I survived a stroke during an ocean swim. Here’s what I’ve learned about fear
The Guardianby Graham Russell12 Sept 2026
Looking out over the ocean, I would watch the waves sparkling in the sunlight as they grew and spilled into a burst of froth.
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top 98%The moment I knew: I had planned to break up with him – then he snuck out of school to buy me hot chips
The Guardianby Maleah Pearce12 Sept 2026
Dylan and I first started dating in high school when we were 16. He was a “bad boy” who got drunk at parties and occasionally spoke to other people with his fists.
Tottenham still waiting for first league goal of season after draw against Everton
The Guardianby David Hytner at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium12 Sept 2026
Is it too early for a Tottenham crisis? To which the answer is surely that it is never too early for a Tottenham crisis. After four Premier League games, they have yet to score.
Sunderland v Arsenal: Premier League – live
The Guardianby Billy Munday12 Sept 2026
Mikel Arteta revealed yesterday that he trains his Arsenal players to expect things to go wrong after their flight to Naples was delayed by five hours on Tuesday.
Portsmouth experiences second weekend of anti-immigration protests
The Guardianby Sammy Gecsoyler and Raphael Boyd12 Sept 2026
Two men and a teenage boy have been arrested in Portsmouth at a far-right protest against immigration.
Missouri coach blasts Kansas over slavery references after Border War win
The Guardianby Agencies12 Sept 2026
The latest edition of the Border War between Missouri and Kansas turned out to be a mere skirmish for a half.
Frustrated Liverpool fail to take chances as Fulham claim deserved first point
The Guardianby Andy Hunter at Anfield12 Sept 2026
In the not-so distant past when they were vying for a right-back role with Spain, Andoni Iraola often lost out to Álvaro Arbeloa.
Number of UK anti-migrant vigilante groups surges in last 18 months
The Guardianby Patrick Greenfield and Michael Goodier12 Sept 2026
At least 28 anti-migrant vigilante groups have formed in the UK in the last 18 months, ranging from unauthorised street patrols claiming to protect women and children to groups harassing migrants...
‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
The Guardianby Edward Helmore12 Sept 2026
The CEO of the artificial intelligence company Anthropic issued a new appeal on Saturday for the AI industry to “slow down” and offered a three-part plan for doing so, saying that his company would...
Everybody Wants to F*ck Me review – Taron Egerton is hounded in sharp-toothed dating nightmare
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee in Toronto12 Sept 2026
Everyone knows an Adam. He’s not like those other guys, the ones who won’t take no for an answer and speak lasciviously about women to their mates.
Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
The Guardianby Peter Walker Senior political correspondent12 Sept 2026
All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election.
Six Nigerians extradited to US over $6M online romance scam
The Guardianby Guardian staff and Associated Press12 Sept 2026
Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6m through online romance scams were extradited to the United States on...
Jeremy Thomas, British producer of The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, dies aged 77
The Guardianby Andrew Pulver12 Sept 2026
Jeremy Thomas, the distinguished British producer of films including Sexy Beast, High-Rise and the multi-Oscar-winning The Last Emperor, has died aged 77.
‘I could get laid every night of the week!’: punk icon Legs McNeil on booze, benders and dating Sinéad O’Connor
The Guardianby Jim Farber12 Sept 2026
Legs McNeil vividly remembers the reaction he got from the original CBGB bands in 1975 when they heard the name of the magazine he co-founded: Punk, the first publication ever dedicated to the...
IDF soldier filmed shooting Palestinian in leg amid West Bank settler standoff
The Guardianby Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem12 Sept 2026
An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, wounding him in the leg, as settlers confronted villagers by grazing livestock on Palestinian-owned land in the town of Faqqua in the occupied West Bank.
Nashville airport board unanimously approves name change to honor Dolly Parton
The Guardianby Edward Helmore12 Sept 2026
The Nashville airport is to be renamed after Dolly Parton, a board of commissioners voted on Friday, in tribute to the Smoky Mountain singer who is estimated to bring $1.8bn each year to Tennessee...
Girl Group review – Rebel Wilson’s dreadful music comedy is a spice-free wannabe
The Guardianby Benjamin Lee in Toronto12 Sept 2026
There were plentiful on-paper delights for certain music fans of a certain generation promised at Toronto’s splashy Friday-night premiere of pop comedy Girl Group.
Michael Barrymore becomes unlikely TikTok star with nearly 5m followers
The Guardianby Esther Addley12 Sept 2026
Filming from the driver’s seat of his car, with his pet whippet, Lara, in the background, Michael Barrymore shows an array of dog treats he has collected to test to the camera.
‘I love the boldness of modernism’: New York fashion week goes highbrow
The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley in New York12 Sept 2026
Calvin Klein has taken a highbrow turn in the two years since Veronica Leoni took charge. The Italian designer, a philosophy graduate who was schooled in the chic design studios of Jil Sander and...
Deepfakes are wrecking influencers’ credibility, one fake ad at a time
The Guardianby Arielle Pardes12 Sept 2026
Earlier this year, Emily Schuman, the creator of the lifestyle blog Cupcakes and Cashmere, saw a photo of herself she didn’t recognize on Instagram.