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Death toll in Ceuta border crisis rises to 67 as Spanish government announces plans for barrier – Europe live
August 1, 2026
Death toll in Spain-Morocco border crisis in Ceuta climbs to 67There has been an update by the Spanish government on the Ceuta border crisis, with officials saying the death...
‘We didn’t feel safe’: Booking.com users face battle to get money back
August 1, 2026
Jane Ripley* spent some time researching the best apartment to stay in for her family’s trip to Batumi in Georgia, eventually settling on one with an “exceptional” rating on...
‘A towering piece of monoculture’: how The Odyssey discourse has dominated this summer
August 1, 2026
If a high-profile academic is reviewing a movie for the London Review of Books, that movie in question must be making some kind of mark on some kind of...
Knickers in a twist: why M&S selling crotchless panties isn’t as outrageous as it seems
August 1, 2026
The news that Marks & Spencer is selling Ann Summers crotchless knickers on their website has been greeted – as might be expected – with outrage online, being described...
​What makes a good comic novel? Andrew Sean Greer on the joy of funny writing
August 1, 2026
Illustration: Javi AznarezIn March 2020, when the mayor of San Francisco instructed all citizens to remain in their houses due to a pandemic, the first thing I did was...
Have you ever switched allegiance as a football fan? You are not alone | Luke McLaughlin
August 1, 2026
“I was fanatically pro-German when the Germans were here to protect us against the Americans, and now that Americans are here to protect us against the Germans, I am...
‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster
August 1, 2026
Parliament is “Britain’s last alcohol-soaked workplace” where MPs are offered free drinks as early as midday despite alcohol-related scandals, a report has revealed.Drinking is commonplace and some MPs have...
Exploring Rabat, Morocco – this year’s Unesco World Book Capital
August 1, 2026
The first book I read willingly was Bridget Jones’s Diary. I was 19. Up to that point, I hadn’t been much of a reader. I’d been more into football,...
Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM
August 1, 2026
MPs and mayors close to Andy Burnham have told the prime minister there is a “third way” tlauo gain more control of failing companies, as the row over whether...
The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK
August 1, 2026
It has been three months since the Guardian revealed that Nigel Farage had accepted a £5m gift from Christopher Harborne, a billionaire donor to Reform UK.This was not the...