‘More mainstream’: In the UK, push for slavery reparations gains momentum As PM Sunak refuses to engage, civil society is working harder than ever to remedy historic horrors. Al Jazeera · Jan 13, 2024
Post office owner says Horizon IT system used to frame him for wife’s murder Mother of murdered wife says killer using Horizon scandal to ‘gain publicity’ The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2024
Bébé Bob, London W1: ‘A rotisserie wearing a fur coat’ – restaurant review Bursting with swagger, this swanky roast chicken restaurant offers only the one main course, but it’s far too silly to be angry at The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2024
Should you share passcodes? Four rules of phone use for couples The roles phones play in our relationships reveal a lot more about our emotional security than our actual phone habits. So what boundaries are necessary? The Guardian - US · Jan 12, 2024
The Chase’s Anne Hegerty hits back at ‘cheating’ allegations Hegerty is known to fans on the quiz show as ‘the Governess’ The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
How to cut your spending: from cashback and loyalty card perks to supermarket deals As we struggle with the cost of living crisis, here are practical tips on how to shrink your bills The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024
Enter sandman: the cleaner raking 50km of Sydney’s famous beaches into morning neatness Michael Weeks and his huge tractor remove tissues, cigarette butts, cans and other rubbish from Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama at night The Guardian - AU · Jan 4, 2024
Society of the Snow: the horrific true story of the Andes disaster that shocked the world Only 16 of the 45 passengers on board Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 survived the 1972 crash. Their story of survival and sacrifice is the subject of an Oscar-tipped drama now on Netflix. Annabel Nugent recounts the unbelievable true events that inspired it The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2024
“The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday) Best of 2023: And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology MusicRadar · Jan 1, 2024
100 tiny changes to transform your life: from the one-minute rule to pyjama yoga Want more health and happiness in the year ahead – without having to work too hard? Here are tried and tested tweaks that can lead to big improvements The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024
Don’t quit booze – just drink differently: 15 ways to change your life without trying all that hard We ask the experts for the small life changes that can make a big difference The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023
Will TikTok’s biggest styling hacks of 2023 work in real life? As Gen Z look to reduce waste, TikTokers are finding quirky ways to reimagine items – but which are worth the effort? The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
Ryanair's CEO says consumers will always choose budget flights over environmental fears, as aviation has been wrongly made the 'poster child' for climate change Ryanair's Michael O'Leary sees sustainable aviation fuels as a "wheeze" that are not easy to scale up given airlines' fuel demand. Fortune · Dec 27, 2023
A cruel WhatsApp scam is targeting parents - here's why you should think carefully next time you get a 'Hi mum' text Parents are being scammed out of thousands of pounds on WhatsApp - here's everything you need to know GoodToKnow · Dec 22, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023 Chess: Bodhana Sivanandan, eight, sets new records with victory in Zagreb The Harrow schoolgirl, who won the women’s prize in the European open blitz championship, plays at Hastings next week in the chess world’s longest running congress
WhatToWatch · Dec 21, 2023 Samuel West — things you didn't know about the All Creatures Great and Small star Samuel West has achieved huge success on stage and screen, but what else is there to know about him?
Louder · Dec 18, 2023 “He would do crazy things like take 100 tabs of acid in a day then jump out of the window of a moving taxi, or paint himself blue": Shane MacGowan's wife Victoria Clarke on the unorthodox, unbreakable love she shared with The Pogues' late frontman Victoria Clarke's four decades-long relationship with The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan wasn't always easy, but amid the chaos their love was pure
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2023 ‘They gave us blankets, helped with a house. It still makes me weepy’: how a UK charity helped refugees They fled Soviet tanks, terrorism in Burkina Faso, war in Syria. Here, four refugees describe how the Refugee Councils of Britain helped them make Britain their home
Salon · Dec 13, 2023 How the Starbucks boycotts changed 2023 Ongoing consumer boycotts alongside global strikes have hit the major coffee corporation hard
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023 I met Benjamin Zephaniah several times – he was as open and kind-hearted as his poetry Helen Brown interviewed the poet and writer on many occasions before his death. Here, she speaks about what made him so special, both to herself and her autistic son on whom his poetry had such a profound effect
The National (Scotland) · Dec 7, 2023 Scottish spots revealed as among the UK's most 'glorious' winter lakeside stays Two Scottish locations have been revealed as among the UK's most 'glorious' winter lakeside stays in a new list released by The Guardian.
International Business Times · Dec 6, 2023 Bank Of England To Review Systemic Risks Posed By AI As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more widespread, the Bank of England's financial policy committee has grown increasingly concerned about the systemic threats posed by the broader adoption of AI.
MusicRadar · Dec 5, 2023 Japanese ambient musician Michiru Aoyama has woken at 5am to record a new album every day since 2021 – he's now earning $3,000 a month from his music on Spotify and Bandcamp The Kyoto-based artist writes, records and releases a new eight-track album every single day
The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023 Did Maori MPs deliberately refer to King Charles as ‘skin rash’ during pledge of allegiance? Six indigenous parliamentarians held alternate swearing-in, pledging allegiance to their descendants first
The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2023 Keir Starmer 'appeasing billionaire right-wing press' with Margaret Thatcher praise KEIR Starmer is “trying to appease the billionaire press” by praising Margaret Thatcher, according to a leading political commentator.