Sport
England v Pakistan: third men’s cricket Test, day three – live
Over-by-over report: England are closing on victory and a series sweep with Pakistan in deep trouble at Edgbaston. Join our writers
Rob Smyth (now) and James Wallace (later)
Politics
MPs to vote again on assisted dying as bill returns to parliament – UK politics live
Bill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to end their lives, after the approval of a panel of experts
Taz Ali
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World
Russia accused of ‘rapidly growing’ attacks on civilian infrastructure after five killed in Ukraine – Europe live
Ukraine’s foreign minister says Russia is deliberately targeting civilians
Martin Belam (now) and Jakub Krupa (earlier)
Music
Our Eyes Looking for God review – exploring the Black British experience in rap, reggae and arias
Renell Shaw and TD Moyo’s new opera, with libretto by April Koyejo-Audiger, tells a tragic story of two cousins. Gamba Cole shines as Adjani
Alexandra Coghlan
Food
Want Mr Whippy on tap? I put the viral Ninja Creami Scoop and Swirl ice-cream maker to the test
Whether it’s soft serve or sorbet, gelato or fro-yo, the Ninja Creami Scoop and Swirl is a faff-free way of making all your favourite frozen treats
Danielle Amato
Games
Raiding the past: Lara Croft relives her first adventure in Legacy of Atlantis
We have a first play of the forthcoming Tomb Raider remake and speak with its developers. Can they improve on the gameplay without losing what made the 1996 original such a classic?
Tom Regan
World
Alexander Armstrong unearths the hidden wonders of east England on a train adventure
On a train tour of the east of England, the presenter and performer discovers unexpected gems in Royston, Cambridge and Ely – and spends a leisurely day exploring
Football
Pochettino’s ‘different’ vow to the US invites unwelcome speculation
The US manager’s relationship with the international job has changed with a full World Cup cycle beginning
Jeff Rueter
Sport
Springboks v All Blacks a US World Cup preview in Baltimore as thrilling series goes down to the wire
‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ will culminate on US soil on Saturday, a staging post on the road to America hosting the World Cup in 2031
Martin Pengelly
Environment
‘Fresh from the roof’: the supermarket growing salad a few metres above the tills
Customers seeking greens at one Berlin outlet are dealing with some very local supply chains indeed
Hannah Docter-Loeb
Emma Bonino, radical Italian politician who stood up to Vatican, dies aged 78
Militant feminist led campaigns to legalise abortion and divorce and went on to become foreign minister
Guardian staff and agencies in Rome
Russia accused of ‘rapidly growing’ attacks on civilian infrastructure after five killed in Ukraine – Europe live
Ukraine’s foreign minister says Russia is deliberately targeting civilians
Martin Belam (now) and Jakub Krupa (earlier)
Friday briefing: Would a wealth tax save our public services or be billionaire repellent?
In today’s newsletter: Some think taxing the super-rich is a moral obligation, others say it drives cash away from the country. The truth may be somewhere in the middle
Libby Brooks
Ukraine war briefing: Nato ‘foils Russian undersea cable sabotage drill’
Warren Murray and agencies
Secret son revelation ignites bitter succession dispute in Ugandan kingdom
Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi and agencies
Reform UK beset by internal row over response to Dover and Portsmouth protests
Nigel Farage said demonstrators in balaclavas were ‘horrible’, but others in the party defend them as ‘brave, passionate patriots’
Ben Quinn and Neha Gohil
Forgetful Farage shares rose-tinted memories of Reform’s party conference
Oops, Nige skipped over the most embarrassing and dark details – let’s set the record straight
John Crace
Shabana Mahmood urges police to curb far-right, anti-migrant protests
Home secretary tells officers to make ‘full use’ of their powers after masked vigilantes cause weekend of chaos
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor
Oil price drops on hopes for Hormuz meeting between Iran and Gulf states; four UK interest rate hikes expected by next summer – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Graeme Wearden
‘Just worry upon worry’: Europe faces a bleak winter as supply shock pushes factories to the brink
From Shropshire to Hamburg, depleting reserves and spiralling costs are spawning a continent-wide energy crisis
Alex Daniel and Lisa O’Carroll
UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.4% in July boosted by AI
Welcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighing Iran war fallout
Heather Stewart Economics editor
Anthropic details bad actors’ efforts to misuse its AI for bioweapons
The 154-page report comes two days after former employee Jacob Coxon resigned due to Anthropic racing to improve its models that would cause human extinction by 2030
Dara Kerr
More Anthropic researchers warn of AI’s perils but Musk dismisses ‘psyop’
Insiders at the firm fear tech’s advancement could cause human extinction, while others are calling their declarations of concern a ‘setup’
Johana Bhuiyan
Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him
Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X
Michael Savage Media editor
OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member
Robert Booth UK technology editor
Pixel 11 Pro review: Google’s best pocket camera goes customisable
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats: AFL semi-final – live
Goal-by-goal report: The minor premiers and Cats meet with their seasons on the line at Optus Stadium. Join Martin Pegan for updates
Martin Pegan
Solheim Cup golf 2026: Europe v USA, day one – live
Join our writers for the first day as Team Europe host the reigning champions Team USA at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands
Scott Murray
Springboks v All Blacks a US World Cup preview in Baltimore as thrilling series goes down to the wire
‘Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry’ will culminate on US soil on Saturday, a staging post on the road to America hosting the World Cup in 2031
Martin Pengelly
Nottinghamshire face crunch day against Hampshire after rivals’ wins: county cricket, day four – live
Tanya Aldred at Old Trafford
Five-set tennis is under attack. Killing it would be a colossal unforced error
Andrew Lawrence at Flushing Meadows
Jimmy Kimmel on RNC convention: ‘They’re very nervous about the midterms, and rightly so’
Late-night hosts recapped the Republican event in Dallas and calls to ban Zohran Mamdani from 9/11 ceremonies
Guardian staff
Jon Stewart on Donald Trump’s hectic summer: ‘Relentless denial of reality’
Late-night hosts returned from summer break to address Trump’s trolling of Canada, war in Iran and a rusty ship
Guardian staff
Three people die at Burning Man this year, tripling average number of deaths
Rise in fatalities comes amid news reports that the average age of Burning Man attenders is increasing
Lois Beckett
‘Patients’ who pay $200,000 to be frozen after death are waiting to be reborn in an Australian shed
Exclusive: Southern Cryonics operates out of a shed in Holbrook in rural NSW. Experts say reanimation is ‘a dream’ but true believers are willing to pay for a second chance at life
Catie McLeod
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking
Ian Sample Science editor
OpenAI claims to have solved maths problem that stumped humans for decades
Company behind ChatGPT says 10,000 of its AI systems cracked the Navier-Stokes problem in 88 hours
Ian Sample and Dan Milmo
How meteorologists recreated weather that helped decide second world war
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
Konstantinos Politis obituary
James Fraser
It’s time for a Gardeners’ World that reflects Britain’s gardens in all their messy, realistic chaos
I’ll miss Monty Don, and I know I’m not alone in finding the show a balm for the soul. But this is the perfect opportunity for a shake-up, says organic food grower and writer Claire Ratinon
Claire Ratinon
After 9/11, I lived through Australia’s long war in Afghanistan. There are lessons the world must learn
For Australians, Afghanistan became the country where a generation of soldiers served their longest war. For Afghans, it became a country where another generation struggled to build a new life
Shadi Khan Saif
Osama bin Laden shook the world on 9/11. Today it is clear how his wider plans failed
The al-Qaida leader envisaged an economically battered US withdrawing from the Middle East – and a global Muslim uprising. Then the tide turned, says Jason Burke, the Guardian’s international security correspondent
Jason Burke
