The Brutalist Report

The Guardian

• ‘If not us, then what?’ Moana Pasifika coach fears for rugby talent lost to league [13d]
• Inside smoky shelters, a fast-paced, illegal card game has taken off in Solomon Islands [13d]
• Clair Obscur and Dispatch share top honours at Bafta games awards [13d]
• Arsenal will not play for a draw in Manchester City face-off, insists Arteta [13d]
• Rashford faces summer in post-loan limbo but Carrick says door at United is not closed [13d]
• Frank Lampard delight as nervy draw at Blackburn seals promotion for Coventry [13d]
• Lead prosecutor on investigation into former CIA director no longer on case [13d]
• Hacks finale review – this venomous satire used to be the height of comedy. But now … it isn’t [13d]
• Civil lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over 2021 Rust film set shooting to go to trial [13d]
• Air Canada temporarily suspending some flights to New York City and other locations [13d]
• Keir Starmer faces ‘judgment day’ as Mandelson vetting debacle grows [13d]
• Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD [13d]
• ‘I’ve got no plans to move’: Cole Palmer on being happy at Chelsea and his World Cup ambitions [13d]
• Daniel Kinahan, alleged leader of Irish organised crime group, arrested in UAE [13d]
• Roommates review – Netflix broken friendship comedy is a sweet and salty treat [13d]
• The week around the world in 20 pictures [13d]
• New Jersey transit agency confirms controversial $150 train, $80 bus tickets for World Cup matches [13d]
• O’Sullivan and Trump no-shows spoil mood before World Snooker Championship [13d]
• Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels [13d]
• Coventry City chase place in Premier League against Blackburn Rovers – live [13d]
• Starmer was kept in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants [13d]
• Digested week: Hungary’s election result is rare good news in otherwise depressing and surreal world [13d]
• India fails to pass bill to boost women’s representation after delimitation row [13d]
• The Guardian view on Starmer and Mandelson: a story that doesn’t add up | Editorial [13d]
• The Guardian view on a much-needed boost for the arts: rebuilding England’s cultural landscape [13d]
• After the latest Mandelson revelations, Starmer needs to get a good lawyer. Wasn’t he supposed to be one? | Jonathan Freedland [13d]
• Kenyan outsourcing company for Meta sacks more than 1,000 workers [13d]
• Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience [13d]
• Bournemouth set to appoint Marco Rose as manager for next season [13d]
• Martin Rowson on the Mandelson vetting controversy – cartoon [13d]
• Is Mandelson vetting scandal the final straw for Starmer? [13d]
• Is Mandelson vetting scandal the final straw for Starmer? – The Latest [13d]
• Thousands gather for open-air mass with Pope Leo in Cameroon – in pictures [13d]
• Premier League news: Howe vows to ‘fight harder than ever’; Slot banks on Isak return [13d]
• Psst off: how keeping secrets can harm your wellbeing [13d]
• Russell says he would understand if Verstappen quit but ‘F1 is bigger than any driver’ [13d]
• Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action [13d]
• Stephen Colbert on Trump’s Vatican feud: ‘Damn, the pope just read you for filth’ [13d]
• ‘Packaging evil into something funny’: is making fun of Trump now just ‘clownwashing’? [13d]
• Do prediction markets make money from other peoples’ misery? | Fiona Katauskas [13d]
• Pep Guardiola believes ‘mental aspect’ could be key in showdown with Arsenal [13d]
• From Cantona to Sané: five games that determined the destiny of the title [13d]
• The rape case that became one of Britain’s greatest miscarriages of justice [13d]
• Slowly does it: how to be patient in a world that wants everything right now [13d]
• As a Catholic, I’ve struggled with the church - but I applaud the pope’s call for peace | Margaret Sullivan [13d]
• ICE’s hiring spree led to influx of recruits with questionable qualifications, investigation shows [13d]
• Lebanese return home and a robot sorts groceries in China: pictures of the day – Friday [13d]
• Sean Shibe: Vesper review – ever imaginative guitar virtuouso brings mind-expanding flights of fancy [13d]
• Football Daily | Villa and Forest on the edge of glory, plus a new Top Gun? The 80s are so back, baby [13d]
• More than half of Britons support rejoining EU 10 years on from Brexit vote [13d]
• Keir Starmer says it is unforgivable he was not told Mandelson failed vetting [13d]
• Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks he has an answer | Marina Hyde [13d]
• Ipswich in promotion driving seat but little is ever as it seems with Championship [13d]
• Centrepoint to cut ties with Sharon Osbourne after she backs Tommy Robinson rally [13d]
• Sanctions don’t result in regime change. Whether against Iran or Russia, western countries need shrewder tactics | Simon Jenkins [13d]
• Saudi Arabia abandons plans to host 2035 Rugby World Cup amid funding cutback [13d]
• Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa [13d]
• Cocktail of the week: Homeboy’s fumbally – recipe | The good mixer [13d]
• South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely [13d]
• French widow, 86, flies home after ICE detention ordeal [13d]
• EU officials arrive in Hungary for high-stakes talks with Magyar’s government [13d]
• Police investigate security incident near Israeli embassy in London [13d]
• UK’s OnlyFans tops $3bn valuation amid talks to sell stake to US investor [13d]
• The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup [13d]
• Add to playlist: the sweaty, unvarnished electropop of Punchbag and the week’s best new tracks [13d]
• Why Arsenal are still the favourites to win the Premier League [13d]
• House approves short-term extension of surveillance law in blow to Republicans’ long-term plan – US politics live [13d]
• Petal passion, super-surreal Polaroids and Billy Childish’s California – the week in art [13d]
• UK petrol and diesel prices finally starting to drop – business live [13d]
• LIV Golf ‘business as usual’ but chief admits rebel tour may need to raise money [13d]
• Olivia Rodrigo: Drop Dead review – a maximalist rush of infatuation that’s just a bauble short of festive [13d]
• NBA playoff predictions 2026: the winner, key players and dark horses [13d]
• Trump’s pardons are costing shooting survivors millions [13d]
• The art of grafting: joining two plants together to grow as one is horticultural magic [13d]
• Ben Roberts-Smith’s comrades say he ordered them to execute unarmed civilians, court documents show [13d]
• ‘Popesplaining’ Vance out of depth in row over whether Iran is a just war [13d]
• How Pakistan’s army chief became an unlikely peacemaker in the Iran war [13d]
• A $3,200 ‘girls’ weekend like no other’ where you got to meet Meghan for an hour? In this economy? [13d]
• Couture review – Angelina Jolie’s courageously personal turn adds depth to fashion-world drama [13d]
• Pop star boyfriend posting from Coachella, celebrity statesman, global brand: Justin Trudeau’s offbeat political afterlife [13d]
• Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock [13d]
• Lucy Liyou: Mr Cobra review – an arresting trip through the volatile emotions of a predatory relationship [13d]
• Weather tracker: hail covers parts of Tunisia and Algeria like snow [13d]
• ‘Ticking timebomb’: Tehran residents return to ruined city amid fears truce will not hold [13d]
• Premier League set for crunch weekend, European reaction, and more – football live [13d]
• Replaced review – nostalgic cyberpunk tribute has few ideas of its own [13d]
• Various artists: Asili ya Mama review – Tanzanian field recordings tell women’s stories with an energetic trill [13d]
• A Gorilla Story: Told By David Attenborough review – like one of our last meetings with an adored relative [13d]
• Inspirational success stories are great but is ADHD really a superpower for elite athletes? | Emma John [13d]
• Guardiola ready to benefit as fellow Cruyff disciple Arteta strays from the path [13d]
• Chess: Sindarov wins Candidates with record total, while Vaishali takes women’s event [13d]
• I’ll make you a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised? [13d]
• Roberto De Zerbi is a tactician but the Spurs job is about giving players belief [13d]
• Sports quiz of the week: I Am Maximus, Marie-Louise Eta and Rory McIlroy [13d]
• Minister defends Starmer amid Mandelson revelations, saying vetting decision ‘utterly unacceptable’ – UK politics live [13d]
• The Dog’s Gaze by Thomas Laqueur review – the art of the canine, from Velázquez to Picasso [13d]
• US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret [13d]
• The Plague review – water polo camp turns into tween hellscape with impressive stylistic bite [13d]
• Is blasphemy the last straw for Trump’s Maga base? – podcast [13d]
• More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project [13d]