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30 May 2022
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New way of gathering figures by ONS highlights cost of living pressures on struggling households -
French journalist killed after evacuation car was hit; Zelenskiy to address EU leaders to make bid for new Russia sanctions
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Wright says Partygate has done ‘real damage’ to government’s authority, in statement that briefly vanished -
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Witnesses say tanks moving into amid intense shelling and civilian casualties -
Kira Rudik says on visit to UK that without further military help Ukraine will fail to push back invaders -
Whitebit, a cryptocurrency exchange, submits winning bid in the form of 500 ethereum -
A series of portraits by the award-winning British photographer Lewis Khan from the Romanian border documents the stories of mothers and children who fled Ukraine as bombs and bullets rained down on their homes
Spotlight
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Leila Taheri makes sure a London nature reserve is habitable for wildlife and safe for visitors. Now it’s her turn to be looked after -
Only a fraction of the world’s stories have survived. What might we be missing?
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‘I had to put on four coats of green paint, standing there in my green underwear for three and a half hours with my arms out in crucifixion pose’
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Amid the Partygate fallout Boris Johnson is looking like an electoral liability, says Spectator deputy political editor Katy Balls -
People waiting for basic, often urgent, care are trying medieval-sounding alternatives, says writer Francisco Garcia
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Guns symbolize the power of a minority over the majority, and they’ve become the icons of a party that has become a cult seeking minority power -
Good communication can help the many women who experience PTSD after giving birth, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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Editorials & Letters
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Rolling report: Join Luke McLaughlin for all the latest from Monday's play at Roland Garros -
Chief executive tells Donald McRae about the vision that delivered long-awaited title and his big regret at Arsenal
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Scottish referee Hollie Davidson will make history when she leads an all-female team of match officials for next month’s Portugal v Italy men’s international -
We select a starting eleven from the Championship and Leagues One and Two, plus a manager for each division
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Ministers from world’s biggest economies reach agreement that could shift estimated $33bn a year to clean energy sources -
Pioneering Bristol study blames the solid-fuel burners in people’s homes for breaches of World Health Organisation guidelines -
A recent clampdown on illegal oil refineries in Rivers State was welcomed by campaigners alarmed at the mounting medical toll on those living in the area. But will it have a lasting impact?
From the UK
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Cross-party MLAs call on Democratic Unionists to end deadlock as Northern Ireland assembly is recalled -
Depp performs Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye covers with rock guitarist, days after concluding arguments in US case against Amber Heard
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CMA asks dough brand and French buyer Cérélia to address concerns that prices will rise and quality will fall -
Medina, who set up the Bristol School of Acting, takes over next spring as Tom Morris steps down after more than a decade -
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Booing and shouting prompt crackdown from riot police at site of disaster, where 31 people died -
Relatives and friends of Amerie Jo Garza will gather at funeral home across the street from elementary school where massacre happened
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Shells fired at agrochemical warehouse created toxic plume that has left residents with health problems -
Composer lived in Villa Verdi near Busseto for 50 years and it has been run as a museum while owners argued -
There are more guns than people in the United States, and the industry is still able to sell almost 2m a month. Ryan Busse, a former gun company executive, explains how we got here
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4 out of 5 stars.
Tracey Emin review Fiercely honest artist bares body and soul
4 out of 5 stars.Taking to her famous bed once more, Emin returns after bladder cancer to invite us into the most intimate crevices of her life -
As a child star, the actor suffered trauma and neglect. Now an acclaimed director, she is confronting the ghosts of her past with a frank new book -
4 out of 5 stars.
Film Reflection review – a shaken, horrifying outcry for Ukraine – and statement of hope
4 out of 5 stars.Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych’s enigmatic war drama, set in Donbas, is brutal in its depiction of conflict but also elusively redemptive
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4 out of 5 stars.
Xenakis: Music & Maths review Visceral intensity takes us beyond theory
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Maria, 53, and Sarah, 44, met at an 80s night in 2002. They live in San Francisco with their daughters and a feral cat -
4 out of 5 stars.
Sony LinkBuds review Novel earbuds that let the outside world in
4 out of 5 stars.Compact earphones have a central hole so you can hear the outside world mixed with your music or calls
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Exporters fear Northern Ireland protocol row will spur trade war with Brussels, making an already difficult job even harder -
Ekrem İmamoğlu appears well placed to take on the Turkish president, but an impending court case could end his career -
Niue is creating a marine park to protect its waters, an area the size of Vietnam, from illegal fishing
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Sierra Leone’s Single Leg Amputee Sports Association football team was created in 2002 at the end of the war
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Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet is an adaptation of Laura Esquivel’s tale of magical realism, starring Francesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé. Tristram Kenton went into rehearsals -
Rick Findler has been documenting the Smith family – dad Jason, mum Caroline, son Lachlan and daughter Claudia – as they get dressed up for Comic-Con -
Between work as a petroleum engineer and a clinical psychologist, photographer Chauncey Hare documented suburban life in the US -
From Dua Lipa at the O2 to a dispatch from Ukraine, the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in May 2022
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