Longing for the season of mellow fruitfulness | Brief letters
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£4,000 for a teddy bear?! How cuddly toys became luxury items
Designs by Louis Vuitton, suits by Savile Row: these are not your run-of-the-mill teddies. But who’s buying them? Name:…
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Did you solve it? The fin-tastic fish puzzle
The solution to today’s underwater conundrums Earlier today I set you the following puzzles. Here they are again with…
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Onslaught review – super soldier slasher doesn’t go hard enough
There’s a committed performance from a spunky Adria Arjona in the Guest director Adam Wingard’s decent B-movie but it’s…
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Why are prisons overcrowded? Because no government will stand up to the tabloids | Zoe Williams
Whatever happens to the early release scheme, Andy Burnham needs to consider the possibility that sentences are just…
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Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels
Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams…
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Kyiv suffers hours of daytime air raids as Russia deploys new jet-powered drones
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 800 Shahed drones fired into Ukraine in four days in effort to ‘wear down’ country Kyiv…
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Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is
Bramham Park, Leeds Charli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the…
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A job that changed me: Being a theatre usher cracked open my heart to beauty
The performances often gave me goose bumps, but I also got to observe the highs and lows of audience behaviour Read…
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Chelsea’s perfect yet unserious start to the Premier League season | Jonathan Wilson
Xabi Alonso’s side have scored seven and conceded five in two wins so far, a product of the squad’s constant churn Sign…
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A$AP Rocky review – arena spectacular has plenty of helicopters but little sense of direction
O2 Arena, London The polymath rapper’s stage show, which also features SWAT teams and a warship, is truly bravura stuff…
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South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash
Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risks Airlink insists flyby conducted according to regulations A…
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British family pleads with French authorities to release body of relative who died in Channel
Jasmeet Wadhwa, who fled Taliban persecution in Afghanistan, lost his life while trying to reach UK in April A British…
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A mobile cinema in Gaza and a golden ritual in Thailand: photos of the day – Monday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...
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Fiorentina’s Serie A renaissance feels a way off after chastening centenary | Nicky Bandini
The home game against Frosinone seemed a perfect way to celebrate their landmark. It did not work out that way…
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‘The whistling on the theme tune? That’s Dickie Attenborough!’ Hayley Mills on Whistle Down the Wind
‘I’d just made two films in America. Shooting on a Lancashire farm was very different. There was mud everywhere – and…
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Les Siècles/Lehmann La Damnation de Faust review – vivid colour, soaring solos and a sharp-suited demon
Royal Albert Hall, London Period instrument grain and an energised Jakob Lehmann did a fair job with Berlioz’s concert…
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Would equal pay create a better society?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions considers the possibility of one wage for all…
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UK social mobility watchdog could be axed as ministers plan shake-up
Exclusive: Labour MPs believe Gordon Brown-era SMC has become ineffective and its work ‘should be a core function of…
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Can Reform UK recover from its summer horribilis?
Clacton, funding, internal divisions – party prepares for annual conference next week after a season of missteps Senior…
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Rise of Chicken Shop Date highlights how YouTube turned the tables on TV
Amelia Dimoldenberg says publicists ignored her interview show for years but she can now be picky over A-list guests…
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Rosie Mackean’s quick and easy recipe for cucumber rice with fudgy eggs | Quick and easy
An intriguing and refreshing hot-cold combo of eggy rice, butter, cold cucumber sauce and pickles When cooking on a…
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Cross-party talks needed to tackle climate crisis, say Lib Dems
Andy Burnham urged to seek consensus over response to extreme heat and forthcoming ‘super El Niño’ Andy Burnham should…
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Chefs say Michelin Guide at risk of ‘losing credibility’ over suspected lack of inspectors
While Michelin keeps its staff numbers secret, industry insiders say the guide cannot keep up with the thousands of…
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French high schools rush to put Macron’s phone ban into force
Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy French high…
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Morocco not to blame for Ceuta border breach, says Spanish PM
Pedro Sánchez says two countries cooperating and accuses Israel and Russia of spreading fake news about migration…
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More and more undergrads are living at home. That’s a crying shame – here’s why | Rohan Sathyamoorthy
Spiralling rental costs have made living with parents the only option for some students. That fails to prepare them for…
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AI could cause global economic downturn, Bank of England governor tells G20
Andrew Bailey, in role as financial stability watchdog chief, warns advanced models risk destabilising system The Bank…
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The one change that worked: I stopped listening to podcasts – and my mind flooded with ideas
For decades my life was soundtracked by comedy duos, mostly male, discussing their friendships. When I gave them up, I…
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‘I organised my spices – and feel happy every time I cook!’ 12 readers on their most rewarding tiny accomplishments
Forget writing that novel: the most satisfying tasks are often the smallest. From batch cooking and bird feeding, to…
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From plastic-free lunchboxes to foolproof coffee makers: 14 things you loved this month
Whether it’s homemade ice-cream or a skirt you can wear as a dress, your August favourites suggest you’re holding on to…
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Bhutan hosts first ‘conscious food summit’ amid threats to global supplies
Organisers say people must revive spiritual relationship with food amid double threat of climate crisis and conflict…
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The Future Starts With Us by Gordon Brown review – the ex-PM’s recipe for beating populism
Global crises are tightly linked to how we treat each other at the local level, argues this optimistic book In times of…
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Bel review – the powerful life force and haunting absence of a traumatised singer-songwriter
Beldina Odenyo alchemised the pain of exile, loss and racism into music as Heir of the Cursed before her death in 2021,…
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Katie Norris: Mother Succubus review – gothic comic enters a wickedly funny new era
Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Norris swaps her larger-than-life Farm Fatale persona for something more…
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The hill I will die on: No self-respecting adult should use the term ‘picky bits’ | Laura Snapes
It’s the Boaty McBoatface of dinner time. Britons, resist the supermarkets’ cutesy branding and have some dignity It’s…
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