A record of what was published, when, and how it changed.

The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future

By James Crawford

Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber? Last chance to buy the summer issue of The Long Read magazine, now with 15% off. Click here to order I travelled to Oslo in the early autumn. It felt like arriving into the future. Or, at least, a fragment of a possible future. I drove north in the quiet digital bubble of my electric rental car.

How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’

By Zoe Williams

People with persistent predatory personalities cause an inordinate amount of pain. Recently, our shared understanding of them has grown – and it could help protect us The classic checklist for psychopathy was developed in 1980 by Prof Robert Hare, who is still the recognised giant of the territory. The 20 traits, which ranged from pathological lying to a lack of empathy, were based entirely on prison populations. Thi

My home state is set to hand a breakthrough to the German far right. It’s a disaster decades in the making | Marcus Böick

By Marcus Böick

A sense of abandonment could make Saxony-Anhalt the first state government to be solely led by the AfD. But the party’s hollow promises will only make a dire situation worse It was in the summer of 2004 that I stopped understanding my own people. I was standing on a sweltering market square in Aschersleben, the town where I was born, picturesquely situated on the northern edge of the Harz mountains. A large crowd of

Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them? – podcast

By Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Aisha Down; produced by Madeleine Finlay, Joshan Chana and Jacob Liebenberg; sound design by Joel Cox. The executive producer is Elizabeth Cassin

AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsightly datacentres that drain environmental resources. As the government pushes their rapid growth, can local communities do anything to push back? Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global technology reporter Aisha Down about the backlash to datacentres across the UK and around the world For tickets to the Science Weekly liv

Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but will it work?

By Gloria Dickie

Bears killed 13 people in Japan last year, as a lack of forest foods increased conflicts. Yet some say the country’s controversial cull could threaten the endangered species Every summer, millions of people escape the heat and humidity of Tokyo by heading to the tranquil resort town of Karuizawa in Japan’s Nagano prefecture – just an hour by bullet train from the capital. Here, at the foot of Mount Asama, visitors st

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Top of the crops: record heatwaves help deliver bumper UK berry harvest

By Sarah Butler

Investment in climate-resilient irrigation enables this year’s haul to rise 6% on 2025’s already bigger-than-usual yield British farmers have faced a sweltering summer tested by heatwaves, wildfires and water shortages – but a bumper berry harvest could prove a rare bright spot. With two-thirds of the harvest now picked, this year’s haul is 6% up on last year’s already unusually large crop, according to British Berry

Forty children reported missing from UK asylum hotels still not found

By Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

Parliamentary committee welcomes fact most of 472 missing have been found but ‘extremely concerned’ for rest Forty children who went missing from hotels housing asylum seekers in the UK have still not been found, according to a parliamentary report. Ministers are facing calls from MPs and peers to explain what they are doing to locate the group, two of whom are believed to still be under 18. The figure emerged in a r

Hot ticket: UK’s first sauna theatre draws swimwear-clad audiences

By Robyn Vinter

The 80-seat venue at Edinburgh fringe combines sauna rituals with theatre, music, storytelling … and sweat Tucked away behind the Summerhall arts centre is the hottest new venue at the Edinburgh fringe … quite literally. The Sauna theatre has proved popular among theatregoers at the world’s largest performing arts festival, with shows inside its purpose-built, 80-seat sauna drawing sweaty, swimwear-clad crowds. Visit

France to relax cheese production rules after drought takes toll on grazing land

By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

Comté, beaufort and abondance makers can temporarily supplement cows’ diets as there is ‘no grass left to eat’ Strict production rules will be loosened for some of France’s most famous cheeses after drought and repeated heatwaves dried out grazing pastures, threatening the livelihoods of traditional dairy workers. Comté, a hard cheese made from raw cows’ milk in the Jura mountains, is France’s top-selling traditional

Dalliance review – a rare drama so beautifully written you will be instantly devoted

By Lucy Mangan

Hugo Weaving stars in this wonderful Australian series about old friends in their 60s. It is a feast of hilarity and heartbreak – and there needs to be more TV like it With Dalliance, television continues its brave expeditions into unknown narrative lands. It was first forced to venture into women’s stories (using female writers, directors, stars and, oh my goodness, sometimes it was just wall-to-wall womanity, you k

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Thermostat wars to open-plan stress: the neuroscience of workplace design

By Margaret Ward

Three design features that most significantly impact on worker productivity are air quality, natural light and temperature

UCD Smurfit Business School embeds AI into every programme

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Giving students fluency in AI tools is integral to the graduate school’s mission to develop talent and future leader

Kaizen review: Impressive dim sum and a tantalising ‘secret menu’ at this north Dublin restaurant

By Corinna Hardgrave

Don’t let the shopping centre-adjacent address put you off, and consider ordering the free-range chicken in advance

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EY Ireland partners with CrowdStrike to strengthen cyber resilience in the agentic era

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The partnership combines EY Ireland’s cyber and transformation expertise with CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon platform to help organisations defend against AI-powered cyberattacks

Inside Clodagh McKenna’s bucolic country sanctuary

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Chef and TV presenter Clodagh McKenna reveals how embracing lighter, calmer interiors has made Broadspear House feel more like home than ever

AI companies are starting to sound desperate, and that’s not a good look

By Ciara O'Brien

The big question is how long companies investing billions in the technology can wait for widespread adoption

Building careers through skills, not set paths

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MSD Ireland talent leaders say adaptability, lifelong learning and transferable skills are what shapes career success

Blackspots, bad connections and slow speeds: how to fix your wifi woes

By Ciara O'Brien

Five tips to get the most out of your wifi without spending a lot of money

Event guide: Bon Jovi, Jack White and the other best things to see in Ireland in the week ahead

By Tony Clayton-Lea

August 29th-Sept 4th, 2026: The best music, art, theatre and more coming your way this week

Never Say War. Life inside Russia: Lifting the lid

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Vivid depiction of wartime life in the heart of this vast country rings true

Flooding reported in Kerry after 'torrential downpours'

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A Status Yellow rain warning for several counties expired at 6am, while Kerry County Council reported "torrential downpours" and flooding in parts of the county.

Man arrested after two killed in French car ramming

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A 26-year-old man has been arrested after two people were killed and 10 others injured when a car was driven into a group of people in northwestern France.

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Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border?

By Guardian community team

Floods and mudslides have swept away houses and roads with many hundreds missing More than 1,400 people are still missing and 392 have been confirmed dead after the flash floods and landslides on the Nepal-Tibet border.hit the Himalayan border areas of ⁠Nepal and in ​Tibet in China. An avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure. Officials said hun

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Hundreds killed, nearly 1,000 missing after Nepal floods

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Rescuers searched Himalayan valleys and hillsides after a flash flood that killed at least 389 people and left nearly 1,000 missing, as Nepal and China warned of a risk of fresh flooding from water pooling in two lakes.

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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who became a global superstar, dies aged 97

By Tim Jonze and Sian Cain

From the 1950s to the 2020s, Kusama produced vivid paintings, sculptures and vast installations that often drew on her experience of hallucinations Kusama – a life in pictures Was Kusama the world’s favourite artist? Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese outsider artist who reached superstar status after decades living in a psychiatric hospital, has died aged 97. Kusama died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August, her company Yayoi K

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