Politics

Confessions of a political liveblogger: ‘I enjoy it professionally

Andrew Sparrow has been writing the Guardian’s daily political live blog for more than 15 years. How does he cope with the relentless psychodrama of British politics?

Delays to defence investment plan have damaged UK’s credibility, say MPs

Committee calls for apology from government amid reports navy’s hunter-killer submarines are all docked

Scott Pelley says he was accused of physical abuse before 60 Minutes firing

Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley said he was accused of physically abusing newly appointed executive producer Nick Bilton before he was fired from the show he had worked on since 2004.

FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo

Firings are part of a broader personnel purge under the leadership of director Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist

1 dead, 5 injured after Palestinian man with Israeli citizenship opens fire in Israel

Updated on: June 7, 2026 / 9:19 AM EDT / AP

Search for suspects continues after shooting at Ohio festival injures 12

Police continued searching Sunday for multiple suspects after a shooting near an Ohio street festival left 12 people wounded, including two critically injured, authorities said.

Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’

Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy

The Liberal District That Could Oust a Trump-Defying Democrat

A New York City congressional race shows the fractures on the left.

Beauty school belongs in Trump’s higher education success story

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Donald Trump’s signature legislation, contains a provision to stop universities from being able to receive federal loans for degrees that don’t pay off, sparing students and taxpayers alike from having to foot the bill for useless majors — part of why the act is also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts.

‘Far right groups prey on it’: Olivia Laing on the weaponisation of loneliness

A decade after The Lonely City was first published, the writer reflects on what’s changed – and how the feelings that drove them to write their bestseller are key to understanding our turbulent politics

‘Görli is our garden’: Berliners fight to stop mayor locking their park at night

Kreuzberg campaigners win court ruling against €2m fence aimed at shutting out drug dealers

Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not a climate denier, but aiming for net zero by 2050 is unrealistic’

An ‘apolitical’ retired IT manager and a ‘far left’ biologist disagree over tackling global heating – but are they in harmony over truth and reconciliation?