headlines
Sunday
27 August 2017
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Storm claims second victim in Texas as threat of flooding risesStrongest hurricane to hit US in 13 years kills at least two and batters Texas coastline before moving inland, bringing fears of disastrous floods
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Collection of letters by codebreaker found in filing cabinetThe correspondence, dating from 1949 to 1954, was found by an academic in a storeroom at the University of Manchester -
No regrets over refugee policy despite political cost, says MerkelWith elections approaching, Merkel insists she was right to open the country’s borders to hundreds of thousands of refugees -
spotlight
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Will the Democrats follow them to the left?As Democrats lick their wounds after sustaining one of the most stunning defeats in modern presidential history, the party’s ascendent left is pressing ahead
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Hunger eats away at country’s soul as its people struggle to surviveThe Maduro regime denies its once oil-rich country is in crisis. But on the streets the desperation cannot be hidden
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Even in the hard times, we always loved each otherThe National are one of America’s most revered bands, their music equally at home in concert halls, art galleries or on Obama’s campaign trail. They talk fatherhood, politics and creative tension
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Maybe Trump is a kind of cry for help from the Earth, a human flareThe US president’s digital outbursts increasingly read like he’s building up a credible insanity defence
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England v West Indies – second Test, day threeOver-by-over report: Can West Indies press home their advantage at Headingley? Find out here
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F1 – Belgian Grand PrixLap-by-lap report: Will Lewis Hamilton cap a superb weekend by taking victory at the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa? Join Ben Fisher to find out
opinion
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Debates about role of journalism have taken much darker turn since far-right white supremacist rally in CharlottesvilleSpectacle of swastikas on streets tests America's free speech standard
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Should the rich be taxed more? A new paper shows unequivocally yesMeasuring tax paid against share of income earned and wealth owned reveals the US tax system has become less progressive – and in Britain it is a similar picture
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A million skilled EU workers see their future outside BritainMost professionals with PhDs are planning to leave because of Brexit
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The bromance that led to the presidency and a pardonDuring Donald Trump’s campaign, Joe Arpaio joked about how much the two had in common. In the end the president prized loyalty over legal procedure
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explore
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The Philip K Dick book I love mostThe sci-fi writer’s probing of the nature of reality seems ever more prescient. Ahead of a Blade Runner sequel and new C4 series, three novelists pick their favourite works
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A lesson in race and inequality in AmericaOne is predominantly white, one is predominantly African-American. The education, and outcomes, for students vary wildly. A lawsuit is exposing the reasons why
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Tributes paid to 'silent hero' wildlife conservationist killed in TanzaniaGovernment officials and fellow conservationists paid tribute to Wayne Lotter at a special memorial yesterday
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Three more rangers killed around the worldWildlife protection has become an increasingly dangerous business as rangers face armed gunmen and poachers
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Leading elephant conservationist shot deadWayne Lotter had received numerous death threats while battling international ivory-trafficking networks
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Recording the deaths of environmental defenders worldwideThis year, in collaboration with Global Witness, the Guardian aims to record the deaths of all people killed while protecting land or natural resources. At the current rate, about four defenders will die this week somewhere on the planet
people
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Being a UK citizen makes me feel more able to take part in the conversationThe author of the Man Booker-longlisted Home Fire on exploring Islamist radicalism, becoming British and the Bake Off ‘cricket test’
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The director who took a chainsaw to wholesome family lifeWith his macabre masterpiece The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hooper found dark inspiration in the shadowy, secretive side of the American household
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Social justice, no nukes ... and no match for Angela MerkelGerman elections are one month away, but the man who promised a centre-left revival is lagging ever further behind the chancellor
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An artist’s astonishing memoriesThis memoir of childhood and adolescence written in the form of letters by the Colombian painter recalls days of profound poverty and neglect
life
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Blackberry recipesBlackberry season has arrived, meaning a rich sharpening for a roast pork and a sweet sauce for buttery peaches. By Nigel Slater
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City's increasingly dazzling ice-creamsInfused with booze, stuffed into doughnuts, garnished with confectionary of every hue … New York’s ice-cream parlours are outdoing each other to churn out new elaborate flavours
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Exploring Germany’s largest islandTranquil Rügen, off Germany’s Baltic coast, teems with nature – and naturists, as Kevin Rushby finds on the third stage of his journey
the big picture
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London zoo weigh-inEach year the keepers at the zoo record the animals’ vital statistics to monitor their health and general wellbeing
Boxing Mayweather retires after picking apart McGregor in 10 rounds
Blow by blow How the superfight unfolded