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Catch the latest Financial News EventsBritain not ruling out future strikes on Iran missile sites, officials indicate
‘We just don’t know what will happen,’ western officials say, as UK bases prepare for arrival of US heavy bombersUK politics live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBritain has not ruled out participating in future strikes against Iranian ballistic...
What a viral speech in Ireland reveals about colonial history and Caribbean English
Linguists say reaction to Irish TD’s remarks reflects shared regional English roots and enduring impact of empireWhen the politician Thomas Gould rose to speak in the Irish parliament recently, few expected a lesson in colonial linguistics.Yet clips of his speech...
I’ve turned AI into my therapist. The results were pretty disquieting
As part of our series AI for the People, our resident AI skeptic Rhik Samadder agreed to put his life in AI’s hands. This week: therapyIt’s Sunday morning, and I type my feelings into the chatbox, too wound-up to stop.“I’ve become a carer to my 82-year-old mother,” I...
‘I owe Iron Maiden my English A-level!’ The great literature our writers discovered through pop music
Ahead of World Book Day on Thursday, Guardian music writers pick out the musicians whose literary references illuminated them – from Adam Ant on Joe Orton to the National on Grace PaleyI first heard the Cure’s Charlotte Sometimes as a teenager, and it was like waking...