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The Filter Cast-iron alternatives to Le Creuset for less
Le Creuset's colourful pans have long topped the wishlists of amateur and professional cooks.
Money hacks How to find a pet-sitter you can trust
Unless you have family, a friend or a neighbour who can care for your pet when you're away, you'll need to find a pet-sitter you can trust.
Pensions An A to Z of how to save for your retirement
Everything you need to know to plan for your future and make the most of your finances. Rupert Jones and Hilary Osborne report
'A fork in the road' AI's bid to help on laundry days at Europe's tech summit
This year's Web Summit in Lisbon was all about artificial intelligence and a robot sorting laundry.
Brexit So how could Labour improve EU ties for the sake of growth?
The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, said this week that Brexit had undermined the UK's economy, and urged the government to improve relations with the EU for the sake of growth.
Aviation Flying taxis: destined never to take off?
In a dreary November day in the Cotswolds, the VX4 - a cross between a plane and a helicopter - rose from an airport runway, hovered a few feet off the ground and set back down.
Property firm back in profit as workers return to offices
One of Britain's biggest property developers has provided further evidence of the return to office working, saying occupancy in its central London offices is at an all-time high and the value of its portfolio has returned to growth.
Analysis Summer of dark warnings from the Treasury may have cast a shadow on growth
It was hardly surprising that the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, declared herself \"not satisfied\" with the news that the UK's GDP expanded by a measly 0.1% in the three months to September.
Contracting GDP adds to German woes as general election looms
Germany's looming general election will be fought against the backdrop of a stagnating economy, the European Commission has forecast, with GDP expected to have contracted in 2024.
UK economy slows amid jitters over Labour budget
The UK economy slowed to a near-standstill in the third quarter as uncertainty around Labour's first budget and high interest rates weighed on business and consumer spending.
Small-scale battles A night in a Ukrainian drone squad bunker
The armoured car's bumpy high-speed journey comes to a halt, and the Guardian team is dropped off in the November darkness, where two Ukrainian soldiers await.
Pakistan military 'will not cut deal' with jailed politician Imran Khan
Pakistan's military has no intention of entering into negotiations or cutting a deal with the incarcerated former prime minister, Imran Khan, senior military sources told the Guardian, after Khan said he would be willing to engage with the army leadership from his jail cell.
Scholz urges Putin to withdraw troops and negotiate with Ukraine in rare phone call
Olaf Scholz and Vladimir Putin held a rare phone call yesterday in which the German chancellor urged the Russian president to withdraw troops and negotiate with Ukraine to achieve a just and lasting peace.
Stop burning coal and wood, Delhi residents told, as pollution shuts schools
India's capital, Delhi, has ordered all primary schools to stop in-person classes while Pakistan's Punjab province has declared a health emergency, banning construction, shutting schools for another week and moving universities online, as both countries battle an air pollution crisis.
David Lynch urges smokers to quit after emphysema diagnosis
The film-maker and lifelong smoker David Lynch has spoken out about the dangers of the habit, revealing that he started smoking at the age of eight and now needs supplemental oxygen even to walk small distances.
Tiana rides high Disney updates 'racist' Splash Mountain flume to honour its first black princess
In 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests over George Floyd's murder, Disney announced that its parks would be \"retheming\" a decades-old attraction, Splash Mountain, a log flume ride with a storyline drawn from a racist 1946 film.
Valencia leader admits mistakes in handling of deadly flooding
The regional president of Valencia, who is under mounting pressure over his handling ofthe catastrophic floods that killed 216 people in the area, has conceded mistakes were made but refused to step down, claiming the unprecedented and \"apocalyptic\" scale of the disaster simply overwhelmed the system.
Dutch coalition in turmoil in wake of violence in Amsterdam
The violence that erupted on Amsterdam's streets last week has triggered a political crisis in the Netherlands, with the ruling coalition in turmoil over alleged racist remarks made by government officials during a closed-door meeting to discuss the events.
Pelicot trial: defendant proposed rape of own mother, court hears
A young vineyard worker accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot on six occasions over four years when she had been drugged by her husband also proposed drugging and raping his own mother, a court has heard.
Gaza Children in urgent need not allowed overseas for medical care
It was the morning of 8 June when Ahmed Damoo got the call that his home, a small concrete building in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, had been hit by an IDF rocket. When he returned to what was left of his house, he learned that his family had been buried beneath the rubble.
Israel Police question aide of Netanyahu over alleged tampering of phone records
Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff has been questioned by police investigating reports that official phone records of calls from aides to the Israeli prime minister on the morning of the 7 October attacks last year were altered.
Anger in Lebanon as 21 emergency workers killed by Israeli airstrikes
Twenty-one civil defence rescuers have been killed in two Israeli strikes on Lebanon, marking one of the deadliest days for rescue workers since the fighting began between Israel and Hezbollah 13 months ago.
TV review Dystopian sci-fi comes back bigger and better
As the nights draw in, there are few reasons to feel optimistic that 2025 will be filled with glorious testimonies to the innate goodness of humankind.
Herbert Hound zs a dog of leisure. I'd say that's a sign he's smart
More than four years after it was established, the Post Office Horizon inquiry is finally coming to an end.
Stage review Epic dance through Atwood's dystopia
It makes complete sense that Wayne McGregor would be attracted to Margaret Atwood's MaddAddam trilogy, the story of a scientist who engineers a perfect race of people.
Stone circles discovered on Dartmoor boost 'sacred arc' theory
Two neolithic stone circles have been discovered on Dartmoor, adding credibility to the theory that a \"sacred arc\" of monuments was built in the heart ofthe wild Devon upland by ancient people.
Tudor tour Wolf Hall gives boost to historic buildings
At the locations where the original action took place, and those used in the series, there is rising excitement at a sharp increase in website traffic and Visitor numbers.
Want to live in a national park? Be ready to pay a 25% premium
Buying a home in a national park comes at a 25% price premium, with the New Forest the most expensive ofthe 13 parks in England and Wales, according to Britain's biggest building society.
Man, 45, and four teenagers guilty of murdering two boys
Four teenagers and a 45-year-old man have been convicted of murdering two boys whom they had mistaken for the perpetrators of an earlier attack on a house in Bristol linked to a long-running postcode rivalry.
'It's seismic' No clear road to recovery for church reeling from abuse scandal
As the faithful give thanks to God in England's 16,500 parish churches tomorrow, beneath the comforting ritual of prayers and hymns will run a strong undercurrent of shame, anger, sadness and dread.