Elon Musk’s Grok AI tells users he is fitter than LeBron James and smarter than da Vinci (www.theguardian.com)
Woman jailed for 20 years over death of Australian surfer brothers and American man in Mexico (www.theguardian.com)
Cop30: dozens of countries threaten to block resolution unless it contains roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out (www.theguardian.com)
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for 54.7m to set new auction record for a female artist (www.theguardian.com)
Fifty years after Bruce Haigh resisted apartheid, South Africa honours fearless Australian diplomat (www.theguardian.com)
Fugees rapper Pras sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign (www.theguardian.com)
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials over ‘collusion’ with anti-Palestinian groups (www.theguardian.com)
Elegance, grandeur and charm: winners of the 2025 New Zealand architecture awards – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers (www.theguardian.com)
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend (www.theguardian.com)
My ex is having an affair with another soccer mum and I feel complicit. Do I tell the husband or keep it quiet? Leading questions (www.theguardian.com)
Prozac ‘no better than placebo’ for treating children with depression, experts say (www.theguardian.com)
Congressman Ro Khanna warns officials not to impede Epstein files release: ‘They will be prosecuted’ (www.theguardian.com)
Bay Area’s poverty soared, data shows, as California’s top earners saw windfalls (www.theguardian.com)
Barcelona peg back Chelsea before TV blackout delay to reach WCL summit (www.theguardian.com)
Brazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summit (www.theguardian.com)
The Death of Bunny Munro review – Matt Smith is pitch-perfect in Nick Cave’s crushing study in masculinity (www.theguardian.com)
AI bubble fears return as Wall Street falls back from short-lived rally (www.theguardian.com)
Ariana Grande contracts Covid during Wicked: For Good press tour (www.theguardian.com)
Cop30 climate summit in Brazil disrupted after fire breaks out in venue (www.theguardian.com)
Democrats condemn Trump after he says they should be punished ‘by death’ over video post (www.theguardian.com)
Republicans warn Bondi not to bury Epstein files after law’s passage (www.theguardian.com)
Ian Wright believes Jude Bellingham’s critics not ready for a ‘black superstar’ (www.theguardian.com)
Ministers call on Farage to address alleged ‘repulsive’ teenage racism (www.theguardian.com)
Documents reveal Gerald Ford’s effort to block report on CIA assassination plots (www.theguardian.com)
Chelsea v Barcelona: Women’s Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
Mani’s writhing, relentless bass was the Stone Roses’ secret sauce – it taught indie kids how to dance (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on devastation in Gaza: the world wants to move on, but Palestinians can’t Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s youthful views: the past still matters Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
MI5 ‘very relaxed’ about proposed Chinese super-embassy in London, sources say (www.theguardian.com)
The man who froze his wife and got a new girlfriend: a stranger, sadder tale than I expected Imogen West-Knights (www.theguardian.com)
‘A modern-day Colosseum’: Birmingham City unveil 62,000-capacity stadium plans (www.theguardian.com)
Brahms: Symphony No 1, Tragic Overture album review – Petrenko and the Berliners give Brahms organic momentum (www.theguardian.com)
Ben Jennings on Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Serious Fraud Office arrests two men over suspected 20m crypto fraud (www.theguardian.com)
The Premier League players topping the unusual stats tables this season (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump and JD Vance snubbed for Dick Cheney’s funeral (www.theguardian.com)
Blow to Spanish PM as attorney general found guilty in leak case (www.theguardian.com)
Football Daily Fifa bingo! World Cup playoff draw checks all boxes as Irelands and Wales plot paths (www.theguardian.com)
Paramount to show most Champions League games in UK from 2027-31 (www.theguardian.com)
Ottawa officials battle ‘mindblowing’ influx of thousands of goldfish in pond (www.theguardian.com)
Is it weird facelifts are becoming normalized, or am I being too judgmental? (www.theguardian.com)
Man walks into police station days after five held on suspicion of his murder (www.theguardian.com)
Out of the shadows: why Avril Coleridge-Taylor deserves to be heard (www.theguardian.com)
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63 (www.theguardian.com)
‘Golden crime scene’: Elizabeth Warren calls for inquiry into Trump’s ballroom funding (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine: US-Russian peace proposal is ‘absurd’ and unacceptable (www.theguardian.com)
Stevie Nicks review – rock legend dazzles Brooklyn with anecdotes and classic hits (www.theguardian.com)
Six ways to stay warm: how a bouncer shows winter the door (www.theguardian.com)
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act (www.theguardian.com)
Larry Summers to relinquish Harvard teaching role amid Epstein inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response (www.theguardian.com)
Moss in space: spores survive nine-month ride on outside of ISS (www.theguardian.com)
Brat pack: Charli xcx’s best songs – ranked! (www.theguardian.com)
Epstein survivors urge justice department to ‘do the right thing’ and release complete files – US politics live (www.theguardian.com)
Labour outlines tighter rules on benefits and housing for people migrating to UK (www.theguardian.com)
Charli xcx plays version of herself in teaser for mockumentary The Moment (www.theguardian.com)
The Frida Kahlo scandal: Fridamania could reach new heights today – but where are her ‘missing’ masterpieces? (www.theguardian.com)
Liars by Sarah Manguso audiobook review – livid tale of marriage gone awry (www.theguardian.com)
Europe calls for role in Ukraine talks amid reported US-Russian peace deal (www.theguardian.com)
US watchdog led by Trump ally investigates BBC Panorama edit of January 6 speech (www.theguardian.com)
Víkingur Ólafsson: Opus 109 album review – pianist’s concept album opens up transcendent vistas (www.theguardian.com)
Brother Wang, a global manhunt and the Chinese-Mexican drug nexus (www.theguardian.com)
Ken Burns on his American Revolution documentary: ‘We won’t work on a more important film’ (www.theguardian.com)
Mourning in Gaza and snow in Seaham: photos of the day – Thursday (www.theguardian.com)
Petrolette: women in motorcycle culture – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
‘I lose my liberty in that moment’: Charlotte shuts down as citizens and noncitizens alike face ICE arrests (www.theguardian.com)
Nigerian court convicts Biafran separatist leader on terrorism charges (www.theguardian.com)
Digitised official records of Nuremberg trials made available online (www.theguardian.com)
Joy Crookes says UK and Ireland in ‘dark time’ amid rise of far-right politics (www.theguardian.com)
‘Do you expect me to talk?’: Dick Van Dyke says he turned down playing James Bond (www.theguardian.com)
Spanish PM calls for nation to heed past lessons on anniversary of Franco’s death (www.theguardian.com)
UK government insists it is ‘taking time to get this right’ on single-sex spaces (www.theguardian.com)
World Cup playoff draw: Wales face Bosnia, Northern Ireland head to Italy, Ireland go to Prague (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli airstrikes kill 33 people in Gaza in escalation of post-ceasefire attacks (www.theguardian.com)
South Africa says US boycott of G20 is ‘coercion by absentia’ (www.theguardian.com)
As his career ends in MLS, Sergio Busquets’ small decisions remain perfect (www.theguardian.com)
‘Relationships deteriorated’: Laurent Koscielny on leaving Arsenal and his work at Lorient (www.theguardian.com)
Why nonalcoholic spirits go from strength to strength (www.theguardian.com)
Spend limits and ‘anchoring’: how one meeting could reshape Premier League financial rules (www.theguardian.com)
White nationalist Nick Fuentes is exposing a civil war among US Republicans: ‘We look like clowns’ (www.theguardian.com)
She was pregnant and addicted to fentanyl. Getting to keep her baby saved them both (www.theguardian.com)
NWSL Championship: key battles to decide Washington Spirit v Gotham FC final Megan Swanick (www.theguardian.com)
Tell us: what is the one thing that always leaves you feeling calm and positive? (www.theguardian.com)
Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit (www.theguardian.com)
The two extraordinary young activists making me feel optimistic at Cop30 (www.theguardian.com)
French authorities look into Holocaust denial posts from Elon Musk’s Grok AI (www.theguardian.com)
‘Kim Kardashian had no pretensions that she was a great actress’: Glenn Close hits back at zero-star All’s Fair reviews (www.theguardian.com)
‘My husband collects pictures of old men’s faces to give me’: Keira Knightley on art, ghosts and West Ham’s prospects (www.theguardian.com)
‘Why don’t you bake?’ A scolding that stung – until I heard it in a new way Ying Reinhardt (www.theguardian.com)
Telling a reporter ‘quiet, piggy’ was shocking – even for Trump Margaret Sullivan (www.theguardian.com)
‘My husband and daughter went down to the garage in case it flooded. Then I heard a strange noise’ – This is climate breakdown (www.theguardian.com)
They just call it ‘the virus’: mosquito-borne illnesses heap misery on Cubans affected by Hurricane Melissa (www.theguardian.com)
Commentary classics: McLean, Parrott and a week of unbridled content joy Max Rushden (www.theguardian.com)
Oneohtrix Point Never: Tranquilizer review Alexis Petridis''s album of the week (www.theguardian.com)
‘A tapestry of stone’: the first Ismaili Centre in the US rises in the heart of Texas (www.theguardian.com)
‘AI is scary territory’: art teachers – one 64, one 29 – on cuts, creativity and life in a career that’s under threat (www.theguardian.com)
‘We could have asked ChatGPT’: students fight back over course taught by AI (www.theguardian.com)
Former Met officer David Carrick sentenced for rape and molesting child (www.theguardian.com)
World Cup 2026 qualifying: playoffs draw – live (www.theguardian.com)
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul (www.theguardian.com)
In Tennessee, Democrats hope a ‘coalition of the pissed off’ will flip a red district (www.theguardian.com)
I’ve always wanted the perfect reason to declutter. Now I’ve found it Adrian Chiles (www.theguardian.com)
Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s ''affordability'' efforts are a mess of absurdity and magical thinking Steven Greenhouse (www.theguardian.com)
Male and female former employees of Smokey Robinson accuse him of sexual assault (www.theguardian.com)
‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: Why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change (www.theguardian.com)
Jailhouse shock: Brazil coup monger Bolsonaro finally faces life behind bars (www.theguardian.com)
Nvidia earnings: Wall Street sighs with relief after AI wave doesn’t crash (www.theguardian.com)
Any Ukraine peace plan needs Kyiv and Europe ‘on board’, says EU – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
‘A different vibe’: New York welcomes the luxury private cinema experience (www.theguardian.com)
Raiders of the lobster pot: Canadian wolves learn to loot crab traps for bait (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of toxic sites across US face risk of coastal flooding (www.theguardian.com)
More than half of UK novelists believe AI will replace their work (www.theguardian.com)
The play that changed my life: ‘It was frightening at first but The Inheritance let me discover myself’ (www.theguardian.com)
Edinburgh TV Festival could leave Edinburgh (www.theguardian.com)
Markets rally after Nvidia’s strong results calm AI bubble fears, and investors await US jobs report – business live (www.theguardian.com)
Tell us: have you ever received a terrible Secret Santa? (www.theguardian.com)
Tell us: have you bought tickets for the 2026 World Cup yet? (www.theguardian.com)
A Man on the Inside season two review – Ted Danson’s despicably bland show is everything wrong with TV (www.theguardian.com)
‘Purge it of all its filth’: inside the betting scandal gripping Turkish football (www.theguardian.com)
The Thing With Feathers review – well-intentioned adaptation of Max Porter novella about grief (www.theguardian.com)
‘Suffering, betrayal, impending doom’: Spain’s alienated youth – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
Australia’s failed bid to host Cop31 looks like a mess – but it may actually be the best result possible Adam Morton (www.theguardian.com)
Jeeves Again review – new Jeeves and Wooster stories by celebrity fans (www.theguardian.com)
Thursday news quiz: TikTok horrors, hat-trick heroes and a rescued baby otter (www.theguardian.com)
UK holds talks with LinkedIn on clamping down on Chinese espionage (www.theguardian.com)
Australian living in Thailand faces trial over alleged criminal defamation of Malaysian government (www.theguardian.com)
Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests (www.theguardian.com)
British Jews turn to Greens and Reform UK as support for main parties drops (www.theguardian.com)
What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little Aditya Chakrabortty (www.theguardian.com)
Ban on veggie ‘burgers’: plant-based products may lose meaty names in UK under EU law (www.theguardian.com)
Alice Zaslavsky’s recipe for garlic red peppers with a creamy white bean dip, AKA papula (www.theguardian.com)
Alice Guo, Chinese national who ran huge scam centre while Philippines mayor, sentenced to life in prison (www.theguardian.com)
Trump and Mamdani to meet in Oval Office on Friday after months of bickering (www.theguardian.com)
‘The English person with a Chinese stomach’: how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero (www.theguardian.com)
Angoulême comics festival in crisis as creators and publishers declare boycott (www.theguardian.com)
Nazi bombs, torpedo heads and mines: how marine life thrives on dumped weapons (www.theguardian.com)
‘Look at us with mercy’: displaced Palestinians dread onset of harsh winter (www.theguardian.com)
French conservatives are inching towards a pact with Le Pen that could enable a far-right takeover of the country Paul Taylor (www.theguardian.com)
Hold an ice cube – and shake like a dog: therapists on 16 simple, surprising ways to beat stress (www.theguardian.com)
‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal (www.theguardian.com)
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Samoa PM suspends country’s only daily newspaper from press briefings amid dispute over coverage (www.theguardian.com)
Rabih Alameddine wins National book award for fiction with darkly comic epic spanning six decades (www.theguardian.com)
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Papua New Guinea ‘not happy’ as Australia walks away from bid to host Cop31 (www.theguardian.com)
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Nasa releases close-up pictures of comet flying by from another star system (www.theguardian.com)
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Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia prompts evacuations (www.theguardian.com)
Dog and cat abandonment soars in UK as owners struggle with cost of living (www.theguardian.com)
Pinprick blood test could detect disease 10 years before symptoms appear, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Mary Fowler claims racist treatment at French club Montpellier after receiving bananas as leaving present (www.theguardian.com)
‘California sober’: marijuana may help you drink less, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
The landline may be having a renaissance – but it’s to a world in which the art of phone calls has changed Paul Daley (www.theguardian.com)
New Zealand bans puberty blockers for young transgender people (www.theguardian.com)
Russo double secures tight turnaround for Arsenal against Real Madrid in WCL (www.theguardian.com)
Turner: The Secret Sketchbooks review – the sheer number of pornographic drawings is a big shock (www.theguardian.com)
Turkey to host Cop31 climate conference after Australia drops push to hold it in Adelaide (www.theguardian.com)
‘Unforgivable’: Trump’s ‘piggy’ insult is stoking more outrage than usual (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets (www.theguardian.com)
Saudi prince Mohammed is being lavished by Trump. It’s clear why Mohamad Bazzi (www.theguardian.com)
Is Trump’s remarkable run of fealty coming to an end? (www.theguardian.com)
Mighty Wolfsburg overwhelm Manchester United 5-2 in WCL thrashing (www.theguardian.com)
Nvidia to report earnings amid market selloff and rising fears of AI crash (www.theguardian.com)
FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk (www.theguardian.com)
Arsenal v Real Madrid: Women’s Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan based on capitulation from Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
The infidelity saga of RFK Jr, Nuzzi and her ex is unspooling in real time: ‘It’s like they’ve opened all their trench coats’ (www.theguardian.com)
Inside the dawn patrols where San Diego teachers track ICE: ‘We have to resist’ (www.theguardian.com)
China’s power play: MI5 warns of relentless espionage attempts in Britain (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on falling net migration: political debate is now detached from the facts (www.theguardian.com)
US charges ex-Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin with murder of witness (www.theguardian.com)
The Guardian view on funding Ukraine’s resistance: a looming financial crisis in Kyiv must be averted Editorial (www.theguardian.com)
Justice department will release Epstein files within 30 days, says US attorney general – US politics live (www.theguardian.com)
Ben Jennings on ultra-processed foods – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Steve Clarke hopes Scotland’s World Cup qualification will inspire next generation (www.theguardian.com)
‘He used to say things like “Hitler was right”’: Farage faces more allegations of racist behaviour at school (www.theguardian.com)
Rome decries ‘Italian sounding’ pasta sauces on sale in EU parliament store (www.theguardian.com)
Poland closes last Russian consulate after ‘act of state terrorism’ on railway (www.theguardian.com)
I am the king of the common cold – and I can tell you how to avoid one Adrian Chiles (www.theguardian.com)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50: the spirit of rebellion lives on (www.theguardian.com)
Wolfsburg v Manchester United: Women’s Champions League – live (www.theguardian.com)
Trump shrugged off Khashoggi’s killing. This is a new low Jodie Ginsberg (www.theguardian.com)
Huge cuts to staff at WHO will leave world ‘less healthy and less safe’, experts warn (www.theguardian.com)
MLS reopens investigation into Philadelphia Union executive as team places him on leave (www.theguardian.com)
Christie’s withdraws rare ‘first calculator’ from auction after French court halts export (www.theguardian.com)
Uber hit with legal demands to halt use of AI-driven pay systems (www.theguardian.com)
‘I much prefer it to Rangers and Celtic’: Scotland’s World Cup qualification unites a nation (www.theguardian.com)
Divide over fossil fuels phaseout can be bridged, Cop30 president says (www.theguardian.com)
European Commission accused of ‘massive rollback’ of digital protections (www.theguardian.com)
Every time new emails drop, elites do the Epstein shuffle: ‘Yes I knew him, but I didn’t KNOW him’ Emma Brockes (www.theguardian.com)
Trump to sign bill to compel release of more files related to Jeffrey Epstein (www.theguardian.com)
‘I never wanted to sing into a vacuum’: Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan’s fight for his lost music (www.theguardian.com)
‘An impossibility made possible’: how tiny Curaçao made World Cup history (www.theguardian.com)
Arsenal’s controversial sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda to end next year (www.theguardian.com)
Wintry conditions to last in coastal areas after up to 7cm of snow fell in parts of UK (www.theguardian.com)
Denmark announces one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets, while the rest of the EU looks away (www.theguardian.com)
Not Mariah again! New music playlists for the Christmas party season (www.theguardian.com)
Daniel Radcliffe writes supportive letter to Harry Potter successor in new TV series (www.theguardian.com)
‘No contract, no coffee’: what to know about the Starbucks workers’ strike in over 40 US cities (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-police officer David Carrick found guilty of raping ex-partner and molesting girl (www.theguardian.com)
‘May I meet you?’ is just the latest in horrible dating advice from billionaires Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
How generative AI in Arc Raiders started a scrap over the gaming industry’s future (www.theguardian.com)
Buckingham Palace Christmas market: why tourists flocked there – and found just locked gates and big puddles (www.theguardian.com)
War on drugs or political agitation? A breakdown of Trump''s actions in Venezuela – video explainer (www.theguardian.com)
British Museum ends ‘deeply troubling’ sponsorship from Japanese tobacco firm (www.theguardian.com)
Pregnant and frightened, Kardell Lomas begged for help. Police found her body in the boot of a car (www.theguardian.com)
Israel used widely banned cluster munitions in Lebanon, photos of remnants suggest (www.theguardian.com)
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: how to do the country look – without being a flat cap cliche (www.theguardian.com)
Monkeys in Nepal and snow in the UK: photos of the day – Wednesday (www.theguardian.com)
‘Pictures unite!’: how pop music fell in love with socialist infographics (www.theguardian.com)
Pope Leo criticises ‘disrespectful’ treatment of immigrants in US (www.theguardian.com)
An existential battle of interests: what the Sudanese war is actually about (www.theguardian.com)
I look at a stranger and see a friend. Am I a super-recognizer? (www.theguardian.com)
How to turn hazelnuts into a brilliant flour for cakes – recipe Waste not (www.theguardian.com)
The Saragossa Manuscript review – cult Polish period-costume comedy is outrageous head-spinner (www.theguardian.com)
Sarah Ferguson’s new children’s book ‘pulped’ after scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein links (www.theguardian.com)
Poland detains several people in connection with rail sabotage as foreign minister condemns Russian ‘state terrorism’ – Europe live (www.theguardian.com)
Scotland’s wild World Cup moment was built by collective will and individual brilliance Ewan Murray (www.theguardian.com)
Owl described as ‘fighter’ set to fly free after falling into cement mixer in Utah (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine’s energy sector corruption crisis – what we know so far and who was involved (www.theguardian.com)
Disease fears as Argentina child vaccination rates hit historic lows (www.theguardian.com)
Trump and his ilk imagine a world without international law – but they will not achieve it Philippe Sands (www.theguardian.com)
Shabana Mahmood accused of ‘ethnic stereotyping’ by Albania’s PM (www.theguardian.com)
Netherlands suspends state seizure of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia (www.theguardian.com)
Beth Mead: ‘If we don’t adapt to climate change, football becomes a privilege, not a right‘ (www.theguardian.com)
Manchester United’s seat licence plan threatened by ticket tout clampdown (www.theguardian.com)
How dead pigs are helping in the search for missing victims of Mexico’s drug wars (www.theguardian.com)
‘We sent the kids home. Then all our cellphones went out’ – This is climate breakdown (www.theguardian.com)
China doesn’t want to take lead on climate policies alone, senior adviser warns (www.theguardian.com)
Caribbean slavery reparations body calls for ‘mutually beneficial’ restorative justice from UK (www.theguardian.com)
Man wrongly jailed for 38 years says Merseyside police forced confession (www.theguardian.com)
Farage’s wholesale denial of detailed racism claims is ‘troubling’, says former extremism adviser (www.theguardian.com)
Nigel Farage’s biographer says Reform UK leader should apologise after fresh claims of racism at school – UK politics live (www.theguardian.com)
Wes Anderson: The Archives review – Wesophiles will relish this deep dive into the detail-obsessed director (www.theguardian.com)
Welcome to Trump’s America! A place where people can’t afford to call an ambulance Arwa Mahdawi (www.theguardian.com)
How do the pros get someone to leave a cult? Manipulate them into thinking it was their idea (www.theguardian.com)
Nearly all immigrants detained in Trump Chicago raid had no criminal conviction (www.theguardian.com)
What happened to Jamal Khashoggi? Trump resurfaces memories of brutal murder (www.theguardian.com)
Social Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election losses (www.theguardian.com)
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)
Sali Hughes on beauty: from nail polish to powder, the best new makeup of 2025 (www.theguardian.com)
My ex shot me 10 times – and after the coma, I became an undercover cop (www.theguardian.com)
How many teams have qualified for a World Cup with a perfect record? The Knowledge (www.theguardian.com)
New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests (www.theguardian.com)
How Europe’s immigration crackdown is fuelling smuggling gangs – video (www.theguardian.com)
‘They could smell magic’: Steve Clarke delights in Scotland repaying fans’ faith (www.theguardian.com)
Scotland football supporters: share your views on qualifying for the men’s World Cup (www.theguardian.com)
Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public (www.theguardian.com)
Steve McClaren quits as Jamaica head coach with path to World Cup still open (www.theguardian.com)
The Dinner Party by Viola van de Sandt review – a formidable debut (www.theguardian.com)
China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates (www.theguardian.com)
World Cup 2026: which countries have qualified and how did they do it? (www.theguardian.com)
UK lacks plan to defend itself from attack, warn MPs (www.theguardian.com)
Champagne Problems review – Netflix’s latest Christmas romcom lacks fizz (www.theguardian.com)
Sisu: Road to Revenge review – Finnish hero takes on a Red Army butcher in terrific sequel (www.theguardian.com)
Ultra-processed food linked to harm in every major human organ, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Trump and Mr Bone Saw stage love-in as Saudi’s 1tn wipes the bloody slate clean (www.theguardian.com)
Moscow passes laws to boost defences against Ukrainian strikes (www.theguardian.com)
‘We shoot at the good guys’: the role-players who train US troops – in pictures (www.theguardian.com)
The Once and Future Riot by Joe Sacco review – a masterclass in visual reportage (www.theguardian.com)
A moment that changed me: I broke my foot – and took up a sport that led to stratospheric success (www.theguardian.com)
Fish, cheese or chicken? Ravinder Bhogal’s recipes for warming winter pies (www.theguardian.com)
Starmer’s squandering of a historic election victory is a tragedy nearing its finale Rafael Behr (www.theguardian.com)
‘Dangerous nostalgia’: did Spain’s ‘pact of forgetting’ after Franco leave new generation open to far right? (www.theguardian.com)
Launch of East West Rail services to be delayed in row over guards on trains (www.theguardian.com)
I grew up in Spain amid a collective amnesia about Franco. It is time we faced up to our dark past María Ramírez (www.theguardian.com)
Keeping promises on renewables, energy efficiency and methane ‘would avoid nearly 1C of global heating’ (www.theguardian.com)
‘I thought the grownups were back in charge!’: John Crace on how Labour shattered his expectations (www.theguardian.com)
TikTok to give users power to reduce amount of AI content on their feeds (www.theguardian.com)
Onboard the world’s largest sailing cargo ship: is this the future of travel and transport? (www.theguardian.com)
Tropical cyclone Fina on torrential path to hit northern Australian coast this week (www.theguardian.com)
Curaçao complete fairytale with battling draw in Jamaica to qualify for World Cup (www.theguardian.com)
The World of Tomorrow review – Tom Hanks returns to the stage for time travel charmer (www.theguardian.com)
‘Exceptionally rare’ pink grasshopper spotted in New Zealand (www.theguardian.com)
Singer D4vd reportedly identified as suspect in death of teen found in Tesla (www.theguardian.com)
WHO to lose nearly a quarter of its workforce – 2,000 jobs – due to US withdrawing funding (www.theguardian.com)
UN to hear human rights complaint over New Zealand’s treatment of Māori (www.theguardian.com)
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for 236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction (www.theguardian.com)
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv seeks 44bn from Russia for climate-warming war emissions (www.theguardian.com)
Coroners’ advice on maternal deaths in England and Wales routinely ignored, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
Lack of planning has hit Labour’s efforts to fix public services, says thinktank (www.theguardian.com)
Neanderthals and early humans ‘likely to have kissed’, say scientists (www.theguardian.com)
British woman among four tourists killed in blizzard at nature reserve in Chile (www.theguardian.com)
World Cup roundup: Gregoritsch sends Austria to finals at expense of Bosnia (www.theguardian.com)
Tierney and McLean send Scotland to World Cup with thrilling win against Denmark (www.theguardian.com)
Wilson treble helps Wales thrash North Macedonia to boost World Cup dream (www.theguardian.com)
Stranded whale euthanized after failed rescue attempt off Oregon coast (www.theguardian.com)
Meta wins major US antitrust case and won’t have to break off WhatsApp or Instagram (www.theguardian.com)
The Saudification of America is under way Karen Attiah (www.theguardian.com)
More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out (www.theguardian.com)
Judge rejects ‘racially gerrymandered’ maps in Texas that gave Republicans extra districts (www.theguardian.com)
Plastic surgeons wrestle with requests for ‘Mar-a-Lago face’: ‘You’re going to look like Maleficent’ (www.theguardian.com)
Bam! What is the acronym everyone is talking about at Cop30? (www.theguardian.com)
MLS executive who built a powerhouse faced allegations of sexist, racist and homophobic behavior (www.theguardian.com)
Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s White House visit (www.theguardian.com)
Thigh injury could rule out Arsenal’s Gabriel Magalhães for at least a month (www.theguardian.com)