Diner’s delight: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for American treats Take your tastebuds Stateside with these smashed potatoes with ranch dressing, sweet potato pie with whipped cream, and quick biscuits with sausage gravyFrom Spain last week to the big old United States this, I think I’m still on some kind... #press

the Guardian

Diner’s delight: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for American treats

Take your tastebuds Stateside with these smashed potatoes with ranch dressing, sweet potato pie with whipped cream, and quick biscuits with sausage...

The Glutton by AK Blakemore review – the man who ate everything Based on the real-life story of a peasant in revolutionary France, this hallucinatory tale is set to be one of the most remarkable novels of the yearAK Blakemore’s second novel is inspired by the real life story of Tarare, a showman in 18th-century France who made his living by demonstrating a prodigious ability to... #press

the Guardian

The Glutton by AK Blakemore review – the man who ate everything

Based on the real-life story of a peasant in revolutionary France, this hallucinatory tale is set to be one of the most remarkable novels of the year

Tom Gauld on being eaten by a snake – cartoon Continue reading... #press

the Guardian

Tom Gauld on being eaten by a snake – cartoon

It’s a cold-blooded thriller …

Battles, old flames and key narratives: a look ahead to conference season From Liz Truss to Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit to net zero, who are the key figures and crucial issues to look out for at the main party conferences?Although the next general election may be more than a year away, the main parties are already beginning to outline positions on key issues – a process... #press

the Guardian

Battles, old flames and key narratives: a look ahead to conference season

From Liz Truss to Jeremy Corbyn, Brexit to net zero, who are the key figures and crucial issues to look out for at the main party conferences?

‘Nicotine-free’ vapes sold on Amazon found to contain nicotine Guardian investigation finds six of seven tested vapes were being sold in breach of UK lawVapes sold on Amazon as “nicotine-free” have been found by a Guardian investigation to contain the highly addictive substance.The Guardian tested seven products from the online marketplace that stated on... #press

the Guardian

‘Nicotine-free’ vapes sold on Amazon found to contain nicotine

Guardian investigation finds six of seven tested vapes were being sold in breach of UK law

Gen V: this teen superhero spin-off from The Boys does sex and drugs like never before This gleeful entry to the world of adolescent bad behaviour contains a sex scene like nothing else on TV. It’s a fun, R-rated romp that’s full of jokes about modern culture – keep it coming!It has been genuinely interesting to watch how... #press

the Guardian

Gen V: this teen superhero spin-off from The Boys does sex and drugs like never before

This gleeful entry to the world of adolescent bad behaviour contains a sex scene like nothing else on TV. It’s a fun, R-rated romp that’s full ...

Paramedics not sent to a third of 999 ambulance calls in parts of England Exclusive: Concerns over patient safety after NHS figures show less-qualified staff attending urgent callsOne in three life-or-death 999 ambulance calls in some parts of England are not attended by a paramedic, NHS figures obtained by the Guardian reveal.The disclosure has prompted fears... #press

the Guardian

Third of life-or-death 999 ambulance calls in England not attended by paramedic

Exclusive: Concerns over patient safety after NHS figures show less-qualified staff attending urgent calls

Tainted love: is it all over for the workplace romance? Company values, employment law and fairness at work have changed the politics of office relationshipsWorkplace relationships have existed as long as there have been workplaces. Many people find their life partners in the place where they spend most of their waking hours.But the politics of the office romance... #press

the Guardian

Tainted love: is it all over for the workplace romance?

Company values, employment law and fairness at work have changed the politics of office relationships

On the midnight express train across Turkey On the final journey in our long-distance rail series we take the Doğu Express, which runs east from the Turkish capital, Ankara, towards Kars and the border with Georgia‘Whatever you want to pay me for, you can have,” a masseur named Karim tells me with a laugh, as we face each other in Ankara’s Tarihi Karacabey Hamami, one of... #press

the Guardian

On the midnight express train across Turkey

On the final journey in our long-distance rail series we take the Doğu Express, which runs east from the Turkish capital, Ankara, towards Kars an...

Manchester to launch ‘revolutionary’ Bee Network public bus system First buses to return to public control since deregulation to offer cheaper fares across integrated transport systemThe first buses to be brought back into public control in England since deregulation in the 1980s will set out from depots in Bolton and Wigan on Sunday morning.Greater... #press

the Guardian

Manchester to launch ‘revolutionary’ Bee Network public bus system

First buses to return to public control since deregulation to offer cheaper fares across integrated transport system

What links Brief Encounter and Shine? The Saturday quiz From Sulphurites to eggs in space, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 Which magazine was founded to campaign against the Corn Laws?2 What is the only US state without bald eagles or coyotes?3 Which saint’s head is on display in Siena?4 Which fast food company sponsored egg experiments in... #press

the Guardian

What links Brief Encounter and Shine? The Saturday quiz

From Sulphurites to eggs in space, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

What makes Elon Musk tick? I spent months following the same people as him to find out who fuels his curious worldview Tucker Carlson, Greta Thunberg, Covid sceptics, military historians, the royal family … What would my time immersed in the Twitter/X owner’s feed reveal about the richest man in the world?What’s it like to be Elon Musk? On almost every level it is... #press

the Guardian

What makes Elon Musk tick? I spent months following the same people as him to find out who fuels his curious worldview

Tucker Carlson, Greta Thunberg, Covid sceptics, military historians, the royal family … What would my time immersed in the Twitter/X owner’s fe...

UK one of 32 countries facing European court action over climate stance Six Portuguese young people claim inadequate policies to tackle global heating breach their human rightsEurope live – latest updatesA key plank of the UK government’s defence against the biggest climate legal action in the world next week has fallen away as... #press

the Guardian

UK one of 32 countries facing European court action over climate stance

Six Portuguese young people claim inadequate policies to tackle global heating breach their human rights

White House planning for government shutdown after chaos on Capitol Hill House leaves for weekend without solution to shutdown threat in sight amid hard-right Republican opposition to McCarthy plansThe Republican-led US House of Representatives has all but disappeared for the long weekend after abruptly wrapping up its work on Thursday when the embattled speaker,... #press

the Guardian

White House planning for government shutdown after chaos on Capitol Hill

House leaves for weekend without solution to shutdown threat in sight amid hard-right Republican opposition to McCarthy plans

US Jews and Israelis denounce judicial overhaul as Netanyahu addresses UN Thousands demonstrate against what they see as attack on Israel’s institutions but New York protest lacks Palestinian presenceThousands of Israelis and American Jews have protested outside the United Nations in New York, as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, spoke before the UN... #press

the Guardian

Thousands in New York City protest Israel’s judicial overhaul as Netanyahu addresses UN

Demonstrators see the move as an attack on Israel’s institutions but New York City protest lacks Palestinian presence

The week around the world in 20 pictures The aftermath of the floods in Libya, the frontline at Andriivka in Ukraine, protests in Port-au-Prince and the Letzte Generation in Berlin: the most striking images this week Continue reading... #press

the Guardian

The week around the world in 20 pictures

The aftermath of the floods in Libya, the frontline at Andriivka in Ukraine, protests in Port-au-Prince and the Letzte Generation in Berlin: the mo...

Panel finds 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after CIA abuse rendered him psychotic Ramzi bin al-Shibh was one of five defendants facing trial in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks by al-QaidaA military judge at Guantánamo Bay has ruled a 9/11 defendant incompetent to stand trial after a military medical panel found that the man’s... #press

the Guardian

Judge rules 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after CIA torture made him psychotic

Ramzi bin al-Shibh was one of five defendants facing trial in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people in the 9/11 attacks by al-Qaida

England v Scotland: Women’s Nations League – live Updates from this Group A1 fixture at the Stadium of LightOlympic qualification and three divisions: the format explainedGet in touch! Email John or tweet him with your thoughtsAn added variable, Sarina Wiegman will be running the rule over some of the Scotland players.Here’s how it works in the Nations League. ... #press

England 2-1 Scotland: Women’s Nations League – as it happened | Women's Nations League | The Guardian

Goals from Lucy Bronze and Lauren Hemp guided England to a close-run win over an inspired Scotland team

Gucci cuts the camp and returns to crisp chic under new designer Sabato de Sarno hits reset after florid years under Alessandro Michele, with minimalist precision recalling his time at PradaThe Gucci catwalk show was not just a new season, it was a factory reset. This was a turn-it-off-and-on-again moment for a brand that had stopped working. With a... #press

the Guardian

Gucci cuts the camp and returns to crisp chic under new designer

Sabato de Sarno hits reset after florid years under Alessandro Michele, with minimalist precision recalling his time at Prada

US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remainsJessica Burgess, a Nebraska mother accused of helping her teenage daughter use pills to end her pregnancy, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.Burgess and her daughter,... #press

the Guardian

US mother sentenced to two years in prison for giving daughter abortion pills

Jessica Burgess pleaded guilty in July to providing an abortion after 20 weeks and tampering with human remains