Recent articles from publications based in United Kingdom.
Factcheck: No, Europe is not having its ‘quietest’ year for wildfires - Carbon Brief
Carbon Briefby Carbon Brief Staff·29d ago
In recent days, prominent climate sceptics and rightwing commentators have shared charts on social media incorrectly implying that Europe is having its “quietest” year for wildfires in 2026.
How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con
BBC Newsby Matt McGrath; Esme Stallard·29d ago
Mandy Bourne lives with her 80-year-old mum in a top-floor social housing flat in the West Midlands. Both struggle with health conditions exacerbated by the recent heatwaves.
Artificial Intelligence: Ars Notoria and the Promise of Instant Knowledge
Public Domain Reviewby Anne Lawrence-Mathers·29 Jul 2026
Centuries before Neo instantly mastered Kung Fu in The Matrix, medieval scholars found a shortcut to years of difficult study: a magical manuscript that promised to fast-track advanced learning.
Photographs of Atlantic City Sand Sculpture (ca. 1880–1920)
Public Domain Reviewby Thea Applebaum Licht·29 Jul 2026
New Jersey’s Atlantic City emerged as a booming Edwardian seaside destination in the 1870s. From its famed boardwalk (the first in the United States), tourists could reach hotels and restaurants...
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: the secret to summer layering? Sheer bravery
Fashion | The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley·29 Jul 2026
Perhaps I shouldn’t admit this, but I’m in two minds about summer dressing. Part of me believes summer is about joy, sunshine and good times, and clothes should embrace all of that.
“The Persian *Mâr-Nâmeh* or, The Book for Taking Omens from Snakes” (1892)
Public Domain Reviewby Joobin Bekhrad·28 Jul 2026
Addressing the Bombay Anthropological Society on the night of November 30, 1892, its then-president — George Waters, a British surgeon and lieutenant colonel — discussed a rather esoteric work: a...
Geneva lands world chess title match as Gukesh and Sindarov set to make history
Chess | The Guardianby Bryan Armen Graham·28 Jul 2026
Geneva has been chosen to host this year’s world chess championship match, with Fide announcing on Tuesday that reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju will defend his title against challenger Javokhir...
Jack Draper: What is bone bruising & would surgery help former British number one?
BBC Sportby Jonathan Jurejko·28 Jul 2026
- Published By his own admission, the arm injury which has derailed Jack Draper's career is "complicated".
‘It’s become a nepo baby sport’: how secondhand fashion got so expensive
Fashion | The Guardianby Hannah Marriott·24 Jul 2026
Vintage boutique owner Janelle Best has been rummaging in thrift shop bins since the 90s. When she started, she says, there was a stigma about it.
Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, breaks world age record from 38 years ago
Chess | The Guardianby Leonard Barden·24 Jul 2026
England’s 11-year-old talent Bodhana Sivanandan scored her best individual result last Saturday, when the Harrow schoolgirl defeated France’s 2628-rated grandmaster Marc’Andria Maurizzi, 19, in the...
Ukraine war briefing: EU sanctions oust Russian president of world chess
Chess | The Guardianby Warren Murray with Guardian writers and agencies·24 Jul 2026
- Arkady Dvorkovich, the president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), said on Friday he was suspending his activity with the organisation after being placed on the EU list of sanctioned...
Before you throw out all the synthetic fabrics in your closet, read this
Fashion | The Guardianby Kate Cray·23 Jul 2026
A few months ago, Lane Koch made a decision: she would purge her family’s closets of all plastic-based fabrics and replace them with natural fibers, such as cotton and linen.
Hungary’s chess queen declines Péter Magyar’s offer of role as president
Chess | The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam and agency·20 Jul 2026
The Hungarian chess legend Judit Polgár has said she will not accept the nomination for president, only a day after the prime minister, Péter Magyar, said he would ask her to take up the largely...
The hidden cost of the night shift and how to sleep it off
BBC Newsby Pallab Ghosh·19 Jul 2026
It is four in the morning, and the ward is quiet. A resident doctor has been on her feet for nine hours.
Trump’s deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak
Environment | The Guardianby Melody Schreiber·18 Jul 2026
As soon as Michigan detected the first sign of cyclosporiasis cases in late June, health officials swung into action, notifying federal agencies and releasing a notice on 1 July ahead of the...
USA v Uzbekistan match foreshadows chess battle for Olympiad top prize
Chess | The Guardianby Leonard Barden·17 Jul 2026
The USA and Uzbekistan are among the world’s current four best chess teams, along with India and China, so the announcement that the pair will meet at Miami on 27-28 July in an all-play-all rapid...
‘Adventures with a touch of magic’: readers’ favourite family days out in the UK
Travel | The Guardianby Guardian readers·17 Jul 2026
Winning tip: a boat tour in County Fermanagh The MV Kestrel has been taking boat tours out from Enniskillen on Lower Lough Erne for as long I can remember.
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: forget delicate chains – this summer, make your jewellery big and bold
Fashion | The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley·15 Jul 2026
This summer, I want jewellery that makes some noise. Real noise – earrings that swish, bangles that clatter – and visual noise as well. Stuff to wear when you want to be seen and heard.
After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?
BBC Newsby Justin Rowlatt·14 Jul 2026
Somewhere in the stormy waters off Greenland, a bright yellow robotic probe, known as an Argo float, is sinking silently beneath the waves.
Archie G. Norcross’ Maine Forest Fire Maps (1918–22)
Public Domain Reviewby Thea Applebaum Licht·14 Jul 2026
In the summer of 1956, the Beat writer Jack Kerouac ascended the North Cascade Mountains, climbing up through the glacial crests of Washington State to Desolation Peak, where he would assume a...
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