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The Guardian

Al Carns Minister turns sights from Everest to leadership

A former special forces colonel, government minister Al Carns, was this week on manouevres warning that the UK needs to be preparing for war with Russia.

2 min  |

December 13, 2025

The Guardian

'It builds up' Virus piles pressure on stretched hospital staff

Amir Hassan, an emergency medicine consultant and divisional medical director at Epsom and St Helier university hospitals trust, describes life in a hospital coping with an increase in flu cases.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Zelenskyy's doubts over 'free zone' in Ukraine

The US wants Ukraine to withdraw its troops from the Donbas, with Washington then creating a “free economic zone” in the parts of the region Kyiv currently controls, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

UK facing worst winter flu crisis within a fortnight as cases surge

The NHS is bracing itself for its worst ever winter crisis descending in the next fortnight because of a worsening \"flu-nami\" that has left hospitals, GP surgeries and ambulances services under intense strain.

4 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Witness tells of Ukrainian journalist's final days in remote Russian prison

Details of the last days in captivity of the Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who died last year, have emerged with the witness account of a soldier who was with her when she was transported to a prison deep inside Russia.

4 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

MPs round on US for 'rightwing tropes' with echoes of 1930s

The US is engaging in “extreme rightwing tropes” with echoes of the 1930s and threatening “chilling” interference in European democracies, British MPs warned government ministers yesterday.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

School head responds to claims of Farage abuse

Dulwich college’s headteacher has responded to allegations of teenage racism by Nigel Farage by saying he recognised the “seriousness of the behaviours described in the media”.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Perilous journey: Laureate fled by sea, like many before her

Thousands of Venezuelan migrants have braved the seas off Falc6n state in recent years, fleeing their shattered homeland towards the Caribbean islands of Aruba and Curacao in rickety wooden boats called yolas. Many lost their lives in the attempt.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

'Monumental betrayal'

Angry fans accuse Fifa over 'extortionate' World Cup tickets

2 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Theatre review Sondheim's glorious Grimm mashup is brilliantly drawn

Can Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s eternally imaginative Grimm brothers mashup ever disappoint, when its book is so clever and it is driven by the most gorgeous (if tricky) music?

2 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Machado Opposition leader says US seizure of ship was 'necessary'

Venezuela’s best-known opposition leader, the Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado, said she supported the US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast, calling it a “very necessary step” to confront Nicolas Maduro’s “criminal” regime.

4 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

The UK’s pharma deal was essential - but GSK’'s boss was correct about US dominance

That’s gratitude, eh?

3 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

New C of E archbishop accused over handling of 2019 abuse complaint

The Church of England is reviewing a complaint against the incoming archbishop of Canterbury over her handling of an abuse allegation.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Fans packing darts’ theatre of dreams relish expansion

Arguably the championship distorts the wider sport but the hordes in fancy dress cannot get enough of it

3 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Ashes to Ashes

Barmy Army's pride and parps show no sign of easing despite Bazball's implosion

4 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Border clash Fleeing Thais sceptical of Trump's peace drive

Rangsan Angda and many of his neighbours in border areas of Thailand had already packed their bags, fearing that a ceasefire with neighbouring Cambodia would soon collapse.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

WSL to review TV slots after concern over viewership

The league takes stock on whether this was shrewd

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Police seek four men after 'high-value' museum exhibits stolen

More than 600 artefacts from Bristol Museum’s British empire and Commonwealth collection have been stolen in a “high-value burglary”, according to police.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025
The Guardian

The Guardian

Net zero by 2050 What will it cost to hit the target and will it be a price worth paying?

Britain’s official energy system operator has attempted to work out what achieving net zero carbon emissions will cost, with its figures showing surging spending in the coming years.

4 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Border clash

Fleeing Thais sceptical of Trump's peace drive

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, scientists discover

Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers in what is thought to be the first time a statistically significant link has been found between rising temperatures and changing DNA in a wild mammal species.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Trump launches $1m 'golden visa' scheme for rich individuals

Donald Trump has launched a programme that will allow wealthy foreign individuals to buy a US “golden visa” for $1m (£750,000), and trailed a “platinum” version for $5m.

1 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Water firms should stop using toxic plastic beads, says MP

The use of tiny toxic plastic beads at sewage works should be banned nationwide, an MP and wildlife experts have said after a devastating spill at an internationally important nature reserve.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Cullen faces old foes and friends as he seeks to tame Tigers

Leinster head coach admits his stint at Welford Road helped ‘shape’ him and could be key to Champions Cup tie

3 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Greenlandic women's compensation victory in enforced IUD fitting scandal

Victims of Denmark’s IUD scandal, in which thousands of Greenlandic women and girls were forcibly fitted with contraceptive coils without their knowledge or consent, have claimed victory in their legal fight with the Danish government after it was confirmed they will be eligible for compensation.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Mary, Queen of Scots' last letter to be displayed after nearly a decade in storage

A letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots hours before her execution in 1587 will go on display for the first time in nearly a decade when it forms part of an exhibition in Perth next year.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Uche off the mark to spark comfortable Dublin stroll for Palace

This might be Crystal Palace’s first-ever European campaign but they are learning very quickly.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Tielemans shows his class and keeps Villa on the march

Roger Federer, an ardent Basel supporter, was up in the stands, in the posh seats to be precise, but even from there he could surely appreciate the grace with which Youri Tielemans clinched victory for Aston Villa.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Pressure grows on Maduro after US seizes ‘dark fleet’ oil tanker off coast

Diplomatic pressure on Nicolas Maduro has grownafter the US interdicted a “dark fleet” tanker off the coast of Venezuela inamove that has been interpreted as an escalation of the Trump administration’s pressure on the South American dictator.

2 min  |

December 12, 2025

The Guardian

Pressure grows on Maduro after US seizes 'dark fleet' oil tanker off coast

Diplomatic pressure on Nicolás Maduro has grown after the US interdicted a \"dark fleet\" tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a move that has been interpreted as an escalation of the Trump administration's pressure on the South American dictator.

3 min  |

December 12, 2025