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  • Alabama
    How the GOP is disenfranchising Black voters

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    A battle for Alabama’s second congressional district is being fought against a backdrop of partisan gerrymandering and America’s ongoing civil rights struggle. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone track down the Maga Republican Rhett Marques who is looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Shomari Figures but won’t answer questions about redistricting. Meanwhile, lower-income residents in rural parts of the district are still fighting for basic sanitation rights after Donald Trump ended federal assistance, which the administration described as 'illegal DEI'.

  • The Audacity
    Cracking Silicon Valley satire from Succession writers

    ‘Will fill the Succession-shaped hole in your life’ … Billy Magnussen as Duncan Park in The Audacity.

  • Reader interview
    Zach Braff on success, his hair and BoJack Horseman

    14th SCAD TVfest - PortraitsZach Braff of 'Scrubs' poses for a portrait during the 14th SCAD TVfest at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta on February 05, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Live in Los Angeles
    Chappell Roan dazzles at her mini-festival

    Chappell Roan and Christina Aguilera performing at Super Graphic Spectacular.

  • The Filter
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  • Heartbreak, hope and imperfection
    Leonard Cohen’s greatest songs – ranked!

    Portrait of Leonard Cohen in a suit and fedora, singing into the mic, looking upwards

News

  • a woman walks in court

    Tennessee
    Christa Pike’s IV team warned vein might be ‘blowing’ before failed execution

  • A carriage horse

    New York
    New York city council votes to ban horse-drawn carriage rides

  • Elon Musk gestures with both hands against a black background

    Media
    Elon Musk reportedly invests $1bn in David Ellison’s Skydance

  • Options trader Anthony Spina points while shouting on the New York Stock Exchange floor

    US markets
    Sharp drops for AI stocks overwhelm markets worldwide as oil prices jump

  • Becky Drury, a teacher wounded in a shooting, smiles resting her chin on her hand

    Oregon
    Teacher wounded in Oregon school shooting played dead after she was shot

  • a person walks into a health clinic

    Health
    CDC denies approval for high-volume measles test, citing ‘other priorities’

  • Mary Peltola speaks with a supporter

    Alaska
    How Democrat Mary Peltola is on the verge of flipping right-leaning Alaska

    Democrats believe circumstances have aligned for them to win a slew of competitive elections in the state
  • Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya

    Minnesota
    In reliably blue Minnesota, could Democrats do the unthinkable and lose a Senate seat?

  • A battle for Alabama’s second congressional district is being fought against a backdrop of partisan gerrymandering and America’s ongoing civil rights struggle. Oliver Laughland and Tom Silverstone track down the Maga Republican Rhett Marques who is looking to unseat Democratic incumbent Shomari Figures but won’t answer questions about redistricting. Meanwhile, lower-income residents in rural parts of the district are still fighting for basic sanitation rights after Donald Trump ended federal assistance, which the administration described as 'illegal DEI'.

    Anywhere but Washington
    How Alabama's Republicans are disenfranchising Black voters

    Video13:59

In focus

  • A large French flag waves over protesters gathered around a monument during a school protest

    Analysis
    ‘America, this is a warning’: pro- Trump Maga media in a froth over Europe protests

    Fox News and others have toed president’s line – seemingly hoping unrest abroad will make people vote Republican

Features

  • Wendy Rhein poses for a portrait at her farm in Tryon, North Carolina on Sunday, October 4, 2026. The Rheins incorporate their Jewish faith into their farming practices. Mike Belleme for The Guardian

    Judaism
    ‘It’s all God’s creation’: farmers continue a ‘Jewishly inspired’ agrarian tradition

  • Chappell Roan and Christina Aguilera performing at Super Graphic Spectacular.

    Live in Los Angeles
    Super Graphic Spectacular review – Chappell Roan dazzles at her gloriously gay mini-festival

More features

  • Statue of Plato surrounded by a colorful psychedelic border

    Memento mori
    How to face the end of the world – according to Plato and the Stoics

  • Painting: Dog of the Havana Breed by Jean-Jacques Bachelier.

    Leading questions
    A financially comfortable friend has set up a GoFundMe for vet bills. Is this socially acceptable?

  • Portrait of Leonard Cohen in a suit and fedora, singing into the mic, looking upwards

    Ranked
    Heartbreak, hope and human imperfection: Leonard Cohen’s greatest songs

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    The Filter
    This beauty set promises $950 worth of products for $150. Does it deliver?

Opinion

  • Margaret Sullivan

    double quotation markChristiane Amanpour’s parting advice to journalists is right on the mark

    Margaret Sullivan
    The CNN star’s wise advice to ‘be truthful, not neutral’ should be tattooed on our souls
  • Simon Tisdall

    double quotation markDonald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes appeaser Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle

    Simon Tisdall
    Europe’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish Trump, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

More opinion

  • Ben Jennings on Trump’s elevation of Putin – cartoon

    Cartoon
    Ben Jennings on Donald Trump’s flattery of Vladimir Putin

  • Chris Stokel-Walker

    double quotation markThe internet has broken – again. Shouldn’t the tech firms that make billions from it pay to fix it?

    Chris Stokel-Walker
  • Man and woman stand in front of group of young adults before yellow background

    double quotation markGlee’s pro-LGBTQ+ vision captured 2010s hope. Can a reboot handle Trump’s America?

    Alim Kheraj
  • George Monbiot

    double quotation markStrongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril

    George Monbiot

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    AI safety: the push for global regulation must advance

Sports

  • A general view of the tunnel at Manchester United's home ground, Old Trafford.

    Soccer
    Next in line? Main contenders for the Manchester United hot seat

    With Michael Carrick’s future at Old Trafford a matter of some debate, we examine the credentials of those who could succeed him
  • Luka Doncic reacts after a foul, flanked by two Warriors players on court

    Basketball
    Lendeborg jaws at ‘weak ass’ Dončić and admits he didn’t watch much NBA

  • Amine Adli celebrates after scoring Bournemouth's third.

    Soccer
    Bournemouth enjoy night to remember as 10-man Milan fail to weather storm

More sports

  • Phil Foden celebrates, Kvaratskhelia is helped off injured, and Rio Ngumoha applauds fans

    Champions League review
    PSG take a hit, Man City’s empty seats and teenage hope for Liverpool

  • Haiti’s Frantzdy Pierrot celebrates with teammates after scoring against New Zealand during an international friendly in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in June.

    Soccer
    Haiti move Nations League home clash with USA to Miami amid gang violence crisis

  • Ruti Aga with her Tokyo Marathon 2019 gold medal

    Marathon
    Six-year ban for top runner who submitted fake prescription

  • Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme unveils the map of the stages during the presentation of the Tour de France 2027 in Paris

    Cycling
    Tour de France 2027 routes revealed with British stages, time trials and a volcano

More top stories

  • Premiere of the film "Ali G: Who Iz I?" in Los AngelesDirector and cast member Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his character 'Ali G ', attends the world premiere of the film "Ali G: Who Iz I?" in Los Angeles, California, US, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

    Exclusive
    Republican leader embarrassed by Ali G film says he plans to sue Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘A liar and a pervert’

    Exclusive: Michael Aboud, whose actions in what he believed to be a documentary are likely to come under considerable scrutiny, has expressed anger at the film-maker

    • This article contains substantial spoilers for Ali G: Who Iz I?
  • Rock spires rise among forested hills with mountains in background on hazy day

    Arizona
    America gets new national park with designation of Chiricahua’s rock spires

  • Tom SkerrittFILE - Tom Skerritt appears at a hand and footprints ceremony honoring producer Jerry Bruckheimer at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on May 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

    Film
    Tom Skerritt, Alien and Top Gun actor, dies aged 93

  • Environment
    ‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacenter

    Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push

Climate crisis & environment

  • a banana breeding expert brushes pollen onto banana flowers

    Food security
    Have scientists finally found a way to save the banana from disaster?

  • A bleached coral reef in Papa Bay, Hawaii, with a diver floating above it.

    Coral
    Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet faces ecosystem collapse by 2075, UN advisors say

  • Underwater shot of an octopus

    Deepwater Horizon oil spill
    Marine life in Gulf of Mexico has still not fully recovered from 2010 BP oil spill

  • Aerial view of a factory with smoking chimneys amid Amazon rainforest and palm plantation

    The Amazon
    Blockades, checkpoints and court action: fending off Brazil’s biofuel giants in the Amazon

US news

  • The price we pay
    Dollar General agrees to nearly $1.9m settlement for overcharging New York customers

  • Trump administration
    Virginia Democrat indicted on federal drug and money-laundering charges

  • California
    Meta strikes deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot billionaire tax bill

  • Big tech
    How tech became the villain of the US midterms

World news

  • UK
    Russell Brand raped woman even though she screamed in pain, court hears

  • Roman Abramovich
    Cyprus police investigate financial and tax affairs of ex-Chelsea owner Abramovich

  • Ukraine
    Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine

  • Serbia
    What is at stake in Serbia’s election? The key players, main issues and potential fallout

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Culture

  • Juliana Sass and Chloe Claudel in Two Girls.

    Stage
    ‘Bodies, pornography and disgust’: did 2 Girls 1 Cup change the way a generation thinks about sex?

  • 14th SCAD TVfest - PortraitsZach Braff of 'Scrubs' poses for a portrait during the 14th SCAD TVfest at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta on February 05, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Reader interview
    Zach Braff: ‘You can be talented and good-looking, but acting success is still like winning the lottery’

What to watch

  • Joanne and Noah with their arms around each other in front of a really nice property

    TV review
    Nobody Wants This review – prepare to fall in love again … with a different couple

  • Man on stage

    Broadway
    860 review – Billy Crystal’s charisma powers rambling one-man play

  • TOM RHYS HARRIES as Matt Hagen in DC Studios’ “Clayface,” a Warner Bros. Pictures Release. Film still

    Review
    Clayface review – flesh-stretching DC body horror is very gory but not very good

  • Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy and Neve Campbell stand bloodied, staring upward in shock in 'Scream'

    Review
    Scream review – Wes Craven meta horror remains super smart and scary 30 years on

What to listen to

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    Classical music
    Bartók: Miraculous Mandarin Suite, The Wooden Prince album review – vivid colours and astute pacing

  • Jason Molina performing as The Magnolia Electric Co at All Tomorrows Parties, Somerset, 2007

    Americana
    ‘He had this electrical charge’: the short life and long legacy of Jason Molina, master of Americana

  • Kiran Leonard sits with legs crossed on a grey sofa

    Experimental music
    ‘I had no plan. Just total scorched earth’: how Kiran Leonard survived teen success to make songs of full-body joy

  • Ed Sanders, right, with his Fugs bandmate Tuli Kupferberg, pictured in 2003.

    Music
    ‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture

What to read

  • Luke Kennard.

    Audiobook of the week
    Black Bag by Luke Kennard audiobook review – brilliant Booker-shortlisted campus comedy

  • Laleh Khadivi.

    Fiction
    Female Life on Planet Earth by Laleh Khadivi review – a mother’s secret past in the Iranian revolution

  • Lieke Marsman author

    Memoir
    On Another Planet They Can Save Me by Lieke Marsman review – an astonishing memoir of terminal illness

  • Thure Erik Lund.

    Fiction in translation
    The Mystery of What Befell in the Ditch by Thure Erik Lund review – is this the greatest living Norwegian writer?

What to play

  • An animated character mid-swing releases a pink bowling ball down a lane in Switch Sports Resort

    Review
    Nintendo Switch Sports Resort – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games

  • A Modern Warfare soldier in tactical gear and night-vision goggles moves through wind and debris.

    Pushing Buttons
    ‘The audience gets to be in on it’: How narrative-led gameplay is Call of Duty’s greatest weapon

    Newsletter
  • A penguin stands on snow near a glowing orb beside dark statue-like silhouettes in icy fog

    Review
    Penguin Colony – an Antarctic odyssey of Nazis and Lovecraftian horrors

  • Rainbow Six Tactics art: four armoured soldiers with guns and a hammer advance through smoky rubble

    Games
    From Mario to machine guns: how Ubisoft Paris made Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Tactics

More culture

  • Billy Evans in 'You Can See Everything'.

    double quotation markIn You Can See Everything, it’s Elizabeth Holmes’s partner who makes for 2026’s timeliest villain

  • Seth Meyers sits at his desk with a city skyline behind him

    Late-night TV roundup
    Seth Meyers on JD Vance: ‘The integrity of a used-car salesman and the charisma of a wet ham’

  • Peter Faraco and Rodney Cox, then-inmates a the Monroe County Detention Center, in the jail’s on-site zoo in July 2021

    Picture essay
    ‘Former inmates want to come back to visit’: inside Florida’s prison zoo

  • Rosalind Eleazar leans on a railing overlooking the ocean, glancing back over her shoulder

    Film
    What Chris Rock’s film Misty Green misses about Black characters

Lifestyle

  • A plane flys into a vomit sick bag

    Travel
    Delays, deodorant and ripped up carpet: how airlines handle mid-flight ‘biological hazards’

  • Black and white image of a teenage Rick Williams looking serious

    The year I turned 18
    double quotation markI returned to my life in 1983 – to reckless adventures, in a world soaked in alcohol

  • a photo of anyday anydeli containers

    Food storage
    They’re the best food storage containers we’ve used – on sale until tomorrow

    Anyday’s Anydeli containers are 20% off through 22 October with our exclusive code. Here’s why we like them so much
  • Several pairs of slip-on shoes sitting on outdoor couch

    Shoes
    The six best slip-on shoes in the US – tested for comfort and style

  • eggs in a pan

    Cookware
    'Is my non-stick frying pan safe?' Send us your food and kitchen safety questions

  • Five candies layered over pale green background

    Candy
    Canadian Smarties, Thai sourballs: the best global candies that Americans are missing out on

  • Closeup photo of woman in sneakers strapping on light purple ankle weights, against a blue and green background

    Fitness
    Do ankle weights really do anything? I wore them for a week to find out

Filter favorites

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    Containers
    ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’: I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers

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    Bathroom essentials
    'Like a luxury bathrobe': I tried the best bath towels that make every day a spa day

  • A close up of two Lola Blankets

    Home essentials
    Skip the $275 Lola blanket. What to buy instead

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    Kitchen essentials
    It's nontoxic and PFAS-free. Why I love Field Company's ultralight skillet

Well actually

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    Memento mori
    double quotation markThe last thing I did for my mother was illegal

  • A graphic illustration of a hand and a pencil curled in on itself, with bubbles with letters inside.

    How to start
    ‘A powerful act of imagination and self-affirmation’: experts on how to start writing a book

  • Rows of silver serving domes against a green and blue background, with a knife and fork in the foreground

    Deep dive
    ‘Try to eat really well, 80% of the time’: nutrition expert says healthy eating is easier than you think

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    Memento mori
    ‘You’re honoring a life well-lived’: embalmers describe their work (in great detail)

Relationships

  • Illustrated cats on a kitchen counter.

    You be the judge
    Should my husband stop letting our cat drink on the kitchen counter?

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

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My longterm boyfriend died last year. Is it too soon to date someone new?

  • James & Michelle

    Blind date
    ‘Most awkward moment? When I accidentally called her Melissa’

  • Elegant Company by Gillis van Tilborgh

    Leading questions
    double quotation markI’m in my late 60s and in a situationship with a man I really like. I want more but I’m scared of losing him

Health & fitness

  • Chris and Pumpkin

    The pet I'll never forget
    Pumpkin, the rescue cat turned social media star

  • An illustration of a muscle man in a vest with blond hair.

    Fitness
    Is it true that … muscle turns into fat if you stop working out?

  • An illustration of an injection spurting out liquid in the shape of a brain against a pink background.

    Healthcare
    ‘I want to do everything I can to head off dementia’: why demand for the shingles vaccine is soaring

  • A woman tastes soup with a spoon beside a window where a deer stands outside

    Health
    My relationship with food was broken. Then I killed my own dinner

Fashion & beauty

  • Halle Berry, Beyoncé and Dita Von Teese in Roland Mouret Galaxy dresses

    Roland Mouret’
    ‘I wanted to create the female version of a man’s suit’: how Roland Mouret’s Galaxy dress took over the world

  • Alexandra Shulman poses with wavy brown hair in a cream and beige floral patterned dress against a sage-green background

    Former British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman
    ‘Which book am I ashamed not to have read? The whole canon of classic English literature’

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    The moustache
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    Tech oligarch style
    How to dress a tech oligarch: The Social Reckoning’s costume designer on Zuckerberg’s style evolution

More lifestyle

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    Memento mori: a series about death
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    Travel
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    Wikipedia
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