The Guardian Weekly - June 02, 2023

In a surprise to almost no one, official figures confirmed that net immigration levels into the UK reached a record high in 2022.

In the US, Ron DeSantis finally confirmed his run for the Republican presidential nomination,

On the cover

If you’ve wondered what inspires people to stand on one leg blindfolded for hours, On the record

In Culture, as the TV series Succession ended this week, The secret of my Succession

Tim Dowling

Push to get lawmakers’ support on debt ceiling deal

Protesters accuse Roger Waters of antisemitism

PM calls snap election after opposition’s local poll gains

Outcry as congress moves to gut certain ministries

Tech stocks surge as AI interest drives $4tn rally

Venice police investigate bright green liquid in canal

Police seize 58kg of cocaine bearing pictures of Nazi flag

In clashes after elections

Nova Scotia officials declare emergency over wildfires

Russian missile attack on outpatient clinic kills two

Fugitive arrested in South Africa over 1994 genocide

Rival factions agree to extend shaky ceasefire

‘Exhausted’ premier of Western Australia resigns

Historic Cotton Tree falls during storm in Freetown

Trial begins of 13 over 2019 storming of city legislature

Anti-LGBTQ+ bill allows for use of the death penalty

DEATHS

Official had dam drained after his phone fell in water

Arrest warrant issued for man who opened plane door

Ban weekend homework for pupils, says lawmaker

North Korea given missile warning ‘for citizen safety’

China overtakes US in contributions to journals

Majority of voters want to forge closer ties with EU

Gulls watch humans to pick which snacks to pinch

Shipwrecks reveal clues about Silk Road routes

85k

‘Digital bridge’ allows paralysed man to walk again

Down under

Tories say 40 new hospitals will not be built by 2030

Phillip Schofield quits ITV after admitting affair

Flakes create 99 problems for ice-cream sellers

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The numbers game

The numbers game

Net gains

The numbers game

‘It felt like my way out’

Who enters the UK?

A terrible human cost One EU policy Britain is happy to emulate: forcing back refugees

Lira plunges as Erdoğan takes win as mandate for divisive rule

Lira plunges as Erdoğan takes win as mandate for divisive rule

Result How they voted

Staying on

Deadly toll Civilians pay price of fighting

Lost children

The children ‘adopted’ by Russians for financial gain

Deadly toll Civilians pay price of fighting

Ungulate minds

Ungulate minds

Smoke signal

Opening a window on a new golden age for Naples

Opening a window on a new golden age for Naples

Running for the hills

Running for the hills

51%

700

Abuse of footballer prompts reflection over racism

Prime time soap operas break TV’s colour barrier

Abuse of footballer prompts reflection over racism

Bitter brew Tea pickers highlight unfair practices

18kg

Bitter brew Tea pickers highlight unfair practices

Has DeSantis got what it takes to beat Trump?

Has DeSantis got what it takes to beat Trump?

GOP runners

On board New York resurrects pioneering skate park

Hot wheels

Spray cans in hand, crusaders call time on trip hazards

On the record

On the record

On the record

On the record

22min 41sec

1.98m

How solar farms took over the California plains

How solar farms took over the California plains

How solar farms took over the California plains

How solar farms took over the California plains

60,000

3%

40%

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Humankind must act together to fight the chilling evolution of AI

Humankind must act together to fight the chilling evolution of AI

War has reminded us of the vital role of museums in society

Picture book fantasies are stopping us from tackling the food crisis

Water politics in Europe: a new fault line appears as drought becomes the norm

Picture book fantasies are stopping us from tackling the food crisis

Amis got UK’s future right with dazzling prescience Braverman needs to learn to share her humiliation

Sleepwalking into war is a revolutionary concept

Paying the price for Brexit and the mantra of growth

We’ve wasted time in battling climate change

CORRECTIONS

The secret of my Succession

The secret of my Succession

The secret of my Succession

The secret of my Succession

Let’s hear it for the Roys

Emperors and Qings

Emperors and Qings

The Comedy of Errors

Peter Gabriel

Podcast of the week Intersections: Detroit

Albion’s child

King among men

Splice world

BOOKS OF THE MONTH

King among men

Splice world

The kitchen coffee machine has one final shock in store

Steamed aubergines with cashew rayu

Say cheese: how to select the best varieties for melting

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