EasyJet says US takeover bid would be ‘highly opportunistic’
Airline’s shares hit highest level in three months as investment group Castlelake says it is considering offer
Netanyahu orders Israeli bombing of southern Beirut
Thousands leave homes after Israeli military instructed to strike ‘terrorist targets’ in largest escalation of war since ceasefire
‘Pompeii, but in the middle of a massive city’: the ice age fossil site hidden in Los Angeles
La Brea Tar Pits – the only urban, active ice age excavation site in world – gets a mammoth face lift for the first time in nearly 50 years
‘One day I thought, that’s enough’: the people fighting back against pothole-riddled roads
The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here?
A broken economy and an emboldened regime: Iranians abandoned to endure fallout from war
Some Iranians hoped foreign intervention would unseat the regime but instead the US-Israel war has damaged livelihoods and strengthened those in power
UK house prices fall for first time this year amid rising interest rates
Nationwide finds typical price was £278,024 in May, as Savills says Iran war has ‘fundamentally changed’ outlook
The best face sunscreens in the UK: 10 lightweight, non-greasy SPFs for every skin type – tested
Whether you want a stick, a spray or a tinted cream, our expert’s favourite formulas can provide year-round sun protection
‘You can let your inner freak out!’: welcome to Pixelate and the growing craze for internet-culture raves
At Pixelate, the music is as garish as the meme-referencing costumes. Is it internet ‘brainrot’ come to life – or a much-needed offline community?
Helen Goh’s recipe for gooseberry and almond pies
Pleasingly sour gooseberries are easily tamed in a compote that’s baked in a pie filled with smooth almond cream
We’re going on a Bosnian bear hunt … in Europe’s oldest forest
A guided walk in the primeval wildwood of Perućica, where wolves, chamois and the elusive brown bear roam
Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms
Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24
Ian Russell obituary
Folklorist and scholar regarded as a leading authority on the carol singing traditions of south Yorkshire and Derbyshire
The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks
Endless swiping has left a generation of singles burned out. But get real: dating assistants and AI-aided chats will never recreate the friction of real romance, says technology journalist Tatum Hunter
Two US political commentators banned from entering UK
Home Office says presence of Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker in UK ‘may not be conducive to the public good’