Imagine only having a couple of feet of space to slide off the end of your double bed in the...
New Zealand supreme court blocks seabed mining consent
A New Zealand offshore mining company has lost its supreme court bid to overturn a decision...
âShark callingâ: locals claim ancient custom threatened by deep-sea mining
To catch a shark in the waters off Papua New Guinea, first the men sing. They sing the names of...
Sexy Beasts to Acapulco: the seven best shows to stream this week
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WHO âshould pay reparations to victims of sexual abuse by staffâ
Survivors of sexual abuse by World Health Organization aid workers during the Democratic Republic...
Mark Drakeford attacks Westminster âfailureâ over fuel crisis
The Welsh first minister has launched a strong attack on the UK government, claiming that a...
Huge domes of dust drift across my floor. Where do they come from â and why do I feel so afraid?
Is it Covid or is it dust? Since I moved into this apartment, I frequently wake up with a runny...
What the government has to do to get the economy moving again
The events of the past week have shown the fragility of the UK’s economic recovery. The issue of...
Flu and Covid jabs safe to be given at same time, study finds
Flu jabs are safe to give at the same time as the Pfizer or AstraZeneca Covid vaccines, according...
New York mandates vaccines for health workers â how will it play out?
E rie County Medical Center, a hospital in the western New York city of Buffalo, just...
Covid cases rise as UK schools return and furlough scheme ends
Covid infections rise after schools and businesses return The number of...
Kate Wilson: after spy cops case the Met is beyond redemption
I t is 10 years since I first sat down with a group of eight women to discuss bringing an...
A new start after 60: âI started sketching at 72 â and graduated with a fine art degree at 96â
A rchie White says he would like to retire, but Iâm not sure I believe him. This...
The furlough scheme came to an end today after 19 months - though uncertainty remains for almost a...
A reveller who thrust his hand down a woman’s cycling shorts at the Notting Hill Carnival a month...
Leonard Cohen goes to the doctor: Ian Cookâs best photograph
I n 1979 Leonard Cohen was in London for a few days on a European tour and I had been...
âI pleaded for help. No one wrote backâ: the pain of watching my country fall to the Taliban
I n the weeks before Kabul fell, my mind was strangely calm. There is a moment just before...
Jessye Normanâs family sue over treatment that allegedly left her paralysed
She had a voice described as a âgrand mansion of soundâ, won four Grammy awards and...
David Tennant to play poisoned former spy Alexander Litvinenko
David Tennant is to play the former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in a four-part ITV series. ...
Oxford Covid biotech firm makes stellar debut on London stock market
Oxford Nanopore, whose DNA sequencing technology has been essential in tracking Covid-19 variants...
Rapinoe and Morgan attack NWSL after alleged abuse by prominent coach
Players including World Cup winners Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have called for repercussions...
Fifa rape inquiry into former Haitian FA director unresolved 13 months on
A Fifa investigation into a former technical director of the Haitian Football Federation accused of...
Team GB speed skater Elise Christie reveals drug and rape ordeal
The Olympic speed skater Elise Christie has spoken for the first time about the night she was raped...
Judges âused signalsâ to fix Olympic boxing bouts, McLaren report finds
A damning investigation into boxing at the Rio 2016 Olympics has found widespread evidence of â...
The Guardian view on silence about Brexit: time to talk turkey
S ince the 2019 general election, there has been a mutually convenient conspiracy of...
The Guardian view on the police and women: face up to the problems
T he disappearance of Sarah Everard in London in March sparked a wave of outrage at the...
Never mind the explosions â how sexist is No Time to Die?
I n No Time to Die, James Bond is âretiredâ and so a new agent has taken his 007...
Slamming the cell door on Wayne Couzens wonât fix womenâs fragile faith in the police
The haunting thing is that it happened in such plain sight. A couple driving home through London...
Hydroxychloroquine sales spiked almost 100% in Australia at start of Covid pandemic, study finds
The amount of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin dispensed from Australian pharmacies increased...
âIâll never go backâ: Ugandaâs schools at risk as teachers find new work during Covid
T he last message Mary Namitala received from the private school in which she taught was...
âIt took a year to get helpâ: generation Z on mental health decline
It was while browsing on social media at the age of 13 that Hannah realised she had an eating...
Oh my days: linguists lament slang ban in London school
A London secondary school is trying to stop its pupils from using “basically” at the beginning...
Demand for private jets soars as rich travellers try to avoid âmosh pitâ
Private jet providers are experiencing âunprecedented demandâ from wealthy customers...
Sabina Nessa: garage worker in court accused of âpredatoryâ murder
A man has appeared in court accused of the âpredatoryâ murder of the primary school...
Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens given whole-life sentence
Wayne Couzens has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in jail after a judge said his crimes...
Abby, 45, London Occupation Head of client services, recently made redundant. Army officer for
Adjoa Andoh: âMy greatest fear? Being locked in a sauna and boiled aliveâ
B orn in Bristol, Adjoa Andoh, 58, appeared in lead roles at the RSC, as well as starring...
Guardian angel: a Hackney hero takes his team bowling
M arvin Birch has lived on the Kingsmead estate in Hackney his entire life. It’s never...
Marina AbramoviÄ: âI think about dying every dayâ
Iâll be 75 in November. My grandmother, who lived to be 103, told me that 70 is when life...
New York Cityâs Covid vaccine mandate for school staff blocked by judge
New York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for teachers...
Fears over NHS plan to close all local ambulance stations in London
NHS bosses plan to shut every local ambulance station in London, prompting fears that patients...
Blood donation drive begins in memory of Richard Okorogheye
A blood donation drive has begun in memory of a black teenager with sickle cell disorder who was...
Matt Ratana: memorial service to be held for Met officer killed in line of duty
A special memorial service for the Metropolitan police sergeant Matiu “Matt” Ratana, who was...
The Guardian view on Europeâs centre-left: new grounds for optimism
I n the wake of the financial crash in 2008, hopes were high on the left that a bona fide...
Ever-changing dialects keep English moving â but grammar is its north star
I say tomahto and you say tomayto. My wife says dahrling and I say my dear. We all speak...
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Why canât we tackle Covid and climate heating? Nationalism and stupidity
E ven if you think humans are nothing more than a selfish, tribal species who care little...
Emma Raducanu commits to Australian Open despite strict quarantine laws
Emma Raducanu is happy to comply with whatever demands are made of players competing in the...
Arsenalâs struggles offer Spurs grim warning of their own mediocre future
T he phantom slowly, gravely, silently approached Spurs. It was shrouded in a deep black...
Voices from Australiaâs Covid frontline: the shop owner and the customer
Leesa Lambert The Little Bookroom owner, Fitzroy North, Melbourne The Little...
Dutch protesters march through The Hague against âcorona passâ
Protesters gathered to march against the introduction of a âcorona passâ in the...
Britainâs Covid-era university students may suffer âimpostor syndromeâ
New students are more likely to suffer âimpostor syndromeâ because they have won their...
âI feel a bit rustyâ: Has Covid killed our sex lives?
T his year was meant to be a replay of the roaring 20s, your hot girl or boy summer. Weâ...
B orn in Hounslow, west London in 1979, Sophie Ellis-Bextor is the daughter of the...
Child refugees were âdumpedâ in unsafe hotel, claims Brighton council
Fresh concern over the plight of thousands of refugees living in UK hotels has emerged after a...
Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua to claim world heavyweight title
Oleksandr Usyk is the new WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion of the world after, in a riveting...
Sabina Nessa killing suspect âtried to hide reflective red itemâ
Detectives hunting a man of interest in the Sabina Nessa murder inquiry believe that a â...
The crisis manager: Angela Merkelâs double-edged European legacy
I t was Monday 13 July 2015 and dawn had broken when Angela Merkel said it was all over:...
âIran was our Hogwartsâ: my childhood between Tehran and Essex
W hen I was 12, a bespectacled boy with a shock of thick hair and his forearm in plaster...
Sessions Arts Club, London EC1: âDecadent and sexyâ â restaurant review
Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell is not a private membersâ club, but it has the feel of some...
A new start after 60: I became a priest at 63 â after 44 years as a soldier and a teacher
A t 66, Diana Johnson has just embarked on her third career. She has moved to a different...
Mental health at work: the tech helping businesses to assist struggling staff
As a London-based management consultant who has struggled with anxiety and insomnia, Marion dreaded...
Fear of more baby deaths as ministers stand firm on jailing pregnant women
Experts have warned that more babies could die in prison owing to the government’s expansion of...
Primary Sats tests in England âdo not appear to harm childrenâs wellbeingâ
National tests that pupils in England sit in the final year of primary school do not appear to harm...
Climate crisis: fifth of London schools now susceptible to flooding
A fifth of London’s schools are now susceptible to flooding and millions of people living in the...
Anthony Joshua is deadly serious while Usyk dresses as the Joker
O ne of the most intriguing fights of the year produced a low-key press conference on...
Jacinda Ardern looks to life beyond lockdowns with 90% vaccination target
J acinda Ardern wants to make New Zealand a world leader in Covid vaccinations,...
Desperation, misinformation: how the ivermectin craze spread across the world
As Covid-19 cases in Peru rose rapidly during the early months of the pandemic, public interest in...
âIf I could donate my jab, I wouldâ: readers share views on Covid vaccine boosters
A bout 1.5 million people in England who are eligible for a Covid booster jab, including...
Campaign urges Londoners to take over parking spaces for a day
People are being urged to reclaim parking spaces outside their homes this weekend, transforming...
Sabina Nessa: police make CCTV appeal over killing as man held
A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the primary school teacher Sabina...
On the tail of the Spanish influenza pandemic that killed some 50 million people worldwide at the...
The cost of building materials for home improvements is rising at the fastest rate since the 1990s,...
It's often cheaper to hop on a Ryanair or easyJet flight to Spain than catch a train to Scotland. ...
âIt is powerful to suddenly have a voiceâ: reframing women in criminal justice
S omeoneâs Daughter, curated by Jennie Ricketts and presented with The View magazine,...
âSex isnât difficult any moreâ: the men who are quitting watching porn
T homas discovered pornography in the traditional way: at school. He remembers classmates...
What to expect when your children go back to school â and how to help them cope
âSafety and wellbeing is paramountâ For many parents and children, the prospect of...
The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show review â extraordinary vocal gymnastics and doofus energy
S ome kids see a show with their parents then reflect eruditely, I imagine, on the shared...
Viruses may exist âelsewhere in the universeâ, warns scientist
The Covid pandemic has already turned life as we know it upside down â and no doubt prompted...
Jean-Paul Belmondo, star of Breathless, dies aged 88
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the French actor who shot to international fame in Jean-Luc Godard’s...
Church in Wales votes to bless same-sex marriages
The Anglican church in Wales will offer special blessings to same-sex married couples after a...
Returning London commuters put the rush back into rush hour
The first signs of a commuter revival in the capital appeared on Monday as London Underground...
No 10 intent on keeping Covid powers amid expected rise in cases
Coronavirus rules are set to be renewed for another six months as No 10 admitted cases are likely...
Tulip, Summit, Mound: can urban properties really be âexperiencesâ?
W hat do a fake hill, a giant light-up ball, gondola rides 300 metres in the air,...
Mark Drakeford â the anti-Boris Johnson who surprised us all
There is a strong argument that the British politician whose reputation has been most enhanced by...
âTheir future could be destroyedâ: the global struggle for schooling after Covid closures
The Philippines Childrenâs mental health suffers as schools remain shut Itâ...
âThe equivalent of shouting fireâ: coughing in theatres is new taboo
Once considered simply a vital bodily function, coughing could be joining the list of unacceptably...
UK vaccine advisers âacted like medical regulatorsâ over Covid jabs for children
The UKâs vaccine advisory group behaved like a medical regulator in rejecting calls for all...
YouTube star Patricia Bright: âI pick my life over being an influencerâ
âI learned how women delivered babies from watching YouTube videos. So I had to give...
Jean-Paul Belmondo: the beaten-up icon who made crime sexy
O n the streets of Paris, car thief and fugitive cop killer Michel Poiccard has just been...
Return to office brings contrasting fortunes in Manchester and London
B efore the pandemic, the queues outside Café Istanbul in Manchester city centre would be...
There were barely nine minutes on the clock when Argentina walked from the pitch never to return...
Reports of child-on-child sexual abuse doubled in two years, it was revealed last night. Police...
Bridgerton series two filming has reportedly shut down for the third time due to a new COVID-19...
There has never been a British actress quite so candid as Miriam Margolyes, perhaps best-known as...
When I got home, I opened the book I had found on the street and a home-made card fluttered to the...
A s disgraced 91-year-old cardinal Theodore McCarrick stood in an American court last week...
âSomehow weâre still hereâ: one parentâs shocking story of survival
We were running late that day. Three months into parenthood and time seemed to be perpetually...
Idles review â primal howls and bullish power for the pits
I tâs an eternal question: is it a faux pas to wear a bandâs T-shirt to one of...
NHS gender identity clinic whistleblower wins damages
A child safeguarding expert who faced vilification after raising concerns about the safety of...
Channel 4 opens new HQ in Leeds as it fights against privatisation
Channel 4 will open its national headquarters in Leeds on Monday as it fights against a government...
MPs face âphenomenalâ rise in constituent casework during pandemic
MPs and their staff are buckling under the strain of a âphenomenalâ rise in appeals for...
Arsenal win WSL thriller against Chelsea thanks to Beth Mead double
Jonas Eidevall, Arsenal’s new manager, cautioned that his side’s thrilling defeat of Chelsea...
The west must engage with the Taliban and provide financial support
A fghanistan is on the brink of economic meltdown. Millions of people are going hungry....
Beyond Kabul, a humanitarian crisis is developing in Afghanistan
I t felt surreal to be flying into Kabul international airport rather than out, crossing...
The pandemic has united people but old attitudes to welfare are returning
T he pandemic has been a shared experience, albeit one we’ve experienced very...
âWe wonât let it fadeâ: bereaved call for UK Covid memorial to be preserved
Few memorials require restoration before they are complete, but that is the reality facing the...
Brazil v Argentina abandoned as health authorities invade pitch
A World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was abandoned amid farcical, confused scenes...
Life being put on hold was just the spur this writer needed to fulfil her youthful ambition
I wrote a novel in the last lockdown. To be clear, it wasn’t one of those creative...
Two pints of lager and a view of St Paulâs: the secret life of Londonâs most thrilling boozers
W hen you stumble out of the medieval warren of Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese pub on Fleet...
Punchdrunk to stage epic âfuture noirâ drama in old London arms factory
The immersive theatre company Punchdrunk, celebrated for creating labyrinthine adventures in...
River of life: zooâs yearly count finds seals thriving on Thames
âT his is a sushi conveyor belt,â says the boatâs skipper, Stuart Barnes,...
A married California teacher is behind bars after her arrest on charges of raping a 14-year-old boy...
Grenfell Tower is to be torn more than four years after the fire ripped through the London flats...
Darren Agee Merager, 52, who is accused of indecent exposure at Wi Spa in LA, has a long criminal...
âYouâre not made to feel like a beggarâ: the local heroes helping the hungry
I tâs a Wednesday afternoon, the day before Redfern-based Koori artist Blak Douglas ...
Richard Osman: âNo oneâs born a crime writer. I write crime because I read itâ
S ometimes, Richard Osman tells me, complete strangers shout the words âHelen Mirren...
On my radar: Alexis Taylorâs cultural highlights
B orn in 1980, Alexis Taylor is the lead vocalist and keyboardist/guitarist of synthpop...
Oklahoma hospitals deluged by ivermectin overdoses, doctor says
An Oklahoma doctor has said overdoses of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which many believe...
Young country diary: searching for an adder with my eagle eyes
A s a trainee zoologist, I love all animals, but I really love snakes! I’d never seen a...
My summer cultural highlight? An old film where I got lost in Bette Davisâs eyes
O ut in the world again, Iâve seen a lot of new exhibitions and a bit of new theatre,...
Does the Elizabeth Holmes trial spell the end of the #girlboss era?
Elizabeth Holmes and the end of the #girlboss A brown man made her do it! Elizabeth Holmes, the...
Tax the wealthy to give care workers a pay rise, donât raid ordinary workersâ pockets
I n a weekâs time, the TUC will hold its 153rd congress in London. Shortly before I...
Vaccines on horseback: Fiji doctors take long and muddy road to protect remote villages from Covid
T o reach Nakida village in the highlands of Fiji, Dr Losalini Tabakei and her colleagues...
Give pupils Covid jab to prevent virus running through UK, expert says
Schoolchildren should be given the Covid vaccine to avoid allowing the virus to “run through the...
Last Night in Soho review â a gaudy romp thatâs stupidly enjoyable
T he nostalgia gauge is code-red on Last Night in Soho, a gaudy time-travel romp that...
Meera Syal: âI was a Midlands wench outside the house and a good Indian girl at homeâ
My childhood was unusual, an Indian family plonked in the middle of the Black Country. I was a...
Grenfell Tower set to be demolished over safety concerns
Ministers are expected to announce this month that Grenfell Tower will be demolished because of...
Let parents decide on Covid jab for 12- to 15-year-olds, say vaccine advisers
Parents should choose whether they allow their children to be vaccinated against Covid-19 if...
Writer and commentator Toby Young's half sister has died suddenly after complaining of a headache. ...
The Works: how a store perfect for lockdown offers high street hope
If you were trying to invent a retailer aimed at people stuck at home you might come up with the...
Fruits of the loom: why Greek myths are relevant for all time
A mong my most treasured books as a child was a volume of Greek myths. My eldest brother,...
Rockets and Blue Lights review â radical retelling of Britainâs slavery history
Winsome Pinnockâs leviathan of a play opens with a meditation on a slave ship painting by JMW...
Shredded Banksy artwork goes back under the hammer
A Banksy painting that partially shredded itself after being sold at auction is going back under...
#AppleToo: employees organize and allege harassment and discrimination
A group of Apple workers is organizing to fight against what it says are patterns of discrimination...
Dizzee Rascal denies headbutting former girlfriend
The musician Dizzee Rascal has denied headbutting his ex-girlfriend at a home in south London this...
Inflation set to surge this autumn as Brexit and Covid combine
Consumers have been warned of an autumn rise in living costs from sharp increases in household...
Womenâs Super League 2021-22 previews No 12: West Ham
The plan West Hamâs steady decline continued last season with a ninth-place finish â...
The Guardian view on social care funding: fairness is the key
A n announcement on social care funding is imminent, with a national insurance rise the...
Itâs not just Texas â anti-abortion activists are targeting womenâs rights in Europe
T he state of Texas now has the most restrictive abortion law to be passed in the US since...
Italy could soon make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory, says PM
Italy’s prime minister has announced his government could make Covid-19 vaccines mandatory,...
Stress test: how âburnout breaksâ are helping staff recover from pandemic
T his week, staff at Nikeâs headquarters in Oregon breathed a prolonged sigh of...
Extinction Rebellion eyes shift in tactics as police crack down on protests
When police drew batons and scaled a vintage open-top bus in London Bridge on Tuesday, it...
Anti-vaccine protesters try to storm London offices of medical regulator
Police have prevented anti-vaccine protesters from storming the headquarters of Britain’s medical...
Apple delays plans to scan cloud uploads for child sexual abuse images
Apple will delay its plans to begin scanning user images for child sexual abuse material (CSAM)...
Ministers could defy JCVI and go ahead with Covid jabs for all 12- to 15-year-olds
Ministers could for the first time defy the advice of their official vaccine advisers and push...
Jeremy Hunt today urged ministers to 'get on' with a mass booster Covid vaccine programme Jeremy...
2021 has been slow for video games. Will autumn fix that?
I t has not, I’m sure we can all agree, been a standout year for video games. Although...
Japan PM Yoshihide Suga announces he wonât run for re-election as party leader
Japanâs prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is to step down from his partyâs leadership this...
Trump loyalists team up with anti-vax doctors for âhealth and freedomâ tour
Top loyalists to Donald Trump, who frequently push lies about election fraud, have joined forces...
Protesters against transgender rights changes boo Nicola Sturgeon
Protesters opposed to transgender rights changes in Scotland booed Nicola Sturgeon outside the...
Extinction Rebellion protesters break bail terms for City protest
Dozens of Extinction Rebellion activists have carried out a mass act of non-violent civil...
Sage members sent suspicious packages throughout pandemic, says leading scientist
Members of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) have been sent...
UK enjoys property sales boom amid Covid-19 pandemic
Hard-to-sell homes are being snapped up by the hundred as Britain’s booming property market...
The white supremacist student sentenced to read Austen and Dickens fits a grim pattern
R ead a book, as the old saying goes, and it will set you free. But even the power of...
As a head in England, I know itâs not just Covid that will make it tough to go back to school
Like most headteachers I view the formal start back to school with a mixture of optimism and...
Republicans seethe with violence and lies. Texas is part of a bigger war theyâre waging
T he American right has been drunk on its freedom from two kinds of inhibition since...
Kim Jong-un rejects Covax vaccine offer as North Korea fights pandemic in âour styleâ
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered officials to wage a tougher epidemic prevention...
Donât wait for JCVI green light to roll out Covid boosters, says Hunt
Ministers should consider rolling out Covid booster injections even without a green light from the...
New Zealand cinemaâs expletive-laden voicemail gets rave reviews
An expletive-ridden voicemail recording, accidentally uploaded by a New Zealand cinema, is giving...
Security operation for Queenâs death includes social media blackouts
The UK governmentâs vast security operation to manage the immediate aftermath of the death of...
Joe Rogan, the popular podcaster and comedian who has made controversial comments criticizing...
Getting two vaccines halves risk of suffering long Covid, study claims
Being double-jabbed almost halves the likelihood of long Covid in adults who get coronavirus, a new...
This picture looks like any other colour photo when you first look at it but it's actually an...
Xi Jinpingâs drive for economic equality comes at a delicate moment for China
For decades the aim in China has been the pursuit of growth, building the worldâs second...
Tell us: how have your children been affected by long Covid?
An estimated 106,000 under-25s living with long Covid in the UK (of these young people, 72,000 are...
My husband just told me he is bisexual. Should I be worried about our future?
My husband and I have been together for 16 years and have two kids . He recently told me...
I was in a Pret in Cambridge city centre when I got the call: the senior tutor of my...
âI spent a lot of time walking round with a pillow stuffed up my jumper pretending I was...
The Inseparables â read an extract from the newly discovered novel by Simone de Beauvoir
When I was nine years old I was a good little girl, though this hadnât always been the case....
Ofqual plans âglide pathâ back to pre-Covid exam grading in England
Pupils in England could be put on a âglide pathâ back to pre-pandemic exam grading over...
WWF office sit-in enters second day as XR keeps up London protests
An occupation of the offices of the environmental group WWF by a protest in solidarity with...
NHS âneeds £10bn annual boostâ to tackle backlog and Covid cost
The NHS needs a £10bn a year budget boost to cover the costs of Covid-19 and tackle the huge...
Dan Evans overcomes Marcos Giron and rain delays to make US Open third round
Dan Evans has achieved a fair few notable wins at the US Open over the years and it is undoubtedly...
The Guardian view on Raymond Williams at 100
H e was born 100 years ago this week in the Welsh village of Pandy, just outside the...
An obsession with migration figures is about more than just numbers
T he “great replacement” – the conspiracy theory that globalist elites are planning...
Reddit bans Covid misinformation forum after âgo darkâ protest
Reddit has banned a discussion forum that spreads misinformation about coronavirus and vaccines...
Japanâs Moderna Covid vaccine rollout hit by recall and contamination scares
The Moderna coronavirus vaccine programme in Japan has been hit by a series of contamination...
From vaccine mandates to a chatting ban: how schools in the Asia Pacific are managing Delta
A s countries across Asia battle worsening Covid outbreaks, schools face particular...
âThereâs a lot to unpackâ: the dark, difficult life of Rick James
I n the jarring new music documentary, Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James, we see a...
Covid and the crisis of neoliberalism
I f one word could sum up the experience of 2020, it would be disbelief. Between Xi...
Call for results review at London school amid downgrading claim
Teachers and parents at a London secondary school have called for hundreds of GCSE and A-level...
A confused little girl sat in her father's arms as he was berated by two police officers for not...
A new Covid variant which has been branded the 'most mutated so far' may already be extinct, it was...
People who catch the Indian 'Delta' variant of COVID are at twice the risk of hospitalization than...
Photographer Enda Burke and the theatre of family lockdown
Enda Burke spent lockdown with his parents in Galway City on the west coast of Ireland. As a street...
âNot open for humansâ: Covid changes east Asiaâs Ghost Month but free spirits remain
O n the 15th day of Ghost Month, when the gates to hell are believed to open and spirits...
Bedknobs and Broomsticks review â Disney fantasy is a bumpy flight
W ell, hocus pocus and substitutiary locomotion! Half a century after the Disney caper...
Override review â TV robot goes rogue in Stepford Wives meets Truman Show sci-fi
T his is an inane hodgepodge of sci-fi, political thriller and perhaps some kind of ill...
Reading and Leeds festival review â Stormzy and Liam Gallagher unite the masses
âW ho fancies a party? Weâre all out of the house!â yells Wolf Alice...
Milan mayor likens tower block fire to Grenfell disaster
The mayor of Milan has compared a fire that ripped through a 20-storey residential building on...
Martin Figura creates poetic record of life during pandemic at Salisbury hospital
One poem imagines an NHS nightshift worker at the height of the coronavirus crisis as an astronaut,...
Pen Farthing sorry for expletive-laden message over Kabul evacuation
A former Royal Marine has admitted his emotions “got the better” of him when he left an...
Womenâs Super League 2021-22 previews No 4: Brighton
H ope Powellâs Brighton surprised most people in their third Womenâs Super...
The Guardian view on attacks on NHS staff: a grim and growing problem
W hat a difference a year makes. This time last year, the country had not long ceased its...
For most of the world, the pandemic is not over
T he Delta variant of Sars-CoV-2 is causing major problems across the world. Estimated to...
Rand Paul: âHatred for Trumpâ blocks Covid study of horse drug ivermectin
Federal researchers will not objectively study ivermectin as a treatment for Covid-19, the Kentucky...
Covid: how can schools improve air quality to reduce transmission?
Pupils will return to school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this week amid experts warning...
Covid booster jabs ânot a luxuryâ and protect the vulnerable, says WHO
A booster jab of Covid-19 vaccine for vulnerable people is not a luxury but a good way to protect...
Courtauldâs art treasures return home for grand reopening
Renoirâs once shocking La Loge is back from Belfast. Van Goghâs show-stopping Self...
Alex Salmond inquiry upheld five sexual harassment complaints
A Scottish government inquiry upheld five complaints of sexual harassment against Alex Salmond,...
Protests grow against new council homes on green spaces in London
Protests are growing across London against plans to build thousands of new council homes on green...
Concerns over plan to disinfect classrooms in Wales with ozone
A £3.3m scheme to provide schools in Wales with machines that disinfect classrooms after a Covid...
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Tower Bridge in London
Extinction Rebellion protesters have blocked Tower Bridge in London with a van and caravan. ...
You mIght have thought a trip to Devon or a staycation in the Cotswolds would be a cheap and...
She's the Duchess of Sussex’s best friend and mentor, who was asked to be maid of honour at the...
âItâs only going to get worseâ: mask war in Arizona schools ramps up as Covid cases soar
Sherry Dorathy has long lived in Miami, Arizona, a small, once prosperous copper mining town tucked...
Back to school: what Covid measures will be in place in England?
Q. What measures are schools in England taking to prevent the spread of Covid? A. There are...
Bloody Mary Live! review â an audience with the killer queen
Y ou might consider the fraught life of Mary Tudor, Englandâs first queen, for a long...
âIntimidatingâ R Kelly put âfear of God in meâ, third accuser says
A woman told a New York court on Thursday of a relationship she had with R Kelly in which he would...
Denmark to lift all remaining Covid restrictions on 10 September
Denmark is to lift all its remaining Covid-19 restrictions by 10 September after the health...
Benjamin Mendy: footballer remanded in custody on rape charges
The Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has been remanded in custody after appearing in court...
Scotland records highest number of daily Covid cases
Scotland has recorded the highest number of daily Covid cases since the pandemic began, as Nicola...
Food industry proposes âCovid recovery visaâ after warnings of surplus pig cull
Britainâs food and drink industry is calling on the government to introduce a âCovid-19...
Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness â study
Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental illness, according to the...
Stand up for the women and girls of Afghanistan
It is tragic that many Afghans who worked for Nato armies and diplomats, all the female journalists...
The Guardian view on the Proms: British artists to the rescue
T he BBC Proms, the last night of which is on 11 September, are on their way to achieving...
Private equity is draining British business dry
W hile swathes of the economy splutter back to life, desperately attempting to survive...
The US report into Covidâs origins is little use in averting another pandemic
U S intelligence services have just briefed the president, Joe Biden, on the results of...
Masks to be worn in some south-west England schools amid Covid rise
Secondary school and college pupils will need to wear face masks in communal areas outside their...
Prepare for back-to-school Covid surge, Sage experts warn
Ministers should be planning for a huge rise in Covid cases as schools return, the government’s...
Covid abnormal: why is Australia so far behind on making its own mRNA vaccines?
F rom September – more than nine months after it was approved for emergency use in the...
To vaccinate children or not? Getting decision right is far from childâs play
It is a mantra heard less often these days, that the government will âfollow the scienceâ...
The Nest review â Jude Law flies home in a riveting neoliberal fever dream
I s it a ghost story? A parable of family dysfunction? Or perhaps a fever dream of...
US intelligence couldnât resolve debate over Covid origins â official report
The US intelligence community failed to resolve sharp debate within the Biden administration over...
Solicitor in court accused of injecting blood into food at London supermarkets
A solicitor accused of using syringes to inject blood into food at three west London supermarkets...
Delta variant doubles risk of hospitalisation, new study finds
The Delta variant doubles the risk of Covid hospitalisation compared with the previously dominant...
Price of a puppy soars to £1,500 as rush for company during Covid lockdowns pushed up pets' value
A puppy cost more than £1,500 on average last year because of the 'pet rush' created by the...
Scotland's economic recovery could grind to a halt if draconian coronavirus restrictions are...
Footage has captured the moment armed police carrying shields and battering rams arrested a Covid...
Unacknowledged rape: the sexual assault survivors who hide their trauma â even from themselves
The morning after it happened, I said a cheery: âGood morning,â to my university roommate...
âIf you get sick, we may not have a bedâ: Covid surge pushes Oregon hospitals to the brink
An intense surge in Covid cases is pushing Oregonâs healthcare system to the brink as mostly...
Tell us: has your commute changed due to the pandemic?
We’d like to find out how people’s commutes may have been affected by the pandemic. What are...
Sixteen: Class of 2021 review â what itâs really like to be a teen today
J ust about any documentary set in a school, among the scramble of children bulging this...
Concerns over pet welfare crisis due to high demand for âpandemic puppiesâ
The unprecedented demand for puppies during the pandemic has had serious consequences for animal...
London golf courses could provide homes for 300,000 people, study says
London’s golf courses make up an area larger than the borough of Brent and there is enough space...
Gareth Southgate: I got more abuse for vaccine video than managing England
Gareth Southgate has revealed that he received more abuse for recording a video urging young people...
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics briefing: GBâs gold rush and a TikTok star shines
Today in a nutshell: five golds for Great Britain, TikTok star Anastasia Pagonis is one of many...
âLove has to prevailâ: Pearson sends LGBTQ+ message of support after gold
âL ove has to prevail, really. Whatever shape or form, I think love has to prevail....
The Guardian view on trying times: of course unhappiness has risen
I t is 10 years since the UK government began to measure happiness. As part of its annual...
BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died of Covid vaccine complications, coroner finds
An award-winning BBC radio presenter died as a result of complications from the AstraZeneca...
Confusion over Covid jabs for over-12s in England ahead of new school term
Confusion is growing over whether all children aged 12 and over will soon be offered a Covid jab as...
âItâs really hit us nowâ: Newquay becomes Englandâs Covid capital
At first glance it looked like a pretty perfect day in the self-styled surfing capital of the UK....
Attempt to force release of Johnsonâs messages on Covid in care homes fails
The government has successfully resisted disclosure of potentially explosive WhatsApp messages...
Lib Dems propose ban on new listings of fossil fuel companies on LSE
New listings of fossil fuel companies would be immediately banned on the London Stock Exchange as...
Manchester Cityâs Benjamin Mendy charged with four counts of rape
Manchester Cityâs Benjamin Mendy has been charged with four counts of rape, Cheshire...
UK braces for Covid surge as people head to bank holiday hotspots
Health officials are braced for a bank holiday surge of coronavirus cases as about 500,000 people...
âThe mother sheâll never meetâ: young parents among UK Covid victims
C ovid-19 deaths in the UK have reached their highest level since mid-March, data shows....
âMy crime is I fell in loveâ: should India rethink tough laws on underage sex?
M ani*, 21, began dating Noor*, 17, two years ago. They couldnât see each other...
UK farmers: tell us about the impact of Covid on seasonal workers
Numbers of seasonal workers in the UK agricultural sector have reduced since the Brexit vote of...
Hot summer nights: âIn my lonely shack Iâd hear footsteps and think of axe murderersâ
E ighteen-and-a-bit years ago, pushing 40, tired of England and keen to spend more time...
How can I get a taste of Spain in my home cooking?
What’s the secret to great Spanish cooking? Neil, Richmond To read a...
Summer holidays: what are the new rules for Covid-safe travel abroad?
The success of the UK’s vaccination programme means the country is gradually opening up, and some...
After the intermission: films are back in cinemas â but will the crowds return too?
S o are we in or out? Is this going to be the old normal or some new normal that the...
When Darkness Falls review â Guernseyâs ghosts leave you cowering in your seat
A hefty storm is brewing outside a ramshackle office on the isle of Guernsey, carrying...
Fauci says US could be back to normal by spring 2022 â if vaccinations take off
The US could have the Covid pandemic under control and achieve a return to ânormalityâ by...
R Kelly barred girlfriends from watching series on abuse allegations, court hears
R Kelly barred his live-in girlfriends from watching a series that portrayed him as a sexual...
Phones of nine Bahraini activists found to have been hacked with NSO spyware
The mobile phones of nine Bahraini activists, including two who were granted asylum protection and...
Ryanair to stop all flights from Northern Ireland
Ryanair is to stop all flights from both Belfast international airport and Belfast City airport, in...
Extinction Rebellion blocks junction in Londonâs West End in latest protest
Environmentalist protesters have blocked another main junction in Londonâs West End, calling...
Ellie Simmonds: âIâve found the expectations harder as Iâve got olderâ
âI think when youâre in that massive bubble, when youâre in the village,...
Paralympics opening ceremony: pandemic, politics and plenty of fun
T he location for the Paralympics opening ceremony, at least in the imagination, was that...
Cheaper Covid tests help high hopes in Italy
In Italy, mandatory Covid tests required for travel have a fixed price of €15 set by the...
New peace emerges as Covid lockdown ends my patientâs bucket-list dreams
Among her friends, Stephanie* was considered the ultimate Francophile. She loved France â the...
Hawaii governor begs tourists to stay away as Covid surges: âNot a good timeâ
Hawaiiâs governor has pleaded with tourists not to travel to the islands as the state...
NHS Covid pass still not recognised in some EU countries
British tourists face difficulties in proving their vaccine status in Europe following a delay in...
Covid claims 100 lives a day on average across the UK, statistics show
Official statistics show Covid is claiming 100 lives a day on average across the UK. But the...
âOur humour gets very dark, very fastâ: The Last Leg presenters on busting disability taboos
âO ur catchphrase was, âWhat are they going to do, sack us?ââ says...
âAll we need is a Walk of Fame!â â the £4m rebirth of the National Youth Theatre
A pink neon sign glows beneath a light-studded ceiling in the new entrance lobby of the...
Edinburgh fringe launches £7.5m emergency appeal
The Edinburgh festival fringe has launched a £7.5m emergency appeal after it lost millions of...
Number of young smokers rose by a quarter in first lockdown, England study shows
The number of young adults who smoke in England rose by about a quarter in the first lockdown,...
Volunteers may be required in staffing shortfall at English care homes
An army of volunteers could be needed this winter to tackle rising staff shortages in care homes...
Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80
Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who propelled the band’s sound for nearly 60 years, has...
Share your reaction and experiences on GCSE results day 2021
GCSE students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland find out their results today after a year of...
Experience: I went to the same nightclub for 1,000 nights
W hen I was seven, there was something on television about a gay politician. My mum, with...
Top Boyâs Jasmine Jobson: from âthe most difficult child in Westminsterâ to Netflix hit
Jasmine Jobson always knew she wanted to be an actor â she just took an irregular route to get...
Tom Mayhew review â self-effacing standupâs free-floating comedy
T om Mayhew is performing live on Zoom every night of this yearâs fringe, not from a...
âThere was a distinct lack of helpâ: can theatre clean up its act on mental health?
I t was the winter of 2017 when Raffaella Covino realised she was in the midst of an...
Lockdown sensation Su Lee: âI believe in sharing vulnerability â it relieves the painâ
I f we could boil Gen Z internet, with all its anxieties and goofiness and creativity and...
Forcing people to return to offices is wrongheaded, says Starmer
Ministers, civil service leaders and employers are “wrongheaded” to be trying to make people...
One in 10 UK patients caught Covid in hospital in first wave, finds study
About one in 10 patients were infected with coronavirus while in hospital during the first wave of...
Boy, 14, charged with murder of man stabbed in east London
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a father who was fatally stabbed after...
Firms selling UK travellers Covid tests not charging VAT - investigation
Companies offering Covid tests to travellers may be skewing the market by not charging VAT sales...
The toughest opponents in the NFL this season? Unvaccinated players
T he tenor and tone of the NFL’s approach to the pandemic has shifted as the league...
The Guardian view on Prince Andrew: he should do his duty
T here should be no disputing that, if they are true, the sexual abuse allegations made by...
British voters across all parties seem to be calling Johnsonâs bluff on âlevelling upâ
A Tory chancellor eager for austerity will struggle to get away with echoing George...
Is young Rishi about to shunt an ageing Boris into the role of wicked queen?
B loodcurdling shrieks from Downing Street, where Boris Johnson recently beheld a most...
We shouldnât be giving Covid boosters while millions wait for a first dose
S ince early 2020, the tragic reality of the pandemic has unfolded, killing millions,...
French police investigate rising number of fake Covid vaccine certificates
Police in France are investigating a series of Covid-19 vaccine certificate scams after several...
âAn economic calamityâ: Africa faces years of post-Covid instability
A nalysts and experts are warning of many years of instability across Africa, possibly...
Common myths about Covid â debunked
I donât have any symptoms, so even if I have Covid I wonât give it to anyone else ...
West Midlands overtakes London in UKâs electric car charger revolution
The West Midlands has overtaken London as the region with the fastest-growing network of electric...
Marble Arch Mound: deputy council leader resigns over £6m cost
A Conservative councillor who spearheaded the building of a 25-metre artificial hill intended to...
Booster jabs for rich countries will cause more deaths worldwide, say experts
Many more people around the world will die of Covid if western political leaders “reject their...
Ministers were last night branded 'hypocrites' over the cost of Covid travel tests as it emerged...
New video taken by border patrol agents show a border holding facility with massive overcrowding...
The current crop of COVID-19 vaccines may not be as effective against the Indian 'Delta' variant...
Two teenage boys have been arrested after a father-of-three was stabbed to death on his doorstep...
There I was savouring the buzzing atmosphere as I enjoyed a pint in the pub with friends, when it...
Life On A High Wire Rating: Fake or Fortune Rating: Highwire...
Pictured: Five-month-old Mia, who died on Sunday The two aunts of a baby who tragically died when...
TechScape: Is Apple taking a dangerous step into the unknown?
Apple made waves on Friday, with an announcement that the company would begin scanning photo...
Tell us: have you experienced delays to your NHS treatment?
As part of our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, we would like to hear from people whose...
I Am Legend: how the vampire horror became an anti-vaxxer movie
W hen it comes to the pandemic, plenty of films have had their turn in the spotlight....
Kathy Hochul vows to change âtoxicâ culture as she waits to become New York governor
Kathy Hochul, who is set to become New Yorkâs first female governor after Andrew Cuomo...
David Gomoh: four people convicted over murder of NHS worker
Four people have been convicted of murdering an NHS worker they selected at random to kill in the...
Prince Andrew cannot ignore US court case, says accuserâs lawyer
Prince Andrew cannot hide behind his wealth and power from allegations he sexually abused a child,...
The Guardian view on Ethiopiaâs war: from very bad to worse
C easefires are normally cause for hope, bringing respite and perhaps even peace, if not a...
Andrew Cuomo ran New York badly â because he ran a toxic workplace
A ndrew Cuomo, the governor of the state of New York, has resigned after the publication...
No government hoping to level up can ignore the social care crisis harming Englandâs children
E ven before Covid arrived, local authority childrenâs services were struggling to...
Trains, chants and greasy spoons: joys of being an away fan will soon be back
F ootball’s coming home – and away. After a year and a half of TV games with piped fan...
Life waiting for vital NHS treatment: âThe pain and anguish are too muchâ
Almost 1.2 million people in England are waiting more than six months for essential NHS treatment...
UK orders extra Covid vaccines for autumn 2022 booster campaign
Ministers have started ordering vaccines for a booster campaign in autumn 2022, with Pfizer...
South Korean politicians seek to criminalise âsemen terrorismâ
Politicians in South Korea are seeking to make amendments to an existing law in order to make â...
Two 14-year-old boys arrested after man stabbed to death in east London
Two 14-year-old boys have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death in Chingford, east London...
No need for fully-jabbed Covid contacts to isolate from Monday, confirms Javid
Fully vaccinated people in England will no longer be legally required to self-isolate upon contact...
Britain needs to stop counting daily Covid infections as the country's pandemic phase slowly...
Austin warns of âcatastropheâ as Texas again becomes center of pandemic
With Covid-19 cases skyrocketing exponentially and intensive care unit capacity in hospitals...
Alibaba chief attacks âdrinking cultureâ after manager is accused of rape
The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has fired a manager accused of rape, as its chief executive...
Deliveroo shares rise after rival Delivery Hero takes 5% stake
Deliveroo has hit its highest share price since it floated on the stock market in March, after it...
Peyton Manning enters Pro Football Hall of Fame alongside Johnson and Flores
Peyton Manning, the only five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl winner who left the game five...
A post-Covid crash is looming â and Britainâs auditors are asleep at the wheel
L ike a tedious household repair job, fixing the accounting for Britainâs largest and...
DaBaby steps: is hip-hop finally conquering homophobia?
A fter seeing the online backlash to rapper DaBaby’s recent homophobic and misogynistic...
Face mask use in Scotland could stay through winter, says minister
A senior Scottish minister has forecast that face coverings will remain in use through the winter,...
Covid vaccine hesitancy halves among young people in Great Britain
Covid vaccine hesitancy has almost halved among 18- to 21-year-olds in Great Britain, according to...
Fit to fly certificates. Check. NHS double-jab certificates. Check. Passports. Check. Car hire...
A woman has revealed how she was left with a bald patch after suffering hair loss triggered by the...
A New York Times reporter was blasted after saying Barack Obama's birthday was a COVID-safe event...
The 'absolute mess' in Britain's 'rip off' PCR testing system was laid bare today in shocking...
How Camley Street brought nature to the heart of the capital
B eyond the plastic grass and polished concrete of King’s Cross’s Granary Square there...
Tell us: have you caught Covid in recent weeks?
As part of our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK, we would like to hear from people who...
UK parents: share your thoughts on Covid vaccines for children
Children in the UK who are aged 16 and 17 are expected to be offered Covid vaccines “imminently...
Burnt Orange, Brighton: âDelivers on its smoky promiseâ â restaurant review
Burnt Orange, 59 Middle Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1AL (01273 929923). Starters £4-£10...
Sex Education Xplorers (SEX) review â a biology lesson for the 21st century
I imagine the curriculum has changed since my day but, even so, Iâm pretty sure not...
Junglist by Two Fingas and James T Kirk review â when jungle was massive
R alph Ellison, in his 1952 classic Invisible Man, may have best captured a sense of...
Police launch investigation into Alibaba sexual assault allegations
Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has announced that it is cooperating with a police investigation...
Drivers urged to book MOTs as September surge in demand looms
Owners of cars due an MOT next month are being urged to book early because of a surge in demand. ...
Team GB chief hails âgreatest achievement in British Olympic historyâ
Team GBâs trailblazing performance in Tokyo has been hailed as âthe greatest achievement...
Team GB chiefs applaud joyous Tokyo 2020 and promise more to come
M edals. Moments. And now more. That was the message emanating from Team GB chiefs after...
The Guardian view on French Covid pass protesters: attention must be paid
B y French standards, the protests which have now taken place across the country on four...
Britainâs Covid experts are under attack, but they are just doing their jobs
I t feels like open season on Professor Neil Ferguson right now. Sections of the media and...
New York City, Iâve been taking you for granted
T he rules of New York Cityâs public swimming pools are stringent: no flotation aids,...
Hereâs why your efforts to convince anti-vaxxers arenât working
W hat should we do about people who refuse to get vaccinated, or who continue to deny that...
Harder borders are a legacy of Covid we should reject
M oira Hunt hasn’t seen her mother in over 18 months. Hunt and her husband, Shane, live...
Comic Alistair Green on his middle England satire: âI donât want to be really meanâ
E ven if he wanted to, Alistair Green canât redecorate his living room. The plain...
âGreat to be backâ: tears in London as quarantine-free travel from France resumes
Not until the automatic doors of Eurostar arrivals opened could Sue Stevens be sure that her...
âA great blow to Ugandaâ: surgeon John Baptist Mukasa dies of Covid
K ennedy Owuor first fell over in his hotel room in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiaâs capital,...
UK set to âhoardâ up to 210m doses of Covid vaccine, research suggests
The UK is on course to âhoardâ up to 210m spare coronavirus vaccines by the end of the...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomoâs top aide resigns amid sexual harassment scandal
A senior aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned on Sunday in the wake of a state attorney...
MPs will be able to claim the cost of coronavirus tests on expenses for their taxpayer-funded...
The Archbishop of York has criticised the London 'metropolitan elite' for looking down on people...
Hypocrisy is said to be the tribute that vice pays to virtue. A simpler way of putting it is that...
Three people have been arrested after a knifeman attacked two police officers and a 61-year-old man...
A bat broke British records by flying more than 1,200 miles from London to Russia – then met a...
The newly-married Major General Alastair Bruce of Crionaich wears many hats, both literally and...
Charlotte Dujardin tries to keep a tight rein on her emotions. She can't afford not to, competing...
âMy heart sankâ: how lifting energy price cap will hit the most vulnerable
Anthony Lyman, from Northampton, said his heart sank when he learned that his annual energy bill...
Far from the madding crowd: rural breaks boom as wary avoid coast
There are no beaches, no seagulls, and in some places there are more cows than people. This is...
What links Jessica Lange, Naomi Watts and Fay Wray? The Weekend quiz
The questions 1 What was first published in Dutch as Het Achterhuis in 1947?2 Which town is named...
âI need to be outsideâ: why a garden is worth saving up for
âI spent most of my time in the garden when I was little,â says Charlotte Millington, 31,...
Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child sexual abuse images
Apple will scan photo libraries stored on iPhones in the US for known images of child sexual abuse,...
A third of adults unvaccinated in parts of London, data shows
Concerns have been raised about the persistently low vaccination rates in parts of London, with a...
Brighton teenager jailed for allowing her daughter to starve to death
The mother of a toddler who starved to death after she left her alone for almost six days to go...
Streatham attackerâs mother instantly knew son was responsible, inquest told
The mother of a terrorist killed by police after going on a stabbing rampage in south London...
Johnsonâs muddle over Covid is a foretaste of his thinking on climate change. Be afraid
First came the plague, then the flood, and now the fire. This has been a biblical summer, one where...
How Cuomo went from #MeToo ally to a one-man battle to discredit women
On 12 August, 2019 Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, held a glitzy bill ceremony in his...
âNew wave of volatilityâ: Covid stirs up grievances in Latin America
For Filipe da Silva, hitting the streets was about staying alive. âUnfortunately, Brazil...
Six EU states overtake UK Covid vaccination rates as Britainâs rollout slows
Six EU states have now fully inoculated a larger share of their total populations with a...
Biden said America had âgained the upper handâ over Covid â has Delta changed the game?
It was not supposed to be this way. A month ago Joe Biden appeared to have victory over the...
JCVI âlargely opposedâ to Covid vaccination for children under 16
Members of the governmentâs expert committee on vaccination remain largely opposed to...
A mother has been forced to take out a £10,000 loan to pay for a private hysterectomy – after...
Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly set to feature its very first same-sex male pairing in the...
I was lucky enough to go on holiday to Florida with my family just a few weeks ago. Attractions...
GPS and MPs have hailed a 'life saving' miracle drug being used to treat Covid. The steroid...
The Crown star Emma Corrin’s appearance holding hands with dashing art director Ibrahim ‘Ibby...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has been consulting election-winning political consultant Sir Lynton Crosby...
A U.S. Olympic fencer who is under investigation for sexual misconduct claims to have confronted...
Americaâs mask wars return as communities split over new guidance
On Wednesday, Georgia governor Brian Kemp used his official Twitter account to say his state â...
In the footsteps of George Lansbury: lost radical who led an East End rebellion
K ings and queens are immortalised in statues, prime ministers are remembered with...
Send us your questions for Michaela Coel
In September, the acclaimed actor, screenwriter and director Michaela Coel will publish her debut...
âThe assignment made me gulpâ: Could talking to strangers change my life?
I tâs 7am on a Monday and my heart is racing. Normally my Mondays are reserved for...
Baxter Dury: âEverything was about Dad. It was the only way he knew how to surviveâ
B axter Dury strolls up to the pub, casually dressed and apologetic. The indie musician,...
Pop star Kris Wu detained on suspicion of rape
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape. The...
Assaults on police in England and Wales rise above 100 a day during pandemic
A major increase in attacks on police has been recorded during the pandemic, according to official...
The Observer view on the plight facing children post-Covid
The prime minister has touted “levelling up” as the overarching theme of his domestic policy...
Itâs not Covid thatâs damaging British trade. Itâs Brexit
B rexit is beginning to take its toll. Trade with the EU is suffering and foreign...
Jimmy Savile: 10 years on, what has changed in uncovering abuse?
Journalistic parlour game question: what are the most significant news stories of the past decade?...
I secretly hate sex and now fear I will lose my girlfriend
The question I’m a guy in my mid-20s who also happens to be asexual. And no, I am not gay. I just...
Clubbers shun reopened venues in England amid confusion over Covid safety
Nightclubs in England have seen low attendances and been forced to cancel events as the pandemic...
Covid vaccine status proof will not be required for students in England
There are no plans to bring in vaccine passports for university students in England, the Department...
Sky News Australia banned from YouTube for seven days over Covid misinformation
Sky News Australia has been banned from uploading content to YouTube for seven days after violating...
Is Covid-19 on the run in the UK?
J ohn Edmunds has been at the centre of the unravelling of the Covid-19 pandemic since...
Conservatives accused of cutting local sport funding by nearly half since 2010
Labour has accused the Conservatives of squandering the London 2012 Olympic legacy by slashing...
Discounts from Uber and Deliveroo will lure young people in UK to get Covid jab
Cheap taxi rides and discounts from the biggest takeaway companies are to be deployed by the...
This is the moment an illegal immigrant cyclist fled after causing the death of a hospital worker...
Thailand: Bangkok warehouse turned into 1,800-bed hospital as Covid crisis worsens
A cargo warehouse at Bangkok’s Don Muang Airport has been turned into an 1,800-bed field hospital...
Lloyds Banking Group records £2bn profit after pandemic slump
Lloyds Banking Group has announced one of its biggest acquisitions since returning to full private...
European football clubsâ revenue declines by £3.4bn over pandemic
The pandemic led to a rare decline in the financial firepower of European football during 2019-20,...
Rugby League World Cup â50-50â to take place with decision expected in days
The chief executive of the Rugby League World Cup, Jon Dutton, has described the chances of the...
Amid Tory chaos and confusion, Labour has a Covid recovery plan
T he chaos and confusion caused by this government in recent weeks beggars belief. Instead...
Crime always pays for the Tories â thatâs why they turn to it again and again
I t is not difficult to see why Boris Johnsonâs first post-isolation photo op was to...
UKâs economic recovery from Covid stalled in June amid âpingdemicâ
Britainâs recovery from the pandemic slowed last month as shortages of goods supplied to...
Japan urges young people to get jabs and stay in amid Tokyo Covid surge
Health experts in Japan have warned that a recent surge in coronavirus cases in Tokyo, six days...
Olympic athletes fear domino effect as pole vaulters test positive for Covid
Two track and field pole vault stars, including the US world champion Sam Kendricks, have tested...
No fairytale finish for Helen Glover after the mother of all comebacks
Usain Bolt redefined what is possible by running the 100m in 9.69 seconds, Nadia Comaneci did it by...
Vote Leave chief awarded £580k Covid deal after call from Dominic Cummings
Dominic Cummings personally called a former colleague on the Vote Leave Brexit campaign and asked...
Renowned US forecaster Nate Silver has slammed 'Professor Lockdown' Neil Ferguson's prediction that...
Twitter on Wednesday announced that it was closing its New York City and San Francisco offices and...
Horny dogs: what can Boris Johnson do about his pet Dilynâs romantic urges?
Name: Horny dogs. Age: Since the first time a dog humped a cavepersonâs leg. Appearance...
Sajda Mughal: The woman who survived 7/7 - quit her job and fights for a better world
S ajda Mughal was on her daily commute to her dream job in City recruitment on the morning...
Covid: what is changing for fully vaccinated travellers to England?
Millions of people living outside the UK will be allowed quarantine-free entry following the most...
âPeople want to be usefulâ: is the Covid volunteering boom here to stay?
From picking up shopping for neighbours to participating in vaccine studies, the coronavirus...
Winners of Wellcome Photography Prize 2021 announced
Images of an artist knitting in order to get through a lockdown low and a rare glimpse into the...
Ancient Gilgamesh tablet seized from Hobby Lobby by US authorities
A rare and ancient tablet showing part of the epic of Gilgamesh, which had been acquired by...
Myanmar could become Covid âsuper-spreaderâ state, says UN expert
Myanmar is at risk of becoming a super-spreader Covid state that fuels outbreaks across the region,...
Sajid Javid admits UK Covid rates unpredictable as cases rise again
Sajid Javid has said “no one really knows” what trajectory the Covid pandemic will take in the...
London remains best city in the world to study in new rankings
London remains the best city in the world to be a university student, according to an international...
Wigan coach labels decisive Jake Mamo try âa disgraceâ after Warrington victory
Sometimes it is simply about points, rather than performances. It would have been unreasonable to...
Balding in mix for title after Alcohol Free raises cheers in Sussex Stakes
Just three trainers have won the British Flat racing championship for the first time in the past 25...
Conor Murray: âSouth Africaâs Twitter gameplan is a funny, weird subplotâ
I t is the snakes-and-ladders element of every British & Irish Lions tour that is so...
The useful illusion of Covid incompetence
I have long thought that incompetence was not a credible explanation for the government’s more...
The Guardian view on women and the Olympics: the athletes caught up â now the IOC must
S trength, resilience and determination make sportswomen champions in the field. The same...
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat review â firing on all cylinders
W hile Andrew Lloyd Webber bumpily steers his latest £6m production into being, there...
Five Cuban generals dead in recent days â is the Covid spike to blame?
Five mostly elderly and retired Cuban military generals have died in recent days in mysterious...
UK travel-led firms get £2bn boost as Covid rules eased for US and EU arrivals
Nearly £2bn was added to the value of UK airlines and tourism companies on Wednesday after...
Once a Covid success story, South Korea sweats through summer of Delta surge
Park Eun-sun is facing the most challenging set of circumstances since going into business for...
Lack of quarantine at Englandâs borders ârisks havoc of Covid variantsâ
Opening Englandâs borders to let millions of people arriving from the US and Europe avoid...
Fijiâs sevens triumph is symbolic of their âwork together, love one anotherâ spirit
I got asked on Twitter why the Fijian players always cry when the national anthem is...
Sexy secret life of basking sharks uncovered in Hebrides
Fin-to-fin synchronised swimming, thought likely to be part of courtship, has been seen in groups...
Activision Blizzard employees walk out over harassment and âfrat boyâ culture allegations
Employees of Activision Blizzard, the video game company that produces World of Warcraft and Call...
GP clinics at âbreaking pointâ and recovery plan is essential
Doctors are warning that general practice clinics risk cracking under the pressure of â...
More than half of people labelled as a Covid hospital patient in England only tested positive after...
This is the moment a cyclist confronted brazen thieves trying to steal an expensive motorbike in...
How we made Viz: âWe printed 150 copies for £42.52â
Simon Donald, co-creatorWe grew up without a TV. Our house faced a railway line and my brother...
Pandemic gives breathing room to endangered sea turtles
N ikoletta Sidiropoulou and her colleagues in the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece ...
Tell us: have you been affected by flash floods?
Over the weekend thunderstorms have caused flooding in various areas in England, with five flood...
Tell us: what is your favourite rainy holiday activity?
As more Britons spend their summers in the UK due to Covid travel restrictions, holiday plans can...
Borges and Me: An Encounter by Jay Parini review â a bumpy literary road trip
âT hat all those who knew him should write about him,â Borges wrote of the...
âNobody can gaslight usâ: the rappers confronting Canadaâs colonial horrors
A fter the recent discovery of hundreds of Indigenous childrenâs unmarked graves at...
Flash floods will be more common as climate crisis worsens, say scientists
Flash flooding of the type seen in London this weekend will become a more common occurrence as the...
Thailandâs hospitals under pressure as Covid crisis deepens
Thailandâs worsening Covid outbreak is placing intense pressure on hospitals, forcing doctors...
Heathrow wants travel opened up for vaccinated as Covid losses near £3bn
Heathrow airport has called on the UK government to open up travel for fully vaccinated passengers...
Man found guilty of murdering daughter, 17, missing since last July
A man has been found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old daughter, who went missing last July and...
Moonpig profits double as Covid pushes spending online
Moonpig has reported that its annual sales and profits have doubled in its first results since...
The loneliness of the long-distance run of poor cricket form
C ricket, the old adage goes, is a team sport played by individuals. When it really comes...
Keeping loved ones safe is not âcoweringâ, Sajid Javid
How utterly incomprehensible that the health secretary should tell us not to cower from Covid,...
The pandemic has opened up a deep rift within the Conservatives. It will grow
S omething strange is happening within the political party famously ruthless in its...
The British governmentâs Covid strategy was never designed to manage the virus
S ince the announcement of the removal of all Covid-related restrictions in England,...
The floods show London is now on the frontline of the climate emergency
T oo often, we in the UK have thought of countries such as India and Bangladesh as being...
What is behind the latest fall in cases of Covid across the UK?
Is this how it ends? After an 18-month rollercoaster of soaring and falling cases, and more than...
Greater Sydney lockdown to be extended by four weeks as Covid cases continue to rise
Greater Sydney will remain locked down for a further four weeks after the NSW cabinet agreed to the...
People shielding were eight times more likely to get Covid, study finds
People advised to shield during the first wave of the pandemic were eight times more likely to get...
Britainâs Tom Dean and Duncan Scott take Olympic one-two in 200m free
Six months ago Tom Dean wasnât sure whether he would even make it to these Olympics. Covid has...
UK not âout of the woodsâ despite falling Covid case numbers, says expert
Caution is still needed and the UK is not âout of the woods yetâ despite Covid infection...
Hundreds of children abused while in care of Lambeth council, inquiry finds
Hundreds of vulnerable children in the care of Lambeth council in south London were subjected to...
More than 250 people involved with the Scouts have been convicted of child sexual abuse, it was...
Ministers risk damaging trust in the vaccine if they strong-arm young people into getting jabbed, a...
Yeh Freedom Life review â a passionate slice of queer Delhi life
A n unnerving cacophony opens Priya Senâs Yeh Freedom Life: it plunges straight into...
Ryanair forecasts 100m passengers in financial year as bookings soar
Ryanair is expecting to fly 100 million passengers during this financial year after a surge in...
Students in England may need to be fully vaccinated to attend lectures
Ministers have confirmed they could force students in England to be double vaccinated to attend...
UK water firms can raise prices temporarily to offset Covid costs
The UK’s water regulator is to allow utility companies to increase prices temporarily starting...
Wayne Couzens has stopped eating after being 'plunged into a depression' after he admitted the...
Up to 50,000 dementia cases were missed during lockdown, it emerged last night. Around one in ten...
The big picture: zoot you, sir! Charlie Phillipsâs snappy dresser, 1968
C harlie Phillips took this picture near his home in Londonâs Notting Hill in 1968....
âOur silence permits perpetrators to continueâ: one womanâs fight to expose a fatherâs abuse
C lare Devlinâs first memory of being sadistically and sexually snared by her father...
The insect apocalypse: âOur world will grind to a halt without themâ
I have been fascinated by insects all my life. One of my earliest memories is of finding,...
Tell us: how are you affected by rising NHS Covid-19 app notifications?
We’re interested to hear how people in England and Wales are affected by rising notifications...
âWhere nature needed us the most': one company's plan to discover and fund pioneering eco projects
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade â so the saying goes. In Belgium, the wording is a...
Wash less, help save the planet: how to reduce the environmental impact of your laundry
Sophie Slater puts her clothes in the freezer. Or sprays them with a vodka and water solution. ...
Dennis Seversâ House recreates his eccentric tours based on found tapes
It is one of the strangest museums in the UK, created by an eccentric Californian who adored...
T hereâs a disconcerting silence outside Jeanette Wintersonâs London pied-a...
âYou are the worst human beingâ: man confronts Fox News host Tucker Carlson
In a confrontation that swiftly went viral, a Montana man told Fox News host Tucker Carlson: â...
BBC Olympics coverage misses events after loss of TV rights
The BBC has received a large number of complaints about the lack of live Tokyo Olympics coverage on...
Woman attacked with knife at Speakersâ Corner in Hyde Park
A woman has been attacked with a knife at Speakersâ Corner in Hyde Park in London, police said...
More than 250 convicted of child sexual abuse in UK and Ireland while in Scout movement
More than 250 people in the UK and Ireland have been convicted of child sexual abuse offences...
Alice Capsey announces herself as Oval Invincibles beat London Spirit
Alice Capsey had plenty of time to contemplate her opening gambit here. She watched the first 10...
âPingdemicâ is the result of a criminal Covid policy
Your article (England may have to reimpose Covid rules in August, scientists warn, 21 July) says...
The Guardian view on restoring the golden age of rail: green glamour
E arlier this month, a 12-metre-long model train carriage was deposited at Barcelona’s...
To mask or not to mask? That shouldnât be the question
E ngland has now entered the strangest phase to date of its Covid experience. Though the...
Indonesia loosens Covid restrictions despite record deaths
Indonesia’s government has said small businesses and some shopping malls can reopen despite...
Poor mental health leaves pupils three times less likely to pass five GCSEs
Children experiencing poor mental health are three times less likely than their peers to pass five...
Labour announces launch of ânew deal for working peopleâ
Labour is to launch a ânew deal for working peopleâ this week, as Keir Starmer seeks to...
Tunisia president dismisses prime minister and suspends parliament
Tunisian president Kais Saied has suspended parliament and dismissed prime minister Hichem Mechichi...
Thunderstorms leave roads and tube stations flooded in London
Torrential rain has flooded roads and tube stations in London after thunderstorms hit the south of...
Covid case figures fall five days in row for first time since February
The number of new Covid-19 cases in the UK has fallen for five days in a row for the first time...
Pregnant women have been urged to get jabbed as new data shows just one in ten have come forward. ...
Two middle-aged white male creatives at a top advertising agency have won a sex discrimination...
A Church of England vicar faces the sack for hugging a mourner at a funeral and singing an Easter...
Meghan Markle dropped a major hint that her new animated Netflix series will be based - at least in...
The WHO has warned there is a 'strong likelihood' of dangerous Covid variants spreading around the...
To the untrained eye, it’s not much to look at. You might glance at this tiny scrap of paper,...
This is the shocking moment two suspects flee just seconds after setting a TikTok family's car...
A rapid smell test is showing promise as a new screening tool for COVID-19 in a pilot study. ...
Holidaymakers are facing a 'shambolic' lottery when choosing Government-approved coronavirus tests...
SAGE adviser Professor Callum Semple says portraying Covid as only affecting the old is 'naive' ...
The mysterious unsigned painting of a lone female figure surrounded by an array of fresh produce...
There were already fears a nation accustomed to home-working would turn their back on suits and...
Britons double-jabbed with the AstraZeneca vaccine may be three times more likely to get symptoms...
Filming for series two of Netflix hit Bridgerton has reportedly been halted after a crew member ...
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there had been a 'premature push' to rule...
The NHS Test and Trace app is 'pinging' neighbours through walls The NHS Test and Trace app is...
Britons should be on their guard about spying and hostile state attacks from the likes of China and...
Ministers set up a potential Covid clash with owners of nightclubs and other large venues today...
The pandemic may have killed off the 220-year-old national census, statistics chiefs said yesterday...
Covid is not the monster it was, writes PROFESSOR BRENDAN WREN, we can’t go backwards
For sixteen long months, Britons have been doing everything they can to keep new coronavirus...
Ed Sheeran has been forced to quarantine for a second time after he was notified he had come into...
Moderna Inc will soon start testing its COVID-19 vaccine on pregnant women. The Cambridge,...
Fans attending Premier League football matches may need a Covid Passport to gain entry to stadiums...
Climate change as much of an emergency as Covid and deaths 'should be tracked daily', says report
Climate change is as much of an emergency as the Covid-19 pandemic and should be treated in the...
Professor Tim Spector, who runs Britain's largest Covid symptom tracking study ZOE, said cases 'may...
Melania Trump tried to keep Donald Trump from using the White House for his election night party...
Parents have voiced their disgust after a Labour council hired an actor in a rainbow-coloured...
Large venues such as nightclubs and city-centre bars could be forced to bring in Covid passports...
A World Health Organization-led team studying the origins of Covid-19 have turned their attention...
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Mission possible! Hollywood star Tom Cruise turns into a society hero
He's ridden a motorbike over a cliff, scaled a 2,716ft skyscraper and narrowly avoided being...
An obsessed stalker who bombarded a musician with thousands of abusive messages and falsely...
Princess Diana's twin nieces Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer have said they wished they'd had...
Britons should not get their second Covid vaccine after just four weeks, one of the Government's...
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a pair of £65 earrings from London-brand Blaiz which celebrates ...
It’s 3am and I’m on a night shift at a busy London hospital. I’ve been called to the delivery...
The Queen was addressing a large and distinguished audience of guests as she unveiled a handsome,...
The bitter war of words between William and Harry was sparked by the Duke of Cambridge’s office...
The Duchess of Sussex has famously bemoaned the 'men in grey suits' – faceless courtiers who...
Police chiefs have told staff not to exchange texts featuring kisses and heart emojis amid concerns...
Great Yarmouth: mixing Victorian seaside charm with a renewable outlook
I f Brexit gave Britain’s seaside towns a momentary pulse, then Covid might have got...
Helen Glover: âIâve never demonstrated self-restraint with ice-creamâ
My dad has an ice-cream shop in Newlyn, Cornwall, called Jelbertâs. Itâs been in our...
Douglas Coupland on Generation X at 30: âGenerational trashing is eternalâ
Iâm 59 and a half years old â and these days I no longer feel that I identify as a human...
Indian athletics star Milkha Singh dies after catching Covid, aged 91
Milkha Singh, one of India’s first sport superstars, has died of Covid-related complications at...
âItâs such a reliefâ: how Europeâs Covid vaccine rollout is catching up with UK
On Friday morning, Leyla Ãelik woke up with butterflies in her stomach. For weeks, the 22-year...
Fresh protests in Brazil against Bolsonaroâs handling of Covid pandemic
Thousands of Brazilians returned to the streets on Saturday in protest against the response of Jair...
Kay Burley says she was an âidiotâ for breach of Covid rules last year
The Sky News presenter Kay Burley has admitted she was an âidiotâ for breaking Covid...
Britainâs longest-known coronavirus patient dies aged 49
A man believed to be Britainâs longest-known coronavirus patient has died after deciding to...
Jubilant Scotland fans make the journey home after the longest day
I t had been a long night for Calum Johnson. Arriving back at Glasgow’s Central station...
Minister must reverse rape conviction slump or resign, says Labour
Robert Buckland must resign as justice secretary if he cannot reverse the plunging prosecution and...
Eton v the sea trout: collegeâs land sale sparks fears of river pollution
Two of the UKâs oldest institutions â Eton College and trout fishing â are heading...
Mandatory vaccinations for care workers and the blame game
I am passionate about the importance of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. I recently wrote a...
The Guardian view on the rape review: sorry is not enough
T he pledges made by ministers in their keenly awaited rape review must lead to immediate...
The Guardian view on the Liberal Democrats: seeing and shaping politics
I t is often hard to try to derive a national message from a single byelection. The effect...
Brexit âpurityâ is breaking up the union. Just ask the people of Belfast
B rexit is the plague that will still be infecting Britain when Covid has gone. It spreads...
The âhuman rightsâ sex trade case that will harm women
A case to be heard in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg this week could have...
Music mogul has Wonderful Tonight tuned for Arc after Royal Ascot win
Wonderful Tonight went to post for the Hardwicke Stakes here on Saturday as a proven talent in...
Isabel Waidner: âDifferent doesnât need to be scary. It can be funâ
Isabel Waidner, 47, is the author of three novels, including We Are Made of Diamond Stuff, which...
Covid jabs for billions of humans will earn their makers billions of dollars
D rugmakers led by US firms Pfizer and Moderna stand to make tens of billions of dollars...
Third wave of Covid âdefinitely under wayâ in UK, says expert
A government scientific adviser has said a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is â...
Bin there, done that: Scotland fans clean up litter in central London
Scottish football fans who had descended on London were photographed helping to clear the city’s...
Family seek âguardian angelâ who saved father from stroke in London
A woman whose husband collapsed outside a central London coffee shop after suffering a stroke is...
Met Office warns of more heavy rain, with southern England to be worst hit
There is more heavy rain on the way, the Met Office has warned – bringing with it a risk of flash...
One third of convicted sex offenders across England and Wales avoid prison
Ministers are facing demands to explain why thousands of convicted sexual offenders across England...
âTargeted for violenceâ: the dangers LGBTQ+ Native Americans face
T he last time Fochik Hashtali* spoke with her close friend Poe Jackson, he was telling...
Care home workers: share your thoughts on mandatory Covid vaccines
Ministers are planning to announce that Covid vaccinations are to become mandatory for care home...
Tell us: were you affected by the 2011 England riots?
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the 2011 riots in London, Birmingham and Manchester which...
âFrances made this happen!â Jo Whiley on how her sister saved lives in the pandemic
T here is a lot of joy in little glimmers of normality these days. For Jo Whileyâs...
V&A museumâs new 20th and 21st Century gallery is refitted for the social justice era
In November 2019, after almost 30 years, the V&Aâs 20th Century gallery closed its doors....
Scarlett Johansson criticises âhypersexualisationâ of Black Widow in Iron Man 2
Scarlett Johansson has spoken out against the sexualisation of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, the 2010...
US embassy in Kabul locks down amid Covid surge and death of one staffer
The US embassy in Kabul has had to shut down almost all its operations because of a Covid-19...
Trudeau is no feminist, says Green party leader as she battles party revolt
Justin Trudeau is “no ally and no feminist”, the head of Canada’s Green party has alleged, as...
Global bike shortage set to continue, Halfords chief executive warns
Halfords has warned of ongoing shortages of bikes around the world as it almost tripled profits...
Orchid thought to be extinct in UK found on roof of London bank
A rare species of orchid believed to have been extinct in the UK has been discovered on the roof of...
Scotland was eight hours from running out of some PPE in Covid first wave
Some stocks of PPE in Scotland came within eight hours of running out at the height of the first...
An opportunity for victims and survivors of child sexual abuse to finally be heard
The Truth Project, set up by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, has played a vital...
The âcatch-up planâ for schools needs to start with the Department for Education
I t seems to have escaped government ministersâ notice, but running a school is a...
Vaccine nationalism is killing us. We need an internationalist approach
W e have the power to end this pandemic. We have the technology, materials and productive...
Compulsory care-home staff jabs may sound sensible but would create a catastrophe
I t’s a no-brainer, isn’t it? Of course every care and NHS worker should be vaccinated...
Where is everyone? Covid and Brexit empty Franceâs north coast resorts
W ith the approach of the summer holidays, the two French seaside towns of Saint-Valery...
âWe outsmarted the systemâ: Wise founders on fintech success
F or the co-founders of the money transfer firm Wise, who will become billionaires when...
Brenda Myers-Powell: she was pimped out, left for dead â then survived to fight for other girls
N obody can tell Brenda Myers-Powellâs story better than Brenda herself. Itâs...
The best way to eat out to help out? Pay a fairer price for your meal
A few weeks ago, a restaurant in London’s King’s Cross emailed its regular customers, with a...
AstraZeneca vaccine price pledge omits some poor countries, contract shows
AstraZeneca can charge a higher price for its Covid-19 vaccine in dozens of poor countries once the...
Netherlands offers free pickled herring as Covid jab incentive
After Russia offered cars, Washington state spliffs, Indonesia live chickens and Hong Kong the...
Previous Covid infection may not offer long-term protection, study finds
Previous infection with coronavirus does not necessarily protect against Covid in the longer term,...
Meghan Markle will fly out to London to support Prince Harry at the unveiling of the new Princess...
A father who lost his childhood memories when he was hit by a car had a breakthrough after...
An 'financially unsophisticated' aristocrat fighting to get her £2million life savings back from...
Nothing is plain sailing in Abta v ROL Cruises blame game
In April 2019 we booked a £3,637 cruise to St Petersburg with Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV)...
My boyfriend never initiates sex â how can I help him to be more confident?
I met my boyfriend shortly before the first lockdown in March last year, and had never been in a...
Nigerian rapper Olamide: âPeople have a very limited understanding of the ghettoâ
B ariga, a sprawling northern suburb of Lagos, Nigeria that is home to more than 700,000...
Online sex crimes crisis in South Korea affecting all women, report finds
South Korea’s epidemic of online sexual abuse has left survivors traumatised for life, and is...
Wealth secret of the super rich revealed: be born into a rich family
Self-made billionaires including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk made huge profits during the Covid-19...
Bridge made of string: Peruvians weave 500-year-old Incan crossing back into place
Peruvians from the Huinchiri community in Cusco region are rebuilding a 500-year-old Incan hanging...
Savings to bitcoin: cubs and beavers to launch badge for money skills
On a Friday night in Enfield, north London, a group of eight-, nine- and 10-year-olds are...
Hipgnosis aims to raise £150m to buy more of âmost influential songs of all timeâ
Hipgnosis, the company that offers investors the chance to make money from the royalties of popular...
Premier League fixtures 2021-22: Manchester City start title defence at Spurs
Manchester City will start the defence of their Premier League title away to Tottenham after the...
The Guardian view on Daniel Morganâs murder: calling out the Met
T he killing of 37-year-old private detective Daniel Morgan in south London in 1987, and...
Employers think the pandemic was a time for earnest self-improvement. Screw that
E arly in the pandemic there was a moment when it started to become clear that the...
An Inside job: lockdown has finally been turned into the stuff of irresistible art
I n the spring, I wrote about a wariness surrounding art that reflects on the pandemic –...
âIt was like running away with the circusâ â the thrills, shocks and genius of Kneehigh
Mike Shepherd (founder, artistic director): Kneehighâs first show got me arrested. The...
All adults in England able to book Covid jabs âby end of weekâ
Every adult in England will be able to book their first Covid-19 vaccination from the end of this...
High in the Himalayas, villagers hit by Covid are left to fend for themselves
Phalguni Devi has spent a fortnight living in a cattle shed. Looking out on a rainy afternoon in...
Cashless society draws closer with only one in six payments now in cash
The UK has moved a big step closer to becoming a cashless society after official data showed that...
Biden to meet Putin at highly anticipated summit in Geneva
The US president, Joe Biden, is due to meet Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Geneva in a highly...
All care home staff in England should have Covid vaccine, says minister
All care home staff in England should be vaccinated, a senior government minister has urged, saying...
âIdentity crisisâ: will the USâs largest evangelical denomination move even further right?
T housands of Southern Baptists from across the US are heading to Tennessee this week to...
Tell us: how have you been affected by the delayed lifting of lockdown restrictions in England?
As infections and hospital admissions are rising again, Boris Johnson has announced a four-week...
Less than 1% of UK travel insurance policies offer full Covid cover, says Which?
Less than 1% of UK travel insurance policies provide people with full comprehensive cover for Covid...
âI donât feel any the wiserâ: uncertainty as wedding Covid rules eased
A fter months of having to choose just 30 close relatives and friends to celebrate their...
The best albums of 2021 so far
Arooj Aftab – Vulture Prince ...
Cut Short by Ciaran Thapar review â at the sharp end of austerity
I n September 2015, Ciaran Thapar, a recent graduate of the London School of Economics ...
South Korea says consensual sex act between male soldiers âbordered on rapeâ
A South Korean military court has been accused of discriminating against sexual minorities after it...
Restaurants and pubs âface collapseâ during extended England lockdown
Business groups have warned that pubs, bars, restaurants and nightclubs face significant hardship...
Boohoo reports strong sales as it relaunches Debenhams website
Boohoo has reported further strong sales growth on the back of the online shopping boom seen during...
Biosecure bubble can help forge stronger Lions bonds, insists Ken Owens
The British & Irish Lions hooker Ken Owens believes the strict Covid-19 restrictions facing the...
Swimming Australia admits failings in misconduct complaints procedures
Swimming Australia has conceded it “could have done better” in facilitating complaints from...
Wimbledon finals to allow full crowd capacity with 45,000 at Euro 2020 final
The final weekend of Wimbledon will be played on Centre Court in front of a capacity crowd – the...
World Test Championship is hard to love but final deserves more than a washout
T he forecast is for rain. Of course the forecast is for rain. It’s the final of the...
The Guardian view on delaying lockdown easing: sadly unavoidable
S ince February, when Boris Johnson unveiled a four-step roadmap to ending all Covid...
China and the west must now cooperate to achieve global Covid vaccine coverage
“V accine diplomacy” has evolved into a dirty phrase, not least in relation to China...
Whether Covid escaped from a lab or not, itâs time to talk about biosecurity
T he debate on the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic has recently focused on the potential...
The sexual assault of sleeping women: the hidden, horrifying rape crisis in Britainâs bedrooms
N iamh NÃ Dhomhnaill had been with her partner for almost a year when she discovered...
Vaccines and oxygen run out as third wave of Covid hits Uganda
Uganda has all but run out of Covid-19 vaccines and oxygen as the country grapples with another...
Southbank Centre to showcase art made by Britons shielding from Covid
More than 600 pieces of art created by thousands of people who were shielding and in extreme...
Summer 2022 holiday bookings surging, says online travel agent On The Beach
Holiday bookings for summer 2022 are “significantly” ahead of normal, according to online...
Almost a third of the 42 Britons who have so far died from the Indian (Delta) Covid had been double...
Shocking footage has captured the moment bloodied brawling men were seen hurling deckchairs and...
The G7 summit will be remembered as an 'unforgivable moral failure' after leaders failed to...
This is the moment police were forced to smash their way into a car to rescue two dogs who had been...
A music teacher has pleaded guilty to faking a coronavirus 'Fit to Fly' certificate to travel to...
She regularly enthuses about going on long hikes, which help to keep her mentally and physically...
Sir Ian McKellen: âWhat does old mean? Quite honestly I feel about 12â
O h, birthdays,â Sir Ian McKellen growls, on the occasion of his 82nd. âAt my...
Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany says she ânever liedâ as Trump press secretary
The White House press secretary turned Fox News contributor Kayleigh McEnany has claimed she â...
London boat dwellers protest against plans they say could leave them homeless
The sun shone, the water sparkled and the trumpets blared as a flotilla of boat dwellers staged a...
Ted Baker loses more than £100m as Covid lockdowns dent sales
Ted Baker made a loss of more than £100m in the first pandemic year as revenues at the fashion...
Mo Farah given lifeline for Tokyo Olympics after special race added
Mo Farah has been given a last-ditch chance to reach the Tokyo Olympics in a hastily arranged...
Five things for England to fix before the Test series against India
1. Pick the right team England start a five-Test series against India in just over seven weeks....
How Guardian-reading over-70s are staying active
Re Christian Wolmar’s letter (8 June), at 84 my daily activity both during and after lockdown has...
âReally surrealâ: moment BLM activist rescued far-right protester from mob
P atrick Hutchinson doesnât normally attend protests. He says he prefers to bring...
S arah and her husband were anchored in a remote harbour â more than a year into...
How Taiwanâs struggle for Covid vaccines is inflaming tensions with China
V accines are the latest flashpoint inflaming cross-strait tensions between China and...
UK health inequalities made worse by Covid crisis, study suggests
The coronavirus crisis has disrupted routine healthcare disproportionately across society with...
Vaccines are working â but these charts show weâre right to delay reopening
Two-thirds of the UK population are insufficiently protected against the Delta coronavirus variant,...
The big picture: Niall McDiarmidâs world on a plate
N iall McDiarmid, a Scottish photographer based in London, has, as a daily preface to...
âDid they give life? No! So how can they take it?â: on the frontline of knife crime
J hemar got home from school at 5pm. His mum and dad were out. He threw his bag down in...
Andy Murray: âDonât be sad for me! I like doing this â no oneâs forcing me to playâ
I s he or isnât he? One minute Andy Murray, one of Britainâs greatest living...
Tell us: are you planning on joining protests at the G7 summit?
Later this week, world leaders will be attending the G7 summit, at Carbis Bay, near St Ives in...
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