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I remember being 16 in the 1960s. The prime minister seemed geriatric and I was sure he should be in care, while a group of us went to meet our young MP, a certain Margaret Thatcher. She was young, but she didn’t seem as if she was with the times. We could not dream of […]

French president Macron meets with Rubio, Witkoff at Élysée French president Emmanuel Macron has just formally welcomed Rubio and Witkoff, accompanied by France’s foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot. Their meeting is about to get under way, and the French presidency said that Macron spoke with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy just before meeting the US delegation. France’s […]

Giorgia Meloni will attempt to burnish her credentials as a possible bridge between the EU and the US during a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to meet the US president since he announced and then paused some of his planned trade tariff hikes. Italy’s far-right […]

IRS considers revoking Harvard tax-exempt status, reports say The IRS is considering revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status, marking an escalation in the Trump administration’s efforts to pressure the university, according to the New York Times. On Tuesday, president Trump called for Harvard to pay taxes, as part of an ongoing push for changes to its hiring, […]

Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today: a brilliant performance from Arsenal at the Bernabéu, winning 2-1 in Madrid and 5-1 across the tie, they were close to perfection with Declan Rice probably the standout performer in […]

If you ever needed definitive proof that Marvel has lost pace with the zeitgeist, just look at the panicky marketing of Thunderbolts*. The film opens in a couple of weeks and, according to the trade press, is tracking to open soft. Had this been six or seven years ago, then fans would be clamouring to […]

BP is braced for an investor rebellion on Thursday as the oil company prepares to face its shareholders for the first time since abandoning its climate strategy. Its chair, Helge Lund, is expected to be voted out of his job by disgruntled investors at the company’s annual general meeting, which is also likely to be […]

Minister hopes supreme court ruling on gender will ‘draw a line’ under debate A minister has said she hopes the outcome of the supreme court’s ruling on the legal definition of the term woman will draw a line under arguments over gender recognition. Asked if she welcomed the ruling, health minister Karin Smyth told Sky […]

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature The FTSE 100 is the worst of the European stock market performers on this sunny Thursday morning in London: it is down 0.6% in the early trades. Germany’s Dax index is up 0.3%, while France’s Cac 40 is down 0.4%. Across […]

Apple’s iPad Air continues to be the premium tablet to beat, with the latest version featuring a chip upgrade to keep it ahead of the pack. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. The new iPad Air M3 costs from £599 (€699/$599/A$999) – […]