Guardian Weekly

The Guardian Weekly magazine is a round-up of the world news, opinion and long reads that have shaped the week. Inside, the past seven days' most memorable stories are reframed with striking photography and insightful companion pieces, all handpicked from The Guardian and The Observer.

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Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

United Kingdom

Eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

Coronation street • A sweeping byelection victory last week for the Labour politician known as the ‘king of the north’ was the catalyst for a sequence of events that forced Keir Starmer to resign. Now Britain is preparing for its seventh prime minister in 10 years.

Delivering ‘change’ • What would a Burnham government do differently?

No story, no strategy – and no more room for manoeuvre Where did it all go wrong for Keir Starmer? • The prime minister’s demise following a landslide Labour victory in July 2024 points to an increasingly volatile and impatient electorate

It survived the war. Can the regime now appease its people?

War’s lessons • Tehran looking to east and west to recover from conflict

Red alerts over searing June heat

Why did US drones kill innocent schoolchildren? • Six months ago, at least 12 civilians, including eight children, died in Jamaame. However, the US has never acknowledged the civilian deaths

EXPLAINER • Washington’s bombing of Somalia

Online ark of priceless natural history books • The Biodiversity Heritage Library is a vital digital treasure trove for universities and museums, but funding cuts put it under threat

Walking ritual that sets kids on path to happiness • Dutch children are some of the world’s most contented. Might a national community walk offer a clue as to why?

Recognition for when Hitler stole a musical career

Last laugh • In the face of deep sexism, women of fer comic relief

Wreck and ruin • Will a deep-sea conservation area stop warming waters and marine traffic from disturbing Shackleton’s Endurance?

‘Under threat’ • Far-right leader’s win raises fears for democracy

Brexit • Ten years ago this week, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Key figures from the time recall the fateful events, and we examine the lasting impact

‘Canaries in the coalmine of populism’ • The Brexit campaign revisited, told by those in the thick of it

In charts How Brexit made Britain poorer

‘Solidarity is EU’s DNA’ Michel Barnier reflects on Boris, Brexit and the bloc’s future

Big Ben and blue passports Make your choices in the Brexit quiz • How much can you recall about some of the weirder aspects of Brexit and the referendum campaign as the UK negotiated its exit?

Nathalie Tocci • Even in this age of global rupture, there’s hope for rules-based order

Magnus Nome • Royal fairytale could end as scandals tarnish crown’s public image

Aditya Chakrabortty • We are still a land of Brexit ghosts – and only the far right grasps this

The GuardianView • Nicotine should not be banned, but that doesn’t mean it is harmless

Opinion Letters

BECKY BARNICOAT ON MILLENNIAL LIFE

Time is still on my side • With a new Rolling Stones album on the way, Keith Richards discusses being an 82-year-old great-grandad and his jousting with Mick Jagger

Inside Italia Conti, where the world is still a stage • The British institution has been developing theatrical talent for more than a century. But these days there’s a much softer approach – and a food bank

Last orders, cousin • From failing sandwich shop to fine-dining destination, The Bear has served up one of TV’s most inf luential shows. Now, after five series, it is finally...