Edie Falco: ‘Alcohol was the answer to all my problems - and the cause of them’
One of TV’s most admired actors, she is now playing Hillary Clinton on screen. She discusses overcoming addiction, her adoration for Sopranos co-star ...
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Saudis used ‘incentives and threats’ to shut down UN investigation in Yemen
Political officials and diplomatic and activist sources describe stealth campaignSaudi Arabia used “incentives and threats” as part of a lobbying camp...
Jailed for 51 weeks for protesting? Britain is becoming a police state by stealth | George Monbiot
The government’s back-door amendments to the policing bill are tyrannical. We should be on the streets in our millionsThis is proper police state stuf...
Up to 12m people could be on NHS waiting list in England by 2025
National Audit Office says NHS faces ‘daunting’ task in tackling record-high backlog for surgery and careThe already huge backlog for NHS care in Engl...
TV tonight: Paddy and Christine McGuinness open up about their family and autism
The couple reveal their struggle with their children’s autism diagnoses and speak to experts to understand more. Plus: Panorama examines Christmas. He...
Last-minute bid to stop Shell’s oil exploration in whale breeding grounds in South Africa
Campaigners have filed legal challenge against seismic survey along Eastern Cape provinceAn 11th hour bid has been launched to try to halt plans by Ro...
Trump tested positive for Covid few days before Biden debate, chief of staff says in new book
Mark Meadows makes stunning admission in new memoir obtained by Guardian, saying a second test returned negativeDonald Trump tested positive for Covid...
UK green homes scheme was ‘slam dunk fail’ says public accounts committee
Dame Meg Hillier says scheme cost £50m and delivered only a fraction of objectivesThe government’s green homes grant scheme underperformed badly and r...
Gene-edited livestock: robust rules needed before approval, say ethicists
Techniques could help make farm animals resistant to disease but there are fears welfare standards could dropRobust regulations must be put in place t...
Terrawatch: what the world can learn from China’s sinking city
A feat of engineering is tackling subsidence in Shanxi province, but water conservation and tree planting can also helpFissures and sinkholes are the ...
Average of two girls aged 10 to 14 give birth daily in Paraguay, Amnesty finds
Longstanding plague of child abuse and extreme abortion laws fuel crisis, report saysAn average of two girls between 10 and 14 give birth every day in...
Bikers, rappers and rude boys: the photographer who got to the heart of subcultures
Janette Beckman has spent four decades documenting underground movements from London’s punks and the birth of hip-hop to LA gangs and illegal girls’ f...
Farmers fear Defra will not deliver on post-Brexit support, says CLA head
Mark Tufnell says many farmers are reluctant to trust government as changes to subsidy payments loomFarmers are anxiously awaiting further detail from...
Older, unvaccinated people should delay travel, says WHO, as Omicron restrictions spread
US, Japan and Singapore tighten rules for travellers but WHO says ‘blanket bans’ won’t contain the new Covid strainFollow updates in the pandemic here...
Security forces of Chechnya ‘behind attack on dissident blogger’ last year
Tumso Abdurakhmanov assault traced to Russia, says spy agency report examined by Swedish TVA secret European intelligence report has concluded that Ch...
The Big Leap review – dance drama is a joyous, hilarious delight
With bags of energy, and Pitch Perfect-esque wit, this Disney+ series about amateur dancers looking to hit the big time is an uplifting treatI do not ...
Renewable energy has ‘another record year of growth’ says IEA
Renewables will account for about 95% of growth in global power-generation capacity up to the end of 2026, finds energy agencyIt has been another reco...
Rock cakes? Stonehenge builders may have enjoyed mince pies
Archaeologists say neolithic version of energy bars may also have been eaten at midwinter feastsAfter a day enduring midwinter winds whipping off Sali...
Prickly present: dancing cactus toy that raps in Polish about cocaine goes viral
Walmart removes listing by third-party seller after Ontario woman discovers one of toy’s songs is about cocaine and hopelessnessA word of warning befo...
Scorsese producer to make first Hollywood movie funded by NFTs
Niels Juul hopes to raise up to $10m and says he wants to ‘democratise’ antiquated funding systemThe executive producer behind blockbusters including ...
Mother jailed for harming baby hits out at ‘unjust’ appeal ruling
Lawyers and campaigners fear decision not to grant appeal against conviction risks silencing other victims of domestic abuse A mother jailed for harmi...
Severe Covid infection doubles chances of dying in following year – study
Research suggests serious bouts of illness with virus may significantly damage long-term healthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus cov...
New Zealand to enshrine protections for pill testing in ‘world first’
Advocates say the law, which will come into force next week, is the first to take drug checking out of a legal grey zone and protect the practiceNew Z...
Tel Aviv overtakes Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich as most expensive city to live in
Surge up the table partly due to the strength of the national currency against the dollar, as well increases in prices for transport and groceriesTel ...
‘Nobody feels unsafe here’: gay footballer Josh Cavallo told he is welcome at Qatar World Cup
Australian said he would be ‘scared’ to play in Gulf stateTournament organisers say Qatar is ‘like any other society’Australian footballer Josh Cavall...
The Mississippi and Texas laws threatening abortion rights US - podcast
As the supreme court hears new challenges to Roe v Wade, American abortion rights hang in the balance According to recent polls, Americans overwhelmin...
‘Virgil was here’: Miami hosts Abloh’s final collection for Louis Vuitton
The designer’s last show underlines his rule-breaking attitude to menswear with electrifyingly futuristic garms“Is it too soon?” is the question we as...
‘Utter torment’: Japan’s party season loses lustre as workers dread drinking with the boss
Bonenkai - or end of year - party season kicks off in December with some reluctant to join the workplace traditionNot everyone in Japan is looking for...
CNN suspends Chris Cuomo after he helped brother amid sexual harassment reports
Anchor used media contacts to gather information about Andrew Cuomo’s accusersCNN has suspended Chris Cuomo indefinitely after details emerged about h...
Covid news live: WHO advises vulnerable against travel over Omicron, Greece to fine those over 60 who refuse vaccine
The World Health Organization has advised Covid-vulnerable people to postpone plans to travel abroad; Greece imposes €100 monthly fines on unvaccinate...
Manchester city council’s new leader vows to prioritise women’s safety
Bev Craig says too much urban planning has been ‘male-led’, making public spaces feel less safeThe first female leader of Manchester city council has ...
Non-fungible tokens take No 1 spot in influential art world power list
ERC-721’s topping of ArtReview’s Power 100 is first time a non-human entity has led listThe non-fungible token or NFT has taken the No 1 spot in the a...
Benítez stays upbeat while Everton fans fear Merseyside derby doomsday
Supporters’ worst-case scenario is unfolding with team on winless run as manager says club need to sell players at a profitEvertonians of a glass-comp...
Ex-IS member guilty of genocide for leaving Yazidi girl to die in the sun
Defendant convicted in a German court after enslaving a Yazidi woman and her five-year-old daughterIn a landmark verdict, a former member of the Islam...
Raphinha holds nerve and grabs vital win for Leeds against Crystal Palace
Raphinha’s injury-time penalty secured a potentially priceless Premier League victory for Leeds United against Crystal Palace on a night when it looke...
Britain’s Davis Cup hopes dashed by Germany in doubles defeat
Salisbury and Skupski pay for missed chances in tiebreakEvans wins but Norrie beaten by Struff as GB bow outGreat Britain’s Davis Cup team arrived in ...
Stath Lets Flats must never die. Can this really be the end?
Jamie Demetriou’s lettings agent-based sitcom is a riot of idiocy … and a national treasure. But if it has just bowed out for ever, what a perfect way...
Norwich’s Teemu Pukki denies 10-man Newcastle first win with powerful strike
It might have been very different had Ciaran Clark not self-destructed in the ninth minute but that will be of no consolation to Eddie Howe.Clark’s id...
Ellen White breaks record as merciless England thrash Latvia 20-0
Women’s World Cup qualifier: England 20-0 LatviaStriker breaks England women goalscoring record with hat-trickIt was inevitable but Ellen White couldn...
'Don't bring any more of those': people try to stop crew going to sea to save refugees – video
The RNLI has confirmed an incident took place following claims a lifeboat crew was blocked from going to sea by people opposing the rescuing refugees ...
Tories suspend Plymouth council leader after ‘victim-blaming’ remarks
Cllr Nick Kelly apologises for his advice, after McLeod death, that told women ‘not to put themselves in compromising position’The leader of Plymouth ...
Robbie Dunne admits to acting in ‘violent manner’ towards Bryony Frost
BHA panel hears allegations of ‘sexually abusive language’Frost expected to give her evidence to hearing on Wednesday The National Hunt jockey Robbie ...
Grenfell inquiry: fire chief admits brigade part of ‘institutional failure’
Andy Roe says organisation failed to join up information and lacked training to deal with ‘shock’ of situationThe London fire brigade was part of “the...
Michigan school shooting leaves three students dead and six others wounded
Fifteen-year-old opened fire at Oxford high school, officials say, as motive remains unclearA 15-year-old student opened fire at his Michigan high sch...
Jussie Smollett trial: detective denies claims police rushed to judgment
Lead investigator says two dozen officers spent about 3,000 hours pursuing ‘horrible hate crime’ but concluded attack was stagedThe lead investigator ...
Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows to testify before Capitol attack committee
Meadows will appear for a deposition and provide documents exempt from executive privilege before the committeeThe former Trump White House chief of s...
Ghislaine Maxwell was present when Epstein abused me, accuser testifies
Witness identified as ‘Jane’ alleges Epstein began sexual abuse when she was 14 and says Maxwell was sometimes in the roomPress, protesters, QAnon: th...
Ben Jennings on the return of compulsory masks – cartoon
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Labour reshuffle a ‘move towards the voters’, says Wes Streeting
Keir Starmer’s new shadow health secretary says he will bring ‘reforming mindset’ to roleThe new shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, has said he w...
Magnus Carlsen plays out 33-move draw with Ian Nepomniachtchi in game four
Draw agreed after 2hr 37min of play at world championshipCarlsen unable to find way through Nepo’s Petrov DefenceNorway’s Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s ...