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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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Sandra Godwin

Award-winning journalist, freelance writer, editor and communications specialist with a 30-year history of sharing the stories of regional and rural Australians. I live and work in country Victoria.

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Matty Edwards

I'm a freelance journalist based in Bristol, working primarily for the BBC and the Guardian.For seven years, I was a reporter and editor at local media coop the Bristol Cable. …

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Cade Lucas

Teacher, writer and broadcaster from Melbourne.

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Helen Massy-Beresford

I'm a British journalist, editor and copywriter, based in Paris since 2016. I specialise in writing about aviation, energy, sustainability and business and have also covered a variety of other …

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Georgia Aspinall

Hi, i'm Georgia, a journalist from Liverpool with a penchant for ranting about women's rights. Right now, i'm working as Acting Assistant Editor for Grazia UK. In between political takes …

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Hinda Mohamoud

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Latest Articles

Strength in numbers: what have 50 years of labor union documentaries shown us?

“We better start pulling together or, by God, they’re going to bury us,” says a meat packer during a union meeting in Barbara Kopple’s 1990 documentary American Dream. It’s a desperate plea for survival; “they” are the Hormel Foods Corporation, who took advantage of union disorder to replace a huge …
By Rory Doherty, film writer
• The Guardian

Ifrah F Ahmed’s debut cookbook is a love letter to Somali cuisine, history and people

On a video call from Brooklyn, between stops on her book tour, Ifrah F Ahmed is drinking ginger-root tea. The smell transports her to her childhood kitchen, where her mother often baked aromatic cardamom cake.“That’s a core childhood memory for me,” she said.For Ahmed, food isn’t just about sustenance. It …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘Muslim kids are really underrepresented’: the animated movie where medieval maths meets eager young minds

‘Some people said it doesn’t exist – that it’s a fantasy.” So says Flordeliza Dayrit of the silk road, the vast network of trade routes that once connected Asia, Africa and Europe – and the starting location for Time Hoppers: The Silk Road, the animated feature she co-created with her …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

US states drop Medicaid coverage of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs as demand rises

Faced with high demand for GLP-1 drugs, some American cities and states that previously covered the cost of the weight-loss medication for low-income residents and public employees have now started to restrict or eliminate coverage. The pullback stems from the dramatic increase in public spending on drugs such as Ozempic …
By Eric Berger
• The Guardian

The brilliant students the UK doesn’t want - podcast

In early March, with little warning, the UK announced a ban on student visas for four countries: Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon.It came as devastating news to Afra Elmahdi (pictured), an exceptional student from Sudan. Having survived civil war and been exiled to the United Arab Emirates, she hoped to …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘It can spare people so much pain’: what is an advance directive and should you get one?

My parents died three years and two ICU rooms apart. Both were still in their 60s. Neither had a finished will, much less an advance directive – a set of care instructions someone prepares in case they become incapacitated – that could have guided my sister and me. In our …
By Delaney Rebernik
• The Guardian

How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories

The only ice factory on Bubaque, an island in west Africa’s Guinea-Bissau, is out of service. Local fishers, such as Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland, about 70km away – a six-hour round trip by boat.“The machines have been broken for months,” Pereira …
By Davide Mancini
• The Guardian

How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories

The only ice factory on Bubaque, an island in west Africa’s Guinea-Bissau, is out of service. Local fishers, such as Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland, about 70km away – a six-hour round trip by boat.“The machines have been broken for months,” Pereira …
By Davide Mancini
• The Guardian

How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories

The only ice factory on Bubaque, an island in west Africa’s Guinea-Bissau, is out of service. Local fishers, such as Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland, about 70km away – a six-hour round trip by boat.“The machines have been broken for months,” Pereira …
By Davide Mancini
• The Guardian

‘Muslim women are not afraid to be seen’ – the power of the printed hijab

There’s a common sentiment among my hijab-wearing friends: a plain black headscarf is the equivalent of putting your hair in a slickback bun. A slickback bun is classic, timeless and polished – it can go with almost anything.But, it can also look a little tired. I love bold prints, and …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

‘We don’t take ourselves too seriously’: street style at London fashion week – in pictures

From a Lidl trolley bag to thrifted berets and a vintage Louis Vuitton bag, fans attending this year’s shows proved that fashion in the capital is all about experimentation, eccentricity and a sense humour From a Lidl trolley bag to thrifted berets and a vintage Louis Vuitton bag, fans attending …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Fast-breaking fashion: Ramadan becomes part of London fashion week

For the first time in its history, Ramadan and the act of fast-breaking have been officially incorporated into a London fashion week show, according to the British Fashion Council.On Monday evening, 29-year-old British-Yemeni designer Kazna Asker deliberately paused her presentation at sunset to share iftar with the models, who were …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian

Haiti’s Winter Olympics kit redesigned at last minute to fit IOC guidelines

The designer behind the Haitian team’s uniform for the 2026 Winter Olympics has said she had to redesign their ski suits for the opening ceremony after being told they did not comply with the guidelines on athlete expression by the International Olympic Committee.The uniforms, designed by the Haitian-Italian designer Stella …
By Sundus Abdi
• The Guardian