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‘Like a sauna’: London tube travellers swelter in temperatures higher than legal limit for cattle
The tube cannot easily be adapted to cope with heatwaves, making conditions almost unbearable As the escalator descends below ground at King’s Cross St Pancras station in London, the shift from what was already a hot station entrance to the furnace-like subterranean depths is perceptible. On the tube it’s worse: a man leans back in…
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Pressed for time? 20 brilliant books you can read in a day
From novels by James Baldwin and Han Kang to a guide to quantum physics – a former Booker prize judge recommends immersive one-sitting wonders A one-sitting read is typically the domain of the short story – a form that largely depends on a reader’s pure, unbroken attention. But there is something special about the intensity…
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Stephen King’s 8-Part Horror Thriller Officially Hits Prime Video in 3 Months
Stephen King will officially return to Prime Video this year for a new thriller show, Carrie, from creator Mike Flanagan.
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Norway to face England in World Cup quarter-final as Kane’s Trump golf admission stirs debate
As England prepared for their World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Norway, the Guardian’s live coverage was dominated by captain Harry Kane’s confirmation that he played a round of golf with US President Donald Trump around 18 months earlier. The admission stirred considerable debate among readers, with the paper framing Kane as an old-school, apolitical figure…
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Heartbroken father’s moving tribute to son who died after a freak collision with a teammate during a footy match – as hundreds turn out for memorial
The 27-year-old suffered head injuries while playing at Lalor Recreation Reserve, in Melbourne , on July 4 and died in hospital two days later.
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Yvonne Rainer, Trio A review: watching this thrilling performance for free feels like an enormous privilege
Tate Modern, London With this work, the choreographer changed the course of dance – and on its 60th anniversary, viewed by babies, tourists and passers-by, it’s as beguiling and hypnotic as ever At the back of the Turbine Hall, three people are dancing. If it weren’t for the vinyl dancefloor and the white line separating…
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World Cup quarter-final expected to generate £500m sales boost for UK economy
As England prepare to take on Norway on Saturday, sales of pints, takeaways and new TVs continue to surge From a cosy Norwegian pub to outdoor fan zones packed with hopeful England football fans, Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between the two nations is expected to generate a multimillion-pound windfall for venues showing the game. The…
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The ad machine: how David Beckham conquered America
The former England midfielder is everywhere at this World Cup, having reached a popularity in the US other Brits have rarely achieved Watch US television for any length of time and the endless spume of adverts will eventually separate into three distinct types. The first are adverts for units of generic food-substance, each one essentially…
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What we’ve been playing – “I can’t sit and do nothing other than melt into my sofa”
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we’ve been playing. This week, everyone’s hot again. Nice of you to notice, Bertie. Kelsey’s getting into embroidery with Silksong providing artistic inspiration; Bertie’s banging on about the time system in The Blood of Dawnwalker; Marie’s got a crush…
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What are we all playing this weekend?
Another horrendously hot Saturday, another wedding to go to. I am all in favour of love, but could we please reschedule it to a cooler day in the year? Mercifully this one’s a London wedding and it can be reached and returned from on the tube. Though travelling on a hot carriage and not arriving…