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The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian, and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers The Observer and The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust.

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Daniel José Camacho

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A.R. Shaw

A motivated journalist/editor with pronounced experience managing all levels of media, editorial, communications, video production, and public relations. Proficient in writing, reporting, narrative storytelling, editing, content creation.Contact: arshawmedia@aol.com View Media …

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Kelly Kenoyer

I'm a watchdog reporter and radio host for WHQR in Wilmington, NC. I've covered local government inequality, housing, homelessness, transit, and urban planning. I'm always looking for my next investigative …

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Agnes Herbert

Agnes Herbert is a writer and community advocate from Efate, Vanuatu. Passionate about culture and activism, she actively participates in custom ceremonies and girls’ empowerment initiatives.

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Jenelle Eli

I raise awareness about pressing issues and deploy to emergency zones around the globe. Want to know what it's like to live aboard a refugee rescue ship? Writing a piece …

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Daniel Bates

Freelance journalist and foreign correspondent

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Latest Articles

How the I ❤️ T-shirt became trendy again, thanks to gen Z and anti-Trump sentiment

The biggest faux pas a tourist can make? Dressing like one. Selfie sticks and oversized backpacks fall within this category, but there is one item that has seemingly transcended cringe and entered the realm of cool.The “I heart” T-shirt is an instantly recognisable item. While it’s found in every souvenir …
By Sinéad Campbell
• The Guardian

‘Oyster card for the north’ could save commuters £276 a year, thinktank says

A proposed travel card for northern England modelled on London’s Oyster system could save commuters up to £276 a year, data shows.Users would tap in and out across different transport networks and fares would be automatically capped at the cheapest available rate.Researchers estimate the scheme could generate up to £2.7bn …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

UK university’s axing of black studies MA has ‘dangerous parallel’ with US, says academic

A leading US civil rights scholar has urged Birmingham City University (BCU) to reverse its decision to close its black studies course, comparing it to the attack on diversity, equity and inclusion in the US.Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles and Columbia University, …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Maga influencer Melissa Rein Lively pleads guilty to London assault

A Maga influencer has admitted assaulting a woman at a London tube station during an altercation.Melissa Rein Lively, 40, the founder of the “anti-woke” America First Public Relations firm in the US, allegedly pulled a woman’s hair in a “forceful manner” at Bond Street station last October.She accepted a conditional …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

UK Athletics fined £350,000 over ‘wholly avoidable’ death of Paralympian

UK Athletics has been fined £350,000 for the “wholly avoidable” death of a Paralympian who was killed during a training session in east London.Abdullah Hayayei, 36, a father of five, was preparing to represent the United Arab Emirates at the World Para Athletics Championships when a 440lb practice throwing cage …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Six people stabbed in London after Arsenal’s victory parade

Six people were stabbed after Arsenal’s Premier League victory parade in north London on Sunday, police have said.The Metropolitan police said the stabbings took place in the evening after most of the crowds had dispersed. Twenty-four people were arrested.One man in his 20s was taken to hospital in a life-threatening …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘Labour have lost their way’: voters in Makerfield say it’s time for a change

The roads that connect the collection of towns and villages that make up this constituency in England are studded with turquoise banners declaring: “Makerfield needs Reform.”Once at the heart of Wigan’s coal-mining industry, and represented by a Labour MP continuously since the 1900s, Farage’s party has gained a foothold here, …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘Seriously the best boss ever’: inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant

Lesley Groff, longtime executive assistant to Jeffrey Epstein, has always claimed she knew nothing of his crimes. Complicity requires knowledge. To be legally complicit in a crime, you have to know you are helping to commit it. To be morally complicit, the bar is lower. You don’t even have to …
By Sophie Elmhirst
• The Guardian

Calls for Barnsley Reform councillor to resign over apparent swastika tattoo

A newly elected Reform UK councillor in Barnsley has come under pressure to resign after photographs emerged appearing to show him with a swastika tattoo.Andy Arnold, who was elected to Barnsley council earlier this month to represent Wombwell, can be seen with what appears to be the symbol tattooed on …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote

A new artwork will transform preserved wood from the felled Sycamore Gap tree into a “living archive” after a public vote.The community arts charity Helix Arts and George King Architects were named winners of the vote on Saturday, after being shortlisted for a National Trust commission in March.Their joint proposal, …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Jury discharged at trial of men accused of murdering child abuser Ian Watkins

The jury in the trial of two prisoners accused of murdering the disgraced former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been discharged for legal reasons.The judge at Leeds crown court told jurors on Friday that there would be a retrial. “Very reluctantly, I’m going to discharge you and the case will …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Jury discharged at trial of men accused of murdering child abuser Ian Watkins

The jury in the trial of two prisoners accused of murdering the disgraced former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has been discharged for legal reasons.The judge at Leeds crown court told jurors on Friday that there would be a retrial. “Very reluctantly, I’m going to discharge you and the case will …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

The babydoll is back – and so is the moral panic

In the music video for her recent single Drop Dead, pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo saunters beguilingly through the ornate rooms of the Palace of Versailles, her eyes fixed on the camera. It is an all round soft-girl production, shot by Petra Collins who captures a hazy teenage aesthetic close to …
By Sinéad Campbell
• The Guardian

Five arrested after police investigate alleged electoral fraud in Tameside

Five people have been arrested as part of a police investigation into allegations that fake independent candidates were used to influence the outcome of a local election in Tameside.Greater Manchester police said four men and a woman, aged between 23 and 47, were arrested on suspicion of fraud offences on …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Aardvark calf born at Chester zoo is ‘doing brilliantly’ after bottle-feeding

Inside a heated incubator at Chester zoo, a wrinkled newborn aardvark nicknamed “Womble” spent its first weeks being bottle-fed milk through the night by keepers determined to keep the rare calf healthy.Named after the creatures in Elisabeth Beresford’s children’s books and the subsequent animated TV series, the nocturnal animal is …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘Messy, chaotic, funny’: inside the hilarious comedy about teen Muslim schoolgirls

It’s not every comedy that dares to feature a character trying to strangle herself with her own hijab. Yet the BBC’s Proper Ladies has caused a storm on social media thanks to its chaotic energy and sharply observed teenage dynamics, drawing comparisons to shows such as Derry Girls and Some …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

The best toys and gifts for four-year-olds, chosen by kids (and parents)

Four is a magical age. Children are on their way out of the “threenager” stage, growing in confidence and independence but still needing help and support from parents and friends.Four was the age at which many seasoned parents told me that “things get a little easier”, and I’ve found this …
By Rebecca Goodman
• The Guardian

‘This place is totally dead’: life after the crackdown on Manchester’s counterfeit capital

At any time of day or night, Strangeways, the area in the shadow of the Victorian prison tower of HMP Manchester, used to be a hive of activity. This part of Cheetham Hill just north of Manchester city centre was a focus for counterfeit goods hunters.Even lockdown couldn’t put a …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘This keeps the dream alive’: the bands sleeping at venues to make touring work

Touring has become increasingly financially precarious for grassroots artists, pinched by issues including the cost of living crisis and increasing fuel costs. But a growing number of UK music venues are attempting a simple but potentially transformative fix: giving bands somewhere to sleep.This month, the Music Venue Trust charity announced …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘It makes me feel quite dehumanised’: young at London career fair lay bare barriers to jobs

Westfield White City is the biggest shopping mall in the UK and it is no stranger to crowds of young people parading through its halls. But instead of swarming the retail shops for the latest exclusive fashion drop, the hundreds of people in attendance this weekend are in search of …
By Sinéad Campbell
• The Guardian

From council estate to cabinet: the political life of Wes Streeting so far

Wes Streeting has resigned from government, in a move that could pave the way for a leadership contest.Suspicions have long been swirling that Streeting has his eyes on the Labour party top spot, but who is the man gunning to be, or to help choose, the next prime minister?Humble beginnings …
By Sinéad Campbell
• The Guardian

Republicans’ plan for zero state income tax could be ‘devastating’, experts warn

Hannah Rejali, 34, lived through the failed so-called “Kansas Experiment” in the 2010s, when the Republican governor cut the state’s income tax to try to give a “shot of adrenaline” to its economy but instead left the state with a $900m budget shortfall.That meant, for example, that in 2015, at …
By Eric Berger
• The Guardian

Wobble boards, Duplo and screen-free stories: the top toys and gifts for three-year-olds

Three-year-olds are a unique breed. Growing in confidence and independence daily, they’re no longer toddlers, but they’re still a way off starting school. With both of my children, I’ve found three a funny yet challenging age. My youngest is three and is now determined to do everything by herself, despite …
By Rebecca Goodman
• The Guardian

‘I don’t know what could top that’: debut author Jem Calder on being discovered by Sally Rooney

Jem Calder’s writing career had a fairytale start. Sally Rooney emailed him, impressed with a short story he’d submitted to the literary magazine she was editing soon after Conversations with Friends came out. It was the first story he’d ever completed. Calder was already “a huge fan” of Rooney’s, so …
By Ella Creamer
• The Guardian

‘It’s about recognising our role in history’: Bradford exhibition to revisit live Somali display

It was, the posters said, a rare chance to see a “little known but interesting people”: a live display of 57 Somali men, women and children who cooked, weaved and danced for the entertainment of hundreds of thousands of Edwardians who flocked to Yorkshire to see them.More than 120 years …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian