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Holding out for a Hero? How cricket’s Hundred auction works and who is available With Indian Premier League investment on board, the Hundred has followed the IPL’s lead with a player auction for the 2026 season in London this week

Holding out for a Hero? How cricket’s Hundred auction works and who is available

Could Trump really end the war in Iran 'very soon'? - The Latest Donald Trump has held an astonishing press conference in which he said the war in Iran was 'very complete' and could end 'very soon', but also claimed that the US had not 'won enough'. So is the war any closer to ending and has Trump underestimated the resilience of the Iranian regime? Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

Could Trump really end the war in Iran 'very soon'? - The Latest

Oksana Masters roars to Paralympic redemption at Milano Cortina with 11th gold medal Oksana Masters stormed past Yunji Kim on the final climb to claim her 11th Paralympic gold medal and cap a remarkable comeback after a difficult season

Oksana Masters roars to Paralympic redemption at Milano Cortina with 11th gold medal

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI Tracy Chevalier announces registration scheme at the London Book Fair as AI works flood market

UK Society of Authors launches logo to identify books written by humans not AI

Middle East crisis could push UK inflation back up to 3%, warns OBR Government economic watchdog believes pressure on energy prices could push rate close to 3% by end of 2026

Middle East crisis could push UK inflation back up to 3%, warns OBR

Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon sails for eastern Mediterranean Destroyer leaves Portsmouth a week after deployment was announced following drone attack on RAF base in Cyprus

Royal Navy’s HMS Dragon sails for eastern Mediterranean

Trump and the Tories would have the UK wade into another Middle East war. Kudos to Starmer: he has not done that | Matt Western The prime minister has approached a complex geopolitical conflict with a level head – and most importantly, the support of the public, says Labour MP Matt Western

Trump and the Tories would have the UK wade into another Middle East war. Kudos to Starmer: he has not done that | Matt Western

Fatiha El-Ghorri: ‘I was mortified by my heckler – but it turned out he wanted to see my trainers’ The comic on cleaning up her language for family audiences, writing her debut novel and praying before taking the stage

Fatiha El-Ghorri: ‘I was mortified by my heckler – but it turned out he wanted to see my trainers’

The Holy Rosenbergs review – suburban Jewish family chew over morals and macaroons Tracy-Ann Oberman stars in this absorbing and timely revival of Ryan Craig’s 2011 comic tragedy, set over one fraught evening

The Holy Rosenbergs review – suburban Jewish family chew over morals and macaroons

Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack Eight people were killed by 18-year-old in Canada, who had described violent scenarios involving guns to ChatGPT

Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim sues OpenAI alleging it could have prevented attack

Villagers on Principe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem A billionaire is funding a sustainable development project on the west African island that makes the local population stewards of its future

Villagers on Principe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem

Galatasaray v Liverpool: Champions League last-16, first leg – live Minute-by-minute report: The last 16 gets under way with Liverpool’s trip to Istanbul. Scott Murray has all the latest

Galatasaray v Liverpool: Champions League last-16, first leg – live

Neil Simpson wins first Great Britain medal at Winter Paralympics with skiing silver Great Britain won their first medal of the Winter Paralympics on Tuesday as Neil Simpson imposed himself to claim silver in the men’s visually impaired alpine combined

Neil Simpson wins first Great Britain medal at Winter Paralympics with skiing silver

Blooming orchids and hidden faces – readers’ best photographs A selection of Guardian readers’ photographs from around the world

Blooming orchids and hidden faces – readers’ best photographs

Keyboard jamming: the sneaky way to make your boss think you’re working from home Got a keyboard, something heavy and a desire to put your feet up during office hours? This could be the scam for you. But beware – employers are fighting back

Keyboard jamming: the sneaky way to make your boss think you’re working from home

‘It feels like a seed has been planted’: Morecambe looks to Eden Project for revival Young people hope green light to build eco attraction’s northern outpost will change theirs and the town’s fortunes

‘It feels like a seed has been planted’: Morecambe looks to Eden Project for revival

London tube drivers to strike across 12 days in spring, says RMT Union opposed to London Underground pushing ahead with four-day week despite members’ opposition

London tube drivers to strike across 12 days in spring, says RMT

João Pedro shining brightest as Chelsea brace for PSG reunion Liam Rosenior has unlocked João Pedro and must do the same with Cole Palmer for Chelsea to reach their potential

João Pedro shining brightest as Chelsea brace for PSG reunion

Jess Phillips backs jury bill as she reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of breaching restraining order will come to court only in 2028

Jess Phillips backs jury bill as she reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’

Football Daily | It’s European football’s Groundhog Day for the TikTok generation In today’s Football Daily: It’s time for the last 16 of men’s Bigger Cup, baby

Football Daily | It’s European football’s Groundhog Day for the TikTok generation

England recall Ollie Chessum but keep faith with misfiring backline for France Steve Borthwick has recalled Ollie Chessum to his beleaguered England side for their final Six Nations match in Paris on Saturday

England recall Ollie Chessum but keep faith with misfiring backline for France

Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics 2026: day four – in pictures We take a look at the best images from the Games, including skiing, curling and ice hockey

Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics 2026: day four – in pictures

Let’s be blunt – British people need to stop being so polite | Polly Hudson I’ve spent my adult years fighting to pay the bill, drinking insultingly weak cups of tea and making small talk on the bus. But life is too short, says Polly Hudson

Let’s be blunt – British people need to stop being so polite | Polly Hudson

Ladies Day returns to Cheltenham festival promising ‘glamour and glory’ Jockey Club says aim is to get more women watching racing and revival is not a response to ‘woke’ jibes

Ladies Day returns to Cheltenham festival promising ‘glamour and glory’

How I Shop with Andi Oliver: ‘I’m not spending £50 on bloody smelly candles!’ Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basic they scrimp on? Andi Oliver talks to the Filter about food processors, chocolate and the perils of sleep shopping

How I Shop with Andi Oliver: ‘I’m not spending £50 on bloody smelly candles!’

Academy wars: how did this season’s Oscars discourse get so toxic? Fury over Timothée Chalamet’s comments about ballet or Jessie Buckley not liking cats has reached a bizarre fever pitch as the industry wills this Sunday to arrive faster

Academy wars: how did this season’s Oscars discourse get so toxic?

Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth’s surface

Parts of giant Nasa satellite to crash to Earth, posing low risk

Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you? With shipping routes disrupted and tensions rising across the region we want to hear from maritime workers, sailors and port workers and others working at sea who are affected

Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?

Long lost George Michael film and live album set for release later this year George Michael: The Faith Tour will receive a global cinema release alongside previously unheard music from his Wham! and solo discographies

Long lost George Michael film and live album set for release later this year

Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel show celebrates and plays with brand’s history New designer’s kid-in-a-candy-store enthusiasm is evident in confident colours and loosened silhouettes

Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel show celebrates and plays with brand’s history