Spanish PM calls for urgent EU meeting after ‘selfish’ responses to Ceuta crisis
Pedro Sánchez hits out at ‘polarising and unlawful reaction’ over mass crossing into Spanish enclave in north Africa
The final hit: Is Glasgow’s 25-year gruesome gangland feud finally over?
The double murder of two Scots in the Costa del Sol may have ended the war between the Lyons and the Daniels – but the crimes haven’t gone away
In the battle of Elon Musk v the press, we can’t let truth be the loser
The trillionaire Tesla owner has called the editor of the Economist a ‘traitor to the west’ after a clash-filled interview. How should the media respond? asks Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
Brazil’s HIV advocates say they predicted USAID funding cuts: ‘We would see the trends’
At the Aids 2026 conference, Brazilian advocates said health systems need to be more independent from foreign funding
On the ground in the English seaside town rightwing influencers say is being ‘invaded’
Some in Dover say their town is being exploited by content creators and politicians, but others claim there is a genuine problem
Why generations swear by hot caldo – ‘a Mexican Gatorade’ – in summer
Across Latin American households in the US, the steaming broth nourishes while keeping family traditions alive
If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid
A New York school district has paused plans to bring an android into the classroom. Is this our educational future?
Colorado declares town abandoned amid water and leadership crisis
Hartman residents asked for declaration after infighting exacerbated water crisis and all town leaders resigned
‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing
Lost income, energy fears and a woolly mammoth: what Europe’s dried-up rivers have yielded
Heat and drought have affected shipping, power plants and tourism across eastern Europe – as well as unearthing some surprises
The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are liberating people from their phones
Sick of doomscrolling? From venues with smartphone swear jars to cabins with absolutely no signal, here are the fun and freeing ways to ditch your device
‘Was that an earthquake?’ Italy’s great psychogeographer tackles the Vesuvius-haunted Naples tourists seldom see
His films about Rome’s ringroad and the islanders and refugees of Lampedusa have won awards. Now Gianfranco Rosi is completing his trilogy, capturing a Naples ‘that is not immediately there’
‘We stared into an abyss’: the men and women battling to tame France’s megafire
Exhausted firefighters, foresters and volunteers wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes