Landlords will soon be banned from removing tenants without cause as the government prepares to launch a long-delayed package of measures for renters including stopping no-fault evictions within months. Ministers will bring the renters’ rights bill for its first reading in the Commons next week, sources have told the Guardian, as they look to rush … Read more
The moment that may best encapsulate Alex Morgan’s time as a player happened back in March. You could hardly be blamed for missing it, though. As was often the case in a long career that Morgan abruptly announced will end this weekend, much of her impact came away from the play itself. This moment started … Read more
If you’ve browsed the refrigerated section of a liquor store recently, a bevy of pre-mixed cocktails may have caught your eye – piña coladas, vodka mules, rum and cokes, even a mojito. And if you’ve cracked one open, you may have thought, “A little sweet for my taste, but not bad.” Turn the bottle around … Read more
For some people, summer holidays are a relaxing break from daily life, a blissful chance to hit the sunbed and lie flat for as long as humanly possible. Other people are on the hunt for new places and adventure – plummeting down a hill on the back of a bike or tied to flimsy fabric … Read more
In the aftermath of Jeremy Corbyn’s loss in the 2019 general election, many hostile to his leadership thought the left consigned to history. But the formation of the Independent Alliance is the latest manifestation of the left’s refusal to die. A formal working arrangement between the purged former Labour leader and four independent MPs who … Read more
I come from an emotionally close nuclear family. As we grew up or aged, our relationships were fed on good food, conversation, the arts, and talk of travel. A few years ago, my sister had her first child; I’m gay and childless. I’m happy for her; her kids are adorable – though I run out … Read more
Trump’s legal woes mount while Harris raises staggering $361m in August Good morning, It is a busy day for Donald Trump as his lawyers attempt to appeal against the 2023 judgment in the E Jean Carroll civil case which found the former president liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer. A nine-person jury awarded … Read more
Polina Melnyk and Ihor Tkachov were having breakfast on Tuesday when they heard the whistle of a missile fly low over their Poltava apartment block and, moments later, the sound of two explosions. After working out that the target of the missile had been the military communications institute in the city in east-central Ukraine, far … Read more
An abandoned sports centre that escaped demolition after being turned into a backup Covid morgue could be in line for a new role as the UK’s first national skateboarding park. Andy McDonald, a skateboarder who was called “Rad Dad” after competing in the Paris Olympics at the age of 51, is among those backing the … Read more
We’ve all been stuck on a train. Whether it’s broken down or delayed due to pesky leaves on the line, it’s a teeth-gnashing waste of time. But what if the train weren’t stationary? What if it were hurtling along at high speed for six terrifying hours? Oh and what if it didn’t have a driver? … Read more