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  1. The Saturday read
    The role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club

    A silhouette image of Jeffrey Epstein's head with photos within it of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Peter Mandelson, Noam Chomsky, Bill Gates, Woody Allen

  2. Soccer live
    Premier League: Newcastle United v Brentford

    Brentford's Vitaly Janelt scores their equaliser past Newcastle's keeper Nick Pope.

  3. Maga movie
    Melania in theaters: ‘If you’re Republican, this is girls’ night’

    A man kisses a woman wearing a hat

  4. Winter Olympics 2026
    Lindsey Vonn’s improbable comeback at 41

    Lindsey Vonn talks with her coach before a training run.

  5. Sleep
    Are we facing a snoring epidemic?

    Illustration of the world with Zs in speech bubbles coming out of it, and hands holding a pillow on either side

  6. Blind date
    ‘We didn’t kiss but we exchanged Instas'

    Blind Date 070226 1x1 Alfie & Sam

News

  • a woman pointing her finger

    ICE
    ‘A profound sense of being hunted’: with all eyes on Minneapolis, ICE arrests continue quietly across the US

    Immigration operations are still stoking fear and disrupting the ability to go to work, school or doctor’s appointments
  • Tulsi Gabbard at a press briefing in Washington DC on 23 July 2025.

    US national security
    NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump

  • people by a sign

    US voting rights
    Alarm bells sound over Trump’s ‘take over the voting’ call

  • Illustration of a blurred image of people doing a Nazi salute with a Substack subscription box superimposed on top

    The far right
    Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

  • A Claude logo on a phone screen

    Technology
    Battle of the chatbots: Anthropic and OpenAI go head-to-head over ads in their AI products

Trump presidency

  1. The Moynihan train hall at Penn Station in New York on 23 January 2026.

    New York
    Federal judge reverses Trump’s freeze on $16bn for NY-NJ tunnel project

  2. a man speaks outside

    ‘An unqualified insurrectionist’
    Outcry over Trump nominee in Wyoming

  3. a 'for sale' sign outside a home

    Analysis
    Trump housing policy is a mess and it won’t fix the US housing crisis

  4. People at inauguration

    Trump news at a glance
    Trump creates distance, but no apology, after promoting racist video of Obamas

In focus

  • a man wrapped in a blanket holds bags

    Cold city
    Deadly cold tests New York’s ability to protect its homeless communities

    Outreach teams battle mistrust, mental illness and thin resources as subzero weather pushes the city to its limits
  • The xAI and SpaceX logos on a smartphone screen placed on a reflective surface on to which the xAI logo is projected.

    Explainer
    Why has Elon Musk merged his rocket company with his AI startup?

  • a man in a straw hat

    Where’s Evo?
    Missing Morales mystery as Bolivia’s ex-president goes to ground

Special report

  • A silhouette image of Jeffrey Epstein's head with photos within it of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Peter Mandelson, Noam Chomsky, Bill Gates, Woody Allen

    The Saturday read
    Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club

    Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services

Features

  • people stand with signs against a data center

    Building power
    Rage against the machine: a California community rallied against a datacenter – and won

  • Illustration of the world with Zs in speech bubbles coming out of it, and hands holding a pillow on either side

    Sleep
    Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic?

More features

  • A man kisses a woman wearing a hat

    Maga movie
    The women who saw Melania in theaters: ‘If you’re Republican, this is girls’ night’

  • David McKenna as Piggy in Lord of the Flies.

    The watcher
    Lord of the Flies: the castaway classic is such excellent, surreal horror that you will feel sick throughout

  • Actor Margot Robbie standing on the Yorkshire moors in a bridal dress, and holding a small bouquet of flowers, while filming her new movie Wuthering Heights.

    Travel
    ‘We’re used to crowds’: latest Wuthering Heights hype doesn’t faze Yorkshire residents

  • man in tuxedo on red carpet

    ‘It’s become more about politics than music’
    What will Bad Bunny bring to the Super Bowl?

  • Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics.

    Winter Olympics 2026
    ‘It made me cry’: your favourite moments from past Winter Olympics

  • A broom leaning at an angle against a wall, its stick aligning with the shadow on a yellow wall above, with red tiles below

    Dominic Dähncke’s best phone picture
    ‘The photo we want to take is closer than we think’

Opinion

  • Mark Leonard

    The biggest threat facing Europe is not a Trump invasion. It’s his global political revolution

    Mark Leonard
    I am convinced that Europe’s ‘new right’ is a radically contemporary movement. Defeating it means understanding its critique of liberalism, says Mark Leonard of the European Council on Foreign Relations
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Trump posted something blatantly racist? What a surprise

    Arwa Mahdawi
    The Obama video should take a toll on the president’s political career – but of course it won’t
  • Dave Schilling

    Waymo is trying to seduce me. But another option is staring us in the face

    Dave Schilling
  • Sangeeta Pillai

    The hill I will die on: Britons love saying thank you – I think we should ban the phrase

    Sangeeta Pillai

More opinion

  1. Trump walks with Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the white house

    Trump’s family is embroiled in a $500m UAE scandal. We’ve hardly noticed

    Mohamad Bazzi
  2. Marina Hyde

    So the Epstein scandal is about politics? Silly me for thinking it’s about the mass abuse of women and girls

    Marina Hyde
  3. Jonathan Freedland

    There’s one argument Starmer could make to save his skin – but he won’t dare do it

    Jonathan Freedland
  4. Federal agents wearing bulletproof vests.

    State violence against Black Americans laid the groundwork for fascism

    Jason Stanley

Winter Olympics 2026

  • Lindsey Vonn talks with her coach before a training run.

    Lindsey Vonn
    'My ACL is 100% gone’: US star’s improbable comeback at 41 is just another risk

  • Jessie Diggins competes in Saturday's skiathlon race.

    Jessie Diggins
    Early crash disrupts US favorite in race for skiathlon gold

Sports

  • NFL Seahawks Rams, Seattle, Washington, United States - 26 Jan 2026Mandatory Credit: Photo by Gary Caskey/UPI/Shutterstock (16440454ad) Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold celebrates with head coach Mike MacDonald after the Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 to win their NFL Conference Championship game at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington, on Sunday, January 25, 2026. The Seahawks advance to play the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl on February 8, 2026. NFL Seahawks Rams, Seattle, Washington, United States - 26 Jan 2026

    NFL
    One battle after another: Sam Darnold’s stubborn route to the Super Bowl

    The Seahawks quarterback was seen as just another high-profile quarterback bust. But now he is one win from clinching the NFL title
  • Kansas City Chiefs v Tennessee TitansNASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 10: Darron Lee #50 of the Kansas City Chiefs walks off the field before a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Titans defeated the Chiefs 35-32. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

    Darron Lee
    Former Super Bowl champion charged with girlfriend’s murder

  • Brentford's Vitaly Janelt scores their equaliser past Newcastle's keeper Nick Pope.

    Live soccer
    Newcastle United v Brentford: Premier League updates

More sports

  1. Bruno Fernandes celebrates after putting Manchester United 2-0 up against Tottenham

    Soccer
    Fernandes keeps Carrick’s perfect Manchester United run going after Romero red

  2. Emma Raducanu on her way to defeat at the Transylvania Open

    Tennis
    Raducanu slumps to straight-sets defeat in Transylvania Open final

  3. Illustration of Pep Guardiola riding a scooter with flowing scarf

    Guardiola can be both right to speak out and a performative hypocrite on Sudan

    Barney Ronay
  4. Pelicans Bucks BasketballMilwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo sits on the bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

    NBA trade deadline
    The Knicks get stronger and everyone loses in the Giannis sweepstakes

More top stories

  • two women smiling

    Arizona
    Blood droplets, a white van, a ransom note: where is Savannah Guthrie’s mother?

    The astonishing case of the missing Today morning show anchor’s mom is six days in so far and without resolution
  • Norway's royals Marius Borg Hoiby and crown princess Mette-Marit sit together in Oslo in June 2022.

    ‘Can Mette-Marit be queen after this?’
    Rape trial and Epstein files bring double crisis for Norway’s royals

  • Volodymyr Zelenskyy stands at a lectern with Ukrainian and Polish flags behind him

    Russia-Ukraine war
    Zelenskyy says US has set June deadline for Ukraine-Russia peace deal

  • a lead pipe

    Drinking water
    Outrage after US Congress votes to slash $125m in funding to replace toxic lead pipes

  • Behrang Tajdin

    Iran
    BBC Persian journalists say Iran monitoring them and targeting their families

  • Cropped Hand Of Female Student Writing

    ‘A harmful barrier’
    New Florida law mandates all driving tests to be offered in English only

  • António José Seguro waves a Portuguese flag as he addresses supporters

    Portugal
    Storm-battered Portugal heads to polls as rivals unite to keep out far right

  • a person holding a framed image

    Charity
    Rembrandt lion drawing raises $18m for big cat conservation at US auction

  • Israeli security personnel receive a handcuffed Palestinian deported from the United States at Israel's Ben-Gurion international airport.

    Ireland
    Use of Irish airport for US deportation flights to Israel called ‘reprehensible’

Climate crisis & environment

  1. A snail

    Environment
    Bermuda snail thought to be extinct now thrives after a decade’s effort

  2. Native American leaders hold signs against drilling in the Arctic Refuge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

    Environment
    What Trump’s plans for the Arctic mean for the global climate crisis

    Newsletter
  3. A red squirrel forages for food in the Widdale red squirrel reserve in the Yorkshire Dales

    Wildlife
    ‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved?

  4. Vehicles on a dual carriageway entering and leaving a tunnel

    Norway
    Only seven new gas-powered cars sold in Norway in January

US news

  1. Colorado
    Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 40 years in decomposing bodies case

  2. New York
    New York officer who hit suspect with cooler found guilty of manslaughter

  3. Lil Jon
    Rapper Lil Jon confirms son is dead after police find body in pond near Atlanta

  4. Washington Post
    Bob Woodward says he is ‘crushed’ by Washington Post layoffs

World news

  1. China
    China overturns death sentence of Canadian in sign of diplomatic thaw

  2. Bangladesh
    One person dead from Nipah virus in Bangladesh, WHO says

  3. Global development
    Thousands of Malawi businesses close in protest over tax changes

  4. Russia
    UK threatens to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in escalatory move

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Culture

  • picture of David Foster Wallace in 2006.

    David Foster Wallace
    Never mind the lit-bros: Infinite Jest is a true classic at 30

  • Davóne Tines, opera singer, press image

    Opera
    Anthems, agency and arias: baritone Davóne Tines on rewriting his role – and the rules

What to watch

  1. The Burbs - Season 1This image released by Peacock shows Julia Duffy, from left, Keke Palmer, Paula Pell and Mark Proksch in a scene from "The Burbs." (Elizabeth Morris/Peacock via AP)

    The ’Burbs review
    Keke Palmer takes over from Tom Hanks for frothy TV remake

  2. Mark Fischbach in Iron Lung.

    The Guide #229
    How an indie movie distributed by a lone gamer broke the US box office

    Newsletter
  3. Judit Polgár in Queen of Chess.

    Television
    Queen of Chess review – how the greatest female player of all time checkmated the sexist establishment

  4. three people wearing white, drawn masks sit in car

    Film
    The Strangers: Chapter 3 review – pointless remake trilogy ends with a sputter

What to listen to

  1. Primal punk dramaturgy … (from left) Jeppe Rottier, Jesper Rottier, Finley Nijsse, Danny Rottier and Luuk Bosma of Grote Geelstaart.

    Add to playlist
    The bizarro punk of Dutch upstarts Grote Geelstaart and the week’s best new tracks

  2. This is Harlecore … Danny L Harle.

    Music
    Danny L Harle: Cerulean review – an earnest homage to early 00s bangers or a poor imitation?

  3. Fabiano do Nascimento standing in a garden, holding a guitar

    Global album of the month
    Fabiano Do Nascimento & Vittor Santos Orquestra: Vila review – imaginative mood music from a virtuoso

  4. Ruby Hughes wearing a black feathered outfit

    Classical music
    Amidst the Shades album review – Ruby Hughes’ captivating Dowland tribute is steeped in delicious melancholy

What to read

  1. Blake Morrison.

    Poetry
    The best recent poetry – review roundup

  2. Makenna Goodman.

    Books
    Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman review – a perfect fairytale for our times

  3. Nussaibah Younis.

    The books of my life
    Nussaibah Younis: ‘The Bell Jar helped me through my own mental illness’

  4. Madeleine Dunnigan.

    Book of the day
    Jean by Madeleine Dunnigan review – sex and teenage secrets

What to play

  1. Pokemon

    Games
    ‘Christian pastors declared Pikachu to be a demon’: how Pokémon went from moral panic to unifying global hit

  2. Depth beneath the icky surface … a screenshot from Mewgenics.

    Review
    Mewgenics review – infinite ways to skin a cat

  3. two pixellated characters sit at a restaurant in the game Perfect Tides: Station to Station

    Pushing Buttons
    Gaming’s new coming-of-age genre embraces ‘millennial cringe’

    Newsletter
  4. Nintendo Switch Sports.

    There’s a reason that Wii Bowling remains my mum’s favourite game of all time

    Dominik Diamond

More culture

  1. A colourful explosion emanating from a grand piano

    My cultural awakening
    Bach helped me survive sexual abuse as a child

  2. Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata

    Art
    AI analysis casts doubt on Van Eyck paintings in Italian and US museums

  3. In glasses, a white shirt and black jacket, Max Richter stands onstage while behind him, in softer focus, sit the musicians who have performed his score for Hamnet

    Max Richter
    The composer who crosses the invisible divide between ‘high’ and ‘low’ music

  4. three men side by side

    Super Bowl
    ‘We stole the Super Bowl audience’: how In Living Color pulled off the greatest heist in US TV history

Lifestyle

  • avocados on a wooden cutting board

    Well actually
    Avocados are a Super Bowl staple – but are they truly a miracle food?

  • bars of chocolate on counter with pink blanket

    The Filter
    ‘I’ll marry this one’: the best (and worst) chocolate bars for Valentine’s Day, taste tested

Well actually

  1. a person's hands holding a syringe

    Wellness trends
    ‘People are turning themselves into lab rats’: the injectable peptides craze sweeping the US

  2. Sarah Lavender Smith, an athlete in Colorado.

    Health
    Goodbye, breast implants: why I went back to having a flat chest

  3. Black sesame seeds in a wooden spoon

    Food trend
    Black sesame is growing more popular in the US. Is it actually good for you?

  4. ASKUGLY lolabeltran innerbeauty 250126 (1)

    Ask Ugly
    Can you become ugly if you have ugly thoughts?

The Filter

  1. Family warming hands at home over a domestic portable radiator/heater in cold winterEnergy crisis concept

    Warm up
    The five best space heaters in the US for a quick fix in a freezing home

  2. A group of personal item sized backpacks

    Travel
    The four best personal-item backpacks that fit under US airline seats

  3. A person walks through a snow storm in a city

    Cold weather
    The 20 best things to wear to stay warm this winter, tested in snow, rain and wind

  4. side by side images of checkered cutting board and puff pastries on oval platter

    Super Bowl
    Ikea glasses, a drink chiller and more: 15 essentials to throw a winning Super Bowl party

Relationships

  1. Blind Date 070226 1x1 Alfie & Sam

    Blind date
    ‘We didn’t kiss but we exchanged Instas, which among gay men is close to the same thing’

  2. Illustration showing cyclist waiting for a person striding and a water hydrant

    You be the judge
    Should my husband stop walking everywhere – and get on his bike?

  3. Painting: A Street in Brittany by Stanhope Alexander Forbes. The painting shows young women dressed in blue skirts and white shirts knitting and making nets in the street. Many in the background are sitting while one woman in the foreground is standing.

    Leading questions
    After high school, a friend I was very close to drifted away. Should I seek closure from her?

  4. shadowy no contact illustration of mother and daughter

    Family
    The rise of ‘low contact’ family relationships: ‘I said, Mum, I need to take some space’

Health & fitness

  1. Elderly old woman at home with a rug on knees keeping warm indoors by electric fire with snow outside the windows

    Flu
    Does getting cold increase your chances of catching flu?

  2. A man with his eyes shut and sitting at a table with his forefingers pressed to his eyelids and other fingers clasped over his nose looking perhaps overwhelmed. Around him swirls an abstract watery vortex

    10 myths about attention
    Are you constantly distracted? You’re probably quite good at focusing

  3. Illustration of coffee cup with a face lying down in a pool of coffee holding its stomach area

    Health
    Is it true that … coffee aids digestion?

  4. Frank Tallis, photographed in London, ahead of his new non-fiction book titled Wise: Finding Purpose, Meaning and Wisdom Beyond the Midpoint of Life, scheduled for release on February 5, 2026.

    Ageing
    ‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life

Fashion & beauty

  1. a broken zip

    Fashion fixes
    A quick fix for broken zips – and 84 other tips to keep your clothes looking good

  2. Oasis Live '25 Tour - Opening NightCARDIFF, WALES - JULY 04: (EDITORS NOTE: EDITORIAL USE ONLY. IMAGES MAY ONLY BE USED IN RELATION TO THE EVENT. NO COMMERCIAL USE. NO USE IN PUBLICATIONS SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE ARTIST. NO USE AFTER JULY 03, 2026.) Noel Gallagher of Oasis performs onstage during the opening night of their Live 25' Tour at the Principality Stadium on July 04, 2025 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)

    Fashion
    Levi’s sales grow in UK as celebrities drive denim revival

  3. John Lewis international leather tote

    Fashion
    Filled with good intention: could the new It bag be an antidote to the tote?

  4. A composite image of a red varsity bomber jacket, aviator style glasses, grey hoodie, black knee-high boots, blue denim flared jeans, dark green socks and a black long strap shoulder bag on a green and beige vertically striped background.

    What to wear...
    Heads up: what to wear to elevate a humble hoodie

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  1. A black and white cutout image of Tim Dowling on a beige background, surrounded by animals, primary coloured paint blobs and squiggles

    The Tim Dowling column
    I’ve already used up all my optimism for the year. What now?

  2. Meera Sodha's haggis dan dan noodles.

    Meera Sodha recipes
    Meera Sodha’s vegetarian recipe for haggis dan dan noodles

  3. A cartoon image of a woman looking exhausted and sweating in a steaming hot bath

    Becky Barnicoat on millennial life
    Who says the over-40s don’t know how to have fun? The Becky Barnicoat cartoon

  4. Japanese Snowdrop Kokedama. A hanging snowdrop decoration suspended from a tree branch.2WJHEBG Japanese Snowdrop Kokedama. A hanging snowdrop decoration suspended from a tree branch.

    Gardens
    The Japanese gardening technique of kokedama will bring a touch of magic into your home

Documentary

  • Documentary
    The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal

    Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. Pop raises an urgent alarm — before Thailand’s dugongs vanish forever
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