theguardian.comadded August 2026
The Guardianby Laurence Phelan23d ago
In 1978, in the classroom of a comprehensive school in Sheffield, a skinny, shortsighted 15-year-old wrote a mission statement in the back of an exercise book – a masterplan for reaching the top...
The Guardianby Bibi van der Zee23d ago
The nicknames of the world’s biggest rivers give a sense of how we feel about them: “the great river”, “the river that swallows all rivers”, “Mother Ganga” and “Old father Thames”.
The Guardianby Houman Barekat23d ago
Mahmoud Khalil was completing a master’s degree at Columbia University when, in March 2025, plain-clothed officers from the Department of Homeland Security snatched him from his home in New York...
The Guardianby Bertrand Bouard23d ago
Relations between France and England have rarely looked brighter. The recent loan of the Bayeux tapestry has become a symbol of a renewed friendship between the two countries, evidenced further by...
The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor23d ago
More than 1,500 academics and economists from 100-plus countries are urging global leaders to join an initiative against extreme inequality, calling current unfairness “a policy choice that can be...
The Guardianby Cath Clarke23d ago
There is absolutely nothing unexpected about this Netflix comedy set in the world of rival Bollywood dance groups on American campuses.
The Guardianby Andrew Gilchrist23d ago
‘I think my boots are falling apart!” shouts Nigel just as we hit the pinnacles, a whole range of them jutting up and out from the mountainside, all thrillingly tall, spiky and knobbled.
The Guardianby Helen Goh23d ago
Soft, feather-light and topped with a thick strip of icing: few things are as irresistible to me as an iced finger bun.
The Guardianby Oliver Holmes, Ana Lucía González Paz and Pablo Gutiérrez23d ago
Three cartographers have spoken of their astonishment at the UN’s near-universal adoption of a map they created to more accurately show the sizes of Africa and Europe, even though they have...
The Guardianby Gary Fuller23d ago
Improvements in air pollution are leading to brighter, smarter toddlers, according to a new study from Columbia University in New York.
The Guardianby Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and Seham Tantesh in Gaza23d ago
Mohammad Abdul Zinati was walking home from school through the rubble of Salah Khalaf Street, in northern Gaza City, when he stopped at a supermarket where a group of classmates and friends had...
The Guardianby Gaby Hinsliff23d ago
When did you realise you had finally grown up? It’s a trick question, obviously: maturity is just realising that life is full of things you don’t feel old enough for but somehow manage anyway...
The Guardianby Sammy Gecsoyler23d ago
The House of Lords has long been derided as a stuffy relic of the past. But now its benches, usually filled with haughtily dressed men, could soon resemble something more akin to “dress-down...
The Guardianby Miha Mazzini23d ago
So much of your daily life – your job, your health, your home – hinges on the fact that your name is in a government database. Are you a legal citizen of your country, with everything that entails?
The Guardianby Jacob Wester23d ago
Growing up in Sweden, I was as comfortable on skis as I was walking on my feet. As a teenager, I became a professional free skier, a style that features jumps and tricks.
The Guardianby Sarah Dempster23d ago
MobLand. It sounds like a regional nightclub. Or a boyband. But it’s not. It’s a Paramount+ crime drama starring Pierce Brosnan as an Irishman unable to speak in a convincing Irish accent.
The Guardianby Claire Armitstead23d ago
Eliza Griffiths was at home in New York, drinking a second cup of coffee one August morning in 2022, when her phone rang.
The Guardianby Agencies23d ago
Josh Allen quickly put his stamp on the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium, which has been dubbed “The House that Allen built.” Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores, and the Bills beat...
The Guardianby Anuj Behal in Old Delhi23d ago
Rows of hardware and car-part shops line Garstin Bastion Road, with faded signs crammed together above their shutters. By day, the street is one of Old Delhi’s busiest commercial thoroughfares.
The Guardianby Pjotr Sauer23d ago
Russians are going to the polls to elect a new State Duma in a tightly controlled vote stripped of meaningful competition and with little doubt about the result.
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