Apple News seems to have a clear idea of what kind of content I need/want and I don’t know where it got it from

Can no one bat any more?

In case you’re out for a not-drink tonight and wondering www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

My son has suggested Joe Mahler should be Sports Personality of the Year for his performance! www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Was that a spoiler right at the start of Bake Off or did I imagine it?

If you find yourself in Asda wondering: I’m the person who bought an orange that looked like a pumpkin and I don’t really know why

Letters from our readers are a constant source of surprise www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Millions of households stuck in the red: @hilaryosborne.bsky.social on new @citizensadvice.bsky.social research www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

I was there! And it was this good www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Donna is great so you’d be learning from an absolute expert

‘Cider to the power of 10’: bumper apple harvest has UK cider makers drooling

Last-minute money tips for university: top tips and tricks to help you save

The Guardian has today printed the names, and where possible, images, of all the media workers killed in Gaza, as part of an international day of action involving more than 150 media organisations. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

They used to just be on the high street but like everything else fake closing down sales have gone online www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

It’s the big question for the chancellor - should Rachel Reeves bring in a UK wealth tax? I looked at Spain, which has had one for years, and increased it after Covid. The result? It doesn’t raise much, but it’s popular, and there was no billionaire exodus. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Happy National Relaxation Day to all those who celebrate.

Spent the evening cleaning the scout hut and got home 80 minutes into the football- I may have perfectly timed my arrival into (in front of) the box

The FCA has found some consumers are paying more than 30% APR to spread the cost of their insurance and that some companies are profiting from it, but have ruled out a cap or ban. Grrrr

This week’s Scam Watch is a warning about fake rooms to rent www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...

I did a creative writing course recently and one of the stories I wrote started with the tick, tick, tick, tick of a stolen Lime bike. It really does soundtrack my life www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Easy now

In alternative news to the Mansion House speech: the Cubs made these great clay prints as part of their Naturalist badge - images of Bruce Castle park will be preserved for ever

It comes to something when even your DIY materials feel they have to state they won’t behave offensively

Standard letter to the Bournemouth Echo, until you get the the last line which is straight out of a Carry On film.

“Hand-massaged kale” is my new favourite ingredient www.theguardian.com/business/202...

A great French exchange www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

This week’s Scam Watch is about gig tickets because, like journalists, the fraudsters are alert to the big things that are happening out there www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

Dare I say Raducanu is looking on top of this…

At some point in my life I switched from ‘urgh, rain’ to ‘oh great, we need this for the garden’ and I can’t pinpoint when

I’m so British I took a jumper downstairs this evening just in case it turned a bit cold

Watching Glasto and marvelling that so many people seem to have battery left on their phone

Revealed: spies for hire used ‘Big Brother’ tactics on salmon farm activists

This week’s Scam Watch is for anyone who has booked somewhere to stay via Booking.com www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...

Summer food is so good isn’t it? £1.50 worth of tomatoes and cheese from Lidl and about three minutes of slicing

I wrote about the rise of socks and people have been looking at my (suitably clad) ankles all day www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...

Thanks to Nationwide for letting me see what goes on with the most vulnerable customers. I was moved by the care the team had for people www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...

Staggered to find tickets for a show that cost £45 each for seats with a “very restricted view” - if they’re that restricted maybe the staging is all wrong?

If it’s about money and Scouting I’m there www.theguardian.com/society/2025...