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    How to tackle mid-afternoon energy dips

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  2. ‘Their first instinct was to loot’
    How Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

    Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center

  3. How to talk dating like gen Z
    51 (hyperspecific) terms for love, sex and bad behavior

    Graphic illustration of pink bust wearing sunglasses on yellow background, with speech bubble saying "Ick!"

  4. Mona Eltahawy
    Today Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in makes New York a real home

    Mona Eltahawy

  5. Film
    The films to get excited about in 2026

    Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary, left, and Jaafar Jackson in Michael

  6. The perfect day for parents
    How to keep kids happy – without neglecting yourself

    Children playing on the sofa while their mum sits on the floor and drinks a cup of tea

News

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    Abortion
    Abortion may no longer be a top priority for Democratic voters ahead of 2026 midterms, polls show

    Abortion was seen as one of Democrats’ strongest issues in the 2024 election – new polls indicate that may be shifting
  • Two white men in suits smile as they hold folders while standing before the US and UN flags

    Aid cuts
    US ‘adapt, shrink or die’ terms for $2bn aid pot will mean UN bowing down to Washington, say experts

  • An aerial pictures showing a large group of people marching along a street

    Iran
    Two people confirmed dead as Iran protests turn into ‘battlefield’

  • A man wearing a Vision Pro in a store, in front of a poster of a woman wearing the headset

    Technology
    Apple reportedly cuts production of Vision Pro headset after poor sales

  • The skyline of Riyadh at sunset

    Saudi Arabia
    Executions in Saudi Arabia hit highest number on record in 2025

Trump presidency

  1. Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center in August.

    Donald Trump
    South Park writer buys ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ domain name

  2. People hold signs in support of gender-affirming care in Emeryville, California, on 8 December.

    Trump administration
    US federal employees file complaint against ban on gender-affirming care

  3. Group of people including children with signs.

    Childcare
    Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states

  4. Woman speaking

    Republicans
    Lauren Boebert claims Trump’s veto of safe drinking water bill is retaliation

In focus

  • Donald Trump at the Kennedy Center

    Trump administration
    ‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

    Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation
  • a man sitting in front of a microphone with his arms crossed

    Capital punishment
    The US reporter who has witnessed 14 executions: ‘People need to know what it looks like’

  • A volunteer sets up signs in support of US senatorial candidate from Maine Graham Platner in Ogunquit, Maine.

    Democracy and justice
    From rent to utility bills: the politicians and advocates making climate policy part of the affordability agenda

Features

  • Two women at a watercooler

    How to have a better day
    Beat the slump: how to tackle mid-afternoon energy dips

    Newsletter
  • Graphic illustration of pink bust wearing sunglasses on yellow background, with speech bubble saying "Ick!"

    The sex lives of gen Z
    How to talk dating like gen Z: 51 (hyperspecific) terms for love, sex and bad behavior

More features

  • Zohran Mamdani Celebrates Union Endorsement As He Campaigns For New York City MayorNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 15: Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, who won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, attends an endorsement event from the union DC 37 on July 15, 2025, in New York City. Weeks after Mamdani won the Democratic primary for mayor, various wealthy interest groups have begun to mobilize against the 33-year-old state assemblyman. Mamdani has vowed to freeze rent hikes for a year, make buses free, and increase taxes on wealthy New Yorkers. Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that he will continue his run for New York City mayor after losing to Zohran Mamdani in last month's Democratic primary. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    The Filter
    ‘The Brooklinen of suits’: How Zohran Mamdani makes his $500 suits work

  • a star for Donald Trump star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.

    Film
    Wuthering Heights, Michael Jackson and the ‘Trump effect’ – will 2026 see the end of the ‘woke’ blockbuster?

  • a man holds a chainsaw

    Elon Musk
    ‘They sowed chaos to no avail’: the lasting legacy of Elon Musk’s Doge

  • Diana Ross on the set of The Muppet Show in 1980.

    Music
    Songs about new beginnings – ranked!

  • Illustration of Zoe Williams in a group at a big media party with a panther in a cage

    Life and style
    My big night out: I was about to get fired – then a colleague invited me to the party that changed my life

  • Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary, left, and Jaafar Jackson in Michael

    Movies
    Doomed lovers, high heels and The Odyssey: films to get excited about in 2026

Opinion

  • They tried to smear him as an antisemite – but Mayor Zohran Mamdani walks in a rich Jewish tradition

    Molly Crabapple
    When I look at Mamdani, I don’t see some radical departure. I see him an heir to the Yiddish socialism that helped build New York
  • Mona Eltahawy

    I’ve been a New Yorker for 23 years. Today Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in makes this city a real home

    Mona Eltahawy
    The new mayor embraces social justice, and rejects hate and nationalism. That’s why we’re so excited to see what he’ll do in office, says author Mona Eltahawy

More opinion

  1. Illustration: Danielle Rhoda

    When racists shout ‘Go home’, and you come from 15 places, what to do?

    Hugh Muir
  2. Emma Brockes

    At the turn of the year, I’m facing a pivot point. Midlife crisis? No thanks

    Emma Brockes
  3. Sam Jones

    Cecilia Giménez’s botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the woman behind it

    Sam Jones
  4. Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Apple Store, and TikTok apps on a smartphone with the EU flag

    Trump is wrong: ‘woke’ policies aren’t the real threat to Europe

    Nouriel Roubini

Editorials

  • Editorial
    The Guardian view on mRNA vaccines: they are the future – with or without Donald Trump

Sports

More sports

  1. Clayton Keller served as captain at the world championships last May when the Americans earned their first gold medal at the event since 1933.

    Winter Olympics 2026
    US men’s hockey squad takes shape ahead of Friday’s reveal

  2. Anthony Joshua gets into an emergency responders’ vehicle at the scene of his crash in Nigeria

    Boxing
    Joshua discharged from hospital in Nigeria after car crash

  3. Jessie Diggins of the United States celebrates after placing first in the Tour de Ski 5km heat mass start free event on Wednesday in Toblach, Italy.

    Skiing
    Diggins, Schumacher make US cross-country history with World Cup double

  4. New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore warms up before an game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in November.

    NFL
    New England defensive tackle Barmore faces domestic assault charge

More top stories

  • Oil feeder pipes run to the processing center at the Prudhoe Bay oil filed on Alaska's North Slope

    Business
    Oil prices record steepest annual fall since Covid pandemic

    After biggest loss for producers since 2020 the slide could continue, with global output expected to remain high
  • Zohran Mamdani at a campaign rally in the Queens borough of New York City on 26 October 2025.

    Zohran Mamdani
    Zohran Mamdani is now mayor of New York City. Here’s what he campaigned on

  • Field crew at Mount Hora

    Anthropology
    Cremation pyre in Africa thought to be world’s oldest containing adult remains

  • Gillian Taylor.

    Art
    Last letters from Denmark: Danes write to Devon artist as postal service ends

  • Marius Borg Høiby

    Norway
    More women reporting abuse in Norway as member of royal family to go on trial for rape

  • Screenshot of video footage from the US military showing a boat about to be bombed in the Pacific Ocean.

    US military
    Search for survivors after US strikes on alleged drug boats

  • A man and a woman in front of a crowd of supporters.

    Immigration
    Documents suggest Kilmar Ábrego García was retaliated against after wrongful deportation

Climate crisis & environment

  1. A young male farmer wearing jeans and a hoodie picks olives from trees in Jordan.

    Trees
    ‘These trees may not survive’: Jordan’s ancient olive harvest wilts under record-breaking heat

  2. Headshot in profile of a grey seal pup.

    In pictures
    Often brutal, always beautiful: the sea hounds of the Frisian Islands

    Gallery16
  3. Man raises his arms among greenery.

    UK
    World is in better place than when Eden Project created 25 years ago, founder says

  4. A barge moves up a canal near between the ocean and a wildlife preserve.

    Environment
    How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’

US news

  1. US military
    Trump backs away from deploying national guard in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland

  2. Immigration
    Documents suggest Kilmar Ábrego García was retaliated against after wrongful deportation

  3. Planned Parenthood
    Court allows White House to end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood in 22 states

  4. Stock markets
    Wall Street ends 2025 near record highs after year of economic upheaval

World news

  1. Business
    Oil prices record steepest annual fall since Covid pandemic

  2. Environment
    EU’s new ‘green tariff’ rules on high-carbon goods come into force

  3. North Korea
    Kim Jong-un hails North Korea’s ‘invincible alliance’ with Russia in New Year’s message

  4. Ukraine war briefing
    10% away from peace, Zelenskyy tells Ukrainians

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Culture

  • Composite picture of Joni Mitchell, Diamanda Galas, Kendrick Lamar and Neil Young

    Music
    Our 2026 listening resolutions: from Radiohead to Kendrick Lamar, critics try to get into music they’ve never liked

  • Nick Buxton, Florence Shaw, Tom Dowse and Lewis Maynard of Dry Cleaning.

    Alexis Petridis's album of the week
    Dry Cleaning: Secret Love review – the south London band double down on their haunting, peculiar brilliance

What to watch

  1. Minnie Driver and James Nesbitt in Run Away

    Television
    Run Away review – James Nesbitt and Minnie Driver give us comfort TV at its finest

  2. Chevy Chase sits at a table wearing red glasses in a still from the documentary.

    Review
    I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not review – abundant talent showcased in profile of SNL’s champion insult comic

  3. One Battle After Another

    Film
    The 50 best films of 2025

  4. 1 - Adolescence

    Television
    The 50 best TV shows of 2025

What to listen to

  1. Ben Sadler sitting on a plastic chair, and Josh Law on a crocodile kiddie ride

    Music
    ‘Being annoying is worse than being evil’: the high-octane, low-culture genius of indie duo Getdown Services

  2. Raye, left, and Yunchan Lim

    Music
    Lily Allen’s live return, Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights and Simon Rattle’s Janáček: music to listen out for in 2026

  3. ‘I’ve laughed out loud at both the questions and Bill’s dryly delivered answers’ … Bill Nighy

    Podcasts
    ‘A hell of a lot of fun!’ Your favorite podcasts of 2025

  4. Rosalia

    Music
    The 50 best albums of 2025

What to read

  1. Googoosh with French singer Charles Aznavour in the 1970s.

    Book of the day
    Googoosh: A Sinful Voice by Googoosh with Tara Dehlavi review – the extraordinary story of an Iranian icon

  2. The Slave Ship by JMW Turner, 1840.

    Book of the day
    The Zorg by Siddharth Kara review – scarcely imaginable horrors at sea

  3. UK, London, Thunder and lightening above Canary WharfGettyImages-526332173

    Poem of the week
    The Man in the Wind by Anne Stevenson

  4. Pallant House Gallery in Chichester.

    History books
    The English House by Dan Cruickshank review – if walls could talk

What to play

  1. Sarah Martin investigates the virtual world of Roblox. Roblox DTI

    Pushing Buttons
    Roblox, James Bond and a billion-dollar multiplayer – here are our most-read gaming stories of 2025

    Newsletter
  2. PlayStation 5 Split Fiction game key art

    Games
    The 20 best video games of 2025

  3. A straight-up shot of serotonin … Arc Raiders.

    Games
    Arc Raiders review – pure multiplayer pleasure

  4. Blue Prince screenshot

    The Dominik Diamond alternative game of the year awards 2025

    Dominik Diamond

More culture

  1. The K-pop band NewJeans pictured in Incheon, South Korea.

    K-pop
    NewJeans member Danielle sued for millions after bitter feud with K-pop record label

  2. Two people inspect Pablo Picasso's Tête de femme, which sits on an easel

    Europe
    €1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for €100 in charity raffle

  3. Image of a character holding a sword in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle.

    Culture
    Demon Slayer economics: how the anime juggernaut became a saviour

  4. Steve Carell in Mountainhead.

    Film
    ‘Move fast, break stuff’: how tech bros became Hollywood’s go-to baddie in 2025

Lifestyle

  • Children playing on the sofa while their mum sits on the floor and drinks a cup of tea

    How to have a better day
    The perfect day for parents: how to keep kids healthy and happy – without neglecting yourself

    Newsletter
  • Illustration of person in bath with shower dripping

    Life
    You be the judge: should my boyfriend change the way he showers?

Well actually

  1. Close-up of a woman holding her abdomen, sitting on a sofa, indicating discomfort or pain in her stomach

    Viruses
    What is norovirus and how contagious is it?

  2. a collage of trends

    Health
    ‘Let them’, creatine and fibermaxxing: the biggest wellness trends of 2025

  3. a man holding a sock

    Um... thanks?
    ‘A bat’s head’: the best and worst gifts 11 people have ever received

  4. A woman at sunset or dawn meditating in front of a large window.

    Why am I like this?
    How to end the year right: come up with your own personal rituals

The Filter

  1. Active young Asian sports woman taking a break after working out at home, sitting on exercise mat taking a deep breath with her eyes closed. Sports and exercise routine. Health, fitness and wellness concept

    Life skills
    Simple daily rituals for building fun, calm and play into your days in 2026

  2. Female athlete stretching on yoga mat before outdoors workout with dumbbells and foam rolerSports concept. Top view of sportsperson with exercise equipment. Female mental health and wellbeing, sportive hobby and physical activity. Background with unrecognizable woman and room for copy space or sign.

    Fitness gear
    A personal trainer’s starter pack: 10 US workout products to reboot for 2026

  3. A suitcase, roku, sneakers, and a kitchenware

    The deals aren’t done yet
    25 of the best after-Christmas sales in the US

  4. A man leaps in the air during a run in a snowy park.

    Winter running
    I run over 20 miles a week in the winter. Here’s everything I wear to stay warm

Relationships

  1. The princess diaries … Valerie returns to her pampered life after her rescue.

    2025: what happened next?
    What happened next: Valerie the dachshund taught us how to survive – and thrive

  2. Illustration of Pamela Stephenson Connolly seated at a desk, with one hand on a huge pile of letters and the other holding a little dog

    Sexual healing
    ‘There’s no such thing as normal’: 13 essential lessons about sex – from 20 years of Sexual Healing

  3. An illustration of a couple hugging.

    How to have a better day
    The secrets of a great sex life: how to keep the flame alive in the bedroom

    Newsletter
  4. Cartoon type illustration of couple having sex on a train roof

    This is how we do it
    ‘As we’re newlyweds there’s a pressure to always be at it. We’ve even had sex in a train toilet’’

Health & fitness

  1. Illustration of a woman having a relaxing, candle-lit bubble bath

    How to have a better day
    The perfect evening routine: how to prepare for bed – from blue light to baths

    Newsletter
  2. a woman and stroller on a bathroom sign

    Women
    Beyond Kegels: I found a fix for a common type of incontinence – why don’t more women know about it?

  3. Illustration of woman with tissue in her nostril, while holding a phone with one hand while her other hand is near bread popping out of toaster. Next to her a child cries

    Is it true that …
    You’re more likely to get sick when you’re stressed?

  4. Illustration of person in bath with a drink, looking very content. A rubber duck has fallen out of the bath, which is overflowing. lots of bubbles

    Life and style
    Soak it up: everything science taught us about health and wellness in 2025

Fashion & beauty

  1. A young man wearing a bright blue quarter-zip jumper over a white shirt and striped tie, with suit trousers, sitting on a bench in a muddy park with a tree behind him

    Quarter-zip
    Why the quarter-zip trend is about much more than jumpers

  2. model on her haunches wearing double denim

    Jeans
    Baggy, carrot, flared or barrel – which were the jeans of 2025?

  3. Morgan (Justine Lupe) in Nobody Wants This, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) in Slow Horses and Rick (Walton Goggins), in The White Lotus.

    Dressing the part
    The TV characters who nailed small-screen style this year

    Newsletter
  4. A young woman with long dark hair and red lipstick, wearing a baggy light brown jumper, a cream silky skirt with black lace trim, and leopard-print heeled sandals, standing against a deep orange background

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    When it comes to lace, it’s all about the trimmings

More lifestyle

  1. Composite of a woman about to taste a dish she is cooking, and two blocks of tofu

    Food
    Veganuary can be a piece of cake: cooks and dietitians share 12 ways to make delicious plant-based food

  2. Fish fingers in a white bread sandwich

    Feast
    January isn’t for reinvention – it’s for dishes we know by heart

    Newsletter
  3. The number 52 with little illustrations of things to do less.

    2026
    Don’t stress, do less: 52 ways to make your life easier in 2026

  4. G2: Perfect Day - How to have the perfect evening out

    How to have a better day
    The perfect night out: how to ditch the telly – and have next-level fun

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Documentary

  • Documentary
    Threshold: the choir who sing to the dying

    Dying is a process and in a person’s final hours and days, Nickie and her Threshold Choir are there to accompany people on their way and bring comfort. Through specially composed songs, akin to lullabies, the choir cultivates an environment of love and safety around those on their deathbed.
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