‘It shows them they’re not alone’: inside the UK’s first refugee football team
‘Every one of these boys has a story,” says Fethi Ahmed as he looks across the parched playing surface of a recreation ground in Harlow....
‘A shark bit my arm and leg off. Now I want to save the species’
As animal kingdom reputations go, sharks don’t exactly have the best of them. As any good publicist will tell you, “attack” isn’t really the word...
Rev Richard Coles and Richard Dawkins dine across the divide: ‘The problem is he’s not swayed by evidence but by feeling’
Richard C, 60, East Sussex Occupation Cleric, broadcaster, writer and Communard (retired) Voting record Always Labour. “I was a party member for a while. I...
Lake Mead: shrinking waters uncover buried secrets and grisly finds
Drought has a way of revealing things. Receding waters can highlight the precarity of the crucial systems that keep societies functioning and expose hidden ancient...
‘Stop trying to be TikTok’: how video-centric Instagram sparked a revolt
If you’re going to change a social media platform synonymous with celebrity culture, make sure the Kardashian-Jenners are onboard first. Instagram was forced into a...
Is running up and down a hill better for you than running on the flat?
Is running up and down a hill better for you than running on the flat? Or does the downhill bit being easier counteract the uphill...
Nigel Slater’s recipes for pork chops with chilli-plum jam, and plum and almond pie
There was no sign of dessert. (I’m going back a bit now.) We looked anxiously at one another, wondering if our hosts had forgotten, or...
Got the ick? When a sudden pang of disgust ruins your romance
This is the summer of the ick. An ick is a point at which your initial attraction to a person flips into a feeling of...
Readers reply: what qualities should we look for in a leader?
What qualities should we look for in a leader? Tamar, Leeds Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Readers reply First and foremost they must own a...
Parfait and tarte fine: Honey & Co’s peach pudding recipes
Peaches are a tell-tale sign that summer is properly here. Though they are flown in from somewhere or other year-round in the UK, they are...