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  • Woking council offices

    Councils
    Just 1% in England published audited accounts by deadline

    Experts say backlog increases risk of financial irregularities and risky behaviours going undetected
  • Díaz at the game against Luton on Sunday afternoon.

    Liverpool
    Luis Díaz begs for release of kidnapped father after scoring key goal

  • The Ukraine and EU flags in front of the Nato emblem in central Kyiv

    Joining the EU
    Ukraine doesn’t want sympathy vote, says deputy PM

    Kyiv will complete required reforms within two years, says Olga Stefanishyna before leaders’ summit
    • Marine Le Pen

      France
      Marine Le Pen’s support of Israel seen as move away from party’s antisemitic past

    • ‘Things have got worse’
      UK ‘in violation of international law’ over poverty levels, says UN envoy

    • Edinburgh
      About 100 young people in violent clashes with police

    • Suella Braverman
      Charities criticise home secretary for claim homelessness is ‘lifestyle choice’

    • Priory Group
      Criminal charges over death of absconded patient

    • Cancer research
      Finger-prick test could help spot brain tumour recurrence sooner

    • Television
      Gareth Gates beats Matt Hancock to win Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins 2023

Spotlight

  • ‘Gardening heals, it salves, it sets you straight’ … Monty Don at Camley Street natural park, managed by the London Wildlife Trust.

    ‘Sex symbol? That makes me embarrassed’
    Monty Don on love, class and his future on Gardeners’ World

    He has presented the same show for 20 years, been married to the same woman for 40, yet his life refuses to stand still. Don talks about his unhappy childhood, his failed first career – and his war on fake grass
  • ‘We all knew what we were getting into!’
    Gross-out lesbian comedy Bottoms and its unrepentant director

  • Yampil with a tree trunk in an enclosure

    ‘A calm and gentle individual’
    Yampil the bear becomes first Ukrainian animal rehomed in UK

    Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian is building an enclosure for the animal who was traumatised when a Russian shell destroyed his zoo last year
  • A singer/blogger livestreams in Huangpu district

    China
    How influencers use AI digital clones of themselves to pump out content

    Questions over honesty and legality as livestreamers, particularly in online shopping, use avatars to boost their earnings
    • Illustration of a street grid town with people and houses and lots of maths symbols – a protractor, dice, a stack of money – dotted around

      The winning formula
      How maths can help you win at everything

    • Björk

      ‘I always wanted to be David Attenborough’
      Björk on protecting salmon, going on strike and magical mushrooms

    • painting of a salt merchant in red sari, India, 1819.

      Health
      Should I worry about my salt intake?

    • In the bottom left corner, the camera looks up into a brightly lit, two-story, white rotunda. The rest of the frame is a nighttime sky with a few sparse clouds.

      Analysis
      With the US election a year away, most Americans don’t want Biden or Trump

  • Illustration showing faces of people in a caring group

    I didn’t want my cancer diagnosis to affect my relationships. But of course it did

    Hilary Osborne
    Being seriously ill tests you and those around you to the limit, says Hilary Osborne, the Guardian’s money and consumer editor
  • Actors wearing masks and long wigs.

    In the Middle East, as in Greek tragedy, justice must prevail over moral absolutism

    Kenan Malik
  • Cartoon 06.11.23

    Cartoon
    Ella Baron on social media and the war in Gaza

    Four weeks into the conflict, Instagram and Facebook are awash with images of suffering
  • Fed up middle aged woman holding pills

    I could have sworn HRT had cured my brain fog and rage. Then I read that it hadn’t

    Emma Beddington
    After a few months of hormone replacement therapy, I thought my menopausal mood swings were under control. Did the experts really disagree?
    • Illustration: Kingsley Nebechi

      Across the UK, from prisons to classrooms, I asked people to make speeches – they put our politicians to shame

      Alan Finlayson
    • King George VI sits at a desk in front of two large microphones

      Remember the austerity of 2010s? Early 2020s are expected to be far worse

      Richard Partington
    • Illustration by David Foldvari of Quetzalcoatl battery serpent.

      Will the planet outlive my dying laptop?

      Stewart Lee
    • The exterior of Palermo’s Politeama theatre.

      Sicily, where billionaires get back to basics – by booking an entire city

      Tobias Jones

Editorials & Letters

  • Kings Lynn railway station ticket office

    The Guardian view
    England’s train stations: make them part of a rail renaissance

  • Person walking in the direction of a food bank

    The Guardian view
    Destitution: poverty on this scale should be a national priority

  • Dominic Cummings leaves Dorland House after giving evidence to the Covid inquiry in London last month.

    Letters
    The Covid inquiry must look at facts as well as guilt

  • A group of teenage Syrian refugees in London

    Letters
    Let’s be clear on children seeking asylum

  • A villager walks over parched land on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India in 2009.

    Climate breakdown
    ‘Loss and damage’ deal struck to help most vulnerable countries

  • A row of cruise ships docked in Southampton.

    UK
    Cruise ships polluting coast as they ignore greener power options

  • Damage to seafront buildings in Acapulco, in Guerrero state, caused by Hurricane Otis.

    ‘The children screamed for hours’
    Horrors of Hurricane Otis leave devastation for Acapulco’s poorest

  • Traralgon, in south-eastern Victoria, Australia.

    Environment
    Politicians who delay climate action must live with consequences, says WHO expert

  • Rishi Sunak against a gas plant backdrop

    Rishi Sunak
    PM to use king’s speech to announce new system to award oil and gas licences

    Conservatives hope plans will open up clear dividing lines with Labour and protect thousands of jobs
  • Afrasiab  Anwar

    Labour
    Burnley council leader quits over Starmer’s failure to call for Gaza ceasefire

  • Animal Rising group outside Dalscone Farm

    ‘Britain’s loneliest sheep’
    Ordeal continues as activists accused of intimidating farm staff

  • Northern lights over Stonehenge

    Stonehenge
    Northern Lights dazzle in brief appearance over historical landmark

    • Ulez
      Scrappage scheme leaving hard-up households out of pocket

    • Conservatives
      Rape claims against Tory MP were not covered up, says deputy PM

    • Exclusive
      Hundreds seek council help every day in UK youth homelessness crisis

    • Sciensus
      Private health firm fails to fix defects that led to UK patient’s death

    • Storm Ciarán
      Thousands without water after Surrey treatment works disrupted

    • Childcare
      Motherhood penalty ‘has driven 250,000 women out of jobs’

  • A man walks by Stars of David tagged on a wall on Tuesday in Paris, France.

    France
    Antisemitic acts have exploded since 7 October, minister says

    Paris police chief Laurent Nunez tells of 257 cases in the Paris region alone and 90 arrests
  • Sitiveni Rabuka, Anthony Albanese and Mark Brown

    Pacific Islands Forum
    China-US rivalry takes centre stage as Solomon Islands deepens ties with Beijing

  • A Boat arrives with 41 people in at the port of La Restinga, in El Hierro, Canary Islands. Some of its occupants, visibly weak, have stated that they had been at sea for ten days.

    Canary Islands
    Record numbers of refugees arrive by boat

  • Juan Jumalon

    Philippines
    Radio journalist shot dead during live broadcast

    • Germany
      ‘Hostage situation’ that closed Hamburg airport ends with suspect arrested

    • Donald Trump
      Former president angry over trials but happy with attack and delay strategy, insiders say

    • Spain
      Socialist party members in Spain back Catalan amnesty to secure PM new term

    • US elections 2024
      Democrats have ‘work cut out’ as Biden trails Trump in five swing states, says senator

    • ‘Funk is the reality we live’
      Rio de Janeiro show celebrates the sound of the favela

    • Russell Brand
      Sexual assault claimant felt ‘used and abused’ on film set

My Blonde GF

A disturbing story of deepfake pornography. Sexually explicit images appear on a porn site, with Helen's face edited onto other women’s bodies. In this powerful short film, Helen shares the impact this experience has had on her life

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Helen Mort, the main contributor on the documentary 'My Blonde GF' looking in the mirror
  • Tate Modern seen from the Thames

    'Responsibility to speak out'
    UK museums agree to collective action to tackle the climate crisis

    UK Museum Cop held at Tate Modern says the sector has a ‘responsibility to speak out about climate and biodiversity crisis’
  • Truckloads of sparkle … Nutcracker at the Southbank Centre.

    Nutcracker review
    A Christmas dream of love that goes with a swing

  • John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney in Liverpool in 1964

    Now and then some more
    More new Beatles music ‘conceivable’ after new single, Peter Jackson says

  • Peter Blake at his home in London in 2022.

    ‘A kind of magic’
    Peter Blake says possibilities of AI are endless for art

  • Jacqui McShee of Pentangle at the concert to celebrate Bert Jansch –  56 years after Pentangle made its debut on the same stage with Jansch in the lineup.

    An 80th Birthday Concert for Bert Jansch review
    Moving homage to 60s folk guitar hero

  • Marina Abramović  in 7 Deaths Of Maria Callas at the Coliseum.

    7 Deaths of Maria Callas review
    Marina Abramović dreams up a diva’s greatest hits

  • Woman talking to accountant, sitting at table with laptop

    The lifeblood of SMEs
    Five steps to improve cashflow

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  • Veronika Riepina BRC DPS 2# DPS 1 HEADER Glabs British Red Cross campaign ONLY

    ‘Many people still need support’
    How a Ukrainian refugee helps others fleeing the conflict

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  • Man giving small gift in restaurant.

    Chic, unique and sustainable
    Why we’re giving pre-loved presents this year

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    The modern menopause
    Three women on putting health and happiness first

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  • Mannequins in Topshop, Oxford Street

    Fashion industry
    How shopaholics cancel out efforts to go green

    Wrap report says 12% reduction in carbon impact negated by 13% rise in textiles produced and sold
  • Marianne Eloise stands in a field and holds a skateboard

    ‘I wanted to be the person I was before’
    How skateboarding helped me handle grief

Take part

  • File photo dated 22/12/16 of an elderly woman holding pound coins in her hands, in Poole, Dorset. Pensioners on low incomes are being urged by Age UK to see if they qualify for Pension Credit, which could help them to access other cost-of-living support as well as topping up their regular income.

    UK workers
    Are you having to delay your retirement for financial reasons?

  • Storm Ciaran Hits The UK<br>PORTHCAWL, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 02: Waves crash against the harbour wall at Porthcawl seafront as Storm Ciaran arrives on November 02, 2023 in Porthcawl, United Kingdom. Storm Ciaran swept across the southwest and south of England overnight posing a formidable threat in certain areas such as Jersey, where winds exceeded 100 mph overnight. This, along with the already-soaked ground from Storm Babet, increases the risk of flooding in already vulnerable areas. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

    Storm Ciarán
    How have you been affected by Storm Ciarán?

  • Do you have relatives in Israel or Gaza, and are you in contact with them?

    People in the UK
    Have you been affected by the Israel-Hamas war?

  • When do you hang your Christmas tree?

    Christmas
    When do you start planning for Christmas?

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  • The Audio Long Read
    The insider: how Michael Lewis got a backstage pass for the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried – podcast

  • Today in Focus
    Why are Britain’s new homes so rubbish?

  • Weekend
    Weekend podcast: Louis Theroux, Marina Hyde on the Covid inquiry, and remembering Matthew Perry

  • The Audio Long Read
    ‘We are just getting started’: the plastic-eating bacteria that could change the world

  • Politics Weekly America
    Speaker Johnson, Israel, government shutdown and Virginia

  • Investigative journalism
    How oligarchs use English courts to silence their critics

  • Football Weekly
    Manchester United and Arsenal crash out of Carabao Cup – Football Weekly Extra

Explore

  • young woman reading a magazine in a self-driving car.

    Analysis
    Tech bosses hope driverless car laws will clear the road for UK software industry

    But firms hoping to win big giveaways in the king’s speech this week are likely to be let down
  • Stephen Murray stands in the lot he uses to dump wood after cleaning up resident’s properties in Paradise, California.

    California
    A town re-emerges from the ashes of a devastating wildfire. But five years on, is Paradise for all?

  • People crowded outside shop

    Analysis
    Most agree Gaza needs help – but there’s fierce disagreement on how to deliver it

  • The former real estate mogul will attempt in the coming days to make the case that his empire was accurately valued.

    Trump on trial
    Trial nears end as prosecutors confident he ‘didn’t have the goods’

  • The US secretary of state Antony Blinken meets the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

    Analysis
    What happens to Gaza the day after the war ends?

  • Fei-Fei Li at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

    AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li
    I’m more concerned about the risks that are here and now

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  • A demonstration for the release of the Hamas hostages in Tel Aviv

    The weekend in pictures
    Fireworks and flowering deserts

    The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
  • (c) Dennis Morris - Black Slate, Hackney, London, 1975

    The big picture
    Dennis Morris’s 70s London

  • comp print dresses3

    The art of fashion
    Colourful abstract print dresses

  • Details from some of the minimalist images shot in various cities by Marcus Cederberg.

    Minimalism
    Clutter-free images to calm the mind

  • A lifesize cake figure of King Charles III by sugar artist Emma Jayne of Emma Jayne Cake Design.

    Sugar art show
    A lifesize king and a rock god at NEC Cake International

  • People stand behind the metal mesh that covered the window of a building hit by an Israeli strike in Rafah

    Around the world
    The last seven days, as captured by the world’s best photojournalists

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