8 h. ago Supermarket essentials including butter, chocolate and meat continue to surge in price

Food price inflation rose to 4.7% in the four weeks to 15 June - the highest level since March - with some of the steepest increases hitting staple items

Economics

3 d. ago Tell us: what are your experiences of buying a home in Australia?

We want to hear about your search for a home in this competitive market. How long have you been looking and are investors outbidding you?Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia has one of the most unaffordable property markets in the world, arguably made worse by tax breaks for investors.The share of investors buying homes has consistently grown over the past 25 years at the expense of prospective owner-occupiers. That trend threatens to accelerate again as younger buyers get priced out of the market amid another surge in property prices. Continue reading...

Politics

3 d. ago Supermarket angers shoppers with 15% price hike on key essential since last week

It was the cheapest supermarket for a basket of basic items for months on end

Economics

9 d. ago An NYC Mexican restaurant held a Pedro Pascal lookalike contest. Its owner said the results were ‘better than Hinge’

As celebrity lookalike contests continue to surge in popularity, Brittany Miller attends the latest Pedro Pascal-themed contest in honor of a Mexican restaurant’s first anniversary

Politics

9 d. ago Minnesota police search for suspect after Democratic lawmaker shot dead and another wounded

Governor Tim Walz condemns ‘politically motivated assassination’ as search continues for Vance Luther BoelterA prominent Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota and her husband were killed and another Democratic state lawmaker and his wife were shot in the early hours of Saturday.State representative Melissa Hortman died, as has her husband, Mark, the state’s governor, Tim Walz, confirmed at a press conference on Saturday. Walz said the shooting “appears to be a politically motivated assassination”. Hortman was the top Democrat in the Minnesota house and the former speaker. The Democratic state senator John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, were both shot multiple times and are out of surgery, and Walz said he was “cautiously optimistic” both will survive. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago I have bad knees. Do I really have to wear sneakers all the time?

I’ve put off surgery for a meniscus tear. In the meantime, I’m having a crisis about what shoes to wearI’ve had a torn meniscus in my right knee for eight years. My knee was OK for 47 years, and then I went on the easiest hike in recorded history and stepped up on a not-very-high ledge. That was it.It’s not ideal. I can walk, but I can’t run or sit cross legged. But whenever I’m about to bite the bullet on surgery, it seems like the wrong time to be sitting around for six weeks or longer. Or someone says: “That surgery didn’t work for me.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago I hate the way sneakers look on me – is there another comfortable shoe I can wear?

I asked doctors and fashion experts, and they all said I should wear sneakers. Now I’m having a style crisisI’ve had a torn meniscus in my right knee for eight years. My knee was OK for 47 years, and then I went on the easiest hike in recorded history and stepped up on a not-very-high ledge. That was it.It’s not ideal. I can walk, but I can’t run or sit cross legged. But whenever I’m about to bite the bullet on surgery, it seems like the wrong time to be sitting around for six weeks or longer. Or someone says: “That surgery didn’t work for me.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cheapest UK supermarket for May 2025 could save shoppers £48 on 82 essentials

The latest Which? comparison has found the cheapest supermarket for a basket of 81 essential items.

Economics

2 w. ago New Reform MP Sarah Pochin's call to ban burqa in public branded 'dumb' by party's own chairman

The party’s surge in the polls continues to falter in the wake of bitter infighting

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Is that how you poisoned my parents?’: Erin Patterson tells mushroom trial husband confronted her over dehydrator

Triple murder accused, who denies deliberately poisoning anyone, tells court she dumped dehydrator used to dry foraged mushrooms due to feeling ‘scared’ of child protection officers seeing itWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Erin Patterson has told a court her estranged husband asked her if she had used a dehydrator to poison his parents, and admitted resetting her phone out of fear police would discover photos she had of foraged mushrooms.In her third day in the witness box, Patterson also said she thinks there is a “possibility” that foraged mushrooms were unintentionally added to her beef wellington mixture as she tried to improve its “bland” flavour, and lied to her lunch guests about having cancer because she was embarrassed about planned weight loss surgery.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Thigh guy summer? Men’s short shorts in high demand and steering swimwear

Google searches for Speedos are up 41% in the UK, and some high street shorts now come with 3in in-seamsRecent victims of shrinkflation have included butter, mouthwash and teabags. The next casualty? Men’s shorts.In-seams are rising with retailers reporting a surge in interest for short shorts featuring a 5in and even 3in inside leg measurement. Now the trend is having a knock-on effect on swimwear. This week, GQ magazine posed the question: “Are Straight Guys Ready for Speedo Summer?” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tim Dowling: I need to drop everything so I can get back to doing nothing – and quickly

My wife wants me to cut the grass right away. I hate having my working day interrupted, even when I’m not actually doing any workI am sitting in my office shed, marvelling that an email from a car hire company I last used six years ago feels entitled to employ the subject line DROP EVERYTHING.“It’s hard to imagine,” I say, “how a 20% reduction in rental rates for the month of June could be sufficient cause for anyone to suddenly abandon their present business, be it knee surgery, adoption proceedings or, in this specific case, Wordle.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Vegans should be given 'special' food rations if disaster strikes Britain, woke scientist claims

In the days of the Second World War, food allowances included the likes of bacon, butter and cheese. But Britain's no-nonsense rationing system could look very different in the 21st century.

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4 w. ago ‘The seabed is full of them’: English fishers enjoy surprise octopus boom

Warmer waters near Devon and Cornwall are creating a cephalopod-based ‘financial bonus’ for the fishing industryOctopuses have long captivated humans with their alien-like appearance and bizarre anatomy.This spring, the cephalopods have been baffling, delighting and enraging fishers in English waters as an unprecedented marine heatwave has led to a surge in their numbers. Continue reading...

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