Four works were taken during public holiday, the day after Italian police recovered paintings by Cézanne, Renoir and Matisse
Some film-makers say the technology could enable them to bypass the studio giants and take more creative risks
In Cora Bissett’s highly enjoyable and accessible production, a deaf man reintroduces a busker to the joy of music
People, ideas and scenes wash over each other in Ivo van Hove’s masterly staging at the Edinburgh international festival
Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital
A huge choir, an expanded orchestra, four brass bands and a warehouse-full of percussion achieved surround-sound magnificence
Actor who played Shirley Johnson in the sitcom Citizen Smith, and whose dozens of other roles included EastEnders, Doctor Who and The Bill
They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice, says writer and podcaster Coco Khan
His unshowy gifts, which discreetly carried arthouse drama and blockbuster adventures alike, never sucked a movie’s oxygen in to his own performance
As chief US diplomat, Rubio could do great good. His pandering and neglect are a disgrace we shouldn’t ignore, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
The Guardian travelled 100 miles along the EU’s longest river, where some residents are struggling to secure drinking water
Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Loggerhead turtles abound this season but rollback of Endangered Species Act protections could threaten future
A broad group of diseases in the agricultural powerhouse is top of mind for the midterm elections
A cook-your-own adventure meal, with all manner of fillings and servings to explore
James Green’s oyster company owns a chunk of Whitstable’s shoreline but success has not brought affection from residents