I used to think I could adapt to most things – then they rearranged my local Lidl

I used to think I could adapt to most things – then they rearranged my local Lidl | Zoe Williams

They haven’t just moved all the stuff, they’ve reversed half the aisles, so they run across instead of instead of along. It feels weirdly fake, like I’ve walked into a trick supermarket. What they ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

My mother nursed a life-affirming 25-year grudge. Hard as I try, I don’t have the attention span | Zoe Williams

It turns out long-held resentments exist even in the animal kingdom. Does that mean they hold an evolutionary advantage?. The best thing that happened to me during the whole of the pandemic was a ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

I followed Trump and Joe Rogan into the manosphere – and it was not pretty | Zoe Williams

The former president speaks like a man who has been hypnotised, his subconscious just gaping open .... According to Forbes , Donald Trump talked about five important things in a three-hour-plus ...

World - The Guardian - October 28

I used to think Googling my symptoms kept me healthy. My mother’s death showed me I had to quit | Elle Warren

Tragedy, and an OCD diagnosis, reshaped my understanding of what I was doing – and why. When I got my first period aged 11, but not again for 18 months, I worried I might be the next Virgin Mary, ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Billionaires like Elon Musk don’t just think they’re better than the rest of us – they hate us | Zoe Williams

The ultra-wealthy talk about solving the climate crisis or ending inequality. But what they’re really interested in is outliving or escaping anyone poorer than them. Nearly three years ago, I ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

On a 17-hour train journey I glimpsed our future – and it was ugly | Zoe Williams

The climate crisis will cause dramatic, life-threatening events, but also a general, broad-brush worsening of everything. The concept of “enshittification” was invented by the Canadian-British ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

'I could see my kneecap was not where it should be'

Cam Roigard suffered a knee injury that threatened to derail his Test career before it had properly started. But he is back - quicker and stronger than ever.

'I jumped in a skip to find my dead brother's things'

A man says a council threw away his sibling's belongings after he died in emergency accommodation.

‘It was obvious I wasn’t in Kansas anymore’: My local bank has no cashiers — and declined to accept my money. What’s going on?

“I’ll be looking for a new bank next week.”

Business - MarketWatch - November 5

I want to find my ‘thing’. How can I work out what I want to do with my life? | Leading questions

Try too hard to find your purpose and you might miss it, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith . But wait too long for it to find you and you could lose out. Read more Leading ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

'I used my chair lift to escape flooding'

Annie Sweeney, 94, recalls how her home in Coalisland was suddenly "swimming with water" on Saturday.

Frustrated Bedard: '100 things' I could do better

Mired in an 11-game stretch without a goal, Blackhawks star Connor Bedard is looking for answers to a drop-off in his scoring pace.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Rick Stein: ‘I’m open to most things, but I can’t stand chocolate and marshmallow’

The chef and broadcaster on growing up on a farm, the best post-booze food, and why running a restaurant was never his ambition. Would I call myself an accidental restaura teur? Oh god, yes! I ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

Duckworth on Hegseth speaking out against women in combat: ‘Where do you think I lost my legs?’

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) criticized President-elect Trump’s nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Defense secretary, after he called for women to not serve in combat roles. “Where do you ...

Politics - The Hill - November 14

Do you want to hear about my dreams? No, I didn’t think so | Adrian Chiles

There are some conversational subjects that are guaranteed to get listeners yawning. And I’ve tried them all … . There are three things I find fascinating about myself that I can’t tell anyone ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

This Halloween, I’m not buying candy for trick or treaters. I have better things to spend my money on. Am I a bad person?

“Nor am I going to turn off the lights and pretend I’m not home.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 31

How we met: ‘She took me to my first nightclub. I thought it was the coolest thing ever’

Kathlina, 28, and Adriana, 30, met in college in Florida. Despite a rocky start, they became best friends and have supported each other through the past decade. As a college freshman in the autumn ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Blind date: ‘10 out of 10, I felt positively giddy on the train ride home’

Sarah, 29, a writer, meets Max, 31, an applications engineer. What were you hoping for? To be ambushed by a young Oliver Reed and charioted through London on a golden carriage. Continue ...

World - The Guardian - November 16

'This is my face and I will embrace what I have'

Cancer survivor Robin Fahey is taking part in an art exhibition highlighting facial prosthetics.

I didn’t mind my unusual first name – until I found out it could cost me dearly | Torsten Bell

Research shows that those with easier to pronounce names are more successful in the workplace. Names matter. I’ve written a whole book about our country being called Great Britain at a time when ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

I knew I could have a stroke, but not at 31

Angharad Dennis said she was upset in hospital after her stroke, but now has a new outlook on life.

It’s taken me 20 years, but I’ve finally updated my to-do list | Zoe Williams

Enough is enough. It’s time to stop worrying about James Dyson, Victoria’s Secret and Jilly Cooper. My time management is quite old-fashioned, mainly consisting of a to-do list. Three columns if ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Could I still pass my driving test? Thirty years on, it’s time to find out | Rich Pelley

Forget recent news about the dangers posed by younger drivers – you may have more to fear from seasoned motorists like me. “There are a lot of idiots on the road … I mean, uneducated people, ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

A British export the US didn’t need: a cosy relationship between editor and proprietor | Zoe Williams

The Washington Post’s Will Lewis said the paper was returning to its ‘roots’ by not endorsing a presidential candidate. There was more to it than that. Postmortems continue for who lost Kamala ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

'I found out I lost my Vauxhall job on WhatsApp'

After nearly 120 years as a driving force in Luton, Vauxhall Motors is leaving the town.

'I'm a hoarder - it's my mess and it's who I am'

Dan MacPhee shares his personal battle with clutter and what is being done to help him.

DNA firm holding highly sensitive data 'vanishes' without warning

Customers of Atlas Biomed are angry and worried about what's happened to the highly sensitive data they shared.

'I got a £450 fine for not showing my railcard'

Molly McGregor, 29, was fined £450 for not showing her railcard during a rail journey in May.

'My cancer was found as I was about to give birth'

After a Caesarean section, Laura Hudson had to endure chemotherapy and have a mastectomy.

Can I avoid disruption to my child’s education?

My ex-husband claims he can’t afford the VAT added to our children’s school fees

World - Financial Times - November 20

How do I stay healthy in my 50s?

Ageing isn’t something that simply starts after you’ve reached a certain year. It’s a lifelong process, and in midlife your health needs can change. People in their 50s can be prone to a “vicious ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

McMaster: I don't think Trump would 'mobilize the military against Americans'

Former White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster on Friday said he doesn't think that former President Trump would "mobilize the military against Americans," which the Republican nominee ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

As a mom of 2 on the campaign trail, I think about elections differently now

I've covered four presidential campaigns, but this one is my first as a mom. This election of a lifetime comes at a precious time in my sons' lives.

Rodgers to play in 2025? 'I think so,' QB says

Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, mired in one of the worst statistical seasons of his legendary career, said Wednesday he wants to play in 2025.

Sports - ESPN - November 14

'I get stopped for autographs - people think I'm Harry Styles'

Meet the men who have recently won competitions because they resemble celebrities like Harry Styles.

‘I didn’t think I’d walk again after road crash’

Tom Hadden’s life changed forever when he was involved in a crash on a rural road in County Tyrone.

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