Motorhome bought by Murrell with stolen SNP money was driven only 4 miles, court told
High court in Edinburgh hears £125K vehicle was described as a van in faked invoice and stocked with luxury goods
Trump reportedly mulling retreat from $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
Democrats decry president’s ‘most brazen act of self-dealing yet’ and vow to challenge fund in Congress
To YouTube and beyond: how online gen Z directors stormed Hollywood
Record-breaking box office for Backrooms and Obsession has opened the door for twentysomething YouTube creators as the industry rethinks what audiences want
No 10 confirms Starmer’s WhatsApp messages automatically delete
Spokesperson says function is in line with official guidance as scrutiny of papers relating to Peter Mandelson continues
Six US states sue Trump administration over deal to kill windfarm project
State attorneys general argue $1bn deal to terminate major offshore wind lease off the coast of New York is unlawful
California’s conservative Huntington Beach could get a gay, Democratic congressman
Robert Garcia became the lead contender in Tuesday’s primaries for congressional district 42 after redistricting
EU accused of creating ICE-style immigration enforcement system
Officials say law will improve migration management by allowing more deportations of undocumented people
Trump ‘shouted and cursed Netanyahu over threat to resume Beirut bombing’
Angry phone call took place after Iran said it would suspend talks with US over Israel’s Lebanon campaign, Axios reports
What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in May
Madeleine Thien, Sufiyaan Salam and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments
A horrific murder – and a civil war threatening to tear apart the British right
After the conviction of Henry Nowak’s killer, the right is embracing racialised language. This tragedy is now just part of a political tussle, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate
‘They want the country to be what it was in 1776’: anger in Memphis after Republicans redraw voting maps
Tennessee Republicans eliminated the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district after the supreme court gutted part of the Voting Rights Act
It has the highest levels of toxic Pfas in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?
Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas
Texas jury to consider sentence for Catholic priest convicted of sexual assault
Anthony Odiong faces up to life in prison after being found guilty of first- and second-degree sexual assault
From bikinis to cat bowls: how museum gift stores became the place to shop
Curated edits mean people are treating museums as stand-alone shopping destinations rather than simply exit points
‘We don’t have another country to run to’: Kenyans fear US plan for Ebola quarantine site
People from town of potential site for US citizens with Ebola symptoms say it puts them at risk in country with no known cases