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'I found escapism but also an awful lot of trouble in the bottle'
“I didn’t feel good,” Oisin Murphy says with a grimace as he gestures towards the birthday cards still standing in his house more than a month since he turned 30.
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October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Mead and Russo on target to get Arsenal's title defence up and running
Arsenal secured their first win of the new Champions League campaign, Beth Mead sending the ball crawling over the line against Benfica before Alessia Russo killed off the game with their second in Portugal.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Mercury prize acts from outside London under-represented, say former nominees
Former Mercury prize nominees have said acts that come from outside London are underrepresented in the awards, with 130 more nominees coming from the capital than the next most shortlisted region over the prize's 34-year history.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Flu season expected to arrive early this year, say experts
This year's flu season could be coming early, public health experts in England have warned, adding that those who are eligible should take up their offer of a free vaccination.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Get thee to a gallery: Swift fans rush to see Ophelia painting that inspired star
A 200-year-old museum in Germany has found itself at the centre of a storm of delighted Taylor Swift fans after it emerged that one of the probable inspirations for the music video of her song The Fate of Ophelia was hanging on its wall.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Trauma and hope
Scars remain for girl, 13, a year after fatal strike
4 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Farage questioned over meeting linked to US anti-abortion group
Nigel Farage was yesterday urged to explain why a US antiabortion group helped arrange a meeting in London between himself, Trump administration officials and diplomats.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Railway's new digital clock signals it's time for a change
Commuters rushing through London Bridge station yesterday may have missed it, but a new era in railway timekeeping and design was looming above them: a 1.8-metre-high digital timepiece, the first physical manifestation of what will be Great British Railways' signature station clock.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Giuffre's story 'mirror to a system' that enables abuse, campaigners say
Virginia Giuffre's latest revelations are a \"mirror held up to a system\" that still enables powerful men to groom, abuse and exploit women with impunity, say women's rights campaigners.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Slight growth in economy delivers some cheer for Reeves before budget
The UK economy expanded by 0.1% in August, according to official figures, giving a lift to Rachel Reeves before next month's crucial budget.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
IMF boss 'kept awake at night' by risks in non-bank lending
The head of the International Monetary Fund has admitted that worrying about the risks building up in non-bank lending markets keeps her awake at night.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Starmer hoped China row would go away, but MPs prefer conspiracies to simple cock-ups
It’s all as clear as mud. If Keir Starmer thought that releasing the three witness statements of the deputy national security adviser (DNSA), Matthew Collins, late on Wednesday night was going to make the China spy case row go away, then he was in for a big disappointment.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
'Divisive' Reform UK criticised in byelection debate
Reform UK has been accused of sowing division over immigration in the south Welsh valleys constituency of Caerphilly before next week's crucial Senedd byelection.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Ben Sulayem's FIA challenger to be denied by arcane rule
Mohammed Ben Sulayem will stand unopposed for another term as the president of the FIA, motor sport's governing body. The last remaining candidate is due to pull out today because of an arcane election rule.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Veteran card Ex-military personnel will be first to test ID scheme
Former military personnel will be used to test and refine the government's divisive digital ID scheme from today, when ministers make a smartphone-based veteran card available to 1.8 million people.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
MPs asked for ideas on digital ID as ministers try to win over sceptics
Ministers have launched a charm offensive to win over sceptical Labour MPs to the digital ID scheme, asking them to offer ideas about how it could improve public services.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
British Steel takeover cost reaches £235m as concern grows over EU tariff threat
The cost of taking control of British Steel has risen to £235m, the UK government has said, as it acknowledged concern over the threat of European Union tariffs that could significantly harm the business.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Royal Ballet collaborates with blind artist for new commission
The Royal Ballet has long offered headphones with audio descriptions so that visually impaired members of the audience can follow the action on stage. Now the entire audience will hear such descriptions, within a groundbreaking work that explores how blindness can redefine our responses to sensation, sound and storytelling.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Zelenskyy to visit US as Trump suggests he 'may send Tomahawks' to Kyiv
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to the White House for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump, with the possible supply of US Tomahawk cruise missiles expected to top the agenda.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
More measures needed to stop romance scams, FCA tells banks
The City regulator has called on banks and payment firms to bring in stricter controls to protect customers from romance fraud after a study showed a number of missed “red flags” that led to people losing huge sums.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
'That's what kids do': Vance downplays racist, sexist texts
JD Vance sought to downplay the revelation that leaders of a group called the Young Republicans exchanged hundreds of racist, sexist text messages - including one in which rape was called “epic”, and another in which someone wrote “I love Hitler” - as youthful indiscretions.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Use tobacco bill to ban cigarette filters, experts urge ministers
Cigarette filters do not work and should be banned, experts have said.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
What's your beef?
Botham has a point on England schedule but not the one he thinks he's making
4 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Dogs flying on planes can be classed as baggage, EU court rules
Pets on flights can be classified as baggage, the European court of justice (ECJ) has ruled, meaning airlines are not required to pay higher compensation if the animal is lost.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
'It's reckless' Yosemite creaks under weight of US shutdown
Visitors have been surging into Yosemite’s vast wilderness to enjoy the crisp autumn weather, undeterred by the lack of services and absence of rangers.
1 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
MI5 chief shares his 'frustration' after case against alleged spies is dropped
The head of MI5 has acknowledged his frustration at the failure to put on trial two Britons accused of spying for China.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Taxpayers with 'broadest shoulders' should pay fair share, says Reeves
Rachel Reeves has said those with the \"broadest shoulders\" should pay their \"fair share\" of taxes and promised measures to tackle inflation, as she draws up next month's budget.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
Johnson & Johnson faces legal action over alleged cancer link
Thousands of people are taking legal action against the US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, claiming it knowingly sold baby powder containing asbestos-contaminated talc in the UK.
3 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
'Be bold and experiment' Fashion and art inspire each other at Frieze fair in London
When you are at the art fair, you push the fashion to be bold and experiment - no black allowed,” says Belma Gaudio at the opening of the Frieze art fair in London.
2 min |
October 17, 2025
The Guardian
'Pure delight': pioneering housing for older people awarded Stirling prize
Described as \"a provision of pure delight\", Appleby Blue Almshouse, a social housing complex for older people, has been named this year's winner of the RIBA Stirling prize.
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