Play buttonBig Little Lies Screaming? Crying? Confessing? How will Big Little Lies end?The Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonIt’s quite possible that the coming second season finale of Big Little Lies will be the last time we’ll check in with the Monterey Five. Earlier this year, HBO’s president, Casey Bloys, said that the of
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband fears she will be forced to confessThe Guardian - Matthew WeaverThe husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran, says he is becoming increasingly worried she is being pressured to sign a forced confession after she was moved an
Joey Barton Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton charged with actual bodily harmThe GuardianJoey Barton, the manager of Fleetwood Town, has been charged with causing actual bodily harm after the Barnsley coach, Daniel Stendel, was left with facial injuries following a fracas in the South Yorkshire
Slavery Australia warned 'discriminatory migration policies' may be driving slaveryThe Guardian - Christopher KnausAustralia’s “restrictive” migration policies may be driving modern forms of slavery, a new report has warned. The federal government introduced a tough new regime designed to stamp out modern slavery last
Ripoff Private health insurance is in a death spiral because it is a massive, massive ripoffThe Guardian
Lifestyle (UK) Adventuring while female: why the relationship women have with nature mattersThe Guardian - Megan Mayhew BergmanIt’s Monday in the Adirondack state park. I’m driving through little towns, passing junk stores, lumber businesses, small cafes and adventure outfitters. I have heard people call this part of New York
Opinion (UK) Revealed: the three-word question consuming the world’s biggest brainsThe Guardian - Tom ClarkReligious, racial and national identities have come to the forefront of thinking during war or dictatorships What is preoccupying the world’s leading minds? It is an audacious question for sure. Some say
Brexit The Great Betrayal by Rod Liddle review – a disingenuous, dishonest Brexit polemicThe Guardian - Fintan O”Toole“Never,” Rod Liddle writes in his jeremiad on the “betrayal” of Brexit, “have so many blameless people in this country been held in such contempt, or been subject to such vilification by an elite.” Really?
Technology Elon Musk's Neuralink unveils effort to build implant that can read your mindThe Guardian - Julia Carrie Wong in San FranciscoElon Musk’s secretive “brain-machine interface” startup, Neuralink, stepped out of the shadows on Tuesday evening, revealing its progress in creating a wireless implantable device that can – theoretically
Republicans Here's the real reason Trump is attacking 'the squad': he's scaredThe Guardian - Joshua LeiferAfter less than a year in office, the members of the Squad have greatly expanded the realm of political possibility in the United States What distinguishes them [the Squad] as much as who they are is they
Methamphetamine ‘Don’t flush your drugs m’kay’: police warn of the possibility of ‘meth-gators’Guardian US - Edward HelmorePolice in Tennessee are warning residents to stop flushing methamphetamine, the drug more commonly known as “meth”, down the toilet for fear that alligators in the sewage system could ingest the drug create
John Lewis John Lewis’s failure to honour its guarantee left me fumingThe Guardian - Anna TimsWe spent £18,000 on a new kitchen in 2012. We chose John Lewis for its reputation for customer service. In spring 2016 we noticed that laminate was peeling off two of our wall units, which were within
Iraq Iraqi Christians facing deportation feel conned by Trump: 'You vowed to protect us'Guardian US - Tom Perkins in DetroitTen years ago, police caught Iraqi Chaldean immigrant Rani Yousuf with a small amount of marijuana. He completed probation, paid fines, and the conviction was dropped from his record when he turned 21.
Hurricane Katrina He’s a Gulf War vet who stepped up during Katrina. Now he’s an environmental crusaderGuardian US - Jamiles LarteyRetired Lt Gen Russel Honoré knows a stupid plan when he sees one. It was the day after Hurricane Katrina had wrought catastrophic flooding in the city of New Orleans in August 2005, and Honoré – a veteran
Environment Offshore wind auction could raise millions for QueenThe Guardian - Juliette Garside and Jillian AmbroseThe Queen’s property managers will this week set out terms for the world’s biggest offshore wind auction in a decade. Industry experts expect the complex bidding process to raise record sums, which could
Play buttonWorld News Wednesday briefing: Generation Rent bound for homeless old ageThe Guardian - Warren MurrayTop story: Rent will soar to 80% of retirement income More than 600,000 people are facing a “catastrophe” of homelessness when they retire, as their income will not be enough to keep a roof over their
Technology Bianca Devins murder: Instagram under fire over shared images of dead teen's bodyThe Guardian - Josh TaylorSocial media companies have come under fire after images of a murdered teenage girl’s body were posted online and were widely shared on Instagram as well as other sites including Discord and 4chan. Bianca
Travel Alternative city breaks: Łodź, Poland – discover its culture, food and nightlifeThe Guardian - Kit Macdonald‘If it doesn’t fit, it fits perfectly,” is something of a buzz-phrase in Poland’s third-largest city, and it doesn’t take long to see why. It is a place where the next surprise – a fantastical, seemingly
Buzz Aldrin The greatest photos ever? Why the moon landing shots are artistic masterpiecesThe Guardian - Jonathan JonesFifty years ago this week, a former navy pilot created one of the most revolutionary artistic masterpieces of the 20th century, one we have yet to fully assimilate. His name was Neil Armstrong and his
Nipsey Hussle Nipsey Hussle: Los Angeles community outraged at 'disgusting' police investigation into late rapper's businessThe Guardian - Sam Levin in Los AngelesResidents of South Los Angeles responded furiously to revelations that law enforcement was conducting a criminal investigation into the late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s businesses, saying it was further evidence
Smoking NHS could save billions by offering cash reward to quit smokingThe Guardian - Nur PirbhaiQuitters 50% more likely to succeed if offered a financial incentive, researchers find Offering financial rewards to people trying to quit smoking could save the NHS billions of pounds a year and boost
Poverty John McDonnell to promise Labour will end 'in-work poverty' by end of first termThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorThe shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, is to make a promise that Labour will eliminate the “modern-day scourge” of in-work poverty by the end of the party’s first full term back in office. In a speech
OnePlus 7 OnePlus 7 review: competition-beating performance for lessThe Guardian - Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editorThe OnePlus 7 is basically the OnePlus 6T with the guts of the OnePlus 7 Pro, which sounds like a bad thing, but for £500 it is arguably the best bang for your buck going. There was nothing wrong with
Play buttonLifestyle (UK) Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphiaThe Guardian - Sirin KaleIt is difficult for Miles to pinpoint the moment his muscle dysmorphia started. It was just always there, a background hum. “As far back as I can remember, I wanted a better-looking body,” says the 35-year-old
Opinion (UK) Poor tenants pay for landlords to live like kings. It doesn’t have to be this wayThe Guardian - George MonbiotPeople say, ‘I work for Tesco' or, ‘I work for Deliveroo', but the reality for many is that they work for their landlord I have a friend who works almost every waking hour, mainly to pay the rent. Her
Art April Dawn Alison's photography: 'the unregulated expression of and for the self'The Guardian - Zackary DruckerGender is far more diverse across cultures and over time than most people realize. Who did she imagine would savor these portraits? It turns out many people. Us. In April Dawn Alison’s photography, her
Tallinn The best things in life are free … but where are they?The Guardian - Andrew RothKate ConnollyJustin McCurryRuth MacleanHannah Ellis-PetersenMichael AmundsenSam JonesMichael SafiAngelique ChrisafisIn Russia, mushroom picking is called the “quiet hunt” and it has a ritual all its own. From late spring through to autumn, the high season for mycophiles, Russians fan out into the forests in search fresh
Science You've found an extraordinary dinosaur skeleton – what do you do now?The Guardian - Philip PantusoDinosaurs bring drama, and being a cowboy, I’m not a drama fan Clayton Phipps The early June morning in Montana was already very hot and dry by 7.30, when Clayton Phipps and his friend, Mark Eatman, set
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson could hide as a columnist and at City Hall. He can’t in No 10The Guardian - George PitcherAhead of the London mayoral election of May 2012, I was invited to chair a hustings at St James’s Church in Piccadilly. The main attractions were Boris Johnson, seeking his second term, and his doughty
Race & Ethnicity UK's renting millennials face homelessness crisis when they retireThe Guardian - Amelia HillReport finds at least 630,000 will be unable to afford private rents on their pension income More than 600,000 members of so-called ‘Generation Rent’ are facing an “inevitable catastrophe” of homelessness
Play buttonBig Little Lies Screaming? Crying? Confessing? How will Big Little Lies end?The Guardian - Rebecca NicholsonIt’s quite possible that the coming second season finale of Big Little Lies will be the last time we’ll check in with the Monterey Five. Earlier this year, HBO’s president, Casey Bloys, said that the of
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's husband fears she will be forced to confessThe Guardian - Matthew WeaverThe husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran, says he is becoming increasingly worried she is being pressured to sign a forced confession after she was moved an
Joey Barton Fleetwood Town manager Joey Barton charged with actual bodily harmThe GuardianJoey Barton, the manager of Fleetwood Town, has been charged with causing actual bodily harm after the Barnsley coach, Daniel Stendel, was left with facial injuries following a fracas in the South Yorkshire
Slavery Australia warned 'discriminatory migration policies' may be driving slaveryThe Guardian - Christopher KnausAustralia’s “restrictive” migration policies may be driving modern forms of slavery, a new report has warned. The federal government introduced a tough new regime designed to stamp out modern slavery last
Ripoff Private health insurance is in a death spiral because it is a massive, massive ripoffThe Guardian
Lifestyle (UK) Adventuring while female: why the relationship women have with nature mattersThe Guardian - Megan Mayhew BergmanIt’s Monday in the Adirondack state park. I’m driving through little towns, passing junk stores, lumber businesses, small cafes and adventure outfitters. I have heard people call this part of New York
Opinion (UK) Revealed: the three-word question consuming the world’s biggest brainsThe Guardian - Tom ClarkReligious, racial and national identities have come to the forefront of thinking during war or dictatorships What is preoccupying the world’s leading minds? It is an audacious question for sure. Some say
Brexit The Great Betrayal by Rod Liddle review – a disingenuous, dishonest Brexit polemicThe Guardian - Fintan O”Toole“Never,” Rod Liddle writes in his jeremiad on the “betrayal” of Brexit, “have so many blameless people in this country been held in such contempt, or been subject to such vilification by an elite.” Really?
Technology Elon Musk's Neuralink unveils effort to build implant that can read your mindThe Guardian - Julia Carrie Wong in San FranciscoElon Musk’s secretive “brain-machine interface” startup, Neuralink, stepped out of the shadows on Tuesday evening, revealing its progress in creating a wireless implantable device that can – theoretically
Republicans Here's the real reason Trump is attacking 'the squad': he's scaredThe Guardian - Joshua LeiferAfter less than a year in office, the members of the Squad have greatly expanded the realm of political possibility in the United States What distinguishes them [the Squad] as much as who they are is they
Methamphetamine ‘Don’t flush your drugs m’kay’: police warn of the possibility of ‘meth-gators’Guardian US - Edward HelmorePolice in Tennessee are warning residents to stop flushing methamphetamine, the drug more commonly known as “meth”, down the toilet for fear that alligators in the sewage system could ingest the drug create
John Lewis John Lewis’s failure to honour its guarantee left me fumingThe Guardian - Anna TimsWe spent £18,000 on a new kitchen in 2012. We chose John Lewis for its reputation for customer service. In spring 2016 we noticed that laminate was peeling off two of our wall units, which were within
Iraq Iraqi Christians facing deportation feel conned by Trump: 'You vowed to protect us'Guardian US - Tom Perkins in DetroitTen years ago, police caught Iraqi Chaldean immigrant Rani Yousuf with a small amount of marijuana. He completed probation, paid fines, and the conviction was dropped from his record when he turned 21.
Hurricane Katrina He’s a Gulf War vet who stepped up during Katrina. Now he’s an environmental crusaderGuardian US - Jamiles LarteyRetired Lt Gen Russel Honoré knows a stupid plan when he sees one. It was the day after Hurricane Katrina had wrought catastrophic flooding in the city of New Orleans in August 2005, and Honoré – a veteran
Environment Offshore wind auction could raise millions for QueenThe Guardian - Juliette Garside and Jillian AmbroseThe Queen’s property managers will this week set out terms for the world’s biggest offshore wind auction in a decade. Industry experts expect the complex bidding process to raise record sums, which could
Play buttonWorld News Wednesday briefing: Generation Rent bound for homeless old ageThe Guardian - Warren MurrayTop story: Rent will soar to 80% of retirement income More than 600,000 people are facing a “catastrophe” of homelessness when they retire, as their income will not be enough to keep a roof over their
Technology Bianca Devins murder: Instagram under fire over shared images of dead teen's bodyThe Guardian - Josh TaylorSocial media companies have come under fire after images of a murdered teenage girl’s body were posted online and were widely shared on Instagram as well as other sites including Discord and 4chan. Bianca
Travel Alternative city breaks: Łodź, Poland – discover its culture, food and nightlifeThe Guardian - Kit Macdonald‘If it doesn’t fit, it fits perfectly,” is something of a buzz-phrase in Poland’s third-largest city, and it doesn’t take long to see why. It is a place where the next surprise – a fantastical, seemingly
Buzz Aldrin The greatest photos ever? Why the moon landing shots are artistic masterpiecesThe Guardian - Jonathan JonesFifty years ago this week, a former navy pilot created one of the most revolutionary artistic masterpieces of the 20th century, one we have yet to fully assimilate. His name was Neil Armstrong and his
Nipsey Hussle Nipsey Hussle: Los Angeles community outraged at 'disgusting' police investigation into late rapper's businessThe Guardian - Sam Levin in Los AngelesResidents of South Los Angeles responded furiously to revelations that law enforcement was conducting a criminal investigation into the late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s businesses, saying it was further evidence
Smoking NHS could save billions by offering cash reward to quit smokingThe Guardian - Nur PirbhaiQuitters 50% more likely to succeed if offered a financial incentive, researchers find Offering financial rewards to people trying to quit smoking could save the NHS billions of pounds a year and boost
Poverty John McDonnell to promise Labour will end 'in-work poverty' by end of first termThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorThe shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, is to make a promise that Labour will eliminate the “modern-day scourge” of in-work poverty by the end of the party’s first full term back in office. In a speech
OnePlus 7 OnePlus 7 review: competition-beating performance for lessThe Guardian - Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editorThe OnePlus 7 is basically the OnePlus 6T with the guts of the OnePlus 7 Pro, which sounds like a bad thing, but for £500 it is arguably the best bang for your buck going. There was nothing wrong with
Play buttonLifestyle (UK) Gym, eat, repeat: the shocking rise of muscle dysmorphiaThe Guardian - Sirin KaleIt is difficult for Miles to pinpoint the moment his muscle dysmorphia started. It was just always there, a background hum. “As far back as I can remember, I wanted a better-looking body,” says the 35-year-old
Opinion (UK) Poor tenants pay for landlords to live like kings. It doesn’t have to be this wayThe Guardian - George MonbiotPeople say, ‘I work for Tesco' or, ‘I work for Deliveroo', but the reality for many is that they work for their landlord I have a friend who works almost every waking hour, mainly to pay the rent. Her
Art April Dawn Alison's photography: 'the unregulated expression of and for the self'The Guardian - Zackary DruckerGender is far more diverse across cultures and over time than most people realize. Who did she imagine would savor these portraits? It turns out many people. Us. In April Dawn Alison’s photography, her
Tallinn The best things in life are free … but where are they?The Guardian - Andrew RothKate ConnollyJustin McCurryRuth MacleanHannah Ellis-PetersenMichael AmundsenSam JonesMichael SafiAngelique ChrisafisIn Russia, mushroom picking is called the “quiet hunt” and it has a ritual all its own. From late spring through to autumn, the high season for mycophiles, Russians fan out into the forests in search fresh
Science You've found an extraordinary dinosaur skeleton – what do you do now?The Guardian - Philip PantusoDinosaurs bring drama, and being a cowboy, I’m not a drama fan Clayton Phipps The early June morning in Montana was already very hot and dry by 7.30, when Clayton Phipps and his friend, Mark Eatman, set
Boris Johnson Boris Johnson could hide as a columnist and at City Hall. He can’t in No 10The Guardian - George PitcherAhead of the London mayoral election of May 2012, I was invited to chair a hustings at St James’s Church in Piccadilly. The main attractions were Boris Johnson, seeking his second term, and his doughty
Race & Ethnicity UK's renting millennials face homelessness crisis when they retireThe Guardian - Amelia HillReport finds at least 630,000 will be unable to afford private rents on their pension income More than 600,000 members of so-called ‘Generation Rent’ are facing an “inevitable catastrophe” of homelessness
