These tailored trousers are ideal for those sunny days when the forecast looks dodgy later on – or when there’s a heatwave but you still have to go to the office

I think we can probably agree that Audrey Hepburn would not have been seen dead in jorts. The baggy, grunge-adjacent knee-length denims that were everywhere last summer and are creeping back around are definitely cool. Totally a vibe. But elegant they are not.

The capri pant is an undeniably elegant solution to the problem of what to wear when jeans or tailored trousers are too hot and cumbersome, but you don’t want to wear shorts. For instance, when it is sunny while you are getting dressed, but you are going to be out all day and the forecast looks dodgy later on. Or when there is a heatwave but you still have to go to the office, so Daisy Dukes are not going to work.

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Images show Israeli military using six companies’ bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villages

Human rights experts have alleged that six multinational construction equipment conglomerates may be aiding and abetting war crimes by supplying excavators and bulldozers to Israel, after photos and videos showed the Israeli military using their equipment to demolish villages in south Lebanon.

The Guardian geolocated and verified images showing the Israeli military using excavators made by six companies – Caterpillar, Volvo, Hyundai, Doosan, Hitachi and Komatsu – to destroy homes, public utilities, shops and other structures across southern Lebanon.

Israel has levelled entire villages inside the “yellow line”, a 608 sq km area occupied by Israel along the Lebanese-Israeli border. At least 46 villages in south Lebanon have suffered heavy damage, most of it caused by demolitions carried out after the 17 April Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, according to a satellite analysis by Bellingcat.

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An AI tool is no replacement for a doctor, and regulation is essential. But together, physicians and AI could prove beneficial

A calf cramp should not be a brush with death. Mine almost was.

For five days, I had what felt like a stubborn muscle spasm in my left calf. It was tender, swollen and getting worse. I assumed it was a muscle problem and went to my chiropractor, who treated it as a muscle issue.

Gleb Tsipursky, PhD, serves as the CEO of the future-of-work work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts and wrote The Psychology of Generative AI Adoption at Work (Georgetown University Press, 2026)

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Expanding on her recent theatre tour, Allen’s one-woman performance of her zeitgeist-dominating album is full of catharsis and high camp

Lily Allen’s arena jaunt is a scaled-up version of the show she took into theatres last year, touring her acclaimed album West End Girl, which at least partly dramatises the real-life breakdown of her four-year marriage to Stranger Things actor David Harbour. Once again, the show opens with string ensemble the Dallas Minor Trio playing instrumental versions of her older hits, which warms up the crowd and provides a rare opportunity to cheerily bellow the likes of The Fear or Fuck You (“very much”) along with several thousand people.

The 41-year-old comes on for the second act, an hour-long one-woman show performing West End Girl with theatrical staging. Looking resplendent – like a modern Ronette – in a dress finished off with a giant bow, she cheerily bounds into the album’s title track. Then she takes a phone call, which leaves her tearful.

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• South Africa-born centre does not qualify until 8 July

• Cleared for selection because Vannes match is not a Test

Benhard Janse van Rensburg is poised to make his England debut off the bench in Friday’s non-cap international against a France XV in Vannes.

The South Africa-born centre does not qualify for England on residency grounds until 8 July but is able to be picked because the Stade de la Rabine showdown is not a Test.

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Hamilton claimed his first Grands Prix victory for Ferrari last weekend in the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, becoming the first driver to beat Mercedes on a Sunday this year.

Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen joins *Beyond The Grid* to discuss his impressive career and how he came close to racing in F1.

Het kan wél!

Zo dan. In het Europees Parlement, waar ze geen D66-senatoren hebben, geen DPG-senatoren en geen ex-ex-ex-BBB-senatoren, heeft gestemd vóór zogeheten terugkeerhubs. Dat zijn hubs, voor terugkeerders. "EU-landen hebben al jarenlang grote moeite om afgewezen asielzoekers en migranten die een veiligheidsrisico vormen terug te sturen naar het land van herkomst. De nieuwe terugkeerregels maken het mogelijk om deze migranten te sturen naar uitzetcentra in landen buiten Europa. Het maakt daarbij niet uit of ze uit het land komen waar ze heen worden gestuurd." Je zou haast zeggen. Het kan wél. "De linksliberale fractie Renew, waar regeringspartijen VVD en D66 onderdeel van zijn, probeerde tevergeefs via een amendement nog de wet om zeep te helpen. De VVD heeft wél voor de wet gestemd. D66 heeft zich onthouden van stemming. „Wij zijn er niet voor gaan liggen, het kabinet-Jetten kan aan de slag”, zo laat de D66-delegatie weten." Oh ja. AAN DE SLAG! Zo heet het regeerakkoord.

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De overleden Britse kunstenaar David Hockney, die wordt gezien als een van de groten van de late 20ste eeuw, had ook invloed op de generaties na hem. Vijf Nederlandse kunstenaars vertellen wat Hockneys boeken en kunst voor hun werk betekenden. „Hij is voor mij een van mijn ultieme feelgoodkunstenaars.”