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    14 unexpected gifts to give the men in your life

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  2. Arwa Mahdawi
    What do pull-ups have to do with 'civility' in air travel?

    Arwa Mahdawi

  3. Dead whales
    What do you do with the 40-ton whale carcass?

    people stand around a dead whale on a beach

  4. Kenneth Roth
    All of the deadly US strikes on alleged drug boats are murders

    Kenneth Roth

  5. The Birth Keepers
    I choose this – episode one

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  6. ‘A movie diary’
    Letterboxd: a review haven for the algorithm-averse

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News

  • a man in a suit speaks into a microphone

    Federal Reserve
    Fed cuts interest rates by a quarter point amid apparent split over US economy

  • Four men outside No 10 Downing Street.

    Ukraine
    Ukraine war: Trump criticises European leaders on eve of crunch coalition meeting

  • Girls sit behind a tractor as they are evacuated amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia.

    Thailand-Cambodia conflict
    Half a million evacuated on Thai-Cambodia border as Trump makes diplomatic push to end fighting

  • a self driving car on a city street

    California
    Whoa, baby: San Francisco woman gives birth in Waymo self-driving taxi

  • a silver spacecraft in front of a red planet

    Space
    Nasa loses contact with spacecraft orbiting Mars for more than a decade

  • Four people wearing sunglasses and shiny silver outfits behind a piece of stage scenery representing a boat

    Eurovision
    Iceland becomes fifth country to boycott Eurovision 2026 over Israel

Trump presidency

  1. two men standing in suits on a stage next to an award

    This Week in Trumpland
    Trump continues to sow chaos and division after winning Fifa peace prize

  2. a woman in front of a microphone

    Analysis
    A Democratic mayor for Miami is not just Trump backlash – it’s a seismic shift

  3. a man wearing a hat

    Elon Musk
    Musk calls Doge only ‘somewhat successful’ and says he would not do it again

  4. a man and a women

    Robert F Kennedy Jr
    Michigan Democrat moves to impeach RFK Jr, alleging ‘abuse of authority’

In focus

  • Black-and-white graphic illustration with red touches, of pregnant woman and image of smartwatch.

    ICE
    ICE is using smartwatches to track pregnant women, even during labor: ‘She was so afraid they would take her baby’

    Pregnant immigrants in ICE monitoring programs are avoiding care, fearing detention during labor and delivery
  • Tourists walk around Santa Claus Village in the dark

    Finland
    Santa at war: ‘home’ town in Finland hosts Nato soldiers as Russian threat looms

  • an illustration of people making zines

    Building power
    Gen Zine: DIY publications find new life as a form of resistance against Trump

West coast

  1. Woman kneels to leave bouquet on curb next to many others, and candles.

    Gun violence
    No arrests or suspects in mass shooting at toddler’s birthday party in Stockton

  2. a self driving car on a city street

    San Francisco
    Whoa, baby: San Francisco woman gives birth in Waymo self-driving taxi

  3. law enforcement in tactical gear, gas masks and holding shields stand outside

    Trump administration
    Judge blocks Trump administration’s deployment of national guard troops in Los Angeles

  4. The head of a bear, its ear with a yellow numbered tag, lies on its side alongside a wall.

    Los Angeles
    ‘We call him ... unbearable’: California homeowner laments uninvited beast

Features

  • a man in front of a microphone

    Sounds like activism
    Musicians who fight for change – in pictures

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  • people stand around a dead whale on a beach

    Whales
    A dead whale shows up on your beach. What do you do with the 40-ton carcass?

More features

  • ELLA MCCAYEmma Mackey as Ella McCay in 20th Century Studios' ELLA MCCAY. Photo by Claire Folger. © 2025 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

    Review
    Ella McCay review – James L Brooks returns with a sorry mess of a movie

  • man stands with both hands open

    Late-night TV roundup
    Jimmy Kimmel on Trump: ‘What a child he is’

  • ‘Wasteful’ … Calibri.

    Pass notes
    Calibri: is this really the world’s wokest font?

  • Podcast
    The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one

    Podcast36:34

Opinion

  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Sean Duffy wants ‘civility’ in air travel … so why is he doing pull-ups at the airport?

    Arwa Mahdawi
    Transport infrastructure in the US is a hot mess – and the guy in charge thinks ‘wellness spaces’ are going to solve the problem
  • A runner

    Joseph Earp
    Born to run: how exercise expanded the landscape of my life and got my mind on track

    Joseph Earp
    Running tends to get characterised as an entirely physical pursuit, which is probably why I avoided it for so long

More opinion

  1. Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump and the ‘civilisational erasure’ of Europe – cartoon

    Cartoon
    Nicola Jennings on Donald Trump and the ‘civilisational erasure’ of Europe

  2. Kenneth Roth

    All of the deadly US strikes on alleged drug boats are murders

    Kenneth Roth
  3. Peter Bradshaw

    Film
    Quentin Tarantino needs to stop criticizing films and start making them again

    Peter Bradshaw
  4. Chietigj Bajpaee

    Look behind the pomp of Putin’s New Delhi visit. The India-Russia relationship has weakened

    Chietigj Bajpaee

Sports

  • Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore watches from the sideline during the second half of November’s game against Ohio State.

    College football
    Michigan fire head coach over ‘inappropriate relationship’ with staff member

  • Philip RiversFILE - Former Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers watches warmups before an NFL football game between the Chargers and the Denver Broncos, Dec. 10, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

    NFL
    ‘Dadgummit, let’s freaking go’: 44-year-old grandfather Rivers could start for Colts

  • Francisco Lindor,Pete AlonsoFILE - New York Mets' Pete Alonso, left, stands with Francisco Lindor after flying out with the bases loaded during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

    MLB
    Mets all-time home run leader Pete Alonso reportedly agrees $155m deal with Orioles

  • The construction site of the Santagiulia Arena in Milan

    Winter Olympics 2026
    NHL warns top players will not show up if Milan-Cortina venue is unsafe

More sports

  1. The opening ceremony for the 1994 World Cup took place at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

    Book extract
    ‘Hating soccer is more American than apple pie’: the World Cup nobody wanted the US to host

  2. The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts had a quarterback rating of 31.2 with four interceptions and a fumble in Monday’s loss to the Chargers.

    NFL
    Sirianni slams ‘ridiculous’ calls to bench Hurts amid Eagles’ skid

  3. Landon Donovan of the United States celebrates scoring the winning goal that sends the USA through to the second round during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Group C match between USA and Algeria at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on June 23, 2010 in Tshwane/Pretoria, South Africa.

    Soccer
    ‘A different type of game’: USMNT veterans on how to handle World Cup pressure

  4. Heisman Finalists Love FootballFILE - Notre Dame Fighting Irish running back Jeremiyah Love (4) leaps over Miami Hurricanes defensive back Dylan Day (23) during an NCAA football game on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 in Miami. (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit, File)

    College football
    Big 12 commissioner says Notre Dame comments after CFP snub ‘totally out of bounds’

More top stories

  • a box of mifepristone tablets

    Abortion
    Texas and Florida sue FDA in latest effort to restrict abortion pill access

    States’ attorneys general argue agency has failed to properly evaluate mifepristone’s safety since initial 2000 approval
  • Woman kneels to leave bouquet on curb next to many others, and candles.

    Gun violence
    No arrests or suspects in mass shooting at toddler’s birthday party in Stockton

  • Man looks to side

    Bolivia
    Former Bolivian president Luis Arce reportedly detained by police

  • Early humans cooking meat over a fire

    Anthropology
    Humans made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests

  • law enforcement in tactical gear, gas masks and holding shields stand outside

    California
    Judge blocks Trump administration’s deployment of national guard troops in Los Angeles

Climate crisis & environment

  1. Teenager on court gallery bench listens to man and woman in suits kneeling in front of her.

    Montana
    Montana youth activists who won climate case petition for enforcement

  2. Jessika Roswall speaking during a press conference

    European Commission
    EU proposes loosening rules on AI gigafactories in green rollback

  3. Parsnips, lettuce, celery and tomatoes in plastic pa

    Environment
    Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds

  4. A snow-covered peak

    Kashmir
    ‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake

US news

  1. Vaccines
    US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy

  2. ICE
    Immigrant students experience more bullying as ICE raids cause ‘culture of fear’, says survey

  3. US crime
    Oklahoma man allegedly holds up liquor store with ‘old timey musket’

  4. Democrats
    Wrong voters, wrong message: progressives’ autopsy lays bare Kamala Harris failures

World news

  1. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex
    Meghan accuses Daily Mail of ethics breach over reporting from father’s bedside

  2. Fall of Assad: one year on
    ‘It’s a breach of trust’: fear and frustration over countries’ push to return Syrians home

  3. Social media ban
    ‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media ban

  4. Paris
    Louvre thieves evaded police with 30 seconds to spare, investigation finds

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Culture

  • 30-21 - Souleymane's Story, The Testament of Ann Lee

    Best movies of 2025
    The 50 best movies of 2025 in the US: 50 to 21

  • Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in Friends

    Addiction
    The hidden life of Matthew Perry: ‘He would say: I need to stop and get help’

What to watch

  1. Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega appear in The Gallerist by Cathy Yan, an official selection of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by MRC II Distribution Company L.P.

    Sundance film festival
    Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup

  2. a scene from Food Delivery: Fresh From The West Philippine Sea.

    Film
    ‘The bullying can’t go on’: the film-maker following Filipino fishers under siege by China

  3. Teenagers look up at a billboard of Simon Cowell that says Simon needs you

    TV review
    Simon Cowell: The Next Act review – the billionth take on his one idea

  4. Kate Bush’s hit re-enacted on the moors … this year’s ‘Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever’ on Penistone Hill, Yorkshire.

    Film
    Margot Robbie in red latex, Kate Bush impersonators and a pint of Emily ale: my crash course in Brontëmania

What to listen to

  1. Podcast
    The Birth Keepers: I choose this – episode one

    Podcast36:34
  2. VIENNA-KENNEDY-KHRUSHCHEVUS President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (R) and USSR leader Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev head to their first meeting 03 June 1961 at the start of the East-West talks in Vienna, one year before the beginning of the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba in October, 1962 after the Soviet Union began to transport missiles on the island. (Photo by INTERFOTO / AFP) (Photo by -/INTERFOTO/AFP via Getty Images)

    Podcasts
    ‘After almost destroying the world, our families are friends’: the thrilling podcast from JFK and Khrushchev’s relatives

  3. John Glacier, Cate Le Bon

    Best music of 2025
    The 50 best albums of 2025: 50 to 21

  4. Eliza Rose.

    Honest playlist
    ‘Witness (1 Hope) by Roots Manuva gives me some bad girl energy’: Eliza Rose’s honest playlist

What to read

  1. Anika Jade Levy.

    Fiction
    Flat Earth by Anika Jade Levy review – fear and loathing in New York

  2. US-POLITICS-CORRESPONDENTSReporter Olivia Nuzzi arrives for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, April 29, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

    Review
    American Canto by Olivia Nuzzi review – insufferable filler that sidesteps the real issues

  3. Jane Birkin in 1969.

    Biography books
    It Girl by Marisa Meltzer review – how Jane Birkin became an icon

  4. picture of people on a grey background.

    Books
    On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle review – how to make a timeloop endlessly interesting

What to play

  1. Zombies, Run! promo art

    Pushing Buttons
    As AI floods our culture, here’s why we must protect human storytelling in games

    Newsletter
  2. Skate Story.

    Games
    Skate Story review – hellish premise aside, this is skateboarding paradise

  3. Horses game

    Games
    Horror game Horses has been banned from sale – but is it as controversial as you’d think?

  4. Red Dead Redemption 2, a Western-themed action-adventure video game developed and published by Rockstar Games.

    Pushing Buttons
    Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games

    Newsletter

More culture

  1. three women

    Met Gala
    Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman to co-chair Met Gala with Anna Wintour

  2. ‘Utterly, properly joyous’ … Nnena Kalu at the Turner prize ceremony.

    Art
    ‘Nnena Kalu was ready for this – nobody else was’: how her Turner prize victory shook the art world

  3. Russell Crowe in Gladiator, 2000.

    Film
    Russell Crowe says makers of Gladiator II did not ‘understand what made the first one special’

  4. Madeleine Wickham, AKA Sophie Kinsella.

    Books
    Confessions of a Shopaholic novelist Sophie Kinsella dies aged 55

The Filter

  • Parties
    Get the cheap wine glasses: how to spend less on a dinner party – and impress people more

    Close Up Photo Of Woman’s Hands Toasting With Wines During A New Year Celebration
    With goods such as a nice crémant and some tinned fish, you can host a lovely dinner without breaking the bank – here’s how to start
  • three teddy bear wool holiday ornaments

    Christmas decor
    The nine best eco-friendly holiday decor in the US to celebrate with less waste

  • Binoculars, walkie talkies, a poncho, an outdoor stove and a cast iron skillet shown as part of a gift guide

    Outdoor gifts
    The 20 best gifts in the US for people who love the outdoors, tested in nature by our expert

  • Christmas Savings Background with Pink Piggy Bank Wearing Santa Hat

    The Filter
    How to not spend a fortune during the holidays

    Newsletter
  • A cat playing with toys as part of a gift guide

    Cat toys
    The seven best eco-friendly cat toys for owners who hate to waste

Lifestyle

  • Anna Woodford on a train around the time of the crash.

    A moment that changed me
    My train crashed – and then I heard a little girl crying

  • Cherie Clonan at her neurodivergent friendly home in Yarraville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Taken on Friday 5th December, 2025.

    Homes
    How neurodivergent households design ‘a home that knows your brain’

Well actually

  1. a cup of an orange fluid with a thermometer in it

    Well actually
    Is it a good idea to have a hot toddy when you’re sick?

  2. illustration of two people sitting outside around nature

    Well actually
    Is your relationship solid – or sinking? The bird theory thinks it knows

  3. an illustration of two hands holding a card with hearts printed on it

    Relationships
    Is love addiction real – and what does it look like?

  4. Painting of two people sitting and looking off

    Dating
    Down on dating? Here are five couples who fell in love this year

Relationships

  1. Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau cheek to cheek and smiling

    Relationships
    The art of going ‘Instagram official’: how 10 celebrity couples shared their love with the world

  2. a woman being dangled off a foot

    This is how we do it
    ‘Her work crush led to us having clinging-on-for-dear-life sex’

  3. 6DecGHcare 01 1a2 1206 018

    Relationships
    The truth about the ‘gender care gap’: are men really more likely to abandon their ill wives?

  4. Paul and Amanda

    Blind date
    The waiters wanted an on-the-spot review of what we thought of each other

Health & fitness

  1. Illustration of Giardia lamblia

    Pass notes
    Parasite cleanses: why are so many people obsessed with intestinal worms?

  2. Caroline Idiens poses holding some weights

    Social media
    ‘It has to be genuine’: older influencers drive growth on social media

  3. a lemon saying 'Achoo!'

    Is it true that …
    You should take vitamin C when you’ve got a cold?

  4. Teen with mobile

    Social media ban
    A US psychologist prescribed a social media ban for kids. How did Australia become the test subject?

Fashion & beauty

  1. A model on the catwalk at a Miu Miu show.

    Fashion
    1 Granary: the influential platform holding the fashion establishment to account

  2. Michael Kors and Megan Thee Stallion at the Met Gala

    Michael Kors
    ‘You have to stay curious’: Michael Kors on his inclusive brand’s global rise

  3. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe at the Imperial War Museum. 28th May, 2025 - a design meeting to workshop fabric concepts for the collection, held at Liberty’s design studio in London with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and team members from both Liberty and the Imperial War Museum.

    Sewing
    ‘They can’t take away your imagination and creativity’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on how sewing helped her in Iran jail

  4. A man waves an LGBTQ+ pride flag while standing in the middle of a field with sheep

    Wool
    Just not that into ewes: ‘gay sheep’ escape slaughter and take over a New York catwalk

More lifestyle

  1. 5 gold stars in a row, slightly broken.

    Petty gripes
    Why do we have to review everything now?

    Ellen Smith
  2. Reindeer at Christmas market.

    Christmas
    Rudolph at the Christmas market: cute festive attraction or damaging reindeer’s health?

  3. Tom Hunt's tea soaked prunes.

    Waste not
    How to turn a spent tea bag into a boozy, fruity treat – recipe

  4. Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone

    Christmas
    The Christmas vibe shift: forget beige – the Home Alone look is all the rage

Documentary

  • Life Invisible
    The fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth

    Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of scientists to question how critically lithium mining is damaging the delicate ecosystem and impacting Indigenous communities

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    Kashmir
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    Ultra-processed foods
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  3. 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy.

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