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

Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacks senior aide amid Ukraine corruption crisis

By Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv

Presidential deputy chief of staff Iryna Mudra dismissed day after former defence minister called for wartime election Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired a senior aide amid a fresh corruption investigation – one day after a former defence minister warned the country was facing “a crisis of governance” and needed to hold a wartime presidential election. Iryna Mudra, a presidential deputy chief of staff,

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Rough sleepers wary of Burnham pledge: ‘So you mean he has said some words?’

By Amelia Gentleman and Jessica Murray

On drive to end rough sleeping, homeless people and charities say they have heard similar declarations before Andy Burnham calls on wider society to help end rough sleeping by Christmas As Andy Burnham set out his plan to end rough sleeping on Tuesday night, volunteers from homelessness charity Under One Sky were offering hot drinks, sandwiches, socks, underwear and soap to dozens of rough sleepers around Tottenham C

Judi Dench has inspired a new decorating trend – and I oppose it with every fibre of my being

By Polly Hudson

Reverse decluttering is here, prompting a shudder from me and my fellow neat freaks. Why would you want to be surrounded by mementos when you could be perfectly tidy? Older doesn’t always mean wiser. Jo Whiley has spoken about a home hack she picked up from – clang! – Dame Judi Dench, and I’m afraid I’m opposed to it with every fibre of my being. Whiley is in a new phase – her four children are grownup – so she recen

Unexpected Item arrives just in time to win York’s International Stakes – as it happened

By Greg Wood at York

Item, a 10-1 chance, ran down Almaqam to win the International Stakes at York with Constitution River and Ombudsman only third and fourth It all went according to plan for the low-numbered stalls there, as Lexington Blitz fired out into the lead and gave the far side an advantage that they never surrendered. The first four home were drawn five, nine, four and six. Continue reading...

Food security is an issue we can no longer ignore | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Local community food-growing could be best line of defence, writes Dan Farag, while David E Alexander says the government must be more open about its emergency planning, and Antony So says we need to look beyond stockpiling food George Monbiot is right that Britain has become dangerously complacent about food security (Britain’s scorched fields mean a food crisis – and the government is ignoring the one measure that

Screens can play a key role in the classroom | Letters

By Guardian Staff

Dismissing screen use entirely fails to recognise the crucial role modern technology plays in equity, accessibility and basic school operations, says Charlotte Bleakley Your article buries the real story beneath the headline (‘Our children are less cognitively capable,’ says neuroscientist who wants to cut screen use in schools, 16 August). Even Jared Cooney Horvath’s own data, cited mid-article, shows that moderate

Stop putting women through brutal hysteroscopies without pain relief | Letters

By Guardian Staff

The medical system is biased against women, says Carole Kendall, pointing to the very different way men who have colonoscopies are treated I fully endorse everything Anna Moore writes in her excellent article on the lack of pain relief for hysteroscopies (‘It was barbaric. I was crying my eyes out’: why are so many women left in agony by routine womb examinations?, 16 August). I have had three of these barbaric proce

Zero stars for the online rating game | Brief letters

By Guardian Staff

Online ratings | School holiday scam | Back-row kisses | Barking | Champagne populism To Stuart Heritage’s excellent list of words to describe our tech dystopia (18 August), can I add “iRate”? This is when you make an online purchase and, even before you’ve had time to remove the packaging, receive an email asking “How was it for you?”, followed by another a few days later if you fail to review every detail of the tr

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‘I love provocative stories’: producer Christine Vachon on fighting for her ‘offensive’ movies

By Ryan Gilbey

The maker of indie classics Kids, Swoon and Poison on daring to have a temper in the 90s, what some producer credits mean – and what happened between her and Joaquin Phoenix Trailblazing producer Christine Vachon bestrides the world of US independent film-making like a colossus. She has championed idiosyncratic American cinema for more than 35 years, scoring hits such as the romcom Materialists, which starred three s

My Edinburgh fringe odyssey: ‘The nudity is expressive, shocking – sometimes harrowing’

By Arifa Akbar

There are 3,649 shows at the fringe this year, but how many embody its spirit of radical experimentation? I took a journey through foam, lube and gore to find out... Somewhere in Edinburgh, a man is drinking his own urine. Elsewhere, the story of a religious sect that commands its followers to use “butt plugs” plays out as a musical. In yet another room, a comedian sings the same song over and over for an hour. It is

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‘Success story’ hailed as bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire for first time since 1960s

By Raphael Boyd

Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinction Researchers have lauded two giant bluefin tunas being caught off the coast of Yorkshire for the first time in more than six decades as a “success story” for marine conservation. The tunas, which were caught a day apart off the coast of Whitby earlier this week, have mostly been absent along the north-east coast of Brit

Swimmers warned of toxic algae at newly designated Thames bathing site

By Sandra Laville Environment correspondent

People told they and their pets should keep out of river at Ham amid anger over Thames Water’s treated sewage plan Swimmers are being warned not to enter the water at the first official bathing site on the River Thames, in south-west London, because of toxic blue-green algae in the water. The blue-green algal blooms are rare in moving water but are likely to be caused by the extreme heat, low river flow, and nutrient

Açaí, chipotle and gnocchi – and other words you are probably mispronouncing

By Guardian Staff

The English language can seem designed to trip us up, whether we’re greeting a colonel or travelling to Worcestershire. Here are some of the biggest stumbling blocks Name: Açaí. Age: First imported to western countries from South America as freeze-dried pulp in the 1990s. Continue reading...

‘Sounds weird, tastes incredible’: the best seltzers for summertime refreshment, tested

By Joanne Gould

Low-cal, crisp and fruity, these are our expert’s favourite non-alcoholic and hard seltzer cans to pop in your bag this summer • I tried 75 low- and no-alcohol drinks: here are my favourites Since White Claw disrupted the drinks-in-tins category with its UK arrival in 2020, hard seltzers have continued to grow in popularity. Loved by celebrities, festival-goers and commuters alike, these alcoholic sparkling waters ar

Tice should apologise to firefighters for ‘enjoy it’ remark on extreme heat, says Labour

By Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson’s comments show her party feels voters have been alienated by Reform net zero attacks Richard Tice should apologise to firefighters for his comments this week urging British people to “enjoy” this summer’s extreme heat, according to the Labour party chair. Bridget Phillipson has called on Reform’s deputy leader to say sorry to those who, over the last few weeks, have battled wildfires ac

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Mutiny review – Jason Statham’s fight-by-numbers action thriller just about stays above water

By Benjamin Lee

The hard-working action hero gives us exactly what we expect, and often want, in this sturdy cargo ship-set caper The dog days of August have already seen the trotting out of some usual suspects from a junky Eli Roth horror to a belated nostalgia comedy sequel to a Mike Pence-approved Ronald Reagan drama. This weekend, yet more howls will be heard in cinemas with a lower-tier horror instalment and an even lower-tier

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Can anyone be too poor to buy a toothbrush? Yes – I know, because that was me | Katriona O'Sullivan

By Katriona O'Sullivan

LBC’s Nick Ferrari can’t see what is stopping people buying a cheap toothbrush, but the grinding reality of living in poverty creates its own priorities I don’t listen to Nick Ferrari on LBC very often. His antagonistic way of dealing with complex problems gets me screaming at the radio far too easily. Last month was a perfect example. Someone from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation was on discussing research showing tha

Tour of Britain Women: Lorena Wiebes sprints to victory on opening stage

By PA Media

27-year-old Dutch rider takes win in Cumbria GB’s Josie Nelson in third, Italy’s Chiara Consonni second Lorena Wiebes took the victory in the first stage of this year’s Tour of Britain. The opening stage started and finished in Cockermouth on a circuit spanning 158.9km in Cumbria. The Dutchwoman powered to victory in a thrilling sprint finish, where the Team SD Worx-Protime rider narrowly pipped her rivals over the l

Insidious: Out of the Further review – evil returns but so does boredom

By Scott Tobias

Uninteresting mythology and junky effects push a once-promising horror franchise further from what it once was When the Insidious franchise started in 2010, it felt like a liberating moment for director James Wan and writer (and later director) Leigh Whannell, the Australian duo who captured the zeitgeist with the original Saw movie, which imported the gonzo energy of low-budget Ozploitation flicks. As the partners q

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Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way

By Hannah Devlin science correspondent

Star’s extreme proximity to Sagittarius A* means it could open new window onto black hole’s fundamental properties Astronomers have detected the fastest known star in the Milky Way, hurtling around the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy. The star, called S301, travels at about 25,000km (15,500 miles) per second, 100,000 times faster than a commercial plane. It is also the closest known star to the Mil

‘You’ll be sorry you told me this!’: the 98-year-old composer who gets musicians – even bassoonists - on their feet

By Tom Service

Scotland’s Thea Musgrave is still writing radical music with perambulatory soloists and a message of hopefulness. Her latest work, for bassoonist Amy Harman, comes to the Proms this weekend Thea Musgrave is a phenomenon. Born in Scotland in 1928, the composer has lived in the US since the early 70s, but has lost none of her accent, her infectious optimism, and her drive to keep writing. As she told me from her home i

John Hall obituary

By Colin Smith

In the late 1950s my friend and Guernsey neighbour John Hall, who has died aged 98, was part of an intrepid team of British test pilots. During the cold war they helped with the birth of the English Electric Lightning, the first – and last – entirely British-built supersonic jet fighter. For years the Lightning was the RAF’s main interceptor, with a phenomenal rate of climb. American fighter pilots envied its perform

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Unhinged White House response shows senator’s ‘Natalie’ barb struck a nerve

By Adam Gabbatt

Senator Jon Ossoff, who is up for re-election, came up with arguably the standout line of the midterm elections so far Jon Ossoff really struck a nerve. That much is clear. The US senator for Georgia, running for re-election in November, came up with arguably the standout line of the midterm elections campaign so far when discussing Donald Trump at a rally on Sunday. Continue reading...

Christian metal band sues Netflix over KPop Demon Hunters name

By Marina Dunbar

25-year-old band Demon Hunter says name of streamer’s hit movie creates ‘substantial confusion’ among consumers Christian metal band Demon Hunter is suing Netflix, accusing the entertainment giant of trademark infringement and unfair competition tied to the blockbuster “KPop Demon Hunters” name. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday by Hyde Lane, the company behind Demon Hunter, and alleges that Netflix Studios and concer

Reform politicians are such a joke, they deserve a slot on the Edinburgh fringe | John Crace

By John Crace

Nige’s gift, Dicky’s love of global heating and so much more – what fun it is watching the party implode You would need to have a heart of stone not to fall about laughing. There was a time not so long ago when Reform could give a passable impression of a vaguely functional political party. One that knew its audience and had learned how to get its message across through the media. Admittedly this was largely because