How ‘day zero’ water shortages in Iran are fuelling protests
Supply failures are dramatic example of way climate crisis threatens basic human needs – and with it political stability Iran protests – live updates Gripped by a terrible drought now…
Aside from creepy surveillance, what are ‘consumer-ready’ service robots actually for? | Samantha Floreani
For A$30k you could have a remote employee see inside your home via a walking, talking machine with a chilling blank face. Count me out There’s something particularly dystopian about…
Tension at the tennis: inside the high-stakes world of racket stringing
There would be no Australian Open were it not for the work undertaken in an unassuming underground room at Melbourne Park Underneath Rod Laver Arena, a group of tennis specialists…
Robert Jenrick: from remainer to rightwinger with ruthless reputation
Defection of former Tory minister to Reform is another twist in ambitious politician’s career UK politics live – latest updates For a long time, Robert Jenrick’s transformation from a David…
The Rip review – Ben Affleck and Matt Damon tear through flashy Netflix bro thriller
The longtime friends and colleagues add weight to Joe Carnahan’s enjoyably boisterous Friday night crowdpleaser January has long been a B-movie buffet for those exhausted by prestige awards bait, a…
‘Bigger and lower’: bull in Dutch painting once had much larger testicles
Experts at the Mauritshuis in The Hague believe Paulus Potter toned down The Bull to respect 17th-century sensibilities The Bull by Paulus Potter is one of the star paintings at…
From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!
Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and…
Treachery and stupidity to the fore as Robert Jenrick defects to Reform | John Crace
Even Nigel Farage looked taken aback by the news Honest Bob was about to join his flock, but he quickly saw the upside UK politics live – latest updates One…
The Guardian view on Trump’s world: from Venezuela to Iran to Greenland, the madness is the method | Editorial
The US president delights in his inconsistency. But his short-term victories have profound long-term costs for his country and the world The Middle East was braced on Wednesday night, but…
My rookie era: peer pressure brought me to bouldering, then I found calm in ‘the way of the wall’
My friends were already experienced climbers, while I was starting at zero. My first day brought many hard lessons Read more summer essentials At first, I didn’t notice it. When…