A book about Bob Marley, told by everyone but Bob Marley – in the vein of Gay Talese or James Ellroy, Marlon James’s Booker winner brings in a dozen competing voices

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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

Lisa Wilkinson ‘devastated’ and ‘sorry’ over collapse of Wilko, as MPs hear ‘weak leadership’ to blame – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Business and Trade Committee hear apology from Wilko chair over retailer’s collapse, while auditors defend their handling of Wilko’s accounts

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30.11.2023

US economy grew faster than expected as businesses ramped up investment – as it happened | Food & drink industry | The Guardian

Rolling coverage of business as US revises up GDP growth in third quarter to fastest pace since 2021

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01.12.2023

Starmer, Brown, Sunak and Hunt lead tributes to former chancellor Alistair Darling – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Alistair Darling was ‘one of the great chancellors’, says Jeremy Hunt, while Gordon Brown remembers ‘a statesman of unimpeachable integrity’

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02.12.2023

UK house prices rise for third month; factory downturn eases – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Nationwide reports house prices only fell 2% in year to November, and rose during the month, as mortgage rates fall

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01.12.2023

‘Direct link’ between Ruth Perry’s death and Ofsted inspection, inquest told | Ofsted | The Guardian

Chair of governors and two deputy heads say ‘inadequate’ rating brought about deterioration in Perry’s mental health

Guardian Book Blog

02.12.2023

The arts are heading into a doom loop | Arts | The Guardian

Letters: Alan Davey thinks less money, less certainty in funding, and hostility to ideas leads to less risk taking and new work. Susan Jones sets out how Labour should take action

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02.12.2023

Ruth Perry ‘amazed’ more heads did not kill themselves, inquest hears | Ofsted | The Guardian

Hearing into death of Caversham primary school head was also told she thought Ofsted inspections were ‘inhumane’

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03.12.2023

Ofsted accused of ‘misleading’ inquest into death of teacher Ruth Perry | Ofsted | The Guardian

Inspectors say claims made to coroner about wellbeing training following death of Reading headteacher are ‘nonsense’

Technology

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16.11.2023

Apple under fire over cancellation of Jon Stewart show amid China concerns | US television | The Guardian

US lawmakers write to Apple CEO Tim Cook over worries that ‘coercive tactics of a foreign power’ led to political TV show’s end

Guardian Book Blog

17.11.2023

Apple agrees to improve texting between iPhones and Androids | Apple | The Guardian

After years of reluctance, company announces iPhones will support RCS messaging standard

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18.11.2023

Apple, Disney and IBM to pause ads on X after antisemitic Elon Musk tweet | Apple | The Guardian

Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, attempted to do damage control as Paramount and Warner Bros among others also pulled ads

Guardian Book Blog

20.11.2023

Australia releases new online safety standards to tackle terror and child sexual abuse content | Business | The Guardian

The e-safety regulator says standards will not compromise end-to-end encryption in move that could prevent fight with Apple over iMessage

Health

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08.11.2023

Christopher Eccleston on class, capitalism, fame and shame: ‘My eating disorder was imprisoning’ | Christopher Eccleston | The Guardian

One of Britain’s best actors is back on stage as Scrooge. He reflects on his Salford childhood, his rebirth after a breakdown – and why we need to get the Tories out

Guardian Book Blog

13.11.2023

‘Any embarrassment is in your head!’: How hearing aids boost your health and happiness | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian

There is still a stigma around hearing tests and hearing loss – even though excellent help is now at hand. It could just change your life

Guardian Book Blog

18.11.2023

Minister warned about mental pressure of benefits system after applicant kills himself | Mental health | The Guardian

Coroner issues report to work and pensions chief, Mel Stride, following inquest into death of man with severe depression

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20.11.2023

Time Still Turns the Pages review – sensitive account of the cycle of trauma | Film | The Guardian

A depressed teacher recalls and investigates childhood abuses in this profound and perceptive drama from Hong Kong director Nick Cheuk

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29.11.2023

Elf Bar vape adverts banned in UK over ‘greener’ recycling claims | Vaping | The Guardian

Ads gave misleading impression that recycling vapes is easy and can be done at home, says watchdog

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29.11.2023

Channel 4 chief says TV advertising slump is worst in 15 years | Channel 4 | The Guardian

Broadcaster is considering using an emergency £75m credit facility next year, Alex Mahon tells MPs

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01.12.2023

Can Elon Musk stop X going to the wall after tirade at advertisers? | Elon Musk | The Guardian

Ad revenue used to service debt unlikely to return soon, meaning deal with lenders or cash injection may be needed

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03.12.2023

Fertility patients in UK targeted by ‘concerning’ IVF adverts on social media | Fertility problems | The Guardian

Some clinics are claiming to ‘guarantee’ success or offer ‘no baby, no fee’ promotions online

Music

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02.12.2023

Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci review – compelling and compassionate theatre | Opera | The Guardian

Damiano Michieletto’s 2015 pairing of the two short operas returns for its third revival with a superb cast including Roberto Alagna, and carefully if sometimes solidly paced by Daniel Oren

Guardian Book Blog

02.12.2023

Shake things up this Christmas: your guide to the best culture for the festive season | Culture | The Guardian

Thinking of treating yourself to some Christmas entertainment? Our critics unwrap the best film, music, art, dance and theatre events of the season

Guardian Book Blog

03.12.2023

The week in classical: The Barber of Seville; Apartment House – review | Classical music | The Guardian

Ian McMillan’s Rossini in ‘proper Yorkshire’ flummoxes and charms, while Huddersfield clings on at the cliff edge of experiment

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03.12.2023

Classical home listening: Delius’s A Mass of Life; Thomas Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary | Classical music | The Guardian

Mark Elder, the Bergen Philharmonic and co are powerful advocates for Delius’s epic choral work, while Irish vocal group Resurgam showcase the distinctive brilliance of Weelkes

Nature & Animals

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02.12.2023

Young green sea turtles tracked travelling deep into Sydney harbour and living near humans | Sydney | The Guardian

Taronga Wildlife hospital tracked three turtles that had been rescued, with one swimming as far as Longueville

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02.12.2023

Exit from Edinburgh zoo may signal end to era of China’s panda diplomacy | China | The Guardian

Beijing’s strained relations with the west are less easily mollified by loans of cuddly endangered bears

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02.12.2023

‘Rock star of an animal’: Edinburgh zoo’s pandas to return to China | Zoos | The Guardian

After 12 years in Scotland, pandas to fly home amid ongoing dispute about purpose of zoos and ethics of China’s panda diplomacy

Guardian Book Blog

03.12.2023

Creature comforts (and joy): why Santa is packing more presents for pets this Christmas | Family finances | The Guardian

Be it Advent calendars, crackers or cards, owners are more likely to scrimp on gran’s gift than the dog or cat’s

Science

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02.11.2023

‘Darwin’s oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury bypass | Charles Darwin | The Guardian

Shropshire county council narrowly approves road handing death sentence to tree Darwin may have climbed as a boy

Guardian Book Blog

08.11.2023

Discovered in the deep: the ancient plankton that fill a major evolutionary gap | Environment | The Guardian

First found in rocks on a logging trail in Canada, the 500-million-year-old microfossils are believed to be forerunners of the algae

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19.11.2023

Where did they all go? How Homo sapiens became the last human species left | Science | The Guardian

At least nine hominin species once roamed the Earth, so what became of our vanished ancestors?

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27.11.2023

Country diary: This 550-year-old tree stands for all of life | Trees and forests | The Guardian

The Marches, Shropshire: Darwin knew about the value and connectivity of all creatures. Now his oak, along with many others, is under threat

Software

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12.11.2023

Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies | Data protection | The Guardian

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so

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15.11.2023

Teal MPs condemn opposition leader – as it happened | Australia news | The Guardian

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23.11.2023

Personal data stolen in British Library cyber-attack appears for sale online | Cybercrime | The Guardian

Ransomware group Rhysida claims responsibility for hack and has posted images from library’s HR files

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25.11.2023

Rhysida, the new ransomware gang behind British Library cyber-attack | Cybercrime | The Guardian

Gang thought to be from Russia or CIS has attacked companies and institutions in several countries

Travel

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19.09.2023

My trip to a Greek island idyll where electric vehicles rule | Greece holidays | The Guardian

The Dodecanese island of Astypalea is waving goodbye to petrol and diesel in a groundbreaking project that has been welcomed by local people

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13.10.2023

‘They do my head in’: tour guides call for loudspeaker ban at London attractions | London | The Guardian

Tour leaders complain that guides with large groups and voice amplifiers are making their job impossible

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29.10.2023

All stations to Athens: crossing Europe by train and boat | Travel | The Guardian

Travelling overland from London to Greece allows time to soak up the atmosphere and scenery as you ride through France, Switzerland and Italy

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30.11.2023

A return trip to John Betjeman’s Metro-land, 50 years on from his classic TV documentary | Day trips | The Guardian

The late poet laureate’s hymn to the commuter towns of Middlesex, Herts and Bucks is still a great guide to the Metropolitan line, the world’s first urban ‘underground’ railway

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29.11.2023

FIA president defends sexist remarks and denies ‘inhuman’ misogyny claims | Motor sport | The Guardian

Formula One president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has defended historic sexist remarks on his personal website

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29.11.2023

‘Is it me or the car?’ Hamilton admits doubting himself during poor F1 season | Lewis Hamilton | The Guardian

Lewis Hamilton has echoed the fears of his team principal Toto Wolff that Mercedes have a “massive gap to close” to topple Max Verstappen’s all-conquering Red Bull team next season.

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01.12.2023

‘Bottass 2024’: F1 driver raises $150,000 for charity with racy calendar | Valtteri Bottas | The Guardian

Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas has raised $150,000 for charity after a calendar featuring photographs of him baring his backside sped off the shelves

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02.12.2023

Sports quiz of the week: Terry Venables, Katie Taylor and Mohamed Salah | Sport | The Guardian

Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, motor sport, snooker, rugby union, tennis and boxing?

Food

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16.10.2023

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for miso butter noodles with tomatoes and spring onions | Noodles | The Guardian

This delicious bowlful is merely a matter of soaking udon noodles while you toast pine nuts and stir-fry ginger, garlic and spring onions

Guardian Book Blog

26.10.2023

Onigiri, donburi and one-pot chicken rice: Emiko Davies’ everyday Japanese recipes | Japanese food and drink | The Guardian

From the cookbook author comes a trio of recipes that celebrate the simple magic of Japanese short-grain rice

Guardian Book Blog

10.11.2023

Bonsai Plant Kitchen, Brighton: ‘Definitely remarkable and unusual’ – restaurant review | Food | The Guardian

A sort-of Japanese, Thai-influenced and deeply experimental restaurant

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26.11.2023

Spicy soup, roast squash and nasu dengaku: Michael Wignall’s recipes for winter pumpkin and squash | Winter food and drink | The Guardian

Roast pumpkin and chilli soup with feta; butternut squash, parma ham and a pumpkin and sunflower-seed pesto on toast; and roast squash with a Japanese glaze

Football (Soccer)

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28.11.2023

Comandante Morales’ hat-trick shows Villarreal what they have missed | La Liga | The Guardian

After a barren run, veteran forward has five goals in two games and has helped jumpstart Marcelino’s second stint at the club

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28.11.2023

Athletic Bilbao’s Iñaki Williams pegs backs Girona after Tsygankov strike | La Liga | The Guardian

Athletic Bilbao forward Iñaki Williams scored a second-half equaliser to hold Girona to a 1-1 draw in La Liga on Monday, denying the Catalan side a return to the top spot

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02.12.2023

João Félix takes on Atlético with point to prove after mixed start at Barcelona | La Liga | The Guardian

On-loan forward goes up against Antoine Griezmann, who has excelled in Madrid again after his own spell at the Camp Nou

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03.12.2023

European roundup: Díaz and Rodrygo return Real Madrid to top of La Liga | European club football | The Guardian

Real Madrid were underwhelming against lowly Granada but their 2-0 win was enough to keep them top of La Liga on goal difference

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Books & Literature

Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week? | 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

Lisa Wilkinson ‘devastated’ and ‘sorry’ over collapse of Wilko, as MPs hear ‘weak leadership’ to blame – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

US economy grew faster than expected as businesses ramped up investment – as it happened | Food & drink industry | The Guardian

Starmer, Brown, Sunak and Hunt lead tributes to former chancellor Alistair Darling – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

UK house prices rise for third month; factory downturn eases – as it happened | Business | The Guardian

Education & Personal Development

‘Direct link’ between Ruth Perry’s death and Ofsted inspection, inquest told | Ofsted | The Guardian

The arts are heading into a doom loop | Arts | The Guardian

Ruth Perry ‘amazed’ more heads did not kill themselves, inquest hears | Ofsted | The Guardian

Ofsted accused of ‘misleading’ inquest into death of teacher Ruth Perry | Ofsted | The Guardian

Technology

Apple under fire over cancellation of Jon Stewart show amid China concerns | US television | The Guardian

Apple agrees to improve texting between iPhones and Androids | Apple | The Guardian

Apple, Disney and IBM to pause ads on X after antisemitic Elon Musk tweet | Apple | The Guardian

Australia releases new online safety standards to tackle terror and child sexual abuse content | Business | The Guardian

Health

Christopher Eccleston on class, capitalism, fame and shame: ‘My eating disorder was imprisoning’ | Christopher Eccleston | The Guardian

‘Any embarrassment is in your head!’: How hearing aids boost your health and happiness | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian

Minister warned about mental pressure of benefits system after applicant kills himself | Mental health | The Guardian

Time Still Turns the Pages review – sensitive account of the cycle of trauma | Film | The Guardian

Marketing

Elf Bar vape adverts banned in UK over ‘greener’ recycling claims | Vaping | The Guardian

Channel 4 chief says TV advertising slump is worst in 15 years | Channel 4 | The Guardian

Can Elon Musk stop X going to the wall after tirade at advertisers? | Elon Musk | The Guardian

Fertility patients in UK targeted by ‘concerning’ IVF adverts on social media | Fertility problems | The Guardian

Music

Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci review – compelling and compassionate theatre | Opera | The Guardian

Shake things up this Christmas: your guide to the best culture for the festive season | Culture | The Guardian

The week in classical: The Barber of Seville; Apartment House – review | Classical music | The Guardian

Classical home listening: Delius’s A Mass of Life; Thomas Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary | Classical music | The Guardian

Nature & Animals

Young green sea turtles tracked travelling deep into Sydney harbour and living near humans | Sydney | The Guardian

Exit from Edinburgh zoo may signal end to era of China’s panda diplomacy | China | The Guardian

‘Rock star of an animal’: Edinburgh zoo’s pandas to return to China | Zoos | The Guardian

Creature comforts (and joy): why Santa is packing more presents for pets this Christmas | Family finances | The Guardian

Science

‘Darwin’s oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury bypass | Charles Darwin | The Guardian

Discovered in the deep: the ancient plankton that fill a major evolutionary gap | Environment | The Guardian

Where did they all go? How Homo sapiens became the last human species left | Science | The Guardian

Country diary: This 550-year-old tree stands for all of life | Trees and forests | The Guardian

Software

Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies | Data protection | The Guardian

Teal MPs condemn opposition leader – as it happened | Australia news | The Guardian

Personal data stolen in British Library cyber-attack appears for sale online | Cybercrime | The Guardian

Rhysida, the new ransomware gang behind British Library cyber-attack | Cybercrime | The Guardian

Travel

My trip to a Greek island idyll where electric vehicles rule | Greece holidays | The Guardian

‘They do my head in’: tour guides call for loudspeaker ban at London attractions | London | The Guardian

All stations to Athens: crossing Europe by train and boat | Travel | The Guardian

A return trip to John Betjeman’s Metro-land, 50 years on from his classic TV documentary | Day trips | The Guardian

Other Sports

FIA president defends sexist remarks and denies ‘inhuman’ misogyny claims | Motor sport | The Guardian

‘Is it me or the car?’ Hamilton admits doubting himself during poor F1 season | Lewis Hamilton | The Guardian

‘Bottass 2024’: F1 driver raises $150,000 for charity with racy calendar | Valtteri Bottas | The Guardian

Sports quiz of the week: Terry Venables, Katie Taylor and Mohamed Salah | Sport | The Guardian

Food

Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for miso butter noodles with tomatoes and spring onions | Noodles | The Guardian

Onigiri, donburi and one-pot chicken rice: Emiko Davies’ everyday Japanese recipes | Japanese food and drink | The Guardian

Bonsai Plant Kitchen, Brighton: ‘Definitely remarkable and unusual’ – restaurant review | Food | The Guardian

Spicy soup, roast squash and nasu dengaku: Michael Wignall’s recipes for winter pumpkin and squash | Winter food and drink | The Guardian

Football (Soccer)

Comandante Morales’ hat-trick shows Villarreal what they have missed | La Liga | The Guardian

Athletic Bilbao’s Iñaki Williams pegs backs Girona after Tsygankov strike | La Liga | The Guardian

João Félix takes on Atlético with point to prove after mixed start at Barcelona | La Liga | The Guardian

European roundup: Díaz and Rodrygo return Real Madrid to top of La Liga | European club football | The Guardian

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