‘A bit like meditation’: why Saw is my feelgood movie
The Guardianby Emma Madden24 Aug 2026
I was petsitting recently for a white suburban family, with the typical streaming habits therein.
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top 93%Weather tracker: Tornadoes cause flash flooding and power cuts in north-east US
The Guardianby Matt Andrews for MetDesk24 Aug 2026
Thunderstorms and tornadoes caused damage and disruption last Thursday as severe weather hit the US north-east.
Disciples review – fresh-faced boys are sucked into a nightmare of extremism in India
The Guardianby Phuong Le24 Aug 2026
The effect of political and religious indoctrination on young minds resembles a slow-release poison.
Betrayal by Luke Harding review – is Donald Trump a Russian asset?
The Guardianby Lawrence Freedman24 Aug 2026
American presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin. When George W Bush met him in 2001, he reported that he had “looked the man in the eye”, got a “sense of his soul” and found...
No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan’s searing heat
The Guardianby Hazaran Rahim Dad and Changeez Nazir in Nasirabad, Pakistan24 Aug 2026
As the first light reaches Nasirabad, a queue of men, women and children has already formed outside the town’s ice factory, with their buckets, sacks and plastic containers.
My Arms Are Longer Now – comedy stealth game sends lawlessness into new territory
The Guardianby Bex April May24 Aug 2026
Most stealth games cast you as a spy, an assassin or a master thief. My Arms Are Longer Now dispenses with most of the criminal person, to send in just one spectacularly badly behaved limb.
Revival review – step up, Walking Dead fans! This is the most moving zombie show ever
The Guardianby Lucy Mangan24 Aug 2026
A teenage girl is pale, withdrawn and seems not to be fully in or of this world. Could she be … a zombie?
Why England’s summer of cricket chaos could yet have a silver lining | Ali Martin
The Guardianby Ali Martin24 Aug 2026
To say England’s summer of Test cricket has not gone entirely to plan would be a bit of an understatement.
Canadian dollar dips after US-Canada talks collapse into trade war; oil prices fall ahead of US sanctions on Iran – business live
The Guardianby Julia Kollewe24 Aug 2026
Canadian dollar dips after US-Canada talks collapse into trade war; oil prices fall ahead of US sanctions on Iran – business live Washington imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods including fishing...
How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way
The Guardianby Petra Stock24 Aug 2026
More than 1,000 little penguins have received their first dose of bird flu vaccine in Victoria, in what is believed to be the world’s largest vaccination program involving wild birds.
Wild beaver kits born in Norfolk for first time in more than 500 years
The Guardianby Donna Ferguson24 Aug 2026
Wild beaver kits have been born in Norfolk for the first time in more than 500 years. The pair of newborns are the offspring of two free-living beavers who mysteriously arrived in Pensthorpe nature...
‘Everything you’d want from Italy, all in one place’: Brescia, Lombardy’s hidden gem
The Guardianby Kevin Rushby24 Aug 2026
We have hardly begun walking before I spot the side alley, curving away from the main road in a patchwork of sunlit yellow walls, shuttered windows and shadowy archways.
On Different Grounds review – Cupid’s-conspiracy romcom brings Nollywood and Bollywood together
The Guardianby Phil Hoad24 Aug 2026
It’s a stretch for this Nigerian romcom to bill itself “the first Nollywood-Bollywood collaboration” based on the fact that it features, in Nimesh Diliprai Desai and Vineet Raina, two fringe Indian...
The hill I will die on: A music festival isn’t a music festival without children | Iman Amrani
The Guardianby Iman Amrani24 Aug 2026
The woman I used to be died the day I gave birth to twins. That life – full of spontaneous travel, impulsive decisions and a decorated social calendar – evaporated, giving way to a blank canvas of...
The Disappearers by Marlon James review – a scorching exposé of homophobia in Jamaica
The Guardianby Yagnishsing Dawoor24 Aug 2026
“A sense of sweep,” replied Marlon James, when asked what moves him most in literature. “Sweep isn’t just about external journeys, but internal as well.
Fairphone 6+ review: the most repairable, ethical phone gets faster
The Guardianby Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor24 Aug 2026
Fairphone’s top Android for 2026 is a little faster with more memory while maintaining full compatibility with its previous phone, including its repairable and ethical chops.
On Donetsk’s ‘life or death’ highway with the Khyzhak brigade – photo essay
The Guardianby Julia Kochetova24 Aug 2026
“Holy yeah! Yeaaaah! Done!” Booooooom. “Easy peasy lemon squeezy!” Dzhango from the Khyzhak brigade shouts in English. He has just shot down a Russian FPV drone.
A new start after 60: I became a grocer – and feel stronger physically and quieter mentally
The Guardianby Paula Cocozza24 Aug 2026
When Robert Solomon’s working hours were cut during the pandemic – he did building management and tech support for a nonprofit organisation – he got an extra job at a food cooperative, helping to...
Father of USS Lincoln sailor taken into ICE detention while son deployed in Middle East
The Guardianby Reuters24 Aug 2026
The father of a US sailor on board the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East during the Iran war has been taken into federal immigration detention, the sailor said.
Courgette kraut and fermented pepper sauce: Šárka Otevřel Camrdová’s Czech pickle recipes
The Guardianby Šárka Otevřel Camrdová24 Aug 2026
Preserving the abundance of summer produce is a wonderful way to extend the season long after the gardens have faded.