Icelandic sheepdog is a pedigree at last – UK's Kennel Club finally recognises breed believed to be more than 1,000 years old that featured in Icelandic Sagas ~life.pets Article 477 words 12 votes
Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia? ~movies Article 2213 words 18 votes
Magnus Carlsen has been disqualified from the World Rapid Championship in New York due to a dress code violation – also withdrawing from the World Blitz ~games.tabletop Article 979 words 21 votes
‘The dead zone is real’: why US farmers are embracing wildflowers ~enviro Article 1502 words 34 votes
‘Really incredible’ sixth-century sword found in Kent in the United Kingdom ~humanities.history Article 776 words 18 votes
Dejan Kulusevski knows after 6-3 defeat there are moments for Tottenham Hotspur to be more solid, more savvy, to consider the broader context ~sports.football Article 972 words 4 votes
Anna Sawai says fans tell her that Mariko character in Shōgun inspired them to stand up for themselves ~tv Article 1434 words 22 votes
Atlético's Hitman bursts from Spider's shadow – Diego Simeone summons Alexander Sørloth from the bench to finish off anyone daring to hold up his title charge ~sports.football Article 1695 words 5 votes
Two-time winner Gary Anderson endured a birthday to forget as he crashed out of the PDC World Darts Championship following a shock second-round defeat by Jeffrey de Graaf ~sports Article 469 words 3 votes
Dozens of sites linked to the Viking great army as it ravaged Anglo-Saxon England more than 1,000 years ago have been discovered ~humanities.history Article 668 words 11 votes
Two killed and scores injured in Germany as car ploughs into crowd at Christmas market ~news germany.magdeburg crime Article 234 words 17 votes
Brazilian judge orders Adele song be pulled globally over plagiarism claim ~music Article 384 words 16 votes
Lucy Letby lawyer seeks fresh appeal over reliability of expert witness ~health healthcare Article 691 words 6 votes
More than 140 Kenya Facebook moderators diagnosed with severe PTSD ~tech social media facebook Article 827 words 18 votes
Kenyan single mothers ‘trapped’ in Saudi Arabia as exit visas denied to children born outside marriage ~life.women Article 832 words 7 votes
How a young Dutch woman’s life began when she was allowed to die ~health.mental Article 4978 words 11 votes
As warmer Finnish winters melt the snow drifts that endangered Saimaa ringed seals use to raise their young, humans are giving them a helping hand ~enviro climate change Article 733 words 4 votes
‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research ~science biology.micro biology.synthetic Article 632 words 55 votes
She didn’t get an apartment because of an AI-generated score – and sued to help others avoid the same fate ~life housing Article 1705 words 43 votes
While ambitious urban planners try to make fifteen-minute cities a reality, the Nordhavn district of Copenhagen has gone one better – what's life like when everything you need is a stroll away? ~design urban planning architecture Article 2370 words 36 votes
Authors choose books to give as gifts this Christmas - 2024 book list and discussion ~books Article 3171 words 4 votes
Syrian army withdraws from key city of Homs as rebels encircle Damascus ~news syria.homs syria.damascus Article 221 words 16 votes
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are creating noise pollution that threatens return of Norway's whales ~enviro pollution.noise Article 1105 words 6 votes
Trine Hahnemann's recipe for Danish-style Christmas roast duck – a spice-laden Scandi alternative to the traditional turkey ~food recipes meat Article 604 words 6 votes
Jakob Ingebrigtsen's father will stand trial next year on charges that include abusing the double Olympic champion and threatening to “beat him to death” ~sports Article 483 words 6 votes
Amazon workers in twenty countries to protest or strike on Black Friday November 29 ~life work Article 773 words 36 votes
Norway launches Jon Fosse prize for literary translators – aims to celebrate the work of an overlooked and underpaid profession facing an existential threat from AI ~books literature libraries.national Article 573 words 17 votes
Anxious Finns are learning how to survive in the wild in preparation for an invasion by their hostile neighbour – meet the women training for war with Russia ~life.women Article 1663 words 14 votes
Netflix documentary about oceans and endangered species narrated by Barack Obama ~tv reviews Article 679 words 16 votes
Bladee's party lifestyle almost ended in disaster. Now, after a spell working in a shampoo factory, Sweden's dark teen icon is back with a furious and euphoric new sound. ~music pop.experimental Article 1441 words 13 votes
Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts ~tech social media Article 518 words 53 votes
Iran announces ‘treatment clinic’ for women who defy strict hijab laws ~humanities religion Article 485 words 12 votes
Viktor Gyökeres' drive and character show he can stay at the elite level – forward is scoring freely for club and country, and will surely be a target for Rúben Amorim at Manchester United ~sports.football Article 1013 words 2 votes
Paternity leaves in Finland have nearly doubled in length after a 2022 reform of the parental leave system, the social benefits agency has said ~life.men Article 318 words 13 votes
Iceland's president urged to intervene over Europe's last whaler – conservation groups are asking for the decision to allow Hvalur to hunt to be put on hold until after election ~enviro conservation Article 563 words 5 votes
The Swedish photographer capturing the vanishing glaciers – Christian Åslund was shocked at the difference between what he saw in 2002 and what confronted him this summer ~enviro climate change Article 719 words 5 votes
The boy who kicked the hornets' nest – Stieg Larsson's double life as an anti-far right activist in Sweden ~books fiction Article 1525 words 13 votes
Gridlock: why it can take eleven years to connect solar farms to the UK network ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1223 words 8 votes
The world's most feminist city – how Umeå in Sweden became an idyll for women ~life.women Article 2179 words, published Oct 30 2024 7 votes
One year on, we know this: Sweden's trade unions are more than a match for Elon Musk ~finance business Article 942 words 35 votes
Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis – preserving previous year's snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable winters ~hobbies Article 834 words 11 votes
Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target ~enviro pollution plastics Article 572 words 10 votes
Thomas Frank has emerged as an early favourite to succeed Erik ten Hag as the Manchester United manager after the Dutchman was sacked on Monday ~sports.football Article 568 words 3 votes
Newly published collection - Letters by Oliver Sacks – provides valuable insight into a curious mind ~books reviews Article 1070 words 16 votes
More details have emerged from the Lucy Letby infant murder inquiry in the UK: ‘cold’ character, missed opportunities and staff shortages ~health healthcare Article 2244 words 8 votes
Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of fifteen as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are “pitted against small children's brains” ~tech social media Article 508 words 32 votes
Navajo code talker who helped allies win World War II dies aged 107 ~humanities.history Article 539 words 30 votes