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Widow sues Moroccan five-star hotel for £500,000 after her recruitment boss husband died in spa fire while having a massage
A widow is suing a five-star hotel in Morocco for £500,000 after her husband, a recruitment company boss, died in a fire at the hotel’s spa while he was having a massage. The case highlights concerns over safety standards at overseas resorts frequented by British holidaymakers and raises questions about liability when tourists are killed…
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“The best for me”: the 1970 album Rod Stewart always strives to repeat
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Renzo Piano’s giant glass cube towers over the rest of the Stirling prize’s samey brick-built shortlist
Renzo Piano’s 18-storey glass office block, Paddington Square, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Stirling prize, Britain’s leading architecture award, standing out as the only non-brick scheme among six finalists otherwise dominated by tasteful, brick-built projects. The building, developed by the late Irvine Sellar (also behind the Shard), was originally conceived as a 72-storey residential…
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YMU Signs ‘Rap Game UK’ Host Krept
EXCLUSIVE: YMU has signed Krept, one half of hip-hop duo Krept & Konan. The UK agency will rep Krept in talent management, commercial partnerships, brand strategy, digital, broadcast, live, publishing and intellectual property. As one half of Krept & Konan, Krept, whose real name is Casyo Valentine Johnson, has been making music for more than…
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Roadworks to bring 18 weeks of disruption to Crookes
Cadent, the gas network operator that supplies British Gas customers, has confirmed essential maintenance work on a main road through Sheffield’s Crookes district, near Lydgate Lane, running for around 18 weeks from 27 July. Temporary traffic management will be in place throughout on a route heavily used by commuters, meaning residents and drivers face months…
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Galway must make ‘a good start’ against Limerick
Former Galway All-Ireland winning captain David Burke feels the Tribesmen must make “a good start” against Limerick if they are to win their first title since 2017.
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‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75
Novelist Joseph O’Connor reflects on the enduring power of JD Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, 75 years after its publication, describing how the novel’s opening lines sparked his own passion for writing when he first read it as a 17-year-old in 1981. He argues the book remains as bold and transgressive as ever, comparing…
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Fleabag at 10: did Phoebe Waller-Bridge usher in a wave of female-fronted series – or straitjacket them?
Fleabag turns ten this year, marking a decade since Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s confessional, fourth-wall-breaking comedy transformed British television and turned its creator into a major industry figure. The article examines whether the show’s success genuinely opened doors for female showrunners across the industry, or whether it merely represented one high-profile success within a broader, still-fragile movement…
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Heartbreak for England, again | World Cup Daily – video
In a Guardian World Cup Daily video, host Max Rushden discusses England’s 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina at the 2026 World Cup, joined by football writers Barry Glendenning, John Brewin, Jonathan Wilson and Nicky Bandini. The panel reflects on yet another painful tournament exit for England, a familiar narrative for English football fans following the…