The Guardian - December 09, 2021

Verstappen eases to victory despite Mercedes revival

One swallow does not a summer make but there was an undeniable hint of birdsong that accompanied a Mercedes resurgence at the Spanish Grand Prix which will have made their hearts sing.

Makinson shines but Magic Weekend future is in balance

Winger revives St Helens’ Super League hopes in what may be fi nal edition of format

Pro-democracy activists held on Tiananmen anniversary

Hong Kong police have detained more than a dozen people, including prominent pro-democracy fi gures, on the 34th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown in China.

Spain Conservative 'safe pair of hands' feels pull of the far right

By 11pm last Sunday , it was clear that Spain’s opposition conservative People’s party (PP) had comprehensively routed the ruling Socialists in the regional and municipal elections that had followed two weeks of ugly and unedifying campaigning .

Republicans rev up Bikers and BBQs at presidential primary rally, but no Trump

There were hay bales and Harley-Davidsons. There was sliced pork and campaign paraphernalia. There were earnest speeches about winning back the White House. But at the centre of it all was a Donald Trump-shaped hole.

The president, his feuding allies and a nanny: Colombian politics hit by wiretapping scandal

Two of Gustavo Petro ’s closest political allies have resigned as the Colombian president’s offi ce was embroiled in a bizarre scandal involving a nanny, illegal wiretaps and a missing briefcase full of cash.

Two-year-old killed as Ukraine marks war's toll on children

A two-year-old girl was found dead under the rubble of a house near the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro early yesterday morning as recriminations continued about the availability of air raid shelters in the capital.

Holiday lets hitting supply of new homes in tourism hotspots

The supply of new homes in some tourist hotspots is being almost completely negated by the rise of second homes and holiday lets, analysis has revealed.

'We must never forget' Anniversary tributes to be held in Brazil and UK

Friends and admirers of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira are preparing to gather in towns and cities across Brazil, as well as in London, to remember the men and the causes they cherished.

\"They need to evolve' Curry houses feel the heat from modern rivals

Britain’s love aff air with curry goes back centuries, long before the boom in the late 1970s that led restaurants popping up everywhere. Well into the 90s and 2000s, going for a curry, mopped up with naan bread and washed down with a beer, was a Friday night staple.