Russia launches ‘brutal’ attack on Ukraine as peace talks continue
Kyiv says Moscow used 396 drones and missiles in ‘another night of Russian terror’ on second day of talks in UAE
The hill I will die on: Bum gun, bidet or shattaf – whatever you call it, install one now
Really, why wouldn’t you wash yourself after using the toilet? If you won’t listen to me, then listen to Zohran Mamdani – and get your straddle on, says author Mona Eltahawy
‘To say I was the favourite would imply I was liked’: Mark Haddon on a loveless childhood
As a bookish child with a distant father and a disapproving mother, the Curious Incident author retreated into a world of his own. Looking back, he asks what it means to lose parents who never showed you love
Reform UK’s private health insurance plan would cost £1.7bn, Streeting to say
Health secretary will describe plan to offer tax relief on private healthcare as ‘tax cut for the wealthiest’
Young will suffer most when AI ‘tsunami’ hits jobs, says head of IMF
Kristalina Georgieva says research suggests 60% of jobs in advanced economies will be affected, with many entry-level roles wiped out
In the Trump era, we need satire more than ever. Just don’t expect it to save democracy
In the US, comedy has long filled the space vacated by partisan news media. Now France is following its lead, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
‘Repatriate the gold’: German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults
Shift in relations and unpredictability of Donald Trump make it ‘risky to store so much gold in the US’, say experts
Tim Dowling: the dung men are here. The tortoise is out. Surely it’s not spring already …
I see the manure men as part of some lost and deeply English tradition, which is why I prefer my wife to deal with them
Red meat, no lettuce: Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attend private lunch after week of Tory defections
Meal at Mayfair club took place on day Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick criticised former PM’s mini-budget
The Guide #227: A brain-melting sci-fi movie marathon, curated by Britain’s best cult film-maker
As Bulk tours indie cinemas, its director reflects on the cinematic DNA​ and oddball influences that fuelled his most unconventional wor​k