76 m. ago Comment by Kate Nash: 'Fans of live music need to make their voices heard'

Kate Nash writes about why people need to fill in the Music Fans’ Voices survey to help tackle the industry problems that have led her to join OnlyFans: ‘selling pictures of my arse online to subsidise touring losses’

Politics

76 m. ago MSPs must use their influence and face reality over Gaelic crisis

New legislation to support Gaelic will not help the communities where it is spoken

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77 m. ago ‘Losing hope with every day that passes’: torment of the ships’ crews abandoned at sea

Thousands of seafarers are left on board their vessels in foreign waters, unpaid, with scant supplies – and no way of getting home When Vihaan* set off from his home in Tamil Nadu, south India, to work on a vessel crossing the Bay of Bengal into neighbouring Bangladesh, he told his family he would be gone a few months. After delivering his cargo of stone to Bangladesh’s Kutubdia Island, the marine engineer was due to head home in March 2024 to disembark at Thoothukudi port, India.But that month, the rusting tug, the Navimar 3, which was being operated by Middle East Marine (MEM), was detained by the authorities in Bangladesh due to unpaid fees. For almost a year, Vihaan has become a virtual prisoner on board, he says, forced to work without pay to keep the vessel safe, amid strong currents where it is anchored off the island in the cyclone-prone bay. His passport and certification documents are being held by a local agent for the Dubai-based company. With no means of getting home, n...

Politics

77 m. ago Fresh doubt cast on authenticity of Rubens painting in National Gallery

Exclusive: Art historian points to ‘bad craftsmanship’ in 17th-century work entitled Samson and Delilah Doubts about whether Peter Paul Rubens painted the Samson and Delilah picture in the National Gallery have been revived by new evidence.Forty-five years after it was bought for a then record price, it is being dismissed as a 20th-century copy of a long-lost painting by the 17th-century Flemish master. Continue reading...

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77 m. ago Toxic Town’s Jack Thorne: ‘We’re not looking at pain exclusively, but at resilience and survival’

The ‘Toxic Town’ writer talks activism, autism and why television has an originality problem

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1 hour ago ‘Homegrown’ Swedish battery startup admits importing vital components

Northvolt, which claims to run Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, admits it depends on Chinese suppliers for cathode active materialThe Swedish startup Northvolt has admitted that a vital component of its batteries is imported amid claims that the company, which claims to run Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, depends on Chinese suppliers.It comes as a documentary programme to be shown in Sweden on Wednesday by the national broadcaster SVT, exposes the company’s failure to build a truly homegrown battery after its attempts to produce its own cathode active material at its Northvolt Ett factory in Skellefteå, northern Sweden, were unsuccessful. Continue reading...

Politics

1 hour ago Antony has sent a warning to all of Man United's transfer targets by proving one thing

With Manchester United likely to have to splash the cash once again when the summer transfer window rolls around, Old Trafford flop Antony has seemingly led a telling example

Events

2 h. ago Losing a pet can cut deeper than many people realize. Here’s how friends can help

Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning

Politics

2 h. ago From the archive: One drug dealer, two corrupt cops and a risky FBI sting – podcast

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2017: Davon Mayer was a smalltime dealer in west Baltimore who made an illicit deal with local police. When they turned on him, he decided to get out – but escaping that life would not prove as easy as falling into it. By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee. Read by Lola Ogunyemi Continue reading...

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2 h. ago UK ‘falling short’ in fight against rise of superbugs resistant to antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance contributing to estimated 35,000 deaths a year in UK, and government ‘a long way’ from containing the problem, says NAOSuperbugs are on the rise in the UK and the government is failing in its efforts to tackle them, ministers have been warned.The World Health Organization has described antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – where pathogens evolve and develop resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobials so the drugs usually used to fight them no longer work – as “one of the top global public health and development threats”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Tropical Cyclone Alfred yet to intensify as it lingers off Queensland coast

BoM says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay and is tracking slowly south through Coral SeaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA slow-moving tropical cyclone off north-east Australia is expected to linger in the Coral Sea for at least the next few days, but forecasters say there remains a risk the system could eventually turn towards the Queensland coast.The Bureau of Meteorology says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay, and is tracking slowly south through the Coral Sea.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dear Coleen: Ex broke my heart but says he could help me move on

"What I can’t get my head around is there was no warning, no conversations – nothing. I’ve just been left hanging."

Politics

3 h. ago Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta hits back at critics as William Saliba transfer warning sent

Arsenal are 11 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race, with boss Mikel Arteta facing increasing scrutiny over his management of the Gunners this season

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4 h. ago Peter London Global Dance Company presents Gables season 'Spring to Light'

Peter London Global Dance Company presents Gables season 'Spring to Light'  The Miami Times

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4 h. ago Trump’s agenda passed its first hurdle. Now comes the hard part

House Speaker Mike Johnson twists enough arms. But, Eric Garcia warns, the internal disputes between House and Senate Republicans remain

Politics

4 h. ago Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey faces disciplinary action over John Smyth child abuse scandal

Mr Carey, archbishop from 1991 to 2002, is one of ten priests and ex-bishops facing possible Church of England proceedings over alleged safeguarding failures in the case of John Smyth.

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5 h. ago Britain's worst paedophile ruined the lives of dozens without ever meeting them. Now, the detective who finally brought him to justice reveals how he was snared

The senior investigating officer responsible for bringing Matthew Falder to justice warns in an exclusive interview about the virtual world of criminality and depravity known as the dark web

Society

5 h. ago Tesco Clubcard warning as shoppers have just weeks to get £100 bonus

Supermarket giant Tesco has unveiled an 'amazing' deal to mark 30 years of Clubcard, which could save shoppers £300 off their holiday - and a hefty £100 bonus

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6 h. ago Brit climber killed in horror avalanche while scaling frozen waterfall with friend

The intrepid pair, who have not been identified, tackled the icy slope of frozen falls dubbed The Gausta Marathon in Norway but tragedy struck as a wall of ice and snow thundered into them

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6 h. ago Elon Musk ‘doesn’t give a s**t’ that he’s making Trump’s job ‘1000 times harder,’ warns Mark Cuban

Tech billionaire and DOGE king Elon Musk is on track to make Donald Trump’s job dismantling the federal government “1,000 times harder” — and Musk couldn’t care less, Shark Tank entrepreneur Mark Cuban warned at a political conference

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