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29.11.2022

Bookshop.org is what the publishing world has been waiting for | Books | The Guardian

Following its success in the US, the ethical platform Bookshop.org has arrived in the UK, marking an exciting new chapter for independent stores online

Amazon says Web Services are recovering after outage hits millions of users – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank, Ring doorbells and Amazon’s own shopping site among services hit by online outage

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2025

UK inflation stays at 3.8% as food price rises slow for first time since March – business live | Business | The Guardian

Gold rises after biggest sell-off in five years

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22.10.2025

Gold on track for biggest one-day fall since 2020; BoE governor warns over private credit risks - as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Price of bullion falls over 5% today, but still up around 60% since the start of 2025

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24.10.2025

UK manufacturers hit by largest drop in orders since 2020; FTSE 100 hits record high – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Shares in oil companies jump after US sanctions Russian energy firms, while manufacturers see weak prospects ahead

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23.10.2025

Smart money: family offers £180,000 a year for tutor to get one-year-old into Eton | Tutoring | The Guardian

Family seeks tutor from ‘socially appropriate background’ who can provide infant with ‘comprehensive British cultural environment’

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026 | Special educational needs | The Guardian

Plans had been expected this autumn but government wants more time to build support for changes

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

‘Publicly humiliated’: parents describe difficulty of children’s isolation at school | Schools | The Guardian

Parents say use of isolation room damages mental health and children’s learning

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Sean Cormac obituary | Teaching | The Guardian

Other lives: Inspiring teacher who made going to school seem like fun for staff and pupils alike

iPhone Air review: Apple’s pursuit of absolute thinness | iPhone | The Guardian

Ultra-slim and light smartphone feels special, but cuts to camera and battery may be too hard to ignore for most

Guardian Book Blog

18.10.2025

Apple swoops on exclusive F1 US TV rights amid expansion into sports | Apple TV+ | The Guardian

Deal reportedly closed for $140m a year, on the heels of worldwide success of Apple-produced Brad Pitt film F1

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2025

iPhone 17 review: the Apple smartphone to get this year | iPhone | The Guardian

Standard iPhone levels up to Pro models with big screen upgrade, double the storage and more top features than ever

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Apple and Google face enforced changes over UK mobile phone dominance | Apple | The Guardian

Competition watchdog takes similar stance as EU, saying both tech firms require stricter regulatory oversight

I was feeling a little smug at how much I had helped a cancer patient. Then came a devastating text | Ranjana Srivastava | The Guardian

Misfortunes shouldn’t have to compete to be meaningful but a combination that fills me with dread is cancer and mental illness

Guardian Book Blog

08.10.2025

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, new study says | Science | The Guardian

Researchers in Australia find 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women but only eight in men

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI | Books | The Guardian

Originality.ai scans 558 titles in herbal remedies section between January and September

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Antidepressants differ in side-effects such as weight gain, UK research finds | Medical research | The Guardian

Notable variations between different medications were found in weight gain or loss, heart rate and blood pressure

Google given special status by watchdog that could force it to change UK search | Google | The Guardian

CMA puts Google under tighter regulation with ‘strategic market status’ designation and can enforce changes

Guardian Book Blog

18.10.2025

‘A 360 turn’: concern as fashion shows feature fewer plus-size models | Models | The Guardian

Vogue report finds fall in number of ‘curve’ models, while widespread use of weight-loss drugs credited with normalising thinness

Guardian Book Blog

20.10.2025

What’s gone wrong at WPP? The crown slips at the world’s biggest advertising group | WPP | The Guardian

Exodus of big clients, falling profits and dire forecasts raise prospect of a once ‘unthinkable’ breakup

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2025

From the archive: Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face – podcast | Advertising | The Guardian

This week, from 2022: Thanks to a savvy California lawyer, Albert Einstein has earned far more posthumously than he ever did in his lifetime. But is that what the great scientist would have wanted? By Simon Parkin. Read by Ruth Lass

Music

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18.10.2025

BBC Phil/Seal: Bliss, Miracle in the Gorbals/Metamorphic Variations album review – much to enjoy | Classical music | The Guardian

This is a fascinating chance to hear two contrasting pieces by the former master of the Queen’s music; the BBC Philharmonic unfurl the beauties of each work

Guardian Book Blog

20.10.2025

Huey Morgan looks back: ‘My father left when I was seven. Music was a way to derail those feelings of not being good enough’ | Family | The Guardian

The musician on dealing with PTSD, his angry TV outburst, and why one radio station refused to play anything by Fun Lovin’ Criminals

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Apartment House review – an evening rich in discoveries, musical delicacies and magic | Classical music | The Guardian

The new music ensemble was at the top of its game with seven premieres that included melancholy hymns from Linda Catlin Smith, Paul Paccione’s scrunchy modal harmonies and fragile beauty from Ramūnas Motiekaitis

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

LSO/Adès review – the mood-boosting musical equivalent of a Sad lamp | London Symphony Orchestra | The Guardian

Thomas Adès curated and conducted a dazzling concert of contemporary works by Alex Paxton and Poul Ruders, plus his own Aquifer alongside a radiant Sibelius 3

Nature & Animals

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23.10.2025

Country diary: There’s something cooking in the woods | Trees and forests | The Guardian

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: In this moment of great seasonal change, I go looking for butterflies and find a ‘feathered’ fungus

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 – in pictures | Wildlife | The Guardian

From a red-throated loon touching down on water, to good and bad hair days, and an airborne squirrel, here is a selection of the finalists in this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife awards

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Wild bear pays surprise visit to bear enclosure at California zoo: ‘He was very polite’ | California | The Guardian

Sequoia park zoo said staff were doing an inspection when they saw a wild black bear looking in at three captive bears

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever | Gene editing | The Guardian

Gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to highly contagious deadly disease

Science

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22.09.2025

How modern life makes us sick – and what to do about it | Evolution | The Guardian

From depression to obesity, the concept of ‘evolutionary mismatch’ can help foster self-compassion and point the way to a more rewarding existence

Guardian Book Blog

26.09.2025

Study of 1m-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans | Anthropology | The Guardian

Skull found in China may be Homo longi, potentially revising understanding of human evolution

Guardian Book Blog

06.10.2025

Adrian Mayer obituary | Anthropology | The Guardian

Other lives: Anthropologist at Soas University of London who carried out an influential study of the Indian caste system in the 1950s

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2025

How living history is being written into rocks | Fossils | The Guardian

Scientists are using DNA from sediments to learn more about past environments, including new revelations about the woolly mammoth

Software

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26.09.2025

Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row | Keir Starmer | The Guardian

‘Brit card’ already facing opposition from privacy campaigners as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration

Guardian Book Blog

26.09.2025

Digital ID cards: a versatile and useful tool or a worrying cybersecurity risk? | Labour | The Guardian

As Keir Starmer aims to revive ID card system first proposed by Tony Blair, we look at the arguments for and against

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06.10.2025

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year | Cybercrime | The Guardian

Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows

Guardian Book Blog

16.10.2025

Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack | Capita | The Guardian

Hackers stole personal information of 6.6m people but outsourcing firm did not shut device targeted for 58 hours

Travel

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08.08.2025

Balkan bounty: the little-known corner of Greece now ripe for walkers and nature tourism | Greece holidays | The Guardian

Mountains, butterflies, bears and pelicans are among the natural wonders in the stunning Prespa lakes region, which straddles three countries

Guardian Book Blog

25.08.2025

Hot springs, empty beaches, forests and wine: exploring the unspoilt Greek island of Ikaria | Greek Islands holidays | The Guardian

On a trip to the eastern Aegean isle with my mum after my dad died, we found inspiring landscapes, delicious local produce, and a profound sense of peace

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25.08.2025

Breakfast in Amsterdam, aperitifs in Vienna: how to make the most of your time in Europe’s sleeper train hubs | Rail travel | The Guardian

To maximise the thrill and romance of taking a night train, our rail expert recommends the best cafes, sights and facilities near your departure station

Guardian Book Blog

13.09.2025

Six of the best late-summer getaways in southern Europe and Morocco | Beach holidays | The Guardian

The sun is still shining but the crowds have gone … It’s the perfect time to head south, to gorgeous spots in Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Morocco and Corsica

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20.10.2025

Verstappen cruises to victory in F1 US Grand Prix to pile pressure on McLaren | Formula One | The Guardian

Lando Norris overtook Charles Leclerc to finish second while Oscar Piastri managed only fifth with rivals closing in on his title lead

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20.10.2025

Formula One: United States Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One 2025 | The Guardian

Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Circuit of the Americas, with Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc taking second and third

Guardian Book Blog

21.10.2025

Mind the gap: surge from Verstappen piles pressure on McLaren and echoes 2007 | Formula One | The Guardian

Champion could snatch drivers’ title away from the leading constructors just as Kimi Räikkönen did 18 years ago

Guardian Book Blog

21.10.2025

Red Bull fined £43,000 after team member tries to tamper with Lando Norris grid tape | Red Bull | The Guardian

Red Bull have been fined £43,000 after a member of the team broke regulations in an act of gamesmanship at the US Grand Prix

Food

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05.07.2025

Meera Sodha’s recipe for omelette rolls with rice, carrot pickles and wasabi mayonnaise | Japanese food and drink | The Guardian

A Japanese-style take on the humble omelette, served with sushi rice, spicy mayo and quick pickles on the side

Guardian Book Blog

29.07.2025

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for sweetcorn hiyashi | Vegetables | The Guardian

These cooled noodles in a salty-sour sweetcorn sauce are the perfect salad stand-in for hot summer days

Guardian Book Blog

25.08.2025

How to turn beetroot tops into a delectable Japanese side dish – recipe | Japanese food and drink | The Guardian

Blanch and chill leafy greens, then steep them in a simple seasoned broth to impart a gloriously rounded and savoury umami flavour

Guardian Book Blog

02.09.2025

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for mini mushroom okonomiyaki | Food | The Guardian

A crisp cabbage and mushroom pancake, made with rice as the ballast, and stuffed with cheddar, onions and a secret ingredient …

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22.10.2025

Tebas vows La Liga will try again after plug pulled on Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

Javier Tebas vowed La Liga would try again after plans to play Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami fell through

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2025

Thibaut Courtois says La Liga plan for match in Miami ‘distorts the competition’ | La Liga | The Guardian

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has launched a scathing attack on La Liga, criticising the decision to stage Barcelona’s match against Villarreal in Miami

Guardian Book Blog

22.10.2025

La Liga announces cancellation of Villarreal-Barcelona match’s move to Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

La Liga said ‘the uncertainty generated in Spain in recent weeks’ had caused the promoter to cancel the controversial staging in December

Guardian Book Blog

23.10.2025

If Tebas had only listened he might have got his La Liga game abroad | La Liga | The Guardian

In an embarrassing climbdown, the game in Miami is off after the league alienated the players and even Villarreal, the club that was on its side

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Have you been using the pandemic to catch up on long classic novels? | Books | The Guardian

NaNoWriMo: how to make best use of the annual writing month | Books | The Guardian

A Brief History of Seven Killings: unwieldy, occasionally tedious – and magnificent | Marlon James | The Guardian

Bookshop.org is what the publishing world has been waiting for | Books | The Guardian

Economy

Amazon says Web Services are recovering after outage hits millions of users – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK inflation stays at 3.8% as food price rises slow for first time since March – business live | Business | The Guardian

Gold on track for biggest one-day fall since 2020; BoE governor warns over private credit risks - as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK manufacturers hit by largest drop in orders since 2020; FTSE 100 hits record high – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Education & Personal Development

Smart money: family offers £180,000 a year for tutor to get one-year-old into Eton | Tutoring | The Guardian

White paper on overhaul of Send provision in England put back to 2026 | Special educational needs | The Guardian

‘Publicly humiliated’: parents describe difficulty of children’s isolation at school | Schools | The Guardian

Sean Cormac obituary | Teaching | The Guardian

Technology

iPhone Air review: Apple’s pursuit of absolute thinness | iPhone | The Guardian

Apple swoops on exclusive F1 US TV rights amid expansion into sports | Apple TV+ | The Guardian

iPhone 17 review: the Apple smartphone to get this year | iPhone | The Guardian

Apple and Google face enforced changes over UK mobile phone dominance | Apple | The Guardian

Health

I was feeling a little smug at how much I had helped a cancer patient. Then came a devastating text | Ranjana Srivastava | The Guardian

Women carry a higher genetic risk of depression, new study says | Science | The Guardian

Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI | Books | The Guardian

Antidepressants differ in side-effects such as weight gain, UK research finds | Medical research | The Guardian

Marketing

Google given special status by watchdog that could force it to change UK search | Google | The Guardian

‘A 360 turn’: concern as fashion shows feature fewer plus-size models | Models | The Guardian

What’s gone wrong at WPP? The crown slips at the world’s biggest advertising group | WPP | The Guardian

From the archive: Who owns Einstein? The battle for the world’s most famous face – podcast | Advertising | The Guardian

Music

BBC Phil/Seal: Bliss, Miracle in the Gorbals/Metamorphic Variations album review – much to enjoy | Classical music | The Guardian

Huey Morgan looks back: ‘My father left when I was seven. Music was a way to derail those feelings of not being good enough’ | Family | The Guardian

Apartment House review – an evening rich in discoveries, musical delicacies and magic | Classical music | The Guardian

LSO/Adès review – the mood-boosting musical equivalent of a Sad lamp | London Symphony Orchestra | The Guardian

Nature & Animals

Country diary: There’s something cooking in the woods | Trees and forests | The Guardian

Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 – in pictures | Wildlife | The Guardian

Wild bear pays surprise visit to bear enclosure at California zoo: ‘He was very polite’ | California | The Guardian

Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever | Gene editing | The Guardian

Science

How modern life makes us sick – and what to do about it | Evolution | The Guardian

Study of 1m-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans | Anthropology | The Guardian

Adrian Mayer obituary | Anthropology | The Guardian

How living history is being written into rocks | Fossils | The Guardian

Software

Starmer to unveil digital ID cards in plan set to ignite civil liberties row | Keir Starmer | The Guardian

Digital ID cards: a versatile and useful tool or a worrying cybersecurity risk? | Labour | The Guardian

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year | Cybercrime | The Guardian

Capita fined £14m for data protection failings in 2023 cyber-attack | Capita | The Guardian

Travel

Balkan bounty: the little-known corner of Greece now ripe for walkers and nature tourism | Greece holidays | The Guardian

Hot springs, empty beaches, forests and wine: exploring the unspoilt Greek island of Ikaria | Greek Islands holidays | The Guardian

Breakfast in Amsterdam, aperitifs in Vienna: how to make the most of your time in Europe’s sleeper train hubs | Rail travel | The Guardian

Six of the best late-summer getaways in southern Europe and Morocco | Beach holidays | The Guardian

Other Sports

Verstappen cruises to victory in F1 US Grand Prix to pile pressure on McLaren | Formula One | The Guardian

Formula One: United States Grand Prix – as it happened | Formula One 2025 | The Guardian

Mind the gap: surge from Verstappen piles pressure on McLaren and echoes 2007 | Formula One | The Guardian

Red Bull fined £43,000 after team member tries to tamper with Lando Norris grid tape | Red Bull | The Guardian

Food

Meera Sodha’s recipe for omelette rolls with rice, carrot pickles and wasabi mayonnaise | Japanese food and drink | The Guardian

Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for sweetcorn hiyashi | Vegetables | The Guardian

How to turn beetroot tops into a delectable Japanese side dish – recipe | Japanese food and drink | The Guardian

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for mini mushroom okonomiyaki | Food | The Guardian

Football (Soccer)

Tebas vows La Liga will try again after plug pulled on Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

Thibaut Courtois says La Liga plan for match in Miami ‘distorts the competition’ | La Liga | The Guardian

La Liga announces cancellation of Villarreal-Barcelona match’s move to Miami | La Liga | The Guardian

If Tebas had only listened he might have got his La Liga game abroad | La Liga | The Guardian

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