Chelsea thrash Charlton to get Liam Rosenior era off to winning start
It sums up the uneasy state of affairs at Chelsea that the new head coach winning his first match in charge was not enough to stop the mutiny. This was…
I tried to make my dog go viral on social media – it taught me more than I expected
Making a star of Murphy the labrador seemed like a harmless and plausible quest. But I hadn’t reckoned with all kinds of costs Read more summer essentials Eddie sits at…
As I move around the world, postcards are a tangible way to tell people that I’m thinking of them | Minoli Wijetunga
Unlike a story on Instagram or message on WhatsApp, a postcard is not going to get lost among the never-ending notifications of life Returning home after an exhausting day, I…
Why Russia’s economy is unlikely to collapse even if oil prices fall
Hopes that tougher sanctions and lower oil prices could derail Putin’s war effort underestimate how far the Kremlin has rewired its economy Pacing inside the Kremlin last weekend, as news…
The hill I will die on: Decorative cushions and throws on hotel beds should be banned, immediately | Annabel Lee
Why spoil perfectly crisp, clean bedding with dusty old accessories that have been used by hundreds of strangers? Yuck Picture the scene: you enter a lovely clean hotel room. There…
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives It’s been 25 years since I started…
Mississippi man charged with six murders, including father, brother and a child
Officials expect charge against Daricka Moore, 24, to be elevated to capital murder, with death penalty considered Authorities in Clay county, Mississippi, say a man has been taken into custody…
Nasa announces timeline of astronauts’ early departure from ISS due to ‘serious’ medical issue
Space agency said crew of four will leave ISS next week with goal of touching down in California on 15 January Nasa has announced when it will commence its first…
‘History will tell’: as US pressure grows, Cuba edges closer to collapse amid mass exodus
Disillusioned with the revolution after 68 years of US sanctions and a shattered economy, one in four Cubans have left in four years. Can the regime, and country, survive the…
Watched, scared and trapped in an Australian visa nightmare, Kiran is one of India’s ‘abandoned brides’
Kiran was left with her in-laws in a Indian village thousands of kilometres from her husband in Brisbane – but the CCTV was always watching her Follow our Australia news…