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The Guardian view on schools: the hardest questions for Lucy Powell are about priorities | Editorial

With the UK economy's stronger-than-expected recent performance widely linked to AI investment, it is vital that people are equipped for the kinds of in-person, public-facing jobs that are least likely to be automated. A…

In an incident first reported by the Observer on Sunday, Campbell allegedly showed a senior female colleague four fully naked and sexualised images of himself in May. The woman said she had felt "shocked, embarrassed and…

Macron to address France after Trump describes country as ‘burning’

“More than 600 police officers, gendarmes, and firefighters have been injured amid these scenes of violence.” Before addressing the nation at 8 p.m., Macron will meet Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu and the ministers…

Polanski says he will not overturn Green Party's 'Zionism is racism' motion

The Green leader told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that, while he would like to make amendments, it would be party policy until 2028. The motion, passed at the party's conference earlier this month, described Zionism as…

France says Israel must ‘stop these acts of terror’ following attack on EU diplomats

Video footage of the attack showed settlers confronting a convoy of diplomats and a man wearing a French tricolor sash slumped beside a car. “The mayor of the commune of Aulnoye-Aymeries was violently assaulted by…

Ukraine strikes oil facility in St. Petersburg as part of ‘massive’ drone attack

Writing on X Sunday morning, the Ukrainian president highlighted Moscow’s continued attacks on Ukraine. “In total, over this past week, the Russians have attacked Ukraine with almost 2,700 attack drones, 1,700 aerial…

Aspiring Reform MP who said ‘you cannot be Muslim and British’ suspended

The activist is one of a number featured in an ITV documentary, which will be broadcast in full on Sunday night and has already resulted in fresh questions about Reform's vetting process. The year-long investigation…

‘Austerity is inevitably painful’: How Michael Gove justifies his politics | Radical Thinking with Aditya Chakrabortty

Aditya's suggested reading: To read the fruits of Michael Gove's dalliance with the Marxism Today gang, look up his essay in a 1998 collection called The Moderniser's Dilemma: Radical Politics in the Age of Blair For a…

Our top ten picks of the week

Honesty is becoming an increasingly valuable political commodity. Long may it remain so. — The latest seats up for grabs for wannabe Tory candidates Oliver Dean It’s that time again. A few days defined by stress…

‘Older renters can’t wait: local housing allowance must be uprated now’

With one-third of older private renters in poverty after housing costs, as a charity working to end financial hardship in later life, the Renters Rights Act (RRA) has been game-changing for many we support. Recent…