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Back to school: Expert's top tips on how to get your kids to readjust seamlessly to education

With a little planning and patience, back to school doesn’t have to be stressful

Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2025

Best trainers for boxing: Fast footwear for the gym or the ring

Functional footwear for fast feet, stability and comfort

Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024

Mike Johnson pushed big Medicare cuts

"It's right on his website"

Salon · Oct 26, 2023

Friday briefing: Could Thames Water’s cautionary tale end the UK’s love affair with privatisation?

In today’s newsletter: Guardian business correspondent Alex Lawson on how things got so bad for the private water company, and where we go from here

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023

Wednesday briefing: What Ofgem’s prepayment meter restrictions really mean

In today’s newsletter: The ban on energy firms forcibly installing meters in some homes has been called ‘woefully insufficient’ – here’s what it all means in practice

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

FTSE 100 racks up eighth day of gains despite rising insolvencies and unemployment – as it happened

More firms are at risk of tipping from ‘danger’ to ‘distress’, experts warn, as businesses are hit by soaring costs and weak economy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2023

Sanders: Tax rich, save Social Security

The proposal would ensure the program is fully funded through 2096

Salon · Feb 14, 2023

Drug companies brace for chairman Bernie

Sen. Bernie Sanders has long made no secret that he thinks drug companies and health insurers are ripping off Americans. But now he's chairman of the Senate health committee.

Axios · Jan 30, 2023

Manchin pitches GOP Social Security deal

Advocacy group condemns Manchin for "negotiating with legislative terrorists"

Salon · Jan 20, 2023

Warren: GOP plans to "blow up economy"

Massachusetts senator worries Republicans will use power to cause "chaos" ahead of election

Salon · Nov 15, 2022