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2025 › December › 19
Guardian
7 months ago
The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves ⊕⊕
Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella all changed the genre. A new generation of novelists are doing the same and sales are soaring
At last, the perception of popular fiction by women as “…
At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light | Jonathan Freedland ⊕⊕
From Palestinians standing up to Hamas to the Bondi beach rescuers, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest times
Some traditions are getting harder to maintain. Among them, my own custo…
Chase Infiniti: ‘My parents freaked out more than me when I said I was acting opposite Leonardo DiCaprio’ ⊕
The breakout star of Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (the Guardian’s No 1 film of 2025) on learning karate, her love of car chases – and how she got her name
You could hardly ask for…
And the 2025 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the year ⊕
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Now the Guardian’s Top 50 countdowns, as voted for by the whole film team, have announced their No 1s, here are our chief critic’s personal choices – in no particular order
• The 50 best films of 2025…
Indian Christmas and the Nutcracker in Mexico: photos of the day – Friday ○
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Continue reading...Revealed: how Toyota uses retro-style games and prizes to urge US workers to lobby politicians ⊕⊕
Games such as Dragon Quest used to mobilize workers to back corporate goals including relaxing environmental rules
Toyota, the world’s biggest carmaker, is using retro-style video games to rally its U…
Revealed: FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti-ICE activity across US ⊖
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Internal report shared with Guardian shows FBI has launched cases in 23 regions, some linked to Trump memo on thwarting ‘terroristic activities’
The FBI has launched “criminal and domestic terrorism i…
Semenyo a January target for Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United ⊕⊕
Forward thought to favour move to Liverpool
Release clause understood to be a bit less than £65m
Manchester United are vying with Liverpool and Manchester City to sign Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth …
Gaza PhD student and family evacuated to UK after Foreign Office U-turn ○
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Manar al-Houbi’s family had been denied entry despite a scholarship covering their living costs, but other students remain stranded
The UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza stu…