It’s a ghost town at Trump’s great state fair as Melania gets an unusual honor
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
Another day of sparse crowds follows Trump’s claim that 45,000 attended his opening-night speech

Iran-US war latest: Fresh US strikes on Iran amid warning Tehran had ‘chance to honour the ceasefire agreement’
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
US strikes come after ships struck by drones in Strait of Hormuz

Trump’s new passport design of him looming in front of Declaration of Independence draws horrified reactions
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
The special-edition document marks the first time a living president has appeared on a U.S. passport

Parents charged with murder after 7-year-old dies in crammed home weighing 255lb
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
Paramedics called to the family's home after they received a report Casper O'Brien was struggling to breathe

Trump nominates new ICE director as detainee deaths in custody being investigated
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
If confirmed, Lance Schroyer will replace acting ICE Director David Venturella
Protester who played Darth Vader’s theme around National Guard reaches court settlement
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
O'Hara sued the district claiming police officers violated his First Amendment rights to free speech
Tens of thousands brave record heatwave to celebrate Budapest Pride after Viktor Orbán’s ousting
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
Viktor Orban tried to ban the march as part of his wider policies targeting LGBTQ+ rights

Trump posts boastful Atlas-inspired Truth Social image of himself carrying the world on his shoulders
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026
President Donald Trump also posted an image comparing himself at age 20 to former President Barack Obama at age 18 in which Obama has a marijuana joint in his mouth

People in Britain used to agree to disagree. Since Brexit, they no longer dare to talk about difficult things | Elif Shafak
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026

I’ve fought for victims’ rights for decades. Sarah Steele’s story has stunned me | Jess Phillips
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026

At a poet’s memorial, I saw how Andy Burnham could be a different kind of prime minister | Blake Morrison
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026


Do you really need to speak German to take a cooling dip? This row in Halle raises all manner of red flags | Fatma Aydemir
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026

At last, an economic policy we can all get behind – doubling the royal family’s funding | Marina Hyde
Posted on Friday June 26, 2026

Burnham has brought hope back to Labour – but he must understand how quickly it can be punctured | Andy Beckett
Posted on Friday June 26, 2026

Wanted: a new PM, a new James Bond, a new Doctor – and a UK that can agree on its leading characters | Nadia Khomami
Posted on Friday June 26, 2026

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Posted on Thursday June 26, 2025

Ignore the miserabilists: Andy Burnham as PM is a moment when things really can get better | Polly Toynbee
Posted on Friday June 26, 2026

Sam Lau on clever ways to cut costs at a wedding – cartoon
Posted on Saturday June 27, 2026

The Guardian view on royal tax secrecy: it survives King Charles’s latest disclosure | Editorial
Posted on Friday June 26, 2026