Can you freeze leftover risotto? | Kitchen aide
The Guardianby Anna Berrill26d ago
I have tried various ways to reheat risotto after freezing, but it always turns into a gloopy, starchy, unappetising mess. What am I doing wrong?
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top 93%Union leaders resist political donations cap after Reform given £72m
The Guardianby Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor26d ago
Trade unions have stopped short of backing a cap on political donations but called for further action on big money in politics, in a joint statement after Reform UK was given an unprecedented £72m...
The Debut review – Julianne Moore is a thrill in Jesse Eisenberg’s oddball comedy
The Guardianby Richard Lawson in Toronto26d ago
Jesse Eisenberg’s last two directorial efforts – the prickly comedy When You Finish Saving the World and the slightly softer A Real Pain – are small films rooted in the real world.
Double cleansing: should we really be cleaning ourselves twice in each shower?
The Guardianby Leah Harper26d ago
Gone are the days of the speedy shower; a quick lather with a squirt of shower gel will, apparently, no longer cut it.
The trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’
The Guardianby Sam Levin26d ago
When the White House fired Julia Curlee from her senior intelligence position in March 2025, her boss had an odd request: please still show up to work on Monday, but be “discreet”.
More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade
The Guardianby Aamna Mohdin26d ago
More than 1,000 women invested in the slave trade, challenging the conventional notion that they were passive beneficiaries and largely fought for its abolition.
‘The cauldron was already bubbling …’ Green Lung, Druidess and the return of folk horror to British heavy metal
The Guardianby Michael Hann26d ago
Behind Tom Templar’s shoulder as we talk over video call is a poster for The Wicker Man, the 1973 cult folk-horror film set on a remote Scottish island, whose sunniness conceals – inevitably – a...
‘The entire world belongs to Matthew Rhys, and we just live in it’: why the incredible actor broke Emmy records
The Guardianby Stuart Heritage26d ago
On Monday night, Matthew Rhys made history. He is now officially the first actor ever to win Emmy awards for lead roles in all three categories: drama, comedy and limited series.
She was the Royal Ballet’s first ‘young choreographer’ – Charlotte Edmonds’ next 10 years show how dance is changing
The Guardianby Lyndsey Winship26d ago
At the age of 18, Charlotte Edmonds was such a promising choreographer (“astonishing”, in the words of the Observer) that the Royal Ballet invented a whole new job for her.
Legend of Destruction review – starry voices grace animated telling of the Jewish revolt against the Romans
The Guardianby Leslie Felperin26d ago
This Israeli animated film has been largely hanging around in limbo since it was finished in 2021 after taking eight years to complete – though this may or may not be due to the international...
They fought against datacenters. Now they are running for local offices
The Guardianby Claire Wang26d ago
After four months of teach-ins and canvassing, Steven Kung helped Monterey Park, just east of Los Angeles, become the first US city to ban datacenter construction.
Pietersen was the original Bazball – and his return may be just what England need | Barney Ronay
The Guardianby Barney Ronay26d ago
At the end of his time as consultant to the England cricket setup Gilbert Enoka praised Brendon McCullum’s incredible work in healing the culture of his team.
Are Manchester United as poor as the early Premier League table suggests?
The Guardianby Jamie Jackson26d ago
Manchester United are 13th in the Premier League, having taken four points from their first four games: a 2-0 defeat at Hull, 5-2 win against Ipswich, 2-2 draw at Everton and the 1-0 defeat by...
Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies
The Guardianby David Smith and Chris Stein in Washington and Nick Robins-Early in New York26d ago
Donald Trump is facing a rare backlash from the US Congress as Democrats and some Republicans push for guardrails on the world’s most powerful AI companies.
What would it take to make India’s cities better – and safer?
The Guardianby Niha Masih26d ago
Recently, I may have saved a woman’s life on the road. Somehow, this was something I had expected to happen.
The pest I’ll never forget: the rat who jumped off the wardrobe and flew at my face
The Guardianby Kate Abbott26d ago
We should have known we were in trouble when we saw that the garden of our new place backed on to a Chinese restaurant in Hackney, London, with terrible reviews.
Premature review – sunny charm provides screwball energy for surprise-pregnancy comedy
The Guardianby Cath Clarke26d ago
The pram in the hallway is the enemy of good art, or so the famous quote goes. This sunny Scottish comedy, made on a minuscule budget, deals with the bit before the pram, when an art school dropout...
The Rouse by China Miéville review – a mighty achievement from the ‘new weird’ author
The Guardianby Stuart Kelly26d ago
China Miéville’s epic new novel is presented as being “20 years in the making”. It is quite a testament to how extravagant – even Stakhanovite – his imagination is that during that period he also...
Solo autumn walks for women in the UK and Europe: ‘it should be fun, not daunting’
The Guardianby Annabel Abbs26d ago
I did my first solo hike during a sunny September, seven years ago. After a summer of feeding and ferrying four noisy teenagers (and their friends) around, I was exhausted.
Sweden’s far right is down, but not yet out. Left and centre leaders must seize this opportunity | Cas Mudde
The Guardianby Cas Mudde26d ago
After the previous Swedish general election, in 2022, the leaders of the two biggest Swedish parties made a risky decision.