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.

Editor’s notes

Global report • Headlines from the last seven days

United Kingdom

Reader’s eyewitness

SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT

The path to No 10 • The UK’s next prime minister has taken a long road to the top. From Merseyside to Westminster via Cambridge, this is the story of how Andy Burnham found himself destined for Downing Street

The PM’s in-tray • The key challenges Burnham will have to tackle

Five questions to answer Pressing issues for Reform UK over its finances • Scrutiny over gifts, donations and loans have left even supporters wondering if the ‘anti-establishment’ party can weather the storm

Trash talk • What Count Binface tells us about British politics

Foreign affairs • Burnham now has to master the art of dealing with Trump

In the ruins of a Chavézera housing project, fury mounts

Growth market

‘They will be finished’ At the graves of people killed in street protests • Six months on from the bloody regime crackdown, the dead are remembered with sorrow and anger at a Tehran cemetery

Upheld conviction fails to dent Le Pen’s popularity

Climate chaos • Busting the myths and lies about heatwaves

How aid cuts are hitting country’s 2 million refugees • The largest refugee population in Africa has seen access to food, medicine and healthcare slashed as funding levels drop across agencies

Musk’s legacy • Doge decision to cut aid resulted in deaths from Ebola in Congo

In rural villages, is football starting to take root?

A new leaf • Soviet-era plantations brew up a renaissance

Beyond the tardigrade • Scientists hope DNA sequencing these tiny yet virtually indestructible creatures could help us understand the secrets of their superpowers

Trump’s changing tune prompts Nato allies to plan for worst

Complex legacy • Graham put a hawkish spin on America’s worldview

LAST SUMMER, EPPING’S BELL HOTEL BECAME THE FOCUS OF ASYLUM PROTESTS. • THE CHAOS AND VIOLENCE THAT FOLLOWED TORE THE TOWN IN TWO. CAN IT RECOVER?

The rules of three • From confessional memoirs to the movies, ‘throuple’ relationships are everywhere. Here, happy trios and jilted lovers share the truth about living with two other people

Robert Reich • The Nato summit showed Trump’s willingness to disregard all rules

Stephen Bates • Harry seems doomed to a sad life in the US, and he did it to himself

John Harris • The tangle of crypto and our politics goes far beyond Farage

The Guardian View • Albanians are standing up for nature – and against selling out to the super-rich

Opinion Letters

A man for all seasons • Why the epic saga of the Odyssey remains as relevant today as it was in ancient

Bonnie Tyler 1951–2026 • The singer totally eclipsed her power-ballad peers. After toying with country, disco and soft rock, she found her groove with Jim Steinman-penned epics

Festival reforges Beckett’s Irish roots • An ambitious season of plays, run by Arts Over Borders, explores the playwright’s troubled and complex relationship with his homeland

Reviews

Feeling stuck? Try bite-size tasks • If you’re low on motivation, ‘productivity snacking’ can help you reach goals

Locking lips • From appalled Vikings to anxious mothers, a story of passion, power and puckering up

Escape to the country • A fantastical journey that weaves together...