De politie heeft in Rotterdam twee verdachten aangehouden voor betrokkenheid bij een drugstransport vanuit de haven van Antwerpen. Het gaat om een 41-jarige Rotterdammer en een 37-jarige man uit Almere. Ze zitten in beperkingen.

Nog voordat de liftdeuren op de derde verdieping van het Depot in Rotterdam opengaan, vult een weeïge, vette geur de ruimte. Dichterbij de tentoonstellingszaal wordt die lucht onmiskenbaar: pindakaas. Op de vloer ligt het kunstwerk dat zo intens je neus binnendringt: de Pindakaasvloer van de onlangs overleden kunstenaar Wim T. Schippers.

Weggebruikers moeten vanaf vrijdagavond rekening houden met een wegafsluiting op de A20 vanaf het Terbregseplein richting Hoek van Holland. Ook de A27 blijft voorlopig nog dicht.

Met een treinspoor dat twee oceanen verbindt, wil Mexico het Panamakanaal aftroeven. De spoorlijn is onderdeel van een megaproject dat het zuiden van het land economisch moet laten groeien. Experts vragen zich af of de plannen realistisch zijn.

England play in Mexico City on Sunday, 2,240m above sea level, and research shows high-speed running is harder and recovery is slower

England have made it into the last 16 of the World Cup, and will face Mexico on Sunday (1am Monday BST). But they will also be up against another opponent: altitude.

We take a look at how playing in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, 2,240m above sea level, might affect their performance.

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A rainbow assortment of sunshine quenchers that look lavish but can be dispensed in short order

Cynar is an artichoke amaro – unfashionably brown but incredibly delicious. It can be made into an ugly spritz, or you can embrace its hue and make this little number. My aperitivo of 2026.

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Exclusive: Shabir Ahmed, jailed in 2012 for rape, abuse and trafficking of girls, was deemed three years ago to present ‘high risk of sexual offending’

The leader of the Rochdale grooming gang was deemed to pose a “very high risk of serious harm” towards children just three years ago, the Guardian can reveal.

Shabir Ahmed, 73, was freed from HMP Leeds on Thursday despite three failed attempts to secure parole, the most recent of which was in October 2024. One document, relating to a previous review in 2023, shows Ahmed was seen to present a “high risk of sexual offending”.

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Naomi Osaka leads way in making bold sartorial statements just before a tennis match – but she is not alone

At Wimbledon this week, Naomi Osaka walked on to court wearing frills, a bustle, outsized bows and extended sleeves. Based on Japan’s ceremonial dress, as well as Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, the pieces designed by Hana Yagi conformed to the all-white Wimbledon dress code but the first one was so high-fashion that it debuted on Vogue before it was seen near a tennis court.

Osaka, who in January went viral at the Australian Open for wearing an outlandish design with mega-pleats based on the look of a jellyfish, is leading the way when it comes to experimental “walk-on fits”. But other players have also used the moment to make sartorial statements, not least Frances Tiafoe who did a surprise reveal – dramatically ripping off his trousers to show the shorts underneath.

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Another 18 people were said to have been wounded in the afternoon attack on an open-air market in the city of Tokmak.