68 m. ago WCL and Championship playoff finals, Salah named Premier League player of the year– matchday live

Buildup to today’s major finalsLive scores | Fixtures | Get in touchManchester City wrap up their Premier League campaign on Sunday with a game Pep Guardiola believes is “by far” their most important of the season. City head to Fulham knowing a draw will almost certainly secure a top-five spot and a place in the Champions League for next season.After winning the title in the past four seasons, it is a relatively modest target but Guardiola recognises it is the least of the club’s expectations. The City manager said: “If we want to play in the Champions League, we have to take a result there. This is what we are going to do. Of course, it’s really important.” Asked if it was the most important game of the season, Guardiola said at a press conference: “By far.” Continue reading...

Sport

75 m. ago Woman, 22, with seven tumours in her brain 'in shock' after dismissing first symptom

Tumours were also found in her liver, lung, spine and adrenal gland

Events

84 m. ago Hush over Hollywood: why has it become so hard to make films in Los Angeles?

The drop in productions is causing alarm – can Tinseltown halt the exodus and reclaim its spot as the home of movie-making?When Adam Scott was working on the hit TV show Parks and Recreation in the early 2010s, the Los Angeles studio where the show was filmed was packed – “every stage was filled and working”.These days, he told his former co-star Rob Lowe in a much-discussed recent podcast conversation, “it’s quiet over there” – in part because “it’s just too expensive to shoot here”. Continue reading...

Culture

1 hour ago I had to demolish my entire conservatory because of my neighbour's bamboo... we couldn't believe our eyes when we first discovered it

Peter Barnes and his wife had been happily living in their detached property in Brighton for a year when they started to notice green leaves growing inside their conservatory.

Politics

1 hour ago Every parent's worst nightmare: Fears naive young Brits partying in Thailand are being targeted by gangs and duped into becoming drug mules after two women are 'caught smuggling narcotics'

The arrests of two young British women alleged to have been illegal drugs from Thailand have stoked fears tourists are being targeted by gangs to work as drug mules.

Events

1 hour ago Southport teacher says 'we'll never forget Elsie' after attack which killed three girls

The teacher of Southport stabbing victim Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, has said they 'don't want her to be forgotten' and want to continue 'the legacy'

Events

1 hour ago Dear America: women’s bodies are not state property | Tayo Bero

Adriana Smith, declared braindead in February, is being kept alive because she’s pregnant. Where was the concern for her life while she was here?A Black pregnant woman who was declared brain dead back in February is still being kept alive on a ventilator, because of a Georgia law that prohibits abortions beyond six weeks. If this sounds like the stuff of speculative fiction, it’s because there’s literally a Handmaid’s Tale episode about this. And while the TV show based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 book may have gotten many things right about the soul of authoritarianism and a violently patriarchal society, living that reality is even more sickening.Anyone who thinks this is about the life of Adriana Smith’s child is fooling themselves. This is the state, boundary testing to see how far they can take their efforts to have full reproductive control over American women, and gauging how much the American public is willing to tolerate.Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist Continue reading...

Events

1 hour ago Remembering Tina Turner: 43 photos from the illustrious moments of her career and celebrity collaborations

Remembering the iconic Tina Turner - from her on stage charisma to her behind the scenes charm

Culture

1 hour ago Blankety Blank cast: who are the celebrities on BBC One show this week? Full list

Blankety Blank will be back with a brand new episode this evening 👀

Politics

2 h. ago Horror in Tenerife as decomposing bodies of couple found in holiday rental

A chilling discovery at a Tenerife holiday resort has sparked a major police investigation.

Events

2 h. ago Is it safe for two women to wild camp? What I learnt from a Dartmoor expedition

In search of an affordable and sustainable adventure, Maryann Wright headed out into the UK wilderness – and found a night under canvas to be a freeing experience

Politics

2 h. ago I won titles with Man United – I now wake up in pain every day and feel like an old man

Former Manchester United keeper Fabien Barthez has spoken on his battle with injuries, admitting that he wakes up in pain every day on the back of a career that saw him win two Premier League titles

Politics

2 h. ago ‘Alexa, what do you know about us?’ What I discovered when I asked Amazon to tell me everything my family’s smart speaker had heard

For years, Alexa has been our on-call vet, DJ, teacher, parent, therapist and whipping boy. What secrets would the data reveal?She is always listening. She is unfailingly polite. She is often obtuse. She is sometimes helpful. She frequently frustrates. She isn’t great with bashment artists. Or grime. Or drum’n’bass. She needs to be spoken to slowly and clearly, as you’d talk to an aged relative with diminished faculties. She doesn’t like French accents.‘“Alexa, how long do wasps live for?” Continue reading...

Politics

2 h. ago Aberdeen vs Celtic LIVE as Brendan Rodgers and Jimmy Thelin face huge Hampden calls

It's the showpiece of the Scottish football season as the holders look to complete yet another clean sweep and the Dons look to end a long wait to lift the famous old trophy.

Politics

2 h. ago The 9 worst cars of the 1980s, as notorious 'lemon' set for unlikely comeback

These cars were notorious for their poor build quality, inferior design and unreliability

Politics

3 h. ago WCL and Championship playoff finals, Ronaldo ‘may play at Club World Cup’ – matchday live

Buildup to today’s major finalsLive scores | Fixtures | Get in touchManchester City wrap up their Premier League campaign on Sunday with a game Pep Guardiola believes is “by far” their most important of the season. City head to Fulham knowing a draw will almost certainly secure a top-five spot and a place in the Champions League for next season.After winning the title in the past four seasons, it is a relatively modest target but Guardiola recognises it is the least of the club’s expectations. The City manager said: “If we want to play in the Champions League, we have to take a result there. This is what we are going to do. Of course, it’s really important.” Asked if it was the most important game of the season, Guardiola said at a press conference: “By far.” Continue reading...

Society

3 h. ago Expert calls Musk’s ‘Doge’ involvement ‘one of the greatest brand destructions’

Top US marketing professor Scott Galloway says on Pivot podcast Tesla owner ‘has alienated his core demographic’The prominent US marketing professor Scott Galloway says Elon Musk’s decision to implement brutal job and spending cuts within the federal government on behalf of the Trump administration was “one of the greatest brand destructions” ever.Speaking on Friday’s episode of the popular Pivot podcast, which he co-hosts, Galloway said Trump’s billionaire businessman adviser alienated the customer base of his electrical vehicle manufacturer Tesla – one of his most important holdings – while aligning himself with a president whose allies aren’t interested in the kinds of cars the company makes. Continue reading...

Politics

3 h. ago Arsenal vs Barcelona LIVE: Women’s Champions League final builds up to kick

Arsenal will play their biggest game in a generation as Barcelona target a hat-trick of titles

Sport

3 h. ago BBC breaks silence on claims Ncuti Gatwa has been 'axed' as Doctor Who with latest statement as broadcaster refuses to confirm he will be back in the Tardis for a third series

The broadcaster posted a statement on Friday following rumours that the renowned Scottish actor, 32, would not return as the Doctor, branding the speculation 'pure fiction'.

Science

3 h. ago Mystery 'sea monster' bones baffling boffs for years finally confirmed as brand new beast

A bunch of prehistoric bones seemingly belonging to one freaky sea creature has baffled scientists for decades, however a new discovery may have finally revealed who they belong to

Economics