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‘This year has been very good’: readers’ UK butterfly sightings

Readers share their favourite sightings over the summer, after news that numbers have risen since last year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2023

‘They have you over a barrel’: the UK pet owners facing staggering vet bills

Owners share their stories of shocking price rises, taking pets abroad for cheaper treatment and forking out thousands only for a misdiagnosis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2023

Views on London’s Ulez expansion: ‘Planet and health are more important than cars’

Readers say why they are for or against the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone across the capital

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

‘Our daughter asked if we were going to die’: diary of a tourist in Greek wildfires

Andy Bell, 36, recounts escaping the wildfires on Rhodes and how it has changed his view of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2023

‘We practically skipped out of the cinema on a high’: readers on going to watch Barbie

Guardian readers who gave in to Barbiemania tell us about their pink preparations and getting together with friends and family to experience Greta Gerwig’s summer smash hit

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

‘A near-death experience’: UK tourists describe escape from Rhodes wildfires

Travellers say they faced ‘absolute chaos’ as they were forced to flee with luggage still at hotels

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

‘On reflection, it’s very uncool’: readers’ scrapbooks of pop fandom

With the Wham! documentary showcasing Andrew Ridgeley’s mum’s scrapbooks of their career, readers share their own shrines to Roxy Music, Metallica, David Bowie and more

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

‘It’s brutal’: Europeans tell of sleepless nights and dizzy spells in heatwave

People in Italy, Spain and Greece describe their day-to-day struggles in soaring temperatures

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023

‘I lived in this tee for six years’: readers remember beloved band T-shirts

Guardian readers pick their favourite band T-shirts, including a threadbare Led Zeppelin tee, a much-loved Waterboys garment and an exhaustive the Who collection

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

‘I would not want to be in anyone else’s hands’: six people on how the NHS saved their lives

As the health service turns 75, people share their experiences of life-saving treatment through the decades

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023