The Brutalist Report

The Guardian

• CPS director apologises for failings in case of rapist-murderer Simon Levy [12d]
• Premier League 2026-27 preview No 9: Everton [12d]
• Tupac Shakur: jury selected in trial of ex-gang boss accused of ordering killing [12d]
• The Schoolgirl Terrorist? review – by the end of this documentary you feel like you have sat through a nightmare [12d]
• US government extensively spied on anti-ICE protesters and leftwing groups, records reveal [12d]
• Nigel Farage set for decisive but arguably empty victory in Clacton [12d]
• Massachusetts teen accused of killing mother and brother used ChatGPT [12d]
• Rangers crash out of Europa League as Derek McInnes’s winless start goes on [12d]
• Quicksilver Amy Hunt flies to glorious golden double with 200m triumph [12d]
• Jack Draper ‘in difficult place’ after defeat against Landaluce at Cincinnati Open [12d]
• Russian plot to kill Ukrainian American thwarted in Warsaw, says Polish PM [12d]
• Donald Trump empowers US private companies to conduct cyber-attacks [12d]
• Kennedy Center board votes again to renovate building and inscribe Trump’s name on it – report [12d]
• Championship spending hits record levels and likely to go higher as playoffs expand [12d]
• Israeli troops force families from homes amid settler terror campaign in West Bank [12d]
• Top Forbes editor reportedly fired after receiving $6m from business associate [12d]
• What is the MMR vaccine and how does Trump’s executive order affect parents and children? [12d]
• Fossils show huge carbon emissions harm forests, not ‘green the planet’ [12d]
• The Guardian view on solar eclipses: moments of wonder that bring us together | Editorial [12d]
• BAE Systems to pay $36m penalty after 104 violations of US arms export rules [12d]
• New UN plastic treaty is going backwards, say experts [12d]
• Ukraine offering Russia deal to halt attacks on civilian ships in Black Sea, source says [12d]
• Pete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln [12d]
• European Athletics Championship 2026: GB’s Amy Hunt goes for glory again on day four – live [12d]
• Woman who fatally drugged two men while posing as sex worker jailed for 17 years [12d]
• Nicola Jennings on Nigel Farage, Count Binface and the Clacton byelection – cartoon [12d]
• The Jason Arday affair must not spell the end for diversity. Here’s how – and why – we should defend it | Joseph Harker [12d]
• Tesla paid Elon Musk 2.5m times more as CEO than its average worker in 2025 [12d]
• WNBA condemns ‘bad-faith’ efforts to fuel transgender player debate [12d]
• Celta Vigo’s La Liga opener postponed due to fungal outbreak on pitch [12d]
• Ukrainian cathedrals, Gaza’s archives, Iranian squares – modern war is systematically erasing our history | Simon Jenkins [12d]
• Carrick rules out £100m signing for Manchester United as Rashford rejoins squad [12d]
• Judge dismisses Trump lawsuit that claimed Harvard failed to protect Jewish students [12d]
• UK records hottest day of year as fifth summer heatwave reaches peak [12d]
• The mindblowing invertebrates you have never heard of – video [12d]
• Oklahoma man put to death in first of three US executions scheduled on same day [12d]
• Football Daily | Brian Madjo and the tendency to lump expectations on young shoulders [12d]
• DRC’s fast-growing Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth province [12d]
• The Lakers have become a poker chip for some of the most powerful men in America [12d]
• ‘It was fun to get pushed around’: Andrew Rannells on ‘razzle dazzle’, kissing co-stars and being a better friend to Lena Dunham [12d]
• French ambassador to CAR investigated over claims he hosted dozens of women [12d]
• Hodgkinson’s key rival Werro reinstated after shock fall to set up dream Euro 800m final [12d]
• Will Trump’s next press secretary be a better liar than the first five? [12d]
• Are teens on ebikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomers [12d]
• Universality by Natasha Brown audiobook review – a sparkling multi-voiced satire [12d]
• Imelda Staunton: ‘Umbridge’s giggle needed to be short and sharp. So I just did a boom, boom’ [12d]
• Italian businessman admits organising bombing at home of journalist and friend [12d]
• ‘At any moment I might fade out’: archives reveal fearless era of land speed record breakers [12d]
• Agent 64: Spies Never Die review – licence to kill time like the 90s never ended [12d]
• Bugging devices: the astounding ways insects are talking and listening all around us [12d]
• Japan condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands [12d]
• Wildfires, a giant Castro and a wave of 500,000 dahlias: photos of the day – Thursday [12d]
• Fog and on time? Lech Poznan race to reach Faroe Islands for Europa League tie [12d]
• Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency [12d]
• Wing and a prayer: how probiotics might save bat species from a killer fungus [12d]
• AOC’s public egg-freezing shouldn’t feel radical. But in today’s US, it does [12d]
• Billion-streamers, Beyoncé and heart-bruising beauty: Frank Ocean’s 20 best songs – ranked! [12d]
• Berries with a hint of tarmac – what do we mean when we call a wine ‘fruity’? [12d]
• Mark Zuckerberg says the future of AI is for everyone. But who owns it? [12d]
• ‘He has a very high ceiling’: Madjo makes instant mark on delayed Aston Villa bow [12d]
• Severe storms cut power supply to 540,000 homes in US midwest [12d]
• Escaping the ​heat​ and rediscovering the ​joy of ​cooking [12d]
• Questions over Karoline Leavitt’s replacement as she steps down as White House press secretary – US politics live [12d]
• Hikers gather as red-hot lava pours from Mount Etna - video [12d]
• Europe heatwave live: Temperatures of 40C expected in Spain, with amber heat health warning in place across large parts of UK [12d]
• AOC and Mamdani wanted to defund the police. Their backtracking puts organizers at risk [12d]
• Chelsea Wolfe: The Dark review – existential reflection goes from whisper to gothic scream [12d]
• How Trump’s order on vaccines is sowing confusion, doubt and fear [12d]
• Premier League 2026-27 preview No 8: Crystal Palace [12d]
• ‘We bring the craic’: how spice bags became an Irish-Chinese takeaway hit [12d]
• How rising oil prices make food more expensive [12d]
• Lost jobs, inequality, rogue agents: why are we accepting oligarchs’ AI agenda? | Robert Reich [12d]
• ‘Everyone is scared’: flood-hit Porto Alegre braces for another El Niño [12d]
• Trump administration accused of ‘bullying’ union leader at consumer protection agency [12d]
• Taylor Swift has put her love story out there – so it’s not fair she won’t let us see her wedding dress | Polly Hudson [12d]
• South Korean airport becomes busiest in world for global traffic amid Iran war [12d]
• Chelsea set Friday deadline for Fernández suitors as City reject new £51m Barça bid for Rodri [12d]
• Ash Gardner apologises over relationship with Australia teammate: ‘Sorry for the pain’ [12d]
• We’re going to party like it’s 1629… the masques, the music and the mayhem of Banqueting House [12d]
• ‘I feel like I’m at war’: are we losing the battle against machine-made music? [12d]
• What end-of-life experts know about living well: love your wrinkles, celebrate birthdays and don’t obsess over work [12d]
• ‘Boxing is in the blood’: Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle and the prize ring [12d]
• Stop the bites! How to survive another summer of mosquitoes, midges and horseflies [12d]
• Polls open in Clacton, where Farage spent more than £10,000 in byelection against Count Binface – UK politics live [12d]
• Steve Smith plays lone hand as Australia humbled by Bangladesh’s Mahmud [12d]
• How to keep babies and children safe in heatwaves [12d]
• The End of Tom Six review – Human Centipede director delivers one last freaky flick [12d]
• My Brilliant Career review – a joyous heroine lights up this rare and beautiful period drama [12d]
• We have been staring at Phil Foden for close to a decade – how well do we actually know him? | Jonathan Liew [12d]
• You be the judge: should my girlfriend stop annotating her books? [12d]
• Coach in DR Congo banned by Fifa for 20 years for sexual abuse still training young players [12d]
• Britain's scorched fields mean a food crisis – and the government is ignoring the one measure that would help | George Monbiot [12d]
• ‘I wanted to capture the range of British culture at the time’: the photographer who documented late nights on the 90s London tube [12d]
• Hellcat review – woman imprisoned in camper van in nasty survival horror [12d]
• ‘Living proof damaged landscapes can recover’: exploring a vast restored forest in southern Sweden [12d]
• Is it so odd to talk to yourself? No one knows you better – or is better at keeping your secrets | Polly Hudson [12d]
• Clacton polls open with Farage up against slew of fringe candidates [12d]
• Sailors, shadows and a dog in a dress: heroes of the street – in pictures [12d]
• Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: the top dog of folding Androids [12d]
• Can Nothing Save Us? by Irvine Welsh review – US family saga is a late-career triumph [12d]