A good friend brings her dogs when she stays with me. I kind of dread it. What can I do? | Leading questions
The Guardianby Eleanor Gordon-Smith·4d ago
A good friend of mine stays with me regularly when she comes into town. She brings her husband and two dogs that don’t get along with my dog. They’ve “used the bathroom” in our house before.
An AI boom is sending San Francisco rents through the roof: ‘nowhere left for people to go’
The Guardianby Robin Buller in San Francisco·4d ago
To say that Maria Zamudio and her team have been busy lately would be a gross understatement. Every Monday at 9am, the phone lines at the downtown clinic of San Francisco’s Housing Rights Committee...
Book of Lives by Margaret Atwood audiobook review – a dryly funny memoir
The Guardianby Fiona Sturges·4d ago
Margaret Atwood had to be persuaded to write a memoir. The thought of writing about herself initially seemed “dead boring.
Search warrants used in Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor raids were unlawful, court rules
The Guardianby Haroon Siddique·4d ago
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has won his legal challenge against Thames Valley police over search warrants that led to his arrest.
Sofia Coppola: ‘I’m glad we weren’t kicked out of Tokyo making Lost in Translation’
The Guardianby As told to Rich Pelley·4d ago
Hello, I’m Cherry, I’m 14 and an aspiring film-maker. I love how your films capture what it feels like to be a young girl growing up.
Scoop! Underwire bras are back in fashion
The Guardianby Hannah Marriott·4d ago
It’s a trend which might have been expected to be kept under the radar – or at least under a T-shirt. But high fashion’s recent endorsement of underwire bras could not have been more visible.
Christa Pike is ‘up and walking’ for first time after failed execution, lawyer says
The Guardianby Adam Gabbatt·4d ago
Christa Pike is “up and walking” in hospital, her lawyer said, just more than a week after she survived two lethal injections during a botched execution in Tennessee.
Three sisters who drowned in Brighton took their own lives, inquest finds
The Guardianby Esther Addley·4d ago
Three sisters who drowned in the sea in Brighton collectively decided to end their own lives, a coroner has ruled.
Khaldoon al-Mubarak: the tightrope walker who made rare misstep over City charges
The Guardianby Rob Draper·4d ago
No one better understands the precarious tightrope Abu Dhabi walks when it tries to balance its relationships with western Europe while weighing the complex geopolitics of the Gulf region than...
Can Sánchez convince Spanish voters he is their best hope for fairer housing?
The Guardianby Sam Jones in Madrid·4d ago
Even before María del Carmen Abascal died on Wednesday night, a mere fortnight after her eviction from the Madrid flat where she had lived for most of her life, the frail 87-year-old woman had...
Racial and religious hate crimes at record high in England and Wales, data shows
The Guardianby Chris Osuh and Aamna Mohdin·4d ago
Racially and religiously motivated offences have reached record highs in the UK, as the government’s main Islamophobia partner says attacks on mosques are increasing in severity.
Planet of the apes: the ‘bizarre’ and tortured history of monkeys and humans
The Guardianby Matthew Cantor·4d ago
Zines have always lent themselves to weird and wonderful topics, from sci-fi reflections to punk fanzines to radical political tracts.
Dafydd Owain’s second album wins the 2026 Welsh music prize
The Guardianby Michael Cragg·4d ago
Singer-songwriter Dafydd Owain has won the 2026 Welsh music prize with his second album Ymarfer Byw.
SOS meals – the food to cook for friends that shows you care
The Guardianby Felicity Cloake·4d ago
I lost my beloved cairn terrier Wilf a couple of weeks ago, and when I say lost, sadly, I don’t mean I mislaid him yet again on Hampstead Heath.
‘It’s not about sex but empowerment’: why I picked a ‘naked’ frock as dress of the year
The Guardianby Jess Cartner-Morley·4d ago
One morning in February this year, I opened my laptop to find an email with an all-caps subject line: TOP SECRET.
Good night, and good lick: what can we expect from George Clooney’s restaurant?
The Guardianby Stuart Heritage·4d ago
The Provençal village of Cotignac is not wanting for places to eat. Within a short drive of its pale stone houses, you can find a wealth of high-end dining options.
Lourdes gets a Vegas glow-up at Dublin theatre festival, where canvases are slashed
The Guardianby Helen Meany·4d ago
In a Dublin theatre festival programme tackling heavy themes of racism, conflict and prejudice, Lourdes! The Musical (★★★★☆) promises something effervescent.
‘¡Qué Horror!’: Mexico’s World Cup honeymoon is over but is Rafa Márquez really to blame?
The Guardianby Raúl Vilchis·4d ago
When a new coach ascends to lead Mexico’s national team, fans say he is sitting in “la silla mas caliente” – the hottest seat in town; one that can also burn.
Inside NBA Europe’s $10bn plan that has football clubs queuing to join
The Guardianby Matt Hughes·4d ago
The launch of NBA Europe will be delayed 12 months until 2028, with a pre-qualifying competition planned for next year to find four temporary members to join the 16-team league’s inaugural season...
Can Ali G: Who Iz I? save character comedy cinema?
The Guardianby Phil Hoad·4d ago
For a man whose campaign slogan was once “Keep it real”, Ali G has his work cut out in the reality of 2026.
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