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The Guardianby Simon Usborne9 Sept 2026
In 1979, the government asked Wilfred Cockcroft, a now largely forgotten maths lecturer from the University of Hull, to write a report about a crisis in the teaching of his subject to children.
The Guardianby Hugh Collins9 Sept 2026
I wasn’t exactly in “Sunday best”, but I had made some effort. Well, I’d changed my underwear for the first time in a couple of days and given myself a baby-wipe bath.
The Guardianby Robert Ashton9 Sept 2026
For as long as I can remember, I’ve suffered from a condition called paruresis – also known as shy bladder syndrome.
The Guardianby Alexina Anatole9 Sept 2026
Bitterness has long had an image problem: is it delicious or disgusting? Here’s another contradiction: though bitterness seems as if it should sit alongside hot, pungent flavours such as mustard...
The Guardianby Rafael Behr9 Sept 2026
Not all that long ago, Europe was a beacon of liberal idealism. One memoir recalls it as an era “comfortably saturated with confidence in the unfailing and binding power of tolerance and...
The Guardianby Lisa O’Carroll in Värmland9 Sept 2026
A 78-year-old British widow facing deportation over from Sweden over Brexit has said she feels she is facing a “death sentence” just hours before she was due to be removed from the country.
The Guardianby Agence France-Presse9 Sept 2026
The father of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico two years ago testified in court on Tuesday that his life had been turned into hell, as the high-profile trial continued into its second day.
The Guardianby Sarah Lambert9 Sept 2026
After a night of storms, the air feels freshly washed. I breathe in delicious scents of damp grass, earth, and sweet, winey blackberry from hedges weighed down with a bumper harvest.
The Guardianby Alina Sarnatska9 Sept 2026
My grandma was as hard as nails. She had just turned 17 when the Nazis entered her village in the Kyiv region, near what is now the city of Bucha.
The Guardianby Rachel Dixon9 Sept 2026
After the car stopped rolling and came to rest on its side, Rob Pike remembers being “hyperfixated” on the rainwater pouring down his face.
The Guardianby Philip Oltermann European culture editor9 Sept 2026
In the words of Joni Mitchell, the planners of many urban centres around the world “paved paradise and put up a parking lot”.
The Guardianby Amy Hawkins in Kyiv9 Sept 2026
Stocking up on cured sausages from the half-empty shelves in her local supermarket, Valentyna Sveshnikova is worried about money.
The Guardianby Dave Simpson9 Sept 2026
On 4 July last year, Oasis were all set to start the first gig of their hugely anticipated comeback, 16 years since the band imploded after Liam Gallagher swung a guitar in the direction of brother...
The Guardianby Kat Lay, Global health correspondent9 Sept 2026
Babies born to mothers with anaemia have smaller brains, particularly in key regions linked to movement, learning and the regulation of emotion, according to a study.
The Guardianby Krishani Dhanji and Tory Shepherd9 Sept 2026
Blanche d’Alpuget, Australian writer and widow of former prime minister Bob Hawke, has died at the age of 82.
The Guardianby Warren Murray with Guardian writers and agencies9 Sept 2026
- Ukraine is contracting a supply of about 1,000 Patriot missiles over the coming years with the help of allies and through an EU loan, Kyiv’s defence minister, Yevhenii Khmara, said on Tuesday as...
The Guardianby Luke Buckmaster9 Sept 2026
Last Seen is a classic, twisty thriller with a killer premise: a grieving father, whose young daughter went missing years ago and is now presumed dead, one day receives a phone call that he is...
The Guardianby Bryan Armen Graham at Flushing Meadows9 Sept 2026
At the end of more than four and a half hours of escalating drama inside the world’s biggest tennis stadium, a devastated Alex Michelsen fell into Frances Tiafoe’s arms just outside the tramlines...
The Guardianby Agence France-Presse9 Sept 2026
Singapore’s prime minister has been given a $1m pay rise as the affluent city-state announced a dramatic one-off salary boost for government ministers.
The Guardianby Ian Sample and Dan Milmo8 Sept 2026
OpenAI claims to have solved a major mathematics problem that has stumped humans for nearly a century after spending millions of dollars on the artificial intelligence-led endeavour.
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