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Edward Colston statue placed in quiet corner of Bristol museum
‘I’m Jamaican. He may have traded one of my ancestors,’ says Bristol’s mayor, Marvin Rees, at the Colston exhibit in M Shed. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian View image in fullscreen ‘I’m Jamaican. He may have traded one of my ancestors,’ says Brist... |
From left to far right, which groups could end up on the UK extremism list?
Patriotic Alternative was one of two far-right groups named by Michael Gove as he set out the new definition of extremism. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Patriotic Alternative was one of two far-right groups ... |
Putin’s guide to rigging an election: inside the 15 March Guardian Weekly
The cover of the 15 March edition of the Guardian Weekly. Illustration: Guardian Design; Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik/Reuters View image in fullscreen The cover of the 15 March edition of the Guardian Weekly. Illustration: Guardian Design; Mikhail Metz... |
The Guide #130: Shōgun’s TV mastery
Hiroyuki Sanada stars in Shōgun. Photograph: Katie Yu/AP View image in fullscreen Hiroyuki Sanada stars in Shōgun. Photograph: Katie Yu/AP This article is more than 1 year old The Guide #130: Shōgun’s TV mastery This article is more than 1 year old In this week’s newsletter: A beauti... |
Three decades after Priscilla, drag blooms in Alice Springs
Narrm king Freddie Merkin travelled to Alice Springs to appear at the town’s FabAlice festival, a four-day rainbow festival celebrating love, diversity and glitter. Photograph: (A)manda Parkinson Drag and cabaret performers from near and far travel to Australi... |
Diane Abbott thanks supporters at anti-racism rally in east London
Diane Abbott and supporters in front of Hackney town hall. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Diane Abbott and supporters in front of Hackney town hall. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The Guardian This article is more... |
Mary Archer to lead review of Arts Council England use of funds
Entertainment industry workers protest against arts funding cuts outside the DCMS in London in November 2022. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA View image in fullscreen Entertainment industry workers protest against arts funding cuts outside the DCMS in London i... |
UK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck off
Sarah Benn, a GP who is now retired, once glued her hand to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in protest at government climate inaction. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Sarah Benn, a GP who ... |
Climate activists across Europe block access to North Sea oil infrastructure
Protesters in Shetland demonstrate as part of coordinated action against new North Sea oil and gas extraction. Photograph: Extinction Rebellion Scotland/PA View image in fullscreen Protesters in Shetland demonstrate as part of coordinated acti... |
Starmer’s team coached for government over dinners with top Whitehall figures
Sir Patrick Vallance is one of the Labour dinner attendees. Photograph: Alberto Pezzali/AP View image in fullscreen Sir Patrick Vallance is one of the Labour dinner attendees. Photograph: Alberto Pezzali/AP This article is more than 1 year ol... |
The silencing of climate protesters in English and Welsh courts
This article is more than 1 year old The silencing of climate protesters in English and Welsh courts This article is more than 1 year old 00:00:00 00:00:00 The court of appeal ruled on Monday that the ‘consent’ defence could not be used in the cases of cli... |
Reddit shares priced at $34 in largest IPO by social media company in years
Reddit’s ticker symbol is RDDT. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters View image in fullscreen Reddit’s ticker symbol is RDDT. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters This article is more than 1 year old Reddit shares priced at $34 in largest IPO by social med... |
David Kunzle obituary
David Kunzle’s academic writing encompassed everything from the history of Nicaraguan murals and Vietnamese lacquered panels to Chinese Maoist comics. Photograph: Becca Wilson View image in fullscreen David Kunzle’s academic writing encompassed everything from the history of Nicaraguan murals and ... |
Clermont locals pushed for this Queensland mine. Now Adani is fighting for the right not to employ them
Clermont locals and pro-Adani supporters protest against anti-Adani environment activists as they arrive by convoy on 27 April 2019. Photograph: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Clermont loca... |
Deju vu in Haiti: inside the 22 March Guardian Weekly
The cover of the 22 March edition of the Guardian Weekly. Photograph: David Lorens Mentor/SIPA/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The cover of the 22 March edition of the Guardian Weekly. Photograph: David Lorens Mentor/SIPA/Rex/Shutterstock This article is m... |
Is Science Museum’s green power gallery tainted by fossil-fuel cash?
An electric Bumble Bee taxi, used in London between 1897-99, on display in the gallery. Photograph: Science Museum Group View image in fullscreen An electric Bumble Bee taxi, used in London between 1897-99, on display in the gallery. Photograph: Scien... |
British Museum closes to visitors as Energy Embargo for Palestine group gathers outside
A banner held by members of the group read: ‘Sponsored by BP = sponsored by colonial genocide.’ Photograph: Zuma Press/Alamy Live News View image in fullscreen A banner held by members of the group read: ‘Sponsored by BP = sponsored... |
‘I feel safer outside’: Commons staffer tells of bullying and absurd workloads
‘Sadly, it’s not uncommon in Westminster to enter a bathroom and find a member of MPs’ staff in tears,’ says the staffer. Photograph: xavierarnau/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘Sadly, it’s not uncommon in Westminster to enter a bathr... |
‘It’s not going to be a landslide’: how will Sadiq Khan fare in the battle to be London mayor?
The new first-past-the-post voting system adds to pressure on Sadiq Khan’s campaign for a third term as London mayor. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer View image in fullscreen The new first-past-the-post voting system adds ... |
‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in Bristol? – podcast
This article is more than 1 year old ‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in Bristol? – podcast This article is more than 1 year old 00:00:00 00:00:00 More people have been imprisoned for rioti... |
‘Nothing has really changed’: letters from 1719 reveal familiar worries of London life
The rare volume of handwritten letters go on display at Townend in Cumbria on Tuesday, Photograph: National Trust View image in fullscreen The rare volume of handwritten letters go on display at Townend in Cumbria on Tuesday, Photogr... |
China cyber-attacks explained: who is behind the hacking operation against the US and UK?
China has been accused by the US, UK and New Zealand of targeting sensitive information with cyber hacking attacks. Photograph: Oscar Wong/Getty Images View image in fullscreen China has been accused by the US, UK and New Zealand ... |
A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way to remember slavery?
Illustration: Dakarai Akil/The Guardian/Getty/Timestamp Media As the author of a book about a pivotal uprising in 18th-century Jamaica, Vincent Brown was enlisted in a campaign to make its leader a national hero. But when he... |
Clashing convictions mark protests as US supreme court weighs abortion pill
Demonstrators gather in front of the US supreme court in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph: Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Demonstrators gather in front of the US supreme court in Washington DC on Tuesday. Photograph:... |
School leaders welcome proposal to tackle harassment of teachers
The review was led by Dame Sara Khan, the government’s independent adviser for social cohesion and resilience. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian View image in fullscreen The review was led by Dame Sara Khan, the government’s independent adviser for socia... |
Nicholas Cullinan: energetic leader tasked with British Museum overhaul
Cullinan attending the GQ men of the year awards in 2017 with Courtney Love. The US singer has called him her ‘soulmate’. Photograph: Ian West/PA View image in fullscreen Cullinan attending the GQ men of the year awards in 2017 with Courtney Love. ... |
Protesters deliver letter to Garrick Club condemning exclusion of women
Protesters outside the men-only Garrick Club in London on Thursday. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Protesters outside the men-only Garrick Club in London on Thursday. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian Thi... |
Sites of resistance: threatened African burial grounds around the world
A historical map overlayed on modern New York shows the ‘Slaves Burying Place’, which held the graves of at least 36 Africans enslaved to Dutch colonial settlers in northern Manhattan. Composite: Guardian/American Geographical Society Library View ... |
Gillian Keegan criticises union for ‘inappropriate’ Israel-Palestine motion
The motion and amendments would cause ‘significant hurt to members of the Jewish community’, Keegan said. Photograph: Thomas Krych/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen The motion and amendments would cause ‘significant hurt... |
‘The privatisation of our local park’: calls to save Glasgow’s ‘second Hampden’ for the public
Campaigners by the fence erected at Cathkin Park, Glasgow. View image in fullscreen Campaigners by the fence erected at Cathkin Park, Glasgow. This article is more than 1 year old ‘The privatisation of our local park’: calls ... |
Iran International targeted by Tehran, says channel after London stabbing
Pouria Zeraati, an Iran International journalist, was attacked outside his home in Wimbledon, south-west London, on Friday. Photograph: @pouriazeraati/X View image in fullscreen Pouria Zeraati, an Iran International journalist, was attacked outsi... |
Donaldson exit will not derail Northern Ireland power-sharing, say DUP leaders
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is due to appear at Newry magistrates court in County Down on 24 April. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP View image in fullscreen Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is due to appear at Newry magistrates court in County Down on 24 April... |
Electric rickshaw bursts into flames near Buckingham Palace
Firefighters arrived at the scene near Buckingham Palace after an electric pedicab set on fire. Photograph: Greg Double/X/PA View image in fullscreen Firefighters arrived at the scene near Buckingham Palace after an electric pedicab set on fire. Photograph: Gr... |
Four arrested as 200,000 attend pro-Palestine march in London
The protest was held on the anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, which commemorates the events that took place on 30 March 1976. Photograph: Guy Smallman/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The protest was held on the anniversary of Palestinian Land Day, w... |
Four in five Labour members back Keir Starmer, polling shows
Labour’s membership has changed considerably since Keir Starmer took over in 2020 as part of a deliberate strategy to sideline the left of the party. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Labour’s membership has changed considerably si... |
Scotland’s first minister defends Hate Crime Act amid barrage of criticism
The Scottish government says the new act includes ‘a very high threshold’ for criminality. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA View image in fullscreen The Scottish government says the new act includes ‘a very high threshold’ for criminality. Photogr... |
EU pumps four times more money into farming animals than growing plants
A herd of cows on a farm in France. The EU spends nearly one-third of its entire budget on CAP subsidies Photograph: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen A herd of cows on a farm in France. The EU spends nearly one-third o... |
‘I only had £5’: what happened to the 3.8 million people denied furlough at the start of Covid?
Lisa Butler-Hart: ‘I was changing job so we could have a slightly better life.’ Photograph: James Lacey View image in fullscreen Lisa Butler-Hart: ‘I was changing job so we could have a slightly better life.’ Photograph: Jam... |
Lone star: inside the 5 April Guardian Weekly
The cover of the 5 April edition of the Guardian Weekly. Photograph: PetrStransky/Getty Images/iStockphoto View image in fullscreen The cover of the 5 April edition of the Guardian Weekly. Photograph: PetrStransky/Getty Images/iStockphoto This article is more than 1 year ol... |
UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
Astrid Schomaker was praised by the UN secretary general, António Guterres, for her experience in negotiations and knowledge of environmental issues. Photograph: Alessandra Benedetti/FAO View image in fullscreen Astrid Schomaker was praised by the ... |
The life and death of Rosa Reichel: the brilliant girl who was swept away
‘She was the greatest person I ever met’ … Rosa Reichel She was just 15 and her friends couldn’t save her from the rising waters. For her family and everyone in this flooded region of Belgium, nothing will ever be the same again By Sirin Kale I t... |
The true cost of El Salvador’s new gold rush
A march to protest against mining in El Salvador in 2017. Photograph: José Cabezas/Reuters Seven years ago, El Salvador banned all mining for metals to protect its water supply. But now the government seems to be making moves to reverse the ban – and environmental activists ... |
UK teachers defy minister to back pro-Palestine motion
A pro-Palestinian march in London in November. The motion reaffirmed the NEU’s support for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Stop the War coalition. Photograph: Guy Smallman/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A pro-Palestinian march in London in November. Th... |
Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine may face lawsuit over pollution claims
A Malagasy worker walks along an access track near the site of Rio Tinto's Fort Dauphin mine. Photograph: Ed Harris/Reuters View image in fullscreen A Malagasy worker walks along an access track near the site of Rio Tinto's Fort Dauphin mine. Photograph... |
England local elections: what’s up for grabs on 2 May and how do predictions look?
A man arrives at a polling station to vote in the Rochdale byelection on 29 February. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A man arrives at a polling station to vote in the Rochdale byelection on 29 Febru... |
Gender-critical activists and pro-transgender groups clash in Edinburgh
Transgender rights counter-protesters disrupting a demonstration by Let Women Speak in Edinburgh. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Transgender rights counter-protesters disrupting a demonstration by Let Women Speak ... |
Staff and bosses at Royal Society of Arts accuse each other of threats and lies in pay row
The RSA in London, where staff last year voted to strike for the first time in the charity’s 270-year history. Photograph: Mickey Lee/Alamy View image in fullscreen The RSA in London, where staff last year voted to strike for the... |
Greta Thunberg detained at The Hague climate demonstration
Greta Thunberg was detained by police in The Hague along with other climate protesters. Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP View image in fullscreen Greta Thunberg was detained by police in The Hague along with other climate protesters. Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP This... |
Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a controversial idea in the UK?
Clichy-Batignolles in the north-west of Paris has been transformed with a quarter of the area taken up by green space and a new park. Photograph: Viennaslide/Alamy View image in fullscreen Clichy-Batignolles in the north-west of ... |
Drag: a sexist caricature, or a fabulous art form?
Violet Chachki at the Crazy Horse club in Paris: ‘Drag queens take the trappings of femininity and exaggerate them.’ Photograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Violet Chachki at the Crazy Horse club in Paris: ‘Drag queens take the trappings of f... |
Evan Stark obituary | Domestic violence
Evan Stark argued that incidents of physical assault were only the most visible part of domestic abuse. Photograph: Elizabeth Starling View image in fullscreen Evan Stark argued that incidents of physical assault were only the most visible part of domestic abuse. Photograph: Eliz... |
Nineteen California college students arrested over pro-Palestine protests
The Carnegie building on the Pomona College campus. Photograph: Ted Soqui Photography/Corbis/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The Carnegie building on the Pomona College campus. Photograph: Ted Soqui Photography/Corbis/Getty Images This arti... |
I couldn’t imagine doing festivals without drinking. Pulling it off filled me with relief
Wide-eyed and giddy … a 15-year-old Laura Snapes at Reading festival in 2004. Photograph: Courtesy of Laura Snapes View image in fullscreen Wide-eyed and giddy … a 15-year-old Laura Snapes at Reading festival in 2004. Photograph: ... |
No change to UK’s arms exports to Israel but position kept under review, says David Cameron – as it happened
Foreign secretary David Cameron has been asked two questions in Washington by a BBC reporter. The first was when the government might publish legal advice it has received about whether Israel is in breach of int... |
‘We can’t tolerate this’: Sunak condemns protest outside Starmer’s house
Keir Starmer at a football match between Brighton and Hove and Arsenal on 6 April. Photograph: Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Keir Starmer at a football match between Brighton and Hove and Arsenal on 6 April. Photograph... |
Bernardine Evaristo joins calls to save Goldsmiths’ Black British literature MA
Bernardine Evaristo says Black literature studies in British universities ‘deserve focused critical attention’. Photograph: David Levenson/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Bernardine Evaristo says Black literature studies in British un... |
David Cameron: the Boy’s Own robot made of ham was nearly out-Foxed
David Cameron had a lot to say while in the US, including opining on Trump and war in Ukraine. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen David Cameron had a lot to say while in the US, including opining on Trump and war in Ukrai... |
German university rescinds Jewish American’s job offer over pro-Palestinian letter
Nancy Fraser was awarded the visiting professorship in 2022 at the University of Cologne. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance/Alamy View image in fullscreen Nancy Fraser was awarded the visiting professorship in 2022 at the University of Co... |
The Goldsmiths crisis: how cuts and culture wars sent universities into a death spiral
Goldsmiths, University of London, in New Cross. Photograph: davidxgreen/Alamy Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack. With massive redundancies announced... |
Joe Lycett discloses four fake stories he planted in UK media
Last week, Lycett claimed he was behind numerous fake news stories that have been reported across the mainstream media over the past month. Photograph: Kate Green/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Last week, Lycett claimed he was behind numerous fake new... |
Billionaire Leonard Leo rejects Senate subpoena over supreme court gifts
Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower in 2016. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP View image in fullscreen Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower in 2016. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP This article is more than 1 year old Billionaire Leonard L... |
Kingsmill massacre an ‘overtly sectarian attack by IRA’, coroner rules
The killers forced 11 men to line up outside the van before opening fire. Photograph: PA View image in fullscreen The killers forced 11 men to line up outside the van before opening fire. Photograph: PA This article is more than 1 year old Kingsmill... |
Shell says it ‘lobbies for energy transition’ during climate ruling appeal
Shell Netherlands president and CEO Frans Everts said activists wanted to limit the supply of Shell’s products before its customers are ‘able, willing or ready to switch to less fossil fuels’. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock View i... |
Seven organizations the far right is targeting for diversity efforts post-affirmative action
People protest outside the office of hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman in New York on 4 January 2024. Photograph: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images View image in fullscreen People protest outside the office of hedge fund billion... |
Sunak urged to stop Braverman speaking alongside far right at Brussels convention
Suella Braverman speaks in the House of Commons in December 2023. Photograph: Maria Unger/UK PARLIAMENT/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Suella Braverman speaks in the House of Commons in December 2023. Photograph: Maria Unger/UK... |
‘The courgettes were so good last year, I got a tattoo of one’: life on a Birmingham allotment
Azeem Choudhry and Ibrahim on their plot. All photographs by Khuram Qadeer Mirza for the Observer. Photograph: Khuram Qadeer Mirza/The Observer A city of welly-wearers, Birmingham has more allotments than any other UK local a... |
They’re fighting polluters destroying historically Black towns – starting with their own
Jo and Joy Banner beside a house that has been in their family for more than 100 years, in Wallace, Louisiana, on 23 November 2021. Photograph: Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune View image in fullscreen Jo and Joy Banner beside a ho... |
Battle lines drawn as US states take on big tech with online child safety bills
The measures call for special data safeguards for underage users online as well as blanket prohibitions on children under certain ages using social media. Photograph: Cavan Images/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The measures call for ... |
Little London: village with link to 1665 plague fears new exodus from capital
New homes are being built in Little London, near Tadley, where there are few amenities apart from one pub. Photograph: Simon Czapp/Solent News & Photo Agency View image in fullscreen New homes are being built in Little London, near Tadley, wh... |
High court judge removed from case in part due to his Garrick membership
The application also noted that the father in the case was a regular visitor to the club. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters View image in fullscreen The application also noted that the father in the case was a regular visitor to the club. Photo... |
Conservationists condemn France’s protest over UK’s bottom-trawling ban
French fishermen with a catch of scallops. The new ban on bottom trawling covers 13 protected areas, covering 4,000 sq km, and applies to British as well as EU boats. Photograph: N Garriga/AP View image in fullscreen French fishermen with a catch o... |
Radical right conference shut down by Brussels police – video report
1:23 This article is more than 1 year old Radical right conference shut down by Brussels police – video report This article is more than 1 year old Authorities in Brussels have ordered the closure of a radical right conference that was addressed by Br... |
No case for closing Scotland’s only NHS gender services clinic, says first minister
Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister: ‘When it comes to the prescribing of medicine, clinicians are best placed not politicians, government ministers or myself.’ Photograph: Lesley Martin/PA View image in fullscreen Humza Yousaf, Sco... |
Greece becomes first European country to ban bottom trawling in marine parks
Navagio beach in Zakynthos. Greece will also be increasing the size of its marine protected areas by 80%. Photograph: Joshua Windsor/Alamy View image in fullscreen Navagio beach in Zakynthos. Greece will also be increasing the size of its mari... |
US supreme court skeptical of using obstruction law in January 6 cases
The US supreme court in Washington DC. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The US supreme court in Washington DC. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images This article is more than 1 year old US supreme court skeptical ... |
Columbia president assailed at highly charged antisemitism Congress hearing
Minouche Shafik testifies during a House hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Alex Wong/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Minouche Shafik testifies during a House hearing in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photograph: Alex Wong/Ge... |
Prosecution of woman for climate trial sign not in public interest, court told
Trudi Warner and supporters holding up signs outside the Old Bailey in central London on 4 April 2023. Photograph: Emily Pennink/PA View image in fullscreen Trudi Warner and supporters holding up signs outside the Old Bailey in central Londo... |
Hilary Cass’s report and the trans rights debate
Dr Hilary Cass with a digital copy of her review. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA View image in fullscreen Dr Hilary Cass with a digital copy of her review. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA This article is more than 1 year old Letters Hilary Cass’s report and the trans rights debate This a... |
Google fires 28 staff after protest against firm’s contract with Israeli government
A counter-protester holding an Israeli flag walks into the parking lot near a protest at Google Cloud offices in Sunnyvale, California, on Tuesday. Photograph: Nathan Frandino/Reuters View image in fullscreen A counter-protester holding... |
From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: are modern slavery laws catching the wrong people?
This article is more than 1 year old From low-level drug dealer to human trafficker: are modern slavery laws catching the wrong people? This article is more than 1 year old When I heard that a boy from my primary school h... |
Humza Yousaf ‘shocked’ by embezzlement charges against Peter Murrell
Police Scotland announced on Thursday that Peter Murrell had been charged with embezzlement of SNP funds. Photograph: Robert Perry/PA View image in fullscreen Police Scotland announced on Thursday that Peter Murrell had been charged with embezzlement ... |
Met apologises for calling antisemitism campaigner ‘openly Jewish’
The Metropolitan police officer told Gideon Falter he was ‘worried about the reaction to your presence’. Photograph: Campaign Against Antisemitism/PA View image in fullscreen The Metropolitan police officer told Gideon Falter he was ‘worried about the r... |
Yale students continue hunger strike in protest over Israel’s war on Gaza
Damaged buildings in Khan Younis in Gaza on Friday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Damaged buildings in Khan Younis in Gaza on Friday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images This article is more than 1 year old Yale students ... |
‘We went from naive, hippyish protesters to hardcore anarchists’: the criminal justice bill protests, 30 years on
Protesters in Trafalgar Square, London, May 1994. Photograph: @mattkosnaps It’s three decades since the government’s attempt to ban raves radicalised an oddball coalition of dance fans, squatters and ‘new a... |
Chris Packham joins environmental activists in mock funeral procession
Nature campaigners Megan McCubbin and Chris Packham joined 400 Red Rebels in Bath in ‘funeral’ procession highlighting the loss of UK biodiversity. Photograph: Martin Pope/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Nature campaigners Megan McCubbin and C... |
Met chief likely to survive calls to quit over officer’s ‘openly Jewish’ comment
1:02 Met police officer threatens antisemitism campaigner with arrest – video This article is more than 1 year old Met chief likely to survive calls to quit over officer’s ‘openly Jewish’ comment This article is more than 1 year old Mark R... |
Isn’t it daft to let a 50-year-old smoke but not someone aged 44?
Smoking was allowed on the London Underground until 1987. Photograph: Barry Lewis/Corbis/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Smoking was allowed on the London Underground until 1987. Photograph: Barry Lewis/Corbis/Getty Images This article is more than... |
Racist dog whistle: the right wing has weaponized ‘DEI’
Governor Wes Moore speaks as Joe Biden visits Baltimore following the bridge collapse. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Governor Wes Moore speaks as Joe Biden visits Baltimore following the bridge collapse. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock This ar... |
Locum psychiatrists providing poor care in Scotland, campaigners say
Peter Todd made a series of freedom of information requests to uncover details of mental health provision in Scotland. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Peter Todd made a series of freedom of information requests to uncov... |
Net zero has become unhelpful slogan, says outgoing head of UK climate watchdog
‘It’s strange that some see heat pumps as an enemy of the people,’ Stark said. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures/Getty Images View image in fullscreen ‘It’s strange that some see heat pumps as an enemy of the people,’ Stark said. Pho... |
Judge throws out case against UK climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights
Trudi Warner, who has waited for a year to find out if she will be prosecuted for contempt of court, said she was feeling ‘very relieved’. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Trudi Warner, who has waited ... |
Met police chief praises ‘professional’ conduct of officer in antisemitism row
Mark Rowley said: ‘The wider actions and intent of the officer were professional and in the best tradition of British police trying to prevent disorder.’ Photograph: PA Images/Alamy View image in fullscreen Mark Rowley said: ‘The wider actio... |
‘I was only able to go on stage hammered’: David Harewood on acting, racism and his new role at Rada
‘I’d like to be involved here as much as I can’ … David Harewood at Rada. Photograph: Anselm Ebulue/The Guardian He had barely started his career when abuse left him mentally ill. But he went on to phenomenal success – ... |
‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: Trudi Warner’s climate fight with the UK government
A judge threw out the case against UK climate activist Trudi Warner who held a sign on jurors’ rights. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian View image in fullscreen A judge threw out the case against UK climate activist Trudi ... |
Retired UK GP suspended for five months after climate protests
Dr Sarah Benn leaving the medical tribunal service in Manchester. Photograph: Ioannis Alexopoulos/LNP View image in fullscreen Dr Sarah Benn leaving the medical tribunal service in Manchester. Photograph: Ioannis Alexopoulos/LNP This article is more than 1 ... |
TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama
WhatsApp will be removed from Apple’s App Store in China. Photograph: Patrick Sison/AP View image in fullscreen WhatsApp will be removed from Apple’s App Store in China. Photograph: Patrick Sison/AP This article is more than 1 year old TechSc... |
‘Where are they supposed to sleep?’: US supreme court appears divided on key homelessness case
With Fruitdale Elementary School in the background, a homeless man adjusts his shoe at Fruitdale Park in Grants Pass, Oregon, on 23 March. Photograph: Jenny Kane/AP View image in fullscreen With Fruitdale Elementary School in... |
Ministers pledge to publish long-buried study into impact of fines on carers
The Guardian has in recent weeks documented the despair and stress experienced by unpaid carers forced to pay huge fines. Photograph: Islandstock/Alamy View image in fullscreen The Guardian has in recent weeks documented the despair and stress... |
Israel and Iran cross the line: inside the 26 April Guardian Weekly
The cover of the 26 April edition of the Guardian Weekly. Illustration: Brian Stauffer/The Guardian View image in fullscreen The cover of the 26 April edition of the Guardian Weekly. Illustration: Brian Stauffer/The Guardian This article is more than 1... |
Doctors condemn suspension of retired GP over UK climate protests
Climate activists from Just Stop Oil staging a blockade at Kingsbury oil terminal in Warwickshire. Photograph: Jacob King/PA View image in fullscreen Climate activists from Just Stop Oil staging a blockade at Kingsbury oil terminal in Warwickshire. Photo... |
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