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    Patients of surgeon who had his own legs removed speak out

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    Heroes battling to tame France’s ‘megafire’

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  • Film
    Gregg Araki on sex, film and queer resistance

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  • Food
    Why generations swear by hot caldo in summer

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  • Timothy Garton Ash
    Democrats have one last chance to halt erosion of democracy

    Timothy Garton Ash

  • The Saturday read
    Is Glasgow’s gruesome gangland feud finally over?

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News

  • Police and ambulance crews at the site where an improvised explosive device was detonated in central Moscow

    Russia
    Moscow restaurant bombing kills three people as device carried by woman explodes

  • A Nazca Lines geoglyph carved into desert ground is visible beside a highway with a truck

    Peru
    Tourist plane crashes during flight over Peru’s Nazca Lines, killing 13

  • Woman seen from back in an industrial kitchen packs a brown paper bag.

    California
    California announces minimum wage increase as governor taunts Trump

  • Bright orange and black photo, of a nighttime forested hillside ablaze, with three

    Weather
    Heatwave scorching western US ups risk of hazardous fire conditions

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    Jeffrey Epstein
    DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files

  • A middle-aged man in a suit in front of a US flag.

    Trump administration
    Trump vows to push $1.8bn slush fund as Senate committee set to reconsider AG nomination

  • two men shake hands in front of ukrainian and us flags

    US foreign policy
    Laura Loomer, Lindsey Graham and the deepening Iran crisis: what’s behind Trump’s reset with Zelenskyy?

  • U.S. President Trump participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, MarylandA notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil" as he participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. The note, photographed at 11:33 EDT, came after Reuters earlier reported the Treasury had put banks on alert for a possible U.S. intervention in the market for Japan's currency. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer

    Trump administration
    Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5bn-$10bn of Japanese yen

In focus

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    US Senate
    Upheaval in Maine and another 100-day campaign - can Democrats pull it off?

    Troy Jackson gained the party nomination for Senate, but now he needs to consolidate support to take on Susan Collins
  • A picture of a teen girl surrounded by figurines.

    Los Angeles
    D4vd hearing details high hopes and brutal end of girl at heart of murder case

  • A woman uses a ladle to stir a large metal pan on an outdoor cooking station under a white canopy

    Russia-Ukraine war
    Strikes on three Russian oil refineries and sanctioned ship

Features

  • The Flatiron building in New York

    New York
    New York City’s Flatiron building enters new era with $58.5m apartments

  • a band performs on stage

    Music
    From TikTok to signing with Kesha, Boy Throb say they’re for real – and serious about a US visa

More features

  • A stylized image showing Donald Trump, smoke rising from a bombed site and the logo of Fox News.

    Fox News
    Trump’s favorite cable news channel is pushing back against his war on Iran

  • The couple

    The moment I knew
    After my mum lost everything in Japan’s tsunami, Trent showered her with tiny kindnesses

  • Tim White with full beard wears a black blazer and black collared shirt sits in front of shelves of books

    Books and AI
    ‘More than just objects’: Australian booksellers raise alarm over ‘horrific’ destruction of rare titles to feed AI

  • A shirtless muscular man in underwear and a bandana stands by a turquoise pool

    Film
    The brief life and sudden death of Zyzz: why did the bodybuilding influencer die at just 22?

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    Smartphones
    The great British switch-off: how floating retreats, mobile-free pubs and sauna book groups are liberating people from their phones

  • Rhys Nicholson, Australian comedian and judge on Drag Race Down Under

    10 Chaotic Questions
    Rhys Nicholson: ‘Get a hobby – don’t become a full-blown racist’

Opinion

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Biohacker Bryan Johnson is keeping his girlfriend’s menstrual blood in his freezer

    Arwa Mahdawi
    The longevity influencer and his girlfriend, Kate Tolo, say they’re studying women’s health – a worthy goal, but perhaps some skepticism is in order
  • Timothy Garton Ash

    The Democrats have one last chance to halt the erosion of US democracy – and it’s less than 100 days away

    Timothy Garton Ash
    American democrats need a Hungarian-style landslide to overwhelm Trump’s attempts to rig November’s midterm elections, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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    Dave Schilling
    If you think kids will respect a robot teacher, you have never met a kid

    Dave Schilling
  • Jane Martinson

    In the battle of Elon Musk v the press, we can’t let truth be the loser

    Jane Martinson

More opinion

  • Nick Ames

    There can be no letup. Humiliated Infantino must stand down at Fifa or be removed

    Nick Ames
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    The US war on Iran is spinning out of control

    Mohamad Bazzi
  • Suzanne Wrack

    Comment
    Women’s football continues to be used as a pawn in Infantino’s Fifa tenure

    Suzanne Wrack
  • Illustration

    The hill I will die on: Games are the opposite of fun, and I’d ban them for anyone over 12

    Emily Watkins

Sports

  • Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever smiles after her team’s win against the Seattle Storm at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday.

    WNBA
    Cunningham says protests over transgender sports stance are not distracting Fever

  • Trey Nyoni and Florian Wirtz of Liverpool take part in a training session in Chicago

    Liverpool
    Faster, faster: Iraola in a rush to plug gaps before Premier League starts

  • America’s Yealimi Noh plays from the 18th fairway during day three of the Women's Open.

    Golf
    Noh leads Women’s Open by three shots after Ryu stumbles

  • Lorena Wiebes celebrates winning the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes in Lausanne

    Cycling
    Wiebes outsprints Le Court and Vollering to win Tour de France Femmes opening stage

More sports

  • Casemiro was introduced at a Thursday event at Inter Miami’s home ground.

    Inter Miami
    How does MLS pick up the World Cup mantle? Casemiro helps, but it’ll take much more

  • A man in a suit, with hands crossed in front of him, stoic as another man in a suit speaks to a gaggle of microphones and places his hand on the first man's shoulder.

    News
    Justice department moves to dismiss charges against Olympian over reflecting pool

  • Ayami Sato pitches during a Women's Pro Baseball League exhibition game in March.

    WPBL
    Ayami Sato, the greatest pitcher in women’s baseball, is ready for her American debut

  • Charley Hull and her caddie Adam Woodward

    Women's Open
    Hull doubles down on caddie prank as Ryu takes halfway lead

More top stories

  • Nigel Farage under a spotlight when on stage at a political event

    UK politics
    The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK

  • Three children in front of a soft drinks vending machine in Matamoros, Mexico

    World health
    Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO

  • The wildfire lights up the sky above Le Porge

    ‘We stared into an abyss’
    The men and women battling France’s megafire

  • A crowd gathers around a large blue cylindrical display showing "Hello, World!" in multiple languages at a trade show

    Technology
    China’s tech advances are causing chaos from Silicon Valley to the White House

  • Nirmal Purja in a cap and white scarf holds his hands together in a prayer gesture, smiling

    Pakistan
    Top mountaineer Nirmal Purja confirmed dead after 11 hit by avalanche in Pakistan

  • Elisabeth-Jane Ross

    Crime
    ‘Who could have done this?’ Mystery over Briton found dead in a suitcase in Athens

Climate crisis & environment

  • Stone cairns line the exposed Danube riverbed with the Hungarian Parliament Building across the water

    Europe
    Lost income, energy fears and a woolly mammoth: what Europe’s dried-up rivers have yielded

  • a young girl holding a sign

    Climate politics
    Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume

  • Carrot grower Rodger Hobson

    UK
    ‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops

  • Firefighter in orange helmet walks beside fire and smoke at base of trees

    Analysis
    Will brutal wildfires force French leaders to take climate crisis seriously?

US news

  • Washington DC
    Justice department moves to dismiss its charges against Olympian over reflecting pool

  • San Francisco
    San Francisco pitbull rescued after two days trapped in railway tunnel

  • Illinois
    Illinois officer who killed Sonya Massey denied medical release from prison

  • Wyoming
    Missing Australian hiker found dead in Wyoming, officials say

World news

  • USAID
    Brazil’s HIV advocates say they predicted USAID funding cuts: ‘We would see the trends’

  • Spain
    EU to hold urgent meeting of interior ministers on Tuesday over Ceuta crisis

  • UK
    Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor

  • Germany
    ‘A symbol of resistance’: the fight to save treehouse built on no man’s land next to Berlin Wall

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Culture

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    The Odyssey
    ‘A towering piece of monoculture’: how The Odyssey discourse has dominated this summer

  • Closeup of smiling man in white top, with pink background behind him.

    Film
    Gregg Araki on sex, film and queer resistance: ‘All the terrible shit in the world is because of sexual repression’

What to watch

  • Tanya Reynolds stars in the fourth season of Ted Lasso.

    Television
    Alien erotica, football coaching and making Meryl Streep cry: Ted Lasso’s new star Tanya Reynolds opens up

  • Alley Cats.

    The watcher
    Alley Cats: Ricky Gervais is back with a boorish, sweary comedy – and I didn’t laugh once

  • Mahershala Ali, center, wears a hat to promote his new movie "Blade" at the Marvel Studios panel on day three of Comic-Con International on Saturday, July 20, 2019, in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

    Film
    Mahershala Ali on Marvel’s collapsed Blade reboot: ‘If they wanted to do it, we would’ve done it’

  • Hannah Einbinder in a black tank top leans on a reflective surface with her hand to her head

    Film
    ‘I was born without self-esteem’: Hannah Einbinder on Hacks, her buzzy queer horror – and being Hollywood’s most outspoken star

What to listen to

  • Ariana Grande holds her hands around her head, dressed in gothic black clothing

    Music
    Ariana Grande: Petal review – calm, controlled anger at exes, fans and the media

  • The musician Luki wearing a sparkly blue top and standing against a white wall

    Music
    Add to playlist: the art-pop showtunes of Luki and the week’s best new tracks

  • Arca portrait, with white light beaming out of her half-open mouth

    Music
    Arca: XXXXX review – a wild, brilliant album that taps into our bodies’ most feral frequencies

  • Mad Professor wearing glasses and a white t-shirt sits at a large mixing console in a music studio

    Music
    Melodies International presents Ariwa Sounds review – head-spinning classics from dub legend Mad Professor

What to read

  • Javi Aznarez

    Comedy
    ​What makes a good comic novel? Andrew Sean Greer on the joy of funny writing

  • Book covers

    Books
    What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July

  • The Women's Prize For Fiction AwardsLONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 14: Jacqueline Crooks, author of Fire Rush, attends The Women's Prize For Fiction Awards at Bedford Square Gardens on June 14, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)

    The books of my life
    Jacqueline Crooks: ‘Toni Morrison’s voice made me want to find my own’

  • Gael Faye

    Fiction
    Jacaranda by Gaël Faye review – the limits of forgiveness after Rwanda

What to play

  • An isometric 3D render of a cluttered bedroom with purple wallpaper, a brass bed, dresser, and various furniture

    Summer games previews
    ‘A universal human story’: Clean Start’s thought-provoking tidying sim tells immigrant’s tale

  • A shelf of video games for various consoles in a charity shop, stacked vertically

    Games
    The strange joy of thrift store video games

  • A small white figure stands atop a pale sculptural form, dwarfed by a massive dark mechanical vehicle

    Summer games previews
    A Line Held Tight – miners, mechs and mismanagement on a distant planet

  • Halo - Campaign Evolved

    Games
    Halo: Campaign Evolved review – they don’t make ‘em like this any more

More culture

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    My cultural awakening
    A forgotten Victorian children’s book helped me grieve my father

  • B/w image of a Hi-Vis Viewing Machine on a pier overlooking sea and sand with a bird in the sky

    Photography
    ‘The machine turned into a lonely character gazing at an empty beach’: Alon Goldsmith’s best phone picture

  • A white-faced monkey with black fur holds a smaller monkey with similar features in a tree

    Photography
    Snub-nosed monkeys, amorous cobras and a milk-snatching fox

    Gallery24
  • Guerrilla Girls wearing gorilla masks and all black clothing sit on a graffiti-covered ledge in front of street art

    Culture
    ​The Guide #254: Artist anonymity ​i​s a radical act in ​our cultural obsess​ion with visibility

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Lifestyle

  • a chef prepares a dish

    Food
    Why generations swear by hot caldo – ‘a Mexican Gatorade’ – in summer

  • Whitewashed buildings behind high stone walls on the edge of the sea

    Morocco
    Exploring Rabat, Morocco – this year’s Unesco World Book Capital

  • SPFs
    ‘Smells like vacation’: the 21 best non-toxic sunscreens in the US that dermatologists use and recommend

    A composite of sunscreens
    The best sunscreen is the one that you’ll use everyday. We asked doctors for the best SPFs for every face, from acne-prone skin to babies and everything in between
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    Schooling
    Squishies and ‘a fuzzy book’: 21 things tweens want for back-to-school season, according to tweens

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    Compression socks
    Traveling or standing all day? Compression socks will help your feet. Doctors recommend these five pairs

  • A bose 600 soundbar connected to a television

    Soundbars
    Can’t hear what’s playing on TV? It’s not your ears, it's the flat screen. These affordable soundbars can help

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    Air fryers
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    Cookware
    The seven best induction cookware sets in the US for 2026

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    Blenders
    The best blenders in the US: five favorites for smoothies, soups and frozen drinks

  • Elemind Headband, Jabees Peace Pillow Speaker, loop earplugs, a sleep mask, and the soaak app displayed together

    Sleep
    I tried everything to get better sleep. These five items actually helped

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    Containers
    ‘The perfect food storage finally exists’: I tried the new Anydeli plastic-free containers

Well actually

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    Keep busy
    Hobbies can improve your health – here are four tips for choosing one

  • Image of Earth against a blue-to-pink gradient background

    Deep dive
    Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true – here’s what you can do about it

  • Overheated young woman resting on bed using electric fan for relief

    Sleep
    How to get a good night’s sleep in hot weather – and why it’s so hard

  • Final - 3

    Heart health
    I work in a hospital – and didn’t know I was having a heart attack. Here’s what more women should know

Relationships

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    Blind date
    I joked we should join the young people for a club night. We didn’t

  • Four partially draped classical figures dance in a circle in a landscape with cherubs above

    Leading questions
    Should I leave my polyamorous relationship if I want to start a family?

  • Illustration of a small figure sitting on a large thumb, with the soles of two feet visible

    Relationships
    This is how we do it: ‘I could have sex every day, but he says no about 80% of the time’

  • A child in a blue hoodie lies in bed with a green duvet and colorful pillows

    Kindness of strangers
    When Mum was hospitalised on a family holiday, our hotel’s owners were heaven-sent

Health & fitness

  • Vitamin pills on blue background with an orange

    Health & wellbeing
    A bitter pill: are you wasting your money on supplements?

  • illustration of man in purple trunks doing sit-up exercise, gripping hiw head with both hands

    Fitness
    Is it true that … sit-ups are the best exercise for abs?

  • Photos for Extreme Heat feature shot by Franck Allais for Sat mag feature, July 25, 2026

    Extreme heat
    How to keep cool in a heatwave: 25 tips from the people who know best, from a Rio lifeguard to an Egyptian archaeologist

  • Francine Jones in her garden in the sun

    Health
    ‘It was like something was crawling over me’ – the worrying rise of shingles among millennial women

Fashion & beauty

  • A model in a pink shirt, black shorts and black shoes with a black-and-white striped bag, sitting on a stool.

    Fashion
    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: the secret to summer layering? Sheer bravery

  • A woman with afro hair applying make up and a man applying makeup in the background

    The experts
    Exfoliate, use ice and conceal eyebags wisely – makeup artists on how to look fabulous, at every age

  • A person in black tights and bright pink high heels walks up white striped stairs

    'Death pants'
    From high heels to ‘Zara death pants’: how fashion falls foul of women’s safety

  • A woman with blonde curly hair pushes a shopping cart between rows of hanging clothes in a thrift store

    Vintage fashion
    ‘It’s become a nepo baby sport’: how secondhand fashion got so expensive

More lifestyle

  • A black-and-white photograph of Tim Dowling wearing glasses, surrounded by colorful circles, letters, and brushstrokes

    The Tim Dowling column
    Can I conquer my wife’s book club? I can certainly divide it

  • A woman standing in the doorway of a yellow bus holding a white curly-haired dog while a variety of breeds sit inside the bus looking out the windows

    Experience
    I drive a bus for dogs

  • Hexagonal basalt columns form the Giant's Causeway extending into the sea, with patches of green algae visible

    Readers' travel tips
    Literary escapes: your favorite trips inspired by books

  • A wildflower garden with a big yellow metal sculpture of a fork in front of a modernist concrete building.

    Gardens
    ‘If a space is cared for, everything improves’: Meet four gardeners transforming their urban communities

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    ‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?

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