4 h. ago Watch emergency services respond to deadly mass Russian drone attack

Five missiles and 30 drones hit 12 locations, and seven locations were hit by downed aerial objects

Events

5 h. ago ‘I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature’: Elizabeth Day’s best phone picture

The author’s instinctive image of colourful windows in a house undergoing renovation was selected for the Royal Academy’s annual Summer ExhibitionElizabeth Day felt as if she hadn’t seen the sun for decades. It was a gloomy December morning and the podcaster and author was headed towards a London recording studio. On the way, she passed a row of houses that were being renovated. The windows on one particular house had just been replaced and covered with a translucent blue sheet and haphazard orange tape; the scene caught her eye, so she paused to capture it with her iPhone 15 Pro.“I’m known among my loved ones as someone who takes photos of random things, but I just found this so arresting,” Day says. “I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature. The tape reminded me of art’s golden ratio, the geometry like a Mondrian crossed with a Rothko. I was exhausted that morning and it completely brightened my mood.” Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Hidden Pembrokeshire beauty spot with 'magical' giant natural door leads to stunning beach

Just a short drive from a bustling seaside town is a 'hidden gem' cove beach which is a geological wonder and a photographer-favourite - and it's right here in the UK

Politics

7 h. ago Russia pounds Ukraine with over 300 drones, killing 1 in Odesa

Russia has launched a massive overnight drone and missile attack on Ukraine, killing at least one person

Events

8 h. ago Are Arsenal finally signing Viktor Gyökeres? It’s already real in the digital hive mind | Barney Ronay

The Swedish striker has become more meme than man but he is the very good thing fans asked for, on a tray, ready to goThe current edition of France Football magazine has a photo of Viktor Gyökeres on the cover. Not that I’ve looked at it much, or pored over its details searching for meaning, but the photo shows Gyökeres half in shade, half in sun, displaying his famously shredded physique, not so much the standard male musculature, more a selection of lines and bulges, like he’s made entirely from giant walnuts, like a perfect human challah loaf designed by a robot.In the photo Gyökeres is smiling with a kind of fervour, as though he’s about to sell you a miracle muscle powder. And I for one would buy this powder. Make me into a cyborg, Viktor. Maximise my hidden hyper-potential. Basically, I want Viktor Gyökeres to hold me brusquely in his arms while he talks about good proteins and explains the blockchain, in a way that isn’t sexual. Not for me anyway, but that definitely is for h...

Sport

9 h. ago Manchester city centre's forgotten sights captured in 1990s street photography

The 1990s was the last decade before skyscrapers began to dominate the city centre

Culture

10 h. ago ‘It’s not just pleasure – it’s resistance’: portraits of people with their sex toys around the world

Gulim in Kazakhstan keeps her very first one as a souvenir while Coco in Thailand breaks the law by having them, and Serena in Italy says they’re essential. But there’s still a stigma when it comes to talking about sex toys. That’s why Gabriele Galimberti’s images are so powerful, writes author and academic Roxane Gay (Warning: explicit content)Most of us are taught to keep our sexual lives private. We’re taught to hide our desires, and all too often, to be ashamed of them. Cultural instruction about sex tends to be very prescriptive. Sex happens in our bedrooms, behind closed doors, between a man and a woman. Sex is for procreation rather than pleasure. Sex is for marriage. Sex should only happen when you fall in love. If you’re a woman, you should only have one sexual partner for the whole of your life. If you’re a man, the sky’s the limit.Certainly, some of these mores have shifted over time, relaxed a bit. But mostly, we’re supposed to keep our sex lives to oursel...

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10 h. ago 'Most terrifying photo ever' of woman lying in bed held horrifying hidden secret

Those who knew the vivacious socialite Blanche Monnier had long wondered what had happened to her after she vanished in her mid-twenties. Then, a quarter of a century on, officers made a terrible discovery

Events

12 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: EU and UK increase sanctions on Russia as drone strike on Odesa kills one

EU agrees 18th package of sanctions against Moscow, including a moving price cap on Russian oil 15% below market rates. What we know on day 1,242One person was killed and at least one apartment building set alight in Odesa after Russian forces staged a mass drone attack on the Ukrainian Black Sea port. The city’s mayor, Gennadiy Trukhanov, said at least 20 drones had converged on the city. “Civilian infrastructure was damaged as a result of the attack. A residential high-rise building is on fire” and rescuers were pulling people out, he said. The Odesa region’s emergency service said later that five people were rescued from burning apartments but “one rescued woman died”.The Russian defence ministry said its air defence systems destroyed 87 Ukrainian drones in a five-hour period on Friday evening, including over the Bryansk region bordering northern Ukraine and the Moscow region. Russian aviation authorities were once again forced to suspend flights at Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo ai...

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14 h. ago How I looked into the eyes of the Outback killer and asked him if he did it... and ended up convinced the official story is full of holes. The case haunts me: RICHARD SHEARS

For a time, the face in that photograph was one of the most famous in the world.

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14 h. ago Kate Cassidy left emotional as fans sweetly edit late boyfriend Liam Payne into her Instagram snaps

Liam Payne's girlfriend Kate Cassidy was overcome with emotion as fans sweetly edited the late star into her Instagram photos on Friday. 

Politics

17 h. ago Investigation launched after noose found at site of Tennessee Titans’ new stadium

The group leading the construction denounced the ‘hate symbol’

Events

17 h. ago Are Spain pacing themselves or sleepwalking to a deafening alarm call? | Jonathan Liew

Euro favourites give Switzerland hope before sealing their place in the semi-finals but France or Germany could challenge their supremacyAfterwards, there was an awful lot of messing about. Probably more than you would expect after a briefly absorbing quarter-final whose outcome was never seriously in doubt. The Swiss players performed the world’s slowest lap of honour. The Spanish players posed for a group photo, but it kept having to be retaken as more players arrived. OK, now one more with Aitana. Now one more with Irene. Now one with the staff. Now in portrait for the ’gram. Then the teams gave each other an honour guard off the pitch. At one point you would swear someone laid out some picnic blankets and Scotch eggs.Finally they left. And if there was a strangely ceremonial feel to the post-match perhaps it was because there was a strangely ceremonial feel to the match itself: more event than genuine contest, even as Switzerland held out for more than an hour, counted their ble...

Events

17 h. ago Construction halted at new Tennessee Titans Stadium after noose found at site

Construction on a new enclosed stadium for the Tennessee Titans in Nashville, Tennessee, has been halted after a noose was found at the construction site

Politics

18 h. ago Horror moment brawl breaks out in tube station with small kids stuck in middle

Footage captured the moment a brawl between three men broke out at Highbury and Islington Station, in London, with several men throwing punches and kicks at each other

Events

18 h. ago Pranksters fill Trump Tower gift shop with merch featuring pictures of Epstein with the president

The prank comes as the Trump administration is embroiled in controversy surrounding files in the criminal investigation of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Politics

18 h. ago Kourtney Kardashian slams follower who asked her if she was pregnant after posting Italy vacation pics

‘You can tell from the bikini reflection photo kourtney is pregnant again,’ one Instagram comment read — and Kourtney did not stand for it

Politics

20 h. ago Arsenal complete fifth summer transfer as photo of new signing 'leaked' by mistake

Arsenal are set to announce the signing of Cristhian Mosquera after images of his first interview with the club were mistakenly uploaded onto the internet on Friday night

Sport

20 h. ago Arsenal accidentally confirm new signing after blunder reveals photo from welcome interview before official announcement

While the club has yet to officially announce the deal, fans were quick to spot an image briefly published on Arsenal's website showing the player in training gear.

Politics

21 h. ago Ministers set to admit Sizewell C nuclear plant pricetag has soared to £38bn

New official estimate reflects surging construction inflation and contingency costs

Economics