The Guardian Articles

Peter Mandelson has been formally unveiled as the UK’s ambassador to Washington, with a series of ministers hailing him as a political heavyweight who will be a reliable conduit into a potentially chaotic second Donald Trump administration.

Some Labour MPs were, however, less enthusiastic, questioning why Keir Starmer would reward …

Elon Musk has caused outrage in Berlin after appearing to endorse the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland.

Musk, who has been named by Donald Trump to co-lead a commission aimed at reducing the size of the US federal government, wrote on his social media platform X: “Only the AfD can …

The Metropolitan police has apologised to a 54-year-old black man who was detained by an officer who has faced three misconduct proceedings for excessive force within the past two years.

Jason Matthews, a well known community leader, was attending Hackney carnival in 2019 when he was detained, and stopped and …

This has been a year like no other for Tyson Fury. He has again earned vast fortunes but, as he prepares to climb into the ring to once more face Oleksandr Usyk in the early hours of Sunday morning in Riyadh, 2024 has until now been defined most clearly by …

Channel 4’s Swiped: The School That Banned Smartphones deserves a medal (

TV review, 11 December

It has become known as “Mad Friday”: the Friday before Christmas when all hell breaks loose on the streets of the UK as festive revellers spill out of packed bars and, in some cases, into A&E.

Emergency services were warning the public to stay safe on what is, for many, …

My great-uncle, Reginald Ellicott, who has died aged 94 from cancer, enjoyed a distinguished postwar career in the RAF, rising to the rank of squadron leader.

Reg was Anglo-Indian, a distinct minority community in India that left in large numbers after the turbulent British withdrawal from the country in 1947. …

A children’s charity has rejected a Christmas donation from the archbishop of Canterbury, who resigned over the Church of England’s failures in dealing with a serial child abuser.

In an embarrassing snub, the Children’s Society said accepting a donation from Justin Welby would “not be consistent with the principles and …

2024, then. It’s time to look back at a year of podcast bros, Brats and Baby Reindeer with the Guide’s annual roundup. As ever, for an exhaustive rundown of what was good culturally this year, do check out the Guardian’s lists of the best films (both in the

Russia’s move to reinforce its military base in eastern

Libya

The prime minister of the Tripoli-based government, Abdul Hamid Dabaiba, said he rejected any attempt to turn Libya into a …