FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, claiming they received millions in gifts Lawsuit is the company’s first legal pursuit against Bankman-Fried’s parents for their role in the companyFTX is suing the parents of Sam Bankman-Fried, two longtime Stanford Law School professors, alleging that the couple inappropriately used company funds to enrich themselves through gifts and... #press

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FTX sues Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, claiming they received millions in gifts

Lawsuit is the company’s first legal pursuit against Bankman-Fried’s parents for their role in the company

Bayerisches Staatsorchester/Jurowski review – vividly pictorial Barbican Hall, LondonThe 500-year-old orchestra celebrated its rich history with a full-colour performance of Strauss’s Alpine Symphony and the UK premiere of Ukrainian composer Victoria Poleva’s White IntermentThe Bayerisches Staatsorchester (Bavarian State Orchestra) celebrates its... #press

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Bayerisches Staatsorchester/Jurowski review – vividly pictorial

The 500-year-old orchestra celebrated its rich history with a Technicolor performance of Strauss’s Alpine Symphony and the UK premiere of Ukraini...

Spectre of Jimmy Carter hangs over Biden’s deal with Iran to free Americans The failure to free US hostages seized at the US embassy in Tehran over 40 years ago consigned one Democratic president to a single termFor all the widespread fear of a second Donald Trump presidency, the Biden White House could be forgiven for being more preoccupied by the spectre of Jimmy Carter and... #press

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Republicans attack Iran prisoner swap – but Carter’s fate may have worried Biden more

The failure to free US hostages seized at the US embassy in Tehran over 40 years ago consigned one Democratic president to a single term

A plaque on a statue can't cover a cruel slave trader’s mass murder. My ancestors deserve better | Robert Beckford Keeping a statue to William Beckford on display reeks of moral failure. It belongs in a museum, alongside clear details of his crimes against humanityThe statue of the 18th-century plantation owner William Beckford, which stands... #press

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Keeping a statue to William Beckford in London reeks of moral failure, says lecturer and broadcaster Robert Beckford

Rebecca review – Mrs Danvers steals the show in Du Maurier musical Charing Cross theatre, LondonAmong polished performances, Kara Lane’s creepily obsessed housekeeper proves a powerful forceThis musical adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s novel became a mammoth success in Austria where it was first staged in 2006. The gothic tale of marriage between a naive young woman (Emily... #press

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Rebecca review – Mrs Danvers steals the show in Du Maurier musical

Among polished performances, Kara Lane’s creepily obsessed housekeeper proves a powerful force

Ex-deacon accused of disguising men as missionaries to avoid conscription in Ukraine Investigators say at least six individuals escaped to EU countries after deacon allegedly took bribesRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesA former deacon in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa has been detained on allegations that he took bribes to help men... #press

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Ex-deacon accused of disguising men as missionaries to avoid conscription in Ukraine

Investigators say at least six individuals escaped to EU countries after deacon allegedly took bribes

Lauren Boebert apologizes again for ‘maybe overtly animated’ behavior at theater Remarks by congresswoman came after a written apology on Friday in which she said her actions ‘simply fell short’ of her valuesLauren Boebert has issued a second apology for her now infamous theatre-date which saw her get ejected from watching a Beetlejuice: The Musical performance... #press

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Lauren Boebert apologizes again for ‘maybe overtly animated’ behavior at theater

Remarks by congresswoman came after a written apology on Friday in which she said her actions ‘simply fell short’ of her values

Thousands expected to attend New York City march calling for end to fossil fuels – live Demonstration falls days before the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit, at which Joe Biden is expected to be a no-showHere is what a few youth climate activists and organizers told the Guardian’s fossil fuels and climate reporter Dharna Noor ahead of today’s... #press

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells climate marchers to be ‘too big and too radical to ignore’ – as it happened | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Demonstration falls days before the United Nations Climate Ambition Summit, at which Joe Biden is expected to be a no-show

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Simone Lia: Bright idea – cartoon

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‘It’s a power game’: students accused in university rape hearings call in lawyers Parents of young men facing conduct panels over assaults are raising the stakes by bringing barristers to them, academics sayParents of male students accused of rape at university are starting to bring in barristers to help them avoid expulsion, the Observer has... #press

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‘It’s a power game’: students accused in university rape hearings call in lawyers

Parents of young men facing conduct panels over assaults are raising the stakes by bringing barristers to them, academics say

Keir Starmer is borrowing from Tony Blair, but that doesn’t make him a Blairite | Andrew Rawnsley One thing they share is the belief that the purpose of politics is to make things happen – and you only get to do that by winning powerWhen his parents named him after Keir Hardie, Labour’s first leader, they could not have imagined how... #press

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Keir Starmer is borrowing from Tony Blair, but that doesn’t make him a Blairite | Andrew Rawnsley

One thing they share is the belief that the purpose of politics is to make things happen – and you only get to do that by winning power

Brother review – brilliantly acted Canadian coming-of-age drama A single mother struggles to protect her two very different sons, growing up in downtown Toronto, in Clement Virgo’s deeply moving filmThis critically feted and broodingly touching Canadian drama from writer-director Clement... #press

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Brother review – brilliantly acted Canadian coming-of-age drama

A single mother struggles to protect her two very different sons, growing up in Toronto, in Clement Virgo’s deeply moving film

The Observer view on the Biden-Zelenskiy talks: now is no time to reduce support for Ukraine | Observer editorial Backing0 for Kyiv is beginning to wane in the US, Britain and France, but letting Putin have his way risks destroying the whole post-cold war orderThis week’s White House visit by Ukraine’s president,... #press

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The Observer view on the Biden-Zelenskiy talks: now is no time to reduce support for Ukraine | Observer editorial

Backing0 for Kyiv is beginning to wane in the US, Britain and France, but letting Putin have his way risks destroying the whole post-cold war order

New York fashion week’s key collections – in pictures With front rows heaving with A-listers, a highly anticipated designer debut and the return of a fashion legend, NYFW’s SS24 was in jubilant spirits Continue reading... #press

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New York fashion week’s key collections – in pictures

With front rows heaving with A-listers, a highly anticipated designer debut and the return of a fashion legend, NYFW’s SS24 was in jubilant spirits

How to buy a car in the UK: time it right and negotiate on everything All you need to know, from finding the right financing to checking the car’s history and taking it for a road testBuying a car is likely to be one of the highest-value purchases you ever make. So how can you make sure you get the best deal? Continue reading... #press

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How to buy a car in the UK: time it right and negotiate on everything

All you need to know, from finding the right financing to checking the car’s history and taking it for a road test

Thatcher didn’t care that Buthelezi inflicted mass bloodshed on South Africa, but we mustn’t forget | Chris McGreal Ahead of the warlord’s funeral today, there have been nauseating attempts to kindly reassess him. Don’t fall for itAs a warlord, Mangosuthu Buthelezi was naturally quick to take offence. The Zulu prince and former chief minister of the... #press

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Thatcher didn’t care that Buthelezi inflicted mass bloodshed on South Africa, but we mustn’t forget | Chris McGreal

Ahead of the warlord’s funeral today, there have been nauseating attempts to kindly reassess him. Don’t fall for it, says the Guardian’s form...

AFLW game delayed by snake lying on field in western Sydney Match between the Giants and Richmond pushed back by about 30 minutes due to red-bellied black snakeAn AFLW match between Greater Western Sydney and Richmond in Blacktown was delayed after a snake was spotted sunning itself in the grass.The red-bellied black snake appeared to be taking advantage of... #press

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AFLW game delayed by snake lying on field in western Sydney

Match between the Giants and Richmond pushed back by about 30 minutes due to red-bellied black snake

Russell Brand posts video online denying unspecified ‘criminal’ allegations The actor and comedian said he was making the statement after receiving two letters from a ‘mainstream media TV company’ and a newspaperActor and comedian Russell Brand has posted a video online saying he “absolutely” denies unspecified criminal allegations about his... #press

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Russell Brand posts video denying ‘very serious criminal allegations’

Actor and comedian makes statement after receiving letters from ‘mainstream media TV company’ and newspaper

How to turn a glut of late-summer tomatoes into a sumptuous paella – recipe This takes only 18 minutes to cook, so have the table ready before you start, ideally outdoors on a late summer’s eveningI first made this paella for a party at Blenheim Forge, a blacksmith in south-east London. It was late summer, and tomatoes were ripe and plentiful. Over-ripe... #press

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How to turn a glut of late-summer tomatoes into a sumptuous paella – recipe

This takes only 18 minutes to cook, so have the table ready before you start, ideally outdoors on a late summer’s evening

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What am I supposed to be looking at? Edith Pritchett on experimental fashion websites – cartoon

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