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Wednesday
1 July 2020
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Harrods and Arcadia shed 1,200 jobs as John Lewis warns of staff and bonus cuts
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Actor to be awarded full $2.9m in damages after judges reject all publisher’s grounds of appeal, including for a retrial, that costs be reduced and that it defamed Rush. Follow the latest updates
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Chief economist tells committee that coronavirus recovery is an opportunity to create jobs and greener planet
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Foreign secretary says Britain can do little to ‘coercively force’ China to let citizens leave
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CV explained thrasher
Spotlight
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5 out of 5 stars.
Welcome to Chechyna Harrowing tales of the 'gay purge'
5 out of 5 stars.David France’s tremendously bleak film about the suffering of LGBT people in Chechnya, is both a testament to human kindness and a grim portrait of persecution
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Comedy tips from Steve Martin, film-making lessons from David Lynch, ballet insights from Misty Copeland … our writer signs up for MasterClass, the star-studded online tutorial service that’s booming in lockdown
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The Woman’s Hour presenter has written a book about her lifelong struggle with her weight. She discusses fat-shaming, body positivity and what happened when she had bariatric surgery
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Guardian US environmental justice reporter Nina Lakini reports on her landmark investigation into America’s water crisis, revealing that millions of Americans are facing unaffordable bills for running water and risk being disconnected or losing their homes
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Editorial: The UK government needs to be more rigorous and transparent with information if regional outbreaks of Covid-19 are to be contained
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Confusion over the level of Covid-19 testing data available to Leicester city council during its recent outbreak in cases intensified as Boris Johnson claimed his government had shared information
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The bank publicly backed China last month – so after 370 arrests in one day, ‘no comment’ is unlikely to cut it
Letters treat
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Frank Lampard said Chelsea have ‘a lot of hard work to do’ after they passed up the chance to go third
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Clubs coming up in next two seasons will be charged £8m by the Premier League in a move that has caused anger and bewilderment
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Change in policy will reserve tickets for corporate clients rather than ordinary supporters
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From the UK
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Critics say utilities borrowing to pay shareholders instead of improving infrastructure
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Former TV boss leads Lords committee favouring radical reforms to curb problem betting
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Border officials say shipment contained 13 tons of weaves and other hair products worth $800,000
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Robert O’Brien condemned for deflecting blame on to CIA briefer, as Trump faces growing pressure to explain why he did not act
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British talents such as 808 Melo and AXL Beats are working with big names like Drake and Travis Scott – but the killing of scene linchpin Pop Smoke has created crisis
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The late-night hub is replacing its cancelled fringe programme with new virtual offerings alongside archive footage
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The fashion house’s update of Michael Jordan’s classic footwear is set to bring joy to sneakerheads and point the way forward for luxury shopping. Is this the restart of hype?
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Innermost
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As lockdown restrictions ease we want to hear how you feel about it
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We’d like readers in England to share photos and stories of their lockdown hair before it all comes off
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Patients with serious illnesses were advised to sign ‘DNR’ forms at height of coronavirus pandemic. Share your experiences
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We want to hear from people living in Leicester about how restrictions are affecting them
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Beijing’s new rules appear tailored to cover the actions of protesters and their supporters
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Attempts to suppress localised flare-ups hampered by failure to share detailed information
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In the 1990s, Jacklean Davis was a policing superstar, hailed as the best crime solver in the city. But a dispute turned into a major federal case against her, brought by a prosecutor whose conduct in other cases was called ‘grotesque’
This piece is co-published with The Appeal
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Demonstrators have clashed with police during protests over a national security law imposed by China on the 23rd anniversary of the city’s handover from Britain
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Guardian photographer Tom Jenkins has documented the Premier League since its restart in June. Here, he looks back on the experience of shooting matches in empty grounds amid strict Covid-19 precautions
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Istanbul Photo Awards 2020, organised by Anadolu Agency, has announced the winners in four categories of the annual competition: single news, story news, single sports and story sports
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Detroit’s early 20th century buildings were astonishingly grand – now they’re being destroyed. Philip Jarmain captured their fading glamour
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Lockdown measures have meant getting to work is fraught with risk for those manning essential services in Zimbabwe’s capital
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