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Expert group will declare official drought amid prolonged dry spell, meaning water rationing may take placeA drought is to be declared in areas of England after a meeting of experts, the Guardian has learned.The prolonged dry conditions, with some areas of the country not receiving significant […]

The British novelist on the excitement of Alistair MacLean, the passion of DH Lawrence and the irreverence of Jane AustenMy earliest reading memorySomething called the Beacon Readers at a small village school, in the corner of a field. I can picture the jacket’s conical torch design on a brown […]

There are numerous ways to shape eyebrows, but perhaps this is the easiest option …The hackThe trend for perfect eyebrows never seems to abate, with options from microblading to lamination, but are stencils the ultimate hack for Insta-worthy symmetrical brows?The testUsing a brow stencil is […]

During lockdown, I took short courses in Northern Sámi, Scots, Korean and Irish, and sat exams in CornishFrom a young age, I was fascinated by language. I grew up in Chester, to Merseyside-born parents, with Welsh and English heritage. I absorbed the Welsh words my nan taught me and parroted my […]

It Must be a Misunderstanding by Coral Bracho; Imperium by Jay Gao; The Illustrated Woman by Helen Mort; The Arctic by Don Paterson; 12 Pamphlets by Selima HillIt Must be a Misunderstanding: New and Selected Poems by Coral Bracho, translated by Forrest Gander (Carcanet, £15.99)The influential […]

A down-at-heel hero fires wooden bullets at boring bloodthirsty villains in this unexciting and unfunny action comedyVeteran stunt coordinator JJ Perry makes a clunky directing debut with this appropriately undead two-hour slice of action-comedy content for Netflix about a “vampire hunter” […]

Actor says rise of sex-scene advisers is ‘fantastic’ in wake of Sean Bean’s criticism that it reduces acting to ‘technical exercise’Emma Thompson has joined the actors pushing back against Sean Bean’s criticism of intimacy coordinators, describing the profession as a “fantastic […]

Divulging details about Ukraine’s defence plans is ‘frankly irresponsible’, Zelenskiy says; UN nuclear watchdog calls for visit to shelled plantUN warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantWhat we know on day 170 of the invasionKazakhstan is expected to sell some […]

David Lambourne, who serves on the high court of Kiribati, was detained on Thursday after a failed attempt by the Kiribati government to deport himKiribati’s Australian-born high court justice David Lambourne was released from immigration detention on Friday night, with the government belatedly […]

Julia Garner stars in a disturbing fictionalisation of Weinstein’s crimes, while an exceptional Elisabeth Moss gives us the best version of HG Wells’s sci-fi classic ever Continue reading...

This reality show matches potential partners using star charts, and its set looks like it was knocked up from Ikea leftovers. Is the world really ready for the Astro Chamber?Just when you think every possible angle of the dating show has been wined, dined and, for the sake of propriety, let’s say […]

The former Green Bay quarterback won hearts as an ironman gunslinger. But a court case in his home state has created unwanted publicityThe Green Bay Packers open their preseason schedule against the San Francisco 49ers on Friday night. Matt LaFleur’s team are among the favourites for the Super […]

It started with blocky players and electronic crowd noise, now it boasts intelligent animation and specific movement capture for the women’s gameEarlier this year, at the famed La Romareda stadium in Zaragoza, Spain, EA Sports organised two football matches, one for male pro players and one for […]

Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield all in running to host eventBirmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have been named as potential hosts of the Eurovision song contest when it is held in the UK next year for the first time […]

Former chancellor outlines support package for up to 16 million vulnerable peopleRishi Sunak has said he would find up to £10bn to help people facing rising energy bills, as a minister backing his Conservative leadership rival indicated that direct support for the hard-pressed would be announced […]

Twenty-year-old is yet to play a first-class game but is knocking on the door of England’s T20 squad after his Hundred heroicsWill Smeed could have been forgiven for wondering if he was more 90s than Cool Britannia and an episode of the Big Breakfast rolled into one (that is, if he hadn’t been […]

While Seoul experienced torrential downpours, rainfall levels are down in China’s Yangtse River basinExtreme flooding in South Korea this week submerged streets, cars and buildings, as torrential downpours brought more than a month’s worth of rainfall in the space of a few days. Between Monday […]

The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including grazing camels, hot bats and a newly hatched turtle Continue reading...

After their 2013 split left fans in shock, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López reveal how the Church of Scientology drove them apart – and inspired their surprise new albumWhen Cedric Bixler-Zavala joined the Church of Scientology in 2009, he thought of it as lightly as “signing up […]

He thinks it’s fun to splash about with his daughters in the garden. She doesn’t like the mess and the waste of resources. You get to pull the trigger and decideFind out how to get a disagreement settled or become a You be the judge jurorI know Linda is stressed, but she should get into the […]