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1 day 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.

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.

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.

1 day ago | theguardian.com | Ajit Niranjan

Levels of a little-known forever chemical known as TFA in European wines have risen “alarmingly” in recent decades, according to analysis, prompting fears that contamination will breach a planetary boundary. Researchers from Pesticide Action Network Europe tested 49 bottles of commercial wine to see how TFA contamination in food and drink has progressed.

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.