Environment Battle of Waterloo Bridge: a week of Extinction Rebellion protestsThe Guardian - Matthew Taylor and Damien GayleOn Monday morning a strange sight appeared, edging its way through the buses, taxis and shoppers on Oxford Street in London. A bright pink boat, named Berta Cáceres after the murdered Honduran environmental
Books The Parisian by Isabella Hammad review – accomplished debutThe GuardianIsabella Hammad’s remarkably accomplished debut novel very quickly snares the reader’s attention. Ranging from Nablus in the dying days of the Ottoman empire via Istanbul and Cairo to Montpellier and and
Best Thing What's the best thing to do with an old diesel car?The GuardianI live in the new ultra-low emissions zone, so I’ll have to pay £12.50 a day. What should I do? Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection
Washington State Politics Republican discussed violent attacks and surveillance with rightwingersThe Guardian - Jason WilsonA Washington state Republican politician took part in private discussions with rightwing figures about carrying out surveillance, “psyops” and even violent attacks on perceived political enemies, according
Lifestyle (UK) Fitness tips: three of the best primal yoga posesThe Guardian - Michele PernettaAwkward squat Strengthens knees and quads, improves achilles flexibility. Stand with feet hip‑width apart, arms in front, shoulder-width apart. Squeeze knees together, lifting heels 2cm off the floor,
Lifestyle (UK) What links a schnoodle and a puggle? The Weekend quizThe Guardian - Thomas EatonThe questions 1 What wound was inflicted by Saint Longinus? 2 Which drummer sketches every hotel room he stays in? 3 Where was the Golden Pavilion Temple burned down by a monk in 1950? 4 Who founded the
Travel Boutique beat: 20 of the best UK music festivals for 2019The Guardian - Antonia WilsonShindig, Somerset Returning to Gilcombe Farm (a couple of miles from Bruton village’s train station), for a fifth year, Shindig still aspires to be a party with friends rather than a full-scale festival.
Personal Finance (UK) An inspirational talk made me want to work in human rightsThe Guardian - Suzanne BearneName: Sara Kenny Age: 23 Occupation: Part-time student and digital content campaign manager Salary: £8,700 I realised part way through my zoology degree that I didn’t see a long-term career in it. I wasn’t
Personal Finance (UK) Why you should pay your parents £100 board a monthThe Guardian - Patrick CollinsonYoung adults should be paying at least £100 a month to their parents for living at home, according to a major academic study into the costs of the “boomerang” generation. The main additional cost is food,
Fake Reviews Fake reviews: How the Facebook 'factories' are still ripping us offThe Guardian - Rupert JonesConsumers continue to risk being ripped off as a result of fake review “factories” on Facebook that manufacture misleading Amazon product reviews, says Which? It told Guardian Money that “nearly all” the
Play buttonMadonna The cast of TV drama Pose: ‘Without us Madonna would be nothing’The Guardian - Malcolm MackenzieBallroom culture has been merging into the mainstream for a while, but last year it was inescapable. There was voguing in Yorgos Lanthimos’s award-winning The Favourite and the video for Calvin Harris
Diana Ross From Loose Joints to Diana Ross: the songs of hit drama PoseThe Guardian - Alex RaynerTaana Gardner Heartbeat The aural scene setter for Pose, this 1981 dance classic opens the show. While we associate Gardner’s dubby club hit with NYC’s 1980s club culture, 1980s NYC clubbers weren’t especially
Personal Finance (UK) An Isa with 8.24% fixed interest a year. Is that simply too good to be true?The Guardian - Rupert JonesIt’s an advert that’s been popping up in many people’s Facebook newsfeeds during the last few weeks, for a “Platinum Isa” that pays a fixed 8.24% a year. That’s certainly an eye-catching rate, and it one
World News 'Even more beautiful': should Notre Dame get a modern spire?The Guardian - Steve RoseIt is less than a week since the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral and the response has swung from global grief at an architectural tragedy, to relief that the damage was not as extensive as it could have and
Play buttonDemocratic National Committee Meet the 88-year-old powering his insurgent 2020 bid with teensGuardian US - Hubert Adjei-KontohIf they can get me in the debates, I’ll go Mike Gravel In 2008’s Democratic race for the White House, a little-known former senator from Alaska, Mike Gravel, barnstormed the party debates, railing against
Personal Finance (UK) The 'boomerang' generation still living with their parentsThe Guardian - Jo ThornhillWould you want to move back into your parents’ home after university? How much rent, if any, should you pay? Can you survive socially into your 20s and even 30s living with your parents? Those are the
Lifestyle (UK) My wife and I are stuck in a passion-free routine – and I’m very happyThe Guardian - Romesh RanganathanWhen my wife and I promised the rest of our lives to each other, I doubt either of us suspected that life would involve quite so much TV. I am working long hours at the moment, and every day I call my
Yoga Combining yoga with martial arts was probably a stretch too farThe Guardian - Zoe WilliamsThere’s a phrase in yoga that comes up a lot (though this could just be at my yoga place, to which I am so studiously loyal that to go anywhere else would feel like the betrayal of a vow): “This could
Lifestyle (UK) A letter to... new mothers, from a health visitorThe Guardian - AnonymousYou open the door with a smile, I see you are tired. You walk slowly and carefully. I wonder if you are in pain. I notice you are dressed, you’re wearing makeup. I wonder if this is for my benefit. Probably.
Women's Soccer TV tonight: dive into the thriving world of women's footballThe Guardian - Phil Harrison, Mike Bradley, Graeme Virtue, Ellen E Jones, PaulPaul Howlett and Gwilym MumfordWomen’s Football World 9.30am, Channel 4 The women’s game continues to increase in visibility: this new six-part series sees Clare Balding begin the build-up to this summer’s World Cup in France, which
Bill Clinton The 14 current Republican senators who voted to impeach or convict Bill ClintonGuardian US - Jon Swaine in New York and Lauren Gambino in WashingtonRobert Mueller’s report effectively accused Donald Trump of obstructing justice by witness tampering, one of the offences that led Republicans to impeach Bill Clinton 20 years ago. Mueller’s team found
Trump Administration All the president's men and women: how disobedient aides saved TrumpGuardian US - Tom McCarthy in New YorkMueller’s pointing out that Trump was one refused request away from succeeding in his effort to obstruct justice Harry Sandick Priebus recalled that McGahn said that the president had asked him to ‘do
Andrew Jackson If We Can Keep It review: how Trump happened and how America might surviveGuardian US - Lloyd GreenTomasky does not blame Trump for how we arrived at this juncture, but credits him with lighting the fuse Like his earlier four-page letter of absolution, Attorney General William Barr’s Maundy Thursday
Donald Trump Jr What's missing? The clues to Barr's 1,000 Mueller report redactionsGuardian US - Luke HardingThe Mueller report contains tantalising details of Trump campaign dealings with Russia and of the president’s possible attempts to obstruct justice. But much of it is blacked out. Nearly 40% of the pages
Lifestyle (UK) Blind date: ‘We talked about her pet lizard’The GuardianTom on Ciera What were you hoping for? Someone I had a genuine connection with and would enjoy spending time with. First impressions? Very easy to chat to, with a warm, inviting personality to match. instantly
Eyeglasses Tim Dowling: ‘It takes a little practice to get the benefit of new lenses’The Guardian - Tim DowlingI am standing by the till at the optician’s, wearing my new glasses. As I turn my head to survey the room, the world around me undulates like a sail billowing in a lazy breeze. “Whoa,” I say. “Be careful
Ethics Committee Ethics committee raises alarm over 'predictive policing' toolThe Guardian - Sarah MarshA computer tool used by police to predict which people are likely to reoffend has come under scrutiny from one force’s ethics committee, who said there were a lot of “unanswered questions” and concerns
‘He was “Uncle Mike”. And he abused me’: the man who groomed our familyThe Guardian - Marie LunnHe was all the things you read about, a total charmer. I never suspected for a second he was grooming us. Why would you? Isla, 45 He was “Uncle Mike”, a friend of my dad’s. I think he began grooming my
Opinion (UK) What makes a great place to live? Answer: it’s not a shopping plazaThe Guardian - Simon JenkinsThe moral is that a town’s appeal – and thus its prosperity – lies in how we experience it The best place to live in Britain today is Salisbury. So says the Sunday Times. The Office for National Statistics
Behavior One in four teachers 'experience violence from pupils every week'The Guardian - Richard AdamsMany say poor behaviour is making them want to leave the profession, NASUWT finds One in four teachers in the UK say they experience physical violence from their pupils at least once a week, and many poor
