Let’s embrace French Sundays – the art of doing absolutely nothing | Polly Hudson
The Guardianby Polly Hudson1d ago
They know what they’re doing when it comes to kissing, toast and horns, so get ready for a French Sunday.
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top 91%Ukraine war briefing: Macron focuses on delivery of missile interceptors as Russian attacks intensify
The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies1d ago
- French president Emmanuel Macron has promised to strengthen support for Ukraine with the delivery of interceptor missiles after a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in which they discussed...
Drive-in cinemas are rare these days. But the last one in Melbourne’s north still draws a faithful crowd
The Guardianby Reporting and photography by Mridula Amin1d ago
Between a funeral parlour and a sink factory, a queue of cars slowly disappears down a driveway. Most arrive with plenty of time to spare – to turn their backseats into beds, tune their radios to...
José Mourinho marks Real Madrid return with late drama and touch of humility | Sid Lowe
The Guardianby Sid Lowe at the RCDE Stadium2d ago
José Mourinho says he is calmer now so when the rest of the bench emptied, sprinting down the touchline to celebrate the 90th-minute goal that finally delivered victory on his first game in charge...
Arthur Fils blasts past Flavio Cobolli to reach first Masters final in landmark win
The Guardianby Tumaini Carayol in Cincinnati2d ago
In the middle of a tense, erratic start to a rain-delayed semi-final day in Cincinnati, Arthur Fils found himself locked in defence and miles behind the baseline on his serve at 3-3.
Shabana Azeez: ‘The most disgusting thing I’ve seen on The Pitt? American coffee’
The Guardianby Rafqa Touma2d ago
What is the most disgusting thing you saw on the set of The Pitt? I mean, American coffee. It’s bad over there. The de-gloved leg was gross. I saw a full vaginal birth. I drilled into a skull!
Roberto De Zerbi says Tottenham are ‘not a team’ and hits out at lack of fight
The Guardianby Jacob Steinberg at the Gtech Community Stadium2d ago
Roberto De Zerbi said that Tottenham are “not a team” after they opened their season with a humiliating 3-0 defeat away to Brentford.
I’d heard ringing in my ears before. This time, it didn’t stop
The Guardianby Miranda Luby2d ago
One night two years ago I was lying in bed when I began to hear a high-pitched, electronic hum. The scene that followed would be comical if it wasn’t so traumatic.
Could the macadamias hidden in Queensland’s rainforests be the key to saving ‘the world’s finest nut’?
The Guardianby Susan Chenery2d ago
We are bouncing over a rough, steep gravel road on the hunt for macadamia trees in the wild. Here in the tangled rainforest at Mary’s Creek in Queensland is the macadamia’s main ancestral home.
‘Devastating’: Western Australia fears a black swan moment as bird flu threatens flagship species
The Guardianby Narelle Towie2d ago
When the black swans start dying, Western Australians will know that bird flu has truly arrived. The birds are an “indicator species” because once they are infected with the H5N1 virus they are...
The moment I knew: Days after September 11, we flew through turbulence – all I could say was ‘I love you’
The Guardianby Scott Westerfeld2d ago
I noticed Justine before she noticed me. We were at a literary award ceremony and she was wearing a dress, upcycled from a black Velvet Elvis painting, talking to a man three times her age.
European football: Inter start title defence with rout of promoted Monza
The Guardianby Reuters and AFP2d ago
Inter kicked off their Serie A title defence with a 4-1 home win over Monza, after the promoted side recovered from conceding an early goal to go in level at the break before the champions turned...
Aston Villa upheaval is a risk but Emery can release v2.0 and reap rewards | Jonathan Wilson
The Guardianby Jonathan Wilson2d ago
Last season was the greatest Aston Villa have enjoyed since they won the European Cup in 1982. They claimed their second European trophy by lifting the Europa League, but even without that would...
Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him
The Guardianby Edward Helmore2d ago
A leading US free-expression group has hit out at federal prosecutors’ use of a novel written by former FBI director James Comey in their case accusing him of threatening to kill Donald Trump.
Badenoch says Reform defectors ‘some of the most dishonest people I have met’
The Guardianby Geneva Abdul2d ago
Kemi Badenoch has called defectors who left for Reform “some of the most dishonest people” she has ever met, as she ruled out allowing “drama queens” to return to the party.
Thousands of sex offenders in England and Wales could get libido-suppressing drugs
The Guardianby Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor2d ago
Drugs that help control the libidos of people who have committed sexual offences could be rolled out for thousands of male prisoners in England and Wales from December 2028, an expert has said.
40,000 bottles of eye drops across the US recalled over issues with sterility of product
The Guardianby Marina Dunbar2d ago
Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being pulled from store shelves across the US over concerns about potential contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Lando Norris surges past Russell and Antonelli to take F1 Dutch GP pole
The Guardianby Giles Richards at Zandvoort2d ago
Lando Norris claimed pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, producing a mighty lap at Zandvoort to beat the Mercedes of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli into second and third place, coming back...
Carrick tells Manchester United to keep calm and ‘carry on’ after humbling by Hull
The Guardianby Will Unwin at the MKM Stadium2d ago
Michael Carrick says he will not overreact, but has called for improvement after Manchester United started the season with a 2-0 defeat at Hull.
Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines
The Guardianby Edward Helmore2d ago
Thousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in...