Fifa general secretary Mattias Grafström could stand against Infantino in election
The Guardianby Exclusive by Ed Aarons and Romain Molina·22 Aug 2026
Senior figures in African football have held talks with Fifa’s general secretary, Mattias Grafström, to sound out his interest in standing against Gianni Infantino, the Guardian can reveal.
Subterranean salad: underground farmers seek solution to food crisis in disused UK mines
The Guardianby Mark Brown. Photographs by Gary Calton·22 Aug 2026
It has the vibe of a Bond villain’s underground lair but the workers in hi-vis and helmets aren’t weighing and packing hard drugs or parts for a death laser. It’s pak choi and lettuce.
Australia v Bangladesh: second men’s Test, day one – live
The Guardianby Geoff Lemon (now) and Jonathan Howcroft (earlier)·22 Aug 2026
28th over: Australia 124-4 (Green 26, Carey 1) A thick inside edge from Carey, into his pads rather than stumps, and the one run gets him off the mark.
Canada vows to match Trump’s 50% tariffs after trade deal talks fail
The Guardianby Guardian staff and agencies·22 Aug 2026
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney has promised to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar”, after the two sides failed to agree a trade deal by the deadline of midnight on Friday.
Dog Park: a delightful sitcom that will fill the Colin from Accounts shaped hole in your life
The Guardianby Rhik Samadder·22 Aug 2026
Whenever I’m watching a programme that features an animal and I realise I’m expected to have a specific reaction to that animal, I run into a problem.
Island hopping through stone-age history in Ireland, Wales and the Isle of Man
The Guardianby Kevin Rushby·22 Aug 2026
The guide was adamant. “I’ve picked human teeth out of there and I’m not doing it again.” The small group of tourists looked suitably aghast, except the boy.
Battery fires at recycling centres are costing UK £1bn a year, figures show
The Guardianby Matthew Weaver·22 Aug 2026
Fires at recycling centres caused by wrongly discarded lithium batteries such as those found in vapes are occurring at the rate of more than 10 a week, according to new figures.
A bridge too far? Why link to Sicily is still a dream despite 2,000 years of plans
The Guardianby Lorenzo Tondo in Torre Faro, Messina·22 Aug 2026
For more than 2,000 years, it has been an obsessive dream: a plan to link the Mediterranean Sea’s largest island to mainland Italy.
‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
The Guardianby Robert Booth UK technology editor·22 Aug 2026
Hollywood creatives are taking gig work to train AI models to replicate their skills in a bid to offset tightening earnings in a trend one compared to being “handed a shovel and asked to dig the...
Wallaroos on wrong side of another Black Ferns drubbing in lopsided rivalry
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·22 Aug 2026
Maddison Levi has been unable to inspire the Wallaroos to a hoodoo-busting victory, the Australians falling flat in an ugly 66-19 defeat to New Zealand.
‘It exists only for pleasure’: does ice-cream have a future in the age of wellness fads and weight-loss drugs?
The Guardianby Words: Kitty Drake. Photographs: Christian Sinibaldi·22 Aug 2026
Last month I stood in the biggest ice-cream factory in Britain and watched a 5-metre Viennetta mint-flavoured ice-cream cake get made.
Meera Sodha’s recipe for blackberry and almond cake | Meera Sodha recipes
The Guardianby Meera Sodha·22 Aug 2026
Most cakes I can take or leave, but I never regret a slice of almond cake. The density! The chewy crumb! The way it romances butter and other flavours!
Tim Dowling: my working holiday just isn’t working
The Guardianby Tim Dowling·22 Aug 2026
In the summer of 1995, I went on a family holiday to Portugal. On the first day I got a call from a UK magazine, asking if I would be interested in interviewing Meg Ryan, in three days’ time.
‘They’re thinking about the likes’: deadly TikTok motorway trend horrifies Ireland
The Guardianby Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent·22 Aug 2026
Videos often begin with the camera panning across a glowing dashboard as a gloved hand starts the ignition.
Blind date: ‘There was a mature, polite peck on departure at a busy Manchester Piccadilly station’
The Guardianby Guardian Staff·22 Aug 2026
Susan on Pete What were you hoping for? A relaxed, friendly lunch with good and fun conversation. First impressions Pete was immediately welcoming and relaxed. I felt at ease pretty quickly.
‘We are in the inferno’: diaspora writers lead new movement of nature poetry
The Guardianby Sandra Laville·22 Aug 2026
A new movement of eco poets from black and brown communities in the UK is challenging the canon of nature poetry against the backdrop of the climate and biodiversity crisis.
Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
The Guardianby Timothy Garton Ash·22 Aug 2026
Here in Silicon Valley, the experts think that within the next couple of years we’ll see an extraordinary takeoff for artificial intelligence.
As Russian missiles rain down on Kyiv, casualties mount and the mood darkens
The Guardianby Dan Sabbagh in Kyiv. Photographs by Julia Kochetova·22 Aug 2026
Viktor, 23, Sofiia, 18, and their dog, Teddy, were bedding down for the night on Thursday at the Dorohozhychi metro station three stops from Kyiv’s city centre.
‘My ability to cope was unravelling’: how I navigated ADHD and childbirth – and seven things I learned
The Guardianby Sarah Marsh·22 Aug 2026
It’s 7am in a postnatal ward. I’ve been brought here having given birth around four hours earlier.
Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’
The Guardianby Uwa Ede-Osifo·22 Aug 2026
Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade of Iran’s shipping and ports while Trump’s administration struggles to end its...
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