Exclusive: external consultancy report found discrimination ‘baked into HR systems’ at London force A review of anti-Black racism within the Metropolitan police has been “buried” by the force, despite finding discrimination “baked into its HR systems”, the Guardian can reveal. The internal review, commissioned by the Met from the consultancy HR Rewired, concluded that bias, racial stereotyping and inequity were woven through the force’s recruitment, promotion and grievance processes, affecting Black staff specifically. Continue reading...

This bizarre drama, with the star playing twins amid plenty of tap dancing, is a warp of hallucinations and reality

For centuries the ultimate emblem of Britishness has meant different things to different people, and now it is back in the news. What does its history tell us?

The author was announced as winner at a ceremony in Stockholm • Nobel prize in literature 2025 live: László Krasznahorkai wins ‘for his compelling and visionary oeuvre’ The Nobel prize in literature for 2025 has been awarded to Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai, the Swedish Academy has announced. The Academy cited the 71-year-old’s “compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art”. Continue reading...

Louis Theroux, Florence Pugh, Riz Ahmed and a number of Palestinian musicians lead an evening that discusses the ongoing atrocities in Gaza plainly and firmly – and it’s still jolting to witness, writ...

An emotionally charged fundraiser at Wembley Arena featured music and speeches from Paul Weller, Annie Lennox, Louis Theroux and a host of Palestinian artists

This concert at the OVO Arena brought together an array of A-Lists and activists in a moving and ultimately hopeful evening

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Israel's Defence Minister today warned the Gates of Hell were opening in Gaza as the IDF intensified its strikes on Gaza City.

Theatre critic Arifa Akbar explores whether the art of criticism is in crisis.

There are more women in cultural criticism now in Germany and Britain, but we also face more aggression. Is this progress?, says Guardian theatre critic Arifa Akbar