Lifestyle (UK) How becoming a Samaritan helped me to beat middle-aged angstThe Guardian - Peter OrmerodA ghostly, grey rubbery screen bulges with indistinct, yet recognisably human, shapes: a hand here, a face there. An unsettling hum underlies eerie, dislocated sounds. An icy voice half sings: “Is there
OPEC Oil prices rise amid production cuts and Trump Iran threats – business liveThe Guardian - Jasper JollyOpec cartel members suggested that production cuts could remain in place to sustain prices Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and
Media Industry Murdoch’s ‘messiah’: News Corp gets biblical with coverage of Morrison’s resurrectionThe GuardianThe Coalition victory has been celebrated across Rupert Murdoch’s mastheads with uniformly jubilant headlines, hailing the “miracle man” Scott Morrison as a messiah at the footy with a beer in hand. The
Lipstick, glitter and pink, pink, pink: selfies rule at Meccaland – a photo essayThe Guardian - Adam Curley and Isabella MooreOn a stage carpeted in hot pink, two young women race to apply lipstick while balancing on wobble boards. With seconds left on the clock, they make their way to a camera in the wings and pose for photos
Puzzles Can you solve it? The Zorro puzzleThe Guardian - Alex BellosToday you’re going to get the chance to prove a theorem no one has ever proved before. First, the basic puzzle: What is the least number of straight lines you need to draw across a 3x3 square grid (illustrated
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson review – an inventive reanimationThe Guardian - Johanna Thomas-CorrShe sees that evolutionary time is speeding up and that survival of the fittest now means survival of the smartest At an advanced stage of a prolific career, Jeanette Winterson has had a surge of inventiveness.
Personal Finance (UK) Swiftcover won’t pay out what I’m due after a serious car accidentThe Guardian - Miles BrignallJust less than a year ago my husband was involved in a serious car accident. He was badly hurt, taken by ambulance from the scene and kept in hospital for several days. The police had called a recovery
Mortgages Can my brother be my tenant even if my mortgage doesn't allow it?The GuardianQ I have been approved for a buy-to-let mortgage. It has always been my intention not to live in the property. I live in London and am buying a property in my hometown further north. It now transpires
Opinion (UK) Safer air for the kids? Grow more houseplantsThe Guardian - Charlotte ChurchWhen was it, maybe two weeks ago? I was just about clinging on to sanity’s rigging amid the daily tempest of trauma that has become my family’s morning routine. My 11-year-old was fuming loudly because
Hurricanes Are hurricanes getting stronger – and is the climate crisis to blame?The Guardian - Oliver MilmanA hurricane is a large rotating storm that forms over tropical or subtropical waters in the Atlantic. These low pressure weather systems draw upon warm water and atmospheric moisture to fuel their strength
Rich white men rule America. How much longer will we tolerate that for?The Guardian - Nathan RobinsonThe core democratic principle is that people should have a meaningful say in political decisions that affect their lives. In Alabama, we’ve just seen what the opposite of democracy looks like: 25 white
Politics Trump's lawyers: does serving the president mean undermining justice?Guardian US - Tom McCarthyNot everyone thinks Donald Trump poses a direct and obvious threat to the rule of law. When he accuses FBI investigators of “treason”, declares his campaign was “conclusively spied on” and suggests “long
St Kilda From Coachella to St Kilda: what is the duct tape bikini?The Guardian - Gabrielle Jackson and Steph HarmonThere seem to be only three topics animating our colleagues today: the Australian election, Game of Thrones and duct tape fashion. I’ve read too much about the first two. Please explain the third. You
HBCUs Billionaire pledges to pay student debt for 2019 class at historic black US collegeGuardian US - Martin Pengelly and agenciesDelivering the commencement address at Morehouse College in Atlanta, the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr, the billionaire technology investor and philanthropist Robert F Smith made a surprise announcement:
Monday briefing: 'Dirty money' could reach Farage party, Brown saysThe Guardian - Martin FarrerGood morning briefers. I’m Martin Farrer and here are the top stories this morning. Gordon Brown has called for an investigation into the funding of Nigel Farage’s Brexit party over concerns that its structure
'I feel like Labor was the only hope for our mob': Indigenous people cannot feel defeatedThe Guardian - Jessa RogersOn election night I received a message on Facebook from a young Gamilaroi woman I used to teach. Now a 20-year-old university student who is interested in politics, her message simply said: “Miss Jessa,
Travel Radicalism, rebellion and Robert Kett: a walk through Norwich’s historyThe Guardian - Jon McGregorYou may think of Norwich as a gentle and uncomplaining sort of a place but the city has a long history of radicalism and protest. On this short afternoon’s walk I’d like to introduce you to a gentleman
TV tonight: the rise and fall of Maggie ThatcherThe Guardian - Mike Bradley, Ellen E Jones, Ali Catterall, Graeme Virtue and Paul HowlettJames House’s five-part documentary about Britain’s first female PM opens with an account of her humble beginnings and her journey from outsider to premier when, having ousted Ted Heath, the “milk snatcher”
TV Series 'Satisfying', or 'a travesty'? Fans torn over Game of Thrones finaleThe Guardian - Kate LyonsWell, it is over. The show that launched a thousand memes, won 47 Emmy awards, and lasted longer than many marriages, has finished. And reaction has been decidedly mixed. The eighth season of Game of has
Amazon Unions lobby investors to press Amazon over UK working conditionsThe Guardian - Sean FarrellTrade unions are lobbying City investors to put pressure on Amazon to improve conditions for its workers in the UK. At a meeting at the TUC’s head office this month the GMB union made presentations, including
World News Van halo: the truck shop in New Zealand that drives off profiteersThe Guardian - Eleanor Ainge Roy in AucklandPainted bright purple and crammed full of everyday essentials, the Salvation Army’s Good Shop is hard to miss as it cruises the back streets of south Auckland. Frequenting deprived suburbs that are targeted
Starlings follow the plough: Country diary, 26 May 1919The Guardian - Thomas CowardMay 25 The starling, adaptable bird, is following the whirring motor plough, which, with toothed wheels biting into the soft earth, drags its double shares at a pace which must amaze the sweating team
The Theatre Pittsburgh state of mind: how August Wilson's flame burns onThe Guardian - Bridget MinamoreMost of my working day is taken up with August. It's a well that never runs dry Hope is in the room. You see these incredible humans Wilson has painted … If fate wasn't such a bitch, they could be kings
Play button The Rite of Spring review – dreamy and divineThe Guardian - Lyndsey WinshipThe Rite of Spring is a totemic work in the world of dance, frequently remade, often on an epic scale. So it’s a bold move for choreographer Seeta Patel to create her own version as a chamber piece with
From bleak to bustling: how one French town beat the high street bluesThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in MulhouseMulhouse has turned around its image and now boasts more shops opening than closing, thanks to smart planning, investment and community efforts On a lane in what was once considered eastern France’s grimmest
A school's mural removal: should kids be shielded from brutal US history?Guardian US - Walter Thompson in San FranciscoDepending on whom you ask, a 1,600-sq-ft art installation at George Washington high school in San Francisco is either an unflinching look at American history, a stark depiction of violence against oppressed
These elections could define Europe. It must urgently rediscover its founding spiritThe Guardian - Natalie NougayrèdeSometimes, when it comes to Europe, things are clearer from afar. Take Viktor Orbán’s encounter with Donald Trump last week: a love-fest perfectly timed to signal that this US president is out to disembowel
Meet Rose Garnett, the mastermind behind Britain’s best moviesThe Guardian - Catherine ShoardOnce upon a time, movie moguls were cinema’s biggest mystery. Wreathed in cigar smoke and secrets, the puppet masters who ran the studios were even less knowable than the stars they made and broke. That
The Tories have forgotten their pro-EU voters. And they’ll pay for itThe Guardian - John HarrisA politics of nostalgia and nastiness is the complete opposite of what these voters look for In a seemingly endless season of Tory nightmares, this week looks set to mark the most dreadful phase so far.
Kirsten Gillibrand can't break through – is 'gender bias' to blame?Guardian US - Sabrina Siddiqui in WashingtonPresident Trump’s Achilles heel is a woman who speaks her mind. His kryptonite is a mother who stands up for herself I’m asked questions routinely that male colleagues will not be asked, and that’s kind
