Support the Guardian

Fund independent journalism

The Guardian Today
Headlines
Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts
Grenfell Tower  
Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts
Exclusive: About £250m in UK deals made in past five years with companies involved in tower’s ill-fated refit
Transport  
UK electric car drivers should be charged per mile, say campaigners
Housing  
Manchester named top hotspot for first-time buyers in Halifax study
Immigration  
Labour urged to drop Tory rhetoric or risk failing to fix broken asylum system
Politics  
UK suspends 30 arms export licences to Israel after review
Paris Paralympic Games 2024
GB roommates Challis and Fiddes win gold in the pool
Swimming  
GB roommates Challis and Fiddes win gold in the pool
Dan Bethell came within one point of a Paralympic badminton gold but had to settle for silver after the narrowest of defeats to India’s Kumar Nitesh
Triathlon  
Ellis and Richter strike gold in Britain’s five-medal haul
Athletics  
Guity Guity grabs gold as Peacock misses 100m medal
Athletics  
Transgender sprinter Petrillo fails to reach 400m final
In pictures  
All the best photos from day five of the Paralympics
In focus
‘Always ludicrous’: three views on the end of Ofsted single-word ratings
Education  
‘Always ludicrous’: three views on the end of Ofsted single-word ratings
A parent, a teacher and a former schools inspector give their opinion of landmark government decision for England
Ukraine war briefing  
Putin and Mongolia flout ICC arrest warrant
South Asia  
‘A myopic policy’: India’s backing of ousted Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina leaves it in a bind
Spotlight
Europe  
Why anti-immigration leftists have potential to upend German political scene
Why anti-immigration leftists have potential to upend German political scene
Television  
America’s New Female Right review – this lazy BBC documentary fails to tackle dangerously extreme views
The politics sketch  
In search of clout in Tory race, Jimmy Dimly brings on the Shappster
John Crace
 
Polly Toynbee and David Walker
Image of Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee and David Walker will explore the state of the nation and how we make progress from there in their new book, The way forward for British politics.

Date: Tuesday 24 September 2024
Time: 7.30pm-9pm BST

The Guardian Live
 
Opinion
What Blair can teach Starmer: pick your battles early, and surround yourself with experts
Simon Jenkins
What Blair can teach Starmer: pick your battles early, and surround yourself with experts
Two Notting Hill carnival deaths is an awful tragedy: not a cheap opportunity for rightwing critics
Diane Abbott
The AfD has stunned Germany – but this was no surprise victory
Hanno Hauenstein
Sport
Football  
‘Fully backing him’: Manchester United throw support behind Ten Hag
‘Fully backing him’: Manchester United throw support behind Ten Hag
US Open  
Draper beats Machac to reach first grand slam quarter-final
Formula One  
Verstappen damns his ‘undriveable monster’ – how bad is it really?
Podcast
The millennials living with their parents – podcast
Today in Focus  
The millennials living with their parents – podcast
Elle Hunt reports on the millennials living with their parents, and explains why such living arrangements are on the rise. A family in London describes what it’s like to live together again
Climate crisis
Oil  
North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns
North Sea oil firm Neo slows investment amid windfall tax concerns
The age of extinction  
The race to find out what killed hundreds of pink dolphins in the Amazon – in pictures
Business
Car industry  
Volkswagen considers German plant closures to save billions in costs
Volkswagen considers German plant closures to save billions in costs
Retail  
UK retail sales pick up as shoppers seek picnic and barbecue food
In pictures
Photos of the day  
Tropical Storm Yagi and a giant balloon
Tropical Storm Yagi and a giant balloon
Environment  
River Story: the life and times of a river over a year
River Story: the life and times of a river over a year
Get in touch
If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email newsletters@theguardian.com
 
Person Image

Our journalism doesn’t happen without you.

We’re not owned by a billionaire or shareholders, and we’re not swayed by political interference – meaning we’re beholden to no one.

Keep our journalism independent by supporting the Guardian.

 
Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing?
You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to The Guardian Today. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396