The Guardian Europe
Climate crisis is an outrage, not a tragedy - and it's happening to us knowingly, with wildfires, heatwaves, and a plea for 30,000 acts of support because apparently that's what it takes now.
The Guardian Europe
Spiders are tuning their webs like guitars, beetles are dropping perfume, and insects are having richer conversations than most humans - all while we walk by, blissfully unaware.
The Guardian
The Edinburgh Fringe returns with 4,000 shows, and our critic Brian Logan explains why star ratings are 'reductive and dumb' yet somehow still end up on posters everywhere.
The Guardian Europe
CT Group, a lobbying firm founded by a Tory strategist, offered cash to journalists for favorable coverage, because nothing says 'ethical lobbying' like paying for news that looks independent.
The Guardian Europe
Will Ferrell's golf comedy The Hawk is a dated attempt at humor that relies on genital gags and dodgy references, falling flat in a comedy landscape that has moved on.
The Guardian Europe
A mother's terrifying park accident turns into a testament to teenage decency as five strangers rush to help.
The Guardian
Penelope Keith, master of the withering glance and the perfectly timed put-down, has left the building. She was 86.
The Guardian
Medieval workplace comedy about a town crier and a jester losing their gigs fails to find its punchline, leaving the audience to wonder if no news was indeed better than this play.
The Guardian Europe
Jemaine Clement and Nicola Walker star in a cringe-inducing comedy about a man dating his best friend's daughter that's as unconvincing as it is interminable.
The Guardian
A Louisiana church initially prayed for a priest convicted of sexual assault; after victims pointed out the oversight, they switched to praying for the survivors. Progress?
The Guardian Europe
Guardian readers vote The Lord of the Rings the greatest English novel, booting George Eliot and proving that hobbits have more popular appeal than provincial matchmaking.
The Guardian Europe
A blind date at Chargal features three courses, zero chemistry, one handshake-hug standoff, and the uncomfortable revelation that Dad set it all up.
The Guardian
A Texas priest's trial reveals he fathered a child with a congregant, because spiritual direction apparently means something different to him.
The Guardian Europe
Journalist discovers that neglecting to clean a trendy water bottle for a year results in mold, proving that even Oxford grads aren't immune to basic hygiene failures.
The Guardian Europe
The CPJ reports a record 129 journalist deaths in 2025, with Israeli forces responsible for two-thirds, as covering Gaza, Ukraine, and even White House dinners becomes increasingly lethal.
The Guardian Europe
East 17's Tony Mortimer shares his honest playlist: the song that cleared a dancefloor, the one he secretly likes from Take That, and why he wants Monty Python at his funeral.
The Guardian
King Charles III heads to Washington to gently suggest climate action to the one world leader who treats the topic like a bad smell.
Scientists say a crucial Atlantic current is more likely to collapse than previously thought, but billionaires own the media and have better things to do than worry about civilisation-ending events.
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