The Brutalist Report

The Guardian

• Amazon reveals plans to spend $200bn in one year day after Bezos guts Washington Post [18d]
• Most statin side-effects not caused by the drugs, study finds [18d]
• Bitcoin loses half its value in three months amid crypto crunch [18d]
• Arne Slot admits things will be ‘more difficult’ if Liverpool sustain any further injuries [18d]
• Bald eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd: is Budweiser’s all-American Super Bowl ad serious? [18d]
• Bielle-Biarrey stars as France outplay Ireland to lay down a Six Nations marker [18d]
• Home Office says nearly 60,000 people deported from UK or left voluntarily since 2024 election [18d]
• Ex-priest indicted for allegedly raping disabled child while ministering in New Orleans [18d]
• Cristiano Ronaldo warned by Saudi Pro League amid transfer spending dispute [18d]
• Arizona officials confirm blood found at Nancy Guthrie’s home was hers [18d]
• JD Vance’s first Olympic appearance unfolds with more photo-ops than protests [18d]
• No 10 defies calls to sack Morgan McSweeney over Mandelson appointment [18d]
• Trump administration issues rule making it easier to fire federal workers – live [18d]
• How the Epstein scandal has shaken the British government to its core [18d]
• The way, the Trump and the lies: prayer breakfast displays US right’s devil’s pact [18d]
• Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid ‘lack of transparency’ over deals [18d]
• Iran is betting that Trump does not have a plan for regime change [18d]
• Bonobos can play make-believe much like children, study suggests [18d]
• ‘Stark warning’: pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds [18d]
• ‘Part of our biological toolkit’: newborn babies can anticipate rhythm in music, researchers find [18d]
• France v Ireland: Six Nations 2026 opener – live [18d]
• The Guardian view on Downing Street in crisis: Keir Starmer’s judgment looks fatally flawed | Editorial [18d]
• The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia and the UAE: as former allies clash, others are likely to pay | Editorial [18d]
• Trump offers revised account of Tulsi Gabbard presence at FBI raid in Georgia [18d]
• Ben Jennings on Keir Starmer, Peter Mandelson and Morgan McSweeney – cartoon [18d]
• Rape allegation against ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley was raised in US Epstein investigation [18d]
• Cuba open to talks with US, but insists ‘without pressure’ following months of Trump threats [18d]
• Frank says Romero ‘dealt with internally’ for latest volley at Spurs owners [18d]
• Mamdani takes sardonic view of Polymarket’s ‘free grocery store’ stunt in New York [18d]
• Shin Bet chief’s brother charged with ‘assisting enemy’ over cigarette smuggling in Gaza [18d]
• Team GB chief predicts ‘most potent’ Winter Games ever with sights set on eight medals [18d]
• Feyi-Waboso hands England Six Nations injury scare 48 hours before Wales opener [18d]