2 h. ago Dermot Desmond breaks Celtic cover amid summer transfer fallout as supremo spotted with global superstar

The Irish tycoon was pictured at The K Club ahead of the 2025 Amgen Irish Open

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6 h. ago Northern Lights Scotland 2025: Scots share amazing pictures of second night of stunning Aurora Borealis

Hundreds of people captured the stunning sight which lit up skies across Scotland.

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27 h. ago Ella Baron on the hard right and violence against women – cartoon

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33 h. ago David Squires on after review, this week’s cartoon is a VAR special

Our cartoonist on chaos at Craven Cottage, Nicolas Jackson’s gap year and Howard Webb’s apology muffinsBuy copies of David’s cartoons in our Print ShopDavid’s latest book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

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38 h. ago The best and worst of times: American advertisements of the 1930s – in pictures

It was a decade that saw the end of prohibition but also the start of the Great Depression and the looming threat of war, an unusual period for commerce, summed up in Taschen’s latest look at American ads from a certain era. In All-American Ads of the 30s, colorful advertisements for everything from alcohol to cereal showcase new developments in design and a persistent optimism despite economic concerns. The book will be released in September Continue reading...

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62 h. ago War, wildfires and child workers: Visa Pour l’Image highlights – in pictures

A selection of some of the best exhibited work from Visa Pour l’Image, the annual festival of photojournalism in Perpignan in the south of France Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Nicola Jennings on the striking down of Trump’s tariffs by a federal court – cartoon

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3 d. ago Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year 2025 winners – in pictures

A painterly, macro view of a cauliflower soft coral by Ross Gudgeon has taken out top prize in the Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition. ‘This is an exceptional photograph that skews perception and leaves us questioning reality,” the judges said. ‘Giving us a unique perspective on coral. There’s nothing fake here, but still we ponder, is this nature or a painting?’ An exhibition is on now at the South Australian MuseumThe week around the world in 20 pictures Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘The surfers were methodical and mesmerising’: Ed Templeton’s best phone picture

The US photographer watched on enviously as young people enjoyed the artificial wave in the centre of MunichEd Templeton had woken up in Zurich, Switzerland, that morning, but by the early afternoon he’d arrived by train in Germany. He was visiting the city of Munich, and after dropping his bags at a central hotel, he walked to the city’s Englischer Garten. “It’s one of the biggest parks in Europe,” he says, and home to the Eisbach river’s famous artificial wave. “The surfers follow unwritten rules based on respect that are fascinating to watch. They line up on either side of the river and take turns. When one surfer falls off the wave and is swept away in the current, another jumps on, and everyone cheers each other on. It’s methodical and quite mesmerising. It takes great skill to jump from the wall into the wave, and manoeuvre back and forth in such a narrow space.”He took this image from a bridge, because “while the banks on either side of the river create a perfect amphitheatre...

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4 d. ago Becky Barnicoat on the sneaky added costs of budget air travel – cartoon

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4 d. ago There’s no wellness app that can fix my washing machine: the Edith Pritchett cartoon

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5 d. ago Rebecca Hendin on the cruelty of Putin and Netanyahu – cartoon

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7 d. ago Black spaces of the Great Depression: scenes of African American life in the 1930s – in pictures

Depictions of rural life in the south during the Great Depression have been predominantly focused on whiteness, a fuller picture rarely seen. In a new exhibition, the private homes and public gathering spaces of Black southerners are seen in a range of photos that provide a corrective. Images from photographers including Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, Marion Post Wolcott and Walker Evans, are part of a project commissioned in 1935 but until now, only a narrow selection have been available. Crafting Sanctuaries: Black Spaces of the Great Depression South is on display at the Museum of Art + Light in Manhattan, Kansas Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Seventieth anniversary of Guinness World Records – in pictures

Guinness World Records is celebrating by looking back at the extraordinary feats achieved since its inception – as well as unveiling 70 whacky and unclaimed records. The organisation’s first volume was published on 27 August 1955 and sparked a worldwide curiosity about extraordinary record-breaking achievements Continue reading...

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8 d. ago David Squires on ... Eddie Howe’s karaoke and Isak’s absurd saga

The fallout from a Newcastle v Liverpool thriller, Mr Bodycam and Arsenal veteran Max DowmanBuy copies of David’s cartoons in our Print ShopDavid’s latest book, Chaos in the Box: buy it now Continue reading...

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9 d. ago From water bosses’ bonuses to nursery sports day prizes: Edith Pritchett’s week in Venn diagrams – cartoon

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1 week ago What connects six disappearances in a picturesque New Zealand town? ‘Everyone has a theory’

Six people have gone missing in the small town of Piha. A true-crime documentary is asking questions – and ruffling some feathersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn a squally winter night 21 years ago, 25-year-old Iraena Asher vanished from an isolated beach community, one hour west of New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland.“It was a terrible night like this,” Julia Woodhouse – one of the last to see Asher – tells the Guardian one afternoon in early July, as the rain lashes the windows of her Piha home. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Scotsman Fringe First awards: The best photos from Fringe First awards as final four winners revealed

The ceremony featured special guest presenter Miriam Margolyes

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1 week ago Things for growing bumps in the night: the Edith Pritchett cartoon

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1 week ago In pictures: Manchester Pride 2025 opens with traffic cone queens, ‘Queer Joy Here’ and a Pink Pony Club

The four-day celebration has officially got underway

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