Day: August 23, 2026

When my husband died in a surfing accident, life as I knew it was destroyed. Ten years on, this is what I’ve learned about griefWhen my husband died in a surfing accident, life as I knew it was destroyed. Ten years on, this is what I’ve learned about grief

One crashing wave on one single day changed everything for our family. How would I keep going? Before they enter the water, surfers will study the ocean. They consider wind and tide conditions. They analyse currents and patterns, break points and swells. They try to read the waves. I have ...

‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push‘I hate Democrats, but I love Abdul’: voters who left over Gaza return for progressive push

Michigan Senate nominee and others have re-energized one-time Democratic voters who abandoned the party under Biden Two years ago, Zainab Bibi Ahmed thought she had turned her back on the Democrats for good. Now, she is volunteering for the party’s US Senate nominee in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed. Ahmed was one ...

Iran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plantIran-linked hackers blamed for cyber-attack that shut down UK power plant

Incident marks apparent escalation by Tehran in its in retaliation against UK over allowing US to use British bases Hackers linked to Iran have been blamed for a cyber-attack that caused a British power plant to be temporarily shut down. The incident involved a small-scale energy generator, according to the ...

Drill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PMDrill, Burnham, drill? The oil basin that is a totem for Trump – and a headache for Britain’s new PM

North Sea oil, once the driving force of the UK economy, may be dwindling but it remains a symbol of prestige and a rich resource for political debate When oil was first discovered off the north-east coast of Scotland in September 1969, industry folklore has it that the duty superintendent ...

‘The country of my birth has lost its heart’: Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain‘The country of my birth has lost its heart’: Miriam Margolyes on how to fix broken Britain

At 85, the actor has lived through much political upheaval. But, she writes, today’s hostile times feel like ‘the worst yet’. She reflects on her journey from teenage Tory to full-throated leftist – and says there’s still time to save the nation from the bad guys A funny thing happened ...

The ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in CrimeaThe ‘ordinary’ woman accused of assassinating a Russian commander in Crimea

Friends close to Margarita Reutt are shocked she could allegedly plant bomb that killed Ukrainian defector Robert Shageev, while others recall a stubborn grit to see any plan through It was just after dawn in Sevastopol when a powerful explosion tore through a quiet square in a residential district of ...