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Fresh bone analysis makes case for earliest ‘ancestor of humankind’, but doubts remain
Scientists argue ape-like Sahelanthropus tchadensis that lived in Africa 7m years ago is best contender but more fossils are needed
Growing number of California sheriffs no longer respond to mental health calls
A shift away from police-led responses spreads, but gaps in crisis teams leave some communities exposed
New PS5 and PS4 jailbreak exploits trigger a 1,000% surge in prices for an obscure remaster of the 24-year-old Star Wars Racer Revenge, with copies reaching $300
Now this is jailbreaking
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
Bloomberg Masters in Business: Stephanie Drescher
Barry Ritholtz looks at the people and ideas that shape markets, investing and business.
‘We were missing in the conversation’: how Zack Polanski hit on plan to beat Reform at their own game
This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections - by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbook
‘It’s our turn’: gun-safety advocates are riding a ‘seismic’ wave to US legislatures
A once-toxic topic is helping survivors and relatives of victims get elected to enact the laws they helped draft
The perfect way to look after your health if you work shifts
There are many knock-on effects of working nights or early mornings, and often employers could do more to protect staff. But there are small, simple changes that can make all the difference
UK house prices ‘drop unexpectedly in December’; Lidl’s Christmas sales surpass £1bn
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Back to business: what to wear to kickstart the new year
Ease yourself into a routine again with relaxed silhouettes, cosy fabrics and slipper-adjacent footwear
‘I wasn’t allowed to study, but I will make sure no girl in this village hears those same words’
Health worker Naushaba Roonjho’s desire to educate has brought about the biggest local change in decades – and elders are now backing her political ambitions
Trump news at a glance: president denies falling asleep in public meetings as he defends ‘perfect’ health
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump robustly defended his health after the first year of his second term in office raised growing questions. Key US politics stories from 1 January 2026
Trump says he takes more aspirin than recommended but his ‘health is perfect’
President tells Wall Street Journal in interview that his doctors encouraged him to take lower dose but he declined
Nativism and the disintegration of the UK
Letter: With the weakening of pro-integration parties, Ben Wellings warns that the continuation of the UK in its current form cannot be taken for granted
Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat threat posed by Reform UK, says strategist
New Labour advertising strategist Chris Powell says Reform are threat to democracy and urgent plan must ‘wage and win the daily war for attention’
Apple reportedly cuts production of Vision Pro headset after poor sales
Company had hoped the virtual reality device would herald a new era in ‘spatial computing’
From rent to utility bills: the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda
As the Trump administration derides climate policy as a ‘scam’, emissions-cutting measures are gaining popularity
The hill I will die on: Enough of the ‘Hey you!’ faux-friend nonsense. You’re a business, not my mate
No, your communications don’t make me feel valued as an individual. A ‘Dear’ or ‘Sir’ wouldn’t hurt once in a while, says writer Max Fletcher
Player revolts, owner exits and what breaks next: our bold sports predictions for 2026
On the heels of another sports year that was chock full of surprises, Guardian US contributors make their bold predictions for the months to come
Revisited: the real science of weight loss
In this episode from October, the leading nutritional scientist Kevin Hall tells Ian Sample what he wants us all to understand about diet, exercise and weight loss, and what led to his departure from the National Institutes of Health
26 for 2026: unmissable sporting events over the next 12 months
This year features a football World Cup, a Winter Olympics, a Commonwealth Games and a historic Test match
‘A state of crisis’: record number of Americans are pessimistic about US healthcare system
Costs, insurance delays and difficult-to-obtain mental health treatment plague the US health system
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NHS under ‘extraordinary pressure’ as amber cold alerts issued for all England
Hospitals brace for new year surge in sick patients as temperatures plummet and 95% of beds are full
The man taking over the Large Hadron Collider – only to switch it off
Next head of Cern backs massive replacement for world’s largest machine to investigate mysteries of the universe
Trump family business delays launch of $499 gold smartphone
US-made device planned by end of year hit by recent government shutdown affecting shipments
London stock market ending best year since 2009 at record high
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens
Revisited: Is Trump building a political dynasty?
In the second episode of our special Politics Weekly America series, the reporters Ashley Parker, Rosie Gray and Eric Cortellessa explain why some of Trump’s family decided to step back from political life, and who stepped up to get him back to the White House
Ren Fest drama tops Houston's hottest entertainment headlines of 2025
Editor's note: This year was a busy one for CultureMap's Entertainment section. A lawsuit brought changes to the Texas Renaissance Festival, country star Post Malone left a life-changing tip, and one of Houston's most respected pitmasters came up a little short on the national stage. Houston’s entertainment news proves the diversity of our city.
The 10 most anticipated video games of 2026
As 007 makes his gaming return, you can climb a mountain in Cairn, play a scaredy-cat in Resident Evil, and play a criminal couple in GTA VI
‘Zack is a phenomenal leader’: Siân Berry on the Green party’s next steps as membership doubles
Since Zack Polanski took over as leader, the party has doubled its membership and its four MPs want to take on Reform’s anger and build community spirit
Global stock markets head for best year since 2019 despite trade war disruption
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Sharp shooters: the best sports photos of 2025 and the stories behind them
From long exposures of motor racing to remote-operated cameras at football matches, here’s how our favourite sports images were made
Revisited: Is Trump building a political dynasty?
Jonathan Freedland and the Politics Weekly America team are taking a break this week, so we’re replaying a special series made during the summer, all about the Trump family and whether the president is planning to pass on the political baton once he has to leave office
Revisited: do medicinal mushroom products actually work?
In this episode from June, Ian Sample chats to Madeleine Finlay about the appeal of mushroom drinks and supplements, and hears from the mycologist Prof Nik Money on what we really know about how fungi can affect our minds and bodies
‘Too complacent’: how Blair’s advisers misjudged his disastrous WI speech
Former PM’s team suggested initial less-politicised drafts seemed patronising and appealed to ‘fuddy-duddy Britain’
No 10 defends campaign to release Abd el-Fattah despite his ‘abhorrent’ tweets
MPs reject call to strip British-Egyptian activist of UK nationality over social media posts from a decade ago
Kosovo prime minister wins snap election to end political deadlock
Albin Kurti’s emphatic victory strengthens mandate for domestic reforms including welfare expansion
Working Families bet on 2026 as the right time for a third US party after a wave of wins
The progressive party is now active in 18 states and much of its expansion happened in the past five years
Tom Jenkins’s best sport photographs of 2025
The Guardian sport photographer selects his favourite images he has taken this year and recalls the stories behind them
Silver and other precious metals hit new peaks before falling back; oil price rises after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
Rally in precious metals triggered by US interest rate cut hopes, hedging against geopolitical uncertainty
Starmer v Starmer: why is the former human rights lawyer so cautious about defending human rights? – from The Audio Long Read
Many of his supporters hoped the prime minister would restore the UK’s commitment to international law. Yet Labour’s record over the past year has been curiously mixedBy Daniel Trilling. Read by Simon Darwen
Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her support of the far right
Film star turned animal rights activist was outspoken on immigration and future of France
The Guardian view on the new space race: humanity risks exporting its old politics to the moon
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look skyward, where a new lunar contest mirrors humanity’s struggle to live within planetary limits
‘Rise in deaths’ predicted as amber cold health alerts issued in northern England
UKHSA warns vulnerable and elderly people may be at risk with temperatures to drop severely overnight
AI is coming for young people’s office jobs. That’s good news for the construction industry
More young people are following the money and going into trades like construction where AI can’t easily replace them
Kosovo goes to the polls in snap election in bid to end political crisis
PM Albin Kurti’s Self-Determination party may struggle to win majority after rival parties refused alliance
Soak it up: everything science taught us about health and wellness in 2025
Do hot baths improve endurance? Will creatine bolster your brain power? Does pickle juice prevent cramp? Here’s what we learned about living well this year
Soak it up: everything science taught us about health and wellness in 2025
Do hot baths improve endurance? Will creatine bolster your brain power? Does pickle juice prevent cramp? Here’s what we learned about living well this year
California woman delivers healthy baby after ‘essentially unheard of’ ectopic pregnancy
Suze Lopez found out she was pregnant only days before giving birth, due to fetus hiding behind 22lb ovarian cyst
A rare cancer-fighting plant compound has finally been decoded
UBC Okanagan researchers have uncovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural compound linked to anti-cancer effects. By identifying two key enzymes that shape and twist molecules into their final form, the team solved a puzzle that had stumped scientists for years. The discovery could make it far easier to produce mitraphylline and related compounds sustainably. It also highlights plants as master chemists with untapped medical potential.
‘Bad for business’: Cricket Australia facing £5m loss after two-day Test at MCG
England’s two-day win in the Boxing Day Test is set to deliver a huge financial hit to Australian cricket that could reach a reported £5m
From Marty Supreme to The Traitors: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
Timothée Chalamet sexes up table tennis in Josh Safdie’s Oscar contender, and the unstoppable reality format returns
2025: a year in political cartoons – from a Bond-villain Trump to a toppled prince | Martin Rowson, Ella Baron, Nicola Jennings and Ben Jennings
Our cartoonists look back at a year of covering tragedy, farce and everything in between – and having to draw far too many Donald Trumps
Sale produce second-half masterclass to thump Quins
Sale score five tries in a dazzling second-half performance to totally outclass Harlequins on Boxing Day.
The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice
Texas Matters: Pass The Politics, Pappy
W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel was a flour salesman turned broadcaster who mastered early mass media to build a political machine. As host of a hugely popular radio show featuring his Hillbilly Boys band, he blended homespun entertainment with relentless self-promotion. He converted his audience into votes, winning the Texas governorship in 1938 and later a U.S. Senate seat. O’Daniel’s radio fame let him bypass party elites and critics, turning airtime into personal power and profit.
‘Cocaine, gold and meat’: how Colombia’s Amazon became big business for crime networks
Armed groups have moved in to the space left by the Farc after the civil war, cutting down rainforest to control land and build thousands of kilometres of smuggling routes
Nigeria provided US with intelligence for strikes on Islamist militants, says foreign minister
Strikes against group accused by Donald Trump of attacking Christian communities took place on Christmas Day in country’s north-west
The Dominik Diamond alternative game of the year awards 2025
There was no shortage of fun and video games in the Diamond household in the last 12 months. Which ones did we play so much our thumbs hurt? And which one saved my soul? Let the ceremony begin …
A Christmas message
Jonathan Freedland and the Politics Weekly America team are taking a break this week, but will be back with a new episode in the new year
Outdated furniture fire safety rules putting people at risk, MP warns
Millions of households are exposed to materials in upholstered furniture that can release dangerous fumes when they burn
The Guardian view on May 2026 elections: a new political geography is coming into view across Britain
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegiance
Nosy researcher’s quest to map the world’s ‘smellscapes’
We can share images and sounds, so why not smells? Dr Kate McLean-MacKenzie hopes her new atlas will make scents
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
The video games you may have missed in 2025
Date a vending machine, watch intergalactic television and make the most out of your short existence as a fly. Here are the best games you weren’t playing this year
Did 2025 mark the end of British parliamentary democracy as we know it?
The conventions and rituals that define the way we do politics rapidly eroded this year – setting the UK on a course into the unknown, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The University of Utah expands its Master of Business Creation program to a third continent
Financial support from Utah alum Pierre Lassonde and his family foundation are pivotal to the program’s growth
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Hosts Columbia University Students for Discussion on Public Health Leadership - NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan announced today that it hosted 40 Master of Public Health students from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public
BP agrees deal to sell £7.4bn stake in Castrol to US investment firm
Stonepeak will acquire 65% of lubricants business as part of wider plans for the oil company to pay down its debt
Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’
Cracker jokes and custard chemistry: ways to smuggle science into Christmas
Researchers share the easy ways to uncover moments of festive discovery, proving you don’t need a lab coat to experiment this Christmas
The big sports quiz of the year 2025
Have you followed the football, rugby, basketball, NFL, cycling, F1, tennis, horse racing, sumo, athletics and golf?
Gold, silver and platinum hit record highs as investors look for Santa rally; BP to sell stake in Castrol for $6bn
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
‘A gamechanger’: 200,000 UK small businesses sign up to TikTok Shop
Big brands such as Sainsbury’s and M&S also selling directly in app through links in videos and livestreams
Pro-Palestine prisoners pause hunger strike as their health deteriorates
Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib, on remand at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, had refused food for almost 50 days in protest at the ban on Palestine Action
Elon Musk, AI and the antichrist: the biggest tech stories of 2025
A look back at the biggest tech stories of the year, from the rise and fall of Musk’s Doge to lucrative investments into AI
Scientists create replica human womb lining and implant early-stage embryos
Studying chemical chatter as tiny balls of cells embed could shine a light on early pregnancy and glitches that lead to miscarriage
New batch of Epstein files released featuring more Trump mentions
New set of files released overnight into Tuesday
Non-crime hate incident recording system for police ‘not fit for purpose’
Police chiefs to call for non-crime hate incidents to be scrapped and replaced with a ‘common sense’ checklist system
Tesla sales fall across Europe again as BYD surges
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Revisited: why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?
In this episode from July, Prof Michael Snyder tells Ian Sample what the drivers of these bursts of ageing could be, and how they might be counteracted
Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty video game series, dies aged 55
Game developer, who was also involved in Medal of Honor and Titanfall, reportedly killed in a car crash
Calls for penalties as outrage grows over limited release of Epstein files
Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie build bipartisan coalition to hold attorney general Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress
Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride
Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially in past two years
Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
From HIV to TB, scientists and doctors made breakthroughs in treatment and prevention of some of the world’s deadliest diseases
Indiana twins bridge political divide with kindness: ‘You have one family’
Indiana twins Nick and Nathan Roberts prioritize kindness and civility, and say ‘we never argue about politics’
Ministers defend ‘most ambitious animal welfare strategy in generation’ before publication
Conservatives claim government’s plan for higher welfare standards for farmed animals could undermine British agriculture
Is it true that … you can sweat out a hangover?
It’s the liver – not the skin – that rids the body of the toxins in alcohol, but exercise can help manage the symptoms
Gold and silver hit record highs amid rate-cut bets and Venezuela tensions
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
See how players have qualified for the Masters
Players expected to compete in the 90th Masters on April 9-12 and how they qualified for their invitations. Players listed only in the first category for which they are eligible (a-amateur): Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm, Hideki Matsuyama, Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods, Patrick Reed, Sergio Garcia, Danny Willett, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Adam Scott, Charl Schwartzel, Phil Mickelson, Angel Cabrera, Zach Johnson, Mike Weir, Vijay Singh, Jose Maria Olazabal, Fred Couples. Xander Schauffele, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas.
A tape measure, a metal detector and a spirit level: 25 surprisingly useful things you can do with your phone
While many use our phones predominantly to doomscroll, smartphones have a range of little-known functions that could make life better and easier – from heart monitoring to even developing camera film
The US healthcare system hurts poor Americans. It’s about to get worse
As Congress cuts healthcare access to pay for tax cuts and poor Americans die earlier, billionaires invest in anti-ageing
Streeting says NHS ‘coping’ during resident doctors’ strike but faces difficult recovery over Christmas
Five-day industrial action is due to end tomorrow, and health secretary says talks will resume in new year
‘The anxiety never disappears’: Monmouth businesses recover from severe flooding
Restaurants, bars and shops are happy to be back after Storm Claudia – but there are fears for the future
Merry boycotting: US shoppers avoid Trump-aligned businesses amid holiday season
People are supporting economic boycotts to show discontent with businesses capitulating to Trump’s agenda
‘A potential treasure trove’: World Health Organization to explore benefits of traditional medicines
UN body to study possibility of integrating centuries-old practices into mainstream healthcare
From Avatar to Amadeus: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
James Cameron’s Smurftacular franchise is back for an action-packed third outing, and musical geniuses butt heads in the new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play
Was 2025 the year that business retreated from net zero?
From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped