The Guardianadded this to Comment is FreeOpinion (UK) Grief is not a thing of beauty but it has helped me discover new parts of myselfThe Guardian - Gemma CareyCome and marvel at the relentlessness of life and our ability to endure it First, my mother died a very hard death from cancer. Then I ended my marriage, followed by a gut-wrenching estrangement from formally
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentEnvironment Country diary: the lesser searcher is the greater discoveryThe Guardian - Matt ShardlowI have travelled to open woodlands on the slopes above the southern banks of the River Spean to find a rare butterfly, but another creature steals the day. In a rainy week the sun finally bursts through
The Guardianadded this to BusinessGlastonbury Co-op to trial 100% compostable wrappers at GlastonburyThe GuardianSandwiches in 100% compostable packaging will go on sale at Glastonbury festival which starts on Wednesday, as part of a trial launched by the Co-op. In what it claims is a first for a national food retailer,
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesChangi Airport Drone sightings disrupt flights at Singapore's Changi airportThe Guardian - Agence France-PresseDrone sightings have disrupted flights at Singapore’s main airport for the second time in a week, authorities have said. About 18 arrivals and departures were delayed and seven flights diverted at Changi
The Guardianadded this to Art & DesignIndonesia ‘Blasphemy’, rebellion and dissent: the artists bringing modern Indonesia to AustraliaThe Guardian - Clarissa Sebag-MontefioreIn 2018, Meiliana, a Chinese Indonesian living in Sumatra, was jailed. Her crime? A complaint to a neighbour about the volume of the call to prayer at her local mosque. Meiliana, who is Buddhist, was last
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentEnvironment 'No faith in coal': religious leaders urge Scott Morrison to take climate actionThe Guardian - Adam Morton Environment editorMore than 150 religious leaders have called on Scott Morrison to acknowledge the world faces a climate emergency and block all new coal and gas projects, including Adani’s Carmichael mine. In an open headed
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesCocaine Bust in Budi Budi: the day a fisherman hauled in $50m worth of cocaineThe Guardian - Kate LyonsLast May a fisherman in Papua New Guinea went out hunting for shark. But instead of coming home with fish to feed his family he returned with an unexpected catch: A$50m worth of cocaine. The fisherman
The Guardianadded this to World NewsMyanmar Myanmar cuts internet to Rakhine state amid unrestThe Guardian - Jacob Goldberg and Cape Diamond in YangonMore than a million people in Myanmar’s conflict-ridden Rakhine state have been plunged into an information blackout three days after authorities ordered telecommunications companies to stop providing
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesAustralia World-beating Australian sportswomen demonstrate refusal to play second fiddleThe Guardian - Megan MauriceOver an incredible 24-hour period Sunday into Monday, some of Australia’s leading female athletes asserted their dominance on the world stage. Two of them – Ashleigh Barty and Sally Fitzgibbons – earned
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPolicing Police log 22 online sex crimes against children every day, says NSPCCThe Guardian - Sally Weale Education correspondentChildren’s charity calls for new independent regulator, saying figures are tip of the iceberg The NSPCC has called on the government to prioritise young people’s online safety after figures revealed police
The Guardianadded this to EnvironmentG20 G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisisThe Guardian - Damian Carrington Environment editorG20 nations have almost tripled the subsidies they give to coal-fired power plants in recent years, despite the urgent need to cut the carbon emissions driving the climate crisis. The bloc of major economies
The Guardianadded this to LifestyleSudoku Sudoku 4440 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 StoriesPrince Charles Harry and Meghan's new home cost taxpayer £2.4mThe Guardian - Caroline DaviesThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s official residence, Frogmore Cottage, may have been a gift to the couple from the Queen, but has cost the taxpayer £2.4m, royal accounts reveal. The 18th century Grade-II
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesUnited Kingdom Britain’s top jobs still in hands of private school elite, study findsThe Guardian - Sally Weale Education correspondent‘Scandalous’ figures show extent of domination in politics, media and business Members of Britain’s elite, who hold the top jobs in politics, the judiciary, media and business, are five times more likely
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesJudi Dench Judi Dench defends work of Kevin Spacey and Harvey WeinsteinThe Guardian - Poppy NoorDame Judi Dench has spoken out about her sadness at seeing her friends Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey shunned from the big screen. Despite condemning their behaviour publicly, Dench told the Radio she
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsBoris Johnson Boris Johnson’s tax cut would benefit richest 10% most, say expertsThe Guardian - Richard Partington and Phillip InmanBritain’s foremost tax and spending thinktank has said that Boris Johnson’s promise to cut taxes for millions of higher earners would cost £9bn and benefit the richest 10% of households in Britain most.
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonBoris Johnson No transition period without EU agreement, Boris Johnson admitsThe Guardian - Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondentBoris Johnson broke cover on Monday night in an interview for the BBC in which he was forced to admit there would be no transition period without the EU’s agreement in the event of a no-deal Brexit. In
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesIsrael Folau Israel Folau's treatment 'smacks of ugly Australia' says Sydney Anglican leaderThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressOne of Australia’s most senior Anglican leaders says Israel Folau’s right to express his faith is being denied, claiming the former Wallaby star’s treatment “smacks of a new and ugly Australia”. The Archbishop
The Guardianadded this to FootballFIFA Fifa investigating Cameroon behaviour in World Cup defeat against EnglandThe Guardian - Suzanne WrackFifa is holding a priority investigation, to be concluded within 48 hours, into the behaviour of the Cameroon team during their 3-0 loss to England in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup on Sunday evening.
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsJeremy Hunt Jeremy Hunt pushes for defence spending to rise by a quarterThe Guardian - Heather Stewart Political editorJeremy Hunt will promise to increase spending on defence by a quarter during the next five years, as he seeks to woo the grassroots Tories who will select Britain’s next prime minister. The foreign secretary
The Guardianadded this to US NewsBorder Patrol Anti-immigrant militia member charged with impersonating US border patrolGuardian US - Sam Levin and agenciesA member of an armed group known for stopping migrants at the US-Mexico border was arrested and charged with impersonating a US border patrol agent. Jim Benvie, spokesman for the Guardian Patriots, a that
The Guardianadded this to FootballSweden Hedvig Lindahl’s sweet save sends Canada home and Sweden into quartersThe Guardian - Press AssociationStina Blackstenius fired Sweden into the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup but they needed a penalty save from Hedvig Lindahl to beat Canada 1-0 in Paris. A slow-burner finally came to life in the
The Guardianadded this to FootballReiss Nelson Brekalo’s brace helps Croatia Under-21s haul England back three timesThe Guardian - Andy Hunter at San Marino StadiumEngland Under-21s signed off the European Championships just as they started with careless mistakes and a chaotic finale allowing victory to fall from their grasp. Three times Aidy Boothroyd’s side led
The Guardianadded this to FilmPlay buttonConjuring 2 Annabelle Comes Home review – creaky funhouse horror threequelThe Guardian - Benjamin LeeThere’s an extraordinary amount of creaking in demonic doll threequel Annabelle Comes Home, a schlocky horror set in a world where every door and cupboard hinge could do with a healthy smattering of oil.
The Guardianadded this to TV & RadioWindrush The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files review – who could feel proud of Britain after this?The Guardian - Amelia GentlemanAs the Empire Windrush made its way from the Caribbean to Britain in 1948, politicians in Westminster were frantically scheming about how they could prevent a ship carrying hundreds of black immigrants
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesPlay buttonBoris Johnson Boris Johnson begins media blitz but refuses to discuss family lifeThe Guardian - Jessica Elgot, Rowena Mason and Rajeev SyalBoris Johnson broke cover on Monday night, vowing he would never reveal the events that led to the police being called to the home of his partner Carrie Symonds last week, after neighbours reported a row
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesHong Kong ‘We have no other choice’: as China erodes democracy Hong Kong citizens prepare to leaveThe Guardian - Verna YuI love Hong Kong but we have no other choice ... who would want to leave the place where you grew up? Elisa Wong Elisa Wong had always thought she would move away from Hong Kong when her seven-year-old
The Guardianadded this to Sport Top StoriesCricket World Cup Australia need to show flexible side to give England a big World Cup problemThe Guardian - Geoff LemonEven two-thirds of the way through the Cricket World Cup group stage we are still waiting for teams to peel off their false moustaches and reveal who they really are. Pakistan have been traditionally Sri
The Guardianadded this to Top StoriesTransport for London Woman 'poses as dead cyclist's aunt' to oppose new London bike laneThe Guardian - Helen Pidd North of England editorA woman posed as the aunt of a cyclist who was killed in London in order to oppose plans for a new segregated bike lane, according to the victim’s mother. Eilidh Cairns, a television producer from Alnwick
The Guardianadded this to PoliticsBoris Johnson ‘Why take risks?’: Boris Johnson's team keep candidate on tight leashThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorThe Boris Johnson submarine is starting to surface, according to his campaign team, after weeks beneath the radar dodging debates and refusing television interviews. They claim a “media blitz” is about
