Poppy seed potatoes and chicken kebabs: Nisha Katona’s recipes for home-style Indian favourites

There’s a common misconception that Indian cooking is time-consuming and usually involves a dizzying number of ingredients, but these two home standbys show you can create magic in mere minutes

My earliest memories are of cooking, sitting on the floor of my grandmother’s kitchen in Varanasi, northern India, dutifully combining water and flour to make dough or grinding spices between stones, both sensory kitchen tasks that became my playtime. The other kitchens of my life – those of my mother and aunt, my own kitchen at home and our restaurant kitchens at Mowgli – are still where I feel most at home, standing over a pot and conjuring aromas that waft through the house. There is a common misconception that Indian cookery is hard, and that for every dish you have to grind and roast and marinade, but that couldn’t be further from the truth: with a single stove ring, 20 or so minutes of fuel, one pot, a board, a knife and a spoon for stirring, you can create magic.

Want to know what Andy Burnham would do in government? Take a look at his past | Frances Ryan

His plan for the country is still vague, but there are clues to what he thinks, on topics from inheritance tax to welfare and social care

One week on from Keir Starmer’s resignation, Britain finds itself in a state of both certainty and ambiguity. It is almost guaranteed that Andy Burnham will be prime minister by the end of the summer, bar sudden scandal or meteorite. And yet, whether Burnham gets his expected coronation or not, the infancy of his return to Westminster coupled with the speed of Starmer’s exit timetable has created a remarkable situation: a figure who was not even an MP until a fortnight ago could soon enter Downing Street without anyone knowing what policies he will implement, other than the obligatory buzzword of “change”.

We are watching a political project being conceived in real time, where the nation’s major unions are fighting about who Burnham’s chancellor – and therefore what his economic programme – should be before he has actually been appointed prime minister.

‘I hadn’t seen people smiling until I arrived in the UK’: one man’s harrowing journey from Yemen to safety

After being arrested, beaten and targeted for conscription, Amal Sahel realised he needed to leave his country. But his journey to Europe was fraught with danger

When Amal Sahel* was 15, he and his friends found a long length of metal lying abandoned in the street. The boys thought immediately of its best use: a sword. Over the past year, they had grown used to seeing strange debris – what Sahel calls “interesting pieces of metal” – in their neighbourhood.

The debris had been left behind by repeated air raids on Sahel’s home city in Yemen: a previously quiet location in a country gradually collapsing into civil war.

Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud

Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising China’s Communist party, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money laundering

A US federal court has sentenced exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui to 30 years in prison, after he was convicted of defrauding thousands of people out of more than $1bn.

In July 2024, a jury unanimously found Guo, also known as Ho Wan Kwok and Miles Guo, guilty on nine of 12 charges, including securities offences, wire fraud and money laundering. The FBI arrested Guo, who is in his fifties, in March 2023 at his luxury Manhattan apartment overlooking Central Park.

Morocco edge wild last-32 penalty shootout as Netherlands pay heavy price for misses

Maybe Morocco are about to do it all again. They are into the last 16 after a match that lasted almost three hours, winning a strange and error-strewn shootout to tee up a meeting with Canada. Ismael Saibari converted the winning penalty after his team and the Netherlands had fluffed their lines repeatedly. Perhaps it was fitting that, after the teams had missed twice apiece, the goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made the save that allowed Saibari his moment. He stood tall to bat away Crysencio Summerville’s shot, recalling his two saves in the win against Spain at Qatar 2022.

Morocco had deserved to win against a negative Netherlands, even if they only earned extra time when the centre-back Issa Diop headed in. One wonders how Cody Gakpo, playing despite the announcement he and his partner had lost their unborn son, could process the turnaround. He seemed to have scored the winner with a hammered finish in the 72nd minute, the emotions taking hold afterwards. Gakpo was in tears after scoring, pointing to the sky and being comforted by Denzel Dumfries. Football can be intensely cruel but some things hold infinitely greater importance.

6/29: CBS Evening News

High winds and temps continue to fuel major wildfire in Utah; JetBlue flight reports collision with drone while landing at JFK.

‘Am I losing this battle? Yes’: Martin Lewis on the online scams that steal his identity – and others’ life savings

Trusted by millions, the finance expert has seen his name and face used to mis-sell a string of fake investments. And yet, he says, it would be ‘very simple’ for the government to stop them

This month, an email from a consumer landed in Martin Lewis’s inbox. It was from an elderly woman with a disability who had been scammed when she invested in a scheme purportedly endorsed by Lewis – and lost her life savings. “THEY ARE BASTARDS!” Lewis wrote at the top of his social media post about it. Even though the personal finance expert is a veteran campaigner against fraud, he says he had “tears running down my face”. He still sounds upset. “I felt a mixture of frustration, anger and sadness.” Not only for the plight of the woman, but for the “constant, ongoing deluge of shit from the scammers”.

Lewis never advertises anything. To hammer home the point, his social media profile picture has the words “I don’t do ads” tattooed on his forehead. But still, people fall victim to deepfake videos and frauds that appear to show him offering investments. The scale of harm is great enough that MoneySavingExpert (MSE), the company Lewis founded in 2003 and sold in 2012 for up to £87m – he is now its executive chair – has someone full-time handling these cases.

Show me the funny: essential comedy at Edinburgh fringe 2026

Elf Lyons mixes humour and heartbreak, Frank Skinner works the crowd, Kristen Schaal returns with a secret – and one man sings the same song over and over again

No fringe festival has been complete in recent years without some oddball clown confection – usually animal-based – from the idiosyncratic Lyons. But this year’s offering promises something unusually personal, a reflection on a breakup she experienced while touring her last show.
Pleasance Courtyard, 5-31 August

‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

In 2017, a 33-year-old political philosopher named Iason Gabriel was told by a friend that he ought to apply for a job at DeepMind, the London-based subsidiary of Google where much of its AI research was concentrated. The suggestion was not an obvious one.

Gabriel was a cheerful but intense junior academic with a passion for Vipassana meditation and what his brother calls “enthusiastic” rock climbing. The eldest son of a Greek management professor and a British documentary maker, Gabriel split his time between teaching and international development work. At the University of Oxford, where he was a fellow at St John’s College, Gabriel taught courses on political theory and wrote papers on the moral contortions of “yuppie ethics” and the ethical blind spots of effective altruism. When he wasn’t there, he did crisis work for the United Nations Development Programme in Sudan and Lebanon.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup schedule and how to watch

With 104 World Cup games being played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, it's like "a Super Bowl every single day for five weeks," U.S. team captain Tim Ream told CBS News.

CBS Chicago journalists attacked by 3 men near Adler Planetarium

One of the men then smashed our photographer's camera while the other smashed the windshield of our news truck.

Les Mills, New Zealand Olympian behind global gym chain, dies aged 91

He and his wife opened first Les Mills gym in Auckland in 1968 and family later introduced workout programs including BodyPump taught worldwide

Les Mills, the New Zealand Olympian and former Auckland mayor whose name is synonymous with his global fitness chain, has died aged 91.

In a statement released on Monday, Phillip Mills said his father had achieved a huge amount in his life and the common thread throughout was his desire to help others.

D.C.'s July 4th fireworks will have "TSA-style" security, won't start until late

This year's Fourth of July celebrations in D.C. — marking the nation's 250th birthday — will include hours of military flyovers and a massive fireworks display that could stretch late into the night.

Australia’s next summer isn’t guaranteed to be the hottest yet – but it’s looking likely | Milton Speer and Lance M Leslie

A warm start to winter is part of a global trend of extreme and unseasonable temperatures caused by global heating

Many parts of Australia have already broken early winter maximum and minimum temperature records.

In southern Australia, Sydney and Melbourne had their warmest-ever starts to winter. Daily observations show both cities experienced above-average June temperatures almost every day of the month.

Second Dan Sullivan can appear on Alaska GOP Senate primary ballot, court rules

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled Monday that a man with the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan can challenge the sitting lawmaker in the state's GOP Senate primary in August.

Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in U.S. prison for fraud conviction

Guo said he came to the U.S. to destroy the Chinese Communist Party. But the judge said he instead diverted investor money to live lavishly.

Director sentenced to more than two years for defrauding Netflix out of $11m

Carl Rinsch requested $11m for never-finished sci-fi series but diverted money to personal account, prosecutors said

Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11m for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters including Keanu Reeves had asked the court to show him leniency.

Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film 47 Ronin, was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges. According to prosecutors and trial testimony, he told Netflix he needed $11m to finish a show called White Horse but diverted the money into a personal account and ultimately spent whopping sums on luxury cars, watches, clothes and household goods, including $638,000 on two mattresses.

Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ridicules Russian military drive, saying Putin keeps postponing goal deadlines

Ukrainian president says Kremlin leader has repeatedly set and deferred timelines to fully capture eastern Donbas area. What we know on day 1,588

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has mocked Russia’s military drive, saying the Kremlin has set and put off 15 deadlines to ⁠capture Ukraine’s eastern Donbas ⁠region across four years. The Ukrainian president was responding to Vladimir Putin’s rejection a day earlier of what the Russian leader said was a Ukrainian proposal to abandon long-range strikes and ⁠scale down the fighting. He said Putin’s comments showed he was out of touch with the feelings of Russians who faced queues at petrol stations, linked to a Ukrainian campaign of ⁠strikes on oil industry targets. “Even an oil-producing state – a ‘gas station’ as Russia has often been called – is now facing ​fuel shortages,” Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address on Monday. “This ‌is a direct consequence of ‌the war; one of many consequences. It is also one example of how Ukraine responds – with precision, not through ‌terrorism.”

Zelenskyy also said the Kremlin had set – and later put back – 15 deadlines over the course of more than four years to capture four regions in eastern Ukraine: Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas, and Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. “Russia’s political leadership remains obsessed with Donbas,” he said. “If Russia does not end the war, it will have to postpone that deadline once again.” Putin on Sunday said Russian forces would press ahead with their battlefield aim of ⁠fully capturing the four regions.

Russian attacks across Ukraine killed 10 people and wounded ⁠dozens on Monday, authorities said, with strikes continuing into the afternoon as the death toll climbed. A missile attack in ⁠the south-eastern city ⁠of Dnipro ​killed six people and wounded 29, the regional governor said. Zelenskyy said the strike targeted infrastructure and that rescue ⁠rescue operations were under way. A Russian drone attack on a passenger ‌minibus in Zaporizhzhia killed two men and a woman and injured eight others, including a seven-year-old boy, regional officials said. A glide bomb also hit ​the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, killing a 23-year-old woman and wounding 10 others, according to officials there.

A Russian court has said it jailed three bar workers for participating in the “international LGBT community”, in the first such case since Moscow labelled the community “extremist” in 2023. Russia has for years targeted LGBTQ+ organisations but has become even more hostile since invading Ukraine in 2022. A court in Orenburg, a city bordering Kazakhstan, said on Monday its verdict was in the “first criminal case” for “organising and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation – the international LGBT movement”. It said the owner, the administrator and art director of the Pose bar in Orenburg were found guilty of organising “events united by the theme of demonstrating solidarity with people of non-traditional sexual orientation” – the Russian legal term for LGBTQ+ people. The three would serve between two and seven years in jail and the owner would have to pay a 1m rouble ($13,000) fine, the court said.

Ukraine’s energy grid was buckling under temperatures in excess of 36C on Monday amid the European heatwave. Authorities in the western Rivne region introduced emergency power outages to ease pressure on the grid, while the central Khmelnytsky region also announced temporary outages. Five other regions – from Ivano-Frankivsk in the west to Zaporizhzhia on the frontline in the south – warned households and businesses to be prepared for blackouts on Tuesday.

A Russian army veteran who threatened Vladimir Putin with mutiny has been convicted of displaying “extremist” symbols and jailed, according to his Telegram account and court documents. The former soldier, who had reportedly served on the frontline against Ukraine, posted videos on Instagram last week calling for a meeting with Putin – alleging that many soldiers were being tortured for refusing “mindless, suicidal orders” – and threatening an army mutiny, attracting millions of views. The Kremlin said on Friday it had not yet seen the video but that it appeared to have “strange wording”. The court on Monday published only limited information confirming the case, without giving the sentence, but the soldier’s Telegram account said he was jailed for 11 days.

It’s the algorithms, stupid: why Karl Stefanovic followed Joe Rogan in building on our worst instincts | Ed Coper

Day after day, people are forging lucrative careers just by picking up a microphone and camera and calling it news. What can we do about it?

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Pity the careers adviser for journalism students these days. In 2026 as a journalist you are more likely than in any other period to be laid off, replaced by AI or, worse, killed for doing your job. Lucky enough to escape those fates? Prepare to be paid less for doing more.

Don’t get me wrong: the business of getting information out there to the masses is booming like never before. Day after day, people are forging lucrative careers just by picking up a microphone and camera and calling it news. It just sucks to be in the business of quality information.

A US champion of ‘freebirthing’ always claimed there had been no maternal deaths linked to the movement. Is Stacey Warnecke the first?

Guardian investigation exposes full links between a US business linked to baby deaths around the world and Australian ‘birth keeper’ Emily Lal, the central witness at the inquest into the death of a Melbourne wellness influencer

• How a Melbourne woman’s death is shining light on the dangers of non-medical births – Full Story podcast

• Find more from The birth keepers series here

During her time at the helm of a multimillion-dollar organisation linked to baby deaths around the world, Emilee Saldaya has always avowed one thing: she’s never heard of a woman dying after a freebirth.

“I’ve never heard of a mother dying in childbirth in the sovereign birth world,” the Free Birth Society founder said in a December 2024 appearance on The Way Forward podcast, adding: “In the sovereign birth world we aren’t losing mothers.”

Heat dome to scorch major U.S. cities this week, forecasters warn

A heat wave will blast a large swath of the U.S. this week. The National Weather Service says temperatures will feel hotter because of the high humidity that's arriving with it.

High winds and temps continue to fuel major wildfire in Utah

Wildfires in the American West turned deadly over the weekend, killing three elite federal firefighters. Thousands of others are deploying in response to nearly 100 fires, the largest one in Utah, where the governor says the Cottonwood Fire could be the most destructive in that state's history. Jonah Kaplan reports and Rob Marciano has a look at the forecast.

‘I didn’t lose hope’: how Cook Islands fisher survived eight days lost in the Pacific Ocean

After the engine on his small aluminium boat died, Junior Apiuta Apiuta battled loneliness, huge waves and bitter cold – but he never gave up

For eight days drifting alone in the vast Pacific Ocean, Junior Apiuta Apiuta battled towering waves, bitter cold and not knowing if he would ever see his family again.

Twice he was thrown into the ocean by huge swells that threatened to overwhelm him. “Big waves, way higher than the boat, slammed [me] from both sides … but I wasn’t scared because I never lost faith and stopped praying,” he says.

Group running American flag from coast to coast

A group called "Relay for America" is running with a single American flag from one end of the United States to the other in celebration of the country's 250th birthday. Tony Dokoupil has more.

String of alligator attacks may be related to hot weather

In recent days there have been three alligator attacks in central Florida and a deadly crocodile attack in Mexico. The victim in one case was just sitting on the beach. Cristian Benavides has more.

Peru’s Keiko Fujimori wins presidential election, in latest victory for Latin American right

The 51-year-old daughter of late president Alberto Fujimori secured the top office after authorities spent weeks reviewing contested ballots

Peru’s conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori has vowed to restore “order and hope” after defeating left-wing candidate Roberto Sanchez, in the latest victory for a resurgent Latin American right.

Fujimori won the 7 June presidential runoff by the slimmest of margins, outpolling Sanchez by fewer than 50,000 votes out of the more than 18 million ballots cast, the final results showed.

Supreme Court expands presidential firing power, overturning 90-year-old ruling

The Supreme Court overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will.

What to know about the Supreme Court rulings on presidential firings

The Supreme Court handed down a round of major decisions Monday, including rulings on firings orderd by President Trump. Jan Crawford has more.

Australian police close in on ‘Scorpio’, mystery author of threatening letters to high-profile people

Federal and NSW police say more than 100 letters sent to MPs and community leaders since 2015

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Police are appealing for help in tracking down the mystery author of more than 100 letters, some threatening, sent to high-profile community figures.

The Australian federal police and New South Wales police have released excerpts of anonymous letters sent by someone who goes by “Scorpio” and “Bullit”.

JetBlue flight reports collision with drone while landing at JFK

A JetBlue flight on final approach to New York's JFK Airport reported a mid-air collision with a drone. Senior transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave has more.

‘Humanity is a privilege’: Umar Khalid on his six years in an Indian jail without trial

Exclusive: Activist tells of his life as one of India’s most prominent political prisoners and his opposition to the government of Narendra Modi

Prison is hardest at sunset. As the thousands of prisoners incarcerated in Delhi’s most infamous jail are cast out of their cells and forced into the dank yard until darkness falls, prisoner number 626714 feels the punishing dread begin to rise.

Yet the inmate – better known as Umar Khalid – was recently moved to discover that another political prisoner, exiled at a camp thousands of miles from India, wrote of the very same feeling more than 150 years ago.

Canale and Gill the heroes as Paraguay hand Germany first World Cup shootout defeat

Germany exited the World Cup in Boston not with a whimper or even a cry of pain, just an extended wrestle into the dust at the hands of a thrillingly dogged Paraguay, followed by the most extraordinary of penalty shootouts.

Not only did Germany lose their first shootout since the original Panenka one of 1976. They did so in a whirl of errors, shanked kicks and what amounted to a sporting meltdown in the New England gloaming. Paraguay will now progress to play a last-16 tie in Philadelphia, but not before celebrating this result as surely the greatest in their football history. And rightly so, after a performance of wonderful heart and defensive discipline.

Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force

Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.

Waymo and Uber end robotaxi pilot in Phoenix

The Waymo self-driving cars deployed in Phoenix for the Uber pilot will remain in use and make autonomous deliveries with DoorDash.

CBS News poll on America at 250 — its successes and its challenges

A big majority say the nation has succeeded in achieving its founding ideals, at least a fair amount, if not a great deal. But Americans also see a nation facing challenges today, according to CBS News' most recent poll.

Crypto firms operating in UK to be subject to sweeping new rules

City regulator will require booming industry to prove its resilience to risk from October next year

Crypto firms operating in the UK will be forced to prove they can weather market shocks and hold capital against risky assets as part of sweeping new rules announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The regulations will increase supervision of the crypto industry, which has so far has faced minimal oversight despite a boom in popularity linked to social media influencers and a legitimisation drive under the US president, Donald Trump.

Monaco explosion injures three and triggers police hunt

Two people said to be in critical condition after CCTV shows man dropping backpack at residential building lobby

An explosion in Monaco has triggered a police hunt for a man suspected of detonating a makeshift bomb that injured three people.

The blast occurred on Monday evening in the semi-enclave famous for casinos and superyachts, French media reported.

Carl Rinsch sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for defrauding Netflix

According to prosecutors and testimony, Carl Rinsch told Netflix he needed $11 million to finish a show, but spent whopping sums on luxury cars, watches and other goods, including $638,000 on two mattresses.

Industry lobbyists push House committee to block a ban on Pentagon defense contractors buying back their own stock

Defense companies and their trade groups are pressing Congress not to require that the Pentagon approve stock buybacks.

Here's what to know about Medicare's new GLP-1 weight-loss drug program

For the first time, Medicare will cover GLP-1 drugs prescribed solely for weight loss for eligible beneficiaries at a $50 monthly copay.

Asylum seekers to pay £10,000 towards living costs under new UK law

Means-tested scheme included in immigration and asylum bill condemned by charities for placing tax on refugees

Asylum seekers will be ordered to pay about £10,000 to cover their state-funded living costs or be denied settled status in the UK under a new law to be considered by MPs on Tuesday.

The means-tested scheme, compared by officials to student loans and included in the immigration and asylum bill, has been condemned by charities for placing a tax on refugees fleeing war, torture and famine.

Offenders in England and Wales who kill current or ex-partners face 10 more years in prison

Increase comes after seven-year campaign by mothers of victims for a change in the minimum sentence for domestic murder

Offenders who kill their current or ex-partner face spending an extra 10 years behind bars, with a new minimum sentence of 25 years in England and Wales, under plans announced by David Lammy.

The increase, announced by the justice secretary on Monday, comes after a seven-year campaign by mothers of victims for a change in the minimum sentence for domestic murder.

Supreme Court lets presidents fire independent regulators, rules for Trump in FTC case

The ruling allowing President Donald Trump to fire FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter overturns a key precedent known as "Humphrey’s Executor."

Wheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder

People who rely on wheelchairs say that industry consolidation driven by private equity means long delays in getting them fixed, which isolates them from society and endangers their health.

Rassie Erasmus sets the tone for Nations Championship with power-packed lineup

Springboks coach has named a starting XV with more than 900 caps for their first Nations Championship game against England

The Nations Championship does not start until Saturday, but for Rassie Erasmus the fun and games have already begun. Sometimes the simplest messages can be the most effective and Erasmus’s decision to kickstart the week with an early bang by naming a strong Springbok lineup to face England was another artful initiative by a head coach who loves to be one jump ahead.

Not only has the heavy thud of a properly stacked Bok team sheet instantly set the narrative for the week, it has left England to try to play catch‑up if they can. Virtually all South Africa’s heaviest hitters – Siya Kolisi, Pieter‑Steph du Toit and Malcolm Marx – will be there to roll out the welcome mat at Ellis Park, banishing any idle notion that Erasmus might tinker slightly for the opening fixture.

6/29: The Takeout with Major Garrett

Takeaways from Monday's Supreme Court decisions; Trump says U.S. and Iran will hold talks Tuesday, Iranians say otherwise.

Fluency the key for Noni Madueke before England’s ‘difficult’ DR Congo test

• Arsenal star says squad has practised penalties

• Bukayo Saka provides ‘healthy competition’ for place

Noni Madueke has warned that England must not take the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) lightly but expects a much more fluent attacking display than against Ghana during the group stages.

England struggled to break down Carlos Queiroz’s side in the 0-0 draw in Boston last week and the DRC are expected to employ the same counterattacking style for the last-32 tie in Atlanta on Wednesday. Madueke started against Croatia and Ghana before losing his place to his Arsenal ­teammate Bukayo Saka for the win against Panama.

The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know.

A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands of more people from the few remaining countries with this program.

How Trump’s DoJ used zines to convict leftists of terrorism – Stateside with Kai and Carter

After the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration vowed to prosecute "antifa" activists for domestic terrorism. Now, it's made good on that threat. A group of activists who joined an anti-ICE protest that went dangerously awry have been sentenced to decades in prison, and the case could have enormous consequences for the future of the first amendment and American protests. Carter Sherman speaks with Guardian reporter Lex McMenamin, one of the few journalists to have interviewed the activists at the heart of the case.

• Read Lex McMenamin's story here: ‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

• Sam Levine on the Prairieland trial and additional background on the case

Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure

The Supreme Court struck down most of the limits that Congress and the courts had previously established to protect the independence of regulatory agencies that comprise much of the federal government.

Comcast announces it will spin off NBCUniversal and Sky from cable business

Comcast said it will separate into two publicly traded companies through a tax-free spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky.

Venezuela's deadly quakes put its U.S.-backed government to the test

Venezuela's La Guaira state bore the brunt of the earthquake damage, bringing memories of a 1999 disaster that became President Hugo Chávez's first major test. Now, it's the acting leader's challenge.

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to fire Fed's Lisa Cook as legal case continues

The Supreme Court allowed Lisa Cook to continue in her post as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors while legal proceedings over President Trump's attempt to fire her continue.

Sinner overcomes rust and five-set demons to edge past Kecmanovic in Wimbledon opener

• World No 1 wins 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3

• Italian overcomes a fall and bleeding foot

For one uncomfortable month, in the aftermath of the most shocking collapse of his career, the discourse around Jannik Sinner focused on his lack of durability. Not only was he so vulnerable in remotely warm conditions, but to many his five‑set record of six wins and 12 defeats was unworthy of a player of his stature.

It was only fitting, then, that Sinner immediately found himself embroiled in another fifth set on his return to the match court. This time, the world No 1 kept his composure and held firm physically at the climax to recover from two sets to one down against a courageous challenger in Miomir Kecmanovic, opening his title defence with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-3 win on Centre Court.

Burnham sets out vision to transform Britain and fix ‘broken’ system

Expected next prime minister focuses on restoring faith in politics, cost of living and devolution in major speech

• What is Andy Burnham’s economic and political blueprint for Britain?

Andy Burnham has set out his blueprint to transform the UK with a promise to improve living standards and restore faith in politics through the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has ever seen”.

The person widely expected to be the next prime minister said the current system was “broken” and that “more of the same” would not be enough to tackle the significant challenges faced by the country.

A long-term ambition of greater public control of essential services such as water, housing, energy and transport to help curb the cost of living.

A No 10 North hub to oversee the distribution of power and resources from Whitehall across the country, which the Guardian revealed would be run by his former chief executive in Manchester.

The biggest council housing building programme since the postwar period, and a high street “renaissance” through reform of business rates.

Rebalancing an education system that he said had been too focused on the university route and putting academic and technical courses on an equal footing.

Deschamps hopes France’s ‘capacity for danger’ continues in Sweden World Cup test

• Teams meet in round of 32 in New York on Tuesday

• ‘We’ve been labelled as favourites … we are confident’

Didier Deschamps has warned France’s rivals that the team will not change their attacking approach to this World Cup, saying as he prepared for the last-32 tie against Sweden on Tuesday: “We have a capacity for danger, and I want us to keep it.”

The France head coach said it was “good to be busy” as he returned to the camp after time at home fol­lowing the death of his mother last week. Deschamps expressed gratitude for the support he had received from his team after his bereavement, in another sign of the tight bond among Les Bleus this summer.

Senate Ethics Committee dismisses complaint against Sen. Ruben Gallego

The committee had been alerted by a fellow member of Congress of allegations of campaign finance violations and potential sexual misconduct, but said it found no evidence of wrongdoing.

Brazil into last 16 as Martinelli strikes in stoppage time to break Japan hearts

Not for the first time in this tournament, there were long periods when Brazil did not impress. And not for the first time in this tournament, they got away with it. It may be inexplicable but the Carlo Ancelotti method that worked at Real Madrid is working again: stay in games and eventually either opponents will make a mistake or brilliant players will do something brilliant.

Brazil were 1-0 down at half-time and struggling. Their earliest exit form a World Cup seemed entirely possible. Five players in the Brazil starting lineup were aged over 30, five of the six defensive players – and they looked it. Japan were quicker, slicker, sharper and more imaginative. But the introduction of Endrick and a change of shape and approach at half-time changed everything. Brazil started slinging crosses into the box and Japan wobbled. Casemiro, barely a pedestrian in the first half, headed the equaliser and, deep into stoppage time, Gabriel Martinelli squeezed in the winner.

Supreme Court says states can count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to a Mississippi law.

Poll: America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S.

Americans weighed in on what's best about the U.S., its greatest invention, most representative food and more in latest CBS News poll.

Trump claims Iran has agreed to hold peace talks in Doha after recent clashes

US president posts that meeting will take place on Tuesday in Qatari capital after exchange of fire in strait of Hormuz

• Iran is jealously competing with Oman as decision-maker over strait of Hormuz

Donald Trump has claimed that Iran has agreed to hold talks in Doha after the US and Tehran traded fire in the strait of Hormuz this weekend, threatening the collapse of a ceasefire meant to keep the strait open and pave the way for peace talks.

In a terse post on Truth Social, the US president claimed the meetings would take place in the Qatari capital, as US media reported that the two sides had agreed to halt strikes after tit-for-tat attacks that once again cut off shipping through the crucial waterway.

EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit

Two sides agree to try to make bilateral relationship ‘more balanced’ after weeks of threats

The EU and China have agreed to enter three months of talks to try to avoid a trade war over the bloc’s €360bn (£310bn) annual import/export imbalance.

In their first joint statement in seven years, the two sides agreed in Brussels to open a formal trade consultation after weeks of threats and recriminations from China if the EU imposed any measures to stop the flood of goods and components into the bloc.

Iran war has cost Americans $1,000 per household, economist estimates

The Iran war has significantly driven up the cost of fuel, airfare and other U.S. goods, according to Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi.

The Trump administration says SNAP is rife with fraud and waste. Is it?

The USDA says almost 11% of SNAP payments contain errors, almost double the threshold set by Congress. Here's what is going on.

Ben Stokes backs Brook ‘100%’ to succeed him as McCullum restates England commitment

• Stokes on Brook: ‘There’s a reason he was vice-captain’

• Head coach says he will honour contract to end of 2027

Brendon McCullum said that “the project isn’t finished yet” as he pledged to stay on as England head coach despite the shock retirement of Ben Stokes, his captain and right‑hand man over four years in charge of the Test team.

After England lost against New Zealand on Monday in Stokes’s final game as an international cricketer, McCullum said he is fully committed to a contract that runs to the end of next year. “From my point of view, my enthusiasm and commitment to English cricket has never wavered, and that’s certainly the case now. I’m excited about the opportunity of where this cricket team can get to,” he said.

Six adults killed in shooting at youth welfare facility in Stade, Germany

Four women among the dead and two people arrested after incident in city west of Hamburg

Four women and two men have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare facility ⁠in northern Germany, police said. Two people including the suspected ⁠shooter were arrested.

The incident took place in Stade, a city close to the port city of Hamburg, on Monday afternoon. Police said the victims, employees of the shelter, were all shot inside the building. Five died at the scene and the sixth died in hospital. Police said the death toll could rise.

Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Gallego

The bipartisan committee said it "did not find evidence that your actions violated federal law, Senate rules or related standards of conduct."

The Guardian view on Andy Burnham’s speech: Rewiring Britain needs Westminster to give up real power | Editorial

The country’s likely next prime minister sketches a post-Thatcherite state built on radical devolution. The test is whether Whitehall yields

Andy Burnham is not prime minister of the UK – yet. His speech on Monday at the People’s History Museum in Manchester might be read as campaign fodder. But given his lack of opponents, the race to be Labour leader looks already over. If he enters Downing Street, the oration would be the most serious challenge to the Thatcherite settlement attempted by any prime minister since 1979. In office, it will only become that if he turns the language of devolution and public control into institutional power.

For decades, Britain has privileged markets over public provision. It weakened local government and organised the state from the centre. And it treated utilities, housing and industry as best disciplined by private ownership and competition. The financial crash forced Gordon Brown into a necessary repudiation of some of those ideas. But that was an emergency. Since 1979, no prime minister has taken on all three pillars of Thatcherism at once. Mr Burnham’s speech does.

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The Guardian view on Venezuela’s earthquake: a test of state capacity and Trump’s promises | Editorial

A natural disaster provides unforgiving clarity in a country already reeling from years of crisis and the unlawful US seizure of Nicolás Maduro

The devastation wrought by an earthquake is shaped by what happened before and after it as much as by the shock itself. The twin tremors that hit Venezuela moments apart last Wednesday were its biggest since 1900, at 7.2 and 7.5, and were shallow temblors, which often cause more destruction than deeper ones of similar magnitude. Aftershocks continued on Monday. At least 1,450 people have died, with tens of thousands reported missing and more than 3,000 injured. The UN estimates that there has been $6.7bn of damage – equivalent to 6% of the country’s GDP – including key infrastructure; 38 hospitals are said to need repairs. Unicef says that 1.8 million people need aid.

The toll of such disasters reflects the condition of the nation before they struck, and the state’s capacity to respond. While remarkable rescues in the last few days have brought joy even after the 72-hour window judged crucial to saving lives had closed, the picture is not kind to Venezuela’s leaders.

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‘It was cool, I fell asleep’: inside Wimbledon’s £128,000 new sci-fi recovery chamber

Tommy Paul and world’s best hope to prolong career with therapy, which claims to ‘rejuvenate body, mind and spirit’

Before his straight-sets first-round victory over Alexandre Müller on Monday, the American No 21 seed, Tommy Paul, stepped into the All England Club’s new recovery suite and laid down on a strange zigzag-shaped bed.

At that point, hydrogen gas was pumped through his nostrils and his body experienced multiwave light, pulsed electromagnetic and sound therapy – all from a £128,000 device called the Ammortal Chamber, which claims to be “the fastest way to reset, recharge and rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit”.

Strong aftershock terrifies Venezuelans days after devastating twin quakes

Caracas and La Guaira affected by 4.6-magnitude tremor as death toll passes 1,700 and humanitarian crisis grows

A strong aftershock has rattled northern Venezuela, sending terrified residents racing on to the streets five days after the twin earthquakes that killed 1,719 people, left tens of thousands missing and triggered a growing humanitarian emergency.

The aftershock early on Monday – which the US Geological Survey measured at a magnitude of 4.6 – shook the capital, Caracas, and the devastated port city of La Guaira, where rescue crews are still hoping to pull as many survivors as possible from the rubble. Colombia’s geological survey put the aftershock’s magnitude at 5.1.

‘We have nothing to lose’: West Indies to channel underdog spirit against Australia

• Captain Hayley Matthews says pressure off in semi-final

• Six-time champions Australia unbeaten in tournament

Hayley Matthews says her West Indies team are leaning into their status as massive underdogs when they play Australia in the first T20 World Cup semi-final at the Oval on Tuesday.

Australia surrendered their 20-over crown two years ago and the 50-over title last year, but over the past fortnight they have looked far and away the best team. They have had a clinical tournament, sweeping aside all and sundry in Group A including the 50-over champions, India, at Lord’s on Sunday.

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook for now

The ruling by the Supreme Court means that Lisa Cook will remain as a Federal Reserve governor as her lawsuit challenging Trump's effort to fire her proceeds.

Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs

Legal and labor experts say Trump v Slaughter decision upends settled constitutional law in favor of ‘loyalty test’

As a reality TV show host, Donald Trump rose to fame with the catchphrase: “You’re fired!”. On Monday, the US supreme court handed him – and all future presidents – the power to fire leaders of independent agencies or commissions, overturning 90 years of court precedent curbing executive power.

While Trump celebrated the decision on Truth Social as a “big win”, labor advocates, unions, and consumer advocacy groups criticized the supreme court decision on the case, Trump v Slaughter, and warned of the long-term impacts for democracy in the US. Rebecca Slaughter, the Federal Trade Commissioner fired last March, said she was “profoundly disappointed about today’s decision” during a press call.

Court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies

Court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections

Court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional

Court upholds law to count mail-in ballots arriving after election day

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Supreme Court won't hear Trump's appeal of E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

A unanimous federal jury found that a preponderance of evidence supported Carroll's claim that Mr. Trump sexually abused her.

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to appeal E. Jean Carroll $5 million verdict

E. Jean Carroll has said since 2019 that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

Ex-NBA players Malik Beasley, Ed Davis indicted in gambling probe

Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted on illegal sports gambling charges, authorities announced Monday.

Putin’s fuel shortage admission signals growing strain on Russia’s energy infrastructure

Putin's comments mark the first time he has detailed the extent to which Ukraine's deep-strike successes have hampered Russia's fuel production.

Dangerous temperatures forecast for parts of Europe as heatwave moves east

Red warnings issued in Hungary, Poland, Romania and the Balkans, with authorities urging people to stay indoors

Parts of central, eastern and southern Europe sweltered on Monday as the “heat dome” behind last week’s record-breaking temperatures shifted east, bringing dangerous conditions to a new swathe of the continent.

Budapest is forecast to exceed 40C on Tuesday, according to models from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

They were world-class tennis rivals. Now friends, they've teamed up against cancer

They were the women's tennis champions of their generation. Now, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova open up about friendship, cancer and retirement in the documentary Chris & Martina: The Final Set.

John Oliver on redistricting: ‘Putting a thumb on the scale of who gets elected’

The host discussed recent limits to the Voting Rights Act and Trump’s efforts to dissolve majority black districts

On Sunday night’s episode of his HBO show, John Oliver focused on the fight over redistricting that has been “raging” across the US as the midterms approach later this year.

In Texas, Republicans currently hold 25 out of 38 congressional seats and proposed redistricting could see that number rise to 30. California has voted in favor of Proposition 50, redrawing districts in a way that could cost Republicans five seats next year, while redistricting is also set to happen in Missouri and Louisiana.

Supreme Court takes up dispute over Arizona voting restrictions

The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Arizona can impose voting rules, including a measure that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote on a state form.

My rookie era: The Hunger Games made me think I’d be incredible at archery. So I picked up a bow to find out

Inhaling, I lined up an arrow with trembling hands, pulled back the string and launched it

• Read more from the My rookie era series here

I’ve always secretly believed I might be incredible with a bow and arrow.

Not because I have great aim, or good hand-eye coordination or an aptitude for sport, but because I would really, really like for it to be true.

Love Island contestant reportedly leaves show over link to stabbing

Gabriel Garland, 24, was involved in New Year’s Eve altercation but not charged with any offence

A Love Island contestant has reportedly left the programme over his connection to a stabbing in London.

Gabriel Garland, 24, was removed from the ITV2 dating series after briefly featuring in an episode on Sunday night as a Casa Amor villa boy.

The World Cup’s two competing realities: brilliant action and off-field injustices | Jonathan Wilson

All of the critiques of this tournament have proven valid and warranted, even as the action on the pitch has delighted us

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The football has taken over. Ultimately, that’s what always happens. Football is an incredibly resilient sport, the World Cup an incredibly resilient tournament. It has withstood authoritarian leaders and corruption scandals, the horrific exploitation of migrant workers and military dictatorships, and it looks as though it will survive sky-high ticket prices and immigration policies that make a mockery of Gianni Infantino’s claim that this is the most inclusive World Cup of all time.

This is not to say that those are not major issues. The situation with Iran has been unique, but the treatment of the team has been outrageous. That they could pass through the tournament unbeaten, eliminated only because of a last-gasp Austria goal against Algeria, is remarkable enough in itself, but they could surely have achieved far more had they not had to switch training camps, been allowed their full backroom staff and been able to travel to games without punitive restrictions.

This is an extract from Soccer Desk: World Cup edition, a newsletter from the Guardian US that will run regularly during the tournament. Subscribe for free here.

Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants

Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches.

The sunset clause: is this the secret to a happy, healthy relationship?

If you both agree on a date when you will either commit to one another or move on, you can avoid a drawn-out breakup or years of loveless coupledom – in theory

Name: The sunset stipulation.

Age: About six months.

Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now

The court's decision means Cook can stay in her position as her challenge to her dismissal plays out in the lower courts.

Penelope Keith: the most spectacular sitcom snob ever to grace our screens

In The Good Life, To the Manor Born and beyond, the star played domineering snobs with pinpoint comic timing – yet she still made them feel like old friends. No one will do it better

At their broadest, and most audience-friendly, sitcoms thrive on stock characters: chancers, jobsworths, slobs and snobs. No actor has ever been more suited to the last than Penelope Keith. Others have played funny snobs, but she was a walking colour chart of snobbery. Her greatest strength was her ability to always locate a new variation on the same theme, picking out any number of tones and nuances to give each of her characters more life than their writers probably anticipated.

The big one, of course, was Margo Leadbetter in The Good Life, which ran from 1975 to 1978. On paper, her role was simply to provide contrast. Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal played the leads, Tom and Barbara, two self-sufficient dreamers in frayed clothes who were never happier than when they had dirt under their fingernails. By design, Keith was meant to represent the opposite; stiffer and more materialistic and appalled by anyone who didn’t follow social convention to the letter.

Comcast plans to split into 2 companies, spinning off NBCUniversal

Current shareholders would receive shares in both companies under the planned split, Comcast said Monday.

Trump says U.S. and Iran to hold fresh talks in Qatar on Tuesday following weekend clashes

The U.S. and Iran are poised to hold fresh talks on Tuesday in Qatar's capital, President Donald Trump said via social media on Monday.

The AI boom is colliding with a new threat: Severe weather

Heatwaves and severe weather are raising risks for AI data centers, from grid strain to higher insurance and repair costs.

‘Literally growing the future’: volunteers help save Scottish rainforest by collecting 11m seeds

Teams painstakingly combed endangered Atlantic habitat over several years, helping to grow 8m native trees

A small band of volunteers has helped to grow nearly 8m native trees in Scotland, crucial to efforts to restore lost parts of the Atlantic rainforest, after collecting 11m seeds by hand.

About 100 volunteers, including retired teachers and doctors, office workers and young families, have spent tens of thousands of hours venturing into often remote woods in the western Highlands and islands to search out seed-bearing trees.

The choice before Europe: the law of the strongest or reparative justice?

European nations are starting to pay attention after a landmark UN resolution, but reparations is about more than symbolic remembrance or returning stolen artefacts

• Ghana conference calls for formal apology for transatlantic slave trade

In Accra, Europe finally showed up to a conversation it can no longer avoid.

For four years, the global movement for reparative justice has been gathering political momentum across Africa and the Caribbean, from Nairobi to Bridgetown, from Accra to Addis Ababa. Yet the very European states whose wealth and global standing were built through slavery, colonial conquest and racialised extraction remained absent. That changed two weeks ago.

Liliane Umubyeyi is co-founder and executive director of African Futures Lab

Former NFL star Chris Johnson says he's been diagnosed with ALS

Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.

‘His ability is hard to deny’: is Tom Hardy a secretly good rapper?

The unconventional actor is releasing a new hip-hop album, the latest unlikely new string to his bow, but the big surprise is that he might actually be great

As good as he is as an actor, perhaps the best thing about Tom Hardy is how he will sometimes pop up unannounced and reveal that he is secretly quite good at other non-acting things. In 2022 he surprised the world by rocking up to a Brazilian jiu-jitsu competition held in a Milton Keynes secondary school and wiping the floor with everyone. He loves dogs with such a ferocious intensity that children’s authors are resigned to the fact that he will never read their book on CBeebies Bedtime Stories unless it has a dog in it.

And now he’s a rapper. It has been announced that Tom Hardy’s new rap album Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer is being released in August. And, in true Tom Hardy style, it turns out that he has secretly been quite good at rapping all along.

Share a tip on a great summer family day out in the UK

Tell us about your favourite family day trip – the best tip wins £200 towards a Coolstays break

School’s (almost) out … and with a long summer stretching ahead, we want you to share fun activities that will help others fill the family diary. We’d love to hear about your favourite summer days out and adventures in the UK. Perhaps it’s a trip to an outdoor sculpture park or gallery, a great picnic spot by a river, a small theme park or coastal hike to a quiet cove.

The best tip of the week, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet wins a £200 voucher to stay at a Coolstays property – the company has more than 3,000 worldwide. The best tips will appear in the Guardian Travel section and website.

12-year-old injured by bison at Yellowstone National Park

A 12-year-old was injured by a bison while visiting Yellowstone National Park last week, the National Park Service said.

Waiting for Wimbledon and the start of rice season: photos of the day – Monday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world