Manchester City failed to land Spain pair in scramble for Miedema cover
The Guardianby Tom Garry·4 Sept 2026
Atlético Madrid rejected a bid of more than £500,000 from Manchester City for the Spain midfielder Fiamma Benítez on the Women’s Super League’s transfer deadline day, the Guardian can reveal.
A remarkable documentary made by blind students: ‘We were stunned by the footage’
The Guardianby Andrew Lawrence·4 Sept 2026
For the past 26 years, some 22,000 blind and visually impaired schoolchildren from around the world have competed in the Braille Challenge: a literacy test against a loudly ticking clock.
Kevin Powers: ‘I was ready to abandon Infinite Jest a thousand times’
The Guardianby Kevin Powers·4 Sept 2026
My earliest reading memory The deaths of Old Dan and Little Ann in Wilson Rawls’s Where the Red Fern Grows were etched into my being as a first grader in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
Dean sparks refereeing controversy, Liverpool head to Ipswich, WSL kicks off and more – live
The Guardianby Tom Bassam (now), Niall McVeigh and John Brewin (later)·4 Sept 2026
The WSL season kicks-off tonight and the Guardian’s women’s football writer Suzanne Wrack is answering your questions at 1pm BST/8am ET.
For Ukraine's artists, making sense of rage is a necessity: it can be both requiem and resistance | Charlotte Higgins
The Guardianby Charlotte Higgins·4 Sept 2026
Twice, I have heard Ukrainians perform Verdi’s Requiem. Once in Lviv, last Maundy Thursday, and once last month, under the great dome of St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
‘If you can’t understand what sex is, it’s irrelevant if you seem to be enjoying it’: how Queen at Sea upended the dementia drama
The Guardianby David Shariatmadari·4 Sept 2026
The first time we see Martin and Leslie, the elderly couple at the centre of Lance Hammer’s wrenching new film, Queen at Sea, they are walking together up a set of stone steps: one of their regular...
‘It feels like Italy with the volume turned down’: readers’ favourite (smaller) city breaks in Europe
The Guardianby Guardian readers·4 Sept 2026
Renaissance art without the crowds in Italy Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna won me over precisely because it feels like Italy with the volume turned down.
The Golden Hours by Louisa Young review – this continuation of the Cazalet Chronicles is a total delight
The Guardianby Ella Risbridger·4 Sept 2026
Elizabeth Jane Howard’s beloved family saga the Cazalet Chronicles spans three decades in the life of the upper-middle-class Cazalet family.
Helen Goh’s recipe for brown butter apple and blackberry bars | The sweet spot
The Guardianby Helen Goh·4 Sept 2026
September is always a wistful time for me. Summer has all but slipped away, the days are noticeably shorter and the children are heading back to school.
‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers have a moral tale for our times | Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardianby Aditya Chakrabortty·4 Sept 2026
After everything, why would anyone still back Nigel Farage? In some of the comments below my piece last week about Reform UK, I spot the usual answers: Farage’s supporters are dim, racist...
Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Two workers pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster
The Guardianby Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu·4 Sept 2026
Two people have been pulled out alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after deadly flash floods left them trapped.
Experience: I didn’t know I was pregnant until I gave birth
The Guardianby Aubrie Morris·4 Sept 2026
When I was 19, I went to college in Texas, where I met my boyfriend Preston. It was 2023 and I had big plans. After finishing my degree in criminal justice, I wanted to go to law school.
‘Why not try to be the best in the world, just for the fun of it?’ Art Garfunkel on a rich, restless life – and reconciling with Paul Simon
The Guardianby Dave Simpson·4 Sept 2026
As Art Garfunkel is keen to point out, “I am a singer – there, use that as the title of your article” – but he was never just a singer. “I’ve been an actor. I am a writer,” he continues.
Pedicures and a pair of socks: sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln go wild in party resort of Pattaya
The Guardianby Natasha May and Harry Jiaravongtrakul in Pattaya·4 Sept 2026
On Thursday morning in Pattaya’s Colour Nail salon there isn’t a spare burgundy lounger to be seen as sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln – male and female alike – settle in for pedicures to take...
‘Everyone seems to have forgotten’: In Tibet, flood-hit families search for the missing and grapple with China’s silence
The Guardianby Danny Vincent in Hong Kong and Yu-chen Li in Taipei·4 Sept 2026
Fan Hong last heard from her husband on the morning of the Nepal-Tibet disaster. More than a week later, the 31-year-old is desperately searching for information about Lin Bo, who was working on a...
‘They’ll be finding bodies next year’: a renowned forensic scientist on Nepal’s ‘extreme challenges’
The Guardianby Tory Shepherd·4 Sept 2026
The bodies of some of those killed in the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster may never be found, and some of those that are may never be identified, a world-renowned forensic scientist says.
Ukraine war briefing: US envoy to visit Kyiv in coming days, Zelenskyy says, as Putin signals ‘chance’ of peace
The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·4 Sept 2026
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that US negotiators will soon visit Moscow and Kyiv to resume efforts to end the Russian invasion.
Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 14: West Ham
The Guardianby Suzanne Wrack·3 Sept 2026
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Suzanne Wrack’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 10th Prospects West Ham were in big...
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
The Guardianby Guardian sport·3 Sept 2026
Can Wirtz find his best for Liverpool? Florian Wirtz is easing himself into his second season at Liverpool after a forgettable first.
Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle
The Guardianby Patrick Daly·3 Sept 2026
Sadiq Khan has agreed for his text messages and emails to be searched as part of a legal battle with Palantir, the high court has been told, after he prevented the US technology company from...
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