The Guardian

UK searches for Hugo spritz have overtaken Aperol spritz for the first time as the spritz trend continues to boom, with pubs charging premium prices for variations. The article provides recipes for 20 traditional and creative spritzes and shandies using the classic 3-2-1 formula (prosecco, liqueur, soda water) plus guidance on making shandies.

Research by Action on Armed Violence reveals that 92.9% of unsolved murders in London between 2019-2023 involved minority ethnic victims, with Black people representing 73% of all unsolved cases. The Metropolitan Police attribute the disparity partly to lower trust in policing within Black communities, which reduces witness cooperation and victim reporting.

England's onshore windfarm applications have reached a 10-year high following the Labour government's lifting of the Conservative de facto ban in 2023. Applications have surged from 1MW per month at their nadir to 36MW per month by early 2024, though projects remain significantly smaller than those in Scotland and Wales.

Andy Burnham plans to grant elected mayors new powers to override local council planning decisions on major developments exceeding 150 homes, 15,000 sq m commercial space, or 30+ meters in height. The move aims to accelerate housing development toward the government's 1.5 million home target while ten of fourteen devolved mayors from different parties support the proposal, though the Liberal Democrats oppose it as undemocratic.

At 85, Miriam Margolyes reflects on how Britain has become unrecognizable, attributing the decline to political divisiveness, misinformation, and the rise of far-right movements. She argues for facing historical truths, rejecting xenophobia, and resisting the billionaire-controlled media that scapegoats immigrants while the real culprits hide in plain sight.

A restaurant review of Café Clement, the newly opened all-day bistro inside Nick Jones' St Clement Hotel in central London, praises its elegant atmosphere, skilled kitchen leadership under chef Danny Bohan, and carefully executed European cuisine, despite some inconsistent dishes and inevitable high demand from celebrity diners.

The article examines the contentious debate over North Sea oil and gas drilling in the UK, tracing its historical significance as a symbol of national power to its current decline, while exploring the tension between fossil fuel expansion and renewable energy transition amid political pressure and industry lobbying.

Two police constables, Matthew Blades and Tom Clough, were killed along with five members of the public in a collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough when their marked police car collided with a Volkswagen Passat travelling the wrong way. The IOPC has launched a mandatory investigation into the incident, which occurred while the officers were pursuing a suspicious vehicle.

Margarita Reutt, a 32-year-old Russian woman from Sochi, was arrested for allegedly assassinating a Russian naval commander in Crimea with a bomb in August 2024. Through social media analysis and interviews with friends, a portrait emerges of an adventurous woman whose political views gradually hardened against Russia, particularly after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, before she allegedly turned to violent action.

The article proposes adopting the French Sunday—a day of complete rest and deliberate inactivity—as a solution to modern burnout and Sunday anxiety. By rejecting productivity culture and embracing doing nothing, the author argues this approach recharges people and makes Monday feel less dreadful.