Thousands of students are graduating into an employment crisis, leaving them feeling hopeless and overqualified, as well as dealing with enormous debts from tuition fees. When higher education was transformed, teenagers were offered a deal – pay £9,000 a year and secure a ‘bright future’. But as the Guardian’s economics […]
Year: 2026
Honest Bob was rattled at the idea of joining cross-party talks on social care. Why bother behaving as a serious opposition? When you’ve lost the trust of GB News, when you’re too deranged, too extreme and too outright mendacious for your biggest fan, then you know you are in trouble. […]
To coincide with a new exhibition in London about the Davies brothers, we rate the best of a band who brought a sociologist’s eye to hard rock, gentle pastoralia and so much in between The quality of Kinks albums declined precipitously from the late 80s: you sensed their hearts weren’t […]
Ferocious flames continue to rage in parts of France and Spain, with no sign of abating. We chart the destruction in graphics and pictures The hellish infernos that have torn through parts of France and Spain have caused deaths, the evacuation of 330,000 people from their homes, widespread destruction and […]
Stop guessing and start probing with our writer’s pick of the top thermometers, including smart Bluetooth and leave-in models • Readers’ favourite barbecue tips and tricks While fewer of us are eating meat regularly – I refer you to the rise of “beef days” – if you’re going to cook […]
Burnham seems ready to use his power and influence. He understands the depth of this crisis: the task is persuading all those still in denial “People pleaser!” That’s the insult Andy Burnham’s enemies sneer at him. And yes, he will need all his mightiest people-pleasing talents to win over voters […]
Four women speak out about their underage experiences with the movie star and musician. Are the floodgates finally about to open? Jared Leto has long been a person with something of a reputational issue. The public-facing side of this was bad enough – while playing The Joker in 2016’s Suicide […]
Every time I get my hair done, I find myself confronted with rising costs, and dizzyingly long maintenance regimes Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here This week, I tried to book in for some knotless braids at the last minute. I knew I was […]
Laughter, disbelief and outrage over video appearing to show Saltburn player tricking umpire into giving batters out At the Saltburn over-60s ukulele club there was a unanimous reaction to news that the town’s cricket club were being compared to the Argentina football team: laughter. Then a spirited rendition of I […]
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has announced plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors in a new commercial entity worth $20bn. One of the leading would-be investors is Joshua Kushner, brother of Trump’s son-in-law Jared. The plans have prompted an immediate backlash – with Uefa accusing […]