RARE PHOTOS: 74 - The Real Truth

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s byelection stunt: spectacle is not scrutiny

Editorial: The Reform UK leader wants voters to overrule parliamentary accountability. Labour should expose the trick, then offer a politics that works

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

The Guardian view on prisons: the public deserves better than this litany of failure

Editorial: Drugs and violence continue at disturbing levels. But a minority of jails show that progress is possible

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

The mining challenge

Since 2024, villagers in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai living along the Kok, Sai, Ruak and Mekong rivers have suffered water pollution caused by runoff from gold and earth mines in Shan State, northern Myanmar.

Bangkok Post · Jul 7

I’m rich – defend me, be happy for me, says Farage to poor voters in Clacton. They are just his collateral damage

The Reform UK leader’s ruse to head off scrutiny by forcing a byelection may work, but it’s all about him: no one else gains anything from it, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

Whether you’re Team Charles or Team Harry, this latest twist in their relationship is desperately sad

It had seemed as if the Duke of Sussex’s visit to London could be a breakthrough in relations with his father. But not any more, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

Pore substitute: can AI be trusted when it comes to skincare advice?

There are more than 3,000 conditions in dermatology, experts warn – and chatbots’ recommendations can be flaky

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7

Europe doesn’t need to worry about Andy Burnham. He has the makings of a great ally

Defence strategists fret about the next PM’s inexperience. But he knows about local resilience. That’s the kind of skill Nato urgently needs, says political analyst Jessica Berlin

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

Why is Trump attacking ‘communists’? Because he’s run out of cards to play

With the economy, foreign policy and immigration all going poorly for the president, he’s scrambling before the midterms

The Guardian - US · Jul 7

The US supreme court’s ruling on trans people in sports is an assault on bodily autonomy

Laws banning trans athletes claim to defend science, fairness and women’s safety. They do the opposite

The Guardian - US · Jul 7

Why does JD Vance keep saying loony things?

Scratch their surface and you see exactly what he’s trying to do: stand up strong for intolerance and corruption

The Guardian - US · Jul 7