‘A losing battle’: will UK public service broadcasters survive amid US onslaught? Jobs and programme budgets in firing line at BBC, Channel 4 and ITV as they are outgunned by YouTube and Netflix The Guardian - UK · Sep 19
Stargaze around the world without a plane ticket: These are the best 2026 Perseid meteor photos so far I'm a photographer in love with the stars – and I think these are some of the best Perseid shots yet Digital Camera World · Aug 16
C of E’s £100m plan to address historical links to slavery faces legal challenge General Synod hears that Project Spire has not been abandoned but staff have received ‘vile abuse’ from critics The Guardian - UK · Jul 13
British women are among the angriest in Europe. Well, what’s wrong with that? A new survey seems to correlate anger with being unhappy – but it can be an energising and frankly entertaining emotion too, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes The Guardian - UK · Jun 11
Christo: Air review – surprisingly profound manifestation of the wrapper’s impossible dream Not only does this giant plastic bag make the intangible physical, it gains a bodily sense of weight and an unexpected emotional resonance The Guardian - UK · May 21
Parents told to ‘take responsibility’ after two days of social media-fuelled London disorder Six teenage girls arrested after hundreds of young people gather in Clapham in ‘swarming the streets’ trend The Guardian - UK · Apr 1
Good to talk: Mathys Tel feels Spurs unity growing after dressing-room chats Forward senses collective and individual belief returning as crucial Premier League game against Nottingham Forest looms The Guardian - UK · Mar 19
Major incident declared in Somerset after Storm Chandra brings flooding and strong winds South-west England bears brunt of storm, but yellow weather warnings are also issued for Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland The Guardian - UK · Jan 27
Arts funding in England must be protected from politics, Hodge report urges Arts Council England must remain free from interference to ensure artistic freedom, says report by Labour peer The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025
Sugababes, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Wolf Alice and more to play all-star charity concert for trans rights Organised by Olly Alexander and the Mighty Hoopla festival to ‘fight back against the politics of fear and exclusion’, Trans Mission will take place at Wembley Arena in March The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025
Senior Starmer adviser quits over offensive Diane Abbott messages Departure of political strategy director Paul Ovenden is yet another setback for PM after Mandelson and Rayner exits The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025
Travis Kelce says there were ‘a few tears’ when he proposed to Taylor Swift The couple announced their engagement in August in a social media post that received millions of likes. Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025
Digested week: It’s summer, and I am a burnt smorgasbord for every bug In the week that I couldn’t get my mother to serve me a chicken and mushroom pie, some bears managed to raid a cafe The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025
Scotland and Northern Ireland have mildest start to Christmas Day on record Temperatures reached 11.9C in Kinloss, Moray, and peaked at 11C at Killowen, Co Down, according to Met Office The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024 Margaret Hodge to lead review of regional inequality in the arts Anti-corruption champion to examine Arts Council England projects and lack of facilities in some areas of country
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024 Ice Spice review – rapid-fire hits from rap’s new princess There’s high octane energy from artist and audience alike as the New Yorker rattles through 21 tracks in 45 minutes, showing off broad artistry in between bouts of twerking
The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024 Muslim leaders urge restraint in response to far-right attacks Heads of mosques in West Midlands warn against reactive violence as some communities plan counter-protests to protect streets from rioters
The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2024 Zelenskiy says situation is ‘difficult’ on visit to Kharkiv; Putin calls China relationship an international ‘stabilising factor’ – as it happened Ukrainian military says its has forced Russia to reduce tempo of offensive; Russian president thanks Xi Jinping for ‘trying to solve Ukraine crisis’
The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024 Digested week: splits emerge in Tory party’s latest splinter group Liz Truss’s new Popular Conservatism movement appears to be divided before it’s begun. Plus, why culture wars are very tiring
The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023 Digested Week: New York’s Christmas music is no fairytale for me Give me Wham! and Wizzard over Perry Como and Frank Sinatra, and I’m also sad my children can’t be nativity donkeys
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 UK workers ‘should get day off’ if workplace is hotter than 30C Exclusive: Report calls for new law on maximum indoor temperature to stop workers overheating
The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2023 Pro-Palestine protests continue around UK for eighth weekend Local rallies and vigils organised as alternative to centralised marches that have seen hundreds of thousands out in London
The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023 Digested week: winter cold is comfort for my half of humanity I take to the blankets with joy, dimmed only by the prospect of party season and the possible need for shopping
Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023 An August surge, two new variants and a Barbenheimer spike: is London facing a Covid autumn? Cases have surged by 17 per cent in the last week, with experts blaming waning immunity, increased indoor mixing and new mutations
Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023 'Amazing' dad-of-three died raising funds in his 24th London to Brighton charity bike ride David Cooper, a beloved dad-of-three and grandad-of-six, tragically died while marking his 24th London to Brighton Bike Ride to raise funds for the British Heart Foundation