Mighty Sparrow obituary
The Guardianby Peter Mason11d ago
The singer and songwriter Mighty Sparrow, who has died aged 91, was quite simply the greatest calypsonian there has ever been.
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top 98%Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions
The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies11d ago
The Trump administration on Monday announced it was slashing clean car rules that had been aimed at reducing planet-heating emissions and boosting electric vehicles.
Police treating Golders Green stabbings as suspected hate crime
The Guardianby Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent11d ago
The stabbings of two Jewish men in Golders Green, north London, in April are being treated as an alleged hate crime not a terrorist attack, police have said.
I Can’t Tell You But I Will by Magda Szubanski review – an insightful, elegant, anti-celebrity memoir
The Guardianby Tim Byrne11d ago
There is a certain tension in the celebrity memoir between what is confessed and what is withheld.
AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
The Guardianby Dan Milmo Global technology editor11d ago
Two of the “godfathers” of modern AI and senior executives at OpenAI and Anthropic have warned governments to prepare for an AI “intelligence explosion”, which they say could be the most...
Aldi to invest £900m in UK and open 40 more stores next year
The Guardianby Sarah Butler11d ago
Aldi says it is stepping up investment in the UK with plans to spend £900m and open more than 40 stores.
The hunk shortage: where are England’s handsomest men hiding?
The Guardianby Guardian Staff11d ago
Age: At least two years old. Appearance: A hunkless vista, as far as the eye can see. Hunks of what? Hunks of the male persuasion – masculine, well-built, handsome fellows.
Netanyahu is using Mamdani as a foil in his re-election campaign | Mohamad Bazzi
The Guardianby Mohamad Bazzi11d ago
In a boastful and defiant speech to the United Nations on Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu called out a list of villains he insisted are intent on destroying Israel and promoting an anti-Jewish...
‘We wanted it to be a battlecry’: how Republica made 90s anthem Ready to Go
The Guardianby Interviews by Chris Lord11d ago
Saffron Sprackling, vocals We always had a vision of mixing acid house with indie rock, and we managed to rent a space and build our own studio in London’s Shoreditch area, long before it got...
The First Year (of the Gaza Genocide in the Media) review – bold but uneven focus on Palestinian voices
The Guardianby Arifa Akbar11d ago
How do news outlets cover war in a region where independent foreign journalists are blocked entry?
Gen Z has very strong opinions about age gap relationships – and it could be right | Zoe Williams
The Guardianby Zoe Williams11d ago
I looked up the cast before I saw the new film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility, thinking: “Who could be as good as Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet?” because of course I did.
Sanjana Modha’s quick and easy recipe for baked beans butter masala | Quick and easy
The Guardianby Sanjana Modha11d ago
Masala baked beans, tadka baked beans, curried baked beans, spicy baked beans; all avatars of spice-laced baked beans are a mainstay of British Asian kitchens.
How a $60 loaf of rye bread went viral in New York City: ‘It’s a conversation piece’
The Guardianby Marina Dunbar11d ago
A loaf of bread has become New York City’s latest viral hit and, somehow, status symbol. At Rye, the first US outpost of Austrian bakery Martin Auer, a 3.3lb loaf of 100% rye sourdough sells for...
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
The Guardianby Sara Sneath11d ago
Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks to reshape university...
Why has abortion faded from America’s national conversation? | Moira Donegan
The Guardianby Moira Donegan11d ago
Abortion has faded from the headlines since the Dobbs decision of 2022, and Republicans like it that way.
Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised
The Guardianby Patrick Wintour and Emma Graham-Harrison11d ago
Israel does not have a legal right to act on its plan to close the British consulate in East Jerusalem, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve has advised the UK Foreign Office.
Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds
The Guardianby Tom Perkins11d ago
The hormone-disrupting herbicide atrazine is contaminating nearly 25%, or about 860,000 miles, of all continental US rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health, a new...
‘Richly rewarding’: why Netflix’s A Different World is the only TV reboot worth watching this year
The Guardianby Andrew Lawrence11d ago
It’s often the case that nothing disappoints like a sitcom reboot. The Malcolm in the Middle revival is missing Dewey. The updated Saved By the Bell felt like detention punishment.
Price of diesel on UK forecourts reaches all-time high
The Guardianby Mark Sweney11d ago
The price of diesel on UK forecourts has hit an all-time high average of 199.18p a litre, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to drive the cost of fuel to record levels.
Iran says it ‘has no plans to negotiate with US’ despite Trump claims – US politics live
The Guardianby Tom Ambrose11d ago
Iran has 'no plans to negotiate with US' despite Trump claims in media Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.