30 m. ago Tour de France 2025: Tim Merlier wins stage nine as Van der Poel break falls short – live

Updates from stage nine in Centre-Val de LoireEmail Amy | Longo Borghini defends her Giro title166km: Jonas Rutsch (Intermarché-Wanty) is receiving medical attention from the Tour doctor. His shoulder took a hit yesterday after coming down on his way into the finish. This morning he told reporters:I was pulling most of the day and then I had finished my job and the only thing I could really do for the boys was to bring some bottles. I went back to the car, gave some vests, some bottles And then I was coming back to the peloton, I was à bloc. I looked down to put my bottle in the cage and when I looked up, a guy broke hard just in front of me. I touched his wheel and I couldn’t save it any more and I crashed.A crash at more than 50 km/h is never fun. My shoulder is pretty banged up, a lot of road rash and bruises But luckily nothing is broken. From now on I take it day by day. In two days we have a rest day so we’ll see. Continue reading...

Society

4 h. ago Has America learned anything from the George Floyd uprisings? | Eric Morrison

The response to the demonstrations fell short. But they marked the beginning of a new era that calls for actionFive years ago, the entire world changed when we saw George Floyd’s body on the pavement, a knee pressed into his neck – a murder, in broad daylight. Others might have simply witnessed a horrific incident, but Black people saw ourselves, and what it’s like to live with a knee on our necks at all times. Because George Floyd wasn’t the first – and unless we uproot this system, he won’t be the last. The police have gone so far as to remind us of this by killing more people each year since George Floyd.But the uprisings of 2020 didn’t erupt because of one killing. They were the breaking point of centuries of violence and neglect. Trayvon Martin. Freddie Gray. Sandra Bland. Oscar Grant. Breonna Taylor. Dreasjon Reed. Ma’Khia Bryant. Ahmaud Arbery. And far too many others whose names never trended. The message was clear: we’ve had enough. Continue reading...

Politics

6 h. ago Grange Hill's Lee MacDonald's unsuspecting symptom as he sobbed after cancer diagnosis

EXCLUSIVE: Grange Hill and EastEnders star Lee MacDonald experienced two terrifying cancer scares in the short space of 18 months. The actor has now opened up about his health

Science

6 h. ago Grange Hill's Zammo actor's unsuspecting symptom as he sobs over cancer diagnosis

EXCLUSIVE: Grange Hill and EastEnders star Lee MacDonald experienced two terrifying cancer scares in the short space of 18 months. The actor has now opened up about his health

Science

23 h. ago Wimbledon champ whose topless photo sparked backlash ignores 'aggressive' haters

Sofya Zhuk was a tennis prodigy who won the Wimbledon girls' singles title in 2015, aged just 15, but her career was cut short by injury and she now lives in Miami

Culture

28 h. ago Horrific moment elderly British tourist is mugged and dragged to the ground in front of his shocked wife in Majorca

The robbery happened just after midday on Wednesday in Cala Millor, the largest tourist destination on Majorca's east coast and a short drive from the Love Island villa.

Events

28 h. ago ‘This summer’s story’: sitcom Too Much gives nighties a starring role

Nightdresses are set to follow pyjamas out of the bedroom as daywear, with sales up on the UK high streetIn the first episode of Lena Dunham’s new Netflix sitcom Too Much, viewers might be taken with cameos from Dunham, Jessica Alba and the model Emily Ratajkowski, or the burgeoning romance between Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe. But – as far as fashion is concerned – it’s nighties that have a starring role.Early in the episode, Stalter wears a short frilled red nightie, with her dog in a matching design. Later, she wears a white frilled floor-length design, and it’s clear the item is something of a signature. If it’s a cute quirk for a character, it’s also in line with wider trends. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Novak Djokovic confirms retirement plan after Wimbledon heartbreak

Novak Djokovic again came up short at Wimbledon as he lost in the semi-final on Friday to Jannik Sinner but the 38-year-old maintains he will be back at SW19 next year

Politics

31 h. ago Where authors gossip, geek out and let off steam: 15 of the best literary Substacks

More and more writers are publishing newsletters – but which are worth your time? From Margaret Atwood to Hanif Kureishi, George Saunders to Miranda July, here’s our guide to the bestA peculiar aspect of the dawning of the digital age is that it has, in some respects, returned literary life to the 18th century. A hullabaloo of pamphleteers, the effective abolition of copyright – and a return to patronage networks and serial publication. In this context, then, the way in which literary writers are now turning to Substack – a platform that allows authors to send emails to a list of subscribers, and allows those subscribers to interact in comment forums – seems entirely natural.Literary Substacks don’t follow a single pattern. For some, it’s a way of getting new work into the world, whether publishing a novel in serial form or hot-off-the-keyboard short stories; for others, it’s a way of interacting directly with readers (while building a handy marketing list); for still others, it’s a...

Culture

47 h. ago Carlos Alcaraz channels Sampras to see off Fritz and close on Wimbledon treble

Defending champion seals 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6) victoryAlcaraz matches American’s firepower on sweltering dayOn a blast furnace of a day ­Carlos Alcaraz came through the fire. The double Wimbledon champion ­handled the might and spite of Taylor Fritz’s serve, as well as temperatures that climbed to 31C, to reach his third Wimbledon final in a row.Some have suggested Wimbledon has been a little on the slow side this year. But this semi-final had the fast rattle and hum of an old-fashioned grass-court match. The serve was dominant, the points short, the ­margins slim. Alcaraz had just enough as he came through a mini-classic 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Continue reading...

Politics

48 h. ago We’ve become inured to Trump’s outbursts – but when he goes quiet, we need to be worried | Jonathan Freedland

Across the US, without soundbites or stunts, the president is building a police state and eroding democracyIn the global attention economy, one titan looms over all others. Donald Trump can command the gaze of the world at a click of those famously short fingers. When he stages a spectacular made-for-TV moment – say, that Oval Office showdown with Volodymyr Zelenskyy – the entire planet sits up and takes notice.But that dominance has a curious side-effect. When Trump does something awful and eye-catching, nations tremble and markets move. But when he does something awful but unflashy, it scarcely registers. So long as there’s no jaw-dropping video, no expletive-ridden soundbite, no gimmick or stunt, it can slip by as if it hadn’t happened. Especially now that our senses are dulled through over-stimulation. These days it requires ever more shocking behaviour by the US president to prompt a reaction; we are becoming inured to him. Yet the danger he poses is as sharp as ever.Jonathan F...

Politics

48 h. ago We’re becoming inured to Trump’s outbursts – but when he goes quiet, we need to be worried | Jonathan Freedland

Across the US, without soundbites or stunts, the president is building a police state and eroding democracyIn the global attention economy, one titan looms over all others. Donald Trump can command the gaze of the world at a click of those famously short fingers. When he stages a spectacular made-for-TV moment – say, that Oval Office showdown with Volodymyr Zelenskyy – the entire planet sits up and takes notice.But that dominance has a curious side-effect. When Trump does something awful and eye-catching, nations tremble and markets move. But when he does something awful but unflashy, it scarcely registers. So long as there’s no jaw-dropping video, no expletive-ridden soundbite, no gimmick or stunt, it can slip by as if it hadn’t happened. Especially now that our senses are dulled through over-stimulation. These days it requires ever more shocking behaviour by the US president to prompt a reaction; we are becoming inured to him. Yet the danger he poses is as sharp as ever.Jonathan F...

Politics

48 h. ago 'We're just as important as England!' Wales look to go out of Euro 2025 with a bang

The Red Wall have been nothing short of exceptional in Switzerland, and the intensity of their support is set to go nuclear this weekend.

Politics

49 h. ago Doge wants to replace our institutions with a tech utopia. It won’t work | Mike Pepi

Silicon Valley’s final dream is a world without institutions. But what works for a startup doesn’t work for democracyElon Musk has stepped away from Doge with very little “efficiency” to show for it. While it may have been more of a showpiece than real policy, this brutal and short experiment in Silicon Valley governance reveals a long-simmering battle between digital utopians and the institutional infrastructures critical to functioning democracies.Doge’s website dubiously claims $190bn in savings. The receipts show that they are less about efficiency than they are aimed at effective dissolution, a fate met by USAID, the federal agency responsible for distributing foreign assistance. Continue reading...

Politics

49 h. ago Fact check: Clip about October 7 attack was taken out of context

Two short clips did not include the context either side which showed that Owen Jones was making a point about a line of questioning.

Events

51 h. ago Popular bakery chain with 2,600 shops suddenly closes city centre store

Customers have been told the store is only closed temporarily and for a short time for maintenance work - however, the bakery chain has yet to confirm these claims

Politics

54 h. ago Singer Chris Brown denies further charges over alleged bottle attack at Mayfair nightclub

The singer has made a short appearance at a court in London

Society

56 h. ago Macron is right it's too easy to work illegally in UK, says Yvette Cooper after new 'small boats' deal agreed

‘Groundbreaking’ pilot scheme will see migrants ‘detained and returned to France in short order’ and begin within weeks, says Starmer

Economics

59 h. ago Cash is scarce in Gaza. Palestinians are paying a high price to get it

Cash is the lifeblood of the Gaza Strip’s shattered economy, and like all other necessities in this war-torn territory — food, fuel, medicine — it is in extremely short supply

Economics

64 h. ago Thirty years ago we said never again, Srebrenica. How much longer before we declare: never again, Gaza? | Ed Husic

When it comes to the horrors of genocide we say these words with an ironic frequency. How do we short-circuit the re-run of this pitiful, shameful cycle?Today will be a hard day for Sydneysider Mirela Muratovic, a survivor of the only recognised genocide in Europe since the end of the second world war: Srebrenica.During the 1990s Bosnian war Srebrenica was designated a United Nations-protected “safe area” – a label that came to mean nothing. Continue reading...

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