It is said to be harder to make friends as you age. But I found that a mix of apps and other tools, as well as a happy attitude, led to a world of potential new pals Tonight, Rachel, Elvira and I will meet for dinner. A year ago, none […]
Month: November 2025
Cars failed to meet minimum skid wear measurements Loss of points places title within reach of Max Verstappen McLaren have held their hands up and issued an apology to their drivers after their breach of Formula One regulations led to the disqualification of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, the two […]
Held back by Covid and then phased out by AI, Britain’s so-called Neets are desperately seeking a secure future. Who will offer them hope? Another week, another set of sobering economic numbers. Last Thursday, the Office for National Statistics published its latest quarterly estimate of the number of 16- to […]
Did the talks succeed or fail? The verdict must take account of the geopolitical minefield they took place in Cop30 in Belém wrapped up on Saturday night more than 24 hours later than planned, and with an Amazonian rainstorm thundering down on the conference centre. The UN structure just about […]
Struggling with gift ideas? The Guardian’s expert columnists are here to help, with everything from Yotam Ottolenghi’s favourite pans to the only nail polish brand Sali Hughes uses• 305 best Christmas presents for 2025 Are you in the festive spirit yet? Or, just, well…a bit stressed? This time of year […]
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses Nigel Farage has denied – albeit through a spokesperson – that he ever said anything racist or antisemitic when he was a teenager. The Guardian has spoken to 20 […]
A moment of peril demands a new approach – on everything from funding to the BBC charter Pat Younge is the chair of the British Broadcasting Challenge We have not been here before. The BBC is used to coming under pressure from political parties, well-funded pressure groups and powerful newspaper […]
When the people making AI seem trustworthy are the ones who trust it the least, it shows that incentives for speed are overtaking safety, experts say Krista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment that shaped her opinion on the ethics of artificial intelligence. As an AI worker on Amazon Mechanical […]
From the outside, the run-up to Rachel Reeves’s announcement has looked chaotic, and many see the future of the chancellor and PM in the balance Every budget could be described, to a greater or lesser extent, as a high-stakes moment. Things can easily go badly wrong, as Gordon Brown discovered […]
Team refuse on a point of principle to rein themselves in but latest batting collapse lays bare glaring weaknesses It is the UK that is living through a cold snap, but in balmy Perth they were playing in a snow globe. The scenery was static, solid, but everything else was […]