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Wholesome animal chat that will melt your cynicism: best podcasts of the week
The Guardian’s weekly podcast round-up highlights Matt Baker’s Petcast as its pick of the week, a light-hearted celebrity interview show in which guests discuss their pets, alongside recommendations spanning history, true crime and sport. The selection offers a mix of comforting entertainment and more serious fare, reflecting the breadth of subjects currently popular in podcasting,…
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Linus Torvalds says AI has made ‘huge’ Linux kernel updates the new normal
Linux creator Linus Torvalds says the kernel project has entered a “new normal” of unusually large updates, which he attributes largely to the growing role of AI tools in reviewing and fixing code. In his weekly release-candidate update for the upcoming Linux 7.2, he noted that despite the sheer volume of changes, he isn’t especially…
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Clacton feels like the butt of a bad joke. ‘I saw Count Binface being interviewed – it made me really angry’
Voters in Clacton-on-Sea go to the polls on Thursday in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the sitting MP, in July. The contest has been widely framed nationally as a two-horse race between Farage and satirical candidate Count Binface, with pollsters suggesting the joke candidate could win as much…
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Trump unveils new strategy in war against Iran: ‘We’re low-keying it’
President Donald Trump has described a new approach in the United States’ standoff with Iran, characterising it as a deliberately “low-key” strategy rather than a more visible or confrontational one. The remark signals a shift in tone from Washington regarding how it is managing tensions with Tehran, though the scraped article text provided does not…
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Locals explain why ferocious dog pack was present at Campbeltown’s mysterious ‘Saturn’s Rings’ property where man, 23, was mauled to death
A 23-year-old man died after being mauled by a pack of dogs at a property in Campbeltown, known locally by the nickname “Saturn’s Rings”, with the incident also linked to nearby Eschol Park. The case has drawn attention because of the property’s unusual reputation, and local residents have since come forward to explain why so…
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TV tonight: killer fridges on the loose in a new sci-fi comedy
Tonight’s TV highlights include the new sci-fi comedy Warren’s Vortex on Sky Comedy, in which an ordinary man’s shed portal leads him and his teenage daughter into a chaotic time-travelling adventure involving killer refrigerators. The Guardian’s TV listings also cover a range of other programmes across terrestrial and satellite channels, from documentary and reality shows…
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Kiran Abbavaram’s Mythological Action-Fantasy for India’s Zee Studios Reveals Title as ‘Indraputra’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Kiran Abbavaram’s mythological action-fantasy for Zee Studios has revealed its title as “Indraputra,” with the pan-Indian project, directed by Srikanth Puppala, set to begin principal photography in October. Abbavaram takes on a mythology-rooted part built around the conflict between dharma, the principle of righteous duty and moral order in Hindu philosophy, and adharma, its violation.…
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Iran Ties Hormuz Reopening To U.S. Concessions On Several Demands
The United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran more than five months ago.
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‘This is asking a lot of the buttocks’: my 23-hour Wagner marathon on a rock hard seat in a heatwave
A Guardian critic spent a week at Germany’s Bayreuth festival marking the 150th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle, reviewing six operas totalling almost 23 hours over seven days, all on the venue’s famously unpadded seats and without air conditioning during a heatwave. The festival, launched by Wagner in 1876, remains a bucket-list pilgrimage for…
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British Columbia wildfire prompts 20,000 evacuations amid record Canadian fire season
Reporting on Canada’s record 2026 wildfire season has highlighted how residents in remote and Indigenous communities are increasingly organising their own firefighting responses rather than relying solely on official crews, as authorities struggle to keep pace with hundreds of simultaneous blazes. In British Columbia, wildfire specialist Sonja Leverkus has trained more than 400 residents around…