In 1970, 10 years on from the last National Service callup, long hair and less discipline were the order of the day. Cold War tension continued but, on the home front, three in five adults favoured the return of National Service. The last callup was remembered as having straightened out the ‘non-conforming elements’, wrote Alan…
Testing mattresses may not sound like an actual job, but if you want to do it properly, you have to put in the work. That means turning your living room into a trial lab, enlisting your nearest and dearest as guinea pigs and, yes, sleeping. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission…
UK Steel fears “devastating blow” from Trump tariffs Trade body UK Steel has warned that the imposition of US tariffs on UK steel would be “a devastating blow” to the industry. UK Steel director general, Gareth Stace, says: The US is our second largest export market after the EU. At a time of shrinking demand…
A compact and stationary area of low pressure brought a sustained period of heavy rain to southern parts of Madagascar this week, with weather stations at Taolagnaro and Toliara recording five-day rainfall totals of 178mm and 196mm respectively, with a peak 24-hour total of 93mm at Toliara. This area of low pressure strengthened to tropical…
If you want to stir up online controversy, wooden spoons are the perfect tool with which to do so. Every few years, influencers go viral with warnings about how the wooden spoons in your kitchen are covered in disgusting gunk and if you don’t boil them immediately you will poison yourself and everyone you love….
The US defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, has met with the Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos, in Manila saying the two countries must stand “shoulder to shoulder” in the face of the threat represented by China. Hegseth’s meeting at the presidential palace comes as he opens a tour of Pacific allies that risks being overshadowed by a…