Lewd propositions, drunken tirades, groping, grumbling and grubby behaviour – cabin crew have to experience it all, at altitude. They open up about the horrors they’ve seen from passengers and colleagues Last week, right at the start of this year’s holiday season, a 30-year-old drunk British holidaymaker tried to kiss ...
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‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75
JD Salinger’s wry, subversive classic inspired novelist Joseph O’Connor to be a writer. He reflects on why this story of a disaffected teenager remains as fresh and transgressive as ever In 1981, when I was 17, my first girlfriend gave me a paperback of her dad’s favourite novel. I’d never heard ...
‘A sublime, breezy confection’: writers on their 2026 songs of the summer‘A sublime, breezy confection’: writers on their 2026 songs of the summer
The annual rundown of Guardian writers picking their most played tracks of the season goes from club-ready pop to sunny tech house Check out a Spotify playlist of the choices Kim Petras’ greatest song to date is also the best outsider country song in recent memory: if Ethel Cain and ...
Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care | Arwa MahdawiPete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care | Arwa Mahdawi
The defense secretary has announced a screening program for troops. Get ready for a high-T Department of War One day perhaps Pete Hegseth will make the news for doing something worthwhile, something that makes his mother proud. One day perhaps we’ll see a headline about the defense secretary that doesn’t ...
From Cambridge ‘impostor’ to New Labour star: Andy Burnham’s winding path to powerFrom Cambridge ‘impostor’ to New Labour star: Andy Burnham’s winding path to power
In the first of a two-part profile, Daniel Boffey traces the incoming PM’s early forays into politics and his rise to prominence – ultimately leading to him leaving London for Manchester Andy Burnham had emerged victorious, but niggling doubts remained about his mandate. It was the summer of 1987 and ...
US strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis liveUS strikes expand to northern Iran as Tehran fires on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan – Middle East crisis live
Iran reports explosions in several cities including capital while US military says it also hit and disabled tanker in strait of Hormuz US attacks oil tanker in strait of Hormuz as strikes reported in Tehran India’s government has ordered shipowners not to deploy Indian crew members on vessels that require ...
‘When I go out, people throw jabs at us’: the Nigerian families fighting for their disabled children‘When I go out, people throw jabs at us’: the Nigerian families fighting for their disabled children
Stigma and superstition surround those with disabilities such as Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy. But there is a growing move to raise awareness and increase inclusivity When Fatima Muhammad was told to drown her infant son or abandon him in the forest to die, she brushed off the ludicrous suggestions ...
The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?The social media ban sceptic: are we getting it wrong on kids, tech and mental health?
Psychologist Candice Odgers has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years. She fears the current debate around smartphones obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of Covid to the health of their adult caregivers The quickest way to make being online safer for children and ...
The most beautiful act of resistance I’ve seen: Madrid tenants fighting landlords with art | Leah PattemThe most beautiful act of resistance I’ve seen: Madrid tenants fighting landlords with art | Leah Pattem
When an investment fund bought their building, the residents of Tribulete 7 protested in the only way they knew how – through radical creativity Spain’s housing crisis finally came for the tenants of Madrid’s Calle Tribulete 7 when their block was sold to an investment fund. Feeling pressured to leave ...
‘The minute I had success, I stopped taking drugs’: John Waters on 60 years of screen carnage‘The minute I had success, I stopped taking drugs’: John Waters on 60 years of screen carnage
As Hairspray and his ‘angriest movie’ Desperate Living are rereleased, the ‘Pope of Trash’ reflects on dead dogs, dirty rats, ‘that lunatic RFK’ and why there are no novelty dances any more John Waters still remembers the day his 1988 comedy Hairspray was awarded a PG certificate. “It was horrible,” ...