science
Did you solve it? Are you on board with these quirky chess puzzles?
silverguide.site – The answers to today’s problems.…
At least one in four former NFL players in study suffered from degenerative brain disease CTE
silverguide.site – At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a study says…
politics
Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says
silverguide.site – Ciaran Martin says Reform UK leader’s allegation over Guardian report on £5m gift ‘entirely unsubstantiated’…
world
Record May highs sweep across France as extreme heat hits western Europe
silverguide.site – Mercury in Spain also climbs to well above normal with weather event set to continue for several more days…
politics
Reform UK is riding the wave of public insecurity | Letters
silverguide.site – Letters: Nick Moss, Derrick Joad and John Wilkinson respond to an article by Sacha Hilhorst on why voters are turning to the party…
society
Schools are not preparing young people for jobs | Letters
silverguide.site – Letters: The education system should not just be about passing exams, writes David Selby. Plus a letter from Mara Musso…
education
A trick to master the nine times table | Brief letters
silverguide.site – Brief letters: Fear of maths | Calculation tip | Idea for Andy Burnham | Repair cafes | A wipeable wall chart…
stage
Thespians review – world’s first actor gets comic kudos from Mischief’s merrymakers
silverguide.site – This musical from the company behind The Play That Goes Wrong unearths the invention of acting in ancient Greece – and finds little has changed…
commentisfree
In rusted collars and empty chairs, I still live with my beloved ghosts
silverguide.site – Mindfully curated possessions evoke the most potent memories of those who have gone. Two specific objects bring me particular comfort – though I never stop too much to ponder why…
australia-news
On the world’s longest golf course, the fairways are rough and the dog-legs might be dingoes’
silverguide.site – Stretching 1,365km across remote South Australia and Western Australia, the unique challenge of the Nullarbor Links takes a week to complete and inspires devotion among the players…
australia-news
After years of waiting for help, Liam and Rachel are cutting their Lismore home in half and moving to higher ground
silverguide.site – Damning NSW auditor general’s report finds $100m scheme has not delivered a single home or lot since devastating 2022 floods…
commentisfree
Here is Andy Burnham’s route to save Labour: a new manifesto, a new election and electoral reform | Polly Toynbee
silverguide.site – Proportional representation can rescue Britain’s warped politics. It could stop Nigel Farage arriving at No 10 with less than 30% of the vote, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee…
lifeandstyle
A job that changed me: As an anxious first-time surgical assistant, the casual workplace dynamics surprised me
silverguide.site – I was primed to sweat my way through a high-stakes procedure. But once the patient was sedated, a welcome warmth entered the room…
sport
Andrew Abdo leaves NRL as a punchline for Peter V’landys
silverguide.site – Chief executive’s exit comes with the sport on the brink of more expansion and clears way for wisecracking racing chief to shape its future…
business
Tui faces scrutiny over E coli-linked death of baby after holiday in Egypt
silverguide.site – Two other small British children who stayed at same hotel fell critically ill from same condition months earlier…
football
Wealth matters in the Premier League but this season showed wisdom can still elevate a club | Jonathan Wilson
silverguide.site – Slip-ups are brutally punished in English football’s top flight, but enlightened management can still transform a team’s fortunes…
environment
UK needs to urgently install air conditioning in schools and care homes, climate campaigners say
silverguide.site – Government should fit solar panels to power air con units where vulnerable people live, say green advocates…
artanddesign
Criminal review – homelessness show delivers a rage-making punch in the gut
silverguide.site – This mostly alfresco show expertly unpicks how homeless and nomadic people have been persecuted over the centuries – from archaic laws to ludicrous tabloid headlines…
world
Thai rescuers join effort to free seven people trapped in Laos cave
silverguide.site – Group have been stuck in flooded cave in central Laos for five days after heavy rain caused landslides…
thefilter-us
‘It saved my couch’: 10 must-have items cat owners swear by to pet-proof their home
silverguide.site – A calming diffuser, a built-in scratching post and more tools to persuade your cat to stop scratching your nicest couch…
culture
‘Bowie compared us to T Rex. Couldn’t get any better’: the Mekons on how they made Where Were You?
silverguide.site – ‘It’s about loneliness, really. It was the total opposite of that “It’s Friday night, let’s have sex” macho mentality that was in most rock music at the time’…
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