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Available for over a yearA Labour leadership challenge would mean Britain could have a seventh prime minister in a decade. Each change of leadership promises renewal, but each delivers fresh disappointment. Meanwhile the problems compound: crumbling infrastructure, polluted waterways, a cost-of-living crisis, a planet warming faster than our policy responses. Why can’t a mature democracy fix things it can clearly see are broken? In the late 1960s, Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel devised a deceptively simple test of human nature. A child is left alone with a single marshmallow and a choice: eat it now, or wait fifteen minutes and receive…
Opening summary: Israel says fighting will continue in southern Lebanon despite new ceasefire agreementHello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.The Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the military will continue its ground operations in southern Lebanon, hours after Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a US-backed ceasefire to end hostilities.Katz said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, including Beaufort Castle, and the hundreds of thousands of people forced to flee their homes will not be able to return.“The IDF will, at this stage, continue its fire…
Last month, 40-year-old Emer O’Neill, a Black Irish woman, was racially insulted three times.Teenagers in her town south of Dublin shouted, “Go back to your country!” at her, she was rudely asked by a man whether she spoke English, and she was called the n-word at a local pub – all in the space of two weeks.Recommended Stories list of 1 itemend of list“I don’t have another country to go to. This is my country,” said O’Neill, an activist and broadcaster who in recent years has presented Dublin’s St Patrick’s Day parade for Ireland’s national television channel, RTE.Days later, she…
The United States House of Representatives has voted in favour of measures to halt President Donald Trump’s war on Iran as the conflict drags into a fourth month and both sides remain at loggerheads in peace negotiations.The vote on Wednesday marks the first successful effort by lawmakers to force the US to end a conflict that has had mounting catastrophic effects, from thousands of civilian deaths to global trade disruptions.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIt also comes as opposition to the conflict has grown significantly within camps of Trump’s Republican Party due to the effects on Americans themselves…
Riquelme has challenged Perez in the election – the first time in 20 years Perez has not stood unopposed – following two seasons in which the club has won no major trophies.The 37-year-old has run on a campaign of vast giveaways, including a promise to build a members’ city for fans of the club in the area surrounding the training base featuring swimming pools, padel courts and a basketball arena.He has also suggested reducing the annual membership fee by up to 50% if the team does not win the Champions League next season.Riquelme also opposes Perez’s decision to hire Jose…
Dawa Sherpa’s wife and daughter had already begun funeral rituals for him when they were told he was alive.Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026A Nepali Sherpa guide who went missing on Mount Everest six days ago has been found crawling alone to base camp after fears that he had died.According to Pemba Sherpa of 8K Expeditions, which was coordinating the search for the missing guide, Dawa Sherpa was found by a clearing crew on Thursday morning as he was crawling down snowy slopes around the Khumbu Icefall.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listDawa, 52, was carried down to…
Fans will be able to buy water in the stadium and Fifa has promised not to charge above their usual venue prices.The U-turn follows warnings by scientists that Fifa’s heat safety measures for the tournament are “inadequate”, with temperatures at 14 of the 16 host venues set to exceed dangerous levels. “Fifa works closely with each host city committee and local authorities on heat mitigation factors for fans travelling to the stadium, which can include resources such as misting stations, fans, hydration stations, cooling tents and more around the stadium footprint,” Fifa’s statement said.”Inside the stadium footprint, pricing for water…
China says the MPs’ visit sends the ‘wrong signals’ to Taiwan’s ruling party.Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026China has banned four New Zealand lawmakers for visiting Taiwan in May, saying they disregarded Beijing’s “serious concerns, resolute opposition and repeated prior warnings”.In a statement released on Thursday, the Chinese embassy in Wellington lambasted the visit, saying the lawmakers met with high-level politicians, which caused “serious adverse political impacts” and sent the “wrong signals” to Taipei’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe embassy called the visit interference in its internal affairs, adding that the lawmakers shouldn’t…
Led by Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks steal a road win against San Antonio Spurs in game one of the NBA Finals.Published On 4 Jun 20264 Jun 2026Jalen Brunson scored 13 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and the New York Knicks overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to post a 105-95 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday in game one of the NBA Finals in Texas.Karl-Anthony Towns contributed 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Knicks won their 12th consecutive playoff game, tied for the second-longest postseason streak in league history.Recommended Stories list of 4…
Football is littered with any number of former pretenders to the Messi throne, all of whom have achieved and suffered varying degrees of success and adversity.Giovani dos Santos, Gerard Deulofeu, Ansu Fati, Munir El Haddadi and, most notably, Bojan Krkic are just a few of the players who have been cited as the next great thing.Lamine Yamal prefers to let the media talk the talk while he concentrates on walking the walk, even with the constant Ballon d’Or chatter that has followed him since he was 16.He plays so that people have fun. He wants children to want to be…