'My mortgage is going up £200 a month': How rising interest rates are hitting people's pockets
Business · With UK interest rates set to rise, mortgages, credit cards and loans could get more expensive for millions.
AI stocks climb after trillions wiped from market values
World · Investors had been selling off tech shares in part due to concerns the Democrat election victory would mean slower AI development.
Palace consider replacing Sage, with Frank among contenders
Sports · Crystal Palace manager Pierre Sage is in serious danger of losing his job, with Thomas Frank among the contenders to replace him.
I didn't know I was lacking in vitamin D until I collapsed at work
Health · Doctors are finding vitamin D deficiency is increasingly widespread in the UK, especially in young people. But the symptoms are difficult to spot and can be missed.
Nasa telescope launched in 2004 to plunge back to Earth after failed rescue mission
Science · Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere Wednesday, burning up in the process Nasa ’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has spent two decades studying the most pow
Could the earliest weakening of the polar vortex on record bring UK snow?
Science · An unprecedented early weakening of the polar vortex is causing uncertainty amongst experts over the impact it will have on UK weather as Simon King explains.
US employers keep passing rising healthcare costs to workers. There are better options
Markets · Choosing a healthcare plan can be extremely complicated, but it’s necessary to attract and retain good workers Again, healthcare costs are going up. According to a recent study from Mercer, total heal
TikTok accused of helping to promote sex industry to girls
Technology · Researchers say popular performers covertly market OnlyFans content and tell followers about wealthy lifestyle TikTok is helping to promote and normalise the sex industry, allowing “sexfluencers” to p
Global stocks fall amid ‘big worries over AI’ after Democrats’ midterms triumph
World · Asian and European markets follow US tech rout with many analysts predicting more waves of selling to come European and Asian stock markets fell sharply on Friday after the Democrats’ decisive victory
‘No tech, no texts, just childhood’: author Liz Pichon on the secrets behind her multi-million selling Tom Gates series
Culture · As her long-running children’s book series turns 15, Liz Pichon talks about overcoming dyslexia to become a bestselling author If you ever find yourself in an airport newsagent, it might be worth peer
ANC faces bruising defeat in South African local elections with 80% of ballots counted
World · Former liberation movement’s share of national vote almost 14 percentage points below 2021 result The African National Congress is on course to suffer a bruising defeat in South Africa’s local electio
ECB forecasting losses of up to £50m in 2027 despite visit of Australia for the Ashes
Sports · Concern among counties due to reliance on ECB funding Optimism that eventual figure could be reduced to £35m The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is forecasting losses of tens of millions of poun
Richard Lloyd, founding member and guitarist of punk band Television, dies aged 75
Culture · Known for sophisticated musical style in band that played significant role in emerging 1970s punk rock movement Richard Lloyd, known for his sophisticated musical style as a founding member and guitar
Leeds condemn racist abuse of Bogle after Tel incident
Sports · Leeds United condemn the "disgusting" online racist abuse directed towards defender Jayden Bogle following Saturday's 1-0 win against Tottenham.
‘Like being in a vortex’: US report details extent of ‘devastating’ dating-app scams
Technology · Congress calls for Match Group and others to do more to help victims like Mary, who lost $100,000 to app scammer Mary met a man on the dating app Plenty of Fish in 2024. She told the Guardian she had
The BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on?
Science · An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up
Crystal Palace poised to sack Pierre Sage and target Frank after Liverpool defeat
Sports · Frenchman under pressure after four successive defeats Former Spurs manager Frank emerging as main candidate Crystal Palace are poised to sack Pierre Sage after Sunday’s defeat by Liverpool left them
The Guardian view on a tale of two activists: Joshua Wong and Au Kam San should not be behind bars
Opinion · The latest vindictive prosecutions and harsh sentences in Hong Kong and Macau are further testimony to China’s ruthless suppression of dissent One is internationally famous – he was once dubbed “the F
Texas mayor instructs police to limit co-operation with ICE
World · There has been months of public outcry in Houston after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot a man who was driving to work.
‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets
Climate · Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress Calls are growing for major reforms to UN biodiversi
The next global pandemic could be brewing on a mink farm in Utah – and little is being done to stop it
Science · Mink farms are the perfect petri dishes for deadly flu strains to emerge. Yet officials appear to be protecting business interests over human lives Could this be ground zero? Could it be the spot wher
The nine best personalized gift ideas: customized for the person you love
Technology · Monogramming or customizing takes gifts to the next level – and shows recipients that you know what they like and who they are The best beauty Advent calendars of 2026 in the US Sign up for the Filter
Thunderstruck: what does the future hold for lightning?
Science · Humans have always been awed by the power and beauty of lightning. How does the experience and understanding of it change in a warming world? In a rock shelter in Kakadu national park in the north of
Chinese carmaker BYD’s offices in Netherlands raided over JLR ‘copycat car’ claim
Markets · Bailiffs reportedly seized digital records before court case over alleged intellectual property breaches on Land Rover Defender Bailiffs acting for Jaguar Land Rover raided the Dutch offices of a Chin
Female sports journalists have always faced sexism. Social media has made it vicious and relentless
Sports · I have reported on cricket for two decades. The abuse I have been subjected to in recent years is shocking and demoralising By Wisden Cricket Monthly Twenty-four years ago I walked into the Wankhede p
After the midterms, the global right is reeling. But the danger of Trumpism will never be gone
Opinion · Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen again He’s down, but not quite out. Barring divine or othe
Macklemore says that nine US arenas turned down his Free Palestine tour
Culture · Rapper called out ‘intimidation and suppression’ in post, claiming major arenas refused to host him after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour Macklemore says that nine leading US arenas have refused
Banana producers in Latin America want better pay to cope with effects of climate crisis
Markets · Farmers face big drop in production from extreme weather during this year’s super El Niño event Banana producers in Latin America are calling for better pay to help cope with the impact of the climate
Britain’s schools are failing its young people – and 1m Neets are paying the price
Opinion · Obsessed with exams, devoid of vocational training: there is a total mismatch between schools and life beyond their gates Blame the schools. Alan Milburn’s report on Neets , published in May, was one
Drones, teargas, riot squads: why has the UK gone to war against asylum seekers already fleeing conflict?
Opinion · Burnham and Macron have committed to going further in the crackdown on French beaches. But little is being done to offer refugees safe alternative routes Garang*, 18, is one of thousands of refugees r
Revealed: how a UK firm is spearheading growth in trade of US fracked ethane
Markets · Ineos is driving exports with potentially far-reaching environmental and social repercussions “My children started getting sick,” says Lois Bower-Bjornson, a campaigner at the Clean Air Council in Was
Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean
World · Two US fishermen say they spotted the man treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast.
Steve Borthwick’s England channel their rage to resemble finished article
Sports · With his team rampant in their demolition of Australia, the head coach’s work seems to be paying dividends So this is what they have been building behind Twickenham’s big black gates. After all these
Footage shows derailed carriages after fatal train crash in Egypt
World · At least seven people died when two trains collided, causing several carriages to derail and fall down an embankment.
Man Utd score twice in stoppage time to share points in eight-goal thriller
Sports · Manchester United twice come back from two goals down to earn a point against Aston Villa in an eight-goal thriller at Old Trafford, although they will go into the international break in the Premier L
Meghan's father Thomas Markle under house arrest after child sex abuse material charge
World · The 82-year-old appeared in court in Florida after the FBI searched two Los Angeles-area storage units he rented.
Notre-Dame was restored in five years and under budget. But the Palace of Westminster? No chance
Politics · Estimated costs have already risen from £3.5bn to £40bn. The PM should bite the bullet and relocate MPs outside London – permanently What is the most reactionary public institution in Britain, the mos
'Flat', 'tired', 'cynical': Unusually gloomy Kiwis deliver New Zealand's tightest election in years
World · The national mood is low, and faith in politics even lower - with voters deserting the major parties at the polls.
Seven dead and more than 100 injured after trains collide in Egypt
World · Several carriages derailed after two trains travelling in the same direction crashed outside the city of Giza.
Paraguay's former president charged after bank collapse
World · Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.