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Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire
Exclusive  
Gordon Brown makes criminal complaint against Rupert Murdoch’s media empire
Former British PM urges police to reopen inquiry – and claims media executive Will Lewis attempted to incriminate him
Exclusive  
Nigel Farage is a political fraud ‘cosplaying’ as working-class champion, TUC chief says
The papacy  
Lobbying for next pope heats up with outcome less predictable than ever
Social media  
Meta faces Ghana lawsuits over impact of extreme content on moderators
Transgender  
Toilet access should follow biological sex but trans people still need facilities, UK watchdog says
Weekend
A house swept to sea, an Einstein vendetta and why you should quit your job
Six great reads  
A house swept to sea, an Einstein vendetta and why you should quit your job
Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days
The week in reviews  
Andor, Pink Floyd at Pompeii and Conclave: a week in rave reviews
Going out, staying in  
From The Friend to Taskmaster: your complete entertainment guide for the week ahead
Your Guardian sport weekend  
Liverpool on verge, FA Cup semis, Women’s Six Nations finale and London Marathon
In focus
The strange case of the writer landing A-lister interviews for local magazines
Media  
The strange case of the writer landing A-lister interviews for local magazines
From Johnny Depp in Somerset Life to Barack Obama in Dogs Today, Bernard Bale’s litany of starry interviews offers a rare insight into the engine room of celebrity journalism, and is every bit as intriguing as the thought of Jack Sparrow tending his Somerset garden
‘It’s done wonders’  
Trading card game featuring middle-aged men revives Japanese town
Arms trade  
‘It makes me want to scream’: Nobel peace prize winner horrified by planned exits from landmine treaty
Spotlight
Life and style  
‘Mummy, Charlie called me fat today’: how to talk to kids about body image
‘Mummy, Charlie called me fat today’: how to talk to kids about body image
Grace Dent on restaurants  
The Lavery, London SW7: ‘One of London’s loveliest new places to eat’ – restaurant review
Ask Annalisa Barbieri  
I’m in my 30s and own my home. How can I share my good fortune with friends?
Opinion
Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned
Simon Tisdall
Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned
I have now spoken to police officers who say they were misled by Murdoch’s empire. I won’t let this rest
Gordon Brown
Telling the incredible tale of Anna Politkovskaya has taught me one thing: I could never be that brave
Maxine Peake
Sport
FA Cup takes centre stage again as Palace enjoy old-school Wembley day
Jonathan Wilson
FA Cup takes centre stage again as Palace enjoy old-school Wembley day
Boxing shines through once Eubank Jr and Benn step into ring
Alex Reid
Women's Six Nations  
Narrow win ideal for England’s World Cup plans, says Mitchell
Podcast
‘They excavated a nightclub!’: uncovering Black British history beyond London – podcast
Today in Focus  
‘They excavated a nightclub!’: uncovering Black British history beyond London – podcast
From struggles over miscarriages of justice to groundbreaking music, Lanre Bakare looks at the places and events that shaped Black Britain in the Thatcher years
Climate crisis