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By casting excess embryos as "little frozen orphans" that needed to be "saved" these programs push an alarming view of personhood.

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There are two main types of incontinence: stress and urge. Both occur because of a decline in estrogen.

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Our writers highlight the films they find endlessly rewatchable, including Notting Hill and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging.

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You don’t have to spend a fortune to give your home or garden a seasonal revamp. From freshening up your bedding to making the most of weeds, here are some low-cost, low-effort ideas.

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"I’m a 21st-century spinster," writes Kelly O'Connor. "Last year, I turned 54 and hadn’t had a relationship (or a good date!) for almost five years."

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After signs of a strong labor market in April – which was largely seen as resiliency against teetering trade policy from the White House – May saw a drop in new jobs

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The controversial food additive titanium dioxide may be in as many as 11,000 US products and could lead to diabetes and obesity.

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The University of Michigan is using private, undercover investigators to surveil pro-Palestinian campus groups, the Guardian has learned.

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"It was always going to end this way for two megalomaniacs devoted to fame, money and the far right, neither of whom is unaccustomed to a messy divorce," writes the Guardian's Washington DC bureau chief David Smith.

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Do you use the same kitchen sponge for days on end? Let your takeout pizza languish on the counter overnight?

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Tom Felton will reprise his role as Draco Malfoy in the acclaimed stage production Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, making his Broadway debut.

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Hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied children have arrived at the US southern border in recent years, seeking refuge. The Trump administration is now targeting them – and their caregivers – for deportation.

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About two-thirds of patients with type 2 diabetes are thought to have the condition, which is also associated with obesity, heart and circulatory disease.

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The supreme court made it easier for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse discrimination”.

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Trump's new sweeping travel ban could reshape the US’s borders. Here's what you need to know:

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Conservatives on a state college board reversed a decision to hire the experienced academic Santa Ono to lead the University of Florida.

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On Sunday, at least 31 Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces opened fire at the site of a food distribution centre in Rafah, Gaza, according to witnesses. What we know so far:

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Trump’s signature tax bill would blow a $2.4tn hole to America’s national debt over the next decade, according to a congressional budget office analysis.

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The FDA has upgraded a tomato recall in three states to its most severe warning due to a potential salmonella contamination.

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Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene has drawn widespread criticism from Democratic colleagues for admitting that not only did she not read Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill before voting for it.

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Ice officers told to get "creative" with arrests, including of undocumented people encountered by chance.

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"The shock and awe of his early days has given way to a grinding of gears, a political program that, because of widespread resistance, is becoming more sound than fury," writes former executive director of Human Rights Watch Kenneth Roth.

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The former head of Doge has opened a new rift with Donald Trump.

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We want to know the must-have items that got you (or your child) through college. What small gadget made living in a tiny space more manageable? What do you wish you’d brought from home?

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US immigration authorities have taken into custody the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the man who allegedly used a flamethrower to attack a Colorado rally for Israeli hostages.

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I spoke with immigrants about the issues they've been facing after the Social Security Administration quietly stopped automatically issuing social security numbers, leaving them without the ability to work even after obtaining work authorization cards www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Some Rome taxi drivers are challenging Formula One drivers to navigate the traffic and potholes of the Italian capital as skillfully as they do.

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Mississippi’s Operation Good engaged teens in a range of programs, protecting them from violence – but that work is now in jeopardy.

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An oarfish, fantastically long and rarely seen, has washed up on Tasmania’s rugged west coast.

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Lee Jae-myung, who led campaign to oust Yoon Suk Yeol, is comfortably ahead of his conservative opponent, according to polls.

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So far in 2025, at least 20 Planned Parenthood clinics have closed or are set to do so. It's a time of immense political turbulence for the organization—but it's also raised eyebrows, given how many donations it takes in. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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The immigration status of the man who allegedly attacked people with a makeshift flamethrower in Boulder, Colorado, has become further fodder for the Trump administration’s deportation agenda.

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Parents who struggle to read to their children tend to be younger themselves, according to a recent survey from HarperCollins UK.

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If the US’s oldest university bends the knee, the door to authoritarianism opens and democracy fades, experts warn.

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Megha Vemuri, spoke at MIT’s OneMIT commencement on Thursday. Wearing a keffiyeh over her graduation gown, she praised student protests against the war in Gaza and condemned MIT’s ties to Israel.

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At least six school buildings have been struck, reportedly killing more than 120 people, in recent months as part of a targeting effort by the Israeli military.

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Eleven people were stabbed at a shelter for the unhoused in Salem, Oregon, on Sunday evening, according to authorities.

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A man has been charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and incendiary devices to attack a crowd of people who were raising awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza, injuring eight.

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Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report.

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Adele Zeynep Walton’s sibling Aimee was a talented artist who loved music. It was only after her death that Walton realized Aimee had been lured into a dangerous community – and that others may also be victims of it.

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"The outward trappings of success were visible, yet internally there was a sense of inadequacy," writes journalist and author James Bloodworth. "Nick was not enough, or at least he thought he wasn’t, and somewhere out there was a course that would fix him."

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Elon Musk leaves Trump’s administration $1.86tn short of his goal to slash $2tn from government spending, but the one thing he has successfully slashed is his own reputation, writes Guardian columnist Marina Hyde.

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Experts say knowing more about death – or ‘death literacy’ – can actually help quell fears of dying.

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It can be challenging to leave the house when you’re all out of eye contact, but a low social battery doesn’t have to mean a life short on socializing.

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Switzerland is home to more than 370,000 nuclear bunkers – enough to shelter every member of the population. But if the worst should happen, would they actually work?

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Report finds US children would have extra 25.4m cavities in five years if plan backed by RFK Jr were implemented.

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Though Musk promised modernization and efficiency, what’s left is a trail of uncertainty and reduced functionality.

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By me: How the US became the biggest military emitter and stopped everyone finding out - interview with Neta Crawford @costsofwar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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I spoke with international student workers about the Trump Admin's attacks on Harvard, the university's lack of support for international students, and the broader impacts of these attacks for research and education in the US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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After her former label sold her catalogue in 2019, Swift embarked on her lucrative album rerecording project – but now owns the originals for the first time.

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