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Eldest son of Norway's crown princess sentenced to 4 years in prison for rape
Marius Borg Høiby has been sentenced to four years in prison. He was found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing and acquitted of the other two.
15th June 2026 08:25
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World Cup 2026: teams hit back at Ceferin over ‘uninteresting’ jibe; Iran arrive in US amid protests – live
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Sometimes a team needs a player to have some standout performances to jump start a tournament and Jordan Henderson believes that player for England will be Jude Bellingham. Henderson said:
I’m sure he will have a big impact for us in this tournament. I can remember five years ago I gave him his first cap, it was away at Middlesbrough. How much he’s grown, as a player and as a person since then, is incredible really. I had a good idea when I first saw him playing and training, and the way he was.
I think everybody forgets how young he is. We do rondos and it’s the youngest in, and there’s people that I think should be going in before him, but he’s always one of the first in the middle to go in. It just reminds us how young he is. I honestly couldn’t speak highly enough of him.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 08:16
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European stock markets hit record high and oil price falls to three-month low after US-Iran peace deal – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
European stock markets have hit a record high at the start of trading, as relief over the US-Iran peace deal ripples across global markets.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 index has jumped by 0.9% to 639 points, over the previous record high set just before the Iran war started, with shares rising in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid and Milan.
The move has given investors a clear reason to dial back some of the geopolitical risk premium that has hung over markets, especially as the Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen and oil prices move sharply lower.
Energy prices have been one of the clearest transmission channels from Middle East tensions into inflation, bond yields and equity sentiment, and there is likely to be a concerted effort to get prices down even further once this deal is finalised.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 08:07
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Middle East crisis live: US and Iran say peace deal reached as European leaders warn Tehran ‘must never acquire a nuclear weapon’
Initial deal expected to be signed on Friday but questions remain over strait of Hormuz, Lebanon conflict and Iran’s nuclear program
The agreement between the United States and Iran should allow for the “immediate reopening” of the Strait of Hormuz, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.
“The priority now is its swift and full implementation by all parties,” von der Leyen said about the announced deal.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 08:04
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EU leaders set to meet after deadly strikes on Ukraine, including Unesco-listed religious site in Kyiv – Europe live
G7 leaders to meet in Évian-les-Bains in France later today to discuss the most pressing issues, including Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran
Kyiv monastery set on fire in night of Russian attacks across Ukraine
Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit
Meanwhile, Russia claimed it did not strike the historic Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kyiv in an overnight attack on military factories in the Ukrainian capital and that a US-made Patriot air defence missile had damaged the religious site.
The armed forces of the Russian Federation do not plan or carry out strikes against civilian infrastructure,” the Russian defence ministry said in a statement quoted by Reuters.
“In response, today we are adopting additional sanctions targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex and its shadow fleet. Every measure further restricts Russia’s room for manoeuvre.”
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 08:03
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Angel’s Egg review – Mamoru Oshii’s dazzling 1985 anime is an eerie philosophical adventure
Christian theology becomes an unsettling and visually ravishing mystery in early film from the Ghost in the Shell director
This 1985 anime is a true curio: a furtive, portentous odyssey into a hollowed-out landscape told largely in symbolist images. A million miles away from director Mamoru Oshii’s often-logorrheic films (such as his best-known work, Ghost in the Shell from 1995), it still swills around plenty of philosophical concepts linked to his fascination with Christian theology. But like the egg being lugged around by the film’s nameless female protagonist, or the giant fish shadows swimming across the town facades, this is Christian theology as if half-remembered millennia later, or in the aftermath of a bad dream.
The waif (voiced by Mako Hyōdō) carries this ovum under her petticoats, like some pre-pubescent immaculate conception, while scavenging a dark, mittel-European-style city for flasks of water. One day, she’s startled to see a skinny princeling (Jinpachi Nezu) step out from a giant mechanised war machine trundling down the street. She scarpers, but later runs into him and his weird cruciform gun sitting on a set of steps. Showing him the egg, she accepts him, at least temporarily, as a protector in this shadowy burgh, where bands of fishers run after fish silhouettes. But it’s far from clear if he’s benevolent. “If an egg is not cracked open, there is no way of telling what it contains,” he says.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 08:00
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Wash by Erica Wagner review – vivid portrait of a monumental American
The life of the Brooklyn Bridge’s chief engineer inspires this multifaceted novel
Washington Augustus Roebling, or “Wash”, was the chief engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge, which, when opened to the public on 24 May 1883, was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It was quite an achievement, but he didn’t do it alone. On the one hand there was his father, the austere and tyrannical John Roebling, who had designed and begun the bridge before his untimely death in 1869. On the other there was his wife, the accomplished and capable Emily, who, as well as providing moral and secretarial support, took on ever more responsibility for the project after Washington’s own health began to fail mysteriously.
Wash is something of a companion piece to Chief Engineer, Erica Wagner’s 2017 biography of Roebling. Spurning what she calls in her afterword “the clock’s time”, she has instead structured the narrative in accordance with “the soul’s time”; that is, by jumping backwards and forwards in time and place in a series of short chapters emphasising those individual moments, choices and encounters that together made this remarkable man who he was. It is a bold and engaging, if somewhat disorienting approach, giving this slender novel a vividness and intensity that might be smoothed over in a more traditional narrative arc.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 08:00White House hosts "UFC Freedom 250" fight on Trump's 80th birthday
The UFC hosted a fight series on the White House South Lawn Sunday night.
15th June 2026 07:53
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Social media to be banned in UK for under-16s, Starmer announces
UK prime minister says move will bring ‘real change for our children’ amid growing concerns over harmful online content
Access to social media will be banned in the UK for users under 16, Keir Starmer has announced, in what he described as “real change for our children and our future”.
“Social media is making children unhappy, it’s making it easier for bullies to harass and abuse them, and it could even be harming their mental health,” he said, setting out plans briefed over the weekend, which will go further than a pioneering ban in Australia.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 07:48
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Son of Norway’s crown princess convicted of rape and sentenced to four years in prison
Marius Borg Høiby found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of domestic violence and other crimes
Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Norway’s crown princess, has been sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of several offences, including two counts of rape. He was also sentenced to a two-year restraining order against one of his victims.
The verdict was handed down by the Oslo district court on Monday morning, nearly three months since Høiby’s closely watched six-week trial.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 07:24
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‘A giant of the Labour movement’: Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
Party grandee was MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook from 1964 until his retirement from the Commons in 1997
Roy Hattersley, the former Labour deputy leader and author, has died at the age of 93.
Keir Starmer described Hattersley as a “giant of the Labour movement”.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 07:11Trump says France must scrap tech 'sales tax' or face 100% wine tariffs: NY Post
President Donald Trump issued the threat ahead of this week's G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France.
15th June 2026 07:05
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Japan leave it late and Germany’s magnificent seven | World Cup Daily
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Alex Abnos and Ben Fisher as the Netherlands and Japan play out a cracker in Dallas, while Germany put seven past Curaçao
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 07:01
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Is it true that … you have five seconds’ grace after dropping food on the floor?
Many of us have reassured ourselves with the ‘five second rule’, but bacteria can transfer almost immediately – and sticks around for hours
You drop a piece of cucumber on the floor. Do you immediately throw it in the bin or reassure yourself of the age-old “five-second rule” and reckon it’s fine to pop it in your mouth after a quick rinse?
If you fall into the latter camp, John Tregoning, professor of vaccine immunology at Imperial College London, has some bad news. He refers to three studies into bacteria transfer that all point towards the rule being false.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 07:00
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The problem with ‘loneliness influencers’ isn’t their friendlessness – it’s the air of cosy defeatism | Rachel Connolly
Most of us will experience periods of solitude at some point. But beige furnishings and self-care rituals are not the answer
I have met quite a few influencers over the years and, to be frank, they’ve mostly been a strange bunch. I remember meeting one at a party a while ago, she was running around (literally) with a phone and a bunch of cables. “I don’t have data!” she screamed. “Oh hello?” I said, confused. “And I need a plug!” she declared. And then she screamed again, and promptly attached her phone to the nearest plug socket, which was stationed by her ankle. There she sat, hunched on the floor, gripping the phone and tapping it furiously.
I am only talking about my experiences here, and my sample may be wildly unrepresentative, but I have noticed patterns: they come across as twitchy and manic; they don’t make eye contact; and they seem to struggle to maintain the kind of extended volley of question-and-answer responses, shared anecdotes, or jokes, that a normal conversation requires. They basically radiate social anxiety.
Rachel Connolly is a writer and the author of the novel Lazy City
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 07:00U.S. and Iran reach deal to end the Mideast war, with agreement set to be signed Friday
The deal follows weeks of mixed messaging from both Washington and Tehran on the trajectory of the conflict.
15th June 2026 06:55
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Trump’s White House UFC fights marred by ugly Michelle Obama smear
Trump brings UFC to White House for 80th birthday
Gaethje stuns unbeaten Topuria for lightweight title
Josh Hokit targets former First Lady after TKO win
For most of its 250-year history, the White House South Lawn has been reserved for state dinners, diplomatic ceremonies, Easter egg rolls, turkey pardons and carefully choreographed displays of presidential power.
On Sunday night it hosted cage fights.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 06:36
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It’s Donald Trump’s birthday! What do you get for someone who has (destroyed) everything? | First Dog on the Moon
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Swiss reject right-wing's bid to cap population at 10 million, early results show
Nearly 55% of voters in Switzerland rejected an initiative championed by the top right-wing party to cap the rich Alpine country's population at 10 million, early results showed.
15th June 2026 06:04
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Photographer Don McCullin to focus on Vietnam for his final book
Exclusive: The work will feature some of the photographer’s most powerful images from his 70-year career
After more than seven decades of covering conflicts around the world, Don McCullin will return to Vietnam and his best-known images for his final book.
The photographer, who got his start aged 23 when his image of a gang in Finsbury Park was published in the Observer, has decided to revisit the war and his 12-day stint with US marines during the battle of Hue in 1968.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 06:00
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‘The Antarctic is the last frontier’: the quest to save Shackleton’s Endurance
Amid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the region’s first underwater protected area
The harsh temperatures, treacherous currents and shifting pack ice of the Antarctic’s Weddell Sea, which crushed and sank his ship, Endurance, in 1915, led Ernest Shackleton to describe it as the “worst portion of the worst sea in the world”.
For more than a century, the inhospitable conditions, which present a challenge even for modern icebreaker ships, helped to protect the lost wreck, which was discovered in 2022, its structure still largely intact.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 06:00
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Togetherness by Rowan Hooper review – a stunning portrait of cooperation in nature
This corrective to our habitual emphasis on competition had me writing ‘wow’ in the margins again and again
When Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, the Industrial Revolution and British colonialism were in the ascendant. Charles Dickens had published Hard Times five years earlier; Queen Victoria nominally ruled a fifth of the world’s population. Darwin, writes science writer Rowan Hooper, crafted his evolutionary theory to deliver what he figured his audience wanted to hear: “an account of nature as a competitive struggle”. Natural selection was launched into a world that was “colonial, capitalist, patriarchal and ruled by the upper class” – and Darwin’s central message, crudely paraphrased by the philosopher Herbert Spencer as “survival of the fittest”, chimed with the times.
Hooper adores Darwin – his account of visiting Darwin’s Kent residence Down House radiates reverence (“it’s a pseudo-religious experience”). But he feels that Darwinism and its union with genetics in the so-called “modern synthesis” has placed undue emphasis on competition in the natural world and underplayed the roles of cooperation and collaboration. In redressing that imbalance, Togetherness is not an attempt to make evolution cuddlier and more palatable; rather, it is a corrective deeply informed by what we have learned since Darwin about how nature works. Written with immense charm and passion, and packed with eye-popping facts, it is also a paean to the wonders of nature and the value and urgency of preserving them.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 06:00
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Hurricanes use stifling defense to win the Stanley Cup
The Carolina Hurricanes held Vegas to five total goals in Games 4 and 5 and used a suffocating defense in a 3-0 shutout Sunday night in Game 6 to win their first championship in 20 years.
15th June 2026 05:45
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A new start after 60: I fell out of love with my job when it went online. So I’m beginning again – in nursing
Nick Dowling spent decades in manufacturing and consultancy. The Covid pandemic opened his eyes to other possibilities, though he knew he’d be starting from scratch
Nick Dowling was the only person in the doctor’s waiting room when the practice nurse came out, glanced around and said to the receptionist with a confused look: “I was expecting to meet a student here.” Dowling raised his hand. At 60, he has undertaken an apprenticeship and hopes to qualify as a registered nursing associate this autumn.
Dowling had worked for decades in engineering and manufacturing, but his latest placements have taken him from a general practice to a psychiatric unit, from ward nursing to urgent treatment centres. Sometimes the shifts are 12 hours long, and, at £14 an hour, pay less than he has earned in decades. So why is he doing it?
Tell us: has your life taken a new direction after the age of 60?
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 05:45
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Russian attack sets fire to religious site in Kyiv, kills 5 in Kharkiv
A large-scale Russian attack killed 5 rescuers in Kharkiv, wounded 20 in the capital Kyiv, set apartment buildings ablaze and sparked a fire at one of Ukraine's most significant religious landmarks.
15th June 2026 05:33
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GB News critics want to limit free speech to ‘liberal, Islington consensus’, Grade says
Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’
Critics of GB News are part of a “liberal, Islington consensus” bent on limiting freedom of expression, Michael Grade, the recently departed chair of Britain’s media watchdog, has said.
The Conservative peer, whose time at Ofcom has been criticised over the handling of the rightwing news channel, said he welcomed the arrival of the broadcaster five years ago in the name of “plurality”.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 05:00
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Britain ‘faces deindustrialisation’ without relief from high energy prices, survey warns
Make UK says manufacturers’ feedback shows sector at risk of collapse as it calls on Treasury to take action
Britain’s industrial sector is at risk of collapse as thousands of companies warn that they could face bankruptcy within the next year because of high energy prices, according to an industry survey.
The manufacturers’ body Make UK said the latest feedback from its members found that many would not be able to cope for much longer with energy costs that were twice the average in continental Europe and four times higher than in the US.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 05:00
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Chicken tikka, crab curry and podi cauliflower rice: Chetna Makan’s easy Indian recipes
An Indian feast that doesn’t require an overwhelming list of spices, from snackable chicken bites to a punchy crab curry and a fragrant way to use up leftover rice
These are my absolute favourite little chicken bites to eat with some coriander chutney: they make a perfect snack, enjoyed hot on their own, but they’re also great with some paratha, plain roti or even a simple pulao. The crab curry, meanwhile, is something I make especially for me, because my family are not big on crab yet (maybe one day?): the spices work perfectly with the intense flavour of the crab meat, and the spinach adds bite and colour – this goes beautifully with plain white rice. And, finally, a must-try rice dish: being a fan of cauliflower, this recipe is really special to me, not least because the combination of the cauliflower, podi masala and peanuts is just so delicious; it’s also a great way to jazz up leftover rice.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 05:00
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‘Distressingly beautiful and disorienting’: the Willem Dafoe film that only one person can see at a time
A porter escorted Nick Buckley to his seat in an empty theatre in Hobart. Loris Gréaud’s new movie, part of Dark Mofo festival, left him questioning everything
Leanne is first in line on Saturday, standing outside the 19th-century Memorial Uniting Church in Hobart, Tasmania. She’s been waiting in the winter cold since 4.45am, but has no idea what for: “It’s a film?”
The film is Sculpt: Eye of the Duck, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Rampling – and only one person gets to watch it at a time. Its director, the French conceptual artist Loris Gréaud, has cut six versions since its 2016 premier at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; less than 500 people saw that first film at Lacma and even fewer have seen the subsequent edits, although you can dig up some clips on the dark web. Dark Mofo – Hobart’s winter festival – is now screening its seventh iteration, with nine tickets made available each day. Only 90 people will get a chance to watch the movie, and the act of seeing it is part of the show.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:47
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Country diary: Our island’s wandering wallabies come at a cost | Tim Earl
Ballaugh, Isle of Man: As I discover, spotting one of these marsupials isn’t hard. The problem is how to manage them
Walking through Ballaugh Curraghs, a marshland in the north of the island, I’m taking part in a favourite island pastime: spotting red-necked wallabies. Creeping through the stands of willows, I soon see a grey shape with beady eyes and pricked up ears watching me, unafraid. Another appears and I check for the ultimate sighting … a joey poking out from a pouch, but without success. It’s a rare sight even here.
These marsupials have changed this area beyond recognition. They arrived in the 1960s after a few escaped from a nearby wildlife park, and even by 2006 their footprint was light enough that the “curraghs” were declared a wetland site of international importance. Today, though, it would struggle to qualify, as so many key species have been eaten or disturbed by the 800 or so wallabies that now dominate.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:30
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Two-goal Yasin Ayari combines with Sweden stars to sweep aside error-prone Tunisia
When they picture a messiah, few perhaps imagine a mild-mannered 51-year-old with a greying beard who used to play at left-back for York City. Certainly Chelsea and West Ham fans don’t. But the degree to which Graham Potter is loved in Sweden has to be seen to be believed. He was a down-on-his-luck manager seeking a new start; they were a country who didn’t win a single game in World Cup qualifying. And somehow they were perfect for each other. By the standards of what Potter has achieved over the past nine months, a comfortable win over a self-destructive Tunisia barely registers, but it is the continuation of a remarkable process of renewal.
Sweden were awful in qualifying. They had a lot of injuries, it’s true, but two defeats to both Switzerland and Kosovo and two draws against Slovenia are not usually a route to the World Cup. Jon Dahl Tomasson was sacked as coach and Potter brought in. Sweden’s Nations League performances offered a repechage chance in the play-offs, and they took full advantage, beating Ukraine and Poland to secure their place at the finals. Potter described the latter victory, secured with an 89th-minute Viktor Gyökeres goal, as his best night in football. Sunday night was part of his reward.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:15The 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.
15th June 2026 04:04Carolina Hurricanes win second Stanley Cup, beating Vegas in 6 games
The Golden Knights had taken a two-games-to-one lead in the Stanley Cup Finals, but Carolina came roaring back, winning three straight to take home their first championship since the 2005-2006 season.
15th June 2026 04:02
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France’s Adrien Rabiot: ‘We all have a role. You have to be humble with that’
The midfielder on providing the balance to allow attacking stars to shine and wanting a fitting World Cup sign-off for Deschamps
France will look a little different this summer. “Naturally, it seems a bit more attacking than usual,” Adrien Rabiot says. “I think it is good because we have the players for it.” Lucas Hernández adds that France have “the best attack in the world” and Rayan Cherki talks about “crushing” opponents at the World Cup.
Rabiot says: “I think that we have one of the most well-equipped teams in an attacking sense. We have real threats from the start but also from the bench and that is very important in a World Cup … it is great to have all of this quality.” If France seem more attacking, it is because they are.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:01
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‘His last kiss to the world’: David Hockney’s return to Yorkshire triggered a glorious reawakening
When the artist came home from LA, it seemed like a retirement. But it heralded an astonishing new chapter. Our critic remembers their thrilling dinners together – and the dazzling new works that arrived in his inbox every morning
It was springtime in Paris and I was floating among young green leaves and white blossom – but I was not in a park. I was on an upper floor of the Fondation Louis Vuitton delighting, wallowing in several of David Hockney’s iPad paintings of his garden in Normandy. In one room, this green oasis was shown by the light of the silvery moon: the darkened chamber was alive with shining white lunar discs, blue clouds and the shadowy fingers of tree branches.
It was early April last year and this was the opening of David Hockney 25, a blockbuster show, curated with his close involvement, covering his entire career – but with an emphasis on his work this century. What a bold and bloody-minded spectacle it was, insisting that Hockney’s later pictures of straw bales and ponds are just as good if not better than his famous early swimming pools and sexy portraits. And what a triumph! With extraordinary aplomb, Hockney made his point. You went from gazing in awe at some of his greatest early paintings, basking in their Californian and swinging London light, to suddenly standing in Yorkshire fields in the early 21st century, taking in views of emerald hedgerows and purple trees. And it all suddenly made sense.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:00
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Iraq head coach Graham Arnold: ‘We’re capable of doing something that will shock the world’
Australian has had to contend with war, 50C heat and playoffs to steer country to a first World Cup in 40 years
Twenty-eight months, 21 games, four rounds, a 117th-minute penalty and a playoff. A coach stuck in Dubai where he watches war start over the water, bombs shaking everything. A team trapped in Baghdad first and Jordan next, missiles flying around them. A scrambled 9,000-mile trip to Mexico where it all rests on one night, the very last country to make it. And, when they do finally land, the hero whose goal took them there is held up by the FBI and the man whose photographs are due to document history is turned back. There may never have been a journey to a World Cup quite like Iraq’s.
“It’s been an experience,” Graham Arnold says. And the 62-year-old Australian coach who led them through it all – the “football nut” who is their other “dad” and gets mobbed everywhere he goes – is adamant that it’s not over yet. “Now it’s time to show the world what we’ve got.” Listening to him, you can’t help but believe it. Not least because he did when no one else would.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:00
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‘I’m setting myself free from shame’: Laverne Cox on her brutal childhood and life as a trans woman in Trump’s America
Before Orange Is the New Black made her a star, Cox endured bullying, abuse, harassment and violence. She talks about the bad old days – and her fears they’re on their way back
Two days before she spoke to me, Laverne Cox had been at the premiere of a new, animated Animal Farm, in which she voices Snowball. The film is wildly controversial, for its absolutely unOrwellian, childish tone, complete with happy ending, but Cox had bigger things on her mind than film criticism.
“If we don’t wake up and don’t understand, trans people will be exterminated,” she said that day in April. “People’s rights are being taken away, people are losing their jobs, people are losing healthcare, people are being detransitioned in prison, gender-affirming care is being attacked, not just for children but also for adults. It’s never been about protecting women – it’s always been about creating a permission structure to scapegoat trans people, to dehumanise trans people, to take away our rights and to eliminate us from public life.”
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:00
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Macron frames Évian G7 agenda in hope Trump will stay for whole summit
US president left last meeting early, but world leaders aim to end Ukraine war and push for resolution in Gaza and Iran
Emmanuel Macron, the host of the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, has framed an agenda to make it as palatable as possible to his guest of honour, but the French president has no idea if Donald Trump, a haphazard summit attender, will last the full three days – or disrupt the proceedings every hour he stays.
The US president quit the last G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, early to work on the Iran conflict, and this year, plus ça change, Iran may also draw presidential attention. For good measure, he insulted this summit’s host before leaving Canada last year, describing Macron as “publicity seeking” and adding: “Purposefully or not, Emmanuel Macron always gets it wrong.”
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:00
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Attacks on education, pupils and staff around the world up by 40%, says study
Cases reported in 83 countries, with at least 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted or arrested, GCPEA says
Attacks on education globally have surged by 40% with more than 8,556 recorded incidents and 10,600 students and staff killed, injured, abducted, arrested or otherwise harmed in 2024 and 2025, according to new research.
Attacks were reported in 83 countries, with the highest incidences recorded in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Palestine and Ukraine.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 04:00
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From captain to coach: Rod Brind’Amour’s two Stanley Cups with the Hurricanes, 20 years apart
When the Hurricanes arrived in North Carolina, many saw them as a relocation folly destined to fail. One man has helped change that narrative
Rod Brind’Amour is made for the playoffs. The Carolina Hurricanes coach made his NHL debut in the postseason in 1989, filling in for the St Louis Blues in a game against the Minnesota North Stars. He scored on his first shot. Still, it took him 17 seasons in the NHL before he hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2006 as captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, the team he has now led to another Cup win as head coach. “The fear of losing motivates you a lot of times,” he told reporters after that 2006 Cup win.
Wherever the motivation came from this year, the result is the same. The Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 on Sunday to win the Stanley Cup for the second time in franchise history, exactly 20 years since they did it last.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 03:566/14: CBS Weekend News
Trump says U.S.-Iran deal "is now complete," U.S. ending blockade on Strait of Hormuz; Inside Trump's trip to the G7 Summit.
15th June 2026 03:276/14/2026: Here Come the Humanoids; The Empty Rooms; Lamine Yamal
First, a look at the progress made on AI-powered humanoid robots. Then, seeing the rooms left behind after school shootings. And, Lamine Yamal: The 60 Minutes Interview.
15th June 2026 03:00
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‘We all love him’: Henderson says Bellingham can be England’s X-factor
Midfielder expects Madrid man to have major impact
Henderson: ‘He’s a huge player for us in this tournament’
Jordan Henderson says Jude Bellingham is loved by his teammates and will be England’s X-factor at the World Cup.
Bellingham, who is vying with Morgan Rogers to start at No 10 against Croatia on Wednesday, has been the subject of plenty of debate at international level during the past two years. There has been speculation about the Real Madrid star’s relationship with Thomas Tuchel, but Henderson is close with the midfielder and insists there is no issue with his attitude.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 02:22
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Crude oil futures drop after Trump promises an Iran deal will be signed Friday
Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday, in anticipation of an imminent deal. President Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed on Friday.
15th June 2026 01:33The real man who inspired Uncle Sam
Meg Oliver visits Troy, New York, to report on the real man who inspired America's Uncle Sam.
15th June 2026 01:08New York reacts with euphoria, some instances of violence, after Knicks win NBA title
The Knicks returned to New York City Sunday as NBA champions after beating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Saturday night. Shanelle Kaul reports on the celebrations in the Big Apple.
15th June 2026 01:06Monster TV ratings and high ticket prices as fans take in first weekend of World Cup
Soccer fans from far and wide are taking to the streets of major American cities in droves as the World Cup gets underway. Nicole Valdes reports.
15th June 2026 00:5511 skydivers and pilot killed in plane crash near Kansas City
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the fatal crash occurred near the Butler Memorial Airport, about 60 miles south of Kansas City.
15th June 2026 00:4111 skydivers, 1 pilot killed in plane crash outside Kansas City
11 skydivers and their pilot all died Sunday when their plane crashed just after take-off near Butler, Missouri, roughly 65 miles south of Kansas City.
15th June 2026 00:39Inside Trump's trip to the G7 Summit
President Trump will depart the nation's capital Sunday night for the G7 Summit in France. Nancy Cordes reports on what's ahead.
15th June 2026 00:29What to know about U.S.-Iran deal announced by Trump
Olivia Gazis and Imtiaz Tyab report on the U.S.-Iran deal announced by President Trump on Sunday.
15th June 2026 00:28
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Tyra Banks sues Netflix over America’s Next Top Model documentary, alleging defamation
Lawsuit claims interviews were manipulated to support false narrative that she allowed a contestant to be sexually assaulted
Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, alleging that the producers stripped down hours of interview footage to construct a false narrative.
In the lawsuit filed on Saturday in Los Angeles federal court, the model who created and hosted reality series America’s Next Top Model said she had been interviewed for three and a half hours, during which she took responsibility for some of the show’s controversial decisions. Those interviews were edited down to 16 minutes and manipulated “to support a false and defamatory narrative unrelated to what she actually expressed”, the lawsuit claims.
Continue reading... 15th June 2026 00:27Early details on U.S.-Iran deal announced by Trump
The United States and Iran have agreed to end months of conflict, creating a pathway toward a broader agreement over Iran's nuclear program. But questions remain. Imtiaz Tyab has more.
15th June 2026 00:22
NPR Topics: News
2-2 draw for Japan and the Netherlands in World Cup opener for both
Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick in the 88th minute, sending the Samurai Blue fans into a frenzy and giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup opener.
15th June 2026 00:14
NPR Topics: News
Havertz sparks Germany's 7-1 rout of Curaçao after underdogs' historic 1st goal in World Cup
Kai Havertz scored two goals as Germany pulled away from World Cup first-timer Curaçao late in the opening half and piled on after that in a 7-1 win in a group match.
15th June 2026 00:06Kennedy Center to establish new endowment in Trump's name
The establishment of the fund comes less than two weeks after a judge ruled the Kennedy Center's board acted unlawfully in adding the president's name to the performing arts center.
15th June 2026 00:05Trump says U.S.-Iran deal "is now complete," U.S. ending blockade on Strait of Hormuz
President Trump and Pakistan's prime minister announced Sunday night that the U.S. and Iran had completed a deal to end fighting in the Middle East. Mr. Trump also said the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz would end immediately. Olivia Gazis reports.
15th June 2026 00:01
NPR Topics: News
Fate of historic slavery exhibit targeted by Trump hangs in the balance
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump's order to remove some exhibits at national parks. One historic site targeted by that order faces an uncertain future.
14th June 2026 22:53Trump heads to G7 summit in France after reaching deal to end war with Iran
The G7 is likely to address the Iran peace deal, as well as Russia's war against Ukraine, which continues to rage in eastern Europe.
14th June 2026 22:30
NPR Topics: News
The U.S. and Iran announce a deal to end the war
President Trump said the U.S. would remove its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and said a deal will be signed on Friday.
14th June 2026 22:30
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JD Vance says he will discuss 2028 presidential run after midterm elections
Vice-president says he tries not to make decisions until he ‘absolutely must’ but has ‘no doubt’ Trump will support him
JD Vance said that he will discuss a 2028 US presidential run with his wife after the 2026 midterms.
The US vice-president gave insight into his ongoing decision on whether to run during an interview with CBS Sunday Morning where he spoke on his new memoir, Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith, which details his conversion to Catholicism.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 21:03
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Labour MP Lauren Edwards to bring assisted dying bill back to the Commons
MP for Rochester and Strood to use private member’s bill to put issue before MPs again after it was blocked by the Lords
The assisted dying bill is set to return to the Commons after the Labour MP Lauren Edwards agreed to use her private member’s bill to put the issue before MPs again.
Edwards said she wanted to give the legislation another chance because it had been blocked by the House of Lords after being passed by MPs. The return of the bill would give supporters a chance to use the Parliament Acts to potentially bypass the Lords if it was blocked for a second time.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 20:54
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Former Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hospitalized
A spokesman for former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Kentucky republican was admitted to a hospital on Sunday.
14th June 2026 20:45Charlie Javice reportedly seeking a pardon from Trump
Javice founded a startup called Frank that JPMorgan acquired in 2021 for $175 million.
14th June 2026 20:29
The Guardian
‘You always have it’: Hamilton breaks F1 Ferrari drought but admits he doubted himself
41-year-old claims his 106th grand prix victory
‘I’ve rebuilt my mind to get back to where I was’
Lewis Hamilton said he feared he had lost the ability to win in Formula One after ending a long wait for success with Ferrari in Spain on Sunday.
The 41-year-old Briton, a seven-time world champion, charged to his 106th grand prix victory at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona with a flawless drive that capitalised on Ferrari’s pivotal three pit-stop strategy.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 20:21Mitch McConnell admitted to the hospital, spokesperson says
Sen. Mitch McConnell was admitted to the hospital Sunday morning, a spokesperson for the Republican confirmed to CBS News.
14th June 2026 20:04Hegseth: "Manufactured story" that U.S. faces munitions stockpile shortage
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee earlier this year that replenishing the stockpile could take "months and years."
14th June 2026 19:58Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 14, 2026
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Defense Secretary and Sen. Mark Warner join Margaret Brennan.
14th June 2026 19:33Sen. Mark Warner says he hopes Senate can confirm Trump's DNI pick "this week"
The Senate has been at an impasse over the president's controversial pick to serve as acting intelligence chief that resulted in the expiration of a key spy authority.
14th June 2026 19:26
The Guardian
US musician Oliver Tree, 32, killed in helicopter crash in Brazil
Alternative singer and internet personality among six who died when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro
The American musician Oliver Tree has died in a helicopter crash in Brazil at the age of 32, according to reports.
Two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday morning and crashed in the city’s western zone, killing all six people onboard, including Tree, several Brazilian media outlets reported.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 19:24
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Pilot and 11 skydiving passengers killed in private plane crash in Missouri
Crash reportedly occurred shortly after departure from Butler Memorial airport on Sunday morning
Twelve people were killed in a plane crash near Butler, Missouri, on Sunday.
According to Bates county emergency management, a private plane that had departed Butler Memorial airport shortly before 11.30am turned back before crashing near Business 49 Highway, Fox 4 reported.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 19:15U.S. peace deal with Iran in question as Israel strikes Lebanon, Trump warns not to 'blow it'
An initial deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz was expected to be signed this week.
14th June 2026 17:40
The Guardian
Ariana Grande review - glittering hits and powerhouse vocals in stunning return to stage
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles
The pop star’s first tour in seven years brought the house down with emotive ballads and clubby bangers delivered with saucy wit
If faced with the choice to erase one’s most painful memories or live with them forever, à la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, you’d be forgiven for wanting to wipe them away. On the first night of a five-show run in Los Angeles promoting her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine, Ariana Grande riffed on the idea of memory erasure in an emotive, occasionally zany show that illuminated one of her hardest-won revelations: forgetting her most painful experiences isn’t a bargain she is willing to make.
Grande has weathered tragedy and heartbreak in the public eye since her teenage years, including the death of her former boyfriend Mac Miller and the Manchester bombing that killed 22 fans at one of her concerts in 2017. She’s touched on these devastating events on past lyrics, but Eternal Sunshine marks the moment it all caught up to her. She’s spoken about the astrological concept of her Saturn return as making these challenges impossible to deny; Grande joins a long lineage of musicians, from Gwen Stefani to SZA, who have created music in the wake of this stultifying cosmic event, and the conceptually dazzling show’s 23-song setlist leaned heavily on cuts from the album. The show felt especially momentous given that Grande hadn’t been on tour since 2019, wherein she has since starred in two back-to-back Wicked films and judged The Voice.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 17:35
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India start Women’s T20 World Cup in style as Deepti makes short work of Pakistan
Group 1: India, 170-6, beat Pakistan, 106, by 64 runs
Deepti Sharma takes 5-10 after Mandhana half-century
This was a familiar World Cup story: India met Pakistan and for all the talk of history, handshakes and millions of eyeballs, the contest was settled with little drama by the team in blue. Smriti Mandhana started with 68 off 44 balls before Deepti Sharma cleaned up in the second half, taking five for 10 as Harmanpreet Kaur’s side began their tournament with a 64-run victory in Birmingham.
Pakistan began well with both bat and ball; chasing 171, they ended the powerplay on 52 for one, Muneeba Ali finding some flow. But Deepti, player of the tournament at last year’s ODI World Cup, built up the dots with her off-breaks and the danger of an upset quickly subsided. Pakistan struggled to launch spin, routinely finding fielders in the covers as they fell to 79 for six inside 13 overs. Deepti delivered away from the crease, too, running out Muneeba with a direct hit for 41 as Pakistan fell to their fourth consecutive Twenty20 defeat by India.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 17:29
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Real Madrid agree to sign Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella in £52m deal
Spain left-back will complete transfer after World Cup
Cucurella had spoken out against Chelsea hierarchy
Real Madrid have reached a verbal agreement to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea in a package worth up to €60m (£52m).
The Spain left-back, who is preparing to face Cape Verde in the World Cup, threw his future into doubt when he criticised the Chelsea hierarchy during the March international break. Cucurella said the team paid for “inexperience” when thrashed by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, and he raised misgivings over Enzo Maresca’s departure as head coach.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 17:28
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Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at 10 million
Far-right plan would have obliged the Swiss government to limit the population, currently 9.1 million, to 10 million by 2050
Voters in Switzerland have rejected an unprecedented far-right proposal to cap the country’s population at 10 million in a divisive referendum dubbed “the Swiss Brexit”.
Some 54.79% of voters were against the proposal by the Swiss People’s party (SVP) and 45.21% were in favour. Turnout was 58.86%.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 16:54This week on "Sunday Morning" (June 14)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
14th June 2026 16:496/14: Sunday Morning
Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: The lack of obesity in Japan; Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance; former child star Bill Mumy; the past and future of the Houston Astrodome; a time capsule for America's 500th birthday; and soccer art made with gum wrappers.
14th June 2026 16:46Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff
President Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in the Republican Senate runoff in Georgia, wading into the race days ahead of the contest that will decide who takes on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.
14th June 2026 16:44
The Guardian
The Guardian view on disability rights: the removal of legal safeguards brings risks | Editorial
Charities are right to be concerned about the supreme court’s decision to lessen oversight of care settings
The UK supreme court has ended a system of safeguards around the human rights of disabled people that has been in place for over a decade, in its recent ruling on a legal question brought to it by the attorney general of Northern Ireland. In doing so, the judges have alarmed charities and disability advocates and pushed a little-discussed aspect of social care regulation into the spotlight.
Any person “under continuous supervision and control” and “not free to leave” the place where they live has until now been entitled to protections known as deprivation of liberty safeguards (Dols). These are part of the Mental Capacity Act, and include annual assessments. While the safeguards mostly apply to older people with dementia, children and younger adults with autism, learning disabilities and brain injuries are also covered.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 16:30
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A day in the life of a dancer who went viral for pretending to be a parakeet
Smac McCreanor, a content creator who recreates viral internet trends through dance, gets woken up by bunnies every day
Have you seen the video of Smac McCreanor pretending to be a parakeet? Dressed in green, she gracefully slides and sidesteps, occasionally lifting her arms – or wings? – mimicking the movements of a bird who went viral for his dance moves.
McCreanor, 33, translates the internet’s obsessions through her body, whether a green bird, emoji or objects being destroyed by a hydraulic press. A multi-genre dancer with 1 million Instagram followers, she has performed on So You Think You Can Dance and choreographed for the online video game Fortnite.
Jaya Saxena is a co-founder of Ravenous, a worker-owned food and culture site. She lives in Queens, New York.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 16:006/14: Face The Nation
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as Qatari mediators travel to Tehran to finalize the truce in the U.S.-Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins. Plus, Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Mark Kelly join.
14th June 2026 16:00A year after Meta tapped Alexandr Wang to build a new AI model, Zuckerberg has to sell it
Mark Zuckerberg's mega spending spree began a year ago, when he lured Alexandr Wang to oversee a new AI strategy. The results so far are underwhelming.
14th June 2026 15:02
The Guardian
Emma Raducanu fights back from shocking start but loses Queen’s final to Donna Vekic
Vekic defeats British No 1 6-0, 7-6 (6) to take title
Raducanu let two set points and 5-2 lead slip in second set
Emma Raducanu walked through the famous clubhouse at the Queen’s Club and down to the stadium court smiling widely. She had arrived at this occasion, another noteworthy final in front of a home crowd on a historic court, playing some of the best tennis of her life. It had the makings of the second perfect day in her career.
That smile was wiped off her face by a ruthless performance from one of the few true grass court enthusiasts in Donna Vekic of Croatia, a lucky loser, who produced an inspired attacking display to clinch the biggest title of her career, beating Raducanu 6-0, 7-6 (6) in the final.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 14:59
The Guardian
Knicks in five and the NBA is alive: New York’s era-defining title is a win for the believers
For a half century, New York was the center of the universe but the joke of the NBA. In these glamour-filled finals, the franchise finally got its moment
The New York Knicks had been here before. As Jalen Brunson and his band of not-so-merry men stood at the top of this year’s NBA finals, they confronted not just the San Antonio Spurs, their foe on the court, but the very idea of what the Knicks themselves – as a team, as a franchise, as a symbol of New York City – could be. The team’s run to last year’s Eastern Conference finals was thrilling but had the aspect of an underdog romp, and ultimately ended in defeat. Was this the limit of what New York’s fans, Rabelaisian in their rages and saintly in their endless capacity for patience, could expect from their team? Brunson was dogged and clever but perhaps not quite elite, a Stakhanovite toiler in a league built for transcendent talents. Karl-Anthony Towns was elite but perhaps too soft, too sensitive, too “zesty” to carry a team to the NBA’s pinnacle. The questions hanging over the leading pair extended to a team forged in their image. The lineup was good; was it great?
Coach Mike Brown, in his first year with the franchise, had promise but no small amount of baggage, having landed at the Knicks after being dismissed by the Sacramento Kings following a horror start to the 2024/25 season. And then, of course, there was the weight of history: no title since 1973 and a litany of near-misses and false dawns in the intervening decades. New York had watched through the 1980s and 1990s as first Los Angeles, then Chicago (under the guidance of its own son, Phil Jackson, who won the 1973 championship as a Knick) propelled the NBA to global prominence, a narrative in which the Knicks filled the role of a dutiful punching bag. Hakeem Olajuwon’s block on John Starks to kill their hopes in 1994, the tragic heroism of Patrick Ewing, death by Tim Duncan in ’99, and all the fizzled promise of Carmelo and Stoudemire and Linsanity: the memories had faded but the scars lingered. The franchise was destined, it seemed, to remain forever on the fringes, a mournful witness to others’ joy. Could they do it? Surely they couldn’t: the curse of the Knicks had driven the fans, the team, the city itself to despair. Neurosis, not success, was hardwired into New York’s psychology. The center of the universe and the joke of the NBA: the city was Larry Fink off the court, and Larry David on it.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 14:56Nature: Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State
We leave you this Sunday morning deep in the Hoh Rain Forest on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington state. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.
14th June 2026 14:30N.J. students' rite of passage via the Appalachian Trail
St. Benedict's Preparatory School, a private high school in Newark, N.J., requires freshmen – many of whom have never been hiking or camping – to hike the Appalachian Trail for five days, with "some" adult supervision. Steve Hartman reports on an annual 55-mile rite of passage.
14th June 2026 14:24
The Guardian
A flamenco ballet and black swan cygnets: photos of the weekend
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 14:08
The Guardian
Living in fear of a knock at the door: the Cubans being deported under Trump
The US president has deported far more Cuban nationals during his second term than the entirety of his first
There was a time not so long ago when US immigration officials would have rolled out the red carpet for Cuban immigrants like May Díaz.
The 36-year-old native of the city of Camaguey joined thousands of other Cubans in spontaneous nationwide demonstrations against the Communist regime on 11 July 2021. Like many other protesters, Díaz was beaten up by truncheon-wielding police officers who were deployed to crush the protests, and three months later she fled the island and landed in the Mexican resort city of Cancún.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 14:00The Houston Astrodome: Inside the stadium that changed sports forever
When the Houston Astrodome opened in 1965, the world's first domed stadium was hailed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," and became one of America's top tourist attractions. But after decades of decline, the Dome now sits empty beside its successor, NRG Stadium. Correspondent Mo Rocca goes inside the landmark with those debating its fate, and those reimagining its future.
14th June 2026 13:57"Do not open until July 4, 2276": What will America's Time Capsule reveal?
To mark America's 250th, a time capsule will be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, not to be opened until America's quincentennial. What objects made the cut to be preserved for another 250 years?
14th June 2026 13:29A time capsule for America's 500th
As America turns 250, many celebrations are looking back on our nation's past – but one looks to the future. By law, a time capsule is to be buried in Philadelphia on July 4, not to be opened until 2276, in time for America's quincentennial. Correspondent Faith Salie looks into what objects – high tech and low – made the cut to be preserved for posterity; and how the capsule itself was designed to survive 250 years underground.
14th June 2026 13:28Almanac: June 14
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
14th June 2026 13:23
The Guardian
Everything you need to know about sugar – from how much you should consume, to some of its 50 disguises
Fructose, glucose, sucrose. Lactose, maltose, dextrose. Treacle, molasses … honey! The sweet stuff is everywhere, in everything from colas and cakes to fruit and veg. Are some forms healthier than others? And what about artificial sweeteners?
Many people try not to eat too much sugar, yet it is added to so much food and drink, it is hard to avoid. It goes by more than 50 different names on labels, is present even in seemingly savoury products and the alternatives are confusing and controversial. So is the sweet stuff addictive – and should you cut it out completely?
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 13:00
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Readers reply: Experts say we should use passkeys, but can a smartphone pin really be safer than a password?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
This week’s question: Is ‘ripen at home’ fruit the supermarkets’ idea of a joke?
I’ve been struggling to get my head around the idea that a passkey, which can be a pin on your phone, or facial recognition, can be safer than using a complicated password and two-factor authentication.
I get that having something unique to your device, not stored on a company’s server, is unphishable and less hackable by cybercrims, but what if your phone is nicked and someone guesses the password? And what if you lose your phone?
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 13:00
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Jack Savoretti and Jemma Powell look back: ‘When she walked in I thought, ”There you are. The mother of my children”’
The musician and the artist on their fiery relationship, a dramatic flight to Ibiza, and Jack’s most annoying trait
Born in London in 1983, Jack Savoretti is a singer-songwriter who has released eight albums. He married the artist Jemma Powell in 2010. Powell grew up in Sussex and worked as an actor, appearing in films including The Hole and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. Her new exhibition, with Mary West, Through the Eyes of the Eagle, is at the Chancery Rosewood hotel in London until 18 July. Savoretti tours his new album, We Will Always Be the Way We Were, throughout 2026. They live in Oxfordshire with their three children.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 13:00
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Welcome to California: land of plunder and hypocrisy | Mark Arax
From gold to water, California’s wealth was built on extraction. The AI boom is reviving an old question: who pays the price?
I was a fourth-grader in the public schools of California when I first learned about the Gold Rush. I remember our teacher, Mrs Dyer, passing down the story in the manner of lore.
On the morning of 24 January 1848, James Marshall, a New Jersey boy come west, stumbled upon four shiny nuggets alongside the American River. He tried to keep his discovery a secret, but the shout of “eureka” from the dirt streets of San Francisco rang out across the shore. It unleashed a force that could not be contained.
Continue reading... 14th June 2026 13:00
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How to make buffalo chicken wings – recipe | Felicity Cloake's Masterclass
Master the ultimate (and gloriously messy) finger food, in nine simple steps
When I first made these back in 2015, I noted that the British are “not enthusiastic” consumers of chicken wings. The fried chicken boom has changed all that, but these tangy, spicy versions, named after the American city rather than the beast, still aren’t as well known as they deserve to be, given what perfect finger food they make while watching (or pretending to watch) sport.
Prep 15 min
Dry 1 hr+
Cook 20 min
Serves 4 (with sides)