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Thursday
2 June 2022
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Home secretary urges everyone to ‘rally behind’ celebrations, as letters of no confidence believed to near trigger point
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Euan Blair is awarded MBE, Arlene Foster becomes dame, and Rio Ferdinand and Damian Lewis recognised -
Jurors in US court ruled in favour of Depp’s claim of defamation on three counts after seven-week trial -
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Analysis: both sides agree grain must reach world markets soon but each wants to decide how -
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy claims more than 200,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly taken to Russia -
After president Zelenskiy’s message of congratulations to the team, locals expect victory in Wales and place at the World Cup -
Germany has been forced to admit it was a terrible mistake to become so dependent on Russian oil and gas. So why did it happen?
Spotlight
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More than a third of the UK’s office-based workforce is still working from home to the anger of some bosses – and politicians. Is hybrid working the new normal, or can firms tempt employees back full-time?
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Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare? -
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Television Borgen review – this antidote to real-life politics is like The West Wing 2022
4 out of 5 stars.The Danish political drama is a breath of fresh air, given the unbearableness of Westminster. How lovely to have it back
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From the child who screamed all afternoon to the girl who dressed up in giant diver’s flippers, Guardian readers and journalists remember the big day -
She has carried out more than 21,000 engagements during her reign and sent 300,000 birthday messages to centenarians -
I won’t be celebrating this weekend, but hats off to the royal family for knowing how to get Britain on board: through consumption and cheap booze, says Guardian columnist Afua Hirsch
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Down to Earth
First Edition
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Yes, these are troubling times, but it is vital for national leaders to cooperate and take action now in tackling climate change, say three former UN climate chiefs -
The perverse effects of sanctions means rising fuel and food costs for the rest of the world – and fears are growing of a humanitarian catastrophe, says Larry Elliott, the Guardian’s economics editor
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Pacific leaders have sent a strong message that countries who want to partner with them must treat them with respect and take action on climate change -
Rescuing a staffie is high on the list of the best things I’ve ever done. She is getting older, but to me, she is still best in show, writes Chitra Ramaswamy
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Editorials & Letters
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Over-by-over report: Join our writers for updates as the English Test cricket summer gets under way at Lord’s -
The 13-time champion can appear ageless on the Roland Garros clay, but he has not ruled out this being his final appearance
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For 94 minutes these bruised and grieving men managed to shut out the world and throw themselves into their sport -
Delayed Super League is due to start on Friday but the football calendar has been torn apart by the impact of coronavirus
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Calls for action as decline is seen as evidence of harm caused by climate crisis, pollution and fish farming -
Katharine Hayhoe says the world is heading for dangers people have not seen in 10,000 years of civilisation -
Rising seas choked the flora on the tiny mammals’ island habitat, and in just a few years they were gone
From the UK
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Jonathan Evans rows in behind Lord Geidt with critical statement on Johnson’s changes to code -
All the main events across the UK and Commonwealth as monarch marks 70 years on the throne
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Britons expected to take advantage of four-day break to splash out on street parties and nights out -
From missed tennis matches to cancelled honeymoons, we spoke to four groups of people whose getaways were scuppered by the travel turmoil -
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Questions over whether all Commonwealth realms, particularly those with slave legacy, share enthusiasm for 70th anniversary -
Authorities say the shooter is also dead, apparently from a self-inflicted wound, with several others injured
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Ex-PM Peter O’Neill criticises timing of foreign minister’s visit, saying no agreements should be signed with Beijing before poll -
Severe undercounting undermines our efforts to ‘understand and get ahead of the virus’, researcher says after New York survey -
Tina Brown, author of The Palace Papers, on the importance of this jubilee to the royal family and how the Queen has maintained public support through her 70 years on the throne despite many crises
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From Roger Federer to Bob Dylan, George Best to Jean Rhys, Geoff Dyer roams widely in this finely crafted study of endings -
In this week’s newsletter: Gay Pride & Prejudice follows a single gay man as his chosen family marry off. Plus: five of the best history podcasts -
This chilling tale of power and corruption, based on a true crime involving brutality in the Oakland police department, announces a bold new voice
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The first engineer said he had to wait until the weekend to get access to a box in the road. Then he forgot to come back -
The self-adhesive covers are normally used in lieu of a bra, but celebrities from Cara Delevingne to Doja Cat are proudly flaunting them on the red carpet -
A Reddit post said Swedes don’t feed their children’s playmates when they visit. But why – and why has it caused an uproar?
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As her solo material is compiled, the singer and writer of hits including Little Lies and Everywhere will take on your queries -
We would like to hear from social tenants about their experiences of rising rent costs -
We would like to hear from 18 to 30-year-olds in the UK about how global events have shaped their lives and the choices they make -
We want to hear about your recent experiences of trying to find a house or flat to rent in an overheated market
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Assailed by a hostile press, police and judiciary, Michael Vidler left the city with pride at having tried to improve the lives of ordinary people -
Analysis: the long-delayed US deal offers just four systems that will take weeks to become operational, suggesting concerns about imposing a heavy defeat on Putin -
The anti-abortion side has monopolized arguments based on religion. But some say their faith supports the right to choose
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Sign-up of a monthly dose of creative inspiration, emailed directly to you. From algae T-shirts to homes of the future, via art movements and handcrafted homewares – there’s a lightbulb moment for everyone -
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Continuing the spirit of The Guide in a brand new format, Gwilym Mumford will provide an irreverent look at the goings on in culture every Friday
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Playgrounds at about 300 schools have been renovated, benefiting students but also addressing the climate crisis -
Observer photographer Gary Calton’s Citizens of Our Time captures campaigners from Fathers for Justice to the climate crisis, Black Lives Matter to Ukraine war activists
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‘They’re making a French dish called Pressed Duck. The bird’s blood is squeezed out by that silver press, then used to make a sauce. I’ve tried it and it’s delicious’ -
From wild parrots in the streets of Tokyo to charismatic pigeons and locked-down penguins, Gemma Padley invites us to look anew at life in the air by bringing together the world’s best bird photography -
Twice a year, the sunset lines up between blocks in New York City, creating a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge that is beloved by locals -
Chauncey Hare’s Photographic Work is the first critical biography of the American photographer Chauncey Hare (1934–2019).
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