Country diary: This weary traveller has escaped the hunter’s gun
Maxey Cut, Cambridgeshire: There’s so much precious wildlife around this old flood-relief channel including sea trout and eels. But I’ve come to hear the purr of the turtle dove
Australians from hantavirus cruise ship to fly out of Netherlands in full PPE after plane and crew secured
Health minister Mark Butler says six passengers who have tested negative for hantavirus will land in Western Australia on Friday
Trump and Xi tête-à-tête: five key issues on the table in China
The US president has arrived in Beijing to much pomp and ceremony. Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate talks at the summit
As Westminster rages, and Labour sinks into civil war: what about the people?
Voters are desperate for a turnaround in living standards. The runners and riders for the Labour leadership must address this, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian view on Iran’s repression: political prisoners such as Narges Mohammadi need freedom not bombs
Editorial: The critically ill Nobel peace laureate should be released. Iranians’ human rights are under attack from both the regime and the US-Israel war
The Guardian view on the king’s speech: an agenda for a government that lacks conviction
Editorial: Keir Starmer’s programme is fatally limited by the timidity of an election manifesto that shied away from hard arguments
Labour politicians should put the country before their party
Letters: Fiona O’Farrell, Sarah Mulholland and Jennifer Evans on the ongoing circus surrounding potential challengers to Keir Starmer’s leadership
Half-birthday hint in Lewis Carroll’s classic
Brief letters: Through the Looking-Glass | Paperwork backlogs | Imaginary bus driving | Knowing the Lingo
The UAE tries hard to keep its reputation spotless. But with the war in Sudan, how can it?
Outrage is mounting about the Gulf country’s complicity in Sudan’s catastrophic civil war – and it might be starting to hit them where it hurts, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Cheers to the fight to save village pubs
Letters: Ian Williamson and Susan Gregory respond to an article by Sam Wollaston on pub closures and share experiences in their own communities
Sadiq Khan’s words are disconnected from the reality of London life
Letter: A ‘case study in hope’ is not how Fernando Quintana Marrero would describe life for Londoners who feel exploited and unheard
Corrections and clarifications
Tavistock clinic | Leonie Swann
Dave Mason obituary
Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the British rock group Traffic who clashed with the frontman Steve Winwood
‘Irresponsible’: backlash as Utah approves datacenter twice the size of Manhattan
Facility would require more power than entire state uses and suck up vast amount of water in drought-stricken area
Drug counselor who delivered ketamine dose that killed Matthew Perry gets two years
Erik Fleming sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s death
Wes Streeting prepares to launch leadership challenge against Keir Starmer
Health secretary’s move to force race sparks scramble on left of Labour for candidate to oppose him