‘Everything we were taught about success is wrong’: how to find true fulfilment in your life and career | Life and style | The Guardian

Made good life choices yet still feel dissatisfied? A life coach suggests an alternative way to look at our goals and aspirations to find more positive outcomes| the Guardian

Thought UnitedHealthcare couldn’t get more awful? They’ve gone villain mode | Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian

Killing people with paperwork instead of a gun doesn’t make you any less of a murderer| the Guardian

Bank of Mum and Dad: why we all now live in an ‘inheritocracy’ | Parents and parenting | The Guardian

Family wealth dictates our life choices. So is the Bank of Mum and Dad now behind so many of society’s growing inequalities?| the Guardian

Most violent or sexual offences went unsolved in crime hotspots in England and Wales last year | Crime | The Guardian

Exclusive: About 89% of such crimes closed without a suspect being caught or charged in the year to June 2024| the Guardian

The people fighting to get through to anti-science Americans: ‘It’s just talking to each other’ | US healthcare | The Guardian

As science misinformation takes hold in the White House, those seeking to set the record straight need to meet people where they are| the Guardian

Apple asks investors to block proposal to scrap diversity programmes | Apple | The Guardian

Conservative thinktank wants firm to end its DEI efforts because they create ‘litigation, reputational and financial risks’| the Guardian

‘Mainlined into UK’s veins’: Labour announces huge public rollout of AI | Politics | The Guardian

Plans to make UK world leader in AI sector include opening access to NHS and other public data| the Guardian

US supreme court curbed public scrutiny as it boosted security before Roe ruling | US supreme court | The Guardian

Memo obtained by the Guardian mandates that court would maintain ‘exclusive’ control of all security-related records| the Guardian

‘So immoral’: gig economy workers forced to pay fee to receive their wages | Gig economy | The Guardian

Retail assistants on low pay using YoungOnes platform docked cash or told to wait up to 30 days for earnings| the Guardian

Meta is ushering in a ‘world without facts’, says Nobel peace prize winner | Maria Ressa | The Guardian

Maria Ressa warns of ‘dangerous times’ for journalism and democracy after move to end factchecking in US| the Guardian

The sad beige aesthetic: why has the world suddenly turned taupe? | Interiors | The Guardian

Whether it’s oat, bone, sand or fawn, this colour palette has a strong anaesthetising effect – and it has become the leading fashion and interiors style of our era| the Guardian

France warns Donald Trump against threatening EU ‘sovereign borders’ | Donald Trump | The Guardian

Foreign minister hits out after US president-elect refuses to rule out military action to take control of Greenland| the Guardian

Hermit guardian of Budelli dies after three decades on paradise island | Italy | The Guardian

Mauro Morandi stumbled upon island off Sardinia in 1989 after catamaran broke down| the Guardian

Roman Empire’s use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe, study finds | Science | The Guardian

Widespread use of metal caused estimated 2- to 3-point drop in IQ for nearly 180 years of Pax Romana| the Guardian

US newspapers are deleting old crime stories, offering subjects a ‘clean slate’ | US news | The Guardian

A wave of local publications are considering requests to wipe or edit old articles to give their subjects a fresh start| the Guardian

Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles | Technology | The Guardian

Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people| the Guardian

US shoots down two of its own navy pilots over Red Sea in ‘apparent friendly fire’ incident | US military | The Guardian

Pilots recovered alive – one with minor injuries – after ejecting from fighter jet as US military says its guided missile cruiser ‘mistakenly’ fired on the F/A-18| the Guardian

Elderly activist to spend Christmas in prison because tag does not fit | Prisons and probation | The Guardian

Woman jailed for M25 protest not allowed to continue home detention because electronic tags are too big| the Guardian

Cory Doctorow’s prescient novella about health insurance and murder: ‘They’re going to be afraid’ | Brian Thompson shooting | The Guardian

The parallels between the science fiction writer’s five-year-old story and present-day events are startling| the Guardian

Is doom scrolling really rotting our brains? The evidence is getting harder to ignore | Siân Boyle | The Guardian

‘Brain rot’ is the Oxford word of the year – a fitting choice, given the startling impact the internet is having on our grey matter, says journalist Siân Boyle| the Guardian

‘I received a first but it felt tainted and undeserved’: inside the university AI cheating crisis | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

More than half of students are now using generative AI, casting a shadow over campuses as tutors and students turn on each other and hardworking learners are caught in the flak. Will Coldwell reports on a broken system| the Guardian

The sourdough hotel: a cultural centre | Baking | The Guardian

So, the holiday's booked, bags are packed, the cat's being fed by the neighbours, and then it hits you - who's going to look after your artisanal sourdough culture? Help may be at hand ...| the Guardian

Who will babysit my sourdough starter? | Bread | The Guardian

Paula Cocozza: This may sound ridiculous if you’ve never kept one, but the starter for the UK’s most fashionable dough needs a lot of looking after. Luckily, if you go away, there are people willing to care for it| the Guardian

Public inquiry begins into plans for new coalmine in Cumbria | Cumbria | The Guardian

Campaigners say support for building UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years is diminishing| the Guardian

Opec member urges oil producers to focus more on renewable energy | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

Iraqi minister and International Energy Agency chief urge countries to move away from fossil fuel dependency| the Guardian

No new oil, gas or coal development if world is to reach net zero by 2050, says world energy body | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

Governments must close gap between net zero rhetoric and reality, says International Energy Agency head| the Guardian

World is ‘doubling down’ on fossil fuels despite climate crisis – UN report | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

Production must fall by 6% a year to avoid ‘severe climate disruption’ but Covid-19 funding is supporting increases| the Guardian

We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCC| the Guardian

Leave fossil fuels buried to prevent climate change, study urges | Climate crisis | The Guardian

New research is first to identify which reserves must not be burned to keep global temperature rise under 2C, including over 90% of US and Australian coal and almost all Canadian tar sands| the Guardian

UK faces legal action over North Sea oilfield exploration plans | Oil | The Guardian

Greenpeace threatens to take government to court as approval risk undermining climate targets| the Guardian

Taylor Swift: Midnights review – small-hours pop rich with self-loathing and stereotype-smashing | Taylor Swift | The Guardian

With its confident songwriting and understated synth-pop, Swift’s sophisticated 10th album indicates that she no longer feels she has to compete with her peers| the Guardian

Antitrust target Ticketmaster spends big on lobbying amid woeful 2022 | Music industry | The Guardian

Ticketing debacles involving Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny have led to calls for parent company Live Nation’s stranglehold on live entertainment to be broken| the Guardian

The five-minute city: inside Denmark’s revolutionary neighbourhood | Denmark | The Guardian

While ambitious urban planners try to make 15-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better. What’s life like when everything you need is just a stroll away?| the Guardian

Lula says Elon Musk’s wealth does not mean world must accept his ‘far-right free-for-all’ | Brazil | The Guardian

Brazilian president makes comments after supreme court votes to uphold X ban over refusal to obey court orders| the Guardian

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Elon Musk’s journey from humanitarian to poster of rightwing memes | Elon Musk | The Guardian

X owner has cited transgender daughter Vivian’s transition as reason for shift, blaming ‘the woke mind virus’| the Guardian

Musk’s X sues Unilever, Mars and CVS over ‘massive advertiser boycott’ | X | The Guardian

X said the companies worked against their economic self-interests in a conspiracy violating US antitrust law| the Guardian

Elon Musk hurls defiant, profanity-laced retort at fleeing advertisers | Elon Musk | The Guardian

At New York event on Wednesday, X owner had choice words for Walt Disney and others who pulled ads over antisemitic content| the Guardian

Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover amid hate speech concerns | X | The Guardian

Shares delisted and top execs reportedly fired as world’s richest man closes deal to buy social media platform| the Guardian

Don’t rejoice yet, Elon Musk and his tech bros-in-arms are winning the global battle for the truth | Carole Cadwalladr | The Guardian

The banning of X in Brazil and the arrest of Telegram boss Pavel Durov won’t stop their lies| the Guardian

Key conservative group joins attacks on partnership that improves voter rolls | US politics | The Guardian

Judicial Watch’s move to align with Trump against the Electronic Registration Information Center has been called ‘pure politics’| the Guardian

What I wish you knew about your child’s mental health: how aiming for high self-esteem is a mistake | Family | The Guardian

High self-esteem is fragile, says developmental paediatrician Dr Bill Garvey. There are three pillars to helping children build a more stable sense of self| the Guardian

Natalie Portman: 'The less I’m in a movie, the more I like it' | Natalie Portman | The Guardian

The actor talks about directing herself, the things she learned from Terrence Malick and Mike Nichols, and making a tourist trip to the Star Wars universe| the Guardian

‘America is a factory farming nation’: key takeaways from US agriculture census | Environment | The Guardian

Small farms and Black farmers are going out of business, while corporate-controlled farms are booming, raking in subsidies| the Guardian

'I am estranged from my family' | Family | The Guardian

Becca Bland no longer has contact with her parents and this time of year is particularly difficult. Last Christmas, she told her new boyfriend that they had moved to Australia. Instead of making up lies, why can't she just tell the truth?| the Guardian

A Trump-Vance administration would be ‘the most dangerous’ for abortion rights, say advocates | JD Vance | The Guardian

Rights groups are vociferously condemning Trump’s VP pick of JD Vance, who has long opposed the procedure| the Guardian

Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten announce birth of adopted twins | Pete Buttigieg | The Guardian

Transport secretary says ‘Chasten and I are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family’| the Guardian

Women are happier without children or a spouse, says happiness expert | Health & wellbeing | The Guardian

Behavioural scientist Paul Dolan says traditional markers of success no longer apply| the Guardian

M&S Bank to shut all current accounts and in-store branches | Banks and building societies | The Guardian

Customers will have to look for new bank as focus turns to credit cards and other services| the Guardian

British Columbia ‘extremely concerned’ as wildfire threatens to destroy town | Canada | The Guardian

Out-of-control Parker Lake fire, which has already forced thousands to evacuate, bears down on Fort Nelson| the Guardian

Canada’s 2023 wildfires created four times more emissions than planes did last year – report | Canada | The Guardian

Months-long fires spewed about the same amount of carbon dioxide that 647m cars put in the air in a year, data shows| the Guardian

Devastating Brazil floods made twice as likely by burning of fossil fuels and trees | Brazil | The Guardian

Scientists say calamities on same scale as disaster that has killed 169 will become more common if emissions not cut| the Guardian

Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia | South and central Asia | The Guardian

Warnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El Niño| the Guardian

Ukrainians can extend UK visas by 18 months in new scheme | Refugees | The Guardian

Refugees will have ‘certainty and assurance’ says Home Office, but charities say move insufficient as many face homelessness| the Guardian

Malena Ernman on daughter Greta Thunberg: ‘She was slowly disappearing into some kind of darkness’ | Greta Thunberg | The Guardian

A new book by Greta Thunberg’s mother reveals the reality of family life during her daughter’s transformation from bullied teenager to climate icon| the Guardian

Bitcoin price nears $73,000 in fresh record high | Bitcoin | The Guardian

Cryptocurrency rises as UK financial regulator says it will allow trading of crypto-backed securities| the Guardian

Just how old are the 'fresh' fruit & vegetables we eat? | Food | The Guardian

Your tomatoes may have been off the vine longer than you think.| the Guardian

Paparoa Track: the challenging road to New Zealand’s 10th great walk | Travel | The Guardian

After eight years, two cyclones, a landslide and a pandemic, international hikers are at last lacing up for this remote and spectacular trail| the Guardian

Why are people rioting across England and how many are involved? | Far right | The Guardian

Almost 400 people have been arrested since far-right disturbances broke out, with unrest also in Belfast| the Guardian

The tragedy of a double life | Marjorie Wallace | The Guardian

Marjorie Wallace: The Bijani sisters died seeking independence. Many other twins, joined or not, face the same dilemma.| the Guardian

Why almonds are good for you | Food | The Guardian

Good for you: Robust, fresh and a delight to cook with, almonds are packed with vitamin E and other minerals| the Guardian

Every Women’s Championship match to be shown live on YouTube next season | Women’s Championship | The Guardian

The Women’s Championship will stream every league fixture live on its YouTube channel from next season| the Guardian

Selfies, influencers and a Twitter president: the decade of the social media celebrity | Celebrity | The Guardian

From Gyneth Paltrow to Trump, today’s stars speak directly to their fans. But are they really controlling their message?| the Guardian

Labour backs away from press reforms after Prince Harry’s phone-hacking court victory | Press regulation | The Guardian

The party has made it clear that Keir Starmer had no intention of reviving the second stage of the Leveson inquiry| the Guardian

Leveson inquiry: government confirms second stage axed | Leveson inquiry | The Guardian

Labour condemns decision not to reopen inquiry into press standards as a breach of trust| the Guardian

Outrage in Guatemala as crusading journalist given six-year prison term | Guatemala | The Guardian

José Rubén Zamora, 66, convicted and sentenced on money-laundering charges press freedom groups say were trumped up| the Guardian

Indian journalist freed on bail after being jailed for two years without trial | India | The Guardian

Muslim reporter Siddique Kappan had been charged under draconian anti-terrorism laws| the Guardian

Uganda detains leading lawyer for LGBT rights on money-laundering charges | Global development | The Guardian

Opposition figures say charges against Nicholas Opiyo, known for defending the rights of society’s most vulnerable, are baseless| the Guardian

‘Woke’ didn’t lose the US election: the patrician class who hijacked identity politics did | Nesrine Malik | The Guardian

Why is this simple explanation being so widely embraced? Because it does not require a commitment to real, structural change, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik| the Guardian

Cop28 host UAE’s approach is ‘dangerous’, says UN’s ex-climate chief | Cop28 | The Guardian

Christiana Figueres says focus on carbon capture is direct threat to survival of vulnerable countries| the Guardian

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Sweden scraps plans for 13 offshore windfarms over Russia security fears | Sweden | The Guardian

Decision comes after military concludes projects would complicate defending Nato’s newest member against attack| the Guardian

Undersea ‘hybrid warfare’ threatens security of 1bn, Nato commander warns | Nato | The Guardian

Underwater infrastructure vulnerable to Russian threats, says V Adm Didier Maleterre, after suspected sabotage of gas pipelines| the Guardian

Russia’s aim is to ‘create havoc’ if it is behind DHL fires, says air freight expert | Birmingham | The Guardian

Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says Brandon Fried after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig| the Guardian

We assume damage to Baltic Sea cables was sabotage, German minister says | Germany | The Guardian

Boris Pistorius says ‘no one believes’ two undersea fibre-optic communications cables were cut accidentally| the Guardian

Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest certifier are worthless, analysis shows | Carbon offsetting | The Guardian

Investigation into Verra carbon standard finds most are ‘phantom credits’ and may worsen global heating| the Guardian

EU to crack down on greenwashing with ‘proportionate’ penalties | Environment | The Guardian

Draft plan addresses inflated claims about products’ environmental credentials| the Guardian

Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's while president, says son | Ronald Reagan | The Guardian

Son Ron Reagan's claim that Ronald Reagan had Alzheimer's while in office leads to war of words with half brother Michael| the Guardian

Tim: The Official Biography of Avicii by Måns Mosesson review – private struggles of the EDM poster boy | Biography books | The Guardian

An honest study of the shy young man turned superstar DJ illuminates his rise to fame and the manifold factors that played a part in his death aged 28| the Guardian

‘Your body is completely drained’: US workers toil in heatwaves with no protections | Extreme heat | The Guardian

Though 2,300 people in the US died from heat-related illness in 2023, workers await robust protection laws| the Guardian

The academy trusts whose GCSE students keep disappearing | GCSEs | The Guardian

New ranking shows four academy chains lost up to 7% of pupils prior to exams| the Guardian

Scotch whisky and French wine hit by $7.5bn US tariffs | International trade | The Guardian

The 25% levies also include British knitwear and EU cheese and aircraft as White House retaliates for subsidies given to Airbus| the Guardian

Revealed: Pentagon's link to Iraqi torture centres | Iraq | The Guardian

Exclusive: General David Petraeus and 'dirty wars' veteran behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse See the full-length documentary film of the 15-month investigation| the Guardian

South Londoners raise £3k for street cleaner’s holiday – but bosses say no | London | The Guardian

Attempt to show gratitude to Paul Spiers, 63, in Beckenham turns sour as Veolia says he cannot accept gift| the Guardian

Household names: 168 Australian companies have paid no tax since 2013 | Tax | The Guardian

ATO deputy commissioner says there are ‘legitimate reasons why a company may not pay tax’| the Guardian

Tech guru Jaron Lanier: ‘The danger isn’t that AI destroys us. It’s that it drives us insane’ | Jaron Lanier | The Guardian

The godfather of virtual reality has worked beside the web’s visionaries and power-brokers – but likes nothing more than to show the flaws of technology. He discusses how we can make AI work for us, how the internet takes away choice – and why he would ban TikTok| the Guardian

How to tailor your CV for interview success | CVs | The Guardian

Start with a flexible structure, showcase your talents and don’t cut too much to make the perfect CV| the Guardian

Five Just Stop Oil activists receive record sentences for planning to block M25 | Just Stop Oil | The Guardian

Campaigners receive longest ever sentences for non-violent protest after being convicted of conspiracy to cause public nuisance| the Guardian

Terms and conditions: not reading the small print can mean big problems | Consumer rights | The Guardian

Survey shows just 7% of people read the full terms when buying a product or service online, while a fifth say they have suffered from not doing so| the Guardian

‘A lot would have to go wrong for Biden to lose’: can Allan Lichtman predict the 2024 election? | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

The professor on his famous 13 ‘keys’ to the White House, a method for predicting election results that’s been right nine times out of 10| the Guardian

NSO – not government clients – operates its spyware, legal documents reveal | Hacking | The Guardian

Details of emerge in sworn depositions by employees of Israeli company as part of lawsuit brought by WhatsApp| the Guardian

Wild fish stocks squandered to feed farmed salmon, study finds | Food | The Guardian

Wealthy nations accused of depriving poorer ones of nutrient-rich food and wasting mackerel, sardine and anchovy stocks| the Guardian

‘Godfathers of climate chaos’: UN chief urges global fossil-fuel advertising ban | Climate crisis | The Guardian

António Guterres says world faces ‘climate crunch time’ and announces dire new scientific warnings of global heating| the Guardian

Midlife crisis? It’s a myth. Why life gets better after 50 | Middle age | The Guardian

We don’t peak in middle age, say the experts. So forget about the stereotypes and embrace change| the Guardian

FBI raids home and seizes phone of Polymarket founder | Technology | The Guardian

Shayne Coplan calls incident ‘discouraging’ as firm suggests raid was retaliation for site’s users betting on Donald Trump| the Guardian

Even in abortion ‘safe havens’ finding care can be challenging: ‘It’s a system already strained’ | California | The Guardian

In California, the state with the strongest legal protections, funds, distance and lack of information can still present barriers| the Guardian

Texas A&M reaches $1m settlement with Black journalism professor | Texas | The Guardian

Kathleen McElroy, whose history of promoting diversity caused pushback, receives damages and apology from university| the Guardian

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