55 m. ago Seamus Heaney’s unpublished poems to be released — read one exclusively here

The Poems of Seamus Heaney, out on Thursday, will feature all 12 of the revered Irish author’s collections alongside uncollected works and 25 poems yet to be publishedA trove of unpublished poems by the late Irish poet Seamus Heaney is set to be printed alongside his collected and uncollected poems, published together for the first time.The Poems of Seamus Heaney will feature his 12 collections interspersed with poems published in magazines, journals and newspapers, plus 25 poems selected from Heaney’s large number of unpublished works.Chair, Pocket Knife, Guitar is an unpublished poem by Seamus Heaney extracted from The Poems of Seamus Heaney, edited by Rosie Lavan and Bernard O’Donoghue with Matthew Hollis, to be published by Faber & Faber on 9 October 2025 (£40). To support the Guardian order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Delivery apps charging as much as twice as much on supermarket groceries, consumer watchdog warns

An investigation found some items were double the price when ordered through delivery apps compared to on supermarket shelves

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17 h. ago Supermarket groceries could cost twice as much through delivery apps, consumer watchdog warns

An investigation found some items were double the price when ordered through delivery apps compared to on supermarket shelves

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5 d. ago Morrisons: More Card loyalty offer launched by UK supermarket that could cut your groceries shopping bill

Shoppers are being handed a shortcut to rewards with a simple way to turn everyday spending into extra savings 💳

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8 d. ago Reeves will struggle to sell growth case to fiscal watchdog, economists warn

Chancellor wants the OBR to give her credit for trade deals and proposed EU mobility scheme

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9 d. ago Rachel Reeves on a collision course with Britain's economic watchdog as Chancellor 'mulls scrapping a spring forecast'

The Chancellor is said to be considering getting rid of the economic and fiscal outlook published by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) each March.

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: UN watchdog sounds warning after drone detonates near Ukraine nuclear plant

IAEA chief says no damage to South Ukraine nuclear facility but ‘next time we may not be so lucky’; Russia accused of ‘arbitrary killings’ of PoWs. What we know on day 1,311See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading...

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1 week ago Massive spending cuts needed if Britain is to meet NATO target of extra £36 billion every year on defence, IFS warns.

Britain must overhaul 'the state' to find the tens of billions of pounds to meet NATO spending targets, a watchdog has warned. The UK must raise defence spending from 2.3 per cent to 3.5 per cent of GDP.

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1 week ago A moment that changed me: I told my dad I was queer – and he said he found it hard to love me

The letter he slipped beneath my bedroom door was brutal. But our lost relationship became the furnace that forged meIn 2000, my dad wrote me a letter saying he found it hard to love me. “I don’t even understand you,” he said. He slipped it under my bedroom door when I was at my lowest point. The sentences split me wide open.I was always the pretty little boy in the corner of the playground, plaiting girls’ hair, dreaming of spotlights. My flamboyance didn’t seem to have an off switch. Dad tried his best to steer me into his version of a “proper” boyhood: football boots, muddy knees, the whole shebang. He’d tap my limp wrists into place and drag me to self-defence lessons in an attempt to turn them into karate chops.You Had To Be There by Jodie Harsh is published on 25 September by Faber (£20). To support the Guardian order your copy at guardianbookshop.com. Delivery charges may apply. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago AI watchdog's chilling 'everyone will die' prediction with robot update in less than five years

Members of an AI watchdog group have warned in a new book that computational systems could eventually become self-aware to an extent that would be deadly to humanity

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3 w. ago Aldi: UK supermarket opening 80 new groceries shops in £1.6bn push – full list of store locations

Shoppers across the country could soon see new supermarkets arrive in their town 🛒

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3 w. ago UK watchdog launches £1m car finance campaign to warn of unnecessary fees

The Financial Conduct Authority has brought in influencers to help spread its message to consumers in the coming months.

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3 w. ago Watchdog warns of market failure amid soaring children’s care home costs

The National Audit Office (NAO), said local authority spending on children in residential care rose from £1.6 billion in the year ending March 2020 to £3.1 billion in the year ending March 2024.

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3 w. ago Police face ‘massive challenge’ without more funding, watchdog warns new home secretary

His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary says Shabana Mahmood faces ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ opportunity to reform policing

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