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My Instagram reels addiction has ruined my ability to have a conversation. But can I get it back?

As a journalist, I’m endlessly curious about people – or I was until short-form video made real-life interactions feel like a drag, says freelance editor and writer Hannah Ewens

The Guardian - UK · 1h ago

I have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed

I understand the pressure on the public purse, but I have also seen the effect of our spending on the ground, says actor and Unicef UK ambassador David Harewood

The Guardian - UK · 5h ago

I’ve made a new friend. But dare I show her the real me?

We hit it off, agreed to meet and suddenly we’re bosom buddies. But oh, the stress of always putting myself in the best possible light, writes Polly Hudson

The Guardian - UK · 6h ago

OPINION - I fled London for peace but found my inner slob — now I’m back, smarter and calmer

“Ok, but I’m not going to everybody’s bloody birthday and everybody’s bloody brunch,” I huffed, my begrudging condition on agreeing to move back to London after five years in the wilds of rural Somerset. “And it’s only for a year, while we figure out our next move.”

Evening Standard · Sep 26

Of course you can be English if you’re not white. So why can’t the right leave the question alone?

Even Jacob Rees-Mogg pushes back on defining Englishness in exclusively ethnic terms. But the endurance of this discourse is still deeply troubling, says assistant Opinion editor Jason Okundaye

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Look again – there’s more to Europe’s election trends than far-right success

Defeatist narratives abound. Yet Germany’s latest elections suggest voter dissatisfaction is benefiting the left as well as the right, says the political scientist Cas Mudde

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

The Guardian view on Trump and Xi: a show of friendship, but no real attempt to address the tensions

Editorial: The Chinese leader’s visit to Washington appears to have done nothing to shift the stalemate in bilateral relations

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25

The Guardian view on the 2026 Booker shortlist: what it takes to be a man

Editorial: All the contenders for this year’s prize are a reflection of the crisis in masculinity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25

The makers of the 7 Up series set out to prove a point about class. What they achieved is far more profound

The epic documentary series reveals much about the shifting social attitudes of the last 60 years – and much more about the quiet mystery of human life, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25

Our lives and identities have moved online – and it’s driving us insane

People have become servants to social media. The ultimate flex is to walk back to real life

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25