Skinny Guardian — UK edition

The latest 50 Guardian articles updated at 0700 and 1700 UK time.

Merz backs plans to raise Germany’s retirement age to 70 in pension changes 23 Jun, 15:48
Nationalist group leaders agree to stop hoisting St George’s flags in Oxfordshire 23 Jun, 15:47
Major incident declared after bus crash in west Wales 23 Jun, 15:42
Letter: Sally Head obituary 23 Jun, 15:40
Blue passports, Big Ben and Bpoplive: the Brexit referendum anniversary quiz 23 Jun, 15:00
Cabinet ministers loyal to Starmer urge Darren Jones not to run for Labour leadership 23 Jun, 14:50
The best electric toothbrushes in the UK for every budget 23 Jun, 14:50
JD Vance has written another book? Couldn’t he just concentrate on his day job? | Arwa Mahdawi 23 Jun, 14:44
Fifa leadership ‘overruled US-based staff’ opposing World Cup dynamic pricing 23 Jun, 14:30
Tomljanovic accuses anti-doping chiefs of being out to get players after Vondrousova ban 23 Jun, 14:25
I’m Australian, so I know how to cope with heatwaves: here are my tips for keeping cool 23 Jun, 14:24
Hundreds of schools in England and Wales to close in heatwave 23 Jun, 14:22
EU faces fierce criticism over plans to host Taliban in Brussels 23 Jun, 14:11
Murder inquiry after body found in search for missing girl, 14, in south Wales 23 Jun, 14:02
From yoghurt to luxury sails: how to shade your home from supercharged UK heatwaves 23 Jun, 14:00
‘A new world has been opened up’: how a London street got filled with art – and brought the neighbours together 23 Jun, 13:59
Forty drown across France in heatwave and parts of Spain above 30C at night 23 Jun, 13:44
Burnham adviser calls for billions of pounds in borrowing for infrastructure 23 Jun, 13:36
Nigel Farage: I can spend £5m gift on Ferraris or betting on horses if I want 23 Jun, 13:33
Football Daily | The World Cup stage is set for a Golden Boot shootout for the ages 23 Jun, 13:31
Peter Murrell jailed for five years after embezzling £400,000 from SNP 23 Jun, 13:29
‘Lawns don’t need watering!’ How to garden in a heatwave, from recycling bathwater to making the most of shade 23 Jun, 13:20
UK prioritised ties with UAE over averting mass atrocities in Sudan, MPs to be told 23 Jun, 13:15
We would like to hear your memories of the 1976 UK heatwave 23 Jun, 13:10
Audit firm to Gupta metals empire fined and banned for ‘egregious’ failures 23 Jun, 13:07
Marco Rubio to meet Gulf allies amid division over US-Iran ceasefire deal 23 Jun, 13:07
You’re only supposed to blow the bloody hooves off: AI Michael Caine narrates Odyssey audiobook 23 Jun, 13:02
Sniffin’ Glue at 50! Do you make a music zine? If so, we want to see it 23 Jun, 12:54
Montblanc pens to Le Creuset ramekins: police photos show Peter Murrell’s spending habit 23 Jun, 12:37
Europe’s media look on in bemusement at post-Brexit ‘revolving door’ of UK prime ministers 23 Jun, 12:33
Monochromatic Light (Afterlife) review – Tyshawn Sorey’s meditations yield their mysteries slowly 23 Jun, 12:23
How to Live on Earth review – Benedict Cumberbatch exudes positivity in response to the climate crisis 23 Jun, 12:00
Why are my scones dry? | Kitchen aide 23 Jun, 12:00
ECB reviews Yorkshire’s £1.75m payment to CEO’s company over Hundred sale 23 Jun, 11:52
Two children found dead in car in France as heatwave hits Europe 23 Jun, 11:52
‘Sheer genius’: your best TV of 2026 so far 23 Jun, 11:48
The experience that coloured everything Britten went on to write 23 Jun, 11:40
Look at Keir Starmer’s tenure as prime minister. This is no ‘decent man’ who got unlucky | Owen Jones 23 Jun, 11:20
Can the UK kick its cod habit? Fish and chip shop favourite slips down the menu as prices soar 23 Jun, 11:00
South Yorkshire police investigate video of officers appearing to shove teenage girls 23 Jun, 10:55
Royal Mail boss’s pay package triples to £6.9m despite profits slide 23 Jun, 10:53
Scientists alarmed after two wildfires hit Greenland within a week 23 Jun, 10:44
Air pollution is a fixable problem – just look at how London and New York have cleaned up their acts | Sadiq Khan and Michael Bloomberg 23 Jun, 10:42
Avoiding Amazon Prime Day? Here are the best alternative UK deals on the products we love, from coffee machines to LED face masks 23 Jun, 10:42
First Thing: Judge thwarts Trump administration attempt to overthrow LA ‘sanctuary city’ policy 23 Jun, 10:39
The Breakdown | End-of-season rugby union awards: best games, players and more 23 Jun, 10:29
All-time greatest: who is the highest goalscorer in World Cup history? 23 Jun, 10:20
Sizzle reels: nine films to watch in a heatwave 23 Jun, 10:19
‘I’ve had a huge life, so I needed a big budget’: Madonna says biopic was scrapped after ‘falling out’ with studio 23 Jun, 10:03
I could listen to gardeners chat for hours. It always sounds like they’re up to no good | Zoe Williams 23 Jun, 10:00