‘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
Can you solve it? That Sally Rooney hat puzzle | Science | The Guardian
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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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