Posted by The Guardian | Aug 26, 2026 | Country, Culture, Dolly Parton, Music, The Guardian |
One autumn day in 2023 I bathed in the luminous glow of this utterly authentic star – and while she did have one weak spot, her life and music will speak for themselves• Celebrity tributes pour in for Dolly Parton: ‘a gift to...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 26, 2026 | Bereavement, Death and dying, Family, Life and style, Society, The Guardian |
The platitudes, euphemisms and cliches are excruciating. But the people who say nothing at all are the worstLuckily, I already knew having a comic thought at a tragic moment is a natural stress response, or I might have worried....
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 26, 2026 | Life and style, Mountaineering, Snowdonia holidays, The Guardian, Travel, UK news, Wales, Wales holidays, Walking |
The crowds at the top of Yr Wyddfa, the highest mountain in Wales, are now so huge that seasoned hikers and climbers are simply walking past them. Is everyone just making a mountain out of a molehill?Name: The Snowdon queue.Age:...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 26, 2026 | Football, Lille, Manchester City, Sport, The Guardian |
The £85m midfielder passed his exams a year early, is studying for a degree and is ready to tackle Premier League learning curve“He’s like a computer,” the former Lille head of academy recruitment, Mathieu Frison, says of the...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Aug 26, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Business, Consumer affairs, Economic policy, Energy, Energy industry, Household bills, Labour, Politics, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, UK news |
Andy Burnham stops short of pledging further help as gas and electricity prices due to increase by 4% in OctoberHouseholds are unlikely to receive further energy bills support before the October price cap, though more targeted...
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