The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
People cheer statue’s return in Berkshire town, while two RAF engineers have been sentenced for offenceNever has the label around Paddington’s neck reading “please look after this bear” been so pertinent.On Wednesday morning, a repaired statue of the Pe...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
From fresh to earthy, floral to spicy, these reed and electric diffusers smell as good as they lookDiffusers are a simple way to keep your home smelling good, whether to mask the many undesirable smells that can pop up or just to give your space a bit of a lift. While <...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
The HBO series has produced a whole raft of guests you just love to hate. Here’s our pick of the standout performancesWarning: this article contains spoilers.Three seasons of The White Lotus are now complete, which means that Mike W...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
Jason Momoa and Jack Black’s review-retardant blockbuster is bringing living memes – and lessons about teen audiences – to cinemasThis week I took my son, Zac, to see the new Minecraft movie, which is hardly a remarkable statement in the highly video game-branded world of...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
Costly and cumbersome intracontinental flights have led to a disconnect between countries that share so much. Plus: a heart-pounding season of films by Black womenHello and welcome to The Long Wave. This week, I dig into one of my biggest travelling bugbears. Why is it so...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
More schools also reducing spending on trips, IT, extracurricular activities and GCSE subject choicesHalf of secondary schools in England have been forced to cut staff this year due to financial pressures that are pushing many “towards breaking point”, according to pollin...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
Five new boxes in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire enable company to cash in on boom in secondhand sellingRoyal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in ba...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
With white paper imminent, Institute for Government urges ministers to abandon ‘reactive, kneejerk’ decisionsMinisters should introduce an annual migration plan to put an end to decades of “incoherent, disconnected and unpredictable” policies around work visas, according ...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
British royals wish pontiff well in recovery from pneumonia during their state visit to ItalyKing Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise private visit to a convalescing Pope Francis on Wednesday afternoon during their four-day state visit to Italy.Th...
The Guardian » 4 weeks ago
Announcement billed as a return to an era of ‘bobbies on the beat’ as part of community-focused measuresPolice officers on foot will patrol every busy neighbourhood at peak times as part of a set of community-focused measures to be unveiled by Keir Starmer....