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  1. The featured essay
    America’s protection of white women has always been tenuous

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  2. Adolescence in your 30s
    How should parents treat their adult children?

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  3. Catherine O’Hara
    Brilliant actor specialized in the comedy of delusion

    Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice, 1988, directed by Tim Burton

  4. We asked experts
    Are protein bars good for you?

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  5. Dana R Fisher
    Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational

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  6. TikTok
    Why the first week of US ownership was a disaster

    The newly Americanized TikTok faced a rocky first week.

News

  • Taylor Rehmet, from his campaign for for Texas State Senate District 9 Facebook page, campaign facebook.com/taylorrehmetfortexas/

    Texas
    Democrat flips reliably red Texas district in victory that stuns Republican party

  • Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo celebrates after scoring the second

    Premier League live
    Tottenham v Man City

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    America's dirty divide
    Mexico moves to combat pollution following Guardian investigations

  • People searching the debris next to bus wreck

    Ukraine
    Russian drone attack on bus carrying mine workers in Ukraine kills at least 12

  • President Trump Attends Screening Of Documentary Film "Melania"WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: First lady Melania Trump attends a screening of the documentary film “Melania” at The Kennedy Center on January 29, 2026 in Washington, DC. “Melania” was directed by Brett Ratner, and Amazon paid $40 million to license the film, which follows the first lady in the twenty days before her return to the White House. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

    Melania Trump
    Melania film earns $7m in US, strongest documentary debut in over a decade

  • Angel bearing a resemblance to the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.

    Italy
    Likeness of restored angel to Giorgia Meloni triggers investigations in Rome

Special report

  • a white female bust with an american flag draped on its shoulders

    The featured essay
    America’s contract to protect white women has always been tenuous

    ICE’s killing of Renee Good has revealed how the state will only defend those who uphold a white racial order. A 1915 film points to the origins of this social pact

In focus

  • A composite image showing a woman standing in an empty lot and an aerial view of homes under construction.

    Los Angeles wildfires
    Their homes burned in the LA wildfires. A year later, thousands still can’t return

  • a woman checks her phone while seated a table with a lit candle on it

    Cuba
    Cuba on the brink as Trump turns up the pressure: ‘There is going to be a real blockade’

Features

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    Saturday Night Live recap
    Alexander Skarsgård makes for a game first-time host

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    Family
    Adolescence lasts into your 30s – so how should parents treat their adult children?

More features

  • Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice, 1988, directed by Tim Burton

    Obituary
    Catherine O’Hara: a brilliant actor who specialized in the comedy of delusion

  • hand holds a brown protein bar

    The Filter
    Are protein bars good for you? We asked nutritionists

  • Frank Tallis, photographed in London, ahead of his new non-fiction book titled Wise: Finding Purpose, Meaning and Wisdom Beyond the Midpoint of Life, scheduled for release on February 5, 2026.

    Ageing
    ‘Adjustments must be made’: how to live well after mid-life

  • Bad dog sitting on the torn pieces of documents with eyes closed. Naughty pets at home. Bad puppy waiting for punishment

    Notes and queries
    Readers reply: to shred or not to shred? Is it OK to throw out sensitive documents?

  • side by side images of checkered cutting board and puff pastries on oval platter

    The Filter
    15 reusable essentials to host a winning Super Bowl party

  • Illustration of people grabbing buttocks

    This is how we do it
    ‘Having threesomes has totally transformed us – in and out of bed’

Opinion

  • person holds sign saying 'ice out'

    Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational

    Dana R Fisher
    In Trump’s first term, activists focused on lobbying and voting. Now tactics are shifting to nonviolent civil disobedience
  • Austin Sarat

    The FBI’s seizure of 2020 ballots in Georgia is a signal of what’s to come

    Austin Sarat
    The administration’s efforts show the lengths to which Trump is willing to go to lay the groundwork for 2026

More opinion

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    Employers are spreading raises like peanut butter – and workers are paying the price

    Gene Marks
  2. Emma Beddington

    Sure, kids can be annoying – but making public spaces ‘child-free’ is wrong

    Emma Beddington
  3. Robert Topinka

    How the left can win back the internet – and rise again

    Robert Topinka
  4. Jo Glanville

    Reading was the key to breaking through the fog of my parents’ dementia

    Jo Glanville

Sports

  • Manchester City’s Antoine Semenyo celebrates after scoring the second

    Live soccer
    Tottenham v Man City: Premier League

  • Benjamin Sesko is mobbed by his Manchester United teammates after scoring a dramatic winner against Fulham.

    Soccer
    Sesko seals dramatic 3-2 win over Fulham to continue Manchester United revival

More sports

  1. The Italian skier Bruno Burrini on the piste in the men’s downhill competition

    Winter Olympics
    Attenzione! The 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo – in pictures

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  2. Wolves's Jørgen Strand Larsen celebrates scoring against Crystal Palace in November 2025.

    Soccer
    Crystal Palace agree £48m deal for Strand Larsen as Liverpool eye Geertruida move

  3. Man at mic

    Epstein files release
    LA Olympics chief says he ‘deeply regrets’ emails with Ghislaine Maxwell

  4. Christian Horner

    Formula One
    Horner targets F1 return as he breaks silence after Red Bull sacking

More top stories

  • An old woman with a shopping bag crosses a road lined with market stalls with netting draped over it

    Ukraine war
    ‘It’s not just about surviving’: the Ukrainian frontline city where life goes on under cover

    Whether in streets draped in anti-drone nets or deep in urban basements, Kherson residents go about their everyday activities with the constant threat of Russian bombing
  • People stand by a makeshift memorial outside the Constellation bar

    Switzerland
    Death toll from Crans-Montana bar fire rises to 41

  • Pam Morrison

    Northern Ireland
    ‘You can never forget’: a woman remembers her three brothers, who the IRA murdered one by one

  • Rachida Dati

    France
    The battle for Paris: can Rachida Dati fend off scandal to become next mayor?

  • person wearing sunglasses gestures peace sign with hand

    Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson detailed his thoughts on children in previously unheard audio

  • Laura Fernández in pink jacket with mic and raised fist

    Costa Rica
    Costa Rica heads to polls amid fears of authoritarian turn

  • John and Susan Letby hold hands as they walk together

    Lucy Letby
    Lucy Letby’s parents criticize Netflix documentary over ‘invasion of privacy’

Climate crisis & environment

  1. The landscape flooded by the rising waters of the River Otter after Storm Chandra in Honiton, Devon.

    The age of extinction
    ‘It sounds apocalyptic’: experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice

  2. People walk along a street destroyed by Hurricane Melissa in Black River, Jamaica, in October 2025

    Climate crisis
    Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax

  3. Closeup of sausages and beef grilling on an outdoor grill in a park

    Meat industry
    ‘Humanity’s favorite food’: how to end the livestock industry but keep eating meat

  4. Illustration of men and climate crisis

    Environment
    How Trump’s EPA rollbacks could harm our air and water – and worsen global heating

US news

  1. Louisiana
    Shooting at Mardi Gras parade in Louisiana wounds five people, including child

  2. Chicago
    Chicago mayor orders police to investigate alleged illegal ICE activity in city

  3. Jeffrey Epstein
    Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal

  4. Gregory Bovino
    CBP official reportedly mocked US Minnesota attorney’s Jewish faith

World news

  1. Supply chain crisis
    Price of consumer goods could surge as shipping costs soar, industry body says

  2. Gaza
    Preparations have begun for reopening of Rafah crossing, officials say

  3. Mining
    US, UK, EU, Australia and more to meet to discuss critical minerals alliance

  4. The Guardian picture essay
    Inside Myanmar’s five-year armed resistance – a photo essay

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Culture

  • illustration of man relaxing in thumb-down symbol

    The big idea
    Why you should embrace rejection

  • Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the Melania premiere

    Melania Trump
    ‘Here we go again’: $75m Melania film embodies venal spirit of Trump 2.0

What to watch

  1. A listless automaton … Melania.

    Review
    Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest

  2. group of people in a room

    First look review
    Once Upon a Time in Harlem review – remarkable Harlem Renaissance documentary

  3. A still from Shahrbanoo Sadat’s Super Afghan Gym.

    Review
    Displacement Film Fund review – Cate Blanchett masterminds short film collection that brims with life and intensity

  4. Reginald Hudlin at Sundance in 2026.

    Film
    Groundbreaking director Reginald Hudlin: ‘It’s taken a lot of effort but the reward is always worth it’

What to listen to

  1. Fab Morvan

    Music
    Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan on his lip-syncing downfall and Grammys comeback: ‘The truth will set you free’

  2. a man singing and playing guitar on a stage

    Bruce Springsteen’s angry anti-ICE song is on-the-nose in the right way

    Matthew Cantor
  3. Mile Davis in suit plays trumpet

    Music
    ‘He used the trumpet as a songbird’: 100 years of Miles Davis, by jazz greats Sonny Rollins, Yazz Ahmed and more

  4. Wild ideas … Theo Zhykharyev AKA Powerplant.

    Add to playlist
    The boundless bedroom-made black metal of Powerplant and the week’s best new tracks

What to read

  1. Jeff Kinney with his creation Greg Heffley.

    Books
    Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney: ‘I’ve sold 300m books. What’s next?’

  2. Fatima Bhutto.

    Memoir
    Fatima Bhutto on her abusive relationship: ‘I thought it could never happen to me’

  3. Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in The Time Traveler's Wife.

    Books
    Sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife to be published this autumn

  4. Susan Choi.

    The books of my life
    Susan Choi: ‘For so long I associated Dickens with unbearable Christmas TV specials’

What to play

  1. Nintendo Switch Sports.

    There’s a reason that Wii Bowling remains my mum’s favourite game of all time

    Dominik Diamond
  2. Aava scales Mount Kami in Cairn.

    Review
    Cairn review – obsession, suffering and awe in a climbing game that hits exhausting new heights

  3. Highguard game

    Pushing Buttons
    A poor surprise reveal for Highguard leaves it fighting an uphill battle for good reviews

    Newsletter
  4. Zoe Hannah and Maddy Myers (right), co-founders of feminist video games website Mothership.

    Why I’m launching a feminist video games website in 2026

    Maddy Myers

More culture

  1. A 1930s sports car on a film set in an Italian square

    Film
    Dozens of historic Maseratis recreated for movie about Italian car company

  2. Clare Perkins, centre, in Bacchae at the National Theatre in London.

    Stage
    The best theatre to stream this month: big and bold Bacchae ushers in new era at the National

  3. The Muppet Show.

    The Muppet Show
    This thrilling return is so great I can’t even count how many times I laughed

  4. ‘I always connected with her’ … Rumi, the character voiced by Ejae in KPop Demon Hunters.

    Music
    ‘I never imagined this!’ How KPop Demon Hunters could make history at the Grammys and the Oscars

Lifestyle

  • Aerial view of a red cottage , Hono, Gothenburg archipelago, Sweden.3AP5M68 Aerial view of a red cottage , Hono, Gothenburg archipelago, Sweden.

    Travel
    Island-hopping in Sweden: an enchanted maze of tiny isles – only a bus ride from Gothenburg

  • Illustration of a lower back skeleton.

    The way you move
    ‘The best movement is the next movement’: how to really look after your lower back

Well actually

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    Ask Ugly
    Can you become ugly if you have ugly thoughts?

  2. Woman massages her feet on yoga mat

    Health
    ‘I’d get out of bed, and oh boy, there it is’: what to know about plantar fasciitis

  3. An illustration of a person cozied up under blankets

    Why am I like this?
    Feel your feelings and reconnect with past passions: how to recover from burnout

  4. table, umbrella and a person sitting alone among three chairs lit in pastels with shadows surrounding it

    The polycrisis era
    We are living in a time of polycrisis. If you feel trapped – you’re not alone

The Filter

  1. A peak design pouch, a spek stress ball, blue table chocolates, and Shared Cultures assorted miso jars

    Small businesses
    19 unique small business gifts that beat predictable US big brands

  2. A photo of a green papier reading journal

    Journaling
    A reading journal won’t make you smarter, but it will make you more mindful

  3. An eye mask, a comb, wool dryer balls, and a pair of gloves

    January picks
    The ‘Goldilocks’ of sleep masks and $8 winter gloves: 12 things you loved in January

  4. A collection of different protein bars

    Protein bars
    ‘Tastes like compacted dust’: the best (and worst) protein bars in the US – taste tested

Relationships

  1. Ben Graetz and Dion Padan at a boat party in Darwin. Ben is wearing a broad brim sun hat and white Darwin Pride festival T-shirt. Dion is in a sailor hat, a blue button shirt with yellow rubber ducks that is unbuttoned to his navel. They look happy and are holding hands.

    The moment I knew
    As we sat on the veranda playing Scrabble, it hit me – I was in love

  2. Blind Date 310126 Ursula & Culann

    Blind date
    Numbers have been exchanged and dates have been suggested

  3. Illustration of men looking pensively through a window at an empty red couch

    Men
    ‘They’re taught that showing feelings is shameful’: eight reasons men don’t go to therapy – and why they should

  4. Heather Rose, pictured here with her siblings in 1972.

    Home truths
    My family motto? It’s amazing how lucky you get if you work really hard

Health & fitness

  1. An illustration of a woman sitting on the floor turned away with her hands around her knees.

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    PMDD is ruining my life. What can I do?

  2. An illustration with a green background shows a couple struggling to lift something heavy that is wrapped in a blanket.

    The experts
    Lift with your legs — and label everything: 15 tips for moving house with minimum stress

  3. Young woman with long hair cuddling a pillow

    Sleep
    The potato bed: is this the ultimate sleep solution?

  4. Illustration shows young woman flexing a bicep and images of muscle structure plus a kettle bell

    Secrets of the body
    Strong v swole: the surprising truth about building muscle

Fashion & beauty

  1. A composite image of a denim jacket with faux fur collar, lightning-shaped stud earrings, ochre printed neck scarf, grey jumper with lace trim, red trousers, brown chunky lace-up shoes and beige marl socks, all on a blue and orange horizontal striped background.

    What to wear...
    What to wear with red statement trousers

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  2. David Beckham seen out of hotel during Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture.

    Fashion
    Brand Beckham and the rise of the clapback costume

    Newsletter
  3. Female model wearing blue plaid shirt half-tucked into grey trousers with belt and small crossbody bag

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Still wearing a cross-body bag and French-tucking your shirt? Sorry to say, your wardrobe is cringe

  4. A model wearing a Ganni outfit in red tones

    Fashion
    ‘A catalyst for change’: how sustainable Copenhagen became fashion’s ‘fifth city’

More lifestyle

  1. Felicity Cloake's mulligatawny

    Food
    How to make mulligatawny – recipe

  2. Woman using handheld fan while experiencing hot flush

    Health
    ‘Menopause gold rush’? Boom in hi-tech products as stigma starts to recede

  3. Denise Welch pictured from above the knee, wearing a pale-brown trouser suit, a white shirt and tie with a tie-pin, and black, white-rimmed sunglasses, which she is holding with her right hand on the bridge of her nose while looking at the camera, against a rose-pink background

    Denise Welch
    ‘I’m loving this era I’ve been thrust into’: Denise Welch on depression, daytime TV and her dramatic renaissance

  4. A bike, a rowboat and dandelions at the beach at sunset. Summer evening at Ruissalo, Turku, Finland. Landscape and Travel Photography.Ruissalo is an island in the Archipelago Sea. Turku, Finland. Landscape and Travel Photography

    Travel
    What makes Finland the happiest place on Earth?

Documentary

  • Documentary
    The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal

    Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. Pop raises an urgent alarm — before Thailand’s dugongs vanish forever
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    Minnesota ICE shootings
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Take part

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    Technology
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