Both walkouts have fallen on the same day, shoring up potential wide disruption to flights in Europe

Rather than heading west out of Melbourne towards the Great Ocean Road, Rosamund Hall turned east and took the lesser-known route to Gippsland a which she discovered to be a wonderfully scenic region of Victoria

It takes 10 hours to restore key airport systems if they lose power, MPs on the Transport Select Committee were told

Air traffic controllers at Washington"s Ronald Reagan National Airport are being offered crisis counselling following a fight in the control tower and a near-miss incident, just two months after a fatal midair collision.

aRight now, it"s not the seasona, said transport minister

Nine of the top 10 worst roads named by drivers have had sections converted to controversial asmarta motorways

A celebrity stylist has shared how to wear this seasonas most popular shoes - from woven flats to boat shoes

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would agree to allow American chlorine-washed chicken to be sold in the UK as part of a free trade deal with the US

aThat"s just the kind of house that I grew up in,a said eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore

Midwives and the National Childbirth Trust have revealed how to ensure newborns get a healthy start to life

aShe made everyone feel seen, loved, safe,a read a tribute by the staras daughter-in-law

Lachlan Munro (Lucky), 43, a London-based life coach and music producer, suffered from food addiction and went up to 18.5st, ordering vast quantities on Deliveroo a and spending all his rent money.A Heas now found recovery, he tells Charlotte Cripps

Presenter opened up about along, emotional and painfula diagnosis process

Hereas what parents should know so they can provide support, writes Annabel Hoare

The variant is becoming more and more dominant

The student said he has a 4.0 GPA and a high ACT score

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With aThe White Lotusa turning up the heat in Thailand this season, Brits are diving chopsticks-first into fragrant curries and zingy noodles. Sales are soaring, search trends are spiking a and these Thai-inspired recipes bring the drama home (without the murder)

Mellencamp was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, which advanced to stage four and metastasized to her lungs and brain

The Duchess of Sussex made headlines last month for her single-skillet spaghetti in aWith Love, Meghana

The 60-year-old philanthropist divorced the billionaire Microsoft founder in 2021

Powell and Sweeney were both seen at his sisteras wedding last weekend in Dallas, Texas

The star of aThe Doorsa, aTop Guna, aHeata and aBatman Forevera a who has died at the age of 65 a was notorious for clashing with directors and struggling with his own celebrity. Coupled with his undeniable talent, it made him one of Hollywoodas most complex stars, writes Adam White

A nationwide tour with his co-presenter Paul Coyte was pulled last month

Kathy Griffin said the star adid not talk to me until show daya

Lord of the Rings trilogy, released in early noughties, made over APS2bn worldwide

A New York judge has ruled that the Canadian staras legal team can begin discovery

Amazon execs said they are acommitted to honouring the legacy of this iconic charactera

Actor had not been seen in public since 2019, now family sources have shed light on why

The sitcom already holds a record for the most seasons of a scripted show in US history

aIron Man 2a actor is expected to join lineup that reportedly features aEastEndersa icon, aLove Islanda star and well-known talk show host

DJ and producer shares update from hospital

aHeas such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again,a Cruise said of his co-star

Showas cast lived and filmed in a luxurious hotel in Thailand for seven months

Coon first played villain Proxima Midnight in 2018as aAvengers: Infinity Wara but didnat return for 2019 film

Forthcoming series will see former aTop Geara host navigate the difficulties of becoming a pub landlord

Tarantino, who last year abandoned plans for his supposed final film, is reportedly attached to write the script for Fincher

aEveryone is treated the same on aThe White Lotus,aa producer David Bernad declared

The star was recently absent from her popular show, with guest hosts taking her place

Prime minister says the UK government is aprepareda and would not agree economic deal with US if he does not think it is good for UK

Internet safety campaigners have expressed alarm about reports that the Online Safety Act could be reviewed as part of the economic deal the UK is negotiating with the US.

According to a Politico report, quoting unnamed sources who have been briefed on what is in the potential deal, it will include a commitment to a review of the Digital Markets and Competition Act and the Online Safety Act.

We are dismayed and appalled by reports that the Online Safety Act could be watered down to facilitate a US trade deal.

We have written to Jonathan Reynolds [business secretary] urging him not to continue with an appalling sell out of childrenas safety and to meet with lived experience campaigners to understand the dire consequences.

The Online Safety Act offers a foundation that we believe will vastly improve childrenas experiences online.

For too long, too many children and young people have been exposed to harmful content, groomed, harassed and bullied online. The Government must not roll back on their commitment to making the online world safer for them, now and in the future.

Ursula von der Leyen says tariffs a amajor blowa to world economy, as US dollar falls to six month low after US President Trumpas aliberation daya

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The new US tariffs awill only create losersa with US consumers particularly hard hit, the German Automotive Industry Association (VDA), has said in a statement, calling on the EU ato act together and with the necessary force, while continuing to signal its willingness to negotiate.a

The body, which represents the powerful German auto industry, said the tariffs marked

the United Statesa departure from the rules-based global trade order a and thus a departure from the foundation for global value creation and corresponding growth and prosperity in many regions of the world.

This is not America first; this is America alone.

Australian prime minister surprised after external territories a including tiny Norfolk Island and remote islands home to penguins a targeted by US president

A group of barren, uninhabited volcanic islands near Antarctica, covered in glaciers and home to penguins, have been swept up in Donald Trumpas trade war, as the US president hit them with a 10% tariff on goods.

Heard Island and McDonald Islands, which form an external territory of Australia, are among the remotest places on earth, accessible only via a two-week boat voyage from Perth on Australiaas west coast. They are completely uninhabited, with the last visit from people believed to be nearly 10 years ago.

Donald Trump has upended decades of US foreign policy by bringing in a vast array of tariffs that threaten to disrupt international trade. Here are some initial key points

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Countries across the world are racing to absorb the new way of doing business with the US, after Donald Trump unveiled tailored tariffs that looks set to ignite a global trade war.

Trump has made clear the goals he wants to accomplish through the tariffs: bring manufacturing back to the US; respond to unfair trade policies from other countries; increase tax revenue; and incentivise crackdowns on migration and drug trafficking.

A global trade war could affect everything from prices to pensions, and inflation to interest rates

Donald Trumpas announcement that the US will put tariffs on goods from around the world, including a 10% charge on UK imports, has signalled the start of a global trade war.

Although the UK is threatened with a lower tariff than many other countries, for UK consumers there could still be some fallout. How it all plays out remains unclear.

US president Donald Trump yesterday produced a chart of all the new tariffs he was announcing, affecting trade with countries across the world. Here is the list as he displayed it

The president displayed the top of his list from a podium in the White House Rose Garden, and later published a longer version. Note that the atariffs charged to the USAa in Trumpas formulation include atrade barriersa so donat necessarily align with the tariffs published by countries concerned.

Israeli PM meets Viktor OrbA!n despite international arrest warrant over allegations of war crimes in Gaza

Hungary has said it will begin the process of withdrawing from the international criminal court, hours after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu a the subject of an ICC arrest warrant a arrived in the country for an official visit.

aHungary will withdraw from the ICC,a Gergely GulyA!s, prime minister Viktor OrbA!nas chief of staff, said. aThe government will initiate the withdrawal procedure on Thursday in accordance with the constitutional and international legal framework.a

• Fifa president Infantino says UK is the aone valid bida
• US may host in 2031 alongside other Concacaf nations

The United Kingdom appears certain to host the 2035 Womenas World Cup after Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, announced it is the sole bidder for the tournament.

Infantino confirmed in an address to Uefaas annual congress in Belgrade that the UK had a clear path to staging the event. He also named the USA, probably alongside other Concacaf members, as the only candidate for the 2031 edition. Fifa intends to expand the Womenas World Cup to 48 teams, mirroring the new look of the menas competition, from 2031. Concacaf covers North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets a and civilisation itself a can operate, says senior Allianz figure

The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate.

The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks, said GA1/4nther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the worldas biggest insurance companies. He said that without insurance, which is already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from mortgages to investments.

Daniel KAetAnskA1/2 clears final regulatory hurdles for APS3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company

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The APS3.6bn takeover of Royal Mailas parent company will be completed this month, nearly a year after it was first agreed, as the Czech billionaire Daniel KAetAnskA1/2 cleared the final regulatory hurdles standing in the way.

International Distribution Services (IDS), the owner of the 508-year-old Royal Mail, said on Thursday the deal amay become or be declared unconditionala by 30 April, after a delay due to issues in Romania.

Lead signatory of letter to Church Times says it is amoral and Christian imperativea to ensure dignified retirement

Church of England vicars are demanding an increase in pensions amid claims that many face an impoverished old age, with some forced to rely on food banks or move in with adult children.

Almost 2,000 C of E clergy have joined an action group on Facebook in the past few weeks and 700 signed a letter to the Church Times calling for aurgent and decisive actiona.

Writers will gather at the Facebook owneras Kingas Cross office in opposition to its use of the LibGen database to train its AI models

Authors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a demonstration outside Metaas London office today in protest of the organisationas use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence.

Novelists Kate Mosse and Tracy Chevalier as well as poet and former Royal Society of Literature chair Daljit Nagra will be among those in attendance outside the companyas Kingas Cross office.

Netflix drama Adolescence sharpens debate over toxic masculinity a and in Spain it is mixed with ignorance over dictatorship

Three or four years ago, the Spanish psychologist JesAos Moreno began to notice a difference in the drawings that the young participants in his workshops on masculinity produced when asked to sketch out their idea of what a man looks like.

The figures they drew were no longer merely the muscular and bizarrely well-endowed drug dealers, etched with prison tattoos and surrounded by guns, knives, cars, sex workers and bundles of cash, to which Moreno and his colleagues had long grown accustomed.

The need for women to be accompanied by a man in public is blocking access to healthcare and contributing to soaring mortality rates, say experts

It was the middle of the night when Zarin Gul realised that her daughter Nasrin had to get to the hospital as soon as possible. Her daughteras husband was away working in Iran and the two women were alone with Nasrinas seven children when Nasrin, heavily pregnant with her eighth child, began experiencing severe pains.

Gul helped Nasrin into a rickshaw and they set off into the night. Holding her daughteras hand as the rickshaw jolted over the dirt road, Gul says she prayed they would not encounter a Taliban checkpoint.

The US president has announced new taxes on imports to the US starting at a baseline of 10% a here is the front-page reaction in Britain

Donald Trumpas tariff aday of liberationa arrived with the US president imposing markups on imports while accusing other nations, including allies, of alooting, pillaging, raping and plunderinga the US.

The UK got off relatively lightly with the basic 10%. Here is how major British newspapers see it.

The sandwich chain now has 274 branches in the capital. How did it grow so huge a and can anything stop it getting even bigger?

At 93-95 Victoria Street, Westminster, a blue plaque marks a piece of London history: the first ever branch of Pret a Manger opened on this spot on 22 July 1986. Nearly 40 years later, it is still going strong.

Itas a nice story a but itas not the whole story. Look closer and the plaque states that the first Pret sandwich shop opened anear herea. In fact, it was down the road, at 75b, now a branch of Toni & Guy. Except�a| that wasnat the first shop, either. The original Pret opened two years earlier and five miles to the north, in Hampstead. It went bust after a year and the founder, Jeffrey Hyman, sold the name, branding and logo to Julian Metcalfe and Sinclair Beecham, who reopened in Westminster.

Some indoor plants wither the moment you turn your back; others shrug off drought, darkness and even awateringa by cats. Hereas how to choose the most hardy specimens. Plus, readers celebrate the greenery that survived against all the odds

There is a good reason that we treat certain houseplants as the green wallpaper of our homes: the odd splash of water and they seem to rub along fine. These are the species that have proved, over many decades, that they are best adapted to surviving in a vast range of situations. Unfortunately, familiarity breeds contempt, so many of us dismiss snake plants, spider plants, Swiss cheese plants and dragon trees as uninspiring and basic, even though they are the species that are likely to thrive, whatever the conditions.

The key to making abog standarda houseplants look good is to display them in an atypical way: an oversized trough of snake plants rather than a few leaves in a lonely pot; the silhouette of a mass of plain green spider plants in a huge hanging basket instead of a spindly cream-striped specimen on a shelf; or a forest of dragon trees in a huge barrel planter. If you love flowers, moth orchids (Phalaenopsis) are a great choice as they are incredibly tough, and unfazed by the centrally heated air of our homes. Again, think about innovative ways of presenting them: they can look amazing massed in a single container.

When a no-nonsense lecturer set up a radical solution to help free the wrongfully convicted in the UK, he was hopeful he could change the justice system. But what started as a revolution ended in acrimony

The press conference began at 2.30pm on 2 September 2004 at the Wills Memorial Building, the grand neo-gothic home to the University of Bristolas School of Law. Michael Naughton, a charismatic, fast-talking lecturer in sociology and criminal law, addressed the assembled media. If what he was attempting sounded radical, it was only a reflection of an increasingly dire situation, Naughton told a BBC reporter. There was no way of sugarcoating it, he said. The criminal justice system was failing the rising number of people who were claiming they had been wrongfully convicted, and who remained stuck in prison without any hope of exoneration.

Naughton was launching the Bristol University Innocence Project to address this crisis. The premise was clear enough. Idealistic law students, under academic supervision and with pro bono legal support, would investigate potential miscarriages of justice, with the goal of preparing cases for appeal. Though the concept was well established in the US and Australia, nothing so bold had ever been attempted in the UK. But Michael Naughton was no ordinary academic. Born in early 1960s Lancashire to working-class Irish parents, conflict was an essential part of his upbringing. Being a Naughton man came with certain non-negotiables, including: always buy your round, and never back down from a fight.

A decade after the finale, new fans are flocking to Glee, causing its songs to shoot up the charts. The internetas ablaze with TikTok dance homages, Reddit threads a and tonnes of hate watchers

The year is 2009, and Glee has hit like a cultural earthquake. Every week, millions of people around the world tune in to watch a group of American high school misfits belt out musical theatre and pop hits, turning show choir into mainstream entertainment. The castas cover of Journeyas Donat Stop Believina becomes an anthem, spending 37 weeks in the UK charts, catapulting its young stars to overnight fame. Glee clubs start in schools across the US and beyond, and Ryan Murphyas show develops a devoted fanbase a myself included a who proudly call ourselves Gleeks. Online, we dissect every episode on Tumblr, trade theories and wear our fandom, plus the merch we bought to prove it, as a badge of honour.

But by the time Glee came to a close in 2015, all its magic had faded. The Guardian reported that afew will mourn its passinga as the showas last season premiered. A string of increasingly absurd storylines and poor song choices left a dwindling viewership and even the most diehard fans drifting away. Or so we thought a because 10 years after its finale, the show is back with a vengeance.

Serpentine, London
From the moment we inhale the scent of this remarkable show a in which trees blast open and boulders perch on branches a the Italian artist intoxicates us like a shaman communing with wood sprites

Itas the aroma that lures you in. Deep and difficult to place, it comes from the thousands of laurel leaves that pad the walls of the Serpentineas high central space. Laurel is the sharp-leaved evergreen tree sacred to the god Apollo and through him associated with victory and the arts. Poets are crowned with it. In Botticellias Primavera, a nymph is chased through laurel trees. A marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicts Daphne transforming into a laurel to escape Apolloas unwanted lust a a reason this tree is sacred to him.

So much cultural baggage. It canat be easy to be a modern Italian artist with ancient Rome, the Renaissance and the baroque on your back. One of the captivating things about Giuseppe Penoneas meditative selection of his works is how easily this artist has cast off that weight of tradition ever since he started his life in art in 1968.

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

With impeccable timing, last week, when there was a very naughty miniature dachshund making the news, the quiz master decided to take the week off, meaning regular quizzers spent hours poring over every detail of Valerieas exciting story trying to memorise it all in vain.

At least it meant First Dog on the Moon got a free run to do a cartoon about Valerie without cramping the quizas style. Back to the usual format this week, with mostly topical questions and a smattering of general and popular culture knowledge in the mix. There are no prizes, but we always enjoy it when you let us know how you got on in the commentsa|

A new exhibition celebrates the British painter, who was overlooked in the brash 90s, but now whose idiosyncratic work as artist in residence at the National Gallery is being newly celebrated

Ken Kiff was a brilliant odd one out in post-second world war British painting. In works that sing with colour and texture, he crafted wibbly-wobbly fables in which eyes and noses slide around faces, animals tower over mountains and dreaming, desiring, questing men are rendered poignantly goofy. Looking to modernist greats such as Klee and MirA3, Kiff made colour a defining principle, mixing abstraction with recurring symbols culled from a private mythology that included birds, salamanders, mountains, water, goddess-like women and the aLittle Mana, a diminutive chap with a bendy�body vulnerable as plasticine, who walks a lonely path. His was a bombast-free take on lifeas agony and�ecstasy, as idiosyncratic as it�is relatable and human.

When Kiff died aged 65 in 2001, his reputation was that of a bygone artistas artist, whose heartfelt dedication to his medium and the creative process was far removed from the arch, brash conceptual output of the then-dominant YBAs. Now, though, appreciation of his prolifically produced, personal work is growing afresh. aHe speaks to a younger generation, partly in terms of his mix of abstraction and figuration,a says Ella-Rose Harrison, the director of Hales Gallery, where a new exhibition looks back to his 18 months from 1992�to 1993 as aassociate artista in residence at Londonas National Gallery. aThereas also a different engagement with his themes,a she adds, abringing the mythical into the everyday, or psychologically charged space.a

Many stars blanch at their commodification. But as the master of drollery launches a new line of monogrammed merch, I think he isnat going far enough

Jeff Goldblum is an actor. He has starred in films both cult (Earth Girls Are Easy) and blockbuster (Jurassic Park). Heas worked with Wes Anderson. Heas been part of the MCU. Last year he was in Wicked, a film that made three quarters of a billion dollars and won multiple Oscars. Make no mistake, Jeff Goldblum is an actor.

However, Jeff Goldblum is not just an actor. He is also Jeff Goldblum, and this in itself is a full-time job. He releases jazz albums. He conducts interviews where he ums and ahs over every idiosyncratic word choice, like a wan minor European royal choosing hors daoeuvres from a silver tray. He has developed a system a and this sounds made up, but it isnat a where he awards people and things a ranking of Goldblums out of a possible 10 Goldblums. When it came time to mark the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park, how did Universal Pictures choose to do it? By building a 25ft statue of Goldblum with his shirt unbuttoned and plonking it right in the centre of London.

While my assaulter can continue to attend games undeterred, Tottenham announce a convicted abuser as a performer. Are the clubas actions matching their words when it comes to supporting female fans?

A few months ago I was assaulted on an overground train by a Brentford fan after a home win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The British Transport Police were rapid in their response, unsuccessfully but immediately halting a Victoria line train to find him, before arresting him the next week on his own way to his teamas home match. Over a few months of back and forth updates with the BTP the case was passed to the Crown Prosecution Service.

This Saturday at a sunny pub with my dad, among chatter about Tottenhamas seasonsa woes while an FA Cup tie played out on the TV screens I got an unexpected call from BTP for a final update. The CPS had decided there was not enough evidence to secure a conviction against the individual.

There I was, lying in bed and worrying Iad lost a basic life skill. Can you blame me for putting it to the test?

When I was in the first year at middle school, in Miss Haleas class, my parents returned from a parentsa evening looking disappointed. My nine-year-old self picked up on this. It wasnat my schoolwork: that was OK. It was that the teacher had revealed that in PE I was the only one in the class who couldnat do a forward roll.

This was true. It wasnat that I was physically incapable a I was in the school football team and, without wishing to boast, probably the ninth-quickest runner. I just had this mental block. I couldnat bring myself to do it. The idea of the world momentarily going upside down was too much for me. The prospect of such disorientation was unbearable. If only Miss Hale had taken me to one side and said: aLook, youare overthinking this a and, believe you me, if you let it, overthinking will blight your life.a But she didnat, because teachers didnat talk like that then (and probably donat do so now, either).

This vital drama has British actors, a British writer, but Netflix funding. Hereas why thatas a huge problem

Everyone is talking about Adolescence, the television drama focused on toxic masculinity that has triggered a continuing social and political debate. But only a handful of people are talking about what the hit drama says about the real-time crisis unfolding in the British television industry a and that needs discussion too.

Adolescence is everything public service broadcasting should be: hard-hitting programming featuring the kind of people often ignored in TV drama a in this case, white working-class families in the north a discussed at the school gate and in parliament. After its British writer, Jack Thorne, met Keir Starmer in Downing Street, it was revealed that Adolescence was to be rolled out for free across all UK secondary schools.

It seems to me that whatever the charges facing the activists at the Quaker meeting house raid, their fundamental crime is dissent

The faces are different, but itas the same authoritarianism. Keir Starmeras team might not look or sound like Donald Trumpas, but its policies on protest and dissent are chillingly similar. So is the reason: coordinated global lobbying by the rich and powerful, fronted by rightwing junktanks.

Last week, six young women were having tea and biscuits in the Quaker meeting house in Westminster. Twenty police officers forced open the door and arrested them on conspiracy charges. Had the police discovered a plot to blow up parliament or to poison the water supply? No. It was an openly advertised, routine meeting of a protest group called Youth Demand, discussing climate breakdown and the assault on Gaza.

George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist

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Leftwing policies have mass appeal a whatas needed is a figurehead who can bring back alienated voters and dodge culture wars

Tony Blairas devotees always had a stock response for their leftwing critics, and it went like this: your desire for political purity will render Labour unelectable, and the poorest will pay the price. A Labour party led by asensible moderatesa may not be your first choice, but it is the only hope for the most vulnerable.

As Labour imposes poverty on up to 400,000 people through cuts to disability benefits, according to estimates by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, this argument is submerged under a tidal wave of misery. The government has already robbed many pensioners of their winter fuel payments, and not only voted to keep a Tory two-child benefit cap that imposes squalor on hundreds of thousands of children, but suspended those Labour MPs who opposed it. A Labour party that knowingly imposes hardship on disabled people, pensioners and children has filed for moral and political bankruptcy.

Owen Jones is a Guardian columnist

• Everton defender booked for challenge on Mac Allister
• VAR should have recommended review of tackle

The refereesa body, Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), has acknowledged that Evertonas James Tarkowski should have been sent off early on in their defeat at Liverpool on Wednesday. The defender was only cautioned for a reckless challenge on Alexis Mac Allister, described as a aMerseyside derby tackle of olda.

The referee, Sam Barrott, gave Tarkowski a yellow card and David Moyes conceded the defender was fortunate to stay on the pitch. PGMOL believes the video assistant referee, Paul Tierney, should have recommended a review.

Tottenham manager knows the vultures are circling but his mission is driven by honouring the family name

His passport still bears the name aAngelos Postekosa. It was the name legally given to him by his parents, eager for their children to fit into their adopted home, aware that they would face enough obstacles a a different language, a different culture, a different skin tone a without throwing a long name into the bargain.

But he always hated the name Postekos. To him it smelled too much of embarrassment. Of apologising for who you were. Of changing your essence to please others. Of compromise. And so, as soon as he had any say in the matter, he resolved he would be known by the name his father had used, and those who came before him, back in the old country. Before everything changed forever.

• Yuki Tsunoda replaces Lawson for Sundayas Japan GP
• Lewis Hamilton describes demotion as apretty harsha

Max Verstappen has intimated he was unhappy with the way his Red Bull team suddenly sacked their driver Liam Lawson after just two races and replaced him with Yuki Tsunoda from sister team Racing Bulls, speaking in the buildup to this weekendas Japanese Grand Prix.

Red Bull dropped Lawson with a shocking speed after he underperformed in his first two races for the team, a bluntly emphatic act even by F1 standards. In the immediate aftermath the former driver Giedo van der Garde described Red Bullas treatment of the 23-year-old as acloser to bullying or a panic movea and that they agave Liam two races only to crush his spirita in a post on Instagram, which was liked by Verstappen.

Jump racingas grizzled veteran could become the only owner to have four winners of the great race on Saturday

For a man who is still most familiar to many fans as the most fearless gambler of recent decades, JP McManus does not seem to be leaving a great deal to chance before Saturdayas Grand National at Aintree.

Three of the top six in the betting for the worldas most famous steeplechase a Iroko, Perceval Legallois and last yearas winner, I Am Maximus a will carry the owneras famous green and gold colours this weekend, along with a live each-way shot in Meetingofthewaters. The Sundance Kid a as he was nicknamed in Irelandas betting rings in the 1970s a is now in his mid-70s, but he shows no sign of slowing down.

Former Liverpool midfielder was frozen out by Turkish club but has seized lifeline given by new manager

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is still just 31 years old, which feels very young for a man who made his first-team debut for Southampton when Gordon Brown was UK prime minister. It is just over 15 years since Oxlade-Chamberlain broke into Alan Pardewas Saints squad, aged 16, and after successful and high-profile moves to both Arsenal and Liverpool, plus a trophy haul that includes a Premier League and Champions League title, plus three FA Cups, few can say that Oxlade-Chamberlain has not fulfilled his potential.

Yet his exit from Liverpool at the expiry of his contract in 2023, aged just 29, felt a little hollow. Presented with a photo collage after his final Anfield match and photographed on the pitch alongside his fellow departees, Roberto Firmino (to Saudi Arabia) and 37-year-old James Milner (to Brighton), who were both beaming ear to ear, Oxlade-Chamberlain looked a little lost, diffident almost. Where next?

ESPNas biggest name has never been shy about giving his opinion. But now he is part of the drama he so often comments on

Who would win in a fight between LeBron James and Stephen A Smith is a question only Stephen A Smith would think to ask. There has been little avoiding the question since the Los Angeles Lakers superstar confronted ESPNas No 1 personality during a recent game against the New York Knicks. The player was venting his displeasure at Smith for his pointed comments about Jamesas eldest son, and Lakers teammate, Bronny a the 55th pick in last yearas NBA draft.

James approached Smith, a courtside spectator for the game, and appeared to tell him to akeep my son out of this shita a a callback to Smith questioning whether Bronny deserved to be on a league roster. Smith went on TV the next day to make clear that he wasnat actually picking on Bronny, the player; he was really calling out LeBron as a bad father for setting a high bar for his sonas pro career. Smith would come back to this point often while making the media rounds after signing a $100m ESPN extension. That should have been the end of the argument a but then last week LeBron sat down with Pat McAfee, whose show follows Smithas on ESPN, and dismissed Smith as an ice cream-bingeing, couch-bound fanboy.

ANU climate scientist says aeveryone is getting fatigued these records keep falling a itas now incredibly predictablea

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Forty items on display in Manchester, collated by information commissioner, chart evolution of personal data usage over 40 years

Forty years ago, it would take a four-drawer filing cabinet to store 10,000 documents. You would need 736 floppy disks to hold those same files; now it takes up no physical space at all to store 10,000 documents on the cloud.

As data storage has evolved, so too has the whole information landscape, and with it the challenges of storing, transferring and appropriately using peopleas personal data.

The 71-year-old director of Dear Diary and The Sonas Room underwent surgery in Rome and is said to be in a stable condition

Italian film director Nanni Moretti is in intensive care at a Rome hospital after suffering a heart attack, according to local media reports.

The 71-year-old director, actor and screenwriter a best known outside Italy for 1993as Caro Diario (Dear Diary) and 2001as The Sonas Room a was taken to hospital on Wednesday afternoon. He underwent surgery and is in intensive care, with Italian news agency Ansa reporting that he is in a stable condition.

Keukenhof, near Amsterdam, increasingly catering to growing demand for social media content

Nestled among tulip fields not far from Amsterdam, the world-famous Keukenhof garden has opened for the spring, welcoming camera-wielding visitors to its increasingly selfie-friendly grounds.

On a sunny day, the paths, park benches and cafes are crowded with tourists taking photos and selfies with one of the Netherlandsa most iconic products a the tulip.

Ron Klain tells author Chris Whipple that Biden opted for Annie Leibovitz shoot at critical moment in campaign

In the aftermath of the disastrous debate against Donald Trump that ultimately ended his political career, Joe Biden skipped a White House meeting with the congressional Progressive caucus in favor of a Camp David photoshoot with the fashion photographer Annie Leibovitz, a new book says.

aYou need to cancel that,a Ron Klain, Bidenas former chief of staff and debate prep leader, told the president, as he advocated securing the endorsement of the group of powerful progressive politicians perhaps key to his remaining the Democratic nominee.

Kryvyi Rig hit while Kharkiv endures barrage of Shahed drones; Nato foreign ministers including Marc Rubio to meet in Brussels. What we know on day 1,135

Once your kids are at university, whatas next for you? This compelling depiction of life at a crossroads is a male counterpart to Miranda Julyas All Fours

Ben Markovitsas quietly excellent new novel begins with the most mundane of middle-class crises. The bookas narrator, 55-year-old law professor Tom Layward, is taking his youngest child to university. For Tom and his wife Amy, the major tasks of parenting are about to vanish in the rear view mirror. The question is: whatas next?

Itas a moment of change and re-evaluation for any couple. But within Tom and Amyas marriage an unexploded bomb is ticking. Tom tells us in the first paragraph that, 12 years earlier, Amy had an affair. He managed his heartbreak by making a deal with himself that he would leave when his youngest went to college.

The former MP tells her surprising story in a candid documentary. Plus, Nick Grimshawas chaotic show about dogs. Hereas what to watch this evening

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aThis place is a farce. Absolute farce.a Last year, the SNPas Mhairi Black a the youngest elected MP since 1832 a stood down as an MP, and swapped parliament for standup comedy (she was describing the former there). In this candid film, she talks about rising to prominence after the Scottish referendum, the anxiety she constantly felt as a young, gay, neurodivergent woman in politics, and her first show at the Edinburgh festival fringe. Hollie Richardson

A runaway orphan from coastal Kent is the protagonist in this tightly plotted reimagining of Herman Melvilleas whaling classic

aaAnd now here I was, an accidental whaler, who knew nothing of whales, except the festive spout in the distance and the unreal immensity of a sperm whaleas corpse on a windy shore.a

So thinks the heroine of Xiaolu Guoas Call Me Ishmaelle, from the deck�of the whaler Nimrod, where she�has enlisted as a sailor. A teenage orphan from coastal Kent, where she grew up swimming with seals and dolphins, sheas escaped a half-starved life as a factory worker by dressing as a boy to go to sea. Now she finds herself in a crew captained by a morose, reclusive,�peg-legged man, who is monomaniacally obsessed with finding and killing the great white whale which maimed him. As many readers will already have guessed, the unlucky Ishmaelle has landed herself in a retelling of Moby-Dick.

Brilliantly led by Collette, PJ Hoganas 1994 story of a lovable loser was the feelgood sensation that rescued the bandas reputation a how can you resist it?

When writer-director PJ Hogan made Murielas Wedding in 1994, he surely knew he had struck feelgood-movie gold. But maybe he didnat realise he had personally authored a pivotal moment in Abbamaniaas global history: the momentous transitional phase between the band being taboo-naff and being world-conqueringly beloved. (Maybe Mr Hogan should be getting a cut of the Mamma Mia! musicals and the Abba Voyage live show.) Hogan also gave us our first real view of Toni Collette who started the way she meant to go on: being outstanding in everything she is in.

But back in 1994, it was still appropriate that a loser a albeit a lovable loser a could be depicted as an Abba fan; but this movie gets something right that the endless pedantic jukebox musicals that came later get wrong. This crucial pro-Abba film is not itself obsessed with Abba and the soundtrack isnat wall-to-wall Abba; our heroine says, once she tastes success, aI havenat listened to one Abba song. Thatas because now my lifeas as good as an Abba song.a

A psychotherapist explores the nature of infidelity through a series of case studies

Affairs are hot stuff. The antics of�cheating partners have been hooking audiences from the earliest days of storytelling to modern�romcoms and hit podcasts by relationship experts.

It is only natural, then, that a psychotherapist turned author specialising in long-term relationships would want in on the action. aWhy do we have affairs?a asks�Juliet Rosenfeld in the introduction to her second book, which promises to look at infidelity a something that one in five of us will be affected by a ain a way that we usually donata. Her first book, The State of Disbelief, explored her experience of�mourning after the death of her husband, Andrew.

This bizarre drama stars the Hollywood actor as a dead bounty hunter brought back to life by the devil to do his bidding. Sadly, it also includes horrifying country music

There is nothing very new to see in The Bondsman. How much you enjoy it will depend on how much you enjoy Kevin Bacon (laconic, hard-bitten Kevin Bacon, not Tremors Kevin Bacon and not Footloose Kevin Bacon), how much you enjoy tales of demonic possession in a small town in southern America and how much you enjoy the sound of partly severed heads, blown-out tracheas and bloodied fingers. I am seven degrees of separation from liking this last aspect.

But Bacon is Bacon, and if he is slightly sleepwalking through his role here as Hub Halloran, tracker of neaer-do-wells with warrants against their names, well, it is hardly inappropriate given that, for most of the eight episodes, Hub is dead. He is killed by local heavies hired by Lucky Callahan (Damon Herriman a youall know him when you see him), the new boyfriend of Hubas ex-wife Maryanne (Jennifer Nettles), seeking to eliminate the competition.

Inside the French capitalas ring road, the Petite Ceinture, a disused circular rail line, now abounds with nature trails, shared gardens a and even urban farms

A rustle in the undergrowth sends birds wheeling above the trees and into the sky. Iam left alone and in near total silence as I look along the train tracks that disappear in either direction. It feels as if Iam in the heart of the countryside, but actually, the Boulevard PA(c)riphA(c)rique, the traffic-choked ring road that encircles Paris, is just a stoneas throw away. This disused rail route, the Petite Ceinture, offers wildlife and quiet solitude just moments from the roaring motorway, thanks to a plan that is turning parts of the line into walkable green spaces a the French capitalas less manicured (and less central) alternative to Manhattanas High Line or north Londonas Parkland Walk, a rewilded railway line thatas part of the Capital Ring walk.

Built on the site of the Thiers wall, the last defensive wall of Paris, and its surrounding shantytown, the eight-lane Boulevard PA(c)riphA(c)rique (known as the PA(c)riph) is used by more than a million cars a day. The 20-mile (32km) railway line just inside the ring road was created to supply the Thiers wall, carrying goods and then passengers as the cityas first metropolitan railway service.

Wead like to hear from people about the impact Trumpas tariffs might have on them and their businesses

Donald Trump has unveiled his global tariffs on US trading partners including 10% on UK exports to the US, 20% on the EU and 34% on China. However, the USas closest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, have been exempt from the latest round of tariffs.

Wherever you are in the world, wead like to hear how you might be affected by the tariffs. What preparations or changes are you making to your business? Do you have any concerns?

The US presidentas new tariff regime on every country threatens to unleash a global trade war. Here we explore how the world is responding

• Trump tariff reaction a live updates

Global markets and businesses were reeling on Thursday, as US president Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on major trade partners and struggling countries alike.

Trumpas new policies set a baseline tariff of 10% on all goods coming into the US, taking the a maximum rate to more than 50% on imports from some countries. It marks the biggest upheaval of global trade norms since the second world war. The US president said that these levies were aimed at targeting decades of unfair trade practices which had disadvantaged the US.

Traditional methods benefit hundreds of species but as new agricultural techniques take over, the distinctive haystacks mark a vanishing way of life

Golden haystacks shaped like teardrops have been a symbol of rural life in Romania for hundreds of years. The 3-metre-high (10ft) stacks are the culmination of days of hard work by families, from children up to grandparents, in the height of summer.

Together they cut waist-high grass, leave it to dry in the hot sun and stack it up to be stored over the winter, combing the hay downwards to protect it from harsh winds, heavy rain and snow. Throughout winter, clumps of it are removed from the haystacks and fed to livestock.

Barricades go up in Seoul as court prepares to rule on whether to uphold Yoonas impeachment or restore his powers

The usually quiet streets outside South Koreaas constitutional court in Seoul are now a political ground zero for a decision that will determine the countryas future.

Months after Yoon Suk Yeol imposed martial law and triggered South Koreaas worst political crisis in decades, the court will on Friday decide whether to uphold the suspended presidentas impeachment or return him to office.

Invertebrates donat get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when the Guardian opened its poll to find the worldas finest invertebrate, readers got in touch in their droves. A dazzling array of nominations have flown in for insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals and many more obscure creatures. Patrick Barkham tells Madeleine Finlay why these tiny creatures deserve more recognition, and three readers, Sandy, Nina and Russell, make the case for their favourites.

Invertebrate of the year 2025: vote for your favourite

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Myanmaras military junta has been losing territory for months. Will the earthquake and a new ceasefire help it turn the tide? Rebecca Ratcliffe reports

aIt took around four to five minutes for the earthquake to shake and then it stopped and shook again. It is the most severe earthquake I have experienced in my life.a

Esther J is a reporter based in Bangkok, Thailand, more than 600 miles (966km) away from her home country of Myanmar a the epicentre of last weekas 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

Leaders around the world have reacted with a mix of a mix of confusion and concern after Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners, upending decades of US trade policy and starting a possible global trade war. The tariffs range from 10% to 49% on all goods imported from abroad

• Trump tariffs see stocks dive and investors scramble to bonds, gold and yen

• aNowhere on earth is safea: Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited islands near Antarctica

• War-torn and struggling countries among those facing steepest Trump reciprocal tariffs

Inspired by the landscapes of the French masters, Elger Esser captures the brooding seascapes and bucolic country scenes of his beloved countryside a with timeless results

Treating yourself has *literally* never felt so good.

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What a waste of PTO.

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Wait "til you get your butt into these travel yoga pants that look like upscale trousers.

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Someone call Architectural Digest, because your pad"s about to be on the cover.

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"The public needs to wake up before our libraries are gone."

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Instead of the usual tears you shed when stocking up on Supergoop sunscreen, Too Faced mascara, and Lululemon workout gear.

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If you call yourself a neat freak, you"re really gonna love this list.

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You had me at rainbow glass food jars.

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Furniture is an investment, aka. a one-time purchase. Save some money with these affordable one-time purchases.

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Including mesh ballet flats and brand-name-inspired looks for less.

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A celebrity stylist has shared how to wear this seasonas most popular shoes - from woven flats to boat shoes

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he would agree to allow American chlorine-washed chicken to be sold in the UK as part of a free trade deal with the US

aThat"s just the kind of house that I grew up in,a said eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore

Midwives and the National Childbirth Trust have revealed how to ensure newborns get a healthy start to life

aShe made everyone feel seen, loved, safe,a read a tribute by the staras daughter-in-law

Lachlan Munro (Lucky), 43, a London-based life coach and music producer, suffered from food addiction and went up to 18.5st, ordering vast quantities on Deliveroo a and spending all his rent money.A Heas now found recovery, he tells Charlotte Cripps

Presenter opened up about along, emotional and painfula diagnosis process

Hereas what parents should know so they can provide support, writes Annabel Hoare

The variant is becoming more and more dominant

The student said he has a 4.0 GPA and a high ACT score

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With aThe White Lotusa turning up the heat in Thailand this season, Brits are diving chopsticks-first into fragrant curries and zingy noodles. Sales are soaring, search trends are spiking a and these Thai-inspired recipes bring the drama home (without the murder)

Mellencamp was diagnosed with melanoma in 2022, which advanced to stage four and metastasized to her lungs and brain

The Duchess of Sussex made headlines last month for her single-skillet spaghetti in aWith Love, Meghana

The 60-year-old philanthropist divorced the billionaire Microsoft founder in 2021

Powell and Sweeney were both seen at his sisteras wedding last weekend in Dallas, Texas