74 m. ago 'I was a sexy prison guard showered with gifts by inmates – their wives hated me'

A sexy prison guard who grappled with temptation every day as prisoners flocked to her with gifts and compliments has opened up about how she had to 'constantly reject' advances inmates made

Events

76 m. ago The simple food to add to your breakfast to boost brain function all day

Walnuts are rich in fatty acids and polyphenols which may inmprove how the brain performs

Politics

79 m. ago Deadly Victorian disease in contaminated 'holy water' leaves Brits in hospital

Brit tourists have brought back cholera to the UK after catching the deadly bacterial disease from holy water which was bottled from the sacred Bermel Giorgis well in Ethiopia

Events

90 m. ago Ed Sheeran named as one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter opened up in an interview about his new album, mental health, plagiarism battles and his shifting attitude towards his career

Politics

96 m. ago Strictly's Kai Widdrington said I 'can't go on like this' before drastic change and 20kg weight loss

Strictly Come Dancing star Kai Widdrington appeared on the Monday Mile with Aimee Fuller podcast to share his fitness journey - and how he dropped 20kg

Politics

1 hour ago NHS Fife urged to concede Sandie Peggie case after Supreme Court ruling

Tory MSP Murdo Fraser said the NHS health board does not ‘have a leg to stand on’

Events

1 hour ago Met Office maps reveal Easter weekend weather and there's one entirely dry day

It's a mixed picture but one day looks very promising at least

Society

2 h. ago Top doctor warns cooking ingredient millions use is linked to aggressive breast cancer

Professor Justin Stebbing, who has led groundbreaking research into cancer treatments, described a recent study highlighting the cancer risk as 'significant'.

Events

2 h. ago Widow, 76, died after lying in agony on ground of medical centre cark park for hours while waiting for an ambulance

Josephine Ellis broke her hip after falling outside the GP surgery. During her ordeal in Norfolk, no staff brought out blankets to keep her warm on the cold October day.

Events

2 h. ago ‘One minute it’s “would you like to listen to Galaxie 500?”, the next humanity’s enslaved’: can anyone escape Spotify?

As a new book skewers Spotify’s effect on music, two Guardian music writers spent a week assessing the limits of living with and without itLaura Snapes, deputy music editor I was set the task of not listening to Spotify for a week, but Alexis, your task was much worse: only listening to Spotify-created playlists, and the songs it suggested to you based on your listening history. How did that go?Alexis Petridis, chief rock and pop critic One day in the car I just listened to nothing instead of facing it again. When it plays me songs I like, it’s not what I want to hear at that moment. That’s not to say the music it was recommending wasn’t good. One morning it played Schizophrenia by Sonic Youth. I love that song but I didn’t want to hear it then. It played me Billie Holliday’s Riffin’ the Scotch followed by My Bloody Valentine, which clearly demonstrates the great breadth of my music taste – but just because I like it all doesn’t mean I want to hear it all together. I didn’t like tha...

Politics

2 h. ago 'I paid £3.30 for Aldi mystery bag and contents left me gobsmacked'

A woman snapped up a bargain mystery bag from Aldi by using the Too Good To Go app – and couldn't believe what she found inside the supermarket purchase

Economics

2 h. ago A sultan’s banquet, Holy Week and Welsh gold: photos of the day – Wednesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Culture

2 h. ago Scientists have discovered the formula for the perfect day – and I couldn’t agree more

Social scientists have presented us with a schedule for the ideal day, which includes a specific amount of work, socialising and other activities. Hannah Ewens agrees that it sounds exemplary, but one major thing would have to change for us to be able to follow it

Politics

2 h. ago Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa searched online for flu symptoms in days before she died

Officials also provided an update on the couple’s property after a health inspection was conducted

Events

2 h. ago Google sued for £5bn in UK over allegations of shutting out rivals

Class action argues US tech firm charged more for advertising on its preinstalled apps than it could in fair marketGoogle is being sued in the UK for up to £5bn in damages over allegations it shut out rivals in the internet search market and abused this dominance to overcharge businesses for advertisements. A class action filed at the competition appeal tribunal on Tuesday argues that the US technology company has taken actions that enable it to charge higher prices for the promotions that appear in search inquiries than it otherwise could in a fair market. It alleged that Google, which is owned by the US tech company Alphabet, contracted phone makers to preinstall the Google search app and Chrome browser on Android devices and paid Apple to make it the default search engine on iPhones, with the intention of shutting out competition. The claim is filed by the competition law expert Or Brook on behalf of thousands of businesses and alleges Google ensured its search engine had better ...

Economics

2 h. ago Neko Health opens in Shoreditch, as data proves young professionals pick private health diagnostics over NHS tests

After opening to a 10K waiting list six months ago, Neko Health was forced to find an additional - highly glamorous - home in Shoreditch

Science

3 h. ago Council fined £6 million after deaths and injuries on guided busway

Judge Mark Bishop said that Cambridgeshire County Council had taken a ‘rigid and blinkered approach to safety issues’.

Economics

3 h. ago One fruit is 'greater' at lowering blood pressure than cutting salt from your diet

A new study shines a light on preventing the condition that can lead to a series of health complications, including heart failure and stroke.

Events

3 h. ago Vape ban may have 'limited effect' as surge in vaping among Brits has 'stalled'

The surge in Brits taking up vaping appears to have "stalled", new research suggests

Politics

3 h. ago 'I paid over £100 for every Cadbury's Easter egg – one was the clear winner'

A former chef and food lover has shared her brutally honest review of Cadbury's Easter range– and while many options really impressed her, she claimed others weren't up to the mark

Economics