Pledge to create thousands more nursery places has backfired, early years groups say. Schools are pushing out established groups as funding for more places comes on stream

Sinners review – Ryan Coogler’s sexy southern gothic horror is a blast . Michael B Jordan stars as twin 1930s mobsters in the Black Panther director’s phenomenal-looking, blues-infused supernatural tale

England squad depth is ‘giving me a headache’, says head coach Mitchell. After the Red Roses made nine changes for their 59-7 win against Scotland, John Mitchell said: ‘There is plenty of competition in the England side’

Piece of the action: entering the British Puzzle Championship. Speed puzzling requires quick hands and a cool head, something Elizabeth McCafferty finds out by jumping straight in

‘I butt heads with my family nearly every day’: Australians who have grown up in the family business. Three owners – from a gelato maker to a memorial mason – share what it’s like carrying on the family trade

The showdown between Harvard and the White House – day by day. After months of mounting pressure on the university to defend itself, Harvard rejected a series of Trump administration demands – here’s what happened

Sci-fi Musk is brainstorming ways to breed his ‘legion’ more efficiently | Arwa Mahdawi. A Wall Street Journal article offered disturbing details about the billionaire’s behavior. Imagine the backlash if he were a woman

‘It’s less intimidating, less vulnerable’: why cooking in company helps us to talk. The pressure’s off when we’re not staring at each other, we can relax and have a nice chat. By Alim Kheraj

‘Is there a place for the poor?’ Artists and activists try to revive Johannesburg, crumbling City of Gold. Issues around basic services, corruption and class trouble vibrant Johannesburg, which this year hosts the G20 summit

Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water. Bases in Norfolk, Devon and Hampshire face MoD investigation over possible leaching of dangerous PFAS into environment

Melchie Dumornay’s instant reply puts Lyon in control against Arsenal. Melchie Dumornay’s fine late goal, four minutes after Arsenal had equalised through Mariona Caldentey’s penalty, gave Lyon a valuable 2-1 first-leg win in their WCL semi-final

Climatologist Friederike Otto: ‘The more unequal the society is, the more severe the climate disaster’. The German scientist on her new book arguing that inequality, wealth and sexism are making the climate crisis worse – and what we need to do about it

Meet the seed collector restoring California’s landscapes - one tiny plant at a time. Native seed demand far outpaces supply for the state’s ambitious conservation plan. This group combs the landscape to address the deficit

Further delay as Menendez brothers seek freedom after decades in prison. Brothers had hoped resentencing hearing would pave way for immediate release – but judge orders pause until May

It’s not poverty that’s breeding the new populism. It’s wealth | Phillip Inman. Analysts trace a link between financial security and a troubling, increasingly devil-may-care, attitude to political risk

‘Zohran Mamdani represents the future New York’: socialist riding high in bid to be mayor. The progressive Democrat from Queens is the son of a famous film-maker and poised to take on frontrunner Andrew Cuomo

Arsenal 1-2 Lyon: Women’s Champions League semi-final, first leg – as it happened. Goals from Kadidiatou Diani and Melchie Dumornay give Lyon the advantage heading into the second leg

Dabbagh sends Aberdeen past nine-man Hearts and into Scottish Cup final. Aberdeen will face either St Johnstone or Celtic in the Scottish Cup final after a 2-1 win in extra time over Aberdeen

‘There were no warning signs’: what happens when your partner falls into the ‘manosphere’?. More and more men are being sucked into parts of the internet that circulate misogynist content, leaving their families to deal with the wreckage

Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’. Agencies protecting coal miners from hazards such as ‘black lung’ among those gutted by government cuts

You are descending into populist frustration. Thank you for continuing to hold | John Naughton. Neverending calls to automated customer service lines aren’t just frustrating – new research suggests they may be quietly radicalising as well

Retro paradiso: a lakeside home in Italy is now a nostalgic haven. A 1960s house has been brought back to its former glory, with a contemporary twist

Even if you’re not a person of faith, there are reasons to see Antoni Gaudí as a saint | Rowan Moore. The Catholic church has taken the first steps to canonise the architect of Barcelona’s extraordinary Sagrada Família

Putin announces surprise ‘Easter truce’ and claims Russia will not attack Ukraine until Monday. Ukrainians react sceptically to the Russian president’s orders to pause fighting out of ‘humanitarian considerations’

Second teachers’ union vows to strike if pay award fails to fund schools in England. NASUWT conference votes to launch strike ballot if spending review does not top up school budgets in full

TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios. High-end ‘Dubai’ bar with Middle East-style nut filling is rationed in shops as price of raw kernels surges

‘I love my country but nobody is safe’: the plight of Cameroon’s exiles, trapped in Nigeria . English-speaking minority refugees caught up in clashes between the military and separatists are stranded in neighbouring country

Barcelona’s Bonmatí braced for ‘good rivalry’ of Chelsea showdown in WCL. Aitana Bonmatí says Barcelona have a ‘good rivalry, no bad things’ with Chelsea as the teams prepare to meet in their Women’s Champions League semi-final

Bournemouth falter in race for Europe as 10-man Crystal Palace scrape draw. Crystal Palace cling on for 0-0 draw with Bournemouth after Chris Richards was sent off late in the first half for a second bookable offence

O’Reilly and Kovacic sink Everton to boost Manchester City’s top-five hopes. Manchester City climbed up to fourth in the Premier League after late goals from Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic gave them a 2-0 win at Everton

Leaders Bath survive Exeter onslaught but look a far cry from champions. Bath consolidated top spot in the Premiership after holding out for a 26-24 victory at Exeter despite a late rally from the Chiefs

Mbeumo at the double as Brentford see off 10-man Brighton in six-goal thriller. Yoane Wissa and Christian Nørgaard were also on target in Brentford’s 4-2 win against Brighton, who had João Pedro sent off in the second half

There’s only one way to fight the climate greenlash: appeal to the naysayers’ self-interest | Martha Gill. If green policy is going to survive the culture wars, it needs a new pitch – cleaner air, cheaper bills and healthier cities

Premier League top scorers 2024-25: who is leading race for Golden Boot?. Which sharp-shooting players are in the running for the Golden Boot? Our standings will update through the season

Despair in Gaza as Israeli aid blockade creates crisis ‘unmatched in severity’. Palestinians pushed into new misery as supplies of food, fuel and medicine run out in seven-week siege

Australia election 2025 live: McKenzie grilled over nuclear plan as Watt repeats claim that Medicare urgent clinics under threat if Coalition wins. Follow today’s news live

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Jameela Jamil: ‘I used to be a massive troll and bitch on the internet’. The actor and podcaster on her cringiest celebrity encounter, why musicians should be older and uglier, and the dumb stunt that changed her life

‘I butt heads with my family nearly every day’: Australians who have grown up in the family business. Three owners – from a gelato maker to a memorial mason – share what it’s like carrying on the family trade

Australia election 2025 live: McKenzie grilled over nuclear plan as Watt repeats claim that Medicare urgent clinics under threat if Coalition wins. Follow today’s news live

"Fortune is a woman; the more she does for me, the more I shall exact from her." - Napoleon Bonaparte

“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.” — Goethe

“To turn $100 into $110 is work. To turn $100 million into $110 million is inevitable.” — Edgar Bronfman

“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” — Khalil Gibran

"Do you understand the violence it took to become this gentle? And the gentleness that comes, not from the absence of violence, but despite the abundance of it." -Richard Siken

“The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.” — Epictetus

“The greatest tragedy of the family is the unlived lives of the parents.” - Carl Jung

“The finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does not exist.” — Charles Baudelaire

"I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it." -Mark Twain

“The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The person who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever seen before.” - Albert Einstein

Zelenskyy says Russia still firing on Ukraine despite ‘Easter truce’. Kremlin proclaimed a temporary ceasefire, but Russian artillery fire is continuing, according to Ukrainian president

Barbara Lee, trailblazing former US Congress member, elected Oakland mayor. Lee defeated a moderate backed by outside groups working to push the Bay Area’s progressive politics to the center

Reserved and focused Slot can savour Liverpool’s success as title beckons. Premier League crown could be clinched on Sunday but the lack of jeopardy in recent weeks is the fault of others

It’s a girl! Two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani of the LA Dodgers is now a father. Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani announced the birth of his first child, a daughter, in an Instagram post Saturday

Kyren Wilson crashes out at Crucible as Lei Peifan leads Chinese charge. The defending champion lost a first-round thriller 10-9 and Xiao Guodong’s fine start also exemplified China’s fine start at the Crucible

Indonesian student detained by Ice after US secretly revokes his visa. Aditya Wahyu Harsono, father of infant with special needs, surprised at work despite valid visa through June 2026

‘Breaking our spirits was the plan’: the lifelong impact of having gone to boarding school. As a new documentary explores Boarding School Syndrome, seven former pupils share their stories…

Jameela Jamil: ‘I used to be a massive troll and bitch on the internet’. The actor and podcaster on her cringiest celebrity encounter, why musicians should be older and uglier, and the dumb stunt that changed her life

Who actually benefits from the Coalition and Labor’s housing policies?. Both parties have pitched their plans at renters and low income earners – but experts doubt either approach will help many enter the market who weren’t already able to do so

Australia election 2025 live: McKenzie grilled over nuclear plan as Watt repeats claim that Medicare urgent clinics under threat if Coalition wins. Follow today’s news live

Everton 0-2 Manchester City, Brentford 4-2 Brighton, Barcelona 4-3 Celta Vigo – as it happened. Nico O’Reilly was Man City’s hero, Brentford won the data derby and Barcelona scored a 98th-minute penalty to beat Celta

County cricket day two: Sussex v Surrey, Hampshire v Somerset, and more – live. Join Tanya Aldred for the latest news from around the grounds in the County Championship

Putin cannot be trusted, says Ukraine after Russia announces ‘Easter truce’ – as it happened. Zelenskyy says drone attacks on Saturday show Russian president’s true attitude toward human life

Novelist Kiley Reid: ‘Consumption cannot fix racism’. The American author on the follow-up to her bestselling debut Such a Fun Age, why she loves characters you want to shake, and reading 160 novels for the Booker prize

Bill Clinton urges Americans to put aside ‘resentments’ 30 years after Oklahoma City bombing. Former president spoke at commemoration for the 168 people who died in the 1995 attack by far-right extremist

Zak Starkey reinstated as The Who’s drummer, days after departure. Pete Townshend welcomes musician back into group after disagreement over his playing at Royal Albert Hall gig

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Formula One qualifying – live. Rolling report: Join Billy Munday for updates from the tussle for pole in Jeddah

Aston Villa v Newcastle United: Premier League – live. <strong>Minute-by-minute report:</strong> Join Scott Murray for updates from a crucial match in the battle for Champions League places

England v Scotland: Women’s Six Nations rugby union – live. <strong>Minute-by-minute report:</strong> England bid to maintain their winning streak when they host Scotland. Join Luke McLaughlin

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Australia election 2025 live: Bandt defends Greens’ push to wind back ‘timebomb’ of negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. Follow today’s news live

‘I butt heads with my family nearly every day’: Australians who have grown up in the family business. Three owners – from a gelato maker to a memorial mason – share what it’s like carrying on the family trade

Australia election 2025 live: Bandt defends Greens’ push to wind back ‘timebomb’ of negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. Follow today’s news live

Australia election 2025 live: Bandt defends Greens’ push to wind back ‘timebomb’ of negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. Follow today’s news live

Jameela Jamil: ‘I used to be a massive troll and bitch on the internet’. The actor and podcaster on her cringiest celebrity encounter, why musicians should be older and uglier, and the dumb stunt that changed her life

Who actually benefits from the Coalition and Labor’s housing policies?. Both parties have pitched their plans at renters and low income earners – but experts doubt either approach will help many enter the market who weren’t already able to do so

Australia election 2025 live: Bandt defends Greens’ push to wind back ‘timebomb’ of negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions. Follow today’s news live