Women’s Euro 2025: Switzerland reaction, Italy v Spain, Portugal v Belgium buildup – live

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Tobin Heath, a two-time World Cup winner with the USA, has announced her retirement after years away from the sport due to injury – a big blow to her legions of fans who hoped she might one day retake the field.

England v India: third men’s cricket Test, day two – live

• Updates from the day’s play at Lord’s

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Morning everyone and welcome to the second day of this historical re-enactment. After spending three years trying to make Test cricket exciting, with quite a lot of success, England have suddenly given up and gone back to the 1950s.

Yesterday was the 56th time they had scored 200 in an innings under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, and by far the slowest. They pottered along at 3.02 runs an over. (Even at Ranchi early last year, when Ben Foakes was still on board, England managed 3.36.) And the slowest scorer of all was the captain, who faced 102 balls and hit only three of them for four. Even if he is fit for the next Test, Stokes may have to drop himself for slow scoring.

Clare Chambers: ‘Iris Murdoch taught me that a novel could be about absolutely anything’

The author on Anthony Trollope, Andrew Miller, and why she sided with 19th-century coal miners

My earliest reading memory
I have the fuzziest memory of an illustrated Grimms’ fairy tale called Jorinde and Joringel from the time before I could read. I made my mum take it out of the library over and over again. It was about a quest for a flower with some special powers. I wish I could remember why it had such a hold over me.

My favourite book growing up
I think a sense of humour is forged in childhood and I remember crying with laughter as my older sister read me the Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge. It didn’t bother me that they were all about prep school boys – it was the comedy of embarrassment that really spoke to me.

Noodle salad and fried shrimp: Mandy Yin’s recipes for Malaysian home-style prawns

A spicy, herby noodle and prawn salad with a salty-sour dressing, shell-on prawns fried with spring onions, chilli and soy, and a homemade tomato sambal that keeps forever in the fridge

The 14 states of Malaysia are located on a peninsula to the south of Thailand and on the island of Borneo, so it is no surprise that we absolutely adore seafood. Prawns are my seafood of choice at home, and I lean into store-cupboard staples to bring together easy, quick meals for my small family. Today’s glorious noodle salad is perfect for summer, not least because it’s a simple assembly job, while the second recipe, if you make a little effort to devein some shell-on prawns, rewards you with the most magnificent plate of them that you’ll ever eat.

Week in wildlife: a flying vole, a Wimbledon wagtail and some lovebugs

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Five reported dead in Gaza after Israeli strike on school sheltering displaced people – Middle East crisis live

Separately, the Al-Awda hospital in Nuseirat said it received several casualties after Israeli forces had opened fire at civilians near an aid distribution point

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, has responded to news that she will be sanctioned by the Trump administration with a post on X saying “the powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless, it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt”.

On Wednesday, as part of its effort to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza, the state department sanctioned Albanese, an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.

All eyes must remain on Gaza, where children are dying of starvation in their mothers’ arms, while their fathers and siblings are bombed into pieces while searching for food.

Rachel Reeves says GDP figures ‘are disappointing’ after UK economy shrinks for second month in a row – business live

Latest economic report shows UK GDP fell by 0.1% in May, following 0.3% fall in April.

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has described the latest GDP figures as “disappointing”.

Following this morning’s news that the UK economy contracted by 0.1% in May, Reeves points to the government’s efforts to support households financially:

“Getting more money in people’s pockets is my number one mission. While today’s figures are disappointing, I am determined to kickstart economic growth and deliver on that promise.

“The choices we have made in our first year in government have seen us extend the £3 bus fare cap, fund Free School Meals for over half a million more children, press ahead with plans to deliver free breakfast clubs for every child in the country and increase the National Minimum and National Living Wage, giving a pay rise to 3 million workers.

“Flatlining growth in May highlights the ongoing pressures facing the UK economy, with manufacturing and retail struggling, alongside a patchy performance across other parts of the services sector.

“Today’s data suggests that a sluggish recovery remains the likeliest path in the near-term amid persistent trade uncertainty, a loosening labour market and slowing growth in real incomes. And with business costs rising, many firms are maintaining a cautious approach to investment.

“Today’s data confirms that the growth recorded over Q1 2025 was a one-off occurrence, owing to economic activity pulled forward ahead of the US’s “Liberation Day” tariff deadline. Although the UK has struck a trade deal with the US, much of the detail is yet to be sorted out. Meanwhile, the delayed deadline for other countries has only prolonged uncertainties that have impacted UK growth.

“April’s GDP reversal provided clear evidence that there has not been a sustained improvement in economic activity, reinforced by yet another downbeat month which leaves the economy on track for a shallow contraction once June’s data sees the end of Q2.

Today’s growth figure of -0.1 per cent in May following April’s contraction indicates that the UK’s economic outlook remains fragile. Failure to implement the planned spending cuts has further eroded the UK’s fiscal space and it’s ability to respond to future shocks. Combined with depressed hiring intentions and strained public finances, growth prospects remain muted in the medium term.

With fiscal space increasingly constrained, the Chancellor faces hard trade-offs this autumn budget, having to raise taxes or cut spending to meet her self imposed rules.”

If GDP were flat in June, then the 0.7% q/q gain in Q1 would be followed by a 0.1% q/q rise in Q2 as a whole (BoE forecast +0.25%). The underlying pace of growth is somewhere in between.

We think GDP will rise by a fairly subdued 1.0% this year due to the lingering drags from a weakening global economy and the rises in domestic taxes for UK businesses.

Carolina Wilga: missing German backpacker may have walked into bush after van bogged, Western Australia police say

The 26-year-old’s vehicle suffered mechanical issues in remote bushland north-east of Perth, WA police say

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Western Australia police are ruling out foul play as they continue searching for the missing German backpacker Carolina Wilga, saying they believe she may have walked into inhospitable bush after her van was bogged.

Police on Thursday found Wilga’s abandoned Mitsubishi van about 150km from Beacon in the Karroun Hill area, which has been described as remote and inhospitable country.

The Open organisers agree to use of Spidercam on 18th green at Portrush

• Major will be first time the technology is used in golf

• Camera will capture the walk up to the final hole in detail

The R&A has installed a Spidercam above the 18th green at Portrush for next week’s Open – the first time the technology has been used in golf.

The four-point wire-cam system has been suspended above the final hole using four 25-metre-high pylons and will be used to provide spectacular aerial views and unique angles of play, as well as capturing the Open champion’s final walk up the 18th in unprecedented detail.

US set to be host to biggest sporting events with guests it doesn’t want | Emma John

Donald Trump is closing the borders even though the World Cup and 2028 Olympics will take place in his country

Call it big, beautiful timing. On Tuesday, Fifa announced it had taken an office in Trump Tower. On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced he would attend the Club World Cup final. And who could begrudge the US president a little sporting entertainment after the week he has had? Those Nobel peace prize applications don’t write themselves.

Trump’s attendance at a tournament that we can be 95% sure he doesn’t understand is, doubtless, a huge coup and political victory for football. This is a sport that only a decade ago was openly considered un-American, scrawled into the rightwing commentator’s list of pet peeves between meteorologists and Judy Blume. Ann Coulter described soccer’s growing popularity as a “sign of the nation’s moral decay”. Glenn Beck likened it to Obamacare: “It doesn’t matter how you try to sell it to us, it doesn’t matter how many celebrities you get … we want nothing to do with it.”

Kokoroko: Tuff Times Never Last review – ruminative jazz outfit get stuck in a relaxed rut

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The London collective have an easygoing, ruminative sound – briefly lifted here by moments of lively counterpoint – that can feel all too placid

Since breaking out with their 2018 track Abusey Junction, London jazz collective Kokoroko have become known for a soothing brand of improvised instrumentals. Blending whispered melodies with muted horns, downtempo hand percussion and shades of highlife guitar, theirs is an easygoing, ruminative sound. Their 2022 debut album, Could We Be More, continued in the same vein, full of warm brass and gently layered vocal harmony.

So does their latest effort, Tuff Times Never Last. Across its 11 tracks of , tempos rarely exceed 100bpm, wallowing in tranquil bass lines and languorous grooves. The group establish a confident and comforting tone, playing through the lullaby vocal harmonies of Never Lost, the slowed guitar of Closer to Me and Rhodes piano reverberations on My Father in Heaven.

Norway’s Tesla obsession defies Europe’s Musk backlash

Tesla continues to find solace in EV-friendly Norway despite a sustained sales slump across the rest of Europe.

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Phase Space: Degrees of Freedom review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month

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Switching wonky techno for spacious abstraction, Gwenan Spearing debuts a new alias on an EP of uncanny generative electronics

After establishing herself as a techno DJ in some of the wonkiest corners of underground dance music, Gwenan Spearing has spent the last few years settling into slower, more abstract territory. Alongside her club sets, she co-organises an ambient deep listening series in Berlin and spends her spare time experimenting with modular synthesis. Phase Space is the latest expression of this interest, a project rooted in generative electronics and real-time responses.

Degrees of Freedom is Spearing’s first outing under this new alias: an EP of meandering ambient tracks that blur the lines between electronic and acoustic as instruments are sampled, warped and overdubbed through her synthesiser. On the subaquatic opening track Sync, cowbells are stretched and delayed beyond recognition against a pulsing analogue rhythm. Towards the end of Some Pluck, a dense shimmer almost sounds like steel pans, but you get the impression it’s something more elusive.

Fears Heathrow’s move to raise airport fees by ‘excessive’ 17% will push up fares

Airport is seeking increase to expand passenger capacity and fund new lounges, shops and restaurants

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Heathrow is seeking to raise the landing fees it charges airlines by 17% as part of a plan to invest £10bn into Europe’s busiest airport, in a move airlines say will push up air fares for travellers.

The airport operator has made a submission to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to increase the fees, saying the rise would fund a plan to increase annual passenger capacity to 92 million and expand terminal space for new lounges, shops and restaurants.

Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano III: trailblazing rivals’ last dance headlines historic night

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have already shared 20 rounds and two razor-thin decisions. On Friday, they return to Madison Square Garden to settle their rivalry for good

Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano have thwacked one another with 861 punches across two punishing, brilliant encounters. There’s been not a single knockdown between them, nor an ounce of quit. And not, it seems, a shred of closure either. That will change, or so they hope, on Friday night in New York.

For the third and likely final time, two of boxing’s most decorated champions and fate-bound dance partners will meet inside the ropes, returning to Madison Square Garden, the site of their epochal 2022 classic, for what is being billed as the decisive chapter in a rivalry that helped transform women’s boxing. Taylor’s WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO junior welterweight titles are once again on the line. So is a legacy greater than any belts.

Chess: Carlsen fights off Gukesh in Zagreb as ChessFest returns to Trafalgar Square

The Norwegian, 35, lost his second game in a row to the 19-year-old Indian but won a third in “old man’s chess” style, while 20,000 fans are expected in London on Sunday

It looked as if the Carlsen era might finally be over. The Norwegian, 35, had just lost his second game in a row to India’s world champion, Gukesh Dommaraju, 19, who was on a streak of five successive wins and leading the Zagreb event three points ahead of Carlsen. The game was like their first in Stavanger, where Carlsen had spoiled a winning position and images of his frustrated table thump went round the world. “Now we can question Carlsen’s domination,” said Garry Kasparov.

Except this time the sequel was different. The format changed from rapid to blitz and Carlsen launched his own eight-game unbeaten streak including a win against the Indian teenager using “old man’s chess” with no tactics, while Gukesh tailspun into a catastrophic run of 1.5/9. An alternative description would be that Carlsen reverted to the style of Grind Like a Grandmaster, co-authored with England’s David Howell.

Fog, a satellite dish and sandwiches: A Portrait of Cricket – in pictures

Award winning photographer Tom Shaw, who in the past spent 15 years as the photographer with the England national team, has turned his lens towards the lower leagues of the recreational game across the country and produced the photobook “A Portrait of Cricket”

Wish you were still here: what happened to the one-hit wonders of 80s package holiday pop?

Europop acts from Opus to Baltimora to Nena got huge after Brits brought their songs home from their summer breaks. But despite returning to obscurity, the artists say they’re not (sun)burnt by fame

Until 1982, if you wanted to go on holiday, you had to go to a high street travel agent, who would generally make a bunch of phone calls and tell you to come back later. Then Thomson Holidays introduced the first computerised booking system and pricing was deregulated – enter the golden age of Brits-on-tour package trips to Benidorm, Torremolinos and the other resorts scattered along the Costa del Sol.

It created a curious phenomenon of its own: the hit single the holidaymakers brought home. Plenty of 1980s European artists won a single hit, perhaps two, in the UK before slinking back into obscurity or – just as often – back into the domestic or continental stardom they already had before the British deigned to take an interest. For a few weeks, their names were inescapable: Spagna, Sabrina, Modern Talking, Desireless, Baltimora, Opus, Nena. Then they became pub quiz answers.

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Pygmy hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday with fruit cake – video

Moo Deng turns one! The Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand is holding four days of activities in celebration of Moo Deng's birthday. The global superstar and internet darling turned one on July 10

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Bless Me Father by Kevin Rowland review – the Dexys Midnight Runners frontman tells all

A picaresque story of massive success and deep despair that Rowland narrates with an impressive lack of self-pity

In the summer of 1979, Dexys Midnight Runners were a band you would have been hard-pushed to describe as anything other than unique. Their sound was a pugilistic update of classic 60s soul, topped with frontman Kevin Rowland’s extraordinary vocals, impassioned to the point that he permanently sounded on the verge of tears. It was fervent and a little retro, perfect for a musical climate in which mod and ska revivals were already bubbling. But Dexys’ image threw a spanner in the works. “I wore a white 1930s shirt and big baggy light-grey trousers tucked into white football socks just below the knee to give the effect of ‘plus fours’,” writes Rowland of a typical outfit. “I wore pink Mary Jane ballet shoes and my hair swept back, Valentino style.”

Other members appear on stage clad in jodhpurs and satin harem pants. The disparity between how they sound and how they look is so disconcerting, even their manager seems baffled. After a gig supporting the Specials, at which their appearance so enrages the crowd that the band have to be locked in a dressing room (“for our own safety”), they tone things down completely and begin taking to the stage in donkey jackets and mariner-style beanie hats.

Pastel-coloured homes for sale in England, Scotland and Wales – in pictures

From a 14th-century Suffolk pink home to a blue property in a fashionable part of London

‘Dawn paints the statues gold’: readers’ favourite places in Turkey

Travellers share their holiday finds, from ancient ruins to thermal pools, blissful waterside restaurants – and taxi driver diners
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Rising from the rugged heart of Anatolia, Mount Nemrut offers one of the world’s most surreal sunrise experiences. Here, colossal stone heads of ancient gods and kings gaze silently across the highlands, remnants of a long-lost kingdom. As the first rays of dawn paint the statues gold, visitors are transported into an almost mythic realm. Begin your journey in Gaziantep, often called Turkey’s culinary capital. Savour rich baklava and spicy kebabs before setting out through the hills toward Nemrut. After experiencing the mountain’s majesty, continue to Göbekli Tepe – considered the world’s oldest temple complex, predating Stonehenge by millennia.
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James O’Connor earns Wallabies recall as squad named for Lions Test series

• 35-year-old veteran selected after last playing for Australia in 2022

• James Slipper included in 36-player squad to face British & Irish Lions

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has made an eleventh-hour call to James O’Connor to include the forgotten fly-half in Australia’s 36-player squad for the Test series against the British & Irish Lions, which begins next week in Brisbane.

The former Reds No 10 last played for the Wallabies in 2022, but helped the Crusaders to a Super Rugby Pacific title this year in a role coming off the bench.

Trump's 200% tariff threat leaves pharma firms scrambling with scenario planning

A 200% tariff rate — even with a delay — will have a detrimental effect on drug prices and profit margins, analysts warn.

European allies step up plans for Ukraine stabilization, with U.S. attending meeting

The force is expected to provide logistical and training experts to help reconstitute Ukraine's armed forces, secure Ukraine's skies and the Black Sea.

Protesters and federal agents clash during raid at Southern California farm

A confrontation erupted Thursday between protesters and federal officials carrying out a raid, with authorities throwing canisters to disperse the crowd.

How TikTok’s ‘#morningshed’ went viral

Are people applying layers of products, masks and tape to their faces at bedtime following a beneficial beauty trend, or is the practice problematic?

The women in the videos begin by liberally applying layers of skincare products. Then come the sheet masks: two under the eyes, one across the whole face, and perhaps another for the neck. A silk bonnet is placed over the hair, a chinstrap wraps the jaw and, as a final touch, a cartoonish, lip-shaped sticker is placed over the mouth, sealing it shut. And that’s the simplified version.

Welcome to the tyranny of #morningshed, the viral TikTok trend in which creators apply multiple, increasingly absurd layers of skincare products, masks and accessories before bed, hoping to uncover a flawless complexion when they peel them away the following morning. We aren’t talking about the (comparatively simple) serums and essences that made up the once-popular 12-step Korean-inspired routines. Now, it’s chinstraps to “lift” the jawline, hydrogel masks infused with “ultra-low molecular collagen” to smooth, and adhesive tape applied to the skin to restrict wrinkling. I was going to liken it to Patrick Bateman’s morning routine in American Psycho, but having rewatched that scene, his gel cleanser, exfoliating scrub and face mask ritual feels decidedly lower maintenance.

Why is Labour so afraid to admit that we must tax the rich? | Andy Beckett

There have been modest redistributive reforms, but the party of the workers still daren’t admit that Britain’s rampant inequality needs to be addressed

After 125 years of practice, Labour ought to be good at saying why resources should be redistributed from the rich to everyone else. Its founding conference in 1900 passed a motion calling for “a distinct Labour group in Parliament”, to collaborate with any party “promoting legislation in the direct interests” of the working class. Creating a more egalitarian society and politics – which by definition means redistribution from the powerful – was Labour’s original purpose.

Britain was then, and remains, a highly unequal country: more unequal currently than neighbours such as Ireland, the Netherlands and France. This week the children’s commissioner, Rachel de Souza, said that some British children were living in “almost Dickensian levels of poverty”. But as any expensive but packed restaurant, pavement lined with new Range Rovers or row of smoothly renovated home exteriors will tell you, the rich have been enjoying a long boom in Britain, arguably ever since the Conservatives abolished the top 60% income tax rate 37 years ago.

Andy Beckett is a Guardian columnist

UK government considers rescue package for second major steel plant

Exclusive: Speciality Steel UK, which employs 1,450 people in South Yorkshire, could be supported if it enters administration

Ministers are considering options to step in to save another major steel plant if its parent company collapses into administration after a key court case next week.

The business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, is understood to be looking at what the government can do to support Speciality Steel UK (SSUK) – part of the Liberty Steel Group owned by Sanjeev Gupta – should it be faced with possible closure after Wednesday’s insolvency hearing.

The Beatles to Virginia Woolf: UK tree of the year shortlist is rooted in culture

Woodland Trust’s 10 nominees from across the country highlight how trees inspire creative minds

A cedar tree climbed by the Beatles, an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf and a lime representing peace in Northern Ireland are among those shortlisted for tree of the year 2025.

Voting opens on Friday for the Woodland Trust’s annual competition, which aims to celebrate and raise awareness of rare, ancient or at-risk trees across the UK.

Since COVID, threats to local school officials have nearly tripled, research finds

Researchers at Princeton University say some instances corresponded with national attacks on DEI initiatives as well as on LGBTQ+ policies and that the targets held a variety of political views.

Trump threatens 35% tariffs against Canada

Canada — one of the U.S.'s largest trading partners — will face 35% tariffs, President Trump said Thursday.

Resident doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, BMA chair says

Exclusive: Tom Dolphin says rise needed to redress real-terms earnings loss since 2008 and strikes could last years

Resident doctors’ 29% pay claim is non-negotiable, reasonable and easily affordable for the NHS, the new leader of the medical profession has said.

Strikes to ensure resident – formerly junior – doctors in England get the full 29% could drag on for years, according to Dr Tom Dolphin, the British Medical Association’s new council chair.

‘Momentous occasion’: how Bayeux Museum finally said yes to tapestry loan

Said to be too fragile to move in 2018, tests including a dress rehearsal, and a renovation have led to a change of heart

When, in 2018, Emmanuel Macron proposed the loan of the Bayeux tapestry to Britain, an army of conservators and experts rose up to explain why the almost-1,000 year old treasure was too fragile to be moved.

Antoine Verney, the chief curator of the Bayeux Museum, said the tapestry that depicted the Norman conquest of England in 1066 was in such a bad state he “couldn’t conceive” of it going anywhere.

‘I’d be proud to be thrown out of America!’ Eric Idle on Trump, life after Python and not talking before lunch

Ahead of his UK tour, the former Monty Python star responds to questions from Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Mamet, Janet Suzman, Steve Coogan, Bill Oddie and others

When news broke in 2021 that Eric Idle had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, dismay was followed by relief when he survived to get the all-clear. Now 83, Idle is thriving and about to embark on his first UK tour since 1973.

Over haddock and chips in London last month, a gentle and friendly Idle answered questions submitted by readers and fellow writers, actors and comedians about his time as a Python, Broadway smash Spamalot – his musical adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail – as well as selfies, Peter Cook and why he feels sorry for the royals.

It’s 12ft tall, covered in feathers and has been extinct for 600 years – can the giant moa bird really be resurrected?

Colossal Bioscience is adding the extinct animal to its revival wishlist, joining the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine. But scepticism is growing

Standing more than three metres (10ft) high, the giant moa is the tallest bird known to have walked on Earth. For thousands of years, the wingless herbivore patrolled New Zealand, feasting on trees and shrubs, until the arrival of humans. Today, records of the enormous animal survive only in Māori oral histories, as well as thousands of discoveries of bone, mummified flesh and the odd feather.

But this week, the US start-up Colossal Biosciences has announced that the giant moa has joined the woolly mammoth, dodo and thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, on its list of animals that it is trying to bring back from the dead. The announcement has provoked public excitement – and deep scepticism from many experts about whether it is possible to resurrect the bird, which disappeared a century after the arrival of early Polynesian settlers in New Zealand about 600 years ago.

Experience: a postcard delivered 121 years late led me to my long-lost family

Davies is the fifth most common surname in the UK, with a huge concentration in Wales, so it’s a wonder it found me

I n August last year I received a message on Ancestry.com. A lady called Rhian, who shared my surname, had sent me a link to a recent BBC news story, which I read with mounting interest.

The head office of the Swansea Building Society, the story said, had recently received a postcard postmarked 1903 and originally sent to a girl called Lydia Davies, who had lived at the address. Having mysteriously received the postcard 121 years after it was posted, staff were hoping to trace one of her descendants.

State Department to start layoffs in coming days, cutting U.S. staff by 15%

The State Department is planning to lay off hundreds of U.S. staff, part of the Trump administration's plan to slash the size of the federal workforce.

US will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian imports, Trump says in letter

New levies, apart from the 25% on auto parts and 50% on steel and aluminum, will come into effect on 1 August

Donald Trump has said the US will impose a 35% tariff on imports from Canada next month and threatened to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most other trade partners.

In a letter released on his social media platform, Trump told Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, the new rate would go into effect on 1 August and would increase if Canada retaliated.

Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at Sotheby's.

North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong-un alleging torture and sexual violence in regime’s detention facilities

Choi Min-kyung is seeking damages from the state represented by its leader and has also submitted a criminal complaint alleging crimes against humanity

A North Korean defector has filed a lawsuit against Kim Jong-un in a South Korean court, alleging torture and sexual violence in the regime’s detention facilities.

Choi Min-kyung, 53, is seeking 50m won (US$37,000) in damages from the North Korean state represented by its leader, Kim Jong-un, and six other officials. She also submitted a criminal complaint asking prosecutors to investigate crimes against humanity charges against Kim and five other officials.

Denver museum known for dinosaur displays finds fossil under its parking lot

A hole drilled 750ft deep to study museum’s geothermal potential yielded an unexpected surprise

A Denver museum known for its dinosaur displays has made a fossil bone discovery closer to home than anyone ever expected: under its own parking lot.

It came from a hole drilled more than 750 ft (230 meters) deep to study geothermal heating potential for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Trump hosts Jensen Huang at White House as Nvidia tops $4 trillion market cap

Nvidia has been grappling with export controls on its AI chips implemented by the Trump administration in April for national security reasons.

Trump's tariffs giving CEO of bedding company sleepless nights

Revenue losses from tariffs forced Standard Fiber to cut about 45 of its 250 workers, its CEO said.

Nashville volunteers deliver food to immigrants too afraid to leave their homes

An 80-year-old Nashville woman estimates that she delivers about 25 boxes a week filled with food and other basic needs to families of undocumented immigrants.

What to know about deadly Texas floods "nobody saw" coming

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U.S. textile company CEO says tariffs are "wreaking havoc" as it cuts jobs

A recent report found U.S. manufacturers are still seeing a decline in orders from customers amid uncertainty over shifting tariffs. Skyler Henry spoke to a U.S. textile company CEO about what he's up against.

Slovakia festival hosting Kanye West cancelled after thousands sign petition condemning Heil Hitler rapper

Rubicon hip-hop gathering in Bratislava, due to be held on 20 July, says several performers and partners withdrew

The Slovakia festival due to welcome Kanye West next week has been called off after the uproar over the US rapper’s May release of a song glorifying the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Before the 20 July gig was cancelled, Bratislava’s Rubicon hip-hop festival was set to be West’s only confirmed live performance in Europe this year.

Extreme heat challenges crews at Phoenix airport

The summer surge of flyers has Southwest Airlines ground crews in Phoenix working to beat the clock and triple-digit temperature as they turn 200 flights a day. Kris Van Cleave reports.

Trump's 50% Brazil tariff stretches emergency powers already facing court challenge

Critics say the tariff on Brazil could further erode the Trump administration's credibility as it pursues an aggressive trade agenda.

Trump official criticizes Fed chief Powell as Trump takes aim over interest rates

A top White House budget official said President Trump is "troubled" by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's management, as Mr. Trump pressures him over interest rates.

Volunteers bring aid to fearful migrant families amid Trump crackdown

Across the country, migrants are living in the shadow of immigration raids -- some too afraid to even leave home. But as Nicole Valdes reports, a small network of volunteers in Tennessee is bringing help to their doorsteps.

L.A. port head says lower cargo volume could impact holiday season

President Trump is escalating his global trade war, threatening new tariffs on several countries starting Aug. 1, unless deals are struck. With back-to-school and holiday shopping nearing, the move could hit store shelves hard. Jo Ling Kent reports.

Volunteers gather personal items and mementos found along the river after Texas floods

Thousands of searchers are still racing against time, desperately scouring the rugged terrain for survivors of last week's deadly flash floods. As Karen Hua reports, even members of a Facebook group have joined the mission, recovering lost belongings and hoping to return them to their rightful owners.

Fired Justice Department official warns we are "driving straight into an abyss"

Patty Hartman, who worked with the public affairs team on Jan. 6 prosecutions, was fired Monday by Pam Bondi.

Treasury official Julia Hahn to leave as tariff and trade negotiations intensify

Hahn, a public affairs official who worked on trade and tax cuts at the Treasury Department, is also a veteran of Trump's first term.

Texas flood rescue teams continue search for missing as death toll climbs

Nearly a week after deadly floods struck Central Texas, search and rescue teams are continuing to probe debris for those still missing.

What makes central Texas' flash flood alley so dangerous?

After catastrophic floods hit Texas' Hill Country, many are asking about preparations for the next big flood. Jason Allen spoke to Jay Banner, climatologist at University of Texas at Austin, on the banks of the Guadalupe River.

Ketanji Brown Jackson says she worries about state of democracy

"I'm not afraid to use my voice," Jackson said of why she writes dissents.

Thirty years ago we said never again, Srebrenica. How much longer before we declare: never again, Gaza? | Ed Husic

When it comes to the horrors of genocide we say these words with an ironic frequency. How do we short-circuit the re-run of this pitiful, shameful cycle?

Today will be a hard day for Sydneysider Mirela Muratovic, a survivor of the only recognised genocide in Europe since the end of the second world war: Srebrenica.

During the 1990s Bosnian war Srebrenica was designated a United Nations-protected “safe area” – a label that came to mean nothing.

Before-and-after images show RVs, homes swept away by Texas floods

Aerial images show destruction in Kerr County after deadly floods tore through Central Texas.

Tesla moves to expand Robotaxi to Phoenix, following rival Waymo

Tesla has applied to test and operate its Robotaxis in Arizona, CNBC confirmed Thursday.

UNAIDS report warns HIV progress at risk as U.S. funding cuts take hold

The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.

How climate change is affecting prized tea-growing regions in China and Taiwan

Changing weather patterns and higher temperatures are affecting some of the most prized tea-growing regions in China and Taiwan.

Keir Starmer accepts invitation to visit Donald Trump in Scotland

US president is set to officially open a new golf course at his resort on the North Sea coast at Menie

Keir Starmer has accepted an invitation to visit US president Donald Trump during his expected trip to Scotland this month, according to a report.

The details of the visit, including the date, are still being finalised, Reuters reported. The White House has not commented on the report.

White House accuses Powell of mismanaging Federal Reserve, citing headquarters renovation

President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to slash interest rates.

US state department announces plan to lay off nearly 15% of its domestic staff

Several hundred bureaus will be merged or eliminated after supreme court sided with Trump administration

The US state department has announced that it plans to move forward with mass layoffs as part of the most significant restructuring of the country’s diplomatic corps in decades. Officials say the cuts will align their mission with Donald Trump’s vision of America first.

The layoffs, which are commonly called reductions in force (or RIFs), along with voluntary redundancies, will affect nearly 15% of the state department’s domestic staff. A senior state department official said that was close to 1,800 people. The restructuring will also see several hundred bureaus merged or eliminated entirely. The department advises the president and leads the US in foreign policy issues.

Walmart recalls 850,000 water bottles over impact and laceration risk

Walmart recalls stainless steel bottles after two customers suffered serious eye injuries when the lid forcefully ejected.

U.S. doesn't know where it would send Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ICE official says

ICE official Thomas Giles was asked in federal court Thursday about where Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be sent if released from pretrial detention.

Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration

A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security called Mahmoud Khalil's claim "absurd," accusing him of "hateful behavior and rhetoric" that threatened Jewish students.

Norway 4-3 Iceland: Women’s Euro 2025 – as it happened

Signe Gaupset stars as Norway see out the group stage with three wins from three

The players are out and the anthems will be sung shortly, kick-off just a few minutes away.

I’d love to hear from you. In the UK we are in the middle of another heat wave. I have had several ice poles and have a fan blowing me but I am still so hot so please get in touch with cooling tip and tricks. And of course any thoughts on the football are welcomed.

Flooded Texas county planned to start developing monitoring system in mid-July

Plans to develop a flood monitoring system in the Texas county hit hardest by deadly floods were scheduled to begin only a few weeks later.

Real Madrid’s PSG thrashing shows Xabi Alonso true size of rebuilding job

New manager faces tough questions before next season, with the biggest just how to find the right fit for superstar striker Kylian Mbappé

This is the end. For Real Madrid, the best thing that could be said about their last game of the 2024-2025 season was that it was their last game of the 2024-2025 season. So in the makeshift marquee set up by the MetLife Stadium, Xabi Alonso said exactly that, and repeatedly. He had watched his team, who aren’t entirely his team yet, be taken apart by Paris Saint-Germain; now he wanted to get home and “reset”, forget about it. Well, not forget exactly: the hurt might help, lessons learned. “I want this to have an impact but not drag us down,” he said. “In August we start 2025-26, which will be different.”

The way they fell was familiar, back to their recent past, their reality. “We suffered the way others have suffered against them,” Alonso said, and that was true, but it is not only PSG; it is Madrid too. This was their 68th game of the season and their 15th loss. They won only the Uefa Super Cup, a world away now, and the Intercontinental Cup against Pachuca in Qatar. In the league, Barcelona beat them twice, scoring four each time. In the cup, Barcelona put three past them; in the Super Cup, five. Arsenal scored three in the Champions League. PSG stopped at four because they didn’t need more.

Xhemaili’s late leveller floors Finland and sends Switzerland into quarter-final

Geneva may never have known a din like it. Any pretensions of lakeside refinement were blasted into the sky when Riola Xhemaili, brought on as a late throw of the dice, showed the instinct Switzerland had been missing all night. They had only needed a point to continue local interest at Euro 2025 but found themselves trailing to a gutsy Finland as the match entered its second minute of added time.

Then the tireless Geraldine Reuteler skewed a cross-shot into the six-yard box; Xhemaili was placed to capitalise and host nation politesse was the last thing on anybody’s minds from thereon.

Indeed, Glassdoor to lay off 1,300 workers as AI shakes up job searches

As AI barrels into the workplace, job search firms like Indeed and Glassdoor are replacing workers with the technology.

Trump administration launches probe of DEI policy at George Mason University

The probe is based on a complaint by George Mason University professors who allege that personnel decisions underrepresented groups.

A harrowing journey to find food in Gaza

Israel bans international journalists from independent access to Gaza. But NPR's Anas Baba is from Gaza, and in the 21 months he has been reporting on the war, he's also been living it. Over the course of the war, he has lost a third of his body weight, and until his food supplies ran out several weeks ago, he was getting by on just one small meal a day.

Israel still tightly restricts the entry of food into Gaza. The food it does allow in is mostly distributed through new sites run by private American contractors with a group called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. GHF operates under protection from the Israeli military, and the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres said this new system "is killing people."

According to health officials and international medical teams in Gaza, hundreds of people have been killed by Israeli troops as they approach these food sites. U.S. officials have accused American media of spreading Hamas misinformation.

In this episode, Anas Baba takes us on the perilous journey he made to one of these new GHF distribution sites, in an attempt to secure food.

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Who is U.S. tennis player Amanda Anisimova, heading to Wimbledon final

Amanda Anisimova beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Brazil's Lula warns of 50% tariffs on U.S. goods after Trump trade threat

Brazil's President Lula is firing back at Trump's 50% tariff threat — saying Brazil is ready to match any U.S. import taxes, dollar for dollar.

Musk, X to face trial in Don Lemon lawsuit alleging breach of contract

Musk and X have faced other lawsuits over non-payment to vendors and over failure to provide severance as promised to laid-off employees from Twitter.

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at a Thailand zoo

The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of four days of activities marking the birthday of the adorable social media sensation.

Delta shares jump 11% after airline reinstates 2025 profit outlook as CEO says bookings stabilized

Delta cut its 2025 forecast after tariffs and hesitant consumers hit the brakes on trips this year.

Business class+? Delta says segmentation is coming to high-end cabins

Delta is studying changes to its premium-cabin offerings, similar to what airlines have done in coach.

Trump's tariffs on Brazil could make your coffee even more expensive

Coffee companies may try to mitigate the impact of the tariff by sourcing from other countries, but consumers will likely end up paying more for their java.

What should you do in a flash flood? Expert safety tips for before, during and after

Flash floods can start suddenly and become dangerous quickly. But there are steps you can take to protect yourself, both in the moment and well in advance.

Charges dropped against Atlanta journalist detained by Ice

Mario Guevara remains in detention in Georgia while his attorneys work to free the Spanish-language reporter

The last remaining charges have been dropped against Mario Guevara, a prominent Spanish-language journalist outside Atlanta who was arrested by local police while covering “No Kings” day protests in June.

The Gwinnett county solicitor, Lisamarie Bristol, announced on Thursday that her office would not prosecute the three traffic citations laid by the Gwinnett county sheriff’s office following Guevara’s arrest in DeKalb county. Guevara was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) shortly after his arrest, and has remained in federal custody despite being granted bond more than a week ago.

Dinghies at dawn and a determination to arrive: on the French coast waiting to cross to UK

Around Gravelines and Dunkirk there is danger, profound squalor and a human spirit that overpowers the politics

It is 5.45am, the dawn light strengthening. A large inflatable dinghy carrying 20 or more people has come discreetly to the east end of the beach at Gravelines. Though it looks packed from the shore, it is perhaps only two-thirds full, according to regular observers. Each person on it wears a fluorescent lifejacket, soon to embark on a risky crossing from France to the UK.

For a few minutes the boat halts several metres from shore, probably waiting for others to run from the scrubland behind the beach, where some have been hiding all night to try to get on. But the only people waiting are a small group of journalists. Once it becomes clear there is nobody else to pick up, the boat’s engine fires up, heading north-west to England, while one person onboard waves back with the sign of peace.

Fed considering changes to what constitutes a 'well-managed' bank

Under a proposal put up for comment Thursday, the Fed would allow banks with one "deficient" rating to still be considered well-managed

Ben Jennings on Elon Musk’s AI chatbot – cartoon

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Starmer hails ‘groundbreaking’ deal to return small-boat migrants to France

‘One in, one out’ scheme will include a safe route for those who have not tried to cross Channel illegally

People arriving in the UK via small boats will be returned to France as part of what Keir Starmer called a groundbreaking agreement which the government hopes will make a major dent in the number of people crossing the Channel illegally.

Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announced the plan on Thursday at the Northwood military base at the end of the French president’s three-day state visit.

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s future: Putin may be gaining ground, but he is not winning | Editorial

As Russia intensifies its brutal assault, morale is battered but unbroken. European solidarity must remain strong too

European leaders gathered in Rome on Thursday for a conference on Ukrainian recovery, but endurance remains the priority. Russia has intensified its assault with punishing strikes far beyond the frontline – including a record 728 drones and 13 missiles one day before the conference. The UN said that civilian casualties last month were at their highest for three years, with at least 232 people killed and 1,343 injured.

Russia’s brutal offensive aims to break Ukraine’s spirit and European solidarity. Even Donald Trump appears to be realising, with encouragement, that Moscow is not interested in peace. For Mr Trump, maximalism is a negotiating tactic; he does not recognise that for Vladimir Putin it reflects a fixation. Yet this week he acknowledged: “We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin … He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”

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Extreme heat could lead to 30,000 deaths a year in England and Wales by 2070s, say scientists

Worst-case scenario of 4.3C of warming could result in fiftyfold rise in heat-related deaths, researchers say

More than 30,000 people a year in England and Wales could die from heat-related causes by the 2070s, scientists have warned.

A new study calculates that heat mortality could rise more than fiftyfold in 50 years because of climate heating. Researchers at UCL and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine compared different potential scenarios, looking at levels of warming, measures to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis, regional climatic differences and potential power outages. They also modelled the ageing population.

Amazon warehouse workers lose jobs after Trump's immigration crackdown: 'We have done everything legally'

Last month, Amazon began asking staffers who came to the U.S. under humanitarian immigration programs to provide updated work permits.

A recent high-profile case of AI hallucination serves as a stark warning

MyPillow creator Mike Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes. It highlights a dilemma of balancing technology and using it responsibly.

Jane Birkin’s original Hermès handbag sells for record €8.6m at Paris auction

Prototype for bag once owned by British-born singer and actor is most expensive fashion accessory sold at auction in Europe

A unique if well-worn handbag created for the singer and actor Jane Birkin by Hermès has been sold in Paris for €8.6m (£7.4m), making it the most expensive fashion accessory ever sold at auction in Europe.

The original battered Birkin bag was used by France’s favourite “petite Anglaise” for nine years and still bears traces of the stickers she put on its black leather.

Judge pauses Trump's birthright citizenship order in class action suit

A federal judge in New Hampshire certified a class action lawsuit over President Trump's birthright citizenship order and issued a preliminary injunction blocking it.

Are your migraines worse this summer? These factors might be why.

These are summertime factors that can make your migraines even worse, and expert tips on how to reduce them.

Djokovic’s dilemma: can he really beat Sinner and Alcaraz in same grand slam?

The 38-year-old is still the main threat to world’s top two and Wimbledon is his best chance of surviving physical test against the best

Less than two hours after his bruising four-set victory over Flavio Cobolli, which sent him through to a men’s record 14th semi-final at the tournament of his dreams, Novak Djokovic’s mind had already cast forward to the monumental challenge ahead. “Sinner and Alcaraz, we know they’re the dominant force right now in tennis,” said Djokovic. “If I want to at least go a step further, I have to beat the No 1 in the world and eventually play Alcaraz in the final.”

This was, of course, a slight faux pas from the 24-time grand slam champion, but it was also revealing. While the winner of Djokovic’s upcoming semi-final duel with Jannik Sinner will probably face Carlos Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion who just won at Roland Garros for a second year in a row does have another match to win first. Alcaraz will take on Taylor Fritz, the fifth seed, in the preceding semi-final. Although Alcaraz will enter Centre Court as the clear favourite, the outcome is far from certain.