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Quench your thirst! 20 perfect spritzes and shandies to try now – from kumquat to portergaff

By Rachel Dixon

Whether you love a traditional spritz or tend towards a wilder libation, this August there are bubbly and sophisticated drinks to suit every taste This summer, UK web searches for “Hugo spritz”, an elderflower-flavoured aperitif, overtook searches for “Aperol spritz” for the first time. As the spritz craze shows no sign of slowing down, pub chains are taking wild liberties, calling anything fizzy and served in a larg

‘Pretty shambolic’: new EU border checks cause stress for UK travellers

By Jane Clinton and Rosie Peters-McDonald

Britons report that EES digital entry and exit system has led to frustration, visa mix-ups and long queues On top of fears about extreme heat and possible jet fuel shortages, Britons planning summer holidays in the EU this year had another thing to worry about – long queues and waiting times caused by the bloc’s new border checks. The EU digital entry and exit system (EES), which requires non-EU citizens to register

London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air?

By Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Similar initiatives have been launched from Barcelona to Bogotá, but they have misinformation, political pressure and vested interests stacked against them Ten years ago, Alastair Harper was an advocate for young people’s health sitting in a stuffy meeting room in London planning an air pollution campaign. “My phone started buzzing,” he said. “I took the call, and then told the room I needed to leave immediately. “I

UK orders reviews of franchising sector after Vodafone allegations

By Simon Goodley

Two studies will be used to shape government policy amid claims about a former franchisee who took his own life Ministers have commissioned a pair of in-depth reports into how franchising businesses are policed in the UK, as the government considers introducing new laws after high-profile allegations about conduct in the sector. The action follows a Guardian investigation last December, which revealed claims that Adr

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First Bus bans under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent travelling alone after 6pm after disorder

By Donna Ferguson

Company says decision comes after spate of antisocial behaviour since free travel scheme was introduced For some, it is a quotidian nuisance that inevitably occurs when you are in the vicinity of teenagers. For others, it is an expression of modern-day lawlessness among young people. Whatever view you take, antisocial behaviour on public transport has become a hot debate – and with the introduction of free bus travel

My best ever British holiday: ‘I’ve travelled further, at greater expense, and had nothing like as much fun’

By Max Benato, Kirsten Henton, Jill Mead, Marcel Theroux, Andy Pietrasik

Five travel writers share their favourite holidays at home, from gravel biking in Scotland and a steam train ride in Yorkshire to rowing all the way from Oxford to London One of my best UK holidays was the week I spent in June 2013 rowing from Oxford to London with two friends, James and Tom. Continue reading...

Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to minority ethnic victims

By Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Exclusive: Analysis risks deepening perception of ‘unequal protection under the law’, say campaigners Killers who take the lives of black people have a greater chance of getting away with their crimes than those who target white people, new research shows. Analysis of unsolved homicides in London between 2019 to 2023 reveals a stark disparity: minority ethnic British people represented 61.7% of reported homicide vict

Bebe Cave: Swoon review – dazzling portrait of marginalised muses and the male gaze

By Arusa Qureshi

Pleasance Dome, Edinburgh Smart, slapstick and silly, this chaotic multicharacter comedy sends up the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood Some of the most revered works of art across history feature women as their primary focus. But though they might appear as favoured subjects, so often these women are relegated to the margins, their stories untold as they remain silent and often sexualised via the male gaze. In her new mult

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Onshore windfarm applications hit 10-year high in England

By Jillian Ambrose and Alex Clark

Surge in proposals follows Labour’s lifting of de facto ban, with about 45 plans submitted in the year to March Plans for new onshore windfarms in England have reached their highest annual level in a decade, after the government overturned the Conservatives’ de facto ban in 2015. About 45 applications for new onshore windfarms were submitted in the year to March,according to a Guardian analysis of government data. Co

TV tonight: a hit jumpy horror series returns with Dan Stevens

By Phil Harrison, Hollie Richardson, Graeme Virtue, Hannah Verdier and Simon Wardell

The Terror is a terrifying drama anthology. Plus, tissues at the ready for a super emotional finale of The Piano. Here’s what to watch this evening 9pm, Sky Atlantic Continue reading...

Café Clement, London WC2: ‘Turns out it’s really rather good’ – restaurant review

By Grace Dent

I am forever curious as to how these kind of sizzling places feel on a normal Tuesday two months in, especially when the celebrities are all off sunning their bottoms in Tuscany Café Clement, the all-day restaurant inside Nick Jones’ new St Clement Hotel at 180 The Thames in central London, opened with a bang in June and immediately rocketed to the top of every “sell your grandmother for a terrace table” list in Lond

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A supreme being, the nearly naked show and politics with paws: Edinburgh fringe pick’n’mix

By Brian Logan, Lyndsey Winship, Arifa Akbar, Kate Wyver, Tim Jonze and Chris Wiegand

From Taiwanese steampunk dance to Australian climate comedy, here are 13 quick-fire fringe reviews All our Edinburgh festival reviews For new perspective on the strange ways we behave, we all know the thought experiment “if a visitor from space arrived on Earth, what would they think?” In Born Sexy Yesterday, Anna Leong Brophy plays a supreme being implanted into a grown woman’s body to experience life for the first

British corporation continued trafficking of enslaved Africans to Guyana 40 years after abolition

By Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent

Letter written in 1847 to Sandbach, Tinne and Company’s Liverpool office reveals it engaged in practice after receiving taxpayer-funded compensation, book says When Britain abolished slavery, plantation owners from powerful families notoriously received huge sums in compensation, while those who were enslaved got nothing. Now evidence has come to light that Sandbach, Tinne and Company – a corporation closely linked t

‘The country of my birth has lost its heart’: Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain

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At 85, the actor has lived through much political upheaval. But, she writes, today’s hostile times feel like ‘the worst yet’. She reflects on her journey from teenage Tory to full-throated leftist – and says there’s still time to save the nation from the bad guys A funny thing happened on the way to 2026: I got old and the world turned nasty. It happened very quickly and it’s to do with politics (the world) and pelvi

A childhood sexual abuse allegation has rocked our family – what can we do about it? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

By Annalisa Barbieri

Make the victim feel safe and able to talk at their own pace, and consider any danger the perpetrator currently presents to younger members of the family A young adult woman in our family has recently shared that her older male cousin once touched her inappropriately when she was aged six and he was aged 12. This happened 18 years ago. Then a second incident allegedly occurred eight years later. She shared the story

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Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PM

By Matthew Taylor Environment correspondent

North Sea oil, once the driving force of the UK economy, may be dwindling but it remains a symbol of prestige and a rich resource for political debate When oil was first discovered off the north-east coast of Scotland in September 1969, industry folklore has it that the duty superintendent on the rig carefully poured it into a pickle jar commandeered from the canteen and took it back to Amoco’s Great Yarmouth office

The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea

By Pjotr Sauer

Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan through It was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful explosion tore through a quiet square in a residential district of the Russian-occupied Crimean port city. Hidden inside a rubbish bin, a bomb containing the equivalent of about 500g o

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Is a French Sunday the secret to a healthier, happier life? | Polly Hudson

By Polly Hudson

The idea of being deliberately unproductive is certainly tempting. The only concern is that you might enjoy it too much... They know what they’re doing when it comes to kissing, toast and horns, so get ready for a French Sunday. A new theory suggests that embracing this intriguing-sounding strategy might just be the secret to life, and, more importantly, to dreading Monday less. Apparently in France the Sabbath reall

Shabana Azeez: ‘The most disgusting thing I’ve seen on The Pitt? American coffee’

By Rafqa Touma

The Australian actor on posing as a patient for medical schools, having multiple birthdays on The Airport Chaplain and the song ‘nobody likes’ by the Strokes What is the most disgusting thing you saw on the set of The Pitt? I mean, American coffee. It’s bad over there. The de-gloved leg was gross. I saw a full vaginal birth. I drilled into a skull! Continue reading...

I’d heard ringing in my ears before. This time, it didn’t stop

By Miranda Luby

Miranda Luby was only 36 years old when her tinnitus arrived in the middle of the night, without warning and for no clear reason One night two years ago, I was lying in bed when I began to hear a high-pitched, electronic hum. The scene that followed would be comical if it wasn’t so traumatic. I roamed around the house in my PJs, frantically pressing my ears against various electrical appliances. It took half an hour

The moment I knew: Days after September 11, we flew through turbulence – all I could say was ‘I love you’

By Scott Westerfeld

In 2001, Scott Westerfeld travelled from New York City to Sydney to see Justine Larbalestier. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, they navigated the crisis as best they could, together Find more stories from the moment I knew series I noticed Justine before she noticed me. We were at a literary award ceremony, and she was wearing a dress upcycled from a black Velvet Elvis painting, talking to a man three times her ag

Infantino angers Concacaf nations by hijacking meeting in Caribbean

By Exclusive by Matt Hughes and Nick Ames

Gianni Infantino used opportunity to lobby for support Fifa president was asked to stay away from CFU meeting Gianni Infantino has risked alienating numerous Concacaf nations, whose support he is seeking in his re-election campaign, by hijacking a meeting of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to announce Fifa-funded development projects for the region with millions of dollars that had been delayed for months. Multipl

‘Perfect for kids’: the best (and worst) supermarket ketchup, tested and rated

By Tom Hunt

It’s a saviour at family mealtimes, but which bottle of red sauce does our reviewer relish the most? (Spoiler: it’s not Heinz) • The best supermarket mayonnaise I was that kid who put ketchup on everything, from fries to french toast, and if my parents wanted me to eat vegetables, they’d have to cover them in the stuff (the sugar cravings of my youth have subsided, but I still love ketchup mixed into peas). So I was

‘Penchant for bling’: can Sports Direct’s Mike Ashley take a bigger slice of luxury retail?

By Sarah Butler

Frasers billionaire bought Harvey Nichols and increased Hugo Boss stake despite tough times for high-end stores What billionaire doesn’t love to splash the cash on a luxury item? Some may buy watches or yachts, but Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley has been snapping up entire brands. Harvey Nichols is the latest bauble to drop into his shopping basket after his company bought the Knightsbridge department store out of

Thomasina Miers’ recipes for spiced lamb-stuffed aubergine with aleppo chilli butter, and berry ripple ice-cream

By Thomasina Miers

A meaty, Middle Eastern style stuffed vegetable feast finished off with an ice-cold berry dessert There’s something delightfully retro about stuffed vegetables. They take me back to Delia Smith’s iconic Summer Collection cookbook, which blew my tiny mind when it came out in my early teens. Too sheltered to know about the e rage that had inspired Delia, I delved into my mother’s vegetable crisper with reverence, stuff