Browsing: Summer

This week marks a year since the murder of three young girls in Southport became a catalyst for riots that spread to many parts of the…

Midsummer is the hottest time of year, and 2025 has delivered record-breaking heat waves across the US. With temperatures in three digits, the idea of standing…

We’re a week into the school summer holidays here in England, and I wonder how many parents who started out determined to keep their children completely…

I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I…

In 2024, the Oxford English Dictionary announced its word of the year was ‘brain rot’. The term relates to the supposedly negative effects of consuming social…

The typical summer lull in Britain’s housing market has been avoided amid the availability of bigger home loans fuelling a “buyer’s market”, according to a property…

Summer Meteor Showers, Short Summer Days and Ancient ArthropodsSet your alarm on Wednesday to see some of the summer’s stunning meteor showers.By Rachel Feltman & Fonda…

It’s a good time of year to track down the summer constellation of Sagittarius, the archer, who is usually depicted as a centaur drawing a bow.The…

Gambling lobbyists are staging a summer charm offensive designed to stop ministers from raising taxes on the sector, the Guardian has learned, including meeting with Treasury…

Can this really be the song of the summer? For seven weeks now, the most popular tune in the country has been Alex Warren’s “Ordinary”—a solemn…