News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's UK edition
Headlines
Wednesday
22 May 2019
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Rudd will say Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty, is biased
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Steelmaker directly employs 5,000 people and thousands more in the supply chain -
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Avaaz uncovers 500 accounts using fake news to spread white supremacy message
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Julian Borger describes the role of Trump’s national security adviser in the tense standoff with Tehran. Also: Katharine Viner on how the Guardian is updating its language on climate
Spotlight
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Pregnant women in jail are revered by other inmates – but the question of what will happen to the child is never far away -
We are exposed to synthetic chemicals in plastics, cosmetics and food every day. Could it be making us toxic? Our environment reporter was tested for over 1,530 chemicals to find out
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TV fans have been spoiled for women-on-women scenes on our screens of late. We celebrate with a rundown of the characters ‘whose impact on the world is permanent and forever’ -
‘A lot of bullies were homophobic, so I wanted to irritate them by putting on a female voice’
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A Brexit party victory would prove that utter shamelessness works, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland -
Affirming precedence is an important legal principle. If it’s ignored, which other supreme court decisions could be overturned next?
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In the war, the purpose of journalism was to awaken the world to the catastrophe looming ahead of it. We must approach our climate crisis the same way -
The greatest challenges to capitalism come when that promise begins to be questioned
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Letters treat
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The 1999 World Cup ended in tears for Klusener and South Africa but his work with bat and ball was still astonishing -
It’s hard to escape the sense that the golfing authorities feel someone like John Daly makes the place untidy
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Rachel Dunn, George Fisher and Ella Clark could all make the final 12 that will head to Liverpool in the summer -
Adrien Rabiot, Mario Balotelli, Yacine Brahimi, Enock Kwateng and Max Kruse are all available on free transfers this summer
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From the UK
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ONS says consumer prices index was 2.1% in April, up from 1.9% in March -
Move follows revelations MEP failed to declare lavish funding from year of Brexit referendum
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Sabir Zazai, Scottish Refugee Council boss, says U-turn shows Home Office ‘is a mess’
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M&S annual profits almost wiped out by a £440m bill for a modernisation programme -
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Vehicles set alight in Jakarta after supporters of losing candidate take to the streets -
State department says it will respond ‘quickly and appropriately’ if claims proven
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One of Africa’s best-known authors and gay rights activists died on Tuesday after an illness -
Critics say ‘bizarre’ debate between Mark Rutte and Thierry Baudet staged for TV -
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Musician says in memoir the pair dated, but Portman disputes account, saying ‘my recollection is a much older man being creepy with me’ -
5 out of 5 stars.
With Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt playing a TV actor and stuntman who cross paths with the Manson cult, Tarantino has created outrageous, disorientating entertainment -
4 out of 5 stars.
Aladdin review Live-action remake really takes flight
4 out of 5 stars.Guy Ritchie’s adaptation is lively, colourful and genuinely funny – making only judicious tweaks to the original, it’s thankfully not a whole new world
Culture Treat
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You too can work magic with some white chocolate, sprinkles and marzipan
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From embracing buttercups to candy-coloured planting, these are the highlights of this year’s show
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Documentaries
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The story of sixteen men on trial for sadomasochism in Thatcher's Britain
Growing up next to Britain’s
new nuclear power plantWatch now at theguardian.com/documentaries
Take part
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We would like to hear from readers around the UK as preparations continue for elections expected on 23 May
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After eight seasons, the game is over. But was the ending beautifully moving, or deeply odd? Here are your takes on the final episode
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Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal supporters, what steps will you take to watch your team play in a European final? -
Young activists around the world are planning to strike for climate action on 24 May
Explore
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With flexible hours the norm, and almost two years’ parental leave for every child, Sweden’s capital boasts a happy and efficient workforce. What can other cities learn? -
We must rebuild civil society for the technological age, says Andy Haldane, the Bank of England’s chief economist -
A section of the wall is falling down, but let’s not be so quick to blame tourists for its crumbling state
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world -
Niko J Kallianiotis travelled through the main streets of Pennsylvania to photograph ‘the silhouette of what once was’ now the coal industry has gone
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About 400 events were set to take place across all 50 US states in defense of abortion rights -
Images of 12 women from Southwark diocese capture variety of a priest’s work -
Photojournalist Kevin Frayer was given access to Huawei’s Bantian campus in Shenzhen, China’s Silicon Valley -
Ahead of Refugee Week, Jillian Edelstein’s portraits celebrate the contribution of people from diverse refugee backgrounds
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