Clea Skopeliti is a community journalist for the Guardian. Twitter @cleaskopeliti
August 2024
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First Thing: Ukraine says it has seized 1,000 sq km of Russia as Putin vows ‘worthy response’
Overtourism and the climate crisis
Drunk visitors, rocketing rents and homogenised cafes: living in Europe’s tourist hotspots
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First Thing: Harris raises millions in San Francisco as Pelosi welcomes her home
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Keir Starmer promises communities ‘will be safe’ following Cobra meeting – as it happened
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First Thing: Biden to meet national security team amid fears of Iranian attack on Israel
‘Hard to call in sick’: a waitress, a teacher and a hybrid worker on presenteeism pressure
‘I can’t stand being cold’: older people on losing winter fuel payments
July 2024
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First Thing: Biden calls for major reform to US supreme court
Greeks reflect on democracy’s new dawn 50 years after its return
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First Thing: Kamala Harris wins enough delegate support to become Democratic nominee
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First Thing: Democrats rush for new strategy as Kamala Harris emerges as party favorite
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First Thing: Republican convention to focus on crime and immigration
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First Thing: Biden urges US to reject ‘extremism and fury’ after Trump assassination attempt
‘I think we’re peaking’: England fans in high spirits before Euro 2024 final
‘We’re not all Labour but everyone was jubilant’: UK voters on the election result
Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
Millions go to the polls in general election – as it happened
‘My escape is going north’: heatwaves begin to drive tourists in Europe to cool climes
June 2024
Ukraine war live
Russia-Ukraine war: Kremlin refuses to comment on Trump’s claims he would settle war – as it happened
Donald Trump claimed he could end the war in Ukraine, while his political rival Joe Biden said Trump had ‘no idea’
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First Thing: Assange leaves UK after striking deal with US justice department
WikiLeaks founder reportedly travelling to US plea deal hearing in Northern Mariana Islands. Plus, how fashion entered its ‘ugly’ decade
Anger, fear and desperation: people reflect on two years since fall of Roe
The Dobbs decision has forced patients to travel out of their state to access abortion care, others have carried unwanted pregnancies, while for some it was a call to action