‘Just a local’: rural New Zealand fondly remembers Sam Neill, its everyday star
Sam Neill raised money for the community cinema and traded banter in the local cafe, so to residents of the small towns near where he lived, the actor fitted right in
Teenager left with life-threatening injuries after alleged stabbing at Brisbane school
Queensland police arrest a 16-year-old boy after an alleged altercation with a 17-year-old boy at Islamic College of Brisbane
TV tonight: regrets and flashbacks in sizzling Swedish affair drama
Faithless is an erotic series based on Ingmar Bergman’s 2000 film. Plus: the final chilling part of the Pike County Murders. Here’s what to watch this evening
Trump rejects Iran’s strait of Hormuz closure claim as fight for control goes on
Ceasefire at the point of collapse after almost a week of tit-for-tat exchanges escalate tensions across Gulf region
Universities not doing enough to deal with protests and ‘highly personal’ attacks, antisemitism royal commission hears
Fourth block of hearings in royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion examining lived experiences of Jewish students and academics
Bangkok bar fire: death toll reaches 30 as police investigate negligence as ‘primary theory’
Bar owner in Thailand offers ‘deepest apologies for this tragic incident’ as police investigate whether exits were either blocked or hard to access
UK’s alcohol-free beer boom threatened by regulations, trade body warns
BBPA wants content definition for beer to be considered alcohol free to be changed from 0.05% to 0.5%
Burnham has a chance to overhaul Pip. Here’s what a truly progressive system could look like
Last week’s Timms report shows how disability is still vilified. But some pragmatic fixes would help both claimants and the economy, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis
Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating
Fritters and slow-cooked: Ben Tish’s recipes for cooking with courgettes
This often underrated but hugely versatile vegetable can be cooked in copious delicious ways. Here are two of them
North Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters
Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval
Israel sets October date for first elections since Hamas attacks in 2023
Vote will allow Israelis to pass judgment on Benjamin Netanyahu and his handling of conflicts in Gaza and Iran
Israel courted Iran’s former hardline president for post-regime role, reports claim
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reportedly wooed by Mossad agents after distancing himself from Khamenei
US launches third night of strikes on Iran as Trump announces Hormuz blockade
American president says ships will be charged for safe passage through strait in apparent policy reversal
Fourth Australian interest rate rise more likely if Trump’s Iran conflict not resolved within a week
Economists warn continued airstrikes could push oil prices beyond US$100 a barrel, increasing chance of further RBA rate hike
Country diary: Spot the young hare – they know how to make it hard
Eyam Moor, Derbyshire: I go in search of a leveret, which is a tricky business. For them, subterfuge is key to survival