A record of what was published, when, and how it changed.

‘Standard’ velvet hangers? There’s nothing standard about some of the items on John Lewis’s uni essentials list| Emma Beddington

By Emma Beddington

It used to be that dorm rooms were chaotically messy. Does this new generation really need an £80 spice rack and velvet clothes hangers? Of all the questions this year’s freshers may be nervously asking themselves as they prepare for this next phase – did I pick the right course? Will I make friends? Is uni worth 30 grand when my future job prospects may be limited to dusting a datacentre? – one is particularly press

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The pet I’ll never forget: Ernie the danger dog – who loves dicing with death

By Farryn Stock

He has chased a deer across a dual carriageway, eaten an entire tray of chocolate brownies and jumped head first into a canal. But despite all the worry he brings us, he is extraordinarily lovable Ernie found his way into our hearts and home about nine years ago, when he strategically crawled into my lap during a family visit to meet a litter of puppies. While all the other beagle puppies ran wild, Ernie sat comforta

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The treasury bond mess: is this the demise of the US as a safe haven?

By Eduardo Porter

The US is scooping up treasury bonds in an effort to raise their price and push yields down – but it’s not working The bond market is driving the Trump administration crazy. Last week, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, announced that the government would sharply ramp up its purchase of treasury bonds, in an effort to raise their price and thus push down their yield, which amounts to the interest rate the governm

Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race

By Chris Stein in Marshall, North Carolina

The Democratic and the Republican candidate each blame the other for the bungled recovery effort after storm struck region Two years after North Carolina suffered the worst natural disaster in its history when Hurricane Helene struck the state’s western half, life in the hardest-hit areas appears back to normal. Downtowns are lively, blocked roads have been reopened and rivers are flowing below their banks. But the t

This is not a natural calamity: it is being done to us knowingly

By Tim Winton

Global heating is an outrage, not a tragedy. We deserve the facts about the climate crisis – I choose the Guardian because it’s one of the few places left to share them honestly Climate campaign 2026: help us reach 30,000 acts of support Well, there’s no getting around it now. What many of us once feared has become a reality. The dangerous conditions climate scientists long warned of have become our common, if deeply

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The men claiming to defend women’s sports are throwing sex toys at female athletes

By Dave Schilling

The WNBA has attracted grifters who care little for basketball – and whose latest stunt exposes the hollowness of their supposed concern I regret to inform you that yet another dildo has hit a WNBA court. The Chicago Sky v Golden State Valkyries game was sullied by sex toys being chucked on to the playing surface on Friday. Aren’t we tired of all this yet? To paraphrase the Sky’s Natasha Cloud, it takes a lot of effo

Ex-mayor Dan Sullivan supports incumbent Dan Sullivan’s Senate bid against third Dan Sullivan

By Ramon Antonio Vargas

Endorsement of Republican incumbent over challenger with same name adds twist to unusual campaign in Alaska Republican senator Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advance in Alaska Senate primary Dan Sullivan supports Dan Sullivan against Dan Sullivan in Alaska ’s US Senate election, says a former Alaskan mayor who recently backed the race’s Republican incumbent over a challenger sharing their name. That developme

Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs

By Michael Jacobs

Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price The British government must soon decide whether it should give consent to two oil and gasfields, Rosebank in the North Atlantic and Jackdaw in the North Sea. Amid both insecurity of energy supplies and deadly evidence of the climate crisis, the prime minister, Andy Burnham, is f

‘It’s absolutely criminal’: US tipping culture has reached the UK – and is causing chaos

By Emine Saner

Service charges used to be a matter of choice, but now consumers feel obliged to pay them for even a cup of coffee. How do we navigate this minefield and who is really profiting? In a London pub, Greg Double was brutally confronted with the reality of Britain’s evolving tipping culture. “I was annoyed about the pint being eight quid, but then when you put service on top, it’s absolutely criminal,” he says. In the pas

‘A bit like meditation’: why Saw is my feelgood movie

By Emma Madden

The latest in our series of writers picking their go-to comfort films is a grimy and gory trip back to the start of a surprisingly uplifting torture porn franchise I was petsitting recently for a white suburban family, with the typical streaming habits therein. They had two kids; their most-watched shows, according to the history that showed up on the screen, were Bluey for the kids and The Office for the adults. Whe

Fast-fashion giant Shein sets cut-price $27bn valuation for Hong Kong IPO

By Alex Daniel

China-based retailer swung to $99m loss in first quarter and faces scrutiny over its environmental footprint Business live – latest updates Shein, which built a fast-fashion empire on what seemed like impossibly low prices, has been forced to lower its own valuation in a cut-price stock market float, after falling into the red earlier this year. The online retailer will list on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 1 Septe

Those People review – a double act with raw passion and no filter

By Brian Logan

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh Are they besties, housemates or more than that? Lara Ciulli and Riana White keep the audience guessing in a gripping hour of comedy Fifteen years ago in this room, I remember the thrill of encountering Lizzie and Sarah Daykin’s duo Toby, which complicated the double-act dynamic with highly charged, is-it-real sibling rivalry. I felt the thrills again with this two-hander featuring Lara

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Disciples review – fresh-faced boys are sucked into a nightmare of extremism in India

By Phuong Le

A prestigious school in the holy city of Varanasi and its controversial, dogmatic teachings are the subject of this shocking documentary The effect of political and religious indoctrination on young minds resembles a slow-release poison. Unfolding in observational vignettes, Pankaj Johar and Sunaina Kapoor’s thought-provoking documentary centres on Vidya Mutth, a prestigious Hindu school in the holy city of Varanasi,

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No fridge, no fans, just blocks of ice: improvising to survive in Pakistan’s searing heat

By Hazaran Rahim Dad and Changeez Nazir in Nasirabad, Pakistan

With limited electricity and poor ventilation, many families in Nasirabad have little to shield them from temperatures of up to 50C As the first light reaches Nasirabad, a queue of men, women and children has already formed outside the town’s ice factory, with their buckets, sacks and plastic containers. Among those hoping to buy some ice to help their families endure another scorching day is 12-year-old Taimoor, in

Betrayal by Luke Harding review – could Donald Trump be a Russian asset?

By Lawrence Freedman

A Guardian correspondent’s sobering account of the US betrayal of Ukraine – and the possible reasons behind it American presidents have struggled to get the measure of Vladimir Putin. When George W Bush met him in 2001, he reported that he had “looked the man in the eye”, got a “sense of his soul” and found him “trustworthy”. Barack Obama thought Putin was making a mistake with his interventions in Ukraine and Syria,

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My Arms Are Longer Now – comedy stealth game sends lawlessness into new territory

By Bex April May

Developers who met through Australia’s improv scene and publishers of comedic party games have united for this slithering challenge in which you play as one extended limb Most stealth games cast you as a spy, an assassin or a master thief. My Arms Are Longer Now dispenses with most of the criminal person, to send in just one spectacularly badly behaved limb. It slithers across floors, winds around furniture, steals t

Woman stranded in Spain after UK’s eVisa system mistakes her for twin sister

By Kevin Rawlinson

Nidia Webb, who is legally settled in UK, falls foul of ‘known issue’ with Home Office’s digitised immigration process A woman who is legally settled in the UK was left stranded at a Spanish airport after the Home Office’s post-Brexit visa system mixed her up with her twin sister. Nidia Webb fell foul of what she was told was a “known issue” with the eVisa, which was brought in as part of the government’s drive to di

Football transfer rumours: Alvarez set for Arsenal after being booed at Atlético?

By Will Unwin

Today’s rumours laugh off heartburn Booing Julián Alvarez during Atlético Madrid’s draw with Villarreal on Sunday has seemingly convinced the Argentina forward to consider joining Arsenal in the window. The former Manchester City man has been kept out of the reaches of Barcelona, who may not have the funds to complete the signing, whereas the Gunners have plenty of cash to splash. Alejandro Balde was left out of the

Revival review – step up, Walking Dead fans! This is the most moving zombie show ever

By Lucy Mangan

The undead are climbing out of their graves all over town, so gore levels are high – but this noirish miniseries sets itself apart by being delightfully offbeat and genuinely poignant A teenage girl is pale, withdrawn and seems not to be fully in or of this world. Could she be … a zombie? “She just likes the Cure,” weary police officer Dana Cypress (Wynonna Earp’s Melanie Scrofano) assures the anxious mother at the s

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Leeds deliver timely Super League showcase while NRL investment hangs in balance

By Aaron Bower at the LNER Community Stadium

Wigan and Leeds tussle at the top but can all clubs come to an agreement over the investment the sport needs? Three rounds to go until the Super League playoffs begin, and it is difficult to know whether to keep your eyes fixed on the pitch or off it. Leeds sit top after their impressive win at York on Sunday afternoon ended Wigan’s 48-hour stay at the summit, but the Rhinos are embroiled in a two- or perhaps even th

Why England’s summer of cricket chaos could yet have a silver lining | Ali Martin

By Ali Martin

For all the upheaval and neurosis, it may yet be that the darkest hour came just before dawn for this England team To say England’s summer of Test cricket has not gone entirely to plan would be a bit of an understatement. At times it has been like watching Gromit frantically laying track in front of a runaway locomotive. Even now the England and Wales Cricket Board find themselves throwing down the sleepers, reacting

‘Ab-sol-utely incredible!’ The blockbuster ballet that says Pandora’s box unleashed AI

By Lyndsey Winship

She was the first woman, according to myth, and she let loose all the evils and sorrows of humanity. But Aszure Barton thinks Pandora’s had a bad rap – and she’s using dance to reimagine her tale Aszure Barton is taking herself back to the creation of Mere Mortals, remembering the creative buzz of the studio at San Francisco Ballet. “Sam was fiddling around making magic in one corner,” she says – that’s Sam Shepherd,

Chelsea change course with Alonso primed to banish the chaos of youth

By Jacob Steinberg

The 44-year-old is focused on maintaining ‘emotional control’ and a slew of sensible signings offer genuine hope It is a necessary reset. Although it would be pushing it to say that Chelsea have switched from development centre to retirement home, even after the signings of Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck, there has been a clear shift in strategy this summer. Some grownups are in the room at last and, for Xabi Alo

Premier League: 10 talking points from opening weekend of the season

By Guardian sport

Manchester United’s under-powered attack, Brentford’s £39m bargain and Dewsbury-Hall delivers for Everton Arsenal’s treatment of Gabriel Martinelli has been questioned by Ian Wright after the Brazil forward was left out of their squad for Friday’s opening game against Coventry. Martinelli turned down a move to Galatasaray last week after Arsenal had agreed a fee with the Turkish club and the former striker Wright rev

UK graduate job vacancies plunge to lowest in a decade

By Alex Daniel

Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, says recruitment website Adzuna Business live – latest updates Graduate job vacancies in the UK have sunk to their lowest level since they started being tracked a decade ago, according to a recruiting website. Just 8,383 jobs for people leaving university were advertised in July, Adzuna reported on Monday, down 45% compared with the same point las