UK swelters in third heatwave of the year as western Europe counts cost of hottest-ever June
Britain expands heat alerts while estimates suggest June’s death toll could surpass 20,000 across continent
Flight of fancy: San Francisco moves to build private luxury airport terminal
City seeking bids to build and operate separate terminal, following Los Angeles, London and other cities
What a week for Daddy Nige and his dysfunctional Reform family
From Posh George Cottrell to Honest Bob Jenrick and disciple-in-chief Dicky Tice, Farage really does know how to pick ’em
In Britain, Europe, and especially Las Vegas – maxxing the all-you-can-eat buffet is the people’s sport
As the all-inclusive holiday has a revival, I recall honing my buffet talents at the Pizza Hut salad bar in the 1980s. It’s skill and science, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Trump is bombing Iran again and blundering again. He has no grasp of his enemy
The president is behaving as if the battleground is the same, but it isn’t. Iran has leverage and knows it, says Sina Toossi from the Center for International Policy
Tesco’s overseas empire is in retreat – but shareholders have no complaints
The supermarket’s central Europe stores may be sold as it doubles down on domestic dominance
Ruth Ellis’s pardon will comfort her family, but the system still lets down abused women like her
When Ellis was condemned to death in 1955, the horrific violence she had suffered was ignored. Today, vulnerable women are still fighting to be heard, says journalist Joan Smith
US launches new airstrikes against Iran hours after Trump threatens to escalate
Iran responds by targeting US-allied Kuwait and Qatar and accusing US of striking near its sole nuclear power plant
Furore in Nigeria over fake federal agency set up in government HQ
President orders investigation after fictitious body given funding, triggering renewed scrutiny of alleged corruption
US judge orders release of $5.8m Trump owes E Jean Carroll after court loss
Order frees funds from Trump’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation verdict after supreme court appeal failed
The Guardian view on the World Cup: the Dear England spirit is alive and kicking
Editorial: As in the Gareth Southgate era, a diverse and passionately committed national team is offering a counter-narrative to the forces of social division