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  1. The snail farm don
    Is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?

    Snails 5-4

  2. Pop, smut and Swift
    What Spotify Wrapped reveals about Australian music tastes

    Taylor Swift performs

  3. Iceland
    How a purple flower invasion caused a biodiversity crisis

    A field of blue flowers next to a body of water and ice-capped peaks

  4. Video podcast
    Is Putin about to go to war with Europe?

    Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian's foreign correspondent Luke Harding who has just returned from Kyiv

  5. ‘Revenge is a motivator’
    Paul Anka on his incredible, star-studded career

    Paul Anka

News

  • England’s Joe Root and Zak Crawley on day one

    Cricket live
    Australia v England: Ashes second Test, day one – updates

    Over-by-over report: The Ashes resume with a day-night Test in Brisbane. Join our writers for the latest updates
  • A Hong Kong resident offers prayers at a memorial close to the Wang Fuk Court after last week's fire

    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong warns ‘external forces’ working to exploit apartment fire, as death toll rises to 159

  • Rear view of a teenage girl looking out of the window whilst sitting on her bed

    UK
    Health secretary orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar

  • New Zealand gets it's first Ikea store, in Auckland.

    Ikea
    New Zealand assembles for opening of its first Ikea store

    Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family

Special report

  • Composite illustration.

    Europe
    Rockets, gold and the Foreign Legion: can Europe defend its frontier in the Amazon?

    It borders Brazil, but French Guiana is now a remote outpost of the EU. It is home to Europe’s only spaceport, some of the most biodiverse forest on the planet and a military mission that is testing the limits of western power. By Alexander Hurst

In focus

  • Donald Trump speaks to Gianni Infantino during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on 17 November

    Revealed
    Myanmar junta ‘crony’ given key role behind Fifa peace prize

  • Wheelie bin and lamp-post with Saint George flag and union flag.

    England
    ‘A mini Battle of Cable Street’: the English neighbourhoods still grappling with the meaning of the flags

Features

  • A field of blue flowers next to a body of water and ice-capped peaks

    Environment
    How an invasion of purple flowers made Iceland an Instagram paradise – and caused a biodiversity crisis

  • Taylor Swift performs

    Music
    Pop, smut and Swift: what Spotify Wrapped 2025 reveals about Australian tastes

More features

  • A composite of sequin free party looks, including a red tartan dress, a charm bracelet and a pair of gold flat shoes

    Fashion
    Velvet, tartan and puff sleeves: 22 sequin-free party looks for Christmas and beyond

  • Paul Anka

    Documentary
    Paul Anka on his incredible, star-studded career: ‘Revenge is a motivator like you wouldn’t believe’

  • With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration.

    TV review
    With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration review – take anti-nausea pills, she’s back!

  • Illustration of a camera on a tripod between two pregnant women floating in the air surrounded by tree branches with a womb carrying two babies, one of which is pulsing red

    The birth keepers
    Death of Irish mother in ‘free birth’ reveals how poor maternity care is pushing women towards extreme influencers

  • ‘I was an actress from the moment I could think’ … June Squibb.

    Film
    ‘It was legs out all the time!’ June Squibb on starring in Scarlett Johansson’s directing debut – and Broadway’s original Gypsy

  • people on the beach

    Florida
    ‘The Mamdani effect’: wealthy New Yorkers show renewed interest in Miami’s Billionaire’s Beach

The long read

  • Snails 5-4

    The snail farm don: is this the most brazen tax avoidance scheme of all time?

    The long read: Terry Ball – renowned shoe salesman, friend to former mafiosi – has resolved to spend his last years finding ways to cheat authorities he feels have cheated him. His greatest ruse? A tax-dodging snail empire

Opinion

  • Martin Kettle

    Europe is holding the line against Trump’s and Putin’s plans for Ukraine. But it won’t be able to for ever

    Martin Kettle
    In the 21st-century imbalance of power, Europe and Nato have neither the arms nor the wealth to impel Russia or the US to take its peace settlement seriously, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
  • Moira Donegan

    Cracks have emerged in the Maga coalition

    Moira Donegan
    The Republican party is far from moving beyond Trump – but signals of his waning influence are everywhere

More opinion

  1. Arwa Mahdawi

    Can you be on a six-figure income and still be considered poor?

    Arwa Mahdawi

  2. Music
    This Spotify Wrapped season, don’t outsource your love of music to AI

    Liz Pelly
  3. people walk and cycle past the former US embassy in Kabul

    Trump is using a tragic shooting to demonize millions

    Mohamad Bazzi
  4. Nils Pratley

    HSBC has a new chair but the succession process should have been slicker

    Nils Pratley

Editorials

  • The Guardian view
    US-Russia talks on Ukraine: a warning to Europe to move faster on security cooperation

  • The Guardian view
    A four-day week for teachers: a clever way to end the staffing crisis

Cartoon

  • Rebecca Hendin on US-Russia talks over the war in Ukraine – cartoon

    Rebecca Hendin
    US-Russia talks over the war in Ukraine

    Russia and the US did not make progress toward a peace deal for Ukraine during their talks, a senior aide to Vladimir Putin has said

Sport

More sport

  1. The Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, stands behind Donald Trump and alongside the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, at the White House

    Football
    ‘Fifa cannot be silent’: human rights groups speak out over 2026 World Cup concerns

  2. Eduardo Camavinga (left) enjoys a moment with Kylian Mbappé after scoring Real Madrid’s second goal at Athletic Bilbao.

    Football
    Real Madrid’s Frenchmen run riot at Athletic Bilbao

  3. The midfielder Vanessa Diehm poses with the trophy after Germany was named Euro 2029 host nation

    Football
    Germany to host Women’s Euro 2029 after pledging to smash ticket sales record

  4. The two types of takeoff board for the long jump with the scrapped takeoff zone

    Exclusive
    Long jump take-off zone idea scrapped to avoid ‘all-out war’ with athletes

More top stories

  • A fire broke out in a tent in Khan Younis following the attack by the Israeli military that killed five.

    Gaza
    Israeli strike kills five, including two children, says Gaza civil defence agency

  • Ibrahim Mahama

    Art
    Ghana’s Ibrahim Mahama first African to top annual art power list

  • a man smiles

    Matthew Perry
    LA doctor who sold Matthew Perry ketamine sentenced to prison

  • Sun rising over bushland

    Australia
    Heatwave warning for large parts of Australia as temperatures expected to hit 40s

Climate crisis & environment

  1. cars on a freeway

    US
    Trump says he will repeal Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks

  2. Marina Silva

    Exclusive
    ‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30

  3. Piles of bottles and cans on beach with walkers in background

    Plastics
    Reuse and return schemes could help eliminate plastic pollution in 15 years, says report

  4. Yellow diggers work by huge heaps of reddish-brown soil and red cranes.

    China
    EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China

UK news

  1. Reform UK
    Reform council leader accused of racism after alleged remarks about London mayor

  2. Agriculture
    UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record

  3. UK
    Women’s Institute will no longer accept trans women as members from April

  4. UK
    Women’s prisons report finds 97 deaths in decade as self-harm hits record high

World news

  1. British army
    UK troops accused of human rights violations and sexual abuse in Kenya

  2. Jaguar Land Rover
    Design boss behind new Jaguar leaves JLR weeks after change of CEO

  3. Health
    Discussing breast density after mammograms may cause unneeded anxiety, study finds

  4. US
    Drunk raccoon found passed out in Virginia liquor store

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Culture

  • person wearing button-down looks up while holding guitar

    Music
    Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84

  • Composite image. Jacob Ross, Jeremy Poynting, Bernardine Evaristo and Roger Robinson. The Peepal Tree office in Leeds. Leaves from a Peepal tree. Front cover of Kipling Plass by Berkley Wendell Semple.

    Books
    Illustrating the ‘postcolonial experience’: 40 years of Peepal Tree Press

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What to watch

  1. Jimmy Kimmel on stage

    Late-night TV roundup
    Jimmy Kimmel on the Trump administration: ‘They have better-quality cabinets at Ikea’

  2. Jennifer Aniston looking shocked

    Netflix
    I won’t be there for you: Friends leaves Netflix – and outrages fans

  3. Tom Stoppard in the Minsk bar “London” during his visit to Belarus in 2005.

    Tom Stoppard
    ‘I thanked him for ending my acting career!’ – theatre directors on their debt to Tom Stoppard

  4. Michelle Pfeiffer in front of Christmas stockings.

    Review
    Oh. What. Fun. review – Michelle Pfeiffer leads Amazon’s underbaked Christmas turkey

What to listen to

  1. Visionary … Rosalía and Little Simz.

    Music
    The 20 best songs of 2025

  2. Nigel Harvey AKA Santa Himself.

    Music
    ‘I can’t hear Mariah Carey for the 1,000th time!’ Professional Santas on their most loved – and hated – Christmas hits

  3. ‘Bob Zemeckis said the demo wasn’t upbeat enough’ … Huey Lewis and the News in 1984.

    How we made
    ‘We didn’t think Back to the Future sounded plausible – or good’: Huey Lewis and the News on The Power of Love

  4. Jacob Collier

    Honest playlist
    ‘I sang karaoke with Novak Djokovic – a surreal experience’: Jacob Collier’s honest playlist

What to read

  1. Best Books 2515

    Best books of the year
    The best science and nature books of 2025

  2. Sport

    Best books of 2025
    Five of the best sports books of 2025

  3. History and politics

    Best books of 2025
    The best history and politics books of 2025

  4. best books crime

    Best books of 2025
    The best crime and thrillers of 2025

What to play

  1. Red Dead Redemption 2, a Western-themed action-adventure video game developed and published by Rockstar Games.

    Pushing Buttons newsletter
    Dan Houser on Victorian novels, Red Dead Redemption and redefining open-world games

    Newsletter
  2. Sleep Awake.

    Games
    Sleep Awake review – Gary Numan cameos in an overly straightforward sleep-deprivation horror

  3. The Xbox 360, released in the UK on December 2 2005

    Games
    From Gears of War to Uno: the 15 most important Xbox 360 games

  4. Impeccably awesome … Sarus Aran in her purple-accented armoured suit in Metroid Prime 4.

    Sci-fi games
    Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review – Samus Aran is suited up for action again. Was it worth the 18-year wait?

More culture

  1. A brawny bronzed bully … the new global HQ of JP Morgan, the world’s biggest bank.

    Architecture
    An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline

  2. Macaulay Culkin in My Girl.

    Film
    Jamie Lee Curtis asked My Girl studio to put trigger warning on poster over Macaulay Culkin bee sting

  3. Paralympic powerlifter Donato Telesca by Mattia Zoppellaro.

    My best shot
    An Italian powerlifter defies gravity: Mattia Zoppellaro’s best photograph

  4. Young people dance in a club

    New York
    Partygoers are pushing for clubs to offer free water: ‘It costs as much as a beer’

Lifestyle

  • Model with long grown hair wearing short brown glittery dress and purple socks, and holding sparkly shoes

    Fashion
    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: ’tis the season to party. Time to recap Christmas dressing rules

  • Close up picture of Scott Galloway with cropped beard, blue T-shirt and blue/black patterned background

    Men
    Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’

Food

  1. Tom Hunt's tutti frutti Christmas pud semifreddo.

    Food
    How to turn excess nuts and seeds into a barnstoming festive pudding – recipe

  2. Jacob Kenedy's chilled shrimp and brandy mayonnaise.

    Party starters
    Jacob Kenedy’s Italian Christmas canapes – recipes

  3. Max Rocha's braised turkey leg with bacon, creme fraiche and mustard.

    Christmas made easy
    Max Rocha’s braised turkey legs with colcannon – recipes

  4. Georgie Hayden's pan-fried monkfish in a herby champagne butter.

    Food
    Christmas mains: Georgina Hayden’s pan-fried monkfish in a herby champagne butter – recipe

Fashion & beauty

  1. Jacqueline Bisset wearing a long sheer skirt with a long black blazer

    Fashion
    ‘Sexy and a little daring, but never too much’: sheer skirts hit the sweet spot

  2. Lady Gaga on stage in a giant red gown

    Fashion
    ‘An engineering feat’: the 26-year-old Australian making costumes for Lady Gaga

  3. Chloe with her fake fringe

    Hair
    Can I change my look – and my life – with a clip-on fringe?

  4. copies of Teen Vogue

    US
    Less politics, more makeup: the unraveling of Teen Vogue under Trump 2.0

Relationships

  1. an illustration of two hands holding a card with hearts printed on it

    Well actually
    Is love addiction real – and what does it look like?

  2. Composite illustration of a tree, toy santas, tinsel, baubles

    The experts
    What to do with a sparse tree? Or a wonky angel? Shop window-dressers on 11 ways to make your home look amazing at Christmas

  3. Peter and Akshat chatting and gesticulating at a restaurant table

    Dining across the divide
    I was nervous – was he going to attack me for being a snowflake?

  4. Concert-goers in a viewing box at a premiere

    Kindness of strangers
    The kindness of strangers: a concierge gave me his mother’s opera ticket

Health & fitness

  1. Tam Patachako in front of a shop selling trainers

    The one change that worked
    I used to be a compulsive shopper – until I hit upon a simple trick

  2. Illustration of a heart-shaped character drinking a glass of red wine with the speech bubble 'Cheers!'

    Life and style
    Is it true that … a glass of wine a day is good for your heart?

  3. Nicola Davis in protective gear weilding a bat in front of some items

    Mental health
    Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

  4. ‘I think this is going to be one of our most successful houses’ … CEO Andrew Carnie at Soho House Manchester.

    Soho House
    Two-sip martinis – and IV infusion drips: Soho House’s CEO on how wellness replaced hedonism

More lifestyle

  1. Robin Craig sitting outside at a restaurant, holding a drink

    A moment that changed me
    My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community

  2. Assemblage of posh food products

    Pass notes
    Goodbye avocado, hello ssamjang: here is the new posh nosh

  3. A picture of the village with red roofs, a church at its apex and hills behind

    Travel
    We found the authentic Liguria: an off-season road trip through north-west Italy’s brilliant villages and cuisine

  4. Festive table with flowers, fruit, vegetables and place settings

    Christmas
    The simple yet fabulous art of tablescaping

Documentary

  • Life Invisible
    The fight against superbugs starts in the driest place on Earth

    Cristina Dorador is on an urgent mission in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama in Chile. As the rise of drug-resistant superbugs kills millions per year, Cristina has made it her mission to uncover new, life-saving antibiotics in the stunning salt flats she has studied since she was 14. Against the magnificent backdrop of endless plains, microscopic discoveries lead her team of scientists to question how critically lithium mining is damaging the delicate ecosystem and impacting Indigenous communities

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    Society
    How the US dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices

  2. an aerial view of land

    Canada
    ‘There’s no monitoring of earthquakes’: new British Columbia pipeline could spell catastrophe, experts warn

  3. Jared Kaplan

    The future of AI
    ‘The biggest decision yet’: Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself

Take part

  1. People gather next to a pile of flowers at a makeshift memorial near the Wang Fuk Court housing complex after the deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

    Hong Kong apartment fires
    Hong Kong apartment fires: have you been affected?

  2. 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy.

    World Cup 2026
    Tell us: have you bought tickets for the 2026 World Cup yet?

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    Music
    Tell us your favourite albums of 2025

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    Food
    Tell us about a recipe that has stood the test of time

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