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Making Love with David Magidoff review – instant improv musical based on Fran Healy’s teenage infidelity

By Brian Logan

Assembly George Square, Edinburgh The US comic’s troupe tell the tale of a special guest’s romantic encounter, in this case Travis’s frontman – but their incoherence makes for a scatty if fun show It’s a lovely format for improv: a special guest tells David Magidoff the story of some romantic (mis)adventure from their past, and Magidoff and pals turn it into an extemporised musical. Shades of Improbable theatre’s ten

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Lambchop: Punching the Clown review – spectral, spellbindingly ambiguous stirring of US history

By Alexis Petridis

(City Slang) Sounding weathered but undimmed, Kurt Wagner feels as if he’s standing right in front of you as he sings superb, choir-swathed songs that invite and unsettle Thirty-two years on from their debut album – and 26 from Nixon, the gorgeous country/soul confection that brought “Nashville’s most fucked-up country band” to a wider audience – Lambchop find themselves in a curious position. Their sole continuous m

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Trio pulled from sea in 'quite intense' rescue

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A man and two boys were rescued by coastguards on Fistral Beach after they were swept into the sea.

The winner of the Guardian's Invertebrate of the year 2026 revealed

By Presented by Chris Packham; produced by Lauren Hurrell

In a much closer contest than previous years – when the tardigrade and the common earthworm won with popular landslides – the winner of the 2026 Guardian Invertebrate of the year has been decided. The competition was launched three years ago to celebrate overlooked and often derided invertebrates, which number at least 1.7m species – about 97% of all animals – with probably millions more still to be discovered and de

Can a managerial merry-go-round in Serie A stop Inter’s dominance?

By Nicky Bandini

Milan, Napoli and Atalanta all have new head coaches as Italian football hopes to return to the spotlight And so, calcio’s “ third apocalypse ” has passed. A lot of Italians enjoyed the World Cup more than they expected. Without a team to cheer for, again, a country turned its attention to different sports. And found its athletes dominating them. On the day Spain defeated Argentina in New Jersey, Kimi Antonelli, the

Has Trump no shame about all the money he has made since being in office? | Francine Prose

By Francine Prose

By now we know that charity, generosity and compassion are virtues that the US president doesn’t seem to have even in trace amounts Many years ago, in the crowded corridor of a Manhattan hotel, I was surprised to find myself standing face-to-face with Imelda Marcos, then the first lady of the Philippines. At that time, she was said to possess 3,000 pairs of shoes. I desperately longed to ask the wife of the dictatori

How one American couple ditched their lawn and created a wildlife haven – and you could too

By Whitney Bauck

Novice gardeners James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz wanted to try something new when they moved out to the suburbs. Little did they know they were joining a nationwide movement When James Reed McGuire and Crystal Fritz first decided to replace their lawn with native plants, they did not really know what they were doing. As former city-dwellers who had moved from Chicago out to the suburb of Highland Park, Illinois,

‘I painted myself blue – but got skin problems’: how four Edinburgh stars created their weird characters

By Interviews by Emine Saner

From a cake-baking Elton John to possibly the most horrible man in the world, comedians reveal how they get in character – and how far they can push things In the Covid lockdowns, I was drawing all these silly things, and one day I drew Elton John as a scone. It brought me lots of joy. I love Elton John and everything he’s about – his music and his outfits – and my first job as a musician was in a bar in Soho, where

Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice

By Patrick Barkham

The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot See the top 10 shortlist here Chris Packham: ‘Life as we know it hinges on invertebrates’ A neon green solar-powered slug that lives underwater is the winner of the increasingly popular Invertebrate of the Year competition run by the Guardian. The leaf sheep, Costasiella kuroshimae, triumphed in

Premier League 2026-27 preview No 18: Nottingham Forest

By Will Unwin

After a chaotic season under four different coaches, Forest fans will be hoping Oliver Glasner can bring some stability Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Will Unwin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 16th Continue reading...

Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates | Chris Packham

By Chris Packham

At this point of the crisis in our relations with the natural world, we’ve got to protect these creatures – and we are running out of time Read more from the Guardian’s invertebrate of the year 2026 Too many animals are regarded as “bugs”. And, if anything is a bug, it is a short step to it becoming a “pest”. Too many of us have a learned fear – it’s not innate – of anything with six legs or antennae. I’m a big fan o

Watch from the cockpit as Red Arrows fly over town

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Cockpit footage from the RAF team's aerobatics show gives a pilot's view of the coast.

Fiosrú sends file to DPP over Dublin man’s death after interaction with gardaí

By Hugh Dooley

Paul Butler (51) died after an incident on O’Connell Street in August 2025

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Drone footage shows Waterford castle bought by Zuckerberg

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Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is the new owner of Strancally Castle in Co Waterford.

Watch: Drumming star Nandi's delight at GCSE results

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The 16-year-old is known for having performed with global stars, including Foo Fighters.

Numbers at work up by 0.8% to 2.8 million in Q2 - CSO

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Employment in Ireland has increased by 0.8% to more than 2.8 million, driven by an increase in older age groups and citizens from across the world coming to work here, according to the CSO.

Irish labour force nears 3m as employment continues to rise

By Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Number of people working or seeking work rose to 2.99 million in second quarter

Concerns around Cork hospital must be listened to - IHCA

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The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said the concerns raised by the Chief Executive of Cork University Hospital about staffing levels must be listened to.

Post your questions for Beck

By Guardian Staff

The genre-hopping hitmaker’s new album fingerpicks the same melancholy heartstrings as Sea Change. You can ask him anything in our upcoming reader interview News of a Beck album is always cause for celebration, especially when it’s seven years since the last one – 2019’s Hyperspace – but even more so when it’s recorded with the same wrecking crew as the melancholy classics Sea Change and Morning Phase (having origina

Bullish Galway out to halt Athlone's double-double quest

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In only their seventh season as a league club, Athlone Town are seeking to make their fifth FAI Women's Cup final on the trot.

Europe has no choice but to wish Marco Rubio well, even if it is through gritted teeth

By Janan Ganesh

Americans who support reckless wars are sometimes also the most likely to defend democratic Europe

Tell us: have you slowed down your smart TV or bought an older model?

By Guardian community team

We’d like to hear from people who are disabling smart TV features, disconnecting from the internet or choosing older, simpler televisions Smart TVs have become the go-to way to watch entertainment at home and have introduced apps, internet browsing, personalised advertising and even data tracking to our viewing habits. These additional features reportedly slow down smart TVs, prompting guides on how to improve their

Ireland’s second-hand housing market under pressure as properties for sale drop

By Ciara O'Brien

People seeking homes at more affordable end of market more dramatically impacted, Sherry FitzGerald says

Vigil to be held for three sisters and boy (7) injured in M9 motorway crash

By Vivienne Clarke, Ronan McGreevy

GoFundMe appeal has raised more than €500,000 to help with medical expenses

Curran's Test recall hopes dashed by surgery

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England all-rounder Sam Curran is ruled out of the remainder of the English summer with a groin injury, ending his hope of a potential Test comeback this summer.