Fill July and August with awesome activities for less than a fiver a head – 24 of them won’t cost a thing! Organised by wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation, the Big Butterfly Count is an annual citizen science programme that asks the public to help build up a picture of the […]
From cows and cats to squirrels and birds, all have their own methods but may need more help as heatwaves intensify With the UK bracing for its third heatwave of the summer, 2025 is on course to be a record-breaking year for temperature. As people retreat into paddling pools and […]
Across the US, without soundbites or stunts, the president is building a police state and eroding democracy In the global attention economy, one titan looms over all others. Donald Trump can command the gaze of the world at a click of those famously short fingers. When he stages a spectacular […]
It’s been a quarter of a century since the UK fell in love with Big Brother. To celebrate, we remembers its best bits – from hot tub pregnancies to Andrew Tate getting his just deserts Big Brother house, this is the Guardian. You are live to the nation. Please do […]
This recipe tastes punchier and is cheaper than the chain version – but is it worth the prep time? This week Pret a Manger sparked uproar when it launched a range of new supersized salads. It came as a response to what Pret said was a “shift in what customers […]
After taking converging paths following teenage breakthroughs, the two stars realign in SW19 showpiece On a quiet outside clay court at the Hungarian national tennis centre in Budapest nine years ago a pair of outstanding 15-year-olds tussled in front of a few dozen spectators. Although the duel offered glimpses into […]
Agents, employers, board members all have a moral and legal duty to make people behave decently. If not now, when? It was only a handful of “middle-class women of a certain age”. That’s how the MasterChef host Gregg Wallace originally dismissed his accusers, when allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour first […]
French president more interested in meeting the king and the sound of his own voice than joining PM in celebrating agreement on migration Nigel Farage couldn’t believe his luck. Another cloudless sunny day. The water mill-pond flat. What better way to pass the time than to take to sea and […]
Raynor Winn’s bestselling book is far from the first time a true story has been called into question after publication. But how does it happen? And should readers really feel betrayed? “The Salt Path is an unflinchingly honest, inspiring and life-affirming true story,” reads the description of Raynor Winn’s bestselling […]
I was shocked to learn just how many pieces of art sold around the world are forgeries. But should finding out something is a cheap dupe really make us enjoy it less? Many years ago, I met a man in a pub in Bloomsbury who said he worked at the […]