Weather tracker: Deep freeze grips Canada as US records warmest Christmas
Temperatures plunge below -50C in the Yukon, while swaths of US experience springlike weather
‘I love everything about it’: Dargo hotel in the Victorian high country is up for sale
The beloved tourist destination has only had four owners in its 144-year history – but publicans Helen and Steven Hall say it’s time for a fifth
Ukraine war briefing: Kim Jong-un celebrates sharing ‘blood, life and death’ with Russia
North Korea leader speaks of ‘really meaningful year’ for alliance with Moscow; Zelenskyy accuses Russia of using Belarus apartments to attack Ukraine. What we know on day 1,403
Shoppers shun UK high streets despite lure of Boxing Day sales
Footfall in central London down 7.7% on last year but Britain’s retail parks buck trend with 6.9% rise
WA bushfire downgraded while Queensland and NT brace for monsoonal rain and flooding
Conditions ease south-west of Perth as residents evacuated from Boddington fire on Christmas Day allowed to return
Conservative and Christian? US right champions psychedelic drugs
Texas governor among those to call for expanded access to ibogaine, said to help with treating veterans with PTSD
Brian Harris obituary
Photojournalist who covered the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the collapse of communism in eastern Europe
The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather
Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at how the struggle to adapt to a dangerously warming world has become a test of global justice
The Lowdown review – Ethan Hawke’s new drama is hilariously poignant
The actor plays a ‘truthstorian’ trying to uncover how a powerful man’s death came about. Brace yourself for a hugely funny, all-American wild goose chase!
Labour is living in a fool’s paradise if it thinks it has plenty of time to turn Britain around
Going into 2026, the economy has little forward momentum and things may get worse before they get better, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
How to foster a love of reading in boys
Letters: Louis Provis says there needs to be systemic change in how schools think about boys’ reading. Jacqueline Robson recalls a reading initiative that left students searching for more
Why we get hooked on rubbish TV series
Letter: Prof Craig Jackson explains Imogen West-Knights’ compulsion to view 177 episodes of a TV show she doesn’t even like
How are you? A brief question with an abundance of answers
Letters: Readers share a range of responses to one of the commonest greetings in the English language
Storytelling is an ancient human art, not a corporate invention
Letter: Danyah Miller responds to a pass notes column about companies that are hiring people to ‘own the narrative’
Labour’s animal welfare strategy does not go far enough
Letters: Readers respond to the government’s plans to improve the lot of animals
‘Pure magic!’ Farewell Tess and Claudia, the power couple who were Strictly’s life and soul
The trailblazing female duo’s days of effortlessly holding the BBC dance competition together are over. They open up on the joy of working together