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Adele’s divorce album is a slyly subversive fit for a Vegas residency
Britney Spears accuses father of financial misconduct; threatens sister with legal action
Stars including Jay-Z call for end to use of rap lyrics as criminal evidence
Australian Open 2022 day three: Zverev in action after Barty, Nadal and Osaka win – live!
Protesting Winter Olympics athletes ‘face punishment’, suggests Beijing official
Digital fans represent football’s future so should clubs start listening? | Paul MacInnes
Test cricket’s next challenge: how to avoid another lopsided Ashes series | Geoff Lemon
The Bengals find themselves with an unfamiliar feeling: playoff success
Graham Thorpe’s cigar lit the fuse for police shutting down post-Ashes party
McLaren chief casts doubts on Lewis Hamilton’s future
Operation Dead Meat: Ruthless Eddie Jones wields the knife again for England | Robert Kitson
Can monobob shake up the world of bobsleigh on its Olympic debut?
What have been the closest TV score abbreviations for two football teams? | The Knowledge
Bruno Lage has won over doubters and rewarded Wolves’ leap of faith | Ben McAleer
England force tense draw with Australia before Quad Series final rematch
Ash Barty shows ruthless side in second-round demolition job at Australian Open
Athletes warned about speaking out against China at Winter Olympics
Rafael Nadal revels in Australian Open return to sweep past Yannick Hanfmann
Prince Andrew scandal results in track renaming the Duke of York Stakes
Eddie Jones banks on Owen Farrell as captain despite lack of gametime
Not all failings of England’s Test team can be blamed on county cricket | Barney Ronay
David Squires on … Rafa Benítez’s sacking and the Merseyside blues
The Breakdown | Maro Itoje: ‘My expectation is whenever England take the field we should win’
Ralf Rangnick says Paul Pogba may be motivated by impressing his suitors
Thomas Tuchel to give tired Chelsea players a break after Brighton draw
Football transfer rumours: Robin Gosens and others to Newcastle?
Duncan Ferguson appointed as Everton caretaker manager for upcoming games
Premier League in ‘a big mess’ due to postponements, says angry Conte
Newcastle close in on £30m deal for Sevilla defender Diego Carlos
Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen’s Ferguson denies Rangers victory
‘We are worried’: how Reading hit crisis point on and off the pitch
Daniel Radcliffe to star in Weird Al Yankovic biopic
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters review – eager tribute to 1980s gaming culture
Home review – Franka Potente makes directing debut with haunting ex-con drama
Moon Knight: Oscar Isaac’s British accent sounds like Dick Van Dyke doing Alan Bennett
Torn review – tender love letter to mountain climber father who vanished
Cicada review – slow-burn gay drama with beautiful scenes of New York
Memory Box review – family secrets and lies from Lebanon’s darkest days
Radiograph of a Family review – unveiling a marriage shaped by Iran’s history
Non Western review – heartfelt reflection on marriage and Native American identity
Comets review – a lovers’ reunion charged with cosmic poignancy
BBC chief warns licence fee deal will leave £285m funding gap
Microsoft to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard for nearly $70bn
Love Islanders to be named and shamed for not declaring paid-for posts
Campaign aims to stop Facebook encryption plans over child abuse fears
Kashmir independent press club shut down in media crackdown
Sky News host recalls daughter’s death during Tory ‘partygate’ interview
John Simpson: ‘Like most men, I’m amazingly good at forgiving myself’
Lawsuit claims Facebook and Google CEOs were aware of deal to control advertising sales
The Guardian view on the Tories and the BBC: a backlash sees off an immediate threat | Editorial
Government’s attack on the BBC is a threat to our democracy | Letters
The BBC must defend itself with all its might against this mortal threat | Polly Toynbee
You know modern life is hard when even adverts don’t try to persuade you otherwise | Tristan Cross
Blackhaine: the bleak, brilliant Lancashire rapper-dancer hired by Kanye West
Dun, Dun Duuun! Where did pop culture’s most dramatic sound come from?
Punk singer Hazel O’Connor hospitalised after ‘bleeding on the brain’
The modernist marvel that Hamburg took to its heart: ‘Elphi’ turns five
Prince estate valued at $156.4m at end of long legal battle
How Ronnie Spector’s outlaw spirit and sound has echoed down the music generations | Barbara Ellen
Widow of Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill reveals how she was ambushed by bereavement
The best songs of 2021 … that you haven’t heard
Kitty Empire’s best pop and rock of 2021
Madness review – still nutty after all these years
FKA twigs: Caprisongs review – wild invention let down by weak songs
Ben McElroy: How I Learned to Disengage From the Pack review | Jude Rogers's folk album of the month
Australian Open 2022 day two: Broady v Kyrgios, Murray wins opener – live!
Everton’s Roberto Martínez job share proposal rejected by Belgian FA
Giles and Silverwood must go but Joe Root can help England’s post-Ashes rebuild | Mark Ramprakash
Eddie Jones can select unvaccinated players for England despite travel rules
IOC’s new transgender guidance criticised as unfair towards female sport
Burnley v Watford postponed with only 10 first-team players available for Dyche
Stafford grabs first-ever playoff win as Rams set up showdown with Bucs
Djokovic’s French Open title defence in doubt after Covid pass ruling
The Fifa Best Awards 2022: Putellas and Lewandowski named players of the year
Talking Horses: Energumene and Shishkin can stage a race for the ages | Greg Wood
Australia dealt Ashes blow after Beth Mooney breaks jaw in training incident
Ben Roethlisberger was easy to admire as a quarterback, but not as a man
Novak Djokovic storm lingers but play goes on in resentment and relief
Osaka shrugs off expectations and Barty sets tone on day one of Australian Open
Ben Stokes set to join England captain Joe Root in missing this year’s IPL
Rafael Nadal launches record bid at Australian Open by steamrolling Marcos Giron
‘Just not good enough’ – Cameron Norrie laments early Australian Open exit
Silverwood insists England players back him and points finger at county game
Rafa out, Rooney in at Everton? - Football Weekly
Ashes 2021-22: Player ratings for Australia’s ruthless rout of England
Excuses can be made for England’s Ashes shambles, but the status quo cannot hold | Ali Martin
Djokovic circus unleashes toxic chain reaction of mistrust and resentment | Jonathan Liew
The Cowboys are the world’s most valuable team. So why are they so bad at winning?
Relegation fears will grow for Everton unless Moshiri learns from mistakes | Andy Hunter
Anthony Martial’s departure hinges on Manchester United paying part of salary
Daizen Maeda makes instant impact to set up Celtic’s victory over Hibernian
‘False rumours’: Gabon’s Aubameyang says Afcon exit due to medical reasons
Charge against Frank Lampard of using phone while driving dropped
Cameroon top Africa Cup of Nations group despite draw with Cape Verde
Wolves confirm deal to sign winger Chiquinho from Estoril for £2.9m
Guillermo Del Toro: ‘I saw real corpses when I was growing up in Mexico’
Scream: new characters, new rules, new killers – discuss with spoilers
Alec Baldwin hands over phone in film shooting investigation
Streaming: The Tragedy of Macbeth and the best Shakespeare on film
Jean-Jacques Beineix: the French auteur who brought style and substance
Denis O’Dell obituary
President review – an intimate look at Zimbabwe’s collective cry for democracy and freedom
Betty Blue director Jean-Jacques Beineix dies aged 75
Rebel Wilson to host 2022 Bafta film awards at Royal Albert Hall
Hollywood stars back Emma Watson after Palestinian solidarity post
Rust shooting: armourer sues guns and ammunition supplier
Screen Actors Guild nominations: Succession, Ted Lasso and House of Gucci rule
From whodunnits to cerebral sci-fi: what movie trends will 2022 bring?
Arron Banks’s lawsuit against reporter a freedom of speech matter, court hears
Carl Bernstein: ‘Our democracy, before Trump, had ceased to be working well’
Cryptocurrency ads reach record levels on London transport
James Slack: the Sun deputy editor in latest No 10 party scandal
British Vogue hails new era with nine African models on cover
Facebook owner to ‘assess feasibility’ of hate speech study in Ethiopia
‘It’s shortsighted’: farmers lament veto of Jeremy Clarkson restaurant
Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
Pegasus spyware used in ‘jaw-dropping’ phone hacks on El Salvador journalists
Debt advice charity condemns ‘misleading’ write-off ads on Facebook
Capitol attack panel subpoenas Google, Facebook and Twitter for digital records
Thank you for giving generously to the Guardian and Observer charity appeal
Zen School of Motoring: TV that will cleanse your spirit like meditation
Profusely Illustrated review: Edward Sorel and all the golden ages of New York magazines
The BBC’s flat Earth policy should be roundly condemned | Letters
Cat Power: ‘To this day I sleep with my bedroom door locked’
FKA twigs: Caprisongs review – party tunes and hard-won notes to self
Martin Kemp and Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet look back: ‘We were stern young men who wanted to take over the world’
One to watch: CMAT
Lana Del Rey’s greatest songs – ranked!
Post your questions for Sharleen Spiteri of Texas
‘I need to not be violent to myself’: Big Thief on pain, healing and their intense musical bond
The 10 best contemporary albums of 2021
Jazz, R&B and ‘sophistifunk’: James Mtume’s greatest recordings
Japanese gems, maligned boybands and ‘the Dan’: the best old music Guardian writers discovered this year
Little Simz review – an introvert on full beam
Novak Djokovic live news updates: Australia cancels tennis player’s visa again
Ashes 2021-22 fifth Test, day one: Australia v England – live!
Cut English cricket’s funding over ‘deep-seated racism’, government urged
Arsenal dig in to deny Liverpool in first leg despite Granit Xhaka red card
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Lewis Hamilton faces two-month wait for outcome of F1 title finale inquiry
European club rugby fixtures to go ahead after France relaxes Covid rules
Team GB targets record-breaking Winter Olympics medal tally in Beijing
DCMS report on racism in cricket is welcome but government must take lead | Mark Ramprakash
What more could Novak Djokovic have done? Get vaccinated, isolate and get the facts right | Paul Karp
England’s Geva Mentor wary of Australia in Netball Quad Series
‘I felt like a criminal’: Renata Voracova on being kicked out of Australia
Team GB athletes offered temporary phones over China spying fears
Usman Khawaja to open in final Ashes Test with Marcus Harris axed
Australian Open crowds to be capped at 50% due to Omicron surge in Melbourne
Joe Root backs embattled England coach Chris Silverwood to keep job
Former England rugby union international arrested on suspicion of rape
Funding cut threat must sharpen ECB’s thinking with finances already tight | Andy Bull
Arsenal seize chance to be heroes after Xhaka red sets up rearguard | Jonathan Liew
Will Coutinho, the costly Barcelona misfit, show his worth at Aston Villa? | Sid Lowe
Chris Wood to Newcastle for £25m shows Saudis have one priority | Louise Taylor
Jim Harbaugh’s likely NFL return shows college isn’t what it used to be
Aboubakar at double again as Cameroon rout Ethiopia to reach Afcon last 16
Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal’s ‘spirit and brotherhood’ in draw with Liverpool
Lucas Digne ‘very sad’ over Everton treatment as he joins Aston Villa
Athletic Bilbao into Spanish Super Cup final with comeback win over Atlético
Men’s transfer window January 2022 – all deals from Europe’s top five leagues
Newcastle’s Chris Wood admits he never imagined £25m release fee being paid
‘I am a monster’: Alexis Sánchez unleashed to win Supercoppa for Inter
Celtic’s latest Japanese buys look a bargain and could set a Scottish trend | John Duerden
Hayley Mills has stolen Oscar replaced
Scream review – irony-laden horror ‘requel’ is starting to creak with age
‘Why don’t Jews play Jews?’ – David Baddiel on the row over Helen Mirren as Golda Meir
Oscars 2022: ceremony will have a host again after three-year absence
Sidney Poitier was a defining figure of distinguished Blackness | Todd Boyd
Save the Cinema review – Samantha Morton is Welsh town’s Hollywood heroine
Killing Field review – Bruce Willis murders his own reputation once again
The Legend of La Llorona review – holiday horror down Mexico way
President review – an intimate look at Zimbabwe’s collective cry for democracy freedom
YouTube is major conduit of fake news, factcheckers say
BBC does not subscribe to ‘cancel culture’, says director of editorial policy
Chinese broadcaster PPTV ordered to pay £156m to Premier League
UK book sales in 2021 highest in a decade
All Creatures Great and Small gently conquers America
‘We fought the good fight’: journalists in Hong Kong reel from assault on media
‘The party’s over, Boris’: what the papers say about Johnson’s No 10 crisis
Jacqueline Wilson is a perfect pick to reinvent Enid Blyton’s Faraway Tree
Couples Therapy: nothing can prepare you for this startling fly-on-the-wall TV
‘I’ve been expecting things to fall apart at any moment’: Dan Smith on 10 years of body dysmorphia, burnout and Bastille
The 10 best global albums of 2021
Harmony in your head: the five best podcasts for music obsessives
Yorkshire interim coach Sidebottom apologises for racism scandal comments
Newcastle make move for £25m-rated teenage Reims striker Hugo Ekitike
Ross Taylor’s final Test act seals New Zealand victory over Bangladesh
America’s next top striker: who will be Berhalter’s first choice in Qatar?
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania review – undead franchise finally expires
Ascension review – sex dolls, super wealth and the Chinese dream
The Power of the Dog among worthy winners as disgraced Golden Globes plays it safe
The Devil to Pay review – revenge is a dish served tepid in hillbilly thriller
Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi: ‘Global recognition is double-edged’
Memoria review – Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Tilda Swinton make a dream team
Cow review – Andrea Arnold’s first documentary is meaty slice of bovine socio-realism
Have we witnessed the death of the Hollywood remake?
Fox News signals further drift to the right with Jesse Watters’ new show
‘You levelled me up’: Michael Gove trapped in BBC lift
Strictly: sign language interpreter to be projected on to big screens at live shows