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UK general election

  • Latest results Seats won

    Labour Lab 412 +214
    Watercolour portrait of Sir Keir Starmer
    Watercolour portrait of Rishi Sunak
    Conservatives Con 121 −252
    326 for majority

    650/650 seats declared

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Headlines

  • Stefan de Vrij celebrates his equaliser with Netherlands teammate Xavi Simons.

    Euro 2024
    Netherlands fight back to see off Turkey and set up semi-final against England

    The Netherlands came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 in the Euro 2024 quarter-final, thanks to a header from Stefan de Vrij and an own goal
    • Jon Landau<br>FILE - Jon Landau stands for a portrait at the 95th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon, Feb. 13, 2023, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Landau, an Oscar-winning producer who worked closely with director James Cameron on “Titanic" and the “Avatar” series, has died, announced in a statement Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

      Film
      Jon Landau, Oscar-winning Titanic and Avatar producer, dies aged 63

    • Israel-Gaza war
      Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 16, say Palestinian officials

    • US weather
      ‘Potentially historic’ heatwave threatens more than 130 million people across US

    • Hurricanes
      Tropical Storm Beryl smashes through Caribbean and heads for Texas coast

    • Australia
      Three children dead, four in hospital after Sydney house fire

    • Spain
      Hundreds in Canary Islands protest against influx of migrants

    • US
      Four killed and three wounded in shooting at Kentucky party

    • Monarchy
      King Charles ruffles feathers as he drops royal patronage for pigeon racing

News in focus

  • Prime minister Keir Starmer chairs the first meeting of his cabinet in 10 Downing Street on 6 July.

    Analysis
    What is on the immediate to-do list for six key new cabinet ministers?

  • Oliver Waack-Jürgensen of the Berlin Cannabis Club High Ground said: ‘The situation with the authorities is totally unclear.’

    Germany
    Cannabis legalisation hampered by most German of substances: red tape

    Activists say the rollout of laws permitting recreational use of the drug has been hampered by a ‘bureaucratic monster’
  • A demonstrator in a crowd holds up a placard reading: 'Juive, daronne, ecolo, queer. Je combats le FN-R-Haine depuis toujours'

    Analysis
    French Jewish people conflicted over voting choices amid antisemitism fears

    Many say they feel stuck in middle between far-right National Rally and hard-left France Unbowed

Spotlight

  • Keir Starmer meets school children at Haverstock School in Chalk Farm, north London.

    Keir Starmer
    Uncool Britannia? How Britain might feel with the court of Sir Keir

    Past big Labour wins have caused seismic cultural shifts but the unflashy stance of our new leader is described as ‘less Camelot – more Center Parcs’
  • Young Vera (Ellen Nikka) and Billy (Akay Jasarovski) in End of Summer

    TV review
    End of Summer review – a nightmarish thriller about a terrible therapist

  • Jaqueline, outside her family’s home in Colombier-Saugnieu on the outskirts of Lyon. She is among 54% of voters there who cast their ballot for the National Rally (RN) party.

    France
    ‘We want our peace’: why is France’s far-right support such a rural affair?

    Media rhetoric about migrants and crime is rallying support for the National Rally in the countryside but, say city folk, the reality is different
  • Simon Tedeschi and Loribelle Spirovski

    The moment I knew
    We could barely make eye contact because of the chemistry radiating between us

    Classical pianist Simon Tedeschi established an online rapport with artist Loribelle Spirovski. But could it transcend an awkward start and a social faux pas?
    • Headshot of Michael Holden, author, June 2024

      Family
      For years I was my parents’ reluctant carer. Then I was told I was making things worse

    • Composite of Longest Con book cover and older man sitting at a desk.

      Books
      ‘Stealing with both hands’: veteran reporter Joe Conason details the right wing’s graft

    • A cartoon of a giant sheep, with two little naked people held between its teeth.

      This is how we do it
      The sheep on our farm hinder our sex life more than the kids

    • Roisin Murphy performing at the Brixton Academy in London, 2021.

      This much I know
      Róisín Murphy: ‘I think our culture is too hedonistic’

Euro 2024

  • Spain’s Mikel Merino imitates his father’s celebration by running around a corner flag in Stuttgart.

    Spain
    ‘He has outdone me’: Merino upstages dad with goal 33 years later

  • German fans wave their national flag as they march through the streets of Stuttgart towards the stadium to watch the Euro 2024 quarter-final against Spain.

    Euro 2024 is a party – but continent fractures are there for all to see

    Jonathan Wilson
    • Harry Kane collides with Gareth Southgate in the England dugout during extra time.

      England lose control and embrace chaos to rise from canvas again

      Jonathan Liew
    • Wout Weghorst celebrates his side’s victory over Turkey in Berlin.

      Normal service resumed as Weghorst brings order to attack

      Jonathan Wilson
    • Antoine Griezmann

      France
      Les Bleus set up Spain semi but midfield is still not working

    • Portugal’s players react as João Félix misses from the spot

      Portugal v France: a galactic battle lost in black hole of one man’s ego

      Jonathan Liew

Sport

Opinion

  • Bluebella lingerie rugby campaign

    If sportswomen were paid more, they might not feel obliged to get their kit off

    Barbara Ellen
    A lingerie ad campaign featuring Team GB players trudging around a rugby pitch misses its mark
  • General Election 2024<br>File photo dated 06/02/24 of former prime minister Liz Truss during the launch of the Popular Conservatism movement at the Emmanuel Centre in central London Issue date: Friday July 5, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS ElectionPrimeMinisters. Photo credit should read: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

    No Boris Johnson, no deals with Nigel Farage: it’s time for the Tories to get serious

    Paul Goodman
  • Chris Riddell illustration of Keir Starmer's new broom.

    Cartoon
    Chris Riddell on Keir Starmer’s new broom

  • Keir Starmer will host the European Political Community summit at Blenheim Palace this month.

    In a fragile and dangerous era, strengthening ties with Europe is Britain’s most urgent challenge

    Kim Darroch
  • Trump on stage at a rally in front of microphone

    We should all be terrified of Trump’s Project 2025

    Robert Reich
  • Mary Beard took part in the discussion ‘Who owns the past?’

    Is it time to turn the British Museum into the world’s great lending library?

    Tim Adams
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Climate crisis

  • Google’s data centre in the US.

    Explainer
    Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?

  • Jordan Bardella speaks to reporters at a farm

    France
    Far-right win in French election could deal blow to climate policy, say experts

  • a side-by-side image of Donald Trump and wind turbines

    Donald Trump
    ‘It’s nonsensical’: how Trump is making climate the latest culture war

  • Close-up of man wearing white shirt, tie and jacket

    Climate crisis
    Biden attacks Republican climate deniers as he unveils extreme-heat rules

Around the world

  • A man walks with two children between destroyed buildings

    Middle East
    Hopes of Gaza ceasefire rise further as Hamas reportedly backs new proposal

  • Journalist Rula Jebreal stands in a garden.

    Italy
    ‘Defending democracy is paramount’: Rula Jebreal warns against Meloni rule

    • Caribbean
      Hurricane Beryl: Britons join global aid effort amid Caribbean devastation

    • US
      Two teenagers die while swimming at New York’s Coney Island

    • Ukraine
      ‘We do the job just as well as men’: Ukrainian women take on coal mining

    • Brazil
      Jair Bolsonaro could face money-laundering charges

    • UK
      Former neonatal nurse, Lucy Letby, handed 15th whole-life jail sentence

    • US
      Stormy Daniels gets more than $900,000 from GoFundMe after alleged threats

Culture

  • Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump.

    Film
    Forrest Gump at 30: a wildly popular movie that remains as light as a feather

    Tom Hanks is an affecting lead but the popularity of Robert Zemeckis’s much-loved Oscar-winner is still a curious mystery
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    Books interview
    Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Satire is a way to make myself less depressed’

  • Location, location, location … a scene from House of the Dragon, part of which is filmed in Cornwall.

    Film
    ‘We made the Maldives from a hotel in Heathrow airport’: Hollywood location scouts reveal their secrets

  • The artist Mark Leckey in Margate

    On my radar
    Mark Leckey’s cultural highlights

  • Janelle Monáe on stage in Manchester last week.

    Music
    Janelle Monáe review: a masterclass in progressive showbiz spectacle

  • Jason Patel and Ben Hardy in Unicorns.

    Film
    Unicorns review – mechanic meets drag queen in touching drama with real-world edge

Lifestyle

  • Baked bean ice cream from Anya Hindmarch’s Ice Cream Project summer shop in London.

    Food
    Blue cheese or caviar? Ice-cream toppings get weird and wacky

    More chefs are pairing savoury and sweet flavours for unusual desserts that surprise diners and ‘make them think’
  • Orange Viscose Île de Ré Dress, £195 chintiandparker.com

    In pictures
    We Love: Fashion fixes for the week ahead

  • A wasp in a glass of red liquid and ice, against blue sky and sea

    Life and style
    59 summer problems solved – from sunburn and sweating to wasps and wedgies

  • Models wearing bermuda shorts on the catwalk

    Fashion
    Bermuda moods: summer’s chicest shorts are knee length

  • Nima and Maxim.

    Blind date
    We both grimaced as we gulped down oysters and pretended to enjoy them

  • Taylor Swift performs on stage at Wembley Stadium

    Money
    VIP Taylor Swift ticket holders get obstructed view – are pricey packages worth the cash?

Take part

  • Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer speaks to supporters at a watch party for the election results in central London.

    UK general election 2024
    Share your reaction to the election results

  • Closeup of eye with makeup<br>Closeup image of beautiful woman eye with fashion makeup. Makeup with eyeliner. Cosmetic Eyeshadow.

    Life and style
    Have you experienced so-called ‘eyebrow blindness’?

  • sun shines down on silhouette of person drinking from water bottle

    People in the US
    How do you stay cool in extreme heat?

  • A young woman university student lying on her bed studying working reading writing on laptop in messy untidy bedroom at home UK<br>DRF2PB A young woman university student lying on her bed studying working reading writing on laptop in messy untidy bedroom at home UK

    Life and style
    Do you still sleep in your childhood bedroom?

From our global editions

  • A luxury property in Armadale, Melbourne, showing a luxurious pool against a red-brick home with three chimmneys

    Property
    Helicopter rides and a wealthy contact list: inside Australia’s luxury real estate market of $60m-plus homes

    Forget interest rates and consumer sentiment – luxury markets are swimming in a completely different lane, agents say
  • Kamala Harris laughs while holding mic

    Kamala Harris
    #KHive: Harris memes abound after Joe Biden’s debate disaster

  • king charles and queen camilla cuddle koalas

    Animals
    Hands off the koala: why cuddling Australia’s iconic marsupial could soon be a thing of the past

  • Women and children sit among washing drying on the line at a camp for displaced people in Burkina Faso

    Burkina Faso
    ‘They live with fear in their stomachs’: increasing violence deepens crisis in Burkina Faso

  • UK front pages after Labour win the 2024 general election.

    Media
    ‘Keir we go’: what the papers say as Labour wins landslide in general election

  • people read books

    New York
    ‘It’s a snowball effect’: the gen Z niche reading event making waves in New York

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  • Olympians, from left to right, Husnah Kukundakwe; Taonere Banda and Kishmala Talat.

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    Beating the odds: three Olympic sportswomen on overcoming poverty, mockery – and small swimming pools

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    Former UK PM's ungracious count retreat caps political humiliation

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    Weekend
    Actor Kevin Bacon on learning selflessness, the secret lives of porn addicts, and what’s it like to be a private tutor for the rich? – podcast

  • Mikel Merino of Spain celebrates scoring his team's second goal

    Football Weekly
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  • Parliamentary election in Britain<br>Incoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Noble

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    Labour’s landslide victory – podcast

  • Illustration with colourful arrows representing the main political parties and black and white images of political and media figures including George Osborne, Clive Myrie and Nicola Sturgeon

    Today in Focus
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  • Joe Bide

    Politics Weekly America
    Biden in trouble as Supreme Court hands Trump another big win

In pictures

  • Blue and white striped blazers with carnations in their buttonholes, hanging up

    Art and design
    A backstage pass at the National Theatre

    Laura McCluskey documents the hours before the curtains open, when cast and crew prepare for the evening’s show
  • Displaced Palestinians leave east Khan Younis

    Twenty photographs of the week
    The week around the world in 20 pictures

  • Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria outside 10 Downing Street

    Photos of the day
    A stiletto race, 4 July fireworks and the UK’s new PM

  • Kestrel chicks look out from their nest on the side of a house in Rochdale, UK. They are about to take flight for the first time

    The week in wildlife
    Joyriding birds, a rare golden cat and a surprise king cobra

  • Linda in the laundry room, alongside a picture of linens

    Photography
    ‘We all need a place to hide’: NHS workers take a breather

  • Rehearsals for The School for Scandal at the Royal Shakespeare theatre

    Stage
    No rest for the wicked: The School for Scandal at the RSC

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