Dining across the divide: ‘We disagreed on almost everything – it was great’ A shift manager and an NGO worker clashed on everything from taxation to climate emissions. Would they part on bad terms? The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2025
Dining across the divide: ‘A 31-month sentence for the Tory councillor’s wife seems a bit harsh’ Immigration, Kneecap and gay rights in Muslim-majority nations were the hot topics for an English examiner and an electrician from Leeds. So, did sparks fly? The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025
Woman wins $2 million lottery prize after being given the wrong scratcher game ‘I got over not being happy about it,’ lottery winner Kelly Lindsay said The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025
The Jesus Lizard review – US rockers relive past glories, with added phlegm Force of nature David Yow and band tour their superb first album in 26 years with a growling, spit-flecked fusion of pummelling songs and acerbic wit The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2025
Dining across the divide: ‘He’s keen on punishing people for their crimes. It’s not something I believe in’ Can a former police officer and a medical student come to any agreement on prisons? The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2025
Winner of $1.1 billion Mega Millions jackpot finally claims prize after nearly a year ‘We hope the winner is able to use this incredible fortune to improve their life and the lives of others,’ New Jersey Lottery director says The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024
The Guardian view on ageing: the science of longevity is advancing Editorial: New discoveries about our bodies are emerging. But we need care as well as research to cope with ageing The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2024
‘When people want a treat they are looking for the Cadbury they know’: Mondelēz UK boss Louise Stigant on changing times With cocoa and sugar prices at record highs and tougher regulation to fight rising obesity, the head of Cadbury’s has a lot on her plate over the peak chocolate season of Easter The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024
Special school places allocated on ‘very fine margins’, twins’ father says Pete Hale’s identical twin sons are non-verbal and diagnosed as autistic, but only one of them was given a place at first The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024
218-year-old library above Manchester pub prepares for £7m redevelopment Portico library has secured funding for plans to create dining, meeting, exhibition and educational spaces The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
Dining across the divide: ‘I’ve never come across a Republican. I wish I’d got more out of him’ An anarchist and a conservative American Christian discuss transgender rights, Israel and Palestine, and refugees. Will they agree on anything? The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
Dominic Matteo: ‘Basically, I played my whole football career with a brain tumour’ Former Liverpool and Leeds player on losing his memory, hitting ‘rock bottom’ with a gambling addiction and his road to recovery The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2023
‘The mood is subdued’: Hanukkah is marked by mourning for Jews across UK For the Jewish community in York, as elsewhere, fears and distress over the war in Gaza haunt this year’s festival of light The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023
‘This is going to be our Angel of the North’: Leeds unveils Yinka Shonibare sculpture While Hibiscus Rising celebrates a diverse city, it is also in recognition of a dark moment in Leeds’ past The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023 ‘A vote of confidence’: UK businesses welcome Jeremy Hunt’s tax breaks Big firms hail permanent ‘full expensing’ – but some question whether it can help smaller companies
The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2023 UK faces ‘gigafactory gap’ that could stifle its EV industry, say MPs Business committee tells government it must get more investment into sector to avert decline
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023 The mystery of the garden of memories at the Angel of the North Folded and unfolded notes, straggles of ribbon, artificial flowers – a professor is searching for the roots of the phenomenon
The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2023 ‘We don’t have a choice’: Bradford’s rough sleepers dismayed by Braverman’s tent attack As home secretary rails against homeless people’s ‘lifestyle choice’, those on the streets say their tents are instead a lifeline
The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023 Levelling up ‘must be led by England’s left behind neighbourhoods’ Report by all-party parliamentary group says policies must be guided by local needs, not a ‘national template’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023 Sycamore Gap tree removed from Hadrian’s Wall to be seasoned and reused As National Trust draws line under criminal act, members of public suggest future uses for timber
The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023 ‘We feel forgotten’: anger in Crewe at scaling back of HS2 Hopes dashed as region becomes one of the biggest losers in the cancellation of northern leg of rail project
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023 More than 1 million children in UK sleep on floor or share bed, study finds Barnardo’s says the rise in ‘bed poverty’ reflects growing levels of destitution following soaring food or gas bills
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2023 ‘We need more investment, not less’: UK voters on Sunak’s net zero rollback ‘Red wall’ constituents critical of prime minister’s plan to water down climate commitments
The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023 Feist review – indie shapeshifter gets conceptual Audacious, occasionally baffling stagecraft and much emotion act in tandem in a daring set in which the Canadian singer-songwriter goes rogue
The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2023 The Empire Café, Leeds: ‘Doing the good things’ – restaurant review The reborn Empire Café in Leeds does God’s own country proud