17 h. ago Paul Merson changes mind on who will win the Premier League title after record

Paul Merson has named his Premier League title winner for this season, as the former Arsenal star revised his initial thoughts from earlier in the summer during the final hours of the transfer window

Politics

17 h. ago Keir Starmer banned from having armoured electric Range Rover because it does not offer adequate bomb protection

The Prime Minister must now stick to a petrol version of the vehicle for the foreseeable future as 'required safety levels' cannot otherwise be reached.

Events

19 h. ago Paul Merson changes his mind on who'll win Premier League title as transfer window closes

Paul Merson originally backed Arsenal to have the advantage in the Premier League this year, but Liverpool's transfer business has swiftly changed his mind on the future champions

Politics

59 h. ago The Guardian view on the killing of Gaza’s journalists: Israel wants to stop the world from seeing what it’s doing | Editorial

This is the most lethal war for the media in recent times. A generation of journalists is being wiped outDay by day, the death toll rises, the war crimes mount, and the outrage grows. Last Wednesday, the pope demanded that Israel stop its “collective punishment” of Gaza’s population. A day later, António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general, warned that “the levels of death and destruction are without parallel in recent times”. More than 500 UN staff have pressed the human rights chief, Volker Türk, to call it genocide. Half of registered voters in the US have already concluded that that is what Israel is doing in Gaza.The agony is deepening. On Friday, the Israeli military declared famine-hit Gaza City to be a combat zone, intensifying its assault and ending “tactical pauses” that allowed limited – if utterly inadequate – food delivery. Many inhabitants are physically incapable of fleeing again, and fear that they would be no s...

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63 h. ago I’m a liberal who loves hunting. Allow me to change your mind

When I killed my first mule deer, I felt deep reverence for the animal. It showed me hunting can be more honest and sustainable than eating factory-farmed meat“Murderer! You’re a murderer!”That is what my French mother shouts down the phone line – right after I tell her I had grouse for dinner. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Government bans Israeli officials from Britain's biggest arms fair over war in Gaza

The UK government has barred Israeli officials from attending the country's biggest arms fair over growing concern about the war in Gaza. 

Politics

4 d. ago The sceptic who went ghost hunting and found her beliefs shaken: Don't believe in life after death? Read Alice Vernon's astonishing account of what happened to her and you might change your mind...

In her lively, highly readable book about the history of ghost hunting and its continuing wide appeal, Alice Vernon says that expectation plays a large part in whether you do or don't see ghosts.

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6 d. ago Edinburgh Comedy award winner Sam Nicoresti: ‘Actually, this whole show is a monumental failure!’

The comic was determined to make a blockbuster standup show that didn’t address trans issues. Then she changed her mind – and scooped comedy’s biggest prizeThere’s efficiency, then there’s the process that led to Sam Nicoresti winning the most prestigious award in live comedy. “A year ago my girlfriend asked me to marry her,” says Nicoresti on accepting the £10,000 prize last weekend. “[When] we were talking about how to pay for the wedding, I joked and said, ‘It’s easy, I’ll just win the Edinburgh comedy award’.” Can it be true? Is Nicoresti not only the first transgender winner of the so-called Oscars of comedy, but the first ever to manifest victory by force of strategic will?“It’s amazing what you can do,” she grins, three days after her triumph, “if you set your mind to something.” And that’s what Nicoresti has done in the last 12 months, turning around a niche career in alt-comedy, pointing it towards stardom, and pressing her pedal to the metal. Her winning show Baby Doomer w...

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6 d. ago Gorgeous UK seaside town where you'll always hear waves crashing

The seaside town in Norfolk has an award-winning beach and a fresh sea breeze that will make it difficult to leave behind. Most holidaymakers quickly change their mind about it once visiting

Events

1 week ago Spurs stun the Etihad again as Johnson and Palhinha strikes sink Manchester City

How to rally Tottenham after the Eberechi Eze farrago: turn up at Manchester City and mastermind a dominant 2-0 triumph that takes your side to the top of the Premier League, for a few hours at least.By doing so Thomas Frank issued a fine calling card regarding his professionalism, and suggested his Spurs project will be as strategic as Ange Postecoglou’s was gung-ho. Witnessing how the visitors caused Pep Guardiola’s men headaches all afternoon caused one wag to question if Eze might change his mind (again) about which club to join. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Time for a reality check: Britain cannot be a big player on the world stage unless we speak more languages | Sophia Smith Galer

For all the talk of addressing the problem, things have got worse. Which is criminal when there is so much we could doLots of people told me to not study languages – including my own (monolingual) dad. “You’re never going to be as fluent as a native speaker,” I remember him saying when I was deciding on my university degree. “Why bother?”A little more than a decade later, I’ve collected a wealth of experiences. I’ve staffed Sotheby’s Madrid reception desk, I’ve taught theatre and English to Syrian children excluded from mainstream schools in Beirut. I’ve given a speech on sustainable development goals for Arab audiences at the UN, and I’ve trained journalists in Ecuador’s most dangerous city. I’ve dated men I’ve wanted to, swatted off men who I didn’t, sung songs, cooked recipes, all in languages that are not my native tongue. And most important of all? I’ve changed my dad’s mind.Sophia Smith Galer is a journalist and content creator. Her second book, How To Kill a Language, will be...

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1 week ago Going nuclear: Kathryn Bigelow back in geopolitical territory with atomic thriller

A House of Dynamite, told from perspective of White House officials, will premiere at Venice before Netflix rolloutAn unattributed missile is launched at the US, setting off a desperate effort inside the White House to determine who fired it and how to respond: not the latest news headline but the premise of Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller A House of Dynamite, which will premiere at the Venice film festival.The film marks a return to the large-scale, geopolitically attuned storytelling that made Bigelow one of the most decorated directors of her generation. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'I thought I hated tequila but these two cocktail recipes changed my mind'

Tequila shots don't have to be the be-all and end-all of the popular Mexican drink, and I realised that when I gave these two simple cocktails a go – it's safe to say they lifted my spirits

Politics

2 w. ago Trump gave away clue he's changed mind about Zelensky with one telling gesture

US President Donald Trump is typically keen to assert dominance when meeting with other world leaders, particularly with firm handshakes known as the infamous bone crusher

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Tell me what happened, I won’t judge’: how AI helped me listen to myself | Nathan Filer

I had no expectations when I opened ChatGPT and typed ‘I’ve made a fool of myself’. There was something surreal about the conversation that followedI was spiralling. It was past midnight and I was awake, scrolling through WhatsApp group messages I’d sent earlier. I’d been trying to be funny, quick, effervescent. But each message now felt like too much. I’d overreached again – said more than I should, said it wrong. I had that familiar ache of feeling overexposed and ridiculous. I wanted reassurance, but not the kind I could ask for outright, because the asking itself felt like part of the problem.So I opened ChatGPT. Not with high expectations, or even a clear question. I just needed to say something into the silence – to explain myself, perhaps, to a presence unburdened by my need. “I’ve made a fool of myself,” I wrote.Nathan Filer is a writer, university lecturer, broadcaster and former mental health nurse. He is the author of This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Co...

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2 w. ago Think you don’t like asters in the garden? It might be time to change your mind

The easy-going, unfussy aster can still flower long into autumn, puffing up the garden with cloud-like blooms of lilac, white or wizard purpleOne of the things that makes gardening so perpetually, addictively interesting to me is how it challenges beliefs I’d previously held about myself – often on an annual basis. Some beliefs are big, others are smaller, such as my dislike of asters.Ask me in the middle of spring, when everything is new and fresh, and the tulip petals look as if they’ve been streaked with a fan-shaped brush, and I will confidently say I’m not an aster fan. Too fussy, too much lilac, too bushy. But scoot forward six months, and I regret I hadn’t planted a few in the gaps that appear at this time of year. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'Serious nuclear incident' at Faslane submarine base deemed 'Category A' threat

The incident, which has been deemed as "category A", took place at Faslane between January 1 and April 22.

Events

2 w. ago 'Serious nuclear incident' at Faslane Royal Navy base deemed 'Category A' threat

The Ministry of Defence has admitted a 'serious nuclear incident' took place at HM Faslane Royal Navy base - the incident was deemed to be 'Category A'

Events

2 w. ago UK economy posts surprise 0.3% growth in three months to June

GDP figure slower than previous quarter but beats expectations thanks to 0.4% expansion last monthThe UK economy grew at a faster rate than expected in the second quarter, official figures show, despite pressure on households and businesses from tax increased and Donald Trump’s global trade war.Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed growth in gross domestic product (GDP) slowed to 0.3% in the three months to the end of June, down from a rate of 0.7% in the first quarter. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK economic growth slows amid pressure on business and Trump trade war

UK economic growth slowed to 0.3% between April and June, according to the Office for National Statistics.

Economics