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Woman who introduced the hula hoop to the world dies aged 101
The Australian woman who brought the idea of the hula hoop to America - but missed out on making a fortune from the idea - has died aged 101.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
A beautiful ballroom' $200m plan for the White House
The White House will soon begin construction of a new $200m (£150m) ballroom to be ready before Donald Trump's term ends in early 2029.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Nandy Urges Immediate Sale of Morecambe FC to Avoid Closure
The culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, has called for the immediate sale of Morecambe football club to avoid the \"heartbreaking\" closure of the 105-year-old institution within days.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Gwynnie the who? Pretentious pets, Brad Pitt and cigarettes
When the author Amy Odell approached Gwyneth Paltrow's publicist about her plans for a biography of the actor, Goop founder and wellness pioneer, she was told that Paltrow would be glad to participate - if she was allowed to \"factcheck\" the book.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Rain on the window. Hurrah, the British summer has returned
She's an actor, a businesswoman, a guru and an influencer, but at heart - let's be honest - Gwyneth Paltrow is a sales guy, who has shown us time and again via Goop how thoroughly she understands how to monetise sneering.
4 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Study Suggests Pesticides Caused Butterfly Die-Off in California
A 2024 mass monarch butterfly die-off in southern California was probably caused by pesticide exposure, new peer-reviewed research finds, adding difficult-to-obtain evidence to the theory that pesticides are partly behind big declines in monarchs' numbers in recent decades.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Guest says images altered in false £12,000 damage claim
Airbnb has apologised to a woman after an apartment host falsely claimed she had caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage and used images she says were digitally manipulated to back up his allegations.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Lots of bottle How the Dutch are reducing litter and boosting recycling
When Mariama Kamara enters the Statiegeld return shop on Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, she is on a mission. She has been tasked by her aunt, who runs a nearby restaurant, with depositing three giant blue bags of bottles and cans. In about seven minutes she feeds a machine about 350 cans, bringing in more than €50 (£43), which will go back into her aunt's business. \"It's a really cool idea, and so convenient,\" she says.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Trump's latest tariff blitz sparks global chaos and market jitters
Leaders of more than 60 countries have been plunged into a fresh race to secure trade deals with the US after Donald Trump unleashed global chaos with sweeping new tariff rates.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Unprecedented heat, fuelled by climate change, hits Nordic nations
Cold Nordic countries are being seared by \"truly unprecedented\" heat, as hot weather strengthened and lengthened by carbon pollution continues to hit northern Europe.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Doctors' pay Strike action could affect a Streeting bid for No 10
From Jeremy Hunt and Alan Johnson to Andy Burnham and Ken Clarke, politics is littered with ambitious former health secretaries who did not make it into No 10.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Promoting small boat crossings of Channel to be made an offence
Ministers are to outlaw social media adverts promoting to asylum seekers dangerous journeys on small boats across the Channel.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Inflation: Burgers and kebabs off the menu as prices soar
The weather is not the only thing putting a dampener on impromptu barbecues, as consumers balk at the soaring cost of burgers, sausages and chicken to put on the grill.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Bishop of Fulham apologises for kicking choir out of his 'house'
A bishop who went on stage in a dressing gown and shut down a choir for making a \"terrible racket\" has apologised for the \"distress and offence\" he caused.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Playing His Cards Close: Pope Leo Moves Clearly Along a Progressive Path
A few days after his election as pope in May, Leo XIV stepped into a chauffeur-driven black VW minivan with tinted windows and made a surprise visit to the international headquarters of the Augustinian order in Rome.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Thai-Cambodia dispute Deep divisions remain amid shaky ceasefire
As a Cambodian living in Thailand, 31-year-old Da has kept her children home from school this week for fear they might face abuse. \"One of my friends went to the market yesterday to buy durian and the seller told her that she hated Cambodians,\" she says, of rising tensions between the neighboring countries.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
'So good!' How Sweet Caroline became the sport anthem to end all sport anthems
It ended as it was always going to - assuming England triumphed - with the inevitable song. After Chloe Kelly's decisive penalty won Euro 2025 for the Lionesses, the squad and coaching sprinted towards the England fans, and over the PA came the familiar baritone: \"Where it began / I can't begin to know when...\" And there was Sarina Wiegman, the team's head coach, and the players punching the air, shouting: \"So good! So good! So good!\"
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Family of British man murdered in Jamaica accuse UK officials of 'indifferent response'
The family of a \"generous and loving\" British man who was murdered in Jamaica are demanding answers over the government's \"indifferent\" response to the tragedy.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Witkoff US envoy taken to Gaza aid death trap
Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East has visited Gaza and been shown one of the food distribution sites around which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Stage review Horrors of an asylum turn into a riveting poetic tale
In 19th-century France, the Salpêtrière hospital was an institution for mentally ill women. Safe to say the definition of mental illness was not the same as it is today. Inmates could be committed for anything from promiscuity to poverty.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Trump tells Fed board to oust Powell if he fails to cut interest rates
Donald Trump suggested that US central bank officials should oust the boss, Jerome Powell, if he refused to cut interest rates, as the world's largest economy began to show signs of severe strain.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Heathrow's third runway will be empty if users have to pay - IAG
Heathrow's third runway \"is going to be empty\" if high charges are levied on airlines and passengers to foot the bill, the airport's biggest customer has warned.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
At the round table Traitors goes live... but is it 100% faithful to the hit TV show?
Things are not going well. Halfway through my attempt to play the real-life version of smash-hit BBC reality TV show, The Traitors, I realise something: I may be less charming than I'd hoped.
3 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Dating apps share blame for demise of Germany's oldest and biggest gay club
Germany's oldest and biggest gay dance club has declared bankruptcy after almost half a century in business, falling victim to inflation and an evolving party culture threatening Berlin's world-renowned nightlife.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Online Safety Act is putting free speech under threat, X claims
Elon Musk's X platform has said the Online Safety Act (OSA) is at risk of \"seriously infringing\" free speech.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Broadcasting union joins calls for BBC to drop latest MasterChef
The BBC is facing mounting pressure to scrap this year's already recorded series of MasterChef after the sacking of presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
British Sister and Brother Who Drowned on Holiday in Spain Named
A British brother and sister who drowned off a Spanish beach have been named as Ameiya Del Brocco, aged 13, and 11-year-old Ricardo Junior.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
UK braced for strong winds and rain when Floris blows in on Monday
Storm Floris is forecast to bring unseasonably strong winds to the UK on Monday, the Met Office warned.
1 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Pucci's pull: cult swirls loved by Loren and Monroe wow a new generation
When it comes to glamorous fans, Emilio Pucci was the envy of other fashion designers.
2 min |
August 02, 2025
The Guardian
Openreach using 'panic alarms' amid escalating abuse of engineers
From scissors being brandished as weapons to verbal abuse and being trapped on a home visit, the number of reported incidents of abuse and assault on Openreach telecoms engineers is on the rise.
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