headlines
Wednesday
7 December 2016
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Julian Assange defies Swedish prosecutors by releasing rape statementWikiLeaks founder publishes answers he gave during questioning in Ecuador’s London embassy over rape allegation
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Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge wins major awardsGibson’s second world war film picks up best actor, direction, original screenplay and film on an awards night that turned political from the start
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Flight PK661 comes down north of Islamabad with 48 on boardAirline says no survivors from flight PK661, which was en route to Islamabad from Chitral
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spotlight
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My hunting trip with Yeltsin killed off the Soviet UnionBelarusian politician recalls his role 25 years ago in reaching deal that led to breakup of USSR without major bloodshed
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Thanks to Malcolm Turnbull, the victory of climate sceptics is almost complete!We won! Ian the Climate Denialist Potato raises his glass to his good friend, Malcolm, for helping to end the great climate change hoax
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President-elect named as Time magazine's person of the yearUS president-elect joins Obama, Hitler and Stalin on list of people deemed most influential ‘for better or for worse’
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Detainees on Manus and Nauru speakAsylum seekers and refugees detained on Manus Island and Nauru send messages to Australia to coincide with Penny Ryan’s latest installation, Opening Hearts
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Michael Cheika backed by ARU to remain coach for World CupAustralia are not pleased to have lost nine Test matches and ‘boy, let me tell you, Michael Cheika isn’t either’
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Warner's latest ton makes his 2016 among best ODI years of all timeDavid Warner has ascended into the upper echelon of the short form cricket greats following his match-winning century against New Zealand in Canberra
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How CCC thrive in the ‘corridor of sun certainty’The rural backwater of Itaguaí has become an unlikely hotbed of cricket, kept alive by a combination of expats and eccentricity, and providing a world-class excuse for a party
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Dereck Chisora throws table at Dillian Whyte in heavyweight title spatThe fighters will meet on the undercard to Anthony Joshua v Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena
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The government is lucky it cannot get many of its growth-sapping measures through the Senate as success would take money out of the economyCoalition policy has gone badly wrong and the RBA needs to cut interest rates
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It ain't Bondi but Melbourne's beaches have their own charmIt’s time for people to stop putting down Melbourne’s beaches and to recognise them for the national treasures they are
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video and pictures
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Australian screen stars walk the red carpetMembers of the Australian film, television and arts industries gather at Sydney’s Star event centre to celebrate the year’s best shows and performers
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If fascism arrived tomorrow, would Britain recognise it?Britain likes to think it doesn’t do fascism – we beat Hitler, after all. But, asks Rachel Shabi, are we complacent?
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Striker thwarted by defender on goal line in Greek matchA striker for Greek side National Vatera misses a fantastic opportunity to score against Macedonian Kozani
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Photographing the Lea ValleyPolly Braden and David Campany started taking photographs of the Lea Valley in 2004, before London won its Olympic bid and the area began to change dramatically
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Meteor brightens night skyVideos shared by Russians on social media show a meteor turning dark night into day in parts of Siberia on Tuesday
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Afghan militants and political effigiesThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best images from around the world
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Five-year-old boy hit by lightning after touching tap during stormBoy taken to hospital in a stable condition suffering burns after another day of lightning storms across Queensland
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Minister's newsletter boasts of green army days after reports of axingVoters received the flyer hailing progress on schemes in the minister’s electorate of Kooyong
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Syrian troops in control of Old City after rebels withdrawAssad’s forces now hold all areas east of historic citadel and are closest they have ever been to seizing entire city
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Ratko Mladić must get life sentence, say war crimes prosecutorsLawyers at The Hague say any lesser punishment for Bosnian Serb military commander would be ‘insult to his victims’
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explore
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It is time for humanity to make fundamental changesFredrik Albritton Jonsson examines Amitav Ghosh’s take on climate change and considers if the basic aims of economic development must be completely redefined to acknowledge Earth’s finite resources
people
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David and Victoria Beckham’s son releases Christmas singleDavid and Victoria Beckham’s 11-year-old son Cruz says he is to release his debut single, If Every Day Was Christmas
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On Great Wall whitewashing: 'I didn't take role from Chinese actor'Damon blames social media ‘clickbait’ for stoking race row over role in Zhang Yimou fantasy action epic
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10 of the band's best songsFrom the anthemic to the polemic, here are some of the most influential songs by the self-proclaimed ‘Rolling Stones of rap’
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It feels like women betrayed us‘Women hate women. That’s what I think,’ says pop star crowned Billboard’s woman of the year – and once photographed in Trump’s bed
the big picture
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Christmas tree farming in ScotlandGraeme Robertson visits Edenmill Christmas tree farm for the harvest
Emissions trading Coalition backflip a recipe for price rises, say business groups