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  1. Culture
    The French film festival that’s mad for Britain

    Julie Depardieu with a Newquay police officer at the closing ceremony of the Dinard film festival.

  2. Shada Islam
    The EU's institutions have a diversity problem

    New EU Commissioners-designate Meeting<br>BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 18: New Commissioner-designates (CD) pose in the EU Commission HQ on September 18, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. (L-R) CD Executive VP for Cohesion &amp; Reforms Raffaele Fitto, CD for Financial Services &amp; Savings &amp; Investments Union Maria Luis Albuquerque, CD for Agriculture &amp; Food Christophe Hansen, CD for Environment &amp; Water Resilience Jessika Roswall, CD for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela, CD for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, CD for Defence &amp; Space Andrius Kubilius, CD Executive VP for People, Skills &amp; Preparedness Roxana Minzatu, CD for Climate, Net Zero &amp; Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra, CD for Economy &amp; Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis, CD Executive VP for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, CD Executive VP for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, CD for Trade &amp; Economic Security Maros Sefcovic, CD for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, CD High Representative for Foreign Affairs &amp; Security Policy &amp; VP of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, CD for Startups, Research &amp; Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva, CD for Preparedness &amp; Crisis Management; Equality Hadja Lahbib, CD for Fisheries &amp; Oceans Costas Kadis, CD for Energy &amp; Housing Dan Jorgensen, CD for Democracy, Justice, &amp; the Rule of Law Michael McGrath, CD for Health &amp; Animal Welfare Oliver Varhelyi, CD for Inter-generational Fairness, Youth, Culture &amp; Sport Glenn Micallef, CD for Budget, Anti-Fraud &amp; Public Administration Piotr Serafin &amp; Commissioners-designate Executive VP for Prosperity &amp; Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne. All the Commissioners-designate will pass first a hearing in the European Parliament before they will be nominate EU Commissioner. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

  3. Football
    Andrés Iniesta says goodbye for the final time

    Andrés Iniesta

  4. Podcast
    Will exit of UK PM's aide solve Labour's problems?

    Sue Gray

  5. Food
    The myriad ways to fall in love with unwanted beans

    Meera Sodha's barbecue beans and corn fritters.

  6. Marina Hyde
    Keir Starmer is an unforced error machine

    Marina Hyde

Headlines

  • A man standing on a ladder fixes boards over windows of a house as another holds the foot

    Hurricane Milton
    Floridians warned ‘you are going to die’ if they don’t evacuate as Milton nears

    Thousands of evacuees clog highways as storm projected to hit Tampa Bay on Wednesday restrengthens to category 5
    • Paula Badosa in action against Coco Gauff at the China Open earlier this month.

      Spain
      Tennis star Paula Badosa apologises after being accused of racism

    • Americas
      Anger and disgust in Mexico over beheading of newly sworn-in city mayor

    • US elections
      Giggling Elon Musk revisits ‘joke’ about Kamala Harris assassination

    • Brazil
      Brazil lifts ban on X after Elon Musk complies with court demands

    • Donald Trump
      Former president claims to have been to Gaza despite no evidence of visit

    • Classified documents
      Trump took ‘British naval secrets’ to Mar-a-Lago, says former spy

    • Climate crisis
      Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts

    • Hungary
      Viktor Orbán would celebrate Trump victory with ‘bottles of champagne’

Europe in focus

  • Pigeons flying over a residential building damaged by shelling in the town of Kurakhove, located near the front line, in the Pokrovsk district of the eastern Donetsk region

    Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy says Ukraine needs to achieve faster results on the battlefield

  • New EU Commissioners-designate Meeting<br>BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 18: New Commissioner-designates (CD) pose in the EU Commission HQ on September 18, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. (L-R) CD Executive VP for Cohesion &amp; Reforms Raffaele Fitto, CD for Financial Services &amp; Savings &amp; Investments Union Maria Luis Albuquerque, CD for Agriculture &amp; Food Christophe Hansen, CD for Environment &amp; Water Resilience Jessika Roswall, CD for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela, CD for Mediterranean Dubravka Suica, CD for Defence &amp; Space Andrius Kubilius, CD Executive VP for People, Skills &amp; Preparedness Roxana Minzatu, CD for Climate, Net Zero &amp; Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra, CD for Economy &amp; Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis, CD Executive VP for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, CD Executive VP for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, CD for Trade &amp; Economic Security Maros Sefcovic, CD for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas, CD High Representative for Foreign Affairs &amp; Security Policy &amp; VP of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, CD for Startups, Research &amp; Innovation Ekaterina Zaharieva, CD for Preparedness &amp; Crisis Management; Equality Hadja Lahbib, CD for Fisheries &amp; Oceans Costas Kadis, CD for Energy &amp; Housing Dan Jorgensen, CD for Democracy, Justice, &amp; the Rule of Law Michael McGrath, CD for Health &amp; Animal Welfare Oliver Varhelyi, CD for Inter-generational Fairness, Youth, Culture &amp; Sport Glenn Micallef, CD for Budget, Anti-Fraud &amp; Public Administration Piotr Serafin &amp; Commissioners-designate Executive VP for Prosperity &amp; Industrial Strategy Stephane Sejourne. All the Commissioners-designate will pass first a hearing in the European Parliament before they will be nominate EU Commissioner. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

    Look at this photo of Ursula von der Leyen’s new team – and tell me the EU doesn’t have a diversity problem

    Shada Islam
    I have seen how structural racism is embedded in the EU’s institutions. A revolution in recruitment is needed
  • A skier rides down a slope next to a ski lift at Val Thorens, in the French Alps, on November 24, 2019, during the ski station's opening week-end.

    Society
    ‘Doesn’t feel fair’: young Britons struggle with losing right to work in EU since Brexit

    Once seen as a rite of passage, seasonal jobs in the rest of Europe are off limits for many – but some still make it work

Spotlight

  • Three Studies of Isabel Rawsthorne, 1967 by Francis Bacon © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved, DACS/Artimage 2024. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd. Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin.

    Art
    Francis Bacon: Human Presence review – ‘This whirligig of horrors is the best Bacon show I’ve ever seen’

    The hard-living artist’s distorted figures – deformed to reveal mortality, sex and death – often left their subjects feeling injured. But this biting show should leave crowds astonished
  • Carlos from the Sanubari stables rides half Sumba, half Arab racing horse Calypso along the beach, Sumba, Indonesia

    Indonesia
    Sumba’s sandalwood ponies

  • Composite (photo and illustration) of a couple in an awkward embrace for G-spot/ Sexual Healing column

    Sexual healing
    No matter how hard he tries, my boyfriend can’t find my G-spot

    I’ve actually started to laugh at our increasingly desperate attempts, but it’s putting me off sex altogether
  • Denis and Margaret Thatcher with her PA, Cynthia Crawford, after the Brighton bomb attack in 1984

    Television
    Bombing Brighton: The Plot to Kill Thatcher review – her shaky post-blast interview says it all

    Guy King’s documentary analyses the politics and history that led to the deadly IRA attack on the Conservative party conference in 1984 with care and intelligence
    • Rivals.

      Television
      Rivals first-look review – an eye-popping explosion of sex, more sex and bad wigs

    • Julie Depardieu with a Newquay police officer at the closing ceremony of the Dinard film festival.

      Film
      Bunting, bobbies and Doctor Who phone boxes: Dinard, the French film festival that’s mad for Britain

    • Slugging it out … Bernal in La Maquina.

      Television
      Return of the Mexican sex bombs: Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna on their boxing comedy La Máquina

    • Nice touch … Boombass performing during the Paris 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony.

      Music
      ‘Look at this. We are back’: the impossible return of French touch titans Cassius

Opinion

  • Oil supertankers anchored at the Bandar Abbas Anchorage, in the Straits of Hormuz, bridging the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman - one of the most important waterways for the export of petroleum, from which 20% of the world's petroleum production passes through the narrow straits.<br>MN29Y4 Oil supertankers anchored at the Bandar Abbas Anchorage, in the Straits of Hormuz, bridging the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman - one of the most important waterways for the export of petroleum, from which 20% of the world's petroleum production passes through the narrow straits.

    Editorial
    The Guardian view on Israel and Iran: there will be no winners from an all-out war

    Editorial: An oil price shock and economic downturn are among the likely effects of an attack on Iran’s exporting capacity
  • Thursday Protest Marches Resume Following FPOe Election Victory<br>VIENNA, AUSTRIA - OCTOBER 03: Protesters demanding an exclusion of the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) from the next Austrian government burn Bengal firework as they gather in front of the Austrian parliament building on October 03, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. The FPOe came in first place with approximately 29% of the vote in national elections on September 29 and is hoping to rule with a coalition partner. Today's protest is a resumption of similar protests when the FPOe was part of previous government coalitions. Sunday's election result also makes possible a three-party coalition between the Austrian People's Party (OeVP), the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPOe) and the NEOS party. (Photo by Christian Bruna/Getty Images)

    On the streets of Vienna, I saw Austrians’ rage at the march of the far right – but also their helplessness

    Owen Jones
  • Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, Football, Emirates Stadium, London, UK - 17 Aug 2024<br>EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or "live" services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Paul Marriott/Shutterstock (14642054ca) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer celebrates the second Arsenal goal (2-0) as he watches his beloved team Arsenal, at the Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers EPL match Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premier League, Football, Emirates Stadium, London, UK - 17 Aug 2024

    Keir Starmer is an unforced error machine – have they tried turning him off and on again?

    Marina Hyde
  • A Heinz advert on the London Underground that sparked controversy, 4 October.

    When a Heinz advert features racist stereotypes to sell pasta sauce, it’s vital to speak out. So I did

    Nels Abbey
  • A Palestinian child at Ibn Rushd school in Al-Zawaida following an Israeli airstrike, Gaza, 6 October 2024.

    Today, our hearts are breaking for the children of Gaza. Tomorrow, we must give them peace

    Gordon Brown
  • Moo Deng the hippo

    As the world falls apart, a few things are still worth celebrating – like Moo Deng the pygmy hippo

    Arwa Mahdawi

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Climate crisis

  • Cultivated meat in a petri dish

    Meat industry
    Lab-grown meat could be sold in UK in next few years, says food regulator

  • A tugboat pushing barges navigates around sandbars amid low water levels on the Mississippi River

    Water
    Climate warning as world’s rivers dry up at fastest rate for 30 years

  • A satellite picture of a storm.

    Weather tracker
    Tail end of Hurricane Kirk to bring gusts and rain to Europe

  • Smoke rises from mutual aid wildfire HTZ001 in the High Level Forest Area<br>An image taken through a window shows smoke rising from mutual aid wildfire HTZ001 in the High Level Forest Area, which originated from the Northwest Territories in 2023 but flared due to strong winds, near Indian Cabins, Alberta, Canada May 10, 2024. Alberta Wildfire/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES

    Canada
    Canada’s carbon tax is popular, innovative and helps save the planet – but now it faces the axe

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Around the world

  • Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq

    Israel-Gaza: one year on
    ‘Survivor’s guilt is overwhelming’: the grief of losing 21 relatives in one airstrike in Gaza

  • Interpol released images of 'The girl with the 10 pence coin' found France in 1982, Rita Roberts, a British woman found 31 years ago in Belgium and identified through the appeal, and 'The woman who wasn’t alone', found in a hotel room in Spain in 1999.

    Interpol
    Interpol campaign to identify remains of women in Europe expands to 46 cases

    • Medical research
      Scientists create surgical stitch to aid healing by electrical stimulation

    • Technology
      Tesla Cybertruck ‘too big and sharp’ for European roads, say campaigners

    • US airlines
      Two women kicked off Spirit Airlines flight for wearing crop tops

    • UK
      Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife, accused of helping Iran, wanted to be MI6 ‘double agent’

    • World
      China puts tariffs on EU brandy in escalating trade row with Brussels

    • UK
      Cleverly emerges as Tory leadership frontrunner after third round of voting

Culture

  • Lore Segal.

    Books
    Lore Segal, Austrian-American author, dies aged 96

    Writer of autobiographical novels and short stories drew on her experiences after fleeing Nazi-occupied Vienna as part of the Kindertransport
  • Jennifer Salke in a red suit poses seated for a photograph

    Film
    ‘Bond’s audience will be patient’: Amazon MGM Studios’ boss on the hunt for a new 007

  • Yasmin Williams.

    Music
    Yasmin Williams, folk’s fantastical fingerpicker: ‘Guitar Hero shaped my experimental approach’

  • Satisfactory, game, screenshot, a first-person open-world factory building game

    Satisfactory, the factory-building game so compelling it has invaded my dreams

    Patrick Lum
  • Heath Ledger as the Joker

    Art and design
    Heath Ledger’s Joker was based on a Francis Bacon painting, says Christopher Nolan

  • The Sorkin sparkle … President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) of The West Wing

    Television
    This is getting silly now! Why won’t politicians stop ripping off The West Wing?

Lifestyle

  • Meera Sodha's barbecue beans and corn fritters.

    Kitchen aide
    Bake, mash or mush: ways to fall in love with unloved beans

    There are myriad ways to give beans a bit of love – mush them into a sauce for tacos, use them instead of mashed spuds, stick them in a pie, or bake them into a crunchy snack
  • a girl walking on grass

    Well actually
    Toxic chemicals could be the scariest thing about your Halloween costume

  • woman holding a tub of foundation

    Pass notes
    Beef tallow: is this rendered animal fat really nature’s answer to Botox?

  • The route takes in part of Delamere Forest.

    Travel
    Hiking Cheshire’s Baker Way: the joy of a less-known walking trail

  • Apple iPhone 16 Pro review showing the lockscreen on a blue mat.

    Technology
    iPhone 16 Pro review: Apple levels up its smaller ‘pro’ phone

  • OM Nigel Shallots Tomatoes Egg

    Food
    Nigel Slater’s recipes for baked eggs and tomatoes

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  • People walk past shops in the popular shopping area of Ueno in Tokyo

    Japan
    Tokyo cracks down on ‘kasuhara’ amid rise in customers abusing staff

    A wave of abusive consumers has prompted authorities to introduce the country’s first ordinance to protect service industry employees
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    Palestinians
    One had lived 101 years, the other, just two hours: the stories of Gaza’s oldest victim and its youngest

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    US elections 2024
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    World
    Rashid Khalidi, America’s foremost scholar of Palestine, is retiring: ‘I don’t want to be a cog in the machine any more’

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    US
    Extremist politics divided this conservative California community. What will it take to turn the tide?

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    Ethiopia
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