay bid at a time

    Newsletter
  • With Playstation controller in hand, a man prepares to play Fortnite: Save the World

    double quotation markThe creator of Fortnite has laid off more than 1,000 staff – despite billions in revenue

    Keith Stuart
  • Scene from Resident Evil Requiem showing character with syringe in tense moment

    Survival horror
    Resident Evil at 30: how Capcom’s horror opus has survived and thrived

More culture

  • An illustration of Taylor Swift singing

    My cultural awakening
    I thought I’d been coping with my sister’s death – a Taylor Swift song showed me I hadn’t

  • Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe with their faces close together

    The Guide
    Is celebrity casting a cynical marketing stunt or does it help to democratise theatre?

    Newsletter
  • Artwork showing distorted figures in charcoal and pencil.

    Art
    ‘The violence of racist tyranny’: African Guernica goes on display alongside Picasso masterpiece

  • Film costumes and props for auction, Prop Store, London, UK - 03 Nov 2023Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Gardner/Shutterstock (14183115b) Star wars: A New Hope Screen matched Light-up C-3PO Head Auction Estimate £500,000 - £1,000,000. The Propstore Film costumes and props for auction, Prop Store, London, UK - 03 Nov 2023

    Star Wars
    C-3PO head used in Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back sells for more than $1m at auction

Lifestyle

  • A narrow boat moored on New River, near Wicken Fen, with a swan on the bank in the foreground

    Travel
    20 fabulous family spring days out in the UK

  • An illustration with patches of grass and red roses around a side profile cutout photograph of Tim Dowling, with a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes

    The Tim Dowling column
    Tim Dowling: six years of Duolingo and I speak a little Italian, but understand nothing

  • The Filter
    Embrace spring showers with the best Pfas-free rain jackets for hiking, running and just looking good

    A collection of rain jackets
    Ditch the ‘forever chemicals’ – we tested these jackets in torrential downpour, the shower and on hiking trails
  • How to style the TBCo Merino Triangle Scarf.

    The Filter
    This little triangle scarf is suddenly everywhere. Here’s how to wear it

  • The Material Kitchen MK Free Board and Magicshine Seemee 300 Smart Taillight

    The Filter
    Plastic-free cutting boards and $17 bike lights: 11 things you loved in March

  • A Wahoo TRACKR Radar bike light

    Cycling
    The best bike lights in the US to see and be seen

  • Fresh produce displayed at a vendor stall

    Fruit and veggies
    How to shop at the farmers’ market like a pro

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  • Dyson Airwrap i.d. and the Shark FlexStyle

    The Filter
    Dyson Airwrap i.d. v Shark FlexStyle: we tested the rival hair stylers and the results surprised us

  • A top down photo of a plain cheese pizza

    Kitchen
    I tested the three best home pizza makers – these are worth the money

  • Sleep Masks Lined Up For Testing

    Sleep
    I spent six weeks testing 24 sleep masks, and these are my favorites

  • colorful bath towels folded and stacked on a sofa

    Home
    The best bath towels of 2026, from fluffy to quick drying – tested

Well actually

  • People running across a bridge with tall buildings in the background.

    Fitness
    ‘At certain points, I had to stop entirely’: what I learned after a week of Hyrox classes

  • A woman foraging for wild leeks, also called ramps, or wild onions.

    Our unequal earth
    Is foraging really feasible to feed myself?

  • an image of ground meat with herbs on it spilling over a metallic dog bowl against a blue background

    Nutrition
    What to know about ‘boy kibble’, the viral meal slop trend

  • Noah Wyle in the HBO series The Pitt.

    Death
    ‘It can spare people so much pain’: what is an advance directive and should you get one?

Relationships

  • man with hands up and pixel frame

    double quotation markI asked AI about God. It asked me about myself instead

    Rhik Samadder
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  • Illustration of a pile of books and dirty ashtrays

    Life
    You be the judge: should my partner keep his ashtrays outside?

  • Rogow and his partner standing in front of a waterfall

    A new start after 60
    double quotation markI went on 75 first dates – and wrote a book of Kama Sutra-inspired poetry

  • An illustration of a man facing away with his arms crossed

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    double quotation markIt’s always me who makes the effort to see my friends. Don’t they value me?

Health & fitness

  • a cadaver in a syringe

    Ask Ugly
    double quotation markWould you use cadaver fat for a boob job or butt lift? Some people already do

  • A group of people striking a vivid pose on stage, smiling, dressed in yellow and orange against a blue background

    A moment that changed me
    double quotation markI thought my Parkinson’s was the end of my life, but dancing changed everything

  • A woman looking tired

    Secrets of the body
    Do we really need eight hours sleep a night – and what happens if we don’t get it?

  • Illustration of office worker exercising with dumbbells at desk while working on laptop

    Is it true that …
    You need to work out if you want to lose weight?

Fashion & beauty

  • Pep Guardiola directing from the sideline during Manchester City's Champions League match

    Fashion Statement
    When a ​soccer manager’s ​wardrobe ​says ​more ​than ​his​ tactics

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  • A toupee of dark, very curly hair on a mannequin's head

    Men's hair
    ‘You go in bald and walk out with the best hair you’ve ever had’: the remarkable return of the toupee

  • A woman in a dark grey jumper, light grey jumper with a light grey bag and light grey boots on a peach background

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    There may be 50 shades, but there’s only one Correct Grey

  • Photograph of a model in a green-satin, sleeveless dress lying on a pale-pink satin sheet, reading a book entitled Virginia Woolf by Julia Briggs, with a sparkly silver mobile phone and a gold lipstick next to her

    Fashion
    We are living in a period of political anti-intellectualism. But in pop culture, clever is the new cool

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  • Two children lying in mud, a pair of flip-flops between them, one topless and grinning broadly, the other with her hand up to her face

    Photography
    ‘The happiness on their faces pulled me back to my own childhood’: Mark Linel Padecio’s best phone picture

  • Red chilli peppers splashing into water

    The quiz
    Used to measure chilli peppers, what are SHU?

  • Clothes hangar in an illuminated mic stand with bright blue backdrop

    Less stuff, more joy
    Seven lessons from ‘enoughfluencers’ on how to live a happier, simpler life

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    Money whisperers
    A finance coach unpacks how she retired at 40 – and the money advice she finds ‘irresponsible’

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