From occupied Crimea to Oxfordshire: the Kremlin links to new £600m UK theme park
The Roman Colosseum at the Puy du Fou theme park in France. The French company hopes to win planning approval…
Clicky Ponting and ‘known cheats’ on the golf course: the crisis in UK sportsmanship
A more honest time? Middlesbrough face Saltburn in the North Yorks and South Durham League Division A back in 1970.…
Undercover police unit closed down over unjustified surveillance, spycops inquiry told
PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher, who closed the SDS when he was at Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorist division. Photograph: Liam McBurney/PAView…
Devolution plans strengthen case for written UK constitution, says Burnham
Burnham is inspired by Germany’s postwar basic law, which equalises finances across the regions. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAView image in fullscreenBurnham…
The Manchester mayoral result holds the key for the future of progressive politics | Neal Lawson
‘When second preferences kicked in, it’s estimated that about seven in 10 progressives who had backed other parties piled in…
Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor
Jason Arday is the youngest black professor in Cambridge University’s history. Photograph: Christian Sinibaldi/The GuardianView image in fullscreenJason Arday is…
On the ground in the English seaside town rightwing influencers say is being ‘invaded’
Tom Armstrong, who lives in the area, said it was good that rightwing politicians were drawing attention to small boat…
Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM
A union flag floats downstream from a polluted tributary of the River Deben, near a storm overflow at Wickham Market,…
The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK
Faced with scrutiny, Nigel Farage has made unsubstantiated claims about the Guardian’s reporting. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenFaced…
‘I felt sick that he was near my mum’: a top amputation surgeon had his own legs removed due to a fetish. Were his patients safe?
Neil Hopper in a photo from his Instagram page, @bionicsurgeon. Composite: Instagram/ BionicSurgeonNeil Hopper was celebrated for continuing to do…