This is how we do it: ‘My mistress has complete control over me and makes me so happy’
The Guardianby Guardian staff reporter·4d ago
LD, 43 I have cerebral palsy and live with my parents. Lady Alice is a delicious secret I met Lady Alice on X. We aren’t lovers or friends. She is my mistress and has complete control over me.
‘It’s OK to love somebody when they’re not perfect’: how John Cena conquered Hollywood – and why he refuses to abandon Vince McMahon
The Guardianby Sasha Mistlin·4d ago
I must admit, I was apprehensive about meeting John Cena. The WWE wrestler turned actor has built an enviable Hollywood career playing idiots – capable idiots with real heart, but dimwits...
‘It’s glottophobia’: Brazilians in Portugal battle for linguistic recognition
The Guardianby Gabriel Ferreira Morais in Lisbon·4d ago
Not long after she started studying to become a nurse in Portugal, Iracema Ferreira began bringing a dictionary to her classes as a retort to accusations she was speaking Brazilian, not Portuguese.
Own a mobile phone? Then you’re paying the ‘app tax’. It’s a racket and it’s time the UK faced Apple and Google down | Chi Onwurah
The Guardianby Chi Onwurah·4d ago
Debates around big tech and digital regulation can sometimes feel distant from the everyday concerns of voters.
NRL grand final 2026: Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights – live
The Guardianby Jonathan Howcroft·5d ago
In case you were unaware, Jai Arrow’s diagnosis of MND provided a forlorn backdrop to the 2026 season, while former Wallaby hooker Nathan Charles was more recently diagnosed with the condition.
Wakaliga Uganda review – a blistering superhero movie with hardboiled cops and a nefarious ‘girl with a voluminous bum’
The Guardianby Ben Eastham·5d ago
Wakaliga Uganda makes action movies with a cast from the Kampala streets, props built out of scrap, desktop special effects and a bucketload of wit.
Alone with the stars, lynx and wolves in ‘Empty Spain’
The Guardianby Stephen Phelan·5d ago
As photographed at night from a satellite, or the International Space Station (ISS), the Iberian peninsula looks encrusted with lights along its coastal edges.
‘They call every week’: the phishing attacks targeting past victims
The Guardianby Shane Hickey·5d ago
When the British actor Lisa Riley was preparing to travel to the US last year, she applied online for an Esta so she would not need a visa.
‘You have 10 minutes to decide’: answering the life-changing call to become a kinship carer
The Guardianby Patrick Butler Social policy editor·5d ago
Clive vividly remembers the day when, without warning or time to work out what he was really letting himself in for, he became a kinship carer.
Party conference will be more upbeat than last year, Tories say – but that’s not the whole story
The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent·5d ago
The forthcoming Conservative conference will be, almost everyone in the party agrees, notably more upbeat and unified than last year.
Ministers explore how to stop regional leaders misusing planned new spending powers
The Guardianby Heather Stewart Economics editor·5d ago
Ministers are mulling over how to ensure that England’s regional leaders do not misuse their newfound spending muscle, as Whitehall prepares to devolve more revenue to local levels.
TV tonight: Eric Morecambe’s children’s book comes to life
The Guardianby Hollie Richardson, Priya Elan, Phil Harrison, Graeme Virtue and Simon Wardell·5d ago
The Reluctant Vampire 6.40pm, BBC One Fifteen-year-old Valentine (Lenny Rush) grew up thinking he was a really rubbish vampire.
Polish activists launch abortion pill locker to bypass near-total ban
The Guardianby Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent·5d ago
They call it the “world’s first parcel locker for abortion pills”. Polish campaigners have launched a new means of distribution as part of their ongoing effort to skirt the country’s near-total ban...
Incinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian books
The Guardianby Charlotte Higgins in Kharkiv, Kremenchuk, Kyiv and Lviv. Photographs by Julia Kochetova·5d ago
On a Saturday morning in August, Viktor Kruglov, the co-founder and chief executive of the publisher Ranok, was at his headquarters in Kharkiv – the eastern Ukrainian city that, along with Kyiv, is...
My friends are spouting conspiracy theories – what should I say? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri
The Guardianby Annalisa Barbieri·5d ago
Recently, I had a conversation with a friend who explained that her ill health was down to reasons I would describe as dubious.
Star Wars actor John Boyega on the day his 10-year-old school friend Damilola Taylor was killed: ‘It kept me up at night because I was just with the guy’
The Guardianby JN Benjamin·5d ago
“I feel a bit nervous,” confesses John Boyega, as he sits down in front of the camera. “Speaking about it could possibly help. I haven’t revisited this in a long time.
UK car industry faces ‘difficult trade-off’ between Chinese and EU markets
The Guardianby Alex Daniel·5d ago
Britain’s car industry is grappling with a “difficult trade-off” between China and Europe, as manufacturers struggle to balance the benefits of both markets ahead of looming trade measures that...
Dante Mayfair, Claridge’s, London W1: ‘Are chips ever worth £11? Probably not’ – restaurant review
The Guardianby Grace Dent·5d ago
Dante Mayfair, inside Claridge’s on Brook Street in London, has been created, the hotel’s management says, to become “the living room of Mayfair”.
Are you a Traitor or a Faithful? I’m coming to terms with the fact I’d be useless as either | Polly Hudson
The Guardianby Polly Hudson·5d ago
Yes, yes, it’s achieved the impossible: brought back watercooler terrestrial TV, united the UK’s viewing habits, healed our divided nation.
‘We are in a kind of war’: row over viral Amsterdam chip shop lands in court
The Guardianby Senay Boztas in Amsterdam. Photographs by Judith Jockel·5d ago
People living in one of Amsterdam’s most exclusive neighbourhoods have taken the city to court for licensing a chip shop that has gone viral on TikTok.
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