Two men, both aged 22, are charged with immigration offences

Count Binface has vowed to rename London Bridge after Phoebe Waller-Bridge if he wins Mayas mayoral election.

Extraordinary question during discussion of Rwanda deportation plan was met with visible bewilderment from the audience

Cavalry horses Vida and Quaker ran loose in the road near Aldwych, central London

Tory minister Chris Philp appeared to confuse two African countries on BBC Question Time on Thursday, 25 April.

Police and ambulance called out to Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire

The show is scheduled to air its final episode on 16 May

aPoor Thingsa actor said it would be aso nicea if fans started referring to her by her given name

Harry Styles is among those who have invested in the APS365m venue beset by problems

aIt took a long time for me to want to do anything again,a said the former talk show host

From Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron to Lucy Liu and Bill Murray, there are many TV and movie collaborations that havenat exactly been plain sailing, writes Ellie Harrison

Prestigious literary prize is named after George and Josias Booker who enslaved 200 people on a cotton plantation in 1800s

Police had issued arrest warrant as well as community look-out notice after Pledger failed to appear in court

The aPitch Perfecta staras run-ins with Sacha Baron Cohen may have generated the most headlines about her new memoir a and been redacted from the bookas UK print run a but itas her surreal approach to Hollywood that makes it one of the most disappointing reads of the year, writes Adam White

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Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial

Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the worldas first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its agamechanginga potential to permanently cure cancer.

Melanoma affects about 132,000 people a year globally and is the biggest skin cancer killer. Currently, surgery is the main treatment although radiotherapy, medicines and chemotherapy are also sometimes used.

Gideon Falter was in running to be adviser but governmentas antisemitism tsar warned against appointment

• Who are CAA, the group headed by campaigner in Met police antisemitism row?

The Home Office considered appointing campaigner against antisemitism Gideon Falter as an adviser to its counter extremism unit but was warned against the appointment by the governmentas antisemitism tsar.

The Guardian understands there were strong objections to Falter being offered the part-time civil service role advising the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) in 2022 and that John Mann told the then home secretary Suella Braverman he would quit if Falter was offered the post.

Israeli media reports planned visit, citing unnamed officials, in the wake of stalled talks mediated by Qatar, the US and Egypt

• See all of our Israel-Gaza war coverage

Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that seven Palestinians have been detained by Israeli security forces during raids inside the occupied West Bank. The riads have been near Jenin, Nablus and Ramallah.

Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Rafah for Al Jazeera, writes that he is seeing aconstant artillery shelling on the eastern part of the citya, and there is aa concentration of attacks on Gazaas central area, mainly refugee camps, such as Nuseirat and Bureij camps, as well as on Deir el-Balah city.a

Chris Philp gets confused over neighbouring countries when discussing governmentas Rwanda deportation policy

The policing minister, Chris Philp, appeared to confuse the countries of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on BBC Question Time on Thursday.

When discussing the government policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, the MP for Croydon South responded to an audience memberas question during the BBC One programme by asking: aRwanda is a different country of Congo, isnat it?a.

Warnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El NiA+-o

Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia are facing sweltering temperatures, with unusually hot weather forcing schools to close and threatening public health.

Thousands of schools across the Philippines, including in the capital region Metro Manila, have suspended in-person classes. Half of the countryas 82 provinces are experiencing drought, and nearly 31 others are facing dry spells or dry conditions, according to the UN, which has called for greater support to help the country prepare for similar weather events in the future. The countryas upcoming harvest will probably be below average, the UN said.

Two 22-year-olds charged with immigration offences as part of
investigation into deaths

Two 22-year-old men have been charged with immigration offences in connection with the deaths of five people, including a child, who died
trying to cross the Channel, the National Crime Agency has said.

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Wang Yi says recent improvements in ties face adisruptionsa amid threats of sanctions over support for Russiaas defence industry

Chinaas foreign minister, Wang Yi, has warned the US that the recent improvements in the two countriesa relations were being jeopardised by adisruptionsa that could take them back to a adownward spirala leading to rivalry, confrontation and even conflict.

Wang was speaking at the start of a meeting in Beijing with the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, at a time of renewed tension in the relations between the superpowers. The US, he said, should not step on Chinaas ared linesa.

First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is aimportant step towards restoring justicea, says first lady, Olena Zelenska

The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that Ukraineas first lady, Olena Zelenska, called aan important step towards restoring justicea.

Up to 500 Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are being identified and awarded with interim reparations this year, including financial, medical and psychological support.

Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatory

An organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the governmentas new policy to bar care workers from bringing children and partners to the UK, warning that it is atearing families aparta.

According to Migrants at Work, care workers have to choose between family life with their children and partners or getting a job as a health or social carer in the UK a they can no longer do both.

Campaign Against Antisemitism, led by Gideon Falter, was set up by activists who felt existing groups were not doing enough

• Home Office considered antisemitism campaigner for counter-extremism unit

The group, which is led by Gideon Falter, was founded in response to the 2014 Israel-Gaza offensive, by a group of activists concerned about rising antisemitism and who believed some Jewish communal organisations such as the Board of Deputies were not doing enough to robustly combat antisemitism at protests and in the media.

Those vying for job say it will put region on more equal footing with areas such as West Midlands and Greater Manchester

The Conservatives are anot taking accountabilitya for their part in leaving regions such as the east Midlands to suffer with poor infrastructure, growing inequalities and a skills gap, Labouras candidate for the regionas first mayor said.

Claire Ward, the former MP for Watford, said there was not enough to keep young people in the east Midlands and that people had alost hopea.

Aspirations for statehood revived among younger generations in refugee camps where war has consumed daily life

The red inverted triangle is everywhere a stencilled on walls, sprayed on store shutters, a constant theme guiding visitors through the narrow alleyways that dissect the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut.

Appearing initially in combat videos released by Hamas in which its fighters target Israeli tanks in Gaza, the newfound ubiquity of the logo in the camp 170 miles (270km) away signals a shift in opinion in favour of armed struggle.

The actoras feminist credentials, a wholehearted embrace of comedy and being one of the most memed actors on social media has seen Goslingas auto-satirising alpha male become white-hot box office in 2024

In Hollywood, there are no accidents. Ryan Goslingas role in stuntman pic The Fall Guy, hard on the heels of his show-stopping Oscars rendition of Iam Just Ken, is perfectly timed to confirm his ascension to the very top tier of stardom. Not only is it a four-quadrant entertainment turbo boost a covering all audience bases with action, romance, a legacy franchise for the oldies, John Wick-slick for the kids a it is shrink-wrapped to his public persona. His role as stunt veteran Colt Seavers, saving the skin of the idiot megastar he doubles for, caps off the stance Gosling has upheld on talkshows and memes over the last decade: stardom and celebrity as a delectable facade, an in-joke between star and audience to be played with the lightest of ironic touches.

But of course Gosling is a bona fide star, one of Hollywoodas most important. His confused, toxic himbo Ken stole the Barbie limelight from Margot Robbie. Tunnelling into classic archetypes of masculinity with modern self-awareness is the on-screen niche he has made his own a giving us a new, uniquely supple male star for the post-#MeToo era. His mainstream roles a getaway drivers, daredevil motorcyclists, venal bankers a have often been ultra-macho, but the actor himself comes with rounded metrosexual edges. Men want to be him, with his debonair cool and inexhaustible supply of swanky jackets (the leather Miami Vice stunt-team number in The Fall Guy being the latest). As far back as 2017, Morwenna Ferrier noted that Gosling clones, sporting a certain aturbo cleanlinessa, were now on the loose in cities everywhere.

Artists from Dua Lipa to Nia Archives are tapping the boisterous energy of mid-90s music a and even embracing the union jack. Can they avoid the genreas laddish lows?

For some, Britpop was a high point for British guitar music: that time when Blur, Pulp, Suede and Oasis thrilled the world with wit and brio. Others argue it has aged worse than Loaded magazine: blokey, beery, conservative and still clogging up the charts. Indeed, thereas perhaps something a bit dismal about the fact that James and Shed Seven have both had No 1 albums in 2024.

Nevertheless, a crop of young artists are turning to the energy and iconography of mid-90s Britain for inspiration. The jungle artist Nia Archives, 24, wears a dazzling union jack on her teeth for the cover of her debut album, Silence Is Loud. aNo oneas really making Britpop at the moment,a she told the Face in February, abut I have a feeling 2024 is gonna be the year.a Dua Lipa has said she was alooking through the music history of psychedelia, trip-hop and Britpopa while making her new album, Radical Optimism, adding that Britpop ahas always felt so confidently optimistic to me, and that honesty and attitude is a feeling I took into my recording sessionsa a although youad be pushed to notice the influence on the new singles she has released so far.

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Fatima has taken drastic action to cure Sadeas chronic lateness. Sade says she doesnat need her hand holding. You decide whose time is up
Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a juror

I know Iam perennially late but by changing the clocks, Fatima makes me feel infantilised

Sade hasnat changed all the clocks back. I think on a subconscious level she knows it actually helps her

The sweeping foreign aid package passed by congress has drawn the ire of China, but billions of dollars will actually stay in the US

Taiwanas president Tsai Ing-wen has praised the US Congress for passing a sweeping foreign aid package this week which included arms support for the island, and has drawn the ire of China.

After months of delays and contentious debate, the bill was signed into law by Joe Biden on Wednesday. Described as $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the legislation actually contains provisions that broadly affect many parts of the Asia-Pacific, while also spending billions of dollars at home in America.

Now living in comparative freedom in Iran, 26-year-old Mahtab Eftekhar describes facing motherhood at 12 and explains why seeking justice for other women means she no longer fears death

At the age of 10, while still in the third grade, I received news from my mother and stepfather that we would travel to Helmand province for my brotheras wedding. Little did I know, it was to be my own wedding, as my family had arranged my marriage to my cousin and sold me for 40,000 Afghanis [APS500], without my knowledge or consent.

That night, after the wedding, I went to sleep beside my mother and little brother, only to wake up next to my cousin. Trembling from confusion and fear, I fled the room in tears and screams. But my mother and her sister coerced me back into that room. It was then that I was told I had been married to my cousin.

Instead of buy-one-get-one-free offers, everyday life now involves carefully comparing prices and feeling increasingly powerless

Under capitalism, prices are supposed to be the centre of everything. They are the key agreement between buyer and seller. They are the one clear and reliable piece of information, on which the whole often opaque and unstable system depends.

So it struck me as strange when some of my local London shops stopped displaying the prices of some goods a couple of years ago. It started with upmarket fishmongers, and I wondered whether this was because wealthy customers didnat need to count their pennies. But then the practice spread to corner shops and greengrocers, with a wider clientele, and to everyday purchases such as fruit and vegetables. There was a cost of living crisis going on, the worst in Britain for 40 years, but parts of Hackney seemed to be in denial.

Andy Beckett is a Guardian columnist

Soiled seas and huge shareholder dividends: where has the APS64bn borrowed by firms since privatisation gone?

So thatas how they do it. Iad been wondering how, when more sewage has been entering our rivers than ever before, some of the water companies have managed to improve the ratio of the sewage they treat v the sewage that pours untreated from their storm overflows into our rivers and the sea. Now we know.

Itas called aflow trimminga. Sounds innocuous, doesnat it? What it means is that sewage is diverted into rivers and ditches upstream of the water treatment works. By reducing the amount of sewage entering the works, the companies can claim to be dealing responsibly with a higher proportion of it.

George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist. Join him for a Guardian Live online event on Wednesday 8 May at 8pm BST. He will be talking about his new book, The Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism. Book tickets here

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Frontrunner to take charge at Liverpool did not make a big impression as a player but has resemblances to JA1/4rgen Klopp

Liverpoolas move for the Feyenoord coach, Arne Slot, has been described by Ajax fans as athe best news of the yeara. Troubled Ajax have been blown away this season, losing 4-0 at home and 6-0 away against their arch-rivals.

So superior were Feyenoord in every area a tactics, intensity, power, unity, intelligence a that it could have been worse for Ajax. Only in their finishing might Feyenoord have done better.

• Atlanta selected the Washington QB with No 8 pick in the draft
• Cousins signed $180m contract with Falcons this offseason
• Bears tap Caleb Williams with No 1 pick as six QBs go in top 12

The Atlanta Falcons provided the shock of the first round of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr with the No 8 overall pick on Thursday night.

The Falcons extended their recent trend of selecting offensive skill players in the first round by drafting Penix one month after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180m contract with $100m guaranteed. Using a draft slot normally targeted for players expected to make an immediate impact, the Falcons picked Penix as the apparent long-term successor to the 35-year-old Cousins. The Falcons had been expected to use the pick to boost their pass rush.

The Chennai teenager won the Candidates by just half a point and will take on Chinaas Ding Liren for the world crown in a 14-game series later this year

Gukesh Dommaraju became, at 17, the youngest ever Candidates Awinner and world championship challenger on Sunday after edging out the favourites Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi in a marathon six-hour final round in Toronto.

Gukesh will now meet the holder, Chinaas Ding Liren, in a 14-game series for the world crown from 20 November to 15 December. The world No 1, Norwayas Magnus Carlsen, abdicated his title in 2023 after a 10-year reign.

Video series launched in which comics translate climate science into down-to-earth language

Scientists can struggle to get their message across about the climate crisis to the wider public, so now comedians have been brought in to help cut through the science jargon and get widespread attention. In a series of videos, titled Climate Science Translated, scientists are paired up with various comedians who express climate science in down-to-earth language that pulls no punches.

In one of the videos, Prof Mark Maslin, of University College London, explains: aThe climate crisis is progressing faster much faster than anticipated.a This is translated by the comedian Jo Brand as: aWeare still going to hell, but weare getting there faster.a

Credit card holders who make minimum repayments warned they could be in debt for years longer

Some Barclaycard customers who only make the minimum repayment each month will take an extra decade to clear their debt and pay hundreds of pounds in extra interest after the credit card provider changed its terms.

Barclaycard a thought to be the UKas biggest credit card provider a has written to customers telling them it is cutting their minimum payments to give them amore flexibilitya.

Teachers say behaviour getting worse as survey also shows parents getting less supportive of school policies

Only two in five children in England say they always feel safe at school, according to a government survey, and teachers from across Britain have told the Guardian they have seen pupilsa behaviour deteriorate over the last two years.

Teachers said violence and abuse aimed at school staff and other students had increased alongside displays of homophobia, racism and sexism, with women in particular bearing the brunt of aggressive sexual remarks.

Ex-National Enquirer publisher was instrumental in coordinating payments to quash negative stories of Trump during 2016 election

Former tabloid publisher David Pecker is taking the witness stand on Friday, his fourth day this week, in Donald Trumpas New York criminal trial.

Pecker was instrumental in coordinating three hush-money payments that were paid during the 2016 election to quash negative stories about Trump. Pecker has testified that American Media Inc (AMI), the publisher of the National Enquirer, paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman who said Trump had a child out of wedlock. Another $150,000 was paid to Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump in 2006.

Arrests as Chinese authorities working with UK police and international trademark agencies seize millions of parcels bound for customers worldwide

Chinese authorities have targeted a major online sales platform accused of supplying counterfeit goods, raiding warehouses holding millions of packages destined for overseas buyers.

Earlier this month police raided the Hangzhou office and several warehouses of Pandabuy after reported legal action by 16 brands over copyright infringement. More than 200 public security branch officers, 50 private sector investigators and local police were involved, according to reports.

Mykola Solsky is first known minister under Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be named in a corruption case

Five people have been killed in the Donetsk region overnight, Ukrinform reported.

aOn April 25, Russians killed five residents of the Donetsk region: three in Udachne, one in Kurakhivka, and one in Ocheretyne,a said the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin.

Open letter calls for green policies that empower farmers, after months of protests jeopardise future of flagship biodiversity deal

The EUas nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said, after months of protests have pushed the proposals to the brink of collapse.

In an open letter, leading biodiversity researchers from across the world said that efforts to restore nature are vital for guaranteeing food supplies a but farmers must be empowered to help make agriculture more environmentally friendly if the measures are to succeed.

Multiple arrests at crackdown on Emory University campus encampment focused on Palestine and Cop City

Police have carried out multiple violent arrests at Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, in what appears to be the first campus crackdown in recent days to involve rubber bullets and teargas after students set up an encampment in solidarity with Palestine and against Cop City.

On Thursday, Emory students set up multiple tents on the campusas lawns in protest against the universityas ties to Israel, as well Atlantaas Cop City, a police and fire department training center that is being constructed on a 171-acre plot in a forest south-east of Atlanta.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

• BHPas takeover bid for Anglo American is clever but far too low

Darktraceas decision to accept the terms of Thoma Bravoas takeover offer will add yet more fuel to the argument that the London Stock Exchange is in some trouble.

Indeed, Darktrace takes a swing at the London market today, saying it hasnat been properly valued since floating three years ago.

Whilst the Darktrace Board remain confident that Darktraceas strategy can continue to deliver attractive returns for shareholders and that Darktrace has a strong future as a public company, the Darktrace Board believes that Darktraceas operating and financial achievements have not been reflected commensurately in its valuation with shares trading at a significant discount to its global peer group.

Thereas a harrowing report about the collapse of the healthcare system in the troubled country. Plus, the final episode of Beyond Paradise. Hereas what to watch this evening

The Palme daOr winner takes aim at the fashion world as models have a disastrous time on a luxury yacht, while Anne Hathaway falls for a boyband star in a swoony, steamy romance

Swedish film-maker Ruben Astlund has seemingly made it his lifeas work to satirise the bourgeoisie a from the nuclear family in meltdown in Force Majeure to the pretentious art-world crowd of The Square. In this out-there comedy, he takes aim at the fashion industry via two models, Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean). Vain, petty and insecure, the couple go on an Insta-worthy trip on a luxury yacht alongside a group of super-rich types. But they find themselves all at sea a in more ways than one a after a disastrous storm flips the power dynamic between the guests and the put-upon staff. Come for the extended vomiting scene, stay for the class war.
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A social and economic revolution observed through the lives of four women in their 30s

Yuan Yang, the former Financial Times China correspondent, has written an engrossing new book that meticulously reports on a country in the throes of change, using the lives and choices of four women from her own generation as a lens.

Leiya, Sam, June and Siyue, born in the late 80s and 90s, all hail from different regions and social classes a but they share the trait of being aunusually accomplished idealistsa. Lieya, who drops out of school to work in a factory, later goes on to run a childcare collective. Sam, aborn into a special sliver of her generation: the urban middle classa, is drawn into the world of labour activism after interviewing an injured factory worker for a university sociology course. June is just 13 when her mother is killed a crushed on a conveyor belt in a coal mine. She becomes the only one of her village primary school classmates to make it to high school, and then university. Headstrong Siyueas stressful childhood is characterised by the rising and falling fortunes of her parents, who try their hands at various business ventures (repairing Nokia handsets, for example). Later, as a single mother, she is adamant about parenting her daughter differently a and giving her own mother (who she tricks into going on her first ever holiday, to Bali) a new outlook on life, too.

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The New York multi-instrumentalist, who has played with Philip Glass and Steve Reich, shows great flair for making minimalism rich and harmonically complex

Crowell has been an in-demand musician around New York for more than a decade a playing saxophone, flute and guitars with the likes of the Philip Glass Ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Steve Reich and in his own outfits Empyrean Atlas, Spirit Stout and Eco-Tonal a but Point/Cloud foregrounds his work as a composer. Here he delegates performance duties to several very different ensembles a other guitarists, a percussion troupe, a singer and cellist a to create a diverse suite unified by a singular vision.

Minimalism is often robotic, repetitive and melodically stunted, but Crowellas minimalism is wonderfully rich and harmonically complex: busy arpeggios sketch out dense, extended chords that constantly mutate and move in unexpected directions. The three-part title track, like Pacific Coast Highway, is a piece of baroque flamenco with Daniel Lippel multitracking multiple electric and nylon-strung guitars: itas apparently inspired by Steve Reichas Electric Counterpoint, but also nods to Vini Reilly and John Fahey.

DeBoseas brilliant rookie astronaut navigates this moderately tense thriller about US and Russian crew fighting as Earth blazes below

At first, the crew on board the International Space Station (ISS) mistake the tiny dot of fire on Earth for a volcano. But look: thereas another, and another. In fact, these astronauts have got a birdas eye view of a nuclear tit-for-tat between the Russian and American governments that by the end of the movie turns the planet into a great glowing ball of fire. But for the six-person crew a three Americans and three Russians a nuclear Armageddon is only the start of their problems.

A lowish-budget, slightly muted survival thriller a moderately tense, with too few ideas to qualify as actively cerebral a what the movie does have is a brilliant performance by West Side Storyas Ariana DeBose as biologist and rookie astronaut Kira. Like all the characters here, sheas a bit too thinly sketched, but DeBose brings real warmth and likability to the part, making Kira easy to root for. And there are some interesting moments as she adjusts to zero gravity.

Jeff Daniels is a boorish Trumpian type in a sharp new satire of American life, while Sean Bean and Arthur Hughes lead a monastery murder mystery

Charlie Croker is a boorish property developer who trusts his charisma and deal-making smarts will carry him through any crisis. Based on Tom Wolfeas 1998 novel of the same name, the drama stars Croker (Jeff Daniels) as a more nuanced figure than the bookas Trumpian character. As his business falls apart and former allies turn against him, viewers might feel their sympathies split a the forces facing Croker feel just as absurd and malign as the man himself. The adaptation (which also stars Diane Lane and William Jackson Harper) doesnat quite manage the state-of-the-nation heft of the novel. But itas still a nicely satirical study of American hubris.
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Our tipsters navigate Alpine passes, serene backcountry and dramatic coastlines across Europe, stopping off for the odd hike, cycle or dip in the sea

Driving through the Tuscan hills, the sun beginning its slow descent in the hazy, glowing heat on an August evening was one of the most exquisite experiences I have ever had. Travelling slowly along small, winding roads near Siena in our old Polo, we settled in to the rhythm the locals live by. The peaceful embrace of the Tuscan way of life was felt at every turn, with every smile we saw and every vineyard we gazed across. The cypress trees lining other, yet-to-be-discovered roads in the distance added to our awe at our surroundings.
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From your eyelids to your toenails, this elegant red adds a bold, edgy touch

What started with a photograph of a young Paul McCartney in a burgundy jumper that sent me running to Uniqlo in search of a dupe, has yet to end with my most recent purchase a a Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Cream Eyeshadow stick in Mulberry (APS29.50), a glimmering brownish Bordeaux that makes my eyes greener, my dark circles seem brighter.

Burgundy is everywhere in fashion right now, thanks to Miu Miu and Saint Laurent, but a makeup item is an easier, more instantly gratifying way to get involved. Itas also extremely flattering on almost everyone. Eye colours just pop against burgundy and garnet. And unlike most other neutrals, such as black, brown and navy, these reddish tones feel like a bold, almost edgy touch to an otherwise classic palette.

Muslims worry Modias party will rely on familiar tactics of drawing on religious divisions as it battles Congress to to retain seats in Karnataka

The sun scorched the carpeted car park at Mudipu Junction outside Mangalore in Karnataka state as volunteers arranged rows of red plastic chairs and placed mounds of biryani and fruit on the table for a public iftar, the moment Muslims break their fast during Ramadan.

But this was no ordinary iftar. India is in the midst of a general election during which prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are seeking a third term, and factionalism is rife.

Mogulas lawyers say decision in New York will strengthen appeal in Los Angeles but victims confident guilty verdict will be upheld

Harvey Weinstein was already expected to spend the remainder of his life in prison for crimes in New York when a Los Angeles jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2022 and he was sentenced to an additional 16 years.

But on Thursday New Yorkas top court overturned Weinsteinas 2020 conviction for two sex crimes and found he should receive a new trial, and the California case has taken on even greater significance.

Organising is a kind of alchemy: it turns alienation into connection, despair into dedication, and oppression into strength. By Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix

The annual White House Correspondentsa Association Dinner returns this Saturday for a night of comedy aroastinga a where the great and the good are ruthlessly mocked in celebration of the freedom of the press.

In recent years, however, the night has taken on a different tone, with the atmosphere of warm self-deprecation and bipartisan bonhomie replaced by something more scathing and serious.

This week Jonathan Freedland is joined by Jeff Nussbaum, a former senior speech writer to Joe Biden, to discuss the art of writing gags for presidents and whether there is still space for humour in US politics.

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York

As the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the worldas attention this week was captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities. Pro-Palestine student protesters were arrested en masse by New York City police at the prestigious Columbia University, prompting outrage that spread across other college sites.

Guardian US reporter Erum Salam tells Michael Safi that the scene on Columbiaas campus was one of orderly drum circles and organised anti-war demonstrations, not the all-out violent chaos that might have been imagined.

A selection of highlights from the ninth instalment of Photofairs Shanghai, the contemporary art fair for photography

• Shanghai Exhibition Centre | April 25-28, 2024

Thousands in Lisbon celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of Portugalas Carnation Revolution, which toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe and ushered in democracy. The almost bloodless revolution was conducted by a group of junior army officers who wanted democracy and to put an end to long-running wars against independence movements in African colonies

The best of this weekas wildlife photographs from around the world

Wang Yi says recent improvements in ties face adisruptionsa amid threats of sanctions over support for Russiaas defence industry

Chinaas foreign minister, Wang Yi, has warned the US that the recent improvements in the two countriesa relations were being jeopardised by adisruptionsa that could take them back to a adownward spirala leading to rivalry, confrontation and even conflict.

Wang was speaking at the start of a meeting in Beijing with the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, at a time of renewed tension in the relations between the superpowers. The US, he said, should not step on Chinaas ared linesa.

Ex-National Enquirer publisher was instrumental in coordinating payments to quash negative stories of Trump during 2016 election

Former tabloid publisher David Pecker is taking the witness stand on Friday, his fourth day this week, in Donald Trumpas New York criminal trial.

Pecker was instrumental in coordinating three hush-money payments that were paid during the 2016 election to quash negative stories about Trump. Pecker has testified that American Media Inc (AMI), the publisher of the National Enquirer, paid $30,000 to a former Trump Tower doorman who said Trump had a child out of wedlock. Another $150,000 was paid to Karen McDougal, a former Playboy model who said she had an affair with Trump in 2006.

JosA(c) AndrA(c)s, founder of organisation, told mourners gathered at Washington National Cathedral how the loss of his staff ashould inspire us to do bettera

The seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes represented the abest of humanitya and risked everything ato feed people they did not know and will never meet,a JosA(c) AndrA(c)s, the celebrity chef who founded the organisation, told mourners on Thursday.

Speaking at Washington National Cathedral to those gathered to honour the aid workers, AndrA(c)s said there was no excuse for the killings and renewed calls for an investigation into the deaths.

Excitement among patients and researchers as custom-built jabs enter phase 3 trial

Doctors have begun trialling in hundreds of patients the worldas first personalised mRNA cancer vaccine for melanoma, as experts hailed its agamechanginga potential to permanently cure cancer.

Melanoma affects about 132,000 people a year globally and is the biggest skin cancer killer. Currently, surgery is the main treatment although radiotherapy, medicines and chemotherapy are also sometimes used.

First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is aimportant step towards restoring justicea, says first lady, Olena Zelenska

The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that Ukraineas first lady, Olena Zelenska, called aan important step towards restoring justicea.

Up to 500 Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are being identified and awarded with interim reparations this year, including financial, medical and psychological support.

Mykola Solsky is first known minister under Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be named in a corruption case

Five people have been killed in the Donetsk region overnight, Ukrinform reported.

aOn April 25, Russians killed five residents of the Donetsk region: three in Udachne, one in Kurakhivka, and one in Ocheretyne,a said the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, Vadym Filashkin.

Arrests as Chinese authorities working with UK police and international trademark agencies seize millions of parcels bound for customers worldwide

Chinese authorities have targeted a major online sales platform accused of supplying counterfeit goods, raiding warehouses holding millions of packages destined for overseas buyers.

Earlier this month police raided the Hangzhou office and several warehouses of Pandabuy after reported legal action by 16 brands over copyright infringement. More than 200 public security branch officers, 50 private sector investigators and local police were involved, according to reports.

Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is aregrettablea and last resort

A huge barrier to block views of Mount Fuji will be installed at a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.

Construction of the mesh net a 2.5 metres (8ft) high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 metres a will begin as early as next week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town said on Friday.

Aspirations for statehood revived among younger generations in refugee camps where war has consumed daily life

The red inverted triangle is everywhere a stencilled on walls, sprayed on store shutters, a constant theme guiding visitors through the narrow alleyways that dissect the Burj al-Barajneh refugee camp in Beirut.

Appearing initially in combat videos released by Hamas in which its fighters target Israeli tanks in Gaza, the newfound ubiquity of the logo in the camp 170 miles (270km) away signals a shift in opinion in favour of armed struggle.

The sweeping foreign aid package passed by congress has drawn the ire of China, but billions of dollars will actually stay in the US

Taiwanas president Tsai Ing-wen has praised the US Congress for passing a sweeping foreign aid package this week which included arms support for the island, and has drawn the ire of China.

After months of delays and contentious debate, the bill was signed into law by Joe Biden on Wednesday. Described as $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, the legislation actually contains provisions that broadly affect many parts of the Asia-Pacific, while also spending billions of dollars at home in America.

Muslims worry Modias party will rely on familiar tactics of drawing on religious divisions as it battles Congress to to retain seats in Karnataka

The sun scorched the carpeted car park at Mudipu Junction outside Mangalore in Karnataka state as volunteers arranged rows of red plastic chairs and placed mounds of biryani and fruit on the table for a public iftar, the moment Muslims break their fast during Ramadan.

But this was no ordinary iftar. India is in the midst of a general election during which prime minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are seeking a third term, and factionalism is rife.

The actoras feminist credentials, a wholehearted embrace of comedy and being one of the most memed actors on social media has seen Goslingas auto-satirising alpha male become white-hot box office in 2024

In Hollywood, there are no accidents. Ryan Goslingas role in stuntman pic The Fall Guy, hard on the heels of his show-stopping Oscars rendition of Iam Just Ken, is perfectly timed to confirm his ascension to the very top tier of stardom. Not only is it a four-quadrant entertainment turbo boost a covering all audience bases with action, romance, a legacy franchise for the oldies, John Wick-slick for the kids a it is shrink-wrapped to his public persona. His role as stunt veteran Colt Seavers, saving the skin of the idiot megastar he doubles for, caps off the stance Gosling has upheld on talkshows and memes over the last decade: stardom and celebrity as a delectable facade, an in-joke between star and audience to be played with the lightest of ironic touches.

But of course Gosling is a bona fide star, one of Hollywoodas most important. His confused, toxic himbo Ken stole the Barbie limelight from Margot Robbie. Tunnelling into classic archetypes of masculinity with modern self-awareness is the on-screen niche he has made his own a giving us a new, uniquely supple male star for the post-#MeToo era. His mainstream roles a getaway drivers, daredevil motorcyclists, venal bankers a have often been ultra-macho, but the actor himself comes with rounded metrosexual edges. Men want to be him, with his debonair cool and inexhaustible supply of swanky jackets (the leather Miami Vice stunt-team number in The Fall Guy being the latest). As far back as 2017, Morwenna Ferrier noted that Gosling clones, sporting a certain aturbo cleanlinessa, were now on the loose in cities everywhere.

The Broadway Theatre, New York

F Scott Fitzgeraldas novel makes an underwhelming transfer to the stage in a bombastic yet misfiring new production

The musical currently playing at the Broadway Theatre, twirling drunkenly in 1920s opulence, is The Great Gatsby.

Though, perhaps, the latest revival of F Scott Fitzgeraldas novel should be renamed The Gimmicky Gatsby. An attempt to evoke awe through hyper-extended dance intervals and flaccid sets, this remount prioritizes a good time over any purposeful recreation of the American classic.

Now living in comparative freedom in Iran, 26-year-old Mahtab Eftekhar describes facing motherhood at 12 and explains why seeking justice for other women means she no longer fears death

At the age of 10, while still in the third grade, I received news from my mother and stepfather that we would travel to Helmand province for my brotheras wedding. Little did I know, it was to be my own wedding, as my family had arranged my marriage to my cousin and sold me for 40,000 Afghanis [APS500], without my knowledge or consent.

That night, after the wedding, I went to sleep beside my mother and little brother, only to wake up next to my cousin. Trembling from confusion and fear, I fled the room in tears and screams. But my mother and her sister coerced me back into that room. It was then that I was told I had been married to my cousin.

Victims and their families are at their witsa end. We owe it to them to throw everything at this national crisis

Itas happening again.

Another run of alleged domestic violence homicides has horrified the nation, and the media is again searching for answers.

• Williams, Daniels, Maye, Penix, McCarthy and Nix go in top 12
• aNo heads upa: Cousins surprised by Falconsa Penix Jr selection
• NFL draft 2024: the first round a as it happened

Caleb Williams swiftly walked on stage, looked out and screamed aWoooo! Yeah!a

Long-suffering Bears fans felt his joy.

• Atlanta selected the Washington QB with No 8 pick in the draft
• Cousins signed $180m contract with Falcons this offseason
• Bears tap Caleb Williams with No 1 pick as six QBs go in top 12

The Atlanta Falcons provided the shock of the first round of the NFL draft by selecting quarterback Michael Penix Jr with the No 8 overall pick on Thursday night.

The Falcons extended their recent trend of selecting offensive skill players in the first round by drafting Penix one month after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180m contract with $100m guaranteed. Using a draft slot normally targeted for players expected to make an immediate impact, the Falcons picked Penix as the apparent long-term successor to the 35-year-old Cousins. The Falcons had been expected to use the pick to boost their pass rush.

• All-Star center reveals diagnosis after Game 3 win over New York
• Embiid scores 50 points to narrow Knicksa series lead to 2-1

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bellas palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.

Embiid wore sunglasses to the podium after he scored 50 points in the Sixersa Game 3 win over the New York Knicks and said heas battled various symptoms such as blurred vision and dry eyes.

Frontrunner to take charge at Liverpool did not make a big impression as a player but has resemblances to JA1/4rgen Klopp

Liverpoolas move for the Feyenoord coach, Arne Slot, has been described by Ajax fans as athe best news of the yeara. Troubled Ajax have been blown away this season, losing 4-0 at home and 6-0 away against their arch-rivals.

So superior were Feyenoord in every area a tactics, intensity, power, unity, intelligence a that it could have been worse for Ajax. Only in their finishing might Feyenoord have done better.

The Chennai teenager won the Candidates by just half a point and will take on Chinaas Ding Liren for the world crown in a 14-game series later this year

Gukesh Dommaraju became, at 17, the youngest ever Candidates Awinner and world championship challenger on Sunday after edging out the favourites Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Ian Nepomniachtchi in a marathon six-hour final round in Toronto.

Gukesh will now meet the holder, Chinaas Ding Liren, in a 14-game series for the world crown from 20 November to 15 December. The world No 1, Norwayas Magnus Carlsen, abdicated his title in 2023 after a 10-year reign.

Warnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El NiA+-o

Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia are facing sweltering temperatures, with unusually hot weather forcing schools to close and threatening public health.

Thousands of schools across the Philippines, including in the capital region Metro Manila, have suspended in-person classes. Half of the countryas 82 provinces are experiencing drought, and nearly 31 others are facing dry spells or dry conditions, according to the UN, which has called for greater support to help the country prepare for similar weather events in the future. The countryas upcoming harvest will probably be below average, the UN said.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

• BHPas takeover bid for Anglo American is clever but far too low

Darktraceas decision to accept the terms of Thoma Bravoas takeover offer will add yet more fuel to the argument that the London Stock Exchange is in some trouble.

Indeed, Darktrace takes a swing at the London market today, saying it hasnat been properly valued since floating three years ago.

Whilst the Darktrace Board remain confident that Darktraceas strategy can continue to deliver attractive returns for shareholders and that Darktrace has a strong future as a public company, the Darktrace Board believes that Darktraceas operating and financial achievements have not been reflected commensurately in its valuation with shares trading at a significant discount to its global peer group.

Organising is a kind of alchemy: it turns alienation into connection, despair into dedication, and oppression into strength. By Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendrix

The annual White House Correspondentsa Association Dinner returns this Saturday for a night of comedy aroastinga a where the great and the good are ruthlessly mocked in celebration of the freedom of the press.

In recent years, however, the night has taken on a different tone, with the atmosphere of warm self-deprecation and bipartisan bonhomie replaced by something more scathing and serious.

This week Jonathan Freedland is joined by Jeff Nussbaum, a former senior speech writer to Joe Biden, to discuss the art of writing gags for presidents and whether there is still space for humour in US politics.

Police have arrested dozens of students across US universities this week after a crackdown on pro-Palestine protests on campuses. Erum Salam and Margaret Sullivan report from New York

As the Israel-Gaza war grinds on amid a worsening humanitarian crisis, the worldas attention this week was captured by a battle on the campuses of elite US universities. Pro-Palestine student protesters were arrested en masse by New York City police at the prestigious Columbia University, prompting outrage that spread across other college sites.

Guardian US reporter Erum Salam tells Michael Safi that the scene on Columbiaas campus was one of orderly drum circles and organised anti-war demonstrations, not the all-out violent chaos that might have been imagined.

Artists from Dua Lipa to Nia Archives are tapping the boisterous energy of mid-90s music a and even embracing the union jack. Can they avoid the genreas laddish lows?

For some, Britpop was a high point for British guitar music: that time when Blur, Pulp, Suede and Oasis thrilled the world with wit and brio. Others argue it has aged worse than Loaded magazine: blokey, beery, conservative and still clogging up the charts. Indeed, thereas perhaps something a bit dismal about the fact that James and Shed Seven have both had No 1 albums in 2024.

Nevertheless, a crop of young artists are turning to the energy and iconography of mid-90s Britain for inspiration. The jungle artist Nia Archives, 24, wears a dazzling union jack on her teeth for the cover of her debut album, Silence Is Loud. aNo oneas really making Britpop at the moment,a she told the Face in February, abut I have a feeling 2024 is gonna be the year.a Dua Lipa has said she was alooking through the music history of psychedelia, trip-hop and Britpopa while making her new album, Radical Optimism, adding that Britpop ahas always felt so confidently optimistic to me, and that honesty and attitude is a feeling I took into my recording sessionsa a although youad be pushed to notice the influence on the new singles she has released so far.

Hayes Theater, New York

The Tony winner is as captivating as ever as a troubled matriarch but Paula Vogelas emotionally underpowered play often struggles to meet her level

At a performance of Pulitzer prize winner Paula Vogelas late stage Tonys contender Mother Play, opening a day before eligibility ends, one can pick from three bright and syrupy themed cocktails before purchasing a tie-in cap graced with the word MOTHER screamed in pink. The play itself only has three characters, two of whom are queer with the third played by a martini-swigging Jessica Lange, a package that feels almost algorithmically designed to appeal to a gay audience.

Even at a time of overwhelming competition on Broadway, there may well be enough check boxes ticked for some a Lange dancing to I Will Survive in a gay club definitely straddles a few a but Mother Play isnat quite specific or emotionally searing enough to live beyond its admittedly alluring reference points. It works in moments, most of them the result of Langeas ineffable presence, but as a whole, itas not as commanding as her or its title demand, perhaps more estranged aunt than mother.

Thousands in Lisbon celebrated the 50th anniversary on Thursday of Portugalas Carnation Revolution, which toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in Europe and ushered in democracy. The almost bloodless revolution was conducted by a group of junior army officers who wanted democracy and to put an end to long-running wars against independence movements in African colonies

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A selection of highlights from the ninth instalment of Photofairs Shanghai, the contemporary art fair for photography

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Two men, both aged 22, are charged with immigration offences

Count Binface has vowed to rename London Bridge after Phoebe Waller-Bridge if he wins Mayas mayoral election.

Extraordinary question during discussion of Rwanda deportation plan was met with visible bewilderment from the audience

Cavalry horses Vida and Quaker ran loose in the road near Aldwych, central London

Tory minister Chris Philp appeared to confuse two African countries on BBC Question Time on Thursday, 25 April.

Police and ambulance called out to Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire

The show is scheduled to air its final episode on 16 May

aPoor Thingsa actor said it would be aso nicea if fans started referring to her by her given name

Harry Styles is among those who have invested in the APS365m venue beset by problems

aIt took a long time for me to want to do anything again,a said the former talk show host

From Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron to Lucy Liu and Bill Murray, there are many TV and movie collaborations that havenat exactly been plain sailing, writes Ellie Harrison

Prestigious literary prize is named after George and Josias Booker who enslaved 200 people on a cotton plantation in 1800s

Police had issued arrest warrant as well as community look-out notice after Pledger failed to appear in court

The aPitch Perfecta staras run-ins with Sacha Baron Cohen may have generated the most headlines about her new memoir a and been redacted from the bookas UK print run a but itas her surreal approach to Hollywood that makes it one of the most disappointing reads of the year, writes Adam White