Sainsbury’s expects challenging run-up to Christmas as households feel squeeze Supermarket urges government not to ‘further aggravate’ pressure on costs for businesses in next week’s budget The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Blackpool, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and Wrexham shortlisted for UK city of culture 2029 The winner will receive £10m and each shortlisted city will be given £125,000 The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Russia bombards Kyiv with missiles hours after agreeing to resume talks with Ukraine Experts say Russia is trying to destroy energy infrastructure before winter and US ‘appeasement and flattery’ will not achieve peace The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Meta strikes deal with Mark Zuckerberg to help him foot billionaire tax bill Chief executive agrees to remain in California for eight years even if state brings in one-off 5% wealth tax The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Who needs sleep when you can scroll through home makeover videos instead I’m not talking about frenetic whole-house renovations and stripping wallpaper but the slow, thoughtful design tweaks that are perfect for bedtime viewing, writes Bim Adewunmi The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
John Anderson, five-time US country chart-topper, dies aged 71 Florida-born singer-songwriter had major hits with Swingin’, Seminole Wind and Straight Tequila Night The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Harry Kane says wait to learn if he has won Ballon d’Or is stressful for family Harry Kane would love to know now whether he has won the Ballon d’Or because the uncertainty and questions are driving his family to distraction The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Big pharma accused of ‘free-riding on nature’ as global fund attracts just $7,000 The Cali Fund, set up to raise $1bn a year for biodiversity from drug companies, remains near empty The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort review – Wii Sports lives on in this effortlessly appealing collection of games Bringing a holiday vibe and a generous selection of sport-themed games, this is exactly what you want from a family video game The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
US military failed to notify UK police of drink-driving allegation against airman based in England British authorities were unable to investigate case of Christopher Mooty, who went on to commit another offence The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Martin Guerre review – return of Les Mis duo’s melodrama reveals a surprise new hero Matthew Warchus directs a radical and intimate revival of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s musical about a Frenchman who flees home The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
French borrowing costs overtake US amid budget turmoil France’s bond market hit by another bout of selling as country recovers from weekend protests The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
You be the chancellor: play our budget game to see if you can balance the books See if you can do a better job than John Healey at creating a budget that keeps MPs and the bond markets onside The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
‘No indications’ PHP code flaw has led to government systems being hacked, cyber security official says – as it happened Some 32 government services are offline while work is carried out to address potential cybersecurity issues, a minister has said The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 West End to get another lesson from The History Boys two decades on Nation’s favourite play makes London comeback amid renewed debate about future of humanities teaching
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Rocky campaign nears end as Serbia prepares for watershed election – as it happened It’s the last day of the electoral campaign in Serbia today ahead of this Sunday’s closely contested parliamentary election
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Criminals who refuse to attend sentencing face losing prison privileges under new rules England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in court
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Sri Lanka stun England by chasing down 430 to win as ODI records tumble – as it happened Over-by-over report: Harry Brook hit a record-breaking 202 for England but still ended up on the losing side after Sri Lanka chased down 430 to win an incredible game by two wickets
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Nobody Wants This review – prepare to fall in love again … with a different couple Adam Brody and Kristen Bell’s hit romcom is still gorgeous as Noah and Joanne move in together. But if you’re thirsty for the fizz of new romance … their siblings might set hearts aflutter
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Shola Ameobi: ‘I thought: how can I be most useful to Newcastle? Then the cog started turning’ From experiencing racism growing up in Newcastle to becoming a derby hero and now a member of the executive team, the former striker tells Sam Dalling about his remarkable journey
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Is this Prince Harry or David Brent in The Office? Either way, we’re watching a masterclass in awkwardness The wayward prince and his wife seem to be aiming for a reboot – searching for purpose, but not self-awareness, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Proms, parties and gender politics: amazing photos from American dancefloors – and what they tell us about a changing nation From George Balanchine to the Rockettes, the US magazine regularly ran lavish photo spreads dedicated to dance, with the myriad ways people moved their bodies holding up a mirror to the changing times
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – as it happened Oil prices rise to five-month high amid Houthi attacks
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22 Female Life on Planet Earth by Laleh Khadivi review – a mother’s secret past in the Iranian revolution A woman living in California discovers her mother may have been a merciless enforcer of the Islamic revolution, in an intriguing novel of inheritance and identity