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Risks of Al's confidently wrong 'facts'
The graves, freshly dug, lie in neat rows 20 across. More than 60 have already been carved out of the earth, and clusters of people are gathered around some of them. Dozens more plots are marked out, with diggers poised to complete their task.
4 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
How botany got high on its own supply of beauty
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, was in her early 30s when she died in 1722, but in her short life she changed the floral world, procuring plants from Africa, India, China, Japan and South America that had never been seen in Britain before.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Mercedes vow to learn from 'mess' with Russell's car
Mercedes technical director James Allison maintains the team will learn from the “mess” which hampered George Russell in qualifying in Shanghai to make improvements at next Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Iran's national security chief killed in overnight strikes, Israel claims
Israel has said it has killed a linchpin of Iranian politics, the national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if confirmed would make him the most senior Iranian figure to die in the war since the supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed on its first day.
3 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Nuclear negotiations Agreement almost there - and then war began
Inthe many bizarre exchanges that occurred in the run-up to the US-Israeli attack on Iran, perhaps the most unexpected was an invitation by Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff for the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, to join him and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for a visit to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.
5 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Farage backs rioter and uses far-right slogans in video clips
Guardian analyses more than 4,000 paid-for Cameo videos. | Reform leader says he has made clear his opposition to extremism.
10+ min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Sinn Féin's opponents sought to conflate it with IRA, Gerry Adams tells high court
Gerry Adams has told the high court that opponents of Sinn Féin have repeatedly sought to conflate the political party he led with the IRA, as he denied ever being a member of the Irish Republican Army.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Iran nuclear deal 'had been within reach' before conflict
UK security adviser was 'surprised' by progress at Geneva talks, say sources
4 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Pharmacies report surge in demand after outbreak
Pharmacies in England are reporting a surge in demand for meningitis vaccines after an outbreak in Kent claimed the lives of two young people and left others in hospital.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Green growth Inside the Eden Project as it turns 25
\"Give me a sleeping bag and I'll happily sleep here,\" says Kim Mackintosh as she wanders through the Mediterranean biome at the Eden Project on the eve of the tourist attraction's 25th anniversary.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
'Trumpflation' pushes cost of mortgages up by £800 a year
Britons taking out a new home loan face paying almost £800 a year more on average than before the Iran war as “Trumpflation” pushes up UK mortgage rates, according to Moneyfacts.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Cern scientists discover heavier proton after detector upgraded
Scientists at the Cern nuclear physics laboratory near Geneva have discovered a heavier version of the proton, the subatomic particle that sits at the heart of every known atom in the universe.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
‘It's Covid II' City venues empty out amid fear of infection
At the Cricketers pub in the centre of Canterbury, staff had been geared up for lively St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
3 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Belgian former diplomat could stand trial over 1961 killing of Congo leader
A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what was then the newly independent Congolese state, a Brussels court has ruled.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Striking bin workers' union fined for blocking waste lorries at depot
The union representing striking bin workers in Birmingham has been fined £265,000 for breaching an injunction that prohibited the blocking of waste lorries at depots.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
US woman murdered husband and then wrote book about grief
A woman who published a children's book about coping with grief after the death of her husband has been convicted of his murder.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Arsenal put Leverkusen to the sword and keep quadruple dream alive
Is there anyone who can stop Arsenal in this kind of form?
3 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Open gaits: people’s moods are identifiable from how they walk
Along face is not the only sign that someone is down in the dumps; how people walk is revealing too, particularly the swing of the arms and legs, researchers say.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
'Quite childish' Badenoch criticises US president
Kemi Badenoch has called Donald Trump’s repeated criticisms of Keir Starmer “childish”, as the Conservative leader continued her recent moves to distance herself from the US president and his military action against Iran.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Close Brothers to cut 600 jobs and accelerate use of AI amid bill for car finance scandal
The UK banking group Close Brothers is to cut about 600 jobs and roll out the use of AI “at pace” after posting further losses amid a mounting compensation bill for the UK motor finance scandal.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Out of the shadows
Ghent exhibition shows 'old masters were women too'
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Council puts a stop to memorial seat installations
An English coastal town has become so “overwhelmed” with memorial benches that the local council has stopped people installing any more.
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Silva’s handball red dashes City hopes in brave demise
“In football anythingis possible” was Pep Guardiola’srallying cry and while Manchester City failed to pull off a Lazarus act for the ages, this was a definite one-off wonder of a contest that thrilled all witnesses.
3 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Canterbury halls students offered vaccine against meningitis B
Students in Kent are to be offered a targeted vaccination against meningitis B after two more cases in the deadly outbreak were confirmed and pharmacies ran out of vaccine doses.
3 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Champions League elite to be pressed to fund EFL deal
A number of mid-ranking Premier League clubs are lobbying for a percentage of the biggest teams’
1 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Summer break could extend ‘superhuman’ Curry's playing career
Alex Sanderson has warned that Tom Curry’s physical playing style will shorten his career and has suggested England should give him the summer off with the 2027 World Cup in mind.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
It was a press conference too far for Nige and Honest Bob
Nige and Honest Bob. Honest Bob and Nige.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Labour to give regional leaders share of national tax revenues, Reeves says
Rachel Reeves has announced that the Treasury will draw up proposals to hand England’s mayors a share of national tax revenues as part of a radical plan to rebalance the economy.
3 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Sabalenka may avoid Dubai event over criticism from director
Aryna Sabalenka says she may never return to compete at the Dubai Tennis Championships after she and Iga Swiatek were harshly criticised by the tournament director for their withdrawals last month.
2 min |
March 18, 2026
The Guardian
Fifa blocks Iran's bid to move World Cup games
Fifa is unwilling to switch Iran’s World Cup matches to Mexico despite the country’s football federation claiming it is in discussions with the world governing body about moving their games outside the US.
2 min |