The Brutalist Report

The Guardian

• General Motors to pay $12.75m settlement for selling drivers’ location and data [27d]
• Cameras to be allowed in courtroom in Charlie Kirk killing case, judge rules [27d]
• Trump administration relaxing hunting restrictions in US parks and refuges [27d]
• Doge slashing of humanities grants in 2025 ruled biased and unconstitutional [27d]
• Southampton charged with misconduct by EFL in Middlesbrough ‘spying’ row [27d]
• In a hushed room, personal testimonies reveal Australia’s troubling rise in antisemitism [27d]
• Florida surgeon ‘devastated’ over death of patient after removing liver instead of spleen [27d]
• Four south Florida men convicted in Haitian president’s assassination [27d]
• These election results don’t mean tacking left or right, but delivering for the whole country | Keir Starmer [27d]
• Hull and Millwall draw tense first leg to leave playoff semi-final in the balance [27d]
• Madrid’s shambolic fight club braced for Barcelona to land knockout blow [28d]
• Novak Djokovic accepts ‘new reality’ after returning with defeat at Italian Open [28d]
• Small Georgia town’s mayor doesn’t know what happens next after firing entire police department [28d]
• Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling [28d]
• Washington shooting suspect seeks to bar DoJ officials from prosecution role [28d]
• Trump announces Russia-Ukraine three-day ceasefire from 9 May [28d]
• The week around the world in 20 pictures [28d]
• Slimline Stokes makes impression with pair of wickets on red-ball return [28d]
• Brighton’s Fran Kirby: ‘Instead of running around like a headless chicken, I stand and assess’ [28d]
• West Ham on brink a decade after David Sullivan announced his ‘big club’ feelings [28d]
• How did league champions Liverpool and Club World Cup winners Chelsea fall so far? [28d]
• Fifa triples price of top World Cup final ticket to $32,970 as US politicians voice concerns [28d]
• Cyber-attack on system widely used in US education disrupts final exams [28d]
• What next for Labour as Reform wins big in local elections? - The Latest [28d]
• Frustrated by Iran, Trump at last seizes enriched uranium – but from Venezuela [28d]
• Hull City v Millwall: Championship playoff semi-final, first leg – live [28d]
• The Guardian view on Britain’s fractured politics: a revolt against the status quo | Editorial [28d]
• The Guardian view on writers’ retirements: the sense of an ending | Editorial [28d]
• Keir Starmer left in limbo after bad election results that could have been worse [28d]
• Reg Austin obituary [28d]
• Man pleads not guily to threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor [28d]
• Virginia supreme court strikes down new congressional maps in win for Republicans [28d]
• US awaiting response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio [28d]
• How David Attenborough transformed film and TV for ever – video [28d]
• A Piece Of Heaven returns Chester to even keel after ground chaos [28d]
• Formula One agrees to engine changes from next season after widespread criticism [28d]
• Pentagon releases first batch of previously secret files documenting reports of UFOs [28d]
• I didn’t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong – and I’m not alone [28d]
• Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel [28d]
• Canadian high school where deadly mass shooting occurred to be torn down [28d]
• What do the unfolding local election results mean? Our panel responds [28d]
• ‘I should have kicked him even harder. He deserved it’: Eric Cantona comes out fighting [28d]
• British sprinter CJ Ujah among 10 suspects charged over alleged cryptocurrency fraud [28d]
• Are Katseye transforming K-pop or making ‘skibidi toilet music’? Either way, fans will tearfully wait hours for a glimpse [28d]
• How reading the Guardian led to a million-pound move for Cornish Pirates [28d]
• Is ‘tax the rich’ really hate speech? Won’t someone think of the billionaires? | Fiona Katauskas [28d]
• AI-powered surveillance company Palantir created a chore coat. Great, now I have no choice but to burn mine | Van Badham [28d]
• Giro d’Italia: Paul Magnier wins stage one but finish marred by mass crash [28d]
• What does a woman swimming in urine tell us about the state of the world? Lots! – Venice Biennale review [28d]
• Football Daily | Real Madrid and some truly toxic vibes. Next up … El Clásico [28d]
• Greenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who removed her two-hour-old child [28d]
• Sexual harassment more than twice as prevalent at England’s top universities, analysis finds [28d]
• Colbert on McDonald’s supply chain concerns: ‘Perhaps this will finally show Trump the true cost of war’ [28d]
• How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins [28d]
• White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after his post with AI image of Trump in a grave [28d]
• The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin [28d]
• Product overload! Has your skincare routine gone too far? [28d]
• MIA review – the creator of Ozark’s new drama is as subtle as being mauled by a 12ft alligator [28d]
• Turning the page on Orbán’s rule: Magyar to be sworn in as Hungary PM [28d]
• Sports quiz of the week: Champions League, Wu Yize, Giro and F1 winners [28d]
• Charli xcx: Rock Music review – is she really pivoting from pop? Don’t be so sure … [28d]
• Steve Hilton: British strategist becomes unlikely frontrunner for California governor [28d]
• ‘She made Mondays something to look forward to’: readers pay tribute to Carol Rumens, Guardian’s Poem of the week columnist [28d]
• Telling the truth about Iran is more dangerous than ever [28d]
• Nigel Farage dodges questions on £5m gift from crypto billionaire [28d]
• Star Wars has to deliver a proper movie with The Mandalorian and Grogu – otherwise the franchise is dead [28d]
• Elections, a big diamond and BTS fans: photos of the day – Friday [28d]
• Palestine Action activist says he ‘did the right thing’ over protest at arms firm site [28d]
• Cocktail of the week: Le Magritte’s bitter velvet – recipe | The good mixer [28d]
• Americans hail Pope Leo XIV as ‘breath of fresh air’ one year in, as Trump clashes linger [28d]
• The London design duo who made Kim Kardashian’s Met Gala fibreglass breastplate [28d]
• How dangerous is Anthropic’s Mythos AI? | Bruce Schneier [28d]
• ‘This priest was so fit’: Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu on nuns, hot clerics and their tale of forbidden passion [28d]
• Meet the Americans who choose to live without a car in the US: ‘It takes some doing’ [28d]
• Bournemouth drop Álex Jiménez amid investigation into social media posts [28d]
• Tell us: has your flight been cancelled? [28d]
• Spanish authorities prepare for arrival of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship [28d]
• Paul Simon review – at 84, back on stage after hearing loss, his resolute artistry is inspiring [28d]
• Digested week: It’s Met Gala in New York – and I’m thinking about who didn’t attend | Emma Brockes [28d]
• Brentford’s Michael Kayode: ‘I don’t play just because I have a long throw – you have to watch me’ [28d]
• Wardley v Dubois is bout of uncertainty far more interesting than Fury v Joshua [28d]
• Add to playlist: the magnetic, uncanny songwriting of Frances Chang and the week’s best new tracks [28d]
• The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup [28d]
• ‘This is not democracy’: voting rights activists shocked by speed of US states moving to stifle Black voters [28d]
• ‘Everything went black. Then fire poured down’: one man’s terror onboard a ship hit in the Iran war [28d]
• Artists v fascists, Khmer Rouge horrors, fab flowers and an eye-popping nude – the week in art [28d]
• Revealed: The Trump administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 kids in seven months [28d]
• How Eli Junior Kroupi became Bournemouth’s next jewel … and a World Cup bolter [28d]
• Middle East crisis live: Trump insists ceasefire is intact after Iran and US exchange fire in Hormuz [28d]
• Future of UK lies in the EU after Brexit ‘failure’, say European Greens [28d]
• Anger mounts after Tennessee Republicans redraw maps – US politics live [28d]
• From cramped coach house to family home – how clever design transformed this tiny space [28d]
• England’s men to host more five-Test series but play some one-off games overseas [28d]
• New Orleans child molester questioned on unsolved killings takes the fifth 700 times [28d]
• Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them [28d]
• Trump’s looming defeat in Iran is a personal and political crisis | Robert Reich [28d]
• ‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought [28d]
• When women choose non-monogamy: ‘It’s an opportunity for more integration’ [28d]
• Military force has got the US nowhere with Iran – here is what a realistic negotiation would look like | Christopher S Chivvis [28d]
• Supremacy at the Six Nations: is England’s dominance an issue for women’s rugby? [28d]