The Guardian

The Guardian is a daily newspaper based in the UK that was first established in 1821 under the name The Manchester Guardian. In 1959, it adopted its current name. Alongside its affiliated publications, The Observer and The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, which is owned by the Scott Trust. This trust was established in 1936 to ensure that The Guardian remains financially and editorially independent, protecting its journalistic integrity and liberal values from outside commercial or political influences. In 2008, the trust transitioned into a limited company, maintaining the same safeguards for The Guardian as intended by its founders. Instead of distributing profits to owners or shareholders, the profits are reinvested back into journalism.

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Keir Starmer’s realignment with Europe will be a low-key one

18 hours ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot

Talk of veterinary agreements, “Canada-plus” and rules of origin are likely to give even the most hardened Westminster veteran terrifying flashbacks. There was once a time when a word from Tory Eurosceptic Bill Cash on dynamic alignment could splash national newspapers. Now the more common reaction to those terms is a barely stifled yawn. And that is exactly how No 10 would like it to stay.
Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset

18 hours ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot

Keir Starmer is under pressure from over 60 new Labour MPs to allow thousands of young Europeans to live and work in the UK, a move seen as key to unlocking a more ambitious trade reset with Brussels. The chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said discussions on a potential scheme were “ongoing” – the clearest hint yet that the government is preparing to do a deal.
Thousands from around world wait hours to visit coffin of Pope Francis

20 hours ago | theguardian.com | Angela Giuffrida

Thousands of people queued for hours under the hot spring sun in St Peter’s Square on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose simple wooden coffin has been placed on the main altar of the 16th-century basilica, where he will lie in state until Friday evening. The pope, the head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in Casa Santa Marta on Monday aged 88 after a stroke and subsequent heart failure.
‘Nepo babies should be doing stuff like this’: are rich people ruining or reviving club culture?

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Phin Jennings

Nestled between Millwall FC stadium and an intersection of south London railway lines, the 350-capacity Venue MOT – once an actual MOT garage – is a cornerstone of the city’s underground music scene. But every Tuesday, owner Jan Mohammed gathers his staff at the bar and tells them how much money it has lost since the weekend. Mohammed, a sculptor, started renting a nearby space to use as a studio more than a decade ago.
Tesla investors welcome Elon Musk’s move to step back from Doge - US politics live

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Amy Sedghi

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureTesla investors relieved after Musk says he will pull back in Doge roleThe Tesla chief executive, Elon Musk, said he will start pulling back from his role at the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) starting in May. Musk’s remarks came as the company reported a massive dip in both profits and revenues in the first quarter of 2025 amid backlash against his role in the White House.
Robert Jenrick vows to ‘bring coalition together’ to prevent Tory-Reform fight

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot

Robert Jenrick has told a private meeting he will try to ensure that the Tories and Reform do not compete against each other at the next election, saying to do so would hand a second term to Keir Starmer. In leaked comments obtained by Sky News, the shadow justice secretary said he would “bring this coalition together … one way or another” – though a source close to Jenrick denied he meant a pact with the party and said he was referring to voters.
Mediterranean megaflood carved out hills in Sicily, study reveals

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Kate Ravilious

The event that refilled the Mediterranean basin 5m years ago is thought to have been the largest flood in Earth’s history, with water surging through the present-day strait of Gibraltar 1,000 times faster than the Amazon River, filling the basin in just a couple of years. Now jumbled rock deposits on the top of hills in south-east Sicily provide the first land-based evidence for this flood.
More than 80% of the world’s reefs bleached after worst global event on record

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Graham Readfearn

The world’s coral reefs have been pushed into “uncharted territory” by the worst global bleaching event on record that has now hit more than 80% of the planet’s reefs, scientists have warned. Reefs in at least 82 countries and territories have been exposed to enough heat to turn corals white since the global event started in January 2023, the latest data from the US government’s Coral Reef Watch shows.
‘National disgrace’: US lawmakers decry treatment of students detained by Ice

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Dani Anguiano

Congressional lawmakers denounced the treatment of Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, the students being detained by US immigration authorities for their pro-Palestinian activism, as a “national disgrace” during a visit to the two facilities in Louisiana where each are being held. “We stand firm with them in support of free speech,” the Louisiana congressman Troy Carter, who led the delegation, said during a press conference after the visits on Tuesday.
EU-UK security deal will not be tied to fishing rights, both sides insist

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Jennifer Rankin |Jessica Elgot

The European Commission and UK government are moving closer to a defence deal that will open the door to British arms firms being able to reap bigger potential rewards from a €150bn (£129bn) EU fund, but both sides insisted it was not tied to fishing rights. An EU-UK defence pact is likely to be the highlight of the first post-Brexit summit in May, but has been dogged by questions over how far member states will insist on linking security to a separate agreement on fisheries.