The Guardianadded this to Business Ikea gets green light to build affordable homes in UKThe GuardianHomebuyers in a town where properties typically cost almost 12 times local salaries may soon have a low-cost option from Ikea after a UK council agreed to work with an affordable housing developer co-owned
The Guardianadded this to Books New chapter? UK print book sales fall while audiobooks surge 43%The GuardianUK book sales fell for the first time in five years in 2018, despite the success of bestsellers such as Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming. The UK publishing industry was hit by a surprise fall £168m
The Guardianadded this to Lifestyle Sudoku 4441 mediumThe Guardian Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Buy the next issue of the Guardian or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle.
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesTechnology Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces questions from international regulatorsThe Guardian - Edward HelmoreFacebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is facing increasing skepticism from international regulators days after ambitious plans for it were unveiled by the social media company. On Tuesday, Randal Quarles, chair
The Guardianadded this to FootballWest Ham United Transfer roundup: Spurs close in on £55m defender Ndombélé, West Ham ponder RondónThe Guardian - David Hytner, Fabrizio Romano, Andy Hunter and Jacob SteinbergTottenham have made a club record £55m (€62m) bid for the Lyon midfielder Tanguy Ndombélé and are confident of closing a deal for one of the most exciting young talents in Europe. Mauricio Pochettino made
The Guardianadded this to FootballGuinea Bissau Africa Cup of Nations: Yaya Banana gets holders Cameroon off to winning startThe Guardian - Agencies and Guardian sportCameroon, the five-times winners and current holders, put a pre-tournament pay dispute behind them to beat the rank outsiders Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in their opening match at the Africa Cup of Nations in Ismailia.
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesCounter-culture Drag SOS review – can glitter and kindness change lives?The Guardian - Lucy ManganDo you believe there is a little bit of fabulous in all of us? I do not. In fact, I know there is not, because I exist and I check myself optimistically for signs of nascent fabulosity every week; nary
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesCigarettes San Francisco becomes first US city to ban sale of e-cigarettesGuardian US - Kari Paul in San FranciscoSan Francisco voted to ban e-cigarettes in the first legislation of its kind in the United States. Supervisors approved a measure banning the sale and distribution of e-cigarettes in an effort to curb
The Guardianadded this to FootballCameroon Jill Scott: Lionesses feeling mentally strong as World Cup hots upThe Guardian - Louise Taylor in DeauvilleWe now know we’ve got a tool in our armoury to help us cope in all situations Jill Scott Sports psychologists still polarise opinion but Jill Scott is a fully subscribed believer. The veteran England is
The Guardianadded this to US NewsThe White House Acting head of CBP resigns amid outcry over conditions for migrant childrenGuardian US - Associated PressThe acting head of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) resigned Tuesday amid an uproar over the discovery of migrant children being held in filthy conditions at one of the agency’s stations in Texas.
The Guardianadded this to US NewsSan Francisco, CA Video appears to show man dumping water on homeless woman in San FranciscoGuardian US - Sam Levin in San FranciscoSan Francisco is reckoning with new reports of harassment and attacks on its homeless community, after video emerged of a person dumping a bucket of water on a homeless individual from the roof of a building.
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentDemocratic National Committee Young protesters at DNC headquarters demand debate on climate crisisThe Guardian - Emily Holden in WashingtonDozens of young climate protesters crowded outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington DC on Tuesday, demanding a debate focused on the crisis as presidential candidates prepare
The Guardianadded this to FootballMana Iwabuchi Lieke Martens scores last-minute penalty and Dutch eliminate JapanThe Guardian - Suzanne Wrack at Roazhon Park, RennesRefereeing was again in the spotlight as a controversial late penalty put the Netherlands into a quarter-final against Italy at the expense of a Japan side in the ascendancy. In the 88th minute the Dutch
The Guardianadded this to US NewsMexico City Shocking photo of drowned migrant and daughter highlights peril on US borderGuardian US - Patrick Timmons in Piedras Negras and David Agren in Mexico CityThe grim reality of the migration crisis unfolding on America’s southern border has been captured in a series of images showing the lifeless bodies of a Salvadoran father and his daughter who drowned they
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesCricket World Cup Australia’s hastily assembled chimera leaves England vulnerable to exitThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at Lord’sAs an Australian in London, it’s hard to know what to make of England’s World Cup implosion at Lord’s. It was a loss as comprehensive as any; a mid‑range run chase that England never looked like they in.
The Guardianadded this to World NewsWorld News France failing to tackle climate emergency, report saysThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisFrance is falling behind on tackling the climate emergency despite ambitious promises to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a new report has found, saying Paris is worryingly far from delivering its goals.
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentEnvironment Species watch: how the bog-loving alder tree can fight against the tidesThe Guardian - Paul BrownFrom deepest Hertfordshire along a chalk stream called the Mimram comes a plea for appreciation of the alder tree (Alnus glutinosa) from the conservationist Rev Tom Gladwin. The felling of these trees
The Guardianadded this to US SportSports Breaking news: Street dance moves closer to Olympic debut at Paris 2024The Guardian - Associated PressBreakdancing, known as breaking in Olympic circles, moved a step closer to the 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, and now organizers can look to book a street venue in Paris. The sport’s medal debut was last October
The Guardianadded this to UK NewsWest London Three arrested after man shot dead in west LondonThe Guardian - Press AssociationThree men have been arrested after a man in his 20s was shot dead in west London. Edward Simpson, 25, died in Feltham on Friday night. Metropolitan police officers were called to Exeter House, Watermill
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesAndy Murray Andy Murray tastes doubles defeat at Eastbourne but Evans and Konta prosperThe Guardian - Kevin Mitchell at EastbourneDan Evans has had quite the summer, climbing the rankings into the comfort zone where he does not have to qualify for the slams, a stage where his talent deserves to be seen regularly after too long idling
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesEoin Morgan Morgan denies Pietersen’s ‘scared’ jibe but admits sag in England confidenceThe Guardian - Ali Martin at Lord’sEoin Morgan denied a suggestion he was scared when batting but admitted England’s confidence has dipped following the 64-run defeat to Australia that has left their World Cup hopes in the balance. While
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesGeorge Orwell Two books about Northern Irish Troubles win Orwell prize 2019The Guardian - Amy WalkerTwo books about the Troubles in Northern Ireland have been announced as the winners of the Orwell prize 2019. Anna Burns’ experimental novel Milkman won the inaugural prize for political fiction, while
The Guardianadded this to US NewsWayfair Wayfair workers plan walkout over company furnishing border campsGuardian US - Kari Paul in San FranciscoHundreds of employees of the online home goods company Wayfair will stage a walkout on Wednesday in protest against its involvement in furnishing border camps. Employees organizing the walkout at the Boston
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesCaravaggio Mysterious Caravaggio painting valued at $170m snapped up before auctionThe Guardian - Agence France-Presse in ToulouseA painting described as a lost Caravaggio masterpiece has been bought two days before it was due to go under the hammer in France. The painting, which was found under an old mattress in the attic of a
The Guardianadded this to CricketMitchell Starc England’s forward-thinking dies in stages when faced by Australian fireThe Guardian - Barney Ronay at Lord’sWelcome back then, England. It’s been a while. Just not, as it happens, quite long enough. On a sullen, grey day at Lord’s England were both oddly meek and jarringly aggressive en route to a comprehensive
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesLondon, UK UK falls down culinary rankings in world's 50 best restaurants listThe Guardian - Haroon SiddiqueJust two London restaurants on controversial rankings while Mirazur named best in world Shoreditch, the hipster district of east London, is the only area of the UK to make the 2019 list of the world’s
The Guardianadded this to US NewsJared Kushner Kushner plan leaves Middle East deal seeming further away than everGuardian US - Martin Chulov Middle East correspondentIn the long, lamented history of Israeli-Palestinian peace plans, rarely have expectations been so low. As Jared Kushner took to the stage in Bahrain to effectively lay waste to decades of doctrine on
The Guardianadded this to Horse RacingHorse Racing Betfred refuse punter £189,000 ‘winnings’ after ‘error’ on betting slipThe Guardian - Chris CookA bookmaker has refused to pay £189,000 to a punter who made a mistake in writing out a six-horse accumulator and included Bailarico, who finished third, rather than Bialco, a winner. David Smith, a 60-year-old
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesBoris Johnson 'It’s an easy audience here': Boris Johnson surfaces at Surrey gardenThe Guardian - Mattha BusbyFighting accusations that he was hiding from scrutiny, Boris Johnson made a largely unannounced visit to a garden in Surrey on Tuesday, questioning schoolchildren about their political allegiances and
The Guardianadded this to BusinessNeil Woodford The FCA – a watchdog too nice and chummy to bark or biteThe Guardian - Phillip InmanNobody fears the Financial Conduct Authority. Nobody fears its genial boss, Andrew Bailey. Not really. Or at least not enough to worry about doing jail time or even being banned from working in the City
