Weight gain as adult increases cancer risk by up to five times, research shows
Swedish study of 600,000 patients between 17 and 60 years old suggests there is no safe age to get heavier
It’s 10pm, do you know where Donald Trump is?
The US president’s late-night Truth Social vitriol riddled with erratic capitalization and spelling? That’s leadership
Benjamin Netanyahu made secret trip to UAE at height of the Iran war
UAE’s foreign ministry denies that Netanyahu visited the country, describing any such claims as ‘baseless’
Trump and Xi tête-à-tête: five key issues on the table in China
It is nearly 10 years since the US president made a state visit to China, and Iran, Taiwan, trade, AI and drugs look set to dominate
Palestinian peak body refused leave to appear at royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion
Australia Palestine Advocacy Network says criticism of Israel is routinely misrepresented as antisemitic – and that Palestinian voices are being excluded from debate
Think you have strong opinions about the 2026 Archibald prize? Check out the portraits that didn’t make the cut
The judges’ selections are, as always, bonkers – but there’s something beautifully daggy about the whole thing too
Republican redistricting effort is ‘evil incarnate’, Stacey Abrams tells new Guardian podcast
In interview with Stateside with Kai and Carter, Abrams says Republicans have raised the stakes beyond party lines
Models welcome a new wave of maturity on Australian fashion week runways
Though other measures of runway diversity, such as size, are backsliding, older women have never been more visible in fashion
Wes Streeting: PM-in-waiting or ‘this generation’s David Miliband’?
Health secretary’s lack of challenge had reassured Starmer and his allies – but then briefings about a speculative Thursday launch emerged
Keir Starmer sets out changes to education, health and courts in king’s speech
King Charles unveils government agenda for the next year as PM faces leadership threat from within Labour
Easy as ABC: voters in England tend to pick names nearer top of ballot, data suggests
Exclusive: Where parties fielded multiple candidates in last week’s vote, those at top of list were more likely to be picked
JD Vance threatens health funding to states that don’t comply with White House anti-fraud effort
Medicare has already paused hospice and home healthcare agency signups as potential fraud is investigated
Valdo Calocane brother tells inquiry he felt powerless over killer’s mental ill health
Elias Calocane says he thought violent messages sent by brother related to suicidal thoughts not harming others
Greta Thunberg and Gary Lineker sign letter defending Southbank Centre chair
Misan Harriman accused of promoting Golders Green attack ‘conspiracies’ and comparing Reform voters to Nazis