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Aircon
A hot topic
Just 20% of European homes have air conditioning, compared with 90% in the US, but keeping cool as the climate changes could exacerbate the problem, Fred Harter reports
Trump’s library
A closed book
The purpose of a presidential library is to allow future generations to pass judgment and take lessons from history. Donald Trump has other ideas, Richard Ovenden writes
World Cup
Tethered goats
With would-be GOATs Scotland hitched to a post in week three of the tournament, fan Melanie Reid seeks solace in the company of the regulars at the Black Bull
For today
Politics
Rachel Sylvester
Coup for Burnham as Jonathan Powell says it his ‘duty’ to stay on as national security adviser
F1
Ben Coles
Don’t stop believing: Lewis Hamilton is still holding on to that winning feeling
TV
Barbara Ellen
Has Love Island finally given us the ick?
Recipe
Nigel Slater
Nigel Slater’s recipe for grilled apricots with rose-petal syrup
Books
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History
John Bew
The political thinkers who envisaged a better postwar world
Poetry
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: You Must Live – New Poetry from Palestine
America turns 250
Tina Brown
A gold-embossed tyrant
Interview
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Lyse Doucet: ‘Every day, Afghan women tell me they’re living in a prison’
Time well spent
Further reading
From Tina Brown on Trump to poems from Palestine
Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk
Further listening
Heatwave scorchers
Our critic picks the best songs to listen to during the record-breaking UK temperatures this week
What to do this weekend
From Revolution 250 to a celebration of Black British music
Our critic picks five cultural highlights, whether you have a few minutes, an afternoon or a whole day to spare
Ideas
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Brexit
Sadiq Khan
‘Brexit has cost Britain billions. It’s imperative we rejoin the EU’
Economics
Ben Zaranko
War bonds are back on the agenda, but history urges caution
Politics
Andrew Rawnsley
Remember Gordon! Why Labour should take a beat before parachuting in Andy Burnham
Trends
Eva Wiseman
The frenzy for squishy toys shows the squeeze of keeping up with a new fad
World
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Sport
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Tennis
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Dan Evans’s dip in form for wildcard snub puts Wimbledon in a bind
Cricket
Andy Zaltzman
New batters, new bowlers, new captain, new wicket keeper… same old England
Golf
George Simms
US Open finds itself deep in the rough during America’s summer of sport
World Cup 2026
Andrew Butler
Hot and bothered: how 45 minutes in the Lucy Charles-Barclay ‘pain cave’ scrambled my mind
Lifestyle
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Fashion
Helen Seamons
Frat boys, beach combers and the return of skinny jeans: Milan men’s fashion week SS27
An hour with
Rich Pelley
‘I cry at Coronation Street’: Fat Tony on loving dogs, stealing memes and overcoming addiction
Food
Fleur Britten
Roasted roadkill and other delights: meet the UK’s godmother of extreme foraging
Travel
Alice Riley-Smith
In the Neighbourhood: Eilandje, Antwerp
In Real Life
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Observations and scenes from beyond your phone screen
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Tortoise Investigates
Deep Water
In the high-stakes sport of freediving, athletes descend as deep as they can on a single breath. They are used to putting their lives at risk. Through her diving instructor, Lydia Gard discovered a new threat that could tear their community apart: drug use
Sweet Bobby
Kirat is a successful radio presenter. On Facebook she meets Bobby, a handsome cardiologist. He’s a catch. Soon, they get tangled up in a love affair full of lies and manipulation. Then… Kirat discovers a deception of almost unimaginable proportions. Alexi Mostrous investigates a very modern love story
Lucky Boy
Gareth’s whole life has been defined by a relationship he had 35 years ago when, as a 14-year-old schoolboy, he fell in love with an attractive young teacher at his school. He spent most afternoons in her bedroom. But when she walked out of his life, everything started to unravel. Chloe Hadjimatheou asks: who gets to be a perpetrator, and who gets to be a victim?
