A great pair of walking boots will get you outdoors in any weather. While you can get away with wearing trainers for a stroll in the park, more exciting, hilly terrain (or just walking through mud or in rain) calls for a proper pair of walking boots. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn…
The Thursday quiz, an oasis of calm, tranquility and silliness in the midst of a turbulent world. You face 15 questions on topical news and general knowledge, with more than a few repetitive in-jokes thrown in. This week, as a mark of clemency and kindness, the Thursday quiz has decided to avoid all politics. There…
Thailand has become the first country in south-east Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBTQ+ groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a single day Main image: LGBTQ+ couples celebrate in Bangkok. Photograph: Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters Thu 23 Jan 2025 08.57 CET
Paul Smith regularly takes inspiration from his travels but for his latest collection, shown in Paris on Wednesday afternoon, he stuck a little closer to home. The amateur photography collection of his dad, Harold B Smith, served as his starting point. Guests entered the venue through a mocked-up dark room complete with buckets of emulsion,…
By the time I’d realised my Kindle was gone, I was already on my next flight. The year was 2014 and I was treating myself to a trip to South Africa before starting my first graduate job, but this was not an auspicious beginning. I’d left the Kindle in the seat pocket in front of…
A consumer advocacy group has come clean on the best stain removers in Australian supermarkets, with the top-performing spray six times more expensive than the second-best performer, yet only marginally more effective. A lab test of 30 stain remover powders and 23 pre-treater sprays by Choice pitted the products against 10 of the most common…