Posted by The Guardian | Oct 29, 2026 | Africa, Books, Culture, Money, Pakistan, Publishing, Scams, Self-publishing, South and Central Asia, The Guardian, World News |
Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. For the scamming industry, aspiring authors can be a soft touch• This piece first appeared in the Dial‘Hello Professor...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 29, 2026 | Art and design, Culture, Design, Interiors, Life and style, The Guardian |
Once coveted for its clean lines and timeless design, the functional furniture is no longer seen as cool. Anyone for cottagecore and chrome?“I definitely don’t think it is cringe,” says Laura Budds, a vintage furniture dealer...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 29, 2026 | Afghanistan, Life and style, South and Central Asia, Taliban, The Guardian, World News |
When Basir Arian was summoned to the Taliban headquarters, he knew he had to go. To defy them meant death. The torture left him devastated and sure he had to leave the country‘I knew that sooner or later, they would come for...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2026 | Bonds, Budget, Budget 2026, Budget deficit, Business, Consumer affairs, Council tax, Economic policy, Economics, Energy bills, Family finances, Government borrowing, Household bills, Immigration and asylum, John Healey, Labour, London, Money, Office for Budget Responsibility, Politics, Real estate, Sadiq Khan, Tax, Tax and spending, The Guardian, Transport, Transport policy, UK cost of living crisis, UK news |
Few surprises as chancellor uses low-key speech blaming ‘global economic storms’ for stoking energy prices and cost of living crisisBudget 2026: key points at a glanceBriefing: key questions answered by Heather Stewart and Pippa...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2026 | Budget 2026, John Healey, Labour, Money, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Our economics and political editors dissect John Healey’s maiden budgetThe Guardian’s economics editor, Heather Stewart, and political editor, Pippa Crerar, assess the chancellor’s budget: what he said, why – and what he left...
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