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European allies draft peace plan to counter US proposal for Ukraine
Of state, Marco Rubio, admitted the White House plan had been conceived in Moscow only to later insist the US was its “author”.
3 min |
November 24, 2025
The Guardian
Can't tech a joke: AI does not understand puns, study finds
Comedians who rely on clever wordplay and writers of witty headlines can rest a little easier, for the moment at least, research on AI suggests.
1 min |
November 24, 2025
The Guardian
UK to reduce China reliance with critical minerals plan
Keir Starmer has announced a critical minerals and rare earths strategy to build resilience against China, which has a stranglehold on supplies of materials including magnets vital to everything from car doors to fridges.
1 min |
November 24, 2025
The Guardian
Grapes of wrath: crisis-hit French vineyards appeal for help to survive
French winemakers are often accused of viewing their glasses as half empty. Dire warnings about the state of the sector are a hardy perennial - blamed on everything from geopolitics to a drop in the number of drinkers.
3 min |
November 24, 2025
The Guardian
Inspirational slow food pioneer Gyngell dies of skin cancer at 62
Tributes have been paid to the pioneering chef and restaurant proprietor Skye Gyngell, who has died aged 62.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
The Guardian
Reeves to lift two-child limit while cracking down on benefit fraud
Rachel Reeves is launching a fresh crackdown on benefit fraud at the same time as lifting the two-child limit at a cost of £3bn, as ministers seek to head off criticism over rising welfare spending at the budget.
3 min |
November 24, 2025
The Guardian
Farage urged to explain why he aired conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism in US
Nigel Farage is facing calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews in the wake of claims the Reform UK leader used racist language as a teenager.
2 min |
November 24, 2025
The Guardian
'Finish the job' Israel plans to target Hezbollah in latest offensive
Noam Ehrlich looks out over what was his beer garden. Beyond the disordered chairs and tables, the ridge falls away to fields, then a fence, then hills littered with the ruins of shattered Lebanese villages.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
All mod cons The top scams and how to protect yourself
Hilary Osborne, Shane Hickey and Zoe Wood lift the lid on the current crop of scams trying to separate you from your money
8 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
High stakes Rachel Reeves is facing a sink or swim moment. Which will it be?
Every budget could be described, to a greater or lesser extent, as a high stakes moment.
7 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Paddington wear Duffel coats for men aren't just warm this winter - they're hot
It's the coat most associated with a beloved children's character, so it makes sense that the duffel is a familiar sight in playgrounds across the UK. But this year it is once again - quietly enjoying a moment among grownups.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Theatre review Dissection of the American dream speaks loudly now
In 2014, the director Ivo van Hove’s Young Vic production of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge drew comparisons to monumental Greek drama. Lightning has struck twice with this magnificent, shuddering production that perfects the art of doing less for more effect and is staged at the same West End venue to which its predecessor transferred.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Money hacks The couple's guide to spending and saving
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer for whether you should manage your finances jointly, separately or somewhere in the middle.
4 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Loved actually How Bill Nighy became our most unlikely new cult agony uncle
Bill Nighy is single.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Sublime sitcom is a thing of joy, beauty and a pack of chops
\"How's yer downstairs?\" bellows West End Curls manager Rita (Sarah Hadland) at the scrunched-up ball of postnatal exhaustion that is Gemma (Aimee Lou Wood).
1 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Government borrows £10bn more than forecast in pre-budget setback
Rachel Reeves was urged to use next week's budget to create significantly more headroom against her fiscal rules, after official figures showed the UK government borrowed almost £10bn more than forecast in the year to October.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Epstein files World awaits their release - but this won't be the end
They are the files that America and the world - has long waited to see: a huge cache of documents at the Department of Justice related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
4 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Russia calling Farage's views on Putin set to be tested as Gill is jailed
The discovery of a pro-Russian asset, Nathan Gill, at the heart of a British political party reads like the plot of a John Le Carré novel.
2 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
'Absolute no' Meet the AI workers who warn family not to use AI
Krista Pawloski remembers the single defining moment that shaped her opinion on the ethics of artificial intelligence.
4 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
PM urges Farage to root out Reform links to Russia
Nigel Farage is facing calls to investigate and root out links between Reform UK and Russia after one of its former senior politicians was jailed for 10 years for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent.
4 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
What makes a good zoo?
'There are many here and abroad I'd like to see closed'
4 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
'Questions to answer' Farage's response to allegations is cowardly, says Starmer
Nigel Farage has been accused of being “spineless” by the prime minister and a “coward” by Dulwich college contemporaries over his response to allegations of racism.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Food banks How crisis after crisis created an endless cycle of need
\"I've sat and cried many times, feeling like I've let my kids down.\" Such is the heartbreaking description one Kent mother gives of the difficulties she has meeting her family's needs. She lives with four children under 13 in a rented flat in the coastal town of Herne Bay. She does not come to the door, but her partner passes a handwritten note relaying their meagre existence on benefits as the Guardian joins the local food bank's morning delivery round.
3 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Electric vehicles Will pay-per-mile plan raise cash-or drive people away?
Three pence: a small charge per mile for an electric vehicle, but a giant conceptual leap for Britain. Chancellors have long resisted any form of road pricing as politically toxic. That may be about to change next week: Rachel Reeves, perhaps inured to criticism, is expected to introduce a charge explicitly linked to how far EVs drive.
4 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
"Ruthlessly ambitious' Businessman who helped devise Ukraine 'peace plan'
When relations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin soured this autumn, with the US president accusing Moscow of blocking a path to a peace in Ukraine and announcing significant sanctions against Russia's oil sector, one man saw an opening.
4 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Aid donations for Gaza 'fell dramatically after ceasefire'
Gaza has seen a \"catastrophic\" drop-off in donations since the ceasefire was announced despite a desperate humanitarian crisis compounded by poor weather, fundraisers have warned.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Eurovision changes voting rules after protests over Israeli success
Eurovision is changing its rules around promotion and voting after broadcasters raised concerns about Israel’s runner-up spot this year.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Top law firm cuts back-office staff as it increases use of AI
The law firm Clifford Chance is reducing the number of business services staff at its London base by 10%, with the increased use of artificial intelligence a factor behind the decision.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Milder conditions on the way as cold snap ends, Met Office says
The UK will see warmer weather this weekend as the cold snap that brought temperatures as low as -11C comes to an end.
1 min |
November 22, 2025
The Guardian
Organised criminals cash in as illegal dumping becomes ‘new narcotics'
In a once-scenic ancient woodland outside Ashford, Kent, an enormous biohazard cleanup operation is under way to remove the toxic aftermath of the criminal dumping of 35,000 tonnes of rubbish.
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