Burnham’s first PMQs showed a leader who wants to please – but knows how to push back
The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·2 Sept 2026
The coming months will show whether Andy Burnham fits Kemi Badenoch’s charge of a leader too obsessed with being liked to make hard choices.
Andy Burnham faces an impossible job. At least he’s got a secret weapon – Kemi Badenoch
The Guardianby John Crace·2 Sept 2026
Call it the gentlest of all reality checks. A quantum realignment in expectations. The faintest reminder to both Andy Burnham and Labour backbenchers that international bond markets are impervious...
I thought I was too broken for sex. Here’s how I found pleasure again
The Guardianby Jodi-Ann Burey·2 Sept 2026
Ten years ago, my right elbow started to hurt. The internet suggested I had tennis elbow, so I stopped playing tennis.
Mayday review – Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh set cold war bromance alight
The Guardianby Peter Bradshaw·2 Sept 2026
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh star in this goofy but entertaining action-comedy bromance set in the cold war 80s, when it seemed every red-blooded young guy in America adored Top Gun and wanted...
What did I learn in the kitchen this week? The longer it takes to cook, the less you want to eat it | Adrian Chiles
The Guardianby Adrian Chiles·2 Sept 2026
If you ever meet someone from North Macedonia and find yourself short of conversation, then one word will get things going nicely. That word is ajvar.
‘He’s a good man’: George Clooney defends Mark Ruffalo in Paramount-Warner Bros merger row
The Guardianby Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent·2 Sept 2026
George Clooney has defended Mark Ruffalo’s right to criticise the proposed $111bn Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery, saying he is concerned about the consequences of further consolidation...
I was once ashamed to admit I’d been strangled nonconsensually during sex. Now I’m speaking up to save women’s lives | Hannah Ferguson
The Guardianby Hannah Ferguson·2 Sept 2026
Last week, a 16-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a home on Sydney’s northern beaches. She was airlifted to hospital and died two days later.
The Eyes Wide Shut conspiracy theory: did someone cut a crucial 20 minutes from Kubrick’s final movie?
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·2 Sept 2026
Name: The Eyes Wide Shut conspiracy Age: The erotic psychological thriller Eyes Wide Shut starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman (married at the time, though that isn’t so important now) was...
Trump ally defends Venezuela oil deal amid ‘gunpoint diplomacy’ criticism
The Guardianby Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro·2 Sept 2026
The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, has denied Washington is seeking to commandeer huge quantities of Venezuelan oil, amid growing criticism of Donald Trump’s energy deal with the country’s...
Pete Hegseth criticized for body-shaming Canadian cadet program members
The Guardianby Richard Luscombe·2 Sept 2026
A social media post by Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, body-shaming female members of a Canadian youth development program remained online on Wednesday despite a furious backlash on both...
Was Paul Mescal being ‘not masculine enough’ the reason Gladiator II flopped?
The Guardianby Stuart Heritage·2 Sept 2026
As you may be aware, The Dog Stars has not been particularly well received. Reviews have been lukewarm to poor and in its opening weekend, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic thriller came in fifth...
Messy, clever and can barely conceal its rage: is Furious the most outstanding TV show of the year?
The Guardianby Rebecca Nicholson·2 Sept 2026
You could easily watch the first few minutes of Furious without knowing that it would turn out to be so special.
Farewell Keir Starmer, a terrible politician whom we desperately wanted to be something more | Zoe Williams
The Guardianby Zoe Williams·2 Sept 2026
Keir Starmer exits the British political stage as he entered it: doing the exact opposite of the thing he said he was going to do.
Grand Theft Auto VI is a phenomenon – but there is much more to the gaming world
The Guardianby Keith Stuart·2 Sept 2026
Predictably, the Grand Theft Auto VI “extended look” which premiered on Netflix last week was a success for all involved.
Fall 2: Deadpoint review – silly seat-edge sequel can’t reach heights of the original
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee·2 Sept 2026
There was plenty of silliness but also plenty of suspense in 2022’s modestly successful don’t-look-down thriller Fall, a surprisingly well-made micro-budget marvel that ultimately found its...
From petrol pump attendant to Dylan-feted rocker and Judd Apatow muse: the delightfully unlikely life of Graham Parker
The Guardianby Alexis Petridis·2 Sept 2026
To say Graham Parker enjoyed a swift rise to fame is an understatement. He played his first live show with his most famous backing band, the Rumour, in October 1975, at the Newlands Tavern, a pub...
Joey Ramone smiling! And having fun! At the beach! Roberta Bayley’s best photograph
The Guardianby Interview by Dave Simpson·2 Sept 2026
The first band I ever saw were the Beatles, on 19 August 1964 at the Cow Palace Arena near San Francisco. I was 13.
Simply the best? Is the Berlin Philharmonic really better than all the rest?
The Guardianby Tom Service·2 Sept 2026
The Berlin Philharmonic are in London tonight and tomorrow at the Proms, days after closing the Edinburgh international festival in thrilling style.
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: swot up with these lessons in back-to-school dressing
The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley·2 Sept 2026
I used to love back-to-school shopping when my children were little. The miniature highlighter pens, the name labels, those pop-out pencil cases from Smiggle, even the intergenerational wrangling...
‘An intoxicating mix of humour, high camp and danger’: remembering Tim Curry
The Guardianby Guardian readers and Alfie Packham·2 Sept 2026
‘Always had a glorious glint in his eye’ I first saw him in the 1978 series Will Shakespeare, where he played Shakespeare alongside Nicholas Clay.
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