‘Barbaric’ firing squad livestream ordered by Pete Hegseth – The Latest
The execution of a former US army psychiatrist by firing squad is to be livestreamed after Pete Hegseth said it would be a public event. Nid...
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Russell T Davies on 40 years of bringing gay stories to our screens
The Dr Who showrunner made his name with taboo-busting series such as Queer As Folk. He tells Helen Pidd about how he changed the way queer...
‘Come back’: EU flirts with UK rejoining – The Latest
Andy Burnham is pressing ahead with his Brexit U-turn, using a visit to Germany to make a ‘commitment to deeper EU co-operation’. The prime...
France’s teens versus the riot police
Angelique Chrisafis on the pupils and students who are taking to the streets and closing down schools in France. Help support our independen...
‘Jaw-dropping’: Christa Pike wakes up after botched execution – The Latest
Christa Pike, a death row inmate who survived the state of Tennessee’s attempt to execute her last week, is conscious and speaking. The 50-y...
A week inside the chaos of the Green party
After a surge in support Zack Polanski is hoping he can win over Kier Starmer’s constituency to become an MP. But has a controversial motion...
Plague outbreak? Russian lab worker dies in Siberia - The Latest
Quarantine measures have been in place in several hospitals in eastern Russia since a 28-year-old laboratory worker, Darya Shipilova, died a...
“It breaks your heart everyday”: navigating England’s social care system
Andy Burnham has pledged to fix England’s broken social care system. Heather Stewart explains why it matters so much to families like hers....
Why did the US rush to withdraw bombers from RAF Fairford? - The Latest
The US withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford after an investigation into an alleged planned terrorist attack on the base. At least 10 B-1 b...
Colonialism for clicks? The influencers targeting uncontacted tribes
Features writer Elle Hunt and indigenous activist María José Andrade Cerda on the growing phenomenon of influencers around the world trying...
‘There’s no such thing as democracy’: Yanis Varoufakis | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty
Who is really in charge – the people or the markets? In the first episode of Radical Thinking, a new series from the Guardian, senior econom...
Celebrity Traitors: what was Richard E Grant thinking? – The Latest
Warning: this episode contains spoilers! The BBC blockbuster Celebrity Traitors has returned for a second series, attracting nearly 9m viewe...
The Bolsonaros … they’re back! Brazil heads to the polls
Latin America correspondent Tom Phillips reports on this Sunday’s historic presidential elections in Brazil, as the son of jailed former pre...
Tennessee woman survives two lethal injections - The Latest
A woman convicted of murdering a schoolmate 30 years ago has been taken to hospital after surviving two rounds of lethal injections in Tenne...
Billionaire Sheiks and ‘sham’ contracts: the Manchester City scandal
Jonathan Liew explains the accusations against Manchester City – and Simon Hattenstone explains how it feels to be a fan. Help support our i...
Mid-air panic as pilot attacked on Israel-bound flight - The Latest
A commercial flight travelling from Dubai to Israel was forced to make an emergency landing after an apparent brawl between its pilots. The...
Andy Burnham’s big bold leap
Helen Pidd reports from the Labour conference in Liverpool as Andy Burnham lays out his grand plans as prime minister. With deputy political...
Diesel export ban: will Trump push global energy prices even higher? – The Latest
As the fallout from the Iran conflict continues, the price of diesel has soared to record highs in the UK, Europe and US. With his country f...
The Pussy Riot activist turned Kremlin informer
Their opposition to Putin led to two of the group being sent to brutal prison camps. Then another was found to be spying for the Kremlin. Sh...
RAF Fairford suspected bomb plot: five men arrested are all UK nationals – The Latest
Counter-terrorism police have confirmed the five men arrested over the suspected bomb plot near RAF Fairford are all British nationals in th...