Birdwatch: the paradoxical puffin – a comical bird with a fighting spirit Despite their size and gentle appearance, puffins will fight to keep their catch of sand eels from an opportunistic gull The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Barriers facing black and south Asian music events ‘cost London up to £141m a year’ Exclusive: Investigation finds racial inequality in live music industry rife and many genres labelled ‘high risk’ despite lack of evidence The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Global financial system is failing developing countries, says Ed Miliband UK foreign secretary will call for World Bank and others to help governments trapped by hefty borrowing costs The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
UK resists EU pressure to hit China with tariffs Exclusive: Business secretary says he will not change trade rules due to EU pressure and denies UK will become a ‘back door’ for cheap imports The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Palantir is worming its way into the British state – it’s time to curb this controversial US company’s influence Tom Watson has said ‘mob rule’ must not decide public contracts. Perhaps he should take a look at his new employer, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Country diary: This is Dorset’s worst-located stone circle – but Nine Stones is well worth a visit Winterbourne Abbas: These bronze age megaliths have hosted rituals and seen off electricity pylons. Today they endure by the side of an A-road The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
My son killed himself after falling victim to an online scam. I heard it happen – and vowed to protect other children Gavin Guffey was 17 when he was targeted by a ‘sextortionist’ on Instagram. His father Brandon has spent four years fighting for justice, and for social media companies to do more to safeguard young users The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
‘He’s terrified, panicked, can’t sleep’: the tragic, lonely death of Beatles manager Brian Epstein Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp paid £10k at auction for Epstein’s address book. He then used it to co-author a thrilling account of the swinging 60s – and an intimate portrait of a tormented man whose life was unravelling The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Iranian woman handed death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ in social media post Rights groups warn of Tehran regime’s increasing use of executions to suppress dissent, with at least 600 this year The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Ukraine is littered with landmines on a scale last seen in Vietnam. How can they be removed? Faced with deadlier threats, demining groups are coming up with new ways of working using drones and AI The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Fostering in crisis: can flexible care models fix England’s child placement shortfall? New recruitment campaign to target adults in their 30s and 40s in bid to create 10,000 new foster care places The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Cryptocurrency exchange founded by Reform donor Ben Delo sued for £20m Former investor alleges BitMEX sold products in UK despite not being regulated by Financial Conduct Authority The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
Use of AI in job interviews on the rise – but UK recruiters say they can spot the cheats Body representing some of Britain’s biggest graduate employers reveals misconduct is at a record high The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
The Cherry Orchard review – Kristin Scott Thomas makes a modern matriarch in trad, earthy Chekhov This Ranevskaya feels of our time but Conor McPherson’s plain-speaking adaptation, co-starring Stephen Mangan, doesn’t always hit you emotionally The Guardian - UK · Oct 13
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Rules, London’s oldest restaurant, donated to National Trust Historic eatery in capital’s theatreland given to heritage charity after changing hands only three times in 228 years
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Stop making sense: focus on sounds to help learn a language, study suggests Research shows that the best linguists process unfamiliar foreign speech sounds more like non-speech sounds
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Lisandro Martínez hits out at Manchester United hierarchy: ‘I expect more’ The Argentinian said the Champions League defeat to Atlético was ‘a reflection of the mirror of how our club is’, adding: ‘I expect more from our technical director’
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Potter helps England find magic but World Cup playoff format needs rethink Lexi Potter and Lauren James stole the show against Greece but England’s 8-1 aggregate win was one of many lopsided scorelines
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Burnham to host Zelenskyy at No 10 in show of ‘rock-solid’ support Prime minister reiterates UK backing after the Ukrainian president’s latest round of difficulties with Donald Trump
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Barrios strikes after 53 seconds as Atlético pile misery on 10-man Manchester United Pablo Barrios struck after 53 seconds and Leny Yoro was shown red as Atlético Madrid added to Manchester United’s woes with a 2-0 victory
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Timber’s touch of class and supersub Saka secure Arsenal win against Lille Eberechi Eze was also on target as Arsenal scored three goals in seven second-half minutes in a 3-0 win against Lille in the Champions League
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 James and Russo lead rout of Greece as ruthless England set up Ukraine playoff Two goals from Lauren James and Alessia Russo helped England to a 5-0 win over Greece (8-1 on aggregate) that sets up a World Cup playoff against Ukraine
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Frank and Percy review – bromance becomes romance for dog walkers Ian McKellen and Roger Allam Ian McKellen and Roger Allam reprise their roles for the film version of Ben Weatherill’s play in a star-filled bittersweet comedy about finding love later in life
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 ‘There was a chance to stop him’: Parents react with fury to paedophile nursery worker revelations More than 50 families call for investigation into how Vincent Chan was allowed to return to job after inquiry by nursery
The Guardian - UK · Oct 13 Far-right and Iran add to mix of terror threats UK faces – not to mention AI Annual update from MI5 chief highlighted a complex cocktail that could have real-life consequences for Britain