Businesses could be barred from non-essential water use amid supply threat Golf clubs, private schools and car washes may face tighter rules from water companies as England’s drought continues The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Ukrainian soldier led team of divers sent to blow up Nord Stream gas pipelines, court hears Special forces officer Serhii Kuznetsov denies involvement in the 2022 blasts that left pipelines badly damaged The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Kiri and Lou Go Raaa! review – delightful origin story for CBeebies’ prehistoric pals The pair’s first feature-length adventure stars Jemaine Clement and Olivia Tennet, has a dreamy soundtrack and beautiful stop-motion visuals – fantastic family fun The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Energy bills through the roof? Five signs your house is leaking heat From finding draughts to buying a thermal leak detector – there are simple, cost-effective ways to start sorting heat loss The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
The Steps by Sylvester Stallone review – the inside story of Rocky The star takes us back to 70s New York to recount his breakthrough, and it’s a great yarn – but it’s laced with anger The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
How Europe’s most wanted cocaine trafficker turned Sierra Leone into the world’s first true narco state Drawing on dozens of interviews with intelligence and police officers across two continents, a Guardian investigation reveals the murderous cost of our insatiable appetite for cocaine The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
What is state capture and why does it matter? Different forms are distinguished by who exercises control and which institutions they target The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
Wednesday briefing: Why small boat crossings are here to stay In today’s newsletter: The collapse of the UK’s ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal with France exposes the limits of border enforcement that did little to stop crossings, and only made them more dangerous The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
A moment that changed me: I learned to read and write – at 42 I had worked for 25 years, married and started a family. But a crisis at the supermarket reminded me there was something missing from my life The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
TV tonight: an Emmy-nominated US period drama finally lands on UK TV The Emmy-nominated Fellow Travelers follows the clandestine relationship between Hawkins Fuller and Tim Laughlin in 50s’ Washington. Plus: Louis Theroux on Portrait Artist of the Year. Here’s what to watch tonight The Guardian - UK · Oct 14
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
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 13 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 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