CIRCLE WITH A DOT

‘We were stubborn teenagers. We didn’t want to be famous’: the inside story of Arctic Monkeys’ frenzied early years

In this extract from a new book on Sheffield’s musical history, Monkeys drummer Matt Helders and the cream of the city’s indie scene look back on the febrile mid-00s – from brilliant tunes to ‘brainless violence’ In 2005, enough of a storm seemed to be...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/apr/29/arctic-monkeys-matt-helders-sheffield
#Music #Popandrock #Indie #Sheffield #Culture #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:15:50 +0000)

Ultra-light yet indestructible, our favorite cast-iron pan is finally on sale

Field Company’s best-in-class cast-iron pans that seldom shed their premium price tags are on sale for Mother’s Day * [Field Company’s new No 5 chef skillet fixes everything I hated about cast iron][1] * [Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying...

https://www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us/2026/apr/29/field-company-cast-iron
#Food #Lifeandstyle #Shopsandshopping #Shoppingtrips #Mother'sDay #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:15:50 +0000)

Two Jewish men stabbed in north London as Starmer condemns ‘appalling antisemitic attack’ – latest updates

A 45 year-old man has been arrested after two men were attacked in Golders Green **Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with police to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism, the Met said in a statement.** Head of...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/apr/29/two-people-stabbed-golders-green-says-jewish-group-latest-updates
#UKnews #London #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:13:32 +0000)

South Africa deports and fines Mugabe’s son after employee shot at family home

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe pleads guilty to immigration and firearms-related offences unrelated to shooting Two months after an employee was shot in the back at the Mugabe family home in a wealthy suburb of Johannesburg, a South African court has fined and ordered the deportatio...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/south-africa-deports-mugabes-son-after-separate-offences-three-months-after-shooting-at-family-home
#RobertMugabe #SouthAfrica #Zimbabwe #Worldnews #Africa #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:12:25 +0000)

US supreme court rules Louisiana must redraw its congressional map in landmark case

At the heart of the case was the question of how much lawmakers are allowed to consider race when they redraw districts * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox][1] The US supreme court has ruled that Louisiana will hav...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/supreme-court-louisiana-congressional-map-case-ruling
#USsupremecourt #Louisiana #HouseofRepresentatives #USnews #USpolitics #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:12:12 +0000)

Starmer says ‘antisemitic attack in Golders Green is utterly appalling’ after two people stabbed – latest updates

A 45 year-old man arrested after two people attacked in north London **Specialist officers from Counter Terrorism Policing are leading the investigation and working with police to establish the full circumstances and any links to terrorism, the Met said in a statement.** Head of coun...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2026/apr/29/two-people-stabbed-golders-green-says-jewish-group-latest-updates
#UKnews #London #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:58:15 +0000)

Trump makes fresh Iran threat after claiming King Charles agrees with him over nuclear weapons – US politics live

US president posts image on Truth Social saying Iran ‘better get smart soon’ as king to travel to New York to lay wreath at 9/11 memorial * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to hold interest rates steady on We...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/29/king-charles-new-york-donald-trump-zohran-mamdani-iran-us-politics-live
#DonaldTrump #KingCharlesIII #USnews #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:50:56 +0000)

King Charles’s White House visit was an exercise in full-throttle distraction and denial | Frances Ryan

A few days of joviality will hardly change American foreign policy or guarantee Trump’s ever-erratic affections for long [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/29/king-charles-white-house-visit-distraction-denial-donald-trump

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/29/king-charles-white-house-visit-distraction-denial-donald-trump
#KingCharlesIII #DonaldTrump #Monarchy #UKnews #USnews #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:48:55 +0000)

Crewe religious group raided by police investigating allegations of serious sexual offences

About 500 officers deployed as part of operation at headquarters of Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light Police have raided the headquarters of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light following an investigation into allegations of serious sexual offences, modern slavery and forced marriage. About 500 officers drawn ...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/29/crewe-police-raid-ahmadi-religion-peace-light
#UKnews #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:03:08 +0000)

CEOs of US’s top energy firms received average pay raise of $12.3m, review finds

Utility bills are up as much as 40% in some regions, and companies shut off power to customers 13m times in 2025 The US’s top utilities’ CEOs enjoyed a 16% pay raise last year – to an average of $12.3m – even as consumers shoulder the pain from high bills spurred by continuing inflation, th...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/energy-ceo-pay-raises-2025
#USnews #Business #Energy #Energyindustry #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:51 +0000)

Sam Neill announces he is cancer-free after taking part in Australian clinical trial: ‘I’m very, very excited’

Jurassic Park actor is advocating for CAR T-cell therapy, which he underwent as part of a clinical trial, to be rolled out for blood cancer patients across Australia Sam Neill has announced he is now cancer-free after undergoing a new treatment when chemotherap...

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/apr/29/sam-neill-cancer-free-clinical-trial
#SamNeill #Culture #Film #Cancer #Science #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:00:52 +0000)

Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds

Scientists find annual sea surface temperatures across Europe reached highest levels recorded, while deadly wildfires set large parts of continent ablaze The Nordic heatwave that pushed temperatures above 30C (86F) in the Arctic Circle in July was part of a recor...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/29/nordic-extreme-heat-environment-europe-report
#Extremeheat #Environment #Climatecrisis #Norway #Sweden #TheGuardian
(Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:00:41 +0000)

Dogs’ brains began to shrink at least 5,000 years ago, study finds

Research offers insights into domestication of dogs but it remains unclear why they ended up with smaller brains than wolves It has long been known that dogs have less between their ears than wolves, but now research has suggested their brains started to get smaller at least 5,000 years ago. Experts sa...

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/29/dogs-brains-shrink-5000-years-ago
#Evolution #Animals #Dogs #Science #Biology #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:01:38 +0000)

Justice department claims Comey made ‘threat to kill’ Trump as it announces charges against former FBI director – live

Charges appear to stem from photo posted on Comey’s Instagram account last year; former FBI director expresses faith that he will be exonerated at trial * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates
#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 23:14:56 +0000)

Justice department claims Comey made ‘threat to kill’ Trump as it announces charges against former FBI director – live

New charges against president’s political enemy appear to stem from photo posted on Comey’s Instagram account last year * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **Donald Trump** has reportedly sig...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates
#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:38:31 +0000)

Paris Saint-Germain 5-4 Bayern Munich: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live reaction

️ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ️ [Live scoreboard][1] | [Read today’s Football Daily][2] | [Mail Scott][3] **3 min:** Olise tries to advance down the left but Zaïre-Emery is all over him in a flash. It’s a high-oc...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/apr/28/paris-saint-germain-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live
#ChampionsLeague #Football #Europeanclubfootball #ParisSaint-Germain #BayernMunich #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:36:47 +0000)

Man arrested in ‘one of most heinous, notorious cold cases’ more than 30 years after mother’s murder

James Lawhead was arrested after forensic DNA analysis lead in decades-old killing of Cindy Wanner * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox][1] A 64-year-old man was arrested last week in connection to a decades-old murder investigat...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/cindy-wanner-cold-case-murder
#USnews #California #WestCoast #UScrime #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:35:33 +0000)

Justice department claims Comey made ‘threat to kill’ Trump as it announces charges against former FBI director – live

New charges against president’s political enemy appear to stem from photo posted on Comey’s Instagram account last year * [Sign up for the Breaking News US email][1] **Donald Trump** has reportedly sig...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/28/donald-trump-king-charles-melania-camilla-white-house-congress-latest-news-updates
#Trumpadministration #USnews #DonaldTrump #Worldnews #WhiteHousecorrespondents'dinnershooting #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:44:44 +0000)

King Charles praises Nato and urges defence of Ukraine in key speech during Trump visit

Remarks marking 250th anniversary of American independence tell US lawmakers: ‘The actions of this great nation matter’ King Charles has extolled the importance of Britain’s “special relationship” with the United States in a speech to US Congress that made pointed refe...

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/28/king-charles-speech-congress
#KingCharlesIII #USCongress #DonaldTrump #UKnews #USnews #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:49:49 +0000)

Paris Saint-Germain 5-4 Bayern Munich: Champions League semi-final, first leg – live reaction

️ Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off ️ [Live scoreboard][1] | [Read today’s Football Daily][2] | [Mail Scott][3] **3 min:** Olise tries to advance down the left but Zaïre-Emery is all over him in a flash. It’s a high-oc...

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/apr/28/paris-saint-germain-v-bayern-munich-champions-league-semi-final-first-leg-live
#ChampionsLeague #Football #Europeanclubfootball #ParisSaint-Germain #BayernMunich #TheGuardian
(Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:58:52 +0000)