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Trump’s anti-Somali tirade is a shocking new low

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Moira Donegan

Not one but two new shows with a Bitch Lesbian lead? It’s a Christmas miracle

12.12.2025 2

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Rebecca Shaw

What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives

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Aditya Chakrabortty

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

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Arwa Mahdawi

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

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Joseph Earp

Will Australia’s social media ban survive a high court challenge from two teenagers? Most likely – here’s why

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Luke Beck

Why it’s ridiculous to call our new train system ‘Great’ British Rail

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Martin Kettle

How can abuse openly take place in a nursery? This is the question we must urgently reckon with

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Munira Wilson

At least there’s one thing we can all agree on: Claudia Winkleman

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Polly Hudson

Labour has quietly gutted funding for struggling regions – this is what betrayal looks like

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Larry Elliott

Jared Kushner – and three Arab monarchies – are at the heart of the Paramount-WBD bid

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Mohamad Bazzi

Received an unwanted gift? Here is your failsafe guide to how to respond

Received an unwanted gift? Here is your failsafe guide to how to respond

To paraphrase George Michael, last Christmas my friend gave her sister-in-law a book. The sister-in-law opened it, immediately said, “Oh I’ve...

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Polly Hudson

Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all

Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all

When Keir Starmer and Mette Frederiksen, the Danish prime minister, argue that asylum protections must be rewritten for a new “era”, they are not...

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Steve Valdez-Symonds

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

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

The largely supine Republicans in Congress had no apparent trouble as Donald Trump and defense secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of...

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Kenneth Roth

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

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Zoe Williams

An EU-UK mobility scheme work won’t erase the ‘violent indifference’ against young people. But it’s a start

An EU-UK mobility scheme work won’t erase the ‘violent indifference’ against young people. But it’s a start

Announcing her new Youth Matters plan – £500m to “boost resilience and teach skills” – the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, spoke of a “violent...

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Zoe Williams

Interviewing future medical students gave me that rare thing: hope for the NHS

Interviewing future medical students gave me that rare thing: hope for the NHS

When I mentioned to colleagues in the NHS that I was helping with admissions interviews for medical students, several responded with the same wry...

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Devi Sridhar

No wonder Michele Bullock’s dramatic departure from the RBA’s interest rate script left markets swinging wildly

No wonder Michele Bullock’s dramatic departure from the RBA’s interest rate script left markets swinging wildly

The statements on Tuesday by the governor of the Reserve Bank, Michele Bullock, sent markets into a tizz, but even while she suggested rate cuts...

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Greg Jericho

We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here’s how

We must protect our borders to defend our democracies. Here’s how

When trust in government to confront the challenges of today falters, our sense of shared belonging can begin to crack. As the prime ministers of...

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Keir Starmer And Mette Frederiksen

It’s two years since we were told ‘the age of fossil fuels will end’. When will Australia get prepared for what’s coming?

It’s two years since we were told ‘the age of fossil fuels will end’. When will Australia get prepared for what’s coming?

The year is winding down and for some Australians that means thinking about Christmas or the beach. For others, it will mean considering how they...

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Adam Morton

The Guardian view on waste: the festive season is a good time to think about rubbish

The Guardian view on waste: the festive season is a good time to think about rubbish

A study suggesting that as many as 168m light-up Christmas ornaments and similar items could be thrown out in a single year, in the UK, is...

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Keir Starmer And Mette Frederiksen

There’s a feeding frenzy over Anika Wells’ expenses. But if we want women in parliament it needs to be more family-friendly

There’s a feeding frenzy over Anika Wells’ expenses. But if we want women in parliament it needs to be more family-friendly

There’s nothing quite like the feeding frenzy in Canberra when there’s blood in the water. Political journalists and every opposition staffer are...

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Sarah Martin

Australia’s kids are saved! The social media ban is here and all the teens are outside touching grass

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Rafael Behr

Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking

Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking

I’m blaming Santa. As 2025 reaches its inevitable endgame, I can’t help thinking we have all become gullible children enthralled by the promise of...

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Peter Lewis

The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology

The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology

On the same day that Donald Trump received his made-to-order “peace prize” from his newest pal, Fifa president “Johnny” Infantino, his...

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Cas Mudde

The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance

The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance

Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz have become adept at scrambling to deal with the latest bad news from Washington. Their...

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Keir Starmer And Mette Frederiksen

In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see

In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see

Here’s a thought for the day: what kind of Christian am I, and what kind of Christian is Tommy Robinson? It needs addressing, and so it’s good,...

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Ravi Holy

A braver Tory leader than Badenoch would dare to call out Farage’s bogus patriotism

A braver Tory leader than Badenoch would dare to call out Farage’s bogus patriotism

In free societies, when you don’t like the government, you support the opposition. In dictatorships, or under military occupation, you join the...

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Rafael Behr

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

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

The rhetoric and optics of the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to India last week allude to the strength of the bilateral relationship:...

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Chietigj Bajpaee

Eurovision used to be a campy joy – but it has become a cynical way to whitewash war

Eurovision used to be a campy joy – but it has become a cynical way to whitewash war

A new acronym emerged a couple of months into Israel’s bombardment of Gaza: WCNSF. “Wounded child, no surviving family”. That acronym is unique to...

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Arwa Mahdawi

Tried using the new online GP booking system? I have – and it was almost as miserable as my chest infection

Tried using the new online GP booking system? I have – and it was almost as miserable as my chest infection

A couple of months ago the health secretary, Wes Streeting, rolled out his latest master plan to save the NHS. From 1 October, it became compulsory...

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Simon Hattenstone

Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win

Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win

What a privilege it is to be alive in such a peaceful and prosperous time. If you ignore the genocides in Sudan and Gaza, fighting in eastern...

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Arwa Mahdawi

It’s time for Democrats to play offense on healthcare

It’s time for Democrats to play offense on healthcare

You don’t need a doctor to tell you America’s healthcare system is broken, but I’ll tell you anyway. Having led two public health departments, I’ve...

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Abdul El-Sayed

Longevity supplements are sold as helping prevent ageing. But do they have any long-term benefits or increase lifespan?

Longevity supplements are sold as helping prevent ageing. But do they have any long-term benefits or increase lifespan?

There are many acronyms you might find on the packaging of so-called longevity supplements, promoted by influencers for their ability to “repair...

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Melissa Davey

In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence

In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence

Networked misogyny is now firmly established as a key tactic in the 21st-century authoritarian’s playbook. This is not a new trend – but it is now...

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Julie Posetti

Trump’s crackdown on fact-checker visas will not protect free speech

Trump’s crackdown on fact-checker visas will not protect free speech

Donald Trump’s war on the truth has taken many forms – spreading thousands of falsehoods, insulting journalists and suing news organizations. It’s...

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Margaret Sullivan

My first cricket hero was Imran Khan. Now I close my eyes and replay Mitchell Starc’s bullet-paced yorkers

My first cricket hero was Imran Khan. Now I close my eyes and replay Mitchell Starc’s bullet-paced yorkers

Growing up in the late 1990s, I insisted my younger nephews and nieces call me Imran Khan instead of my real name – our own playful twist on...

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Shadi Khan Saif

Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI

Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI

It was just past 4am when a suicidal Zane Shamblin sent one last message from his car, where he had been drinking steadily for hours. “Cider’s...

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Gaby Hinsliff

Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows

Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows

All the old gang were there: a reunion of the Brexit triumphalists. I was one of the guests in the stately drawing room of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s...

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Polly Toynbee

The lesson of Cronulla was that the beach was not for people like me. But it’s a myth I am increasingly resisting

The lesson of Cronulla was that the beach was not for people like me. But it’s a myth I am increasingly resisting

I was a young journalism student when I watched news footage of hundreds of young white men storming Sydney’s Cronulla beach. Boys armed with flags...

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Sarah Malik

Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back

Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back

Three decades after political philosopher Francis Fukuyama declared the End of History and the “universalisation of western liberal democracy as...

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Paul Taylor

Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

There have been far too few defences of Keir Starmer in the British press of late. Time for a modest redress. As the last rites are muttered over...

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Owen Jones

Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world?

Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world?

I met a guy in pharmaceuticals who told me about a bunch of cool breakthroughs in sleep meds: mainly, we may be on the brink of a new Wegovy, but...

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Zoe Williams

Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America

Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America

While the original architect of Donald Trump’s ever-expanding ballroom steps down and preservationists panic over the fate of New Deal murals...

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Judith Levine

The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud

The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud

When the chief executive of the Women’s Institute said last week that she felt the organisation had no choice but to end its 40-year policy of...

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Jess O’Thomson

Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain

Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain

Shortly after Donald Trump launched his first White House run in 2015, television’s Kelly Osbourne made one of her regular appearances on The View,...

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Marina Hyde

Austerity is in the air again – from ‘overdiagnosis’ to the benefits bill. Here is what’s at stake

Austerity is in the air again – from ‘overdiagnosis’ to the benefits bill. Here is what’s at stake

The Museum of Austerity, which has just arrived in London having toured Manchester, Newcastle and Bristol, is such a simple idea: you put on a...

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Zoe Williams

Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender

Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender

Last week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour...

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Tzeporah Berman

A four-day week for teachers? This is why that isn’t a luxury for us – it’s a necessity

A four-day week for teachers? This is why that isn’t a luxury for us – it’s a necessity

Tis the season to be jolly, unless you’re a teacher, in which case you are most likely a zombified wreck tenuously held together by caffeine and...

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Lola Okolosie

The social media ban will leave young Australians in the dark on news and politics. It’s not fair

The social media ban will leave young Australians in the dark on news and politics. It’s not fair

The social media ban for under-16s is going to stop teenagers from watching a lot of things: clips from their favourite shows, sports highlights,...

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Leo Puglisi