9 h. ago 'I visited the American city with delicious soul food and deep music history'

A city steeped in country music history

Culture

3 d. ago American visits the UK and admits there are 5 things Brits 'do better'

When an American visited the UK, he said that there were five things that are definitely better in the UK than America, sharing his observations while he's been here

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6 d. ago Andrew Clements, Guardian’s classical music critic, dies aged 75

An outstanding critical voice, his deep knowledge and love of music was evident in everything he wroteThe Guardian’s long-serving and much admired classical music critic Andrew Clements died on Sunday aged 75 after a period of illness.Clements joined the Guardian arts team in August 1993, succeeding Edward Greenfield as the paper’s chief music critic. His appointment was clinched by a personal recommendation to the editor from the late Alfred Brendel, who argued for Clements to get the job on account of his deep understanding of contemporary music. For the next 32 years, Clements ranged across all fields of classical music in his writing for the Guardian, and often beyond. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago American baffled after spotting 'weird' detail about different banknotes in the UK

An American tourist has shared their confusion after visiting England and discovering that Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes are often refused by shops despite being worth the same

Politics

1 week ago American woman visits Tesco for first time and is left 'sweating'

An American woman living in the UK has admitted she was left 'sweating' after visiting Tesco for the first time over one thing she had never experienced in a US supermarket

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1 week ago Female solo traveller reveals the country she will never return to due to its 'horrific' treatment of women

American traveller Chloe Jade, who has visited 167 countries and has acknowledged 'hardship' experienced by locals in some nations, has shared three places she has has no plans to return to.

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2 w. ago American man's culture shock after visiting UK restaurant for the first time

An American man who moved to the UK shared one key difference he noticed about British dining culture - and he couldn't believe he'd never been taught it before

Events

2 w. ago American man learns 'hard lesson' after visiting UK restaurant for first time

An American man living in the UK has said he learnt an important lesson after dining at a UK restaurant for the first time, as one behaviour he was used to was deemed 'rude'

Politics

3 w. ago King Charles and Prince William set to visit the US in 2026 to woo Donald Trump amid trade talks

The visits are being timed to coincide with the 250th anniversary of American independence and come as negotiations continue between the two countries over a trade deal.

Politics

3 w. ago Trump loomed over sport like never before in 2025. Next year he will take even more

From the Super Bowl to UFC cards to the US Open to the Ryder Cup, the US president has turned sport into his own personal stage. There’s more to comeConsidering he’s the self-declared hardest working president to ever hold the office, Donald Trump has spent a remarkable amount of the past year on down time. In 2025, he loomed over sports like no American politician before him, his visits to stadiums and arenas and golf courses and race tracks so frequent they began to feel like part of the job. But if Trump’s presence on the sporting scene has seemed hard to escape, gird yourselves for 2026, when the American presidency no longer merely intersects with sport but threatens to subsume it. The World Cup is on the way, the Olympics are right behind it, a UFC card is coming to the White House lawn (not a joke) and the commander-in-chief’s well-documented fondness for jumbotrons is becoming less of a habit than a dependency.Trump’s grand tour sportif began less than three weeks after his ...

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