Péter Nádas obituary

Hungarian author who explored memory and history in his fiction and was nominated for a Nobel prize

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Man in Swindon charged with assisting Russian intelligence agency

Joshua Cammidge, 31, arrested after investigation led by counter-terrorism policing London

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‘Baggage reclaim was pandemonium’: passengers hit by airport IT chaos recount their ordeals

From hours stuck on planes awaiting takeoff, to sleeping the night on the floor at Heathrow. Here are some travellers’ experiences

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Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds

Analysis of two skeletons reveals tooth wear and traces of psychoactive substance in what may be earliest known evidence for human drug taking

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Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements

Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence

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Gay and Brook put England in complete control after Pakistan crumble once more

England lead by 23 runs after at Edgbaston, after 14 wickets tumbled on the opening day

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Uganda to withdraw from Invictus Games ‘out of respect for King Charles’, says military chief

Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba announces decision to pull out of event in post on X, citing tensions over ‘Harry-Meghan nonsense’

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The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s oil deal: Venezuela pays for his vanity | Editorial

Editorial: The US president seized a nation’s natural wealth in a modern-day version of gunboat diplomacy to feed his ego – not to lower Americans’ fuel bills

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The Guardian view on UK-EU relations: voters would reward greater ambition | Editorial

Editorial: The architects of Brexit know it has failed. That presents Andy Burnham with an opportunity to set a bolder new agenda

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‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements

Ed Miliband’s intervention was inevitable after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomats

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Liverpool v Atlético Madrid, PSG v Slovan Bratislava, Chelsea v Leeds United – live

All the latest from the first league phase matches of the Champions League and the Carabao Cup third round. Join Daniel Harris

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Napoli v Arsenal: Champions League – live

Minute-by-minute report: How will the Gunners fare on their first trip to Naples since 2019? Join Scott Murray to find out

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John Malkovich cancels Israel trip over fabricated solidarity quote

The Wild Horse Nine actor had been due to appear on stage in The Music Critic in Tel Aviv – but pulled out over PR firm’s ‘unacceptable and untenable’ attribution of statement

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Infantino installs loyalist to oversee Caribbean as he splits Fifa management

Fifa president’s move is widely regarded by his opponents as an attempt to split the Concacaf nations working with Uefa to remove him from office

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Why is Trump silent on UK sanctions against Israeli West Bank settlements? - The Latest

The foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, is facing a backlash over the UK government’s sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. US president Donald Trump, however, has failed to comment on the UK government’s action. Lucy Hough speaks to diplomatic editor Patrick Wintour.

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Pub nomenclature doesn’t stand up | Brief letters

Brief letters: Double talk | Tilting the scale | Far-right protests | Names in lights

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Spyware can easily fall into the wrong hands – investors should take note | Letter

Letters: The reported targeting of student activists in Serbia is an example of increased misuse, with serious consequences for the commercial spyware industry

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An education in the arts should be available to all | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial calling for Andy Burnham to relieve pressure on arts funding in English schools

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The Bayeux tapestry: why more women should be stitched into the fabric of history | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to the loan of the Bayeux tapestry

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‘Mr Congeniality’ Burnham advises Badenoch to ditch the point-scoring over defence spending

Leader of the opposition rehashes last week’s questions on defence policy but comes up short against a new PM who preaches consensus politics

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Ella Baron on the abuse of RNLI volunteers in Portsmouth – cartoon

The charity says its volunteers won’t be deterred by threats from the far right

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Russian director refuses to denounce lead actor despite criticism from Ukraine

Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s DAU, about physicist Lev Landau, stars Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis who has refused to speak out against Putin’s war

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Trump center stage at Republican midterm convention amid party concerns over president’s unpopularity – live

President to give speeches on both days of unconventional gathering in Dallas; Democrats accuse party of self-dealing, racism and misogyny

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The death of the dining room: how mealtimes moved to the kitchen – or the sofa

The idea of a room that you use only occasionally for sit-down meals has gone out of fashion. Now people have found better ways to use the space

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Israel sanctions will not hurt intelligence sharing between spy agencies, says Miliband

UK foreign secretary says international community including US shares ‘frustration’ at Israel’s failure to constrain illegal settlers

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Air traffic control boss given a week to report after UK flight chaos causes 2,000 cancellations

Government remains confident in under-pressure Martin Rolfe but transport secretary believes glitch was avoidable

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Vuelta a España: Matthew ⁠Brennan rounds off famous five with sprint success

Matthew Brennan claimed a fifth Vuelta a España stage victory on Wednesday as the young British rider edged a bunch sprint in Seville to win the 17th stage

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‘I’m sick of her talking about it’: 11 readers share how GLP-1s have affected their relationships

As weight loss drugs have risen all around the world, it has reshaped users’ relationships for better and for worse

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Union Town review – passionate exposé of US delivery workers’ employment conditions

Barbara Kopple returns with her third film investigating US workers’ rights – this time, undocumented ‘deliveristas’ and the attempts to unionise Amazon staff

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Jamaica’s plea to the king: use your authority to ensure colonial slavery is examined | Olivia Grange

The UK drew immense wealth from our country. But was the slavery that underpinned the empire ever lawful? We deserve a fair hearing

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