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Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony obituary
Senior judge who chaired the public inquiry into the 1989 Marchioness disaster in which 51 people were drowned in the Thames
US is being ‘humiliated’ by Iran’s leadership, says Friedrich Merz
German chancellor suggests Trump administration is being outwitted at negotiating table by Tehran
World Cup will be ‘bonanza of sportswashing’ under Trump, say human rights groups
Fans have been warned of uncertainty around the US authorities’ approach to protests and policing, while Lise Klaveness, the president of the Norwegian Football Federation, is set to raise concerns over ‘ICE actions’ with Fifa
Rachel Reeves considering rent freeze to limit Iran war fallout
Exclusive: Sources say chancellor is examining exceptional measures to protect household budgets
Claire’s to close remaining UK stores on Tuesday with more than 1,000 job losses
Sources say staff have been asked to pack up final stock and equipment after waves of closures
The Guardian view on King Charles’s state visit: a regal exercise in damage limitation | Editorial
Editorial: The monarch must do his best to wrest some diplomatic advantage from an ill-timed trip, which Donald Trump will treat as a personal tribute
No 10 publishes previously confidential memo to refute claim that Starmer misled MPs over Mandelson appointment – as it happened
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle earlier confirmed that MPs will decide whether to let inquiry into Keir Starmer’s statements over Peter Mandelson proceed
Are our prime ministers the problem – or is the UK ungovernable? | Zoe Williams
As Britons threaten to oust their fifth PM in seven years, maybe voters need to ask themselves whether it’s only the politicians who are to blame, writes Zoe Williams
What does Britain need from Labour? Not another new PM, but a government with the guts to take radical action | Polly Toynbee
There’s no point searching for a saviour without a genuine change in direction. Real courage is necessary – because Labour still has time to fix what is broken, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee