Bosses don’t like the sound of a ‘four-day workweek’. Maybe it’s time to rebrand it
Some employers are reluctant to cut workers’ hours but pay them the same – but it just might be the future of work We keep hearing that the four-day workweek…
Dining across the divide: ‘In France we’d be at each other’s throats, but in the UK you say the most horrible things, smiling’
One moved to the UK 20 years ago. The other is considering a vote for Restore Britain. Could they agree on national symbols and Brexit? • Want to meet someone…
Gunfire at the White House correspondents’ dinner is another grim sign of our times | Robert Reich
A Washington DC event descending into panic and fear after gunshots is, sadly, of a piece with the chaotic tragedy of our times For as long as I can remember,…
Pope Leo has stirred awake a progressive Christianity. It can rise again | Bill McKibben
With his stand against Trump, the pope has shown the far right doesn’t have a monopoly on Christianity. If people of good faith push hard, the future could be redefined…
Kindness of strangers: I was so pregnant I couldn’t see my feet when a woman offered to tie my shoelace
As an expectant mother bringing a little person into the world, you want to feel it is mostly filled with good people. In that moment I felt reassured Read more…
Michael moonwalks to $217m opening weekend, shattering box office records for a biopic
Michael Jackson biopic has shrugged off controversy, bad reviews and a troubled production to take $217m worldwide, including $97m in North America Michael, the big-budget Michael Jackson biopic, has shrugged…
Queensland’s renewable energy ‘whiplash’: how the shift from coal stalled in Australia’s most polluting state
In 2024 seven solar and windfarms and seven storage projects – totalling 3,202 megawatts – had been approved. Then came the LNP government Follow our Australia news live blog for…
Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier to make history in London Marathon
Kenyan wins men’s race in 1hr 59min 30sec Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa defends her women’s title He came. He Sawe. He conquered. Not so very long ago, the idea of anyone…
WSL roundup: Sonia Bompastor calls for technology after Sam Kerr’s hat-trick denied
Chelsea coach unhappy as officials miss ball crossing line United draw at Spurs to endanger European hopes Sonia Bompastor, the Chelsea head coach, called for goalline technology to be brought…
New IRA suspected over car explosion outside Belfast police station
Police say incident in Dunmurry in which no one was hurt shows ‘murderous intent still exists’ in paramilitaries “Murderous intent and capability” still exists within paramilitaries in Northern Ireland, officers…