Guardian and Observer charity appeal raises more than £250,000 | Society
More than £250,000 has been raised by Guardian and Observer readers in less than a week after the appeal was launched for charities supporting families affected by war and violence in places such as Gaza and Ukraine. This milestone was achieved ahead of the annual fundraising telethon on Saturday, December 14th. Journalists accepting donations over […]
Share your experience of US healthcare – The Guardian US
The shocking shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York street last week was widely condemned, but also sparked an online outcry against America's profit-driven healthcare industry. Ta. Luigi Mangione, 26, is currently charged with Thompson's murder. The words “Delayed” and “Denial” were written on the bullet casing left at the […]
The Guardian view on the fall of Assad: a tumultuous, fragile hope in Syria | Editorial
BAshar al-Assad's fall from power was not a shock; it came with a whimper. Syria's dictator has reportedly fled his home following a blitzkrieg advance by a coalition of rebels. By Sunday morning, he was gone, and armed groups became the country's dominant political actors. A spirit of anti-Assad sentiment rose across Syria, manifesting itself […]
The Guardian view on humanities in universities: closing English Literature courses signals a crisis | Humanities
Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent announces suspension of provision degree in english literature I ran a few rabbits, most of them running in the wrong direction. The university effectively said the course was no longer viable as few people wanted to study English literature at degree level anymore. If you can’t do EngLit in […]
TSB appoints Marc Armengol as new CEO amid uncertainty over bank’s future – The Guardian
TSB appoints former executive Mark Armengol as new chief executive as it faces uncertainty about its future with its parent company Facing $13bn (£10.2bn) hostile takeover bid. Armengol, a former strategy director at TSB who has been a director since 2022, originally joined Sabadell, the British bank's Spanish owner, in 2002. He will become CEO […]
The Guardian view on 30 years of the national lottery: winners and losers | National lottery
T1994 was a big year for British culture. Four Weddings and a Funeral broke box office records and Oasis' Definitely Might became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history up to that point, earning them a spot on the Eurostar to Paris. But for all the talk of Cool Britannia, perhaps the most far-reaching […]
The Guardian view on physician associates: the NHS must level with the public | Editorial
THis plans for England's NHS workforce, created under the Conservative Party, are already under consideration. Given Labor's pledge to rebuild the system with a focus on prevention and care delivered in the community rather than hospitals, it is inevitable that the overall workforce will be restructured when the 10-year plan launches next year. . But […]
Starling Bank staff resign after new chief executive calls for more time in-office – The Guardian
Employees at Starling Bank resigned after the new chief executive demanded that thousands of employees come into the office more regularly, despite not having enough space to accommodate them. In his first major policy change since taking over from UK Digital Bank founder Anne Boden in March, Raman Bhatia has ordered all hybrid staff to […]
What will Rachel Reeves’s retirement scheme changes mean for pensions? – The Guardian
Rachel Reeves announced plans to consolidate provincial government retirement plans into eight Canadian-style “mega funds.” This, the Treasury says, is part of the biggest overhaul of the UK pensions market in decades. So what do the changes, announced as part of the Chancellor's inaugural address at Mansion House on Thursday, actually mean for UK pensions […]
Guardian won’t post on Elon Musk’s X due to ‘conspiracy theories’
The London-based left-wing newspaper The Guardian, whose editor-in-chief recently offered free mental health counseling to staff to cope with President-elect Donald Trump's victory, says Elon will now speak out against “far-right conspiracy theories.”・Cancel posting the mask on X. and racism,” he posted on his social media platform. The paper made the announcement in a post […]