Recent articles from publications based in United Kingdom.
Little Animals review – Motherland milquetoast creates a clever climate plea
The Guardianby Mark Fisher·6d ago
Nobody does self-effacement as well as Paul Ready. The Motherland/Ann Droid actor excels at playing the kind of man who apologises for his own existence, well-meaning, but insecure – often...
Mark Wood: England fast bowler looks back on Ashes performance with 'shame'
BBC Sportby Stephan Shemilt·6d ago
- Published Fast bowler Mark Wood said he looks back on his performance in England's dismal Ashes campaign with "shame".
Closer to retiring than changing teams - why Max Verstappen stayed at Red Bull
BBC Sportby Andrew Benson·6d ago
- Published The news conference that followed the announcement of Max Verstappen extending his contract at Red Bull until the end of 2030 was approaching its final moments when a light-hearted...
The best books to read in August: new paperbacks from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Salman Rushdie and Werner Herzog
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·6d ago
Fiction Fiction Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Dream Count is billed as “a publishing event 10 years in the making”.
Why Gaza peace deals keep unravelling
The Conversation UKby Adam Farquhar, Research Associate in the School of Law, University of Edinburgh·6d ago
Donald Trump’s Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap for Gaza in late July in which Hamas would hand its weapons to a committee of Palestinian technocrats, certified by an international...
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma: a queer slasher about trauma and desire
The Conversation UKby Darren Elliott-Smith, Senior Lecturer in Film, Media and Gender, University of Stirling·6d ago
In Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, Gillian Anderson plays Billy, a reclusive actress famous for playing a classic “final girl”.
German neo-Nazi suspected of deadly 1970 arson at Jewish retirement home
BBC News (World)by Paul Kirby·6d ago
- Published German investigators believe they have now identified an arsonist who set fire to a Jewish community centre in Munich in 1970, killing seven people.
Amy Lee of Evanescence: ‘I could happily do an entire album of nothing but Portishead covers’
The Guardianby As told to Dave Simpson·6d ago
You wrote Bring Me to Life when you were 19. When you perform it now, how do you relate to the younger you?
‘Why would you want to retire me?’: Novak Djokovic is still driven by doubt
The Guardianby Richard Deitsch·6d ago
The moment comes roughly 20 minutes into the thoughtfully done Prime Video documentary, Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter, where Djokovic, winner of 24 grand slam titles and owner of the most-ever...
New corner rules: The Premier League's plan to end set-piece chaos
BBC Sportby Dale Johnson·6d ago
- Published Holding, pushing, shoving, jostling and grappling inside the penalty area became something of an epidemic in the Premier League last season.
Tice defends suspension of Reform UK activist over Farage criticism
The Guardianby Rowena Mason Whitehall editor·6d ago
Reform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised Nigel Farage, saying internal disagreements should be kept “behind closed doors”.
PSG’s Ligue 1 home opener moved to Rennes after pitch damaged by heat
Environment | The Guardianby Associated Press and Guardian sport·6d ago
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 opener against Rennes has been relocated at short notice, because of damage to their pitch by the extreme heat.
Boohoo fined €2.3m by French watchdog over deceptive discounts
The Guardianby Sarah Butler·6d ago
The British online fashion seller Boohoo has been fined €2.3m (£2m) by France’s consumer watchdog for deceptive practices such as offering fake discounts.
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
BBC News (World)by Samantha Granville·6d ago
- Published Lebanon has handed Syria a former general who served under the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad, in the first extradition of its kind since his government fell.
Israel’s Ben-Gvir posts video of gallows site for hanging Palestinians
The Guardianby Peter Beaumont Senior international correspondent·6d ago
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has posted a gloating video of the construction of a gallows complex where Palestinians convicted of terror offences – but not Jewish...
Frank Beard obituary
The Guardianby Adam Sweeting·6d ago
Renowned for being the only member of the Texan trio ZZ Top not to wear an outlandishly luxuriant beard, in spite of his surname, Frank Beard, who has died aged 77, spent more than 55 years as the...
‘All the watering places are crammed with hot people’: on holiday with Dickens
Travel | The Guardianby Caroline Davies·6d ago
It’s summer in the city, the pubs are crowded, and the coast beckons. In a year that has so far brought five significant heatwaves, it is a fair description of the current holiday season.
There is nothing scientific about The Great ADHD Myth? ‘documentary’ | Gina Rippon
The Guardianby Gina Rippon·6d ago
When Channel 4 announced that it would air a documentary titled The Great ADHD Myth?, an outpouring of fury followed.
Sam Curran’s England Test return hopes scuppered by season-ending groin injury
Cricket | The Guardianby Taha Hashim at Headingley·6d ago
A Test comeback is on hold for Sam Curran after the all-rounder was ruled out of the rest of the English summer with a groin injury.
Hazy sunshine, factor-50 smiles and Cliff Richard at the wheel: the 20 best summer holiday movies – ranked!
The Guardianby Xan Brooks·6d ago
20. American Graffiti (1973) Let’s begin at the end. 2 September 1962: the final night of the summer vacation; one last big blowout before adult life intervenes.
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