16 h. ago ‘We are privileged’: liberal Afrikaners reject Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims

As white South Africans arrive in US to escape ‘unjust racial discrimination’, many progressives feel angry at Trump’s portrayal of them as victimsFor some white Afrikaner South Africans, Donald Trump’s offer of refugee status in the US has been seen as a godsend. For others, it has provoked anger and frustration that they are being falsely portrayed as victims of a “white genocide”, 31 years after their community’s own oppressive minority rule ended.In February, Trump signed an executive order claiming Afrikaners, who make up about 4% of South Africa’s population, or about 2.5 million people, were victims of “unjust racial discrimination”. The order cut aid to the country and established a refugee programme for white South Africans. The first group arrived in May. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Harry Styles parties at Glastonbury as Louis Tomlinson enjoys festival with girlfriend Zara

Harry Styles was spotted at Glastonbury Festival on Friday afternoon as Louis Tomlinson enjoyed the event with his new girlfriend Zara McDermott

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41 h. ago Black children arrested in London ‘15% more likely to be criminalised’ than white children

Report finds black offenders less likely to receive mentoring to help them avoid getting criminal record at early ageBlack children detained by police are 15% more likely to be “criminalised”, that is charged and put into the criminal justice system, than white children detained for similar types of offences, a study has found.The report by the Youth Endowment Fund (YEF), which tackles youth violence, found that black children were 14.8% less likely to be offered diversion, which can include mentoring or counselling, that usually results in them avoiding getting a criminal record at an early age. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Ironheart review – the small screen can barely contain the energy of this Black Panther spinoff

This rapid-fire new Marvel Cinematic Universe show for a younger audience is packed with cartoonish violence and flashy effects. Dominique Thorne’s reprisal of her Wakanda Forever role is stunningly charismaticAmid the usual welter of pre-emptive criticisms, hopes, dreams, doubts and hostilities that suffuse the internet whenever a new addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – or any other alternative world beloved of a fandom – is announced, Ironheart (the 14th TV series in the MCU and following on from the events in 2022’s film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) has at last arrived.In the film, Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne, reprising the role on the small screen, which can barely contain her charisma or energy) was the genius MIT student who invented the vibranium detector that rather kicked off the whole vibranium power struggle, then the metal exoskeletal suit that aided the Wakandans in their face-off with Talokan. At the end, she returned to MIT and that is where we find her...

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4 d. ago Some people can wear white clothes. I am very much not one of them | Zoe Williams

My talent for attracting coffee stains and mud splatters brings misery to my friends – especially the ones who lend me their pristine white shirtsI have a friend who curates her wardrobe pretty carefully – there’s nothing in it she doesn’t wear – and consequently she gives, sells or lends me a lot of things, and her taste is nonpareil so I never say no. Maybe one item in 10 is white, which unleashes dismay: she has to watch while I stain a pair of cream jeans she has kept pristine for five years, as fast as you can say, “Ooh, what’s this delicious salad dressing?”Once, I splashed mud all the way up the back of a skirt she’d given me while she was cycling behind me, saying, “We’ve really got to get you some mudguards if you want to wear white.” Once, I got Tabasco sauce on her white bra, which was fine because who would see it? And yet, not fine, because how do you get sauce on your bra? Once, I spilled espresso down a white shirt, and that ain’t never coming out – but it actually wa...

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8 d. ago PS Plus Essential July 2025 predictions and announcement date, as Neon White may come to the service

PS Plus subscribers are excited to see what new games will be added to the service for free in July 2025 – and we won't have long to wait before we find out

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2 w. ago What Elon Musk wore to the White House foreshadowed his downfall

The sloppy sartorial style of political insiders, from Musk to Dominic Cummings, reveals who has the privilege to be scruffy – but it may also signal their undoingIn case you missed it, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have fallen out.For some – and in particular anyone looking at the tech billionaire’s White House wardrobe – this will come as little surprise. Long before anyone hit send on those inflammatory tweets, or tensions spilled out over Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB), Musk’s political downfall was written in the stitching. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Woke' Rachel Zegler makes barbed comment about Broadway after shock Tony Awards 2025 snub and Snow White flop

Rachel Zegler made a barbed comment about Broadway as she shared a series of snaps in honor of the Tony Awards 2025 on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Kate Moss’s Glasto collection slammed as 'ridiculous' : 'Who’s wearing white suits to a muddy festival?'

For the first time, Moss has created festival gear with help from her longtime friend Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie... not everyone’s convinced

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3 w. ago Kate's gone Glasto again! Moss launches Zara festival 2025 look... but won't those white suits struggle to cope with all that mud?

LAURA CRAIK: With less than three weeks until Glastonbury, festival-goers are almost as busy planning outfits as they are deciding which bands they want to see. 

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3 w. ago Burberry's epic festival campaign: Liam Gallagher, Alexa Chung, Cara Delevingne — which fashion tribe are you?

It’s Glasto month! But will you go gorpy, oversized or full Kate Moss? Here’s our field report on the looks of the season. By Maddy Mussen

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3 w. ago Edmund White remembered: ‘He was the patron saint of queer literature’

Colm Tóibín, Alan Hollinghurst, Adam Mars-Jones and more recall the high style and libidinous freedom of a writer who ‘was not a gateway to gay literature but a main destination’• Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85 Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85

The American essayist, playwright and author of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man has diedEdmund White, the American writer, playwright and essayist who attracted acclaim for his semi-autobiographical novels such as A Boy’s Own Story – and literally wrote the book on gay sex, with the pioneering The Joy of Gay Sex – has died aged 85.His death was confirmed to the Guardian by his agent, Bill Clegg, on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Manchester City transfer window guide: Tijjani Reijnders, Morgan Gibbs

City are set for a big window as Guardiola looks to reclaim the Premier League’s top spot

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3 w. ago ‘Hard for me to understand’: grappling with the Charlottesville tragedy eight years on

Author and Charlottesville native Deborah Baker revisits the devastating events of 2017 and examines how they speak to a difficult pastDeborah Baker’s new book, Charlottesville, is about her home town in Virginia, where in summer 2017 white supremacists marched, violence erupted and a counter-protester was murdered. In dizzying detail, Baker charts and reports the chaos. In interludes, she examines the dark history of a city long linked to racist oppression, from the days of Thomas Jefferson, Robert E Lee and slavery to the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and resistance to civil rights reform.Putting it all together was a new challenge for a writer whose books include In Extremis, a biography of the 20th-century poet Laura Riding, and A Blue Hand: The Beats in India. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Joe Root’s greatness is shining anew in the evening of his white

England talisman’s majestic innings against West Indies shows he still has worlds he wants to conquerThe winning moment is perfect. Perfect in concept, in balance, in execution, in placement, in flourish. The ball disappears through mid-on, and before it has even reached the boundary the lid is off and the smile is unsheathed, and for some reason it matters a great deal that the stroke to complete a towering one-day chase of 309 is not a wallop or a swipe, but an artful on-drive for four.But then for all his brilliance, there has always been a pleasingly jarring quality to Root in limited‑overs cricket, even a kind of quiet defiance. His match‑winning 166 against the West Indies on Sunday was perhaps his greatest white-ball innings, but above all it was simply a Joe Root innings, all gentle nudges and classical drives, timing over power, manoeuvrability over muscularity, a triumph of pure talent. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Colorado suspect had 16 unused Molotov cocktails and 12 victims identified, Boulder official says – live updates

Suspect Mohamed Soliman told law enforcement officials he planned attack on ‘Zionist group’ for over a yearSuspect charged with multiple felonies in attack on Colorado rally for Israeli hostagesThe attack in Boulder occurred as people with a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives was concluding a weekly demonstration to raise visibility of the hostages who remain in Gaza.Video from the scene shows a witness shouting, “He’s right there. He’s throwing molotov cocktails”, as a police officer with his gun drawn advances on a bare-chested suspect holding containers in each hand.She has spoken at our synagogues as well as other synagogues and schools just about her background and the Holocaust and from her own perspective.She is passionate about standing up for good things and she is an extremely exceptional person. Always a smile on her face. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boulder attack appears to be hate crime, Colorado attorney general says as Trump says it ‘will not be tolerated’ – live

Mohamed Soliman, who faces potential murder charges, had applied for asylum, according to Department for Homeland Security spokespersonSuspect charged with multiple felonies in attack on Colorado rally for Israeli hostagesThe attack in Boulder occurred as people with a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives was concluding a weekly demonstration to raise visibility of the hostages who remain in Gaza.Video from the scene shows a witness shouting, “He’s right there. He’s throwing molotov cocktails”, as a police officer with his gun drawn advances on a bare-chested suspect holding containers in each hand.She has spoken at our synagogues as well as other synagogues and schools just about her background and the Holocaust and from her own perspective.She is passionate about standing up for good things and she is an extremely exceptional person. Always a smile on her face. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boulder suspect potentially faces murder charges over attack on Jewish event in Colorado – live

Mohamed Soliman, who faces potential murder charges, had applied for asylum, according to Department for Homeland Security spokespersonSuspect charged with multiple felonies in attack on Colorado rally for Israeli hostagesThe attack in Boulder occurred as people with a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives was concluding a weekly demonstration to raise visibility of the hostages who remain in Gaza.Video from the scene shows a witness shouting, “He’s right there. He’s throwing molotov cocktails”, as a police officer with his gun drawn advances on a bare-chested suspect holding containers in each hand.She has spoken at our synagogues as well as other synagogues and schools just about her background and the Holocaust and from her own perspective.She is passionate about standing up for good things and she is an extremely exceptional person. Always a smile on her face. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Boulder suspect booked on multiple charges as lawmakers condemn attack on Jewish community event in Colorado – live

Charges include felony use of incendiary devices after number of people injured in attack in ColoradoSuspect charged with multiple felonies in attack on Colorado rally for Israeli hostagesThe attack in Boulder occurred as people with a volunteer group called Run For Their Lives was concluding a weekly demonstration to raise visibility of the hostages who remain in Gaza.Video from the scene shows a witness shouting, “He’s right there. He’s throwing molotov cocktails”, as a police officer with his gun drawn advances on a bare-chested suspect holding containers in each hand.She has spoken at our synagogues as well as other synagogues and schools just about her background and the Holocaust and from her own perspective.She is passionate about standing up for good things and she is an extremely exceptional person. Always a smile on her face. Continue reading...

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