Satellite images show huge fog formation haunting central California (www.theguardian.com)
Can you imagine raising a kid without ChatGPT? Sam Altman can’t Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
Who is Al Carns? Former Marine and Labour minister with sights on leadership (www.theguardian.com)
Liverpool v Brighton, Chelsea v Everton, and more: football – live (www.theguardian.com)
The Katie Miller Podcast: an aggressively vibeless curriculum for the Maga mom (www.theguardian.com)
‘Chalk Revolution’ strikes nerve as Slovakia fears return to authoritarian past (www.theguardian.com)
Dior, Chanel and … Veja? The ethical Paris trainer worn by A-listers and royalty (www.theguardian.com)
The ethnic cleansing of the US will destroy it Heba Gowayed (www.theguardian.com)
Sunderland and Newcastle steeled for resumption of football’s ‘most intense derby’ (www.theguardian.com)
Trump attacks old foe Biden – but presidential parallels hard to avoid (www.theguardian.com)
You and me against the world: who was behind Trump’s anti-Europe foreign policy? (www.theguardian.com)
Cruise-ship stowaway owls set for US return after living it up at Spanish resort (www.theguardian.com)
Will Farage''s Trumpian strategy work against him? He has good reason to believe it won''t Samuel Earle (www.theguardian.com)
‘They attacked my religion, my faith’: Muslim photojournalist detained by ICE speaks out (www.theguardian.com)
Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England (www.theguardian.com)
‘He’s living his best life’: drunk raccoon hit DMV for snacks before liquor store (www.theguardian.com)
‘My photos are warm and full of imagination – that’s something AI could never achieve’: Yuan Li’s best phone picture (www.theguardian.com)
Madeline Horwath on the most romantic Christmas gift that money can buy – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
‘Every chef should train here’: Turkish restaurant ranks fourth on list of London’s top food spots (www.theguardian.com)
Our 25 favourite European travel discoveries of 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
The Trump administration keeps picking fights with pop stars. It’s a no-win situation (www.theguardian.com)
Guz Khan: ‘What do I most dislike about my appearance? My breasts’ (www.theguardian.com)
Australia’s social media ban has given us a way to fight big tech – and get my son back on his skateboard Sisonke Msimang (www.theguardian.com)
Adam Wharton finding his rhythm at Crystal Palace as suitors gather (www.theguardian.com)
Flora Shedden’s Christmas desserts recipes for figgy crumble mince pies, boozy ice-cream, and choc pear meringues (www.theguardian.com)
Lionel Messi’s India tour starts in chaos as angry fans throw seats on to pitch (www.theguardian.com)
‘This extraordinary story never goes out of fashion’: 30 authors on the books they give to everyone (www.theguardian.com)
Starmer to pick new US ambassador as relations with Trump tested (www.theguardian.com)
Why do moths eat clothes and how old is the universe? The kids’ quiz (www.theguardian.com)
Salah back in Liverpool fray after Slot talks, Premier League buildup and more – matchday live (www.theguardian.com)
Edward Enninful: ‘Britain feels less tolerant now than we were in the 90s’ (www.theguardian.com)
My cultural awakening: The Lehman Trilogy helped me to live with my sight loss (www.theguardian.com)
Dorothy Parker ‘fwowed up’ in a 1928 review of which children’s classic? The Saturday quiz (www.theguardian.com)
C of E responds to Tommy Robinson’s carols event with ‘Christmas is for all’ message (www.theguardian.com)
New Israeli barrier will slice through precious West Bank farmland (www.theguardian.com)
‘Who’s it going to be next time?’: ECHR rethink is ‘moral retreat’, say rights experts (www.theguardian.com)
Elastic limbs, fantastical accents and crackling sexual chemistry: Dick Van Dyke turns 100 (www.theguardian.com)
Deal or no deal? The inside story of the battle for Warner Bros (www.theguardian.com)
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement (www.theguardian.com)
Meera Sodha’s recipe for Christmas ricotta semifreddo Meera Sodha recipes (www.theguardian.com)
Blind date: ‘He’s a cat lover and I’m allergic. I would hate to make him have to choose!’ (www.theguardian.com)
Six great reads: the boomer housing gap, the voice of the very online left and the genius of Martin Parr (www.theguardian.com)
I ate 3,000 meals for my ‘best of London restaurants’ list – and I hope you disagree with it Jonathan Nunn (www.theguardian.com)
Tim Dowling: my band is set to play live on the radio. What could possibly go wrong? (www.theguardian.com)
‘We are more successful than they wanted us to be’: Chloe Kelly on team squabbles, scoring that penalty and surviving sport’s gender wars (www.theguardian.com)
Infighting, broken promises and insisting on the national anthem: what seven months of Reform UK in charge actually looks like (www.theguardian.com)
Beware wrapper’s back, and other festive injuries: The Becky Barnicoat cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Kim Jong-un admits North Korean troops clearing landmines for Russia (www.theguardian.com)
‘A master of complications’: Felicity Kendal returns to Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink after three decades (www.theguardian.com)
Has Simon Cowell lost his mojo? Seven things you need to know about the music mogul’s new direction (www.theguardian.com)
Will other countries follow Australia’s social media ban for under-16s? (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuela oil exports reportedly fall sharply after US seizure of tanker (www.theguardian.com)
US scolds Rwanda for breaking peace deal as M23 rebels seize key Congo city (www.theguardian.com)
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay 40m to women who said talc to blame for cancer (www.theguardian.com)
Sydney man charged with threatening to kill communications minister Anika Wells and her family (www.theguardian.com)
A world-weary, hard-drinking hungover Supergirl? This could be James Gunn’s DCU masterstroke (www.theguardian.com)
See you in March? Debate in New Zealand over extremely long summer break (www.theguardian.com)
81 women file civil suit against army gynecologist already charged criminally (www.theguardian.com)
Ancient lake reappears in Death Valley after record-breaking rains (www.theguardian.com)
Trump sued by preservation group over 300m White House ballroom project (www.theguardian.com)
EU to freeze 210bn in Russian assets indefinitely (www.theguardian.com)
Schmaltz, theatre and sharp teeth: Wrexham reveal the hard truth about football Barney Ronay (www.theguardian.com)
US treasury lifts sanctions on Brazilian judge who presided over Bolsonaro case (www.theguardian.com)
King Charles hails reduction in cancer treatment as ‘milestone’ in his recovery (www.theguardian.com)
Colombian rebels warn civilians of military drills amid ‘imperialist’ Trump threats (www.theguardian.com)
Football Association to pass on fan anger over World Cup ticket prices (www.theguardian.com)
Thailand and Cambodia agree to restart ceasefire brokered by US, says Trump (www.theguardian.com)
Exposed: the business linked to baby deaths across the world The Latest (www.theguardian.com)
‘The holy family is in hiding’: nativity scenes at US churches push back on ICE (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on Trump and Venezuela: a return to seeking regime change Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on Nnena Kalu’s historic Turner prize win: breaking a glass ceiling Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
Danish intelligence accuse the US of using economic power to ‘assert will’ over allies (www.theguardian.com)
‘The attrition is setting in’: how Oregon’s magic mushroom experiment lost its way (www.theguardian.com)
‘Harder work than almost any album we ever did’: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here turns 50 (www.theguardian.com)
‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer (www.theguardian.com)
House Democrats release Epstein photos with Trump, Bannon, Clinton and others (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump is pursuing regime change – in Europe Jonathan Freedland (www.theguardian.com)
Mohamed Salah back in Liverpool’s squad for game against Brighton (www.theguardian.com)
Canada’s Liberals edge closer to majority after Conservative lawmaker crosses floor (www.theguardian.com)
Premier League news: Palmer available again for Chelsea, Moyes targets Bridge bonus (www.theguardian.com)
‘A crisis involving Salah is a crisis for the nation’: Egypt defend their ‘golden child’ (www.theguardian.com)
I’ve seen England at 14 major tournaments. Will I go to the 2026 World Cup? No, no, no Philip Cornwall (www.theguardian.com)
Machado escape planner feared US strike on her vessel as it fled Venezuela (www.theguardian.com)
‘Giorgia Meloni’s own Woodstock’: Italy’s far right debates at Atreju festival (www.theguardian.com)
Stephen Colbert on Trump’s ‘gold card’: ‘Pay-to-play program for rich foreigners’ (www.theguardian.com)
Democrats publish more photos from Jeffrey Epstein estate, including of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and former prince Andrew – live (www.theguardian.com)
Families washed out of tents as floodwaters course through Gaza (www.theguardian.com)
Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
RFK Jr is a danger to public health – but local Maha laws could be a bigger threat Katrina vanden Heuvel (www.theguardian.com)
The Revenge Club review – this starry divorce caper makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time (www.theguardian.com)
Flavoured condoms, 120 turkeys and a Free Marlon Dingle poster: the weird and wonderful work making the film industry green (www.theguardian.com)
Flooding remains threat in Pacific north-west as Washington declares emergency (www.theguardian.com)
‘Transition is irreversible’: María Corina Machado says not too late for Maduro’s peaceful handover (www.theguardian.com)
‘Like lipstick on a fabulous gorilla’: the Barbican’s many gaudy glow-ups and the one to top them all (www.theguardian.com)
Hollywood director found guilty of scamming Netflix out of 11m for phantom show (www.theguardian.com)
Primal Scream defend image of swastika inside Star of David shown during London gig (www.theguardian.com)
Nobel peace prize laureate Narges Mohammadi arrested in Iran, say supporters (www.theguardian.com)
Welcome to the 2026 World Cup shakedown! The price of a ticket: the integrity of the game Marina Hyde (www.theguardian.com)
AI is filling the God void for many – but is ChatGPT really something to worship? Brigid Delaney (www.theguardian.com)
‘There’s power in numbers’: New Yorkers are banding together to protect street vendors from ICE (www.theguardian.com)
Met police agree to pay 7,500 to woman arrested over Gaza protest placard (www.theguardian.com)
‘The worst is when the rubbish explodes’: the children living in Patagonia’s vast dumps (www.theguardian.com)
Sandhurst cadets and skating ministers: photos of the day – Friday (www.theguardian.com)
Indonesia floods were ‘extinction level’ disturbance for rare orangutan species (www.theguardian.com)
‘Getting lost is good’: skybridge and floating stairs bring fun and thrills to mighty new Taiwan museum (www.theguardian.com)
My darling clementine: why did Chalamet and Jenner dress in matching orange? (www.theguardian.com)
UK imposes sanctions on four RSF officers for ‘heinous’ mass killings in Sudan (www.theguardian.com)
US agents increasingly arresting Afghan asylum seekers, lawyers say: ‘A huge chilling effect’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘If we build it, they will come’: Skövde, the tiny town powering up Sweden’s video game boom (www.theguardian.com)
Most people aren’t fretting about an AI bubble. What they fear is mass layoffs Steven Greenhouse (www.theguardian.com)
Celtic and Nancy look to navigate choppy waters in League Cup final (www.theguardian.com)
‘Mo has misjudged the mood’: five Liverpool fans on the Salah saga (www.theguardian.com)
Taylor Swift: The End of an Era review – as she breaks down over the terror plot, it’s impossible not to feel her pain (www.theguardian.com)
Guardian’s former Gaza reporter acclaimed at British Journalism Awards (www.theguardian.com)
EU’s 2035 petrol and diesel car ban will be watered down, says senior MEP (www.theguardian.com)
Digested week: Rejoice! A new oven is here before Christmas. Just a pity I can’t cook Lucy Mangan (www.theguardian.com)
‘Soil is more important than oil’: inside the perennial grain revolution (www.theguardian.com)
Meat-free under the mistletoe – recipes (www.theguardian.com)
Add to playlist: the slow-burn psychedelia of Acolyte and the week’s best new tracks (www.theguardian.com)
Australia’s social media ban launched with barely a hitch – but the real test is still to come (www.theguardian.com)
Joanna Trollope, bestselling chronicler of ordinary life, dies aged 82 (www.theguardian.com)
‘He was struggling with his breath. I sat beside him and sang’: the choir who sing to people on their deathbeds (www.theguardian.com)
South Korea exam chief quits after complaints English test was too hard (www.theguardian.com)
Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying – video (www.theguardian.com)
Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying - documentary (www.theguardian.com)
The Paris climate treaty changed the world. Here’s how Rebecca Solnit (www.theguardian.com)
‘Rebranded plantations’: how empire shaped luxury Caribbean tourism (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy Polly Toynbee (www.theguardian.com)
‘Cruel’ amendments are being used to thwart assisted dying bill, says lead MP (www.theguardian.com)
Trans rights should be a private affair. A toxic debate does no one any favours Simon Jenkins (www.theguardian.com)
Hightailing along high streets and raiding ponds: otters’ revival in Britain (www.theguardian.com)
Trump officials ‘conspiring to illegally intimidate’ non-citizens via new VA report, lawmakers say (www.theguardian.com)
Weather tracker: Australia bushfires could be most dangerous since ‘black summer’ (www.theguardian.com)
Slot set for Salah talks and has ‘no reasons to not want him to stay’ – football live (www.theguardian.com)
Crypto mogul Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison for fraud (www.theguardian.com)
Star Wars, Tomb Raider and a big night for Expedition 33 – what you need to know from The Game Awards (www.theguardian.com)
Strikes could collapse flu-hit NHS amid worst crisis since Covid, says Streeting (www.theguardian.com)
A cure for ‘bacon neck’: How to keep your T-shirts in top shape (www.theguardian.com)
Week in wildlife: a baby echidna, a 600lb gator and an ‘unbearable’ bear (www.theguardian.com)
As the UK looks to invest in nuclear, here’s what it could mean for Britain’s environment (www.theguardian.com)
Joyride by Susan Orlean review – an extraordinary, curious life (www.theguardian.com)
‘We walked in awe, gazing across the sea’: readers’ favourite travel discoveries of 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
‘I live for playing cops and robbers!’ Martin Compston on love, Las Vegas and the new Line of Duty (www.theguardian.com)
‘Men explicitly loving men is so threatening to the status quo’: why are gay male pop stars being shut out of the music industry? (www.theguardian.com)
The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction George Monbiot (www.theguardian.com)
Air passengers exposed to extremely high levels of ultrafine particle pollution, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Step up: what to wear to a ‘no-shoes’ house (www.theguardian.com)
Met police face independent inquiry over fears 300 recruits not properly vetted (www.theguardian.com)
Health and safety rules holding UK infrastructure back, says writer of government report (www.theguardian.com)
British backpacker on e-scooter given four years’ jail for Western Australia crash death (www.theguardian.com)
‘I lived out moments of my mother’s passing I never saw’: Kate Winslet on grief, going red and Goodbye June (www.theguardian.com)
Experience: I stopped a man from crashing our plane (www.theguardian.com)
If the US forces me to choose between my two nationalities, I choose France – and Europe Alexander Hurst (www.theguardian.com)
Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen – don’t Eleanor Limprecht (www.theguardian.com)
‘Charismatic, self-assured, formidable’: Lara Croft returns with two new Tomb Raider games (www.theguardian.com)
Dozens killed in hospital strike in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state (www.theguardian.com)
Papua New Guinea grapples with HIV epidemic as it battles stigma and US aid cuts (www.theguardian.com)
Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Thailand set for early elections amid political deadlock and Cambodia skirmishes (www.theguardian.com)
Trump signs executive order blocking states from regulating AI (www.theguardian.com)
Liam Neeson denies anti-vax views after narrating Covid documentary (www.theguardian.com)
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend (www.theguardian.com)
Reddit launches high court challenge to Australia’s under-16s social media ban (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk teams with El Salvador to bring Grok chatbot to public schools (www.theguardian.com)
London venue ‘appalled’ after antisemitic imagery allegedly screened at Primal Scream gig (www.theguardian.com)
Disney wants you to AI-generate yourself into your favorite Marvel movie (www.theguardian.com)
Classy Tielemans seals win in Basel to keep Aston Villa on march in Europe (www.theguardian.com)
Christantus Uche sparks stroll for Crystal Palace against Shelbourne (www.theguardian.com)
Ferguson’s double for Roma piles misery on Celtic in Nancy’s European debut (www.theguardian.com)
Indiana Republicans reject effort to redraw voting maps in rebuke to Trump (www.theguardian.com)
ICE issues deportation order for Belarusian woman extradited by FBI (www.theguardian.com)
Pressure on Maduro grows after US seizes ‘dark fleet’ tanker off coast of Venezuela (www.theguardian.com)
Europa League roundup: Forest win late at Utrecht, Rangers lose to Ferencvaros (www.theguardian.com)
Trump administration creates new militarized zone in California along southern US border (www.theguardian.com)
Grand jury again declines to indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges (www.theguardian.com)
California colleges agree settlements over antisemitism complaints (www.theguardian.com)
Accused Charlie Kirk killer makes first in-person court appearance (www.theguardian.com)
Basel v Aston Villa, Celtic v Roma, and more: Europa League – live (www.theguardian.com)
Sophie Kinsella obituary (www.theguardian.com)
Senate rejects dual healthcare bills as Obamacare tax credits expiration nears (www.theguardian.com)
Why is Trump attacking Venezuelan boats? The Latest (www.theguardian.com)
Eurovision winner Nemo to return trophy in protest at Israel taking part in 2026 (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on Labour’s new peerages: another boost for the ermine arms race Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on far-right perversions of the Christmas message: promoting a gospel of hate Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
Football Daily Shrill whistles and sycophancy, but still extreme heat on Xabi Alonso (www.theguardian.com)
Fate of 11 Nigerian troops unclear after ‘unauthorised’ plane landing in Burkina Faso (www.theguardian.com)
Mike Lindell, Trump ally and MyPillow founder, running for Minnesota governor (www.theguardian.com)
Protesters interrupt Noem hearing with Exorcist line: ‘The power of Christ compels you!’ (www.theguardian.com)
US wants Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas and create ‘free economic zone’, says Zelenskyy (www.theguardian.com)
Jarvis Cocker and Mary Beard announced as Booker prize judges (www.theguardian.com)
Top Democrat on House homeland security committee calls for Kristi Noem to resign as protester interrupts meeting – US politics live (www.theguardian.com)
Ben Jennings on Trump’s plan to scrutinise tourists’ social media histories – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Amanda Seyfried says she will not apologise for calling Charlie Kirk ‘hateful’ after his shooting (www.theguardian.com)
Silent Night, Deadly Night review – killer Santa remake is overstuffed (www.theguardian.com)
Seth Meyers to Trump: ‘You can’t convince people the economy is good when they can see the truth’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘Follow the path of exiles’: María Corina Machado’s US-aided escape from Venezuela (www.theguardian.com)
Goodbye June review – Kate Winslet’s Christmas heartwarmer is like a two-hour John Lewis ad (www.theguardian.com)
I now declare you throuple: how to plan a polyamorous wedding (www.theguardian.com)
Germany drops promise to resettle hundreds of Afghans (www.theguardian.com)
Fifa urged to halt World Cup ticket sales after ‘monumental betrayal’ of fans (www.theguardian.com)
Will Everton challenge for Europe? Only if they score more goals (www.theguardian.com)
Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum announces southern outpost in Eindhoven (www.theguardian.com)
US lawmakers condemn seizure of Venezuelan oil tanker: ‘Trump is sleepwalking us into a war’ (www.theguardian.com)
Orcas team up with dolphins to hunt salmon, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
‘Censorship pure and simple’: critics hit out at Trump plan to vet visitors’ social media (www.theguardian.com)
Kilmar Ábrego García ordered released from ICE custody in fight over Trump immigration (www.theguardian.com)
Austria votes to ban headscarves in schools for girls under 14 (www.theguardian.com)
Greenlandic women claim victory in legal fight with Denmark over forced IUD scandal (www.theguardian.com)
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
From shiveringly vivid Mahler to the eclectic Hermes Experiment: our top classical recordings of 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
Spain’s ruling socialist party accused of failing to act on sexual misconduct by senior men (www.theguardian.com)
Manchester United’s first-quarter profits rise to 13m after 450 redundancies (www.theguardian.com)
Xabi Alonso walking thin line at Madrid even with dressing room backing (www.theguardian.com)
Never be honest in Hollywood – even if you’re Quentin Tarantino Dave Schilling (www.theguardian.com)
Disney to invest 1bn in OpenAI, allowing use of characters in video generation tool (www.theguardian.com)
Not one but two shows with a Bitch Lesbian lead? It’s a Christmas miracle Rebecca Shaw (www.theguardian.com)
Teenagers are presenting Christmas wishlists, Powerpoint-style – my daughter included (www.theguardian.com)
US is the best place for drugs companies to invest, says boss of London-based GSK (www.theguardian.com)
Bulgarian government resigns after mass anti-corruption protests (www.theguardian.com)
Champions League review: Liverpool sidestep Salah saga as Chelsea slip up (www.theguardian.com)
Fighting antelopes and a Brazilian sunset: photos of the day – Thursday (www.theguardian.com)
A stiff dose of ‘weak sauce’: Paul Dano’s best films – ranked! (www.theguardian.com)
Campaigners in legal effort to suspend trial of puberty blockers in England (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s anti-Somali tirade is a shocking new low Moira Donegan (www.theguardian.com)
Child bride spared execution in Iran after blood money is paid (www.theguardian.com)
EU watchdogs raid Temu’s Dublin HQ in foreign subsidy investigation (www.theguardian.com)
Ho, ho, Hamburg: bringing the flavours of a true German Christmas market home (www.theguardian.com)
Police seeking four men after ‘high-value burglary’ from Bristol Museum (www.theguardian.com)
Church of England reviewing complaint against incoming archbishop of Canterbury (www.theguardian.com)
‘Go ahead and sue me, I’m not afraid any more’: South Park’s festive special isn’t afraid of a fight (www.theguardian.com)
Chrissie Hynde: ‘I pierced Johnny Rotten’s ear in a toilet with an earring and a bar of soap’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘Somalis are the scapegoat’: fear rises as Trump targets Minneapolis community (www.theguardian.com)
Brian Eno urges support to get Together for Palestine song to Christmas No 1 (www.theguardian.com)
Losing grip on games is worry for Guardiola despite City finding way past Madrid (www.theguardian.com)
Why do thousands buy tickets to watch the Lionesses and not turn up? (www.theguardian.com)
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson to return for latest Hunger Games instalment (www.theguardian.com)
Jared Kushner – and three Arab monarchies – are at the heart of the Paramount-WBD bid Mohamad Bazzi (www.theguardian.com)
‘Human trafficking behind prison walls’: women jailed in Texas allege rampant sexual abuse (www.theguardian.com)
Where to start with: Arundhati Roy (www.theguardian.com)
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they have captured key city in eastern DRC (www.theguardian.com)
Trump plan for World Cup tourists to reveal social media activity described as ‘chilling’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘She was very, very thin’: eyewitness sheds new light on Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final days (www.theguardian.com)
Tell us: how important are your pets during Christmas? (www.theguardian.com)
Tell us your favourite new podcast of 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
Google DeepMind to build its first robotic science laboratory in the UK – business live (www.theguardian.com)
NHS ‘facing worst-case scenario’ as hospital flu cases jump 55% in a week (www.theguardian.com)
The Rolling Stones give blessing to Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction sample after 25 years (www.theguardian.com)
‘I am hopeful Venezuela will be free’: Nobel peace prize winner speaks after secret journey to Oslo – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 – how a tiny studio developed the Belle Époque-set gaming blockbuster (www.theguardian.com)
‘It becomes like Zoolander’: the podcast making you think differently about clothes (www.theguardian.com)
Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content (www.theguardian.com)
Lily Allen ‘in conversations’ to adapt West End Girl album into a play (www.theguardian.com)
Disappointing Oracle results knock 70bn off value amid AI bubble fears (www.theguardian.com)
The Birth Keepers: how the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world – video (www.theguardian.com)
‘Charge out like Zaire in 74’: how footballers really train for set pieces (www.theguardian.com)
Unai Emery aims to craft ‘a new era’ at Aston Villa on special return to Basel (www.theguardian.com)
You be the judge: should my wannabe influencer friend stop using me for content? (www.theguardian.com)
The town on the banks of the Nile that turned floods into fortune (www.theguardian.com)
Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed review – a big-hearted Caribbean tale (www.theguardian.com)
UK denies Milei’s claim of talks over Falklands-era ban on Argentina arms sales (www.theguardian.com)
Real Madrid show fight but another setback leaves Xabi Alonso’s future on knife-edge Sid Lowe (www.theguardian.com)
Sajid Javid told Boris Johnson he was Dominic Cummings’ ‘puppet’ (www.theguardian.com)
Trans doctor changing room case: does it amount to a bathroom ban? (www.theguardian.com)
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives Aditya Chakrabortty (www.theguardian.com)
‘Like a rock star’: the global reverence for Martin Parr’s class-conscious photography (www.theguardian.com)
‘It’s not going to be some miraculous recovery’: film charts healing of Ukrainian children rescued from Russia (www.theguardian.com)
‘Not in our village’: asylum camp rumours prompt fear and night vigils in East Sussex (www.theguardian.com)
‘I love when my enemies hate me’: how Hasan Piker became one of the biggest voices on the US left (www.theguardian.com)
Sea urchin species on brink of extinction after marine pandemic (www.theguardian.com)
I used to report from the West Bank. Twenty years after my last visit, I was shocked by how much worse it is today (www.theguardian.com)
Sexually explicit letters about exiled Hong Kong activists sent to UK and Australian addresses (www.theguardian.com)
Will Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge from two teenagers? Most likely – here’s why Luke Beck (www.theguardian.com)
Tourist zip line failure left man dead and woman injured after falling up to 25 metres, Queensland inquest hears (www.theguardian.com)
‘Not normal’: Climate crisis supercharged deadly monsoon floods in Asia (www.theguardian.com)
Venezuelan Nobel peace prize winner greets crowds in Oslo after nearly a year in hiding (www.theguardian.com)
‘Ruined my Christmas spirit’: McDonald’s removes AI-generated ad after backlash (www.theguardian.com)
Half a million evacuated on Thai-Cambodia border as Trump makes diplomatic push to end fighting (www.theguardian.com)
Some GCSEs and A-levels in England could be taken on laptops by 2030, Ofqual says (www.theguardian.com)
Britain slipping down global league table for youth employment, says report (www.theguardian.com)
Online child sexual abuse surges by 26% in year as police say tech firms must act (www.theguardian.com)
OL Lyonnes show their WCL credentials and outclass Manchester United (www.theguardian.com)
Haaland seals Manchester City win at Real Madrid to leave Alonso on brink (www.theguardian.com)
From ‘glacier aesthetic’ to ‘poetcore’: Pinterest predicts the visual trends of 2026 based on its search data (www.theguardian.com)
Former Bolivian president Luis Arce reportedly detained by police (www.theguardian.com)
Grimaldo’s late strike for Leverkusen denies Newcastle comeback victory (www.theguardian.com)
Sean Duffy wants to bring ‘civility’ to air travel … so why is he doing pull-ups at the airport? Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
Chelsea bounce back and hit Roma for six in Women’s Champions League rout (www.theguardian.com)
Madueke and Martinelli magic makes it perfect six for Arsenal at Club Brugge (www.theguardian.com)
Trump launches 1m ‘gold card’ visa scheme amid immigration crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Nasa loses contact with spacecraft orbiting Mars for more than a decade (www.theguardian.com)
Immigrant students experience more bullying as ICE raids cause ‘culture of fear’, says survey (www.theguardian.com)
Texas and Florida sue FDA in latest effort to restrict abortion pill access (www.theguardian.com)
Sounds like activism: musicians who fight for change – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
Whoa, baby: San Francisco woman gives birth in Waymo self-driving taxi (www.theguardian.com)
Chelsea v Roma, Manchester United v Lyonnes, and more: Women’s Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast (www.theguardian.com)
Fed cuts interest rates by a quarter point amid apparent split over US economy (www.theguardian.com)
‘A movie diary’: how Letterboxd became a film review haven for the algorithm-averse (www.theguardian.com)
The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one (www.theguardian.com)
Musk calls Doge only ‘somewhat successful’ and says he would not do it again (www.theguardian.com)