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Primark to launch home delivery service despite ‘challenging’ market

Chain has long avoided deliveries in Great Britain but says a shift now offers ‘opportunity for profitable growth’ Business live – latest updates Primark will offer home delivery in Great Britain for the first time as the fast-fashion retailer seeks to revive flagging sales. The company, which already offers a click and collect service, has long avoided home delivery, arguing that its low prices made it too difficult to absorb the cost of packing and shipping orders. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Lauren Almeida10 Sept

Primark to launch home delivery service despite ‘challenging’ market

Chain has long avoided deliveries in Great Britain but says a shift now offers ‘opportunity for profitable growth’ Business live – latest updates Primark will offer home delivery in Great Britain for the first time as the fast-fashion retailer seeks to revive flagging sales. The company, which already offers a click and collect service, has long avoided home delivery, arguing that its low prices made it too difficult to absorb the cost of packing and shipping orders. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Lauren Almeida10 Sept

Football Daily | Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham’s game of thrones and retrospective action

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! State-sanctioned execution of spouses and allies (Henry VIII), the Marian persecutions (Mary I), and enslavement and branding of the unemployed (Edward VI). During the 15th and 16th centuries, assorted monarchs from the House of Tudor were responsible for visiting no end of dread and terror on their subjects but it is the 44-day reign of one of their more contemporary counterparts at Tottenham that local subjects found truly unforgivable. Enthroned last February to secure Spurs’ safety following the dismissal of Thomas Frank, Igor Tudor took just one point from 15 available in his five top-flight games in charge. His subsequent deposition heralded the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi and ultimately last-day Premier League survival, but may also have denied the club’s fans a reunion with Mauricio Pochettino, a comparatively beloved former monarch who was tasked with focusing on other conquests in the Americas at the time. Given that Mauricio Pochettino believes the Premier League title shouldn’t go to the club that finished first in the table, he truly is a Spurs manager at heart. And, given he also says that if he were Chelsea manager at the time, he’d admit that ‘we don’t deserve the title because we broke the rules’, it also conclusively proves he was the completely wrong man for Chelsea” – Noble Francis. Just because Amazon now co-owns Liverpool FC doesn’t mean it can command Alexa Alexis to score a match-winning goal in European competition, does it?!” – Peter Oh. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Barry Glendenning10 Sept

Football Daily | Mauricio Pochettino, Tottenham’s game of thrones and retrospective action

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! State-sanctioned execution of spouses and allies (Henry VIII), the Marian persecutions (Mary I), and enslavement and branding of the unemployed (Edward VI). During the 15th and 16th centuries, assorted monarchs from the House of Tudor were responsible for visiting no end of dread and terror on their subjects but it is the 44-day reign of one of their more contemporary counterparts at Tottenham that local subjects found truly unforgivable. Enthroned last February to secure Spurs’ safety following the dismissal of Thomas Frank, Igor Tudor took just one point from 15 available in his five top-flight games in charge. His subsequent deposition heralded the arrival of Roberto De Zerbi and ultimately last-day Premier League survival, but may also have denied the club’s fans a reunion with Mauricio Pochettino, a comparatively beloved former monarch who was tasked with focusing on other conquests in the Americas at the time. Given that Mauricio Pochettino believes the Premier League title shouldn’t go to the club that finished first in the table, he truly is a Spurs manager at heart. And, given he also says that if he were Chelsea manager at the time, he’d admit that ‘we don’t deserve the title because we broke the rules’, it also conclusively proves he was the completely wrong man for Chelsea” – Noble Francis. Just because Amazon now co-owns Liverpool FC doesn’t mean it can command Alexa Alexis to score a match-winning goal in European competition, does it?!” – Peter Oh. This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Barry Glendenning10 Sept

Labour shifts on Israel, but what difference will it make? – podcast

It has been a huge week for Labour as Ed Miliband shifted the party’s stance on Israel by announcing sanctions on the illegal settlements in the West Bank and describing what is happening as ethnic cleansing. What is behind this shift, and will it make any difference on the ground? You can read Kiran’s analysis on Andy Burnham’s stance here You can read Peter’s article on the Green party internal dispute here Please keep sending your comments and questions to Pippa and Kiran on politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Presented by Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker, produced by Alex Atack, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj10 Sept

RNLI steps up security after abuse by far-right agitators over small boat rescues

Volunteers told to consider not wearing charity-branded clothing and to shut lifeboat stations if they feel in danger Police working to protect RNLI in Dorset The RNLI is increasing security after a backlash from far-right agitators over the lifeboat charity’s involvement in rescuing asylum seekers in the Channel and bringing them to UK shores. Volunteers have been told by the charity’s bosses that they should consider not wearing RNLI branded clothing if they feel this might put them at risk. They have also been advised that they should feel empowered to close shops or lifeboat stations if they feel in danger. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Steven Morris10 Sept

ECB raises interest rates to 2.5% and warns Iran war is fuelling inflation

Borrowing costs climb in Europe and oil tops $105 a barrel as bank says growing price pressures in eurozone will be ‘longer lasting than we had anticipated’ Business live – latest updates The European Central Bank has raised interest rates to 2.5% and warned that the risk of higher inflation over the next year has risen following renewed fighting in the Middle East. It came as government borrowing costs soared on the back of a jump in oil and gas prices after the latest US and Iran attacks on ships in the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Phillip Inman and Julia Kollewe10 Sept

Why Kai Havertz’s dummy was perhaps more pleasing than a Lionel Messi waltz | Max Rushden

The Arsenal striker reminded us grace can exist in the non-stop pace of football with his involuntary noise-provoking act During Covid, when sport was back but behind closed doors, I hosted a number of strange online shows to fill the void of real life. The highlight was chatting to Darren Gough about a lifesize bronze rhinoceros for 45 minutes to 15 small boxes on a Zoom call. I don’t recall who it was for and where the rhinoceros came from – but it might be in his garden. I ended up doing virtual pre-match corporate Zoom calls for Heineken before Europa League games. It was the wifi version of Club Wembley: a Q&A happening on stage between a generic host and some random ex-pro while you’re trying to chat to your mate and eat an unidentified square of meat with some dauphinoise potatoes. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Max Rushden10 Sept

Why Kai Havertz’s dummy was perhaps more pleasing than a Lionel Messi waltz | Max Rushden

The Arsenal striker reminded us grace can exist in the non-stop pace of football with his involuntary noise-provoking act During Covid, when sport was back but behind closed doors, I hosted a number of strange online shows to fill the void of real life. The highlight was chatting to Darren Gough about a lifesize bronze rhinoceros for 45 minutes to 15 small boxes on a Zoom call. I don’t recall who it was for and where the rhinoceros came from – but it might be in his garden. I ended up doing virtual pre-match corporate Zoom calls for Heineken before Europa League games. It was the wifi version of Club Wembley: a Q&A happening on stage between a generic host and some random ex-pro while you’re trying to chat to your mate and eat an unidentified square of meat with some dauphinoise potatoes. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Max Rushden10 Sept

Ralph Lauren proves the American dream still sells at New York fashion week

Designer mixes burnt-out velvet and shredded denim with a mythology that keeps getting more profitable The opening show of fashion’s month of catwalks was not on the official schedule, but Viola Davis and Cynthia Erivo were snuggled on to celebrity-packed benches in a cathedral-sized marble hall where tapestry-hung walls and a gilded coffered ceiling framed a view over lower Manhattan. Ralph Lauren, 86, took his bow at the end of this women’s wear show casually dressed in a varsity jacket spelling out New York. In an industry obsessed with youth and novelty, Lauren is more relevant than ever in his ninth decade. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Jess Cartner-Morley in New York10 Sept

Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception'

The new ‘true-scale’ map shrinks Europe and North America while enlarging Africa – and depicts the disputed Kuril islands as ruled by Moscow Japan has asked for the revision of a new world map adopted by the UN because it said it made the disputed Kuril islands appear to belong to Russia. The UN general assembly voted on Friday to adopt the new map, which makes the African continent larger while also shrinking North America and Europe, drawing condemnation from the US. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Agence France-Presse in Tokyo10 Sept

Nick Mohammed takes Claudia Winkleman’s role in stage version of The Traitors

Finalist in 2025’s inaugural celebrity iteration will be the host of several variants, which will see different characters banished, murdered and victorious In another twist for the intrigue-cloaked world of The Traitors, Nick Mohammed is to star in the new West End play based on the ridiculously gripping TV series. Mohammed, a finalist in the BBC’s first series of The Celebrity Traitors last year, will now play the host of the show, effectively taking over the role of Claudia Winkleman for the stage version. There are several different variants of the play, written by John Finnemore and directed by Robert Hastie, so audiences over the course of its run will see different outcomes as characters are banished, “murdered” and exposed as faithful or treacherous in the fierce competition to win a cash prize. The Traitors – Acts of Betrayal begins performances at the Gillian Lynne theatre in London in May. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Chris Wiegand Stage editor10 Sept

Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him

Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director Alex Gibney a “bitter old man” who has “zero integrity”. Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the world’s richest man was “extremely dangerous” . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Michael Savage Media editor10 Sept

Elon Musk attacks film-maker behind documentary about him

Tech mogul calls director Alex Gibney a ‘bitter old man’ who has ‘zero integrity’ in series of posts on X Elon Musk has issued an angry tirade at the film-maker behind a four-hour documentary about his life and influence, labelling the director Alex Gibney a “bitter old man” who has “zero integrity”. Gibney, who has previously made films about the collapse of Enron, WikiLeaks and Vladimir Putin, premiered his Musk documentary at the Venice film festival this week. He said he believed the world’s richest man was “extremely dangerous” . Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Michael Savage Media editor10 Sept

Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark celebrate their ‘chemistry’ as USA advance to Fiba World Cup semis

Fiba World Cup: USA 108-56 Hungary Reese and Clark have been portrayed as fierce rivals Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark’ s interactions are a subplot of the women’s Fiba World Cup, the WNBA season and if you spend enough time on social media, a divided United States . Clark and Reese have shown their relationship on the court is thriving, and they both excelled in USA’s 108-56 quarter-final win over Hungary on Thursday. In Thursday’s game, the growing chemistry showed. The pair had a nifty pick-and-roll to end the first quarter that ended with a layup by Reese. The Atlanta Dream forward returned the favor hitting Clark on a fastbreak for an easy lay-up later in the game. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Agencies10 Sept

OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member

US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundation OpenAI is not on track to reduce the risk of “catastrophic” loss of control to an acceptable level, a member of its non-profit board has said, amid spreading public and political concern that super-advanced AIs could one day wipe out humanity. Paul Christiano, a US government technology adviser, said : “There is a meaningful risk that rapid acceleration in AI capabilities leads to catastrophic and irreversible loss of control in the very near term.” Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Robert Booth UK technology editor10 Sept

OpenAI not on track to reduce risk of ‘catastrophic’ loss of control, says board member

US government adviser Paul Christiano warns of risks to AI industry as he joins OpenAI’s non-profit foundation OpenAI is not on track to reduce the risk of “catastrophic” loss of control to an acceptable level, a member of its non-profit board has said, amid spreading public and political concern that super-advanced AIs could one day wipe out humanity. Paul Christiano, a US government technology adviser, said : “There is a meaningful risk that rapid acceleration in AI capabilities leads to catastrophic and irreversible loss of control in the very near term.” Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Robert Booth UK technology editor10 Sept

Malta warned of corruption crisis after ‘utter disbelief’ over Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict

Labour peer tells Council of Europe inquiry failure to implement legal protections still putting journalists at risk Europe live – latest updates Malta is vulnerable to “repeated instances of high-level corruption” unless it strengthens the rule of law and protections for journalists, the Labour peer Shami Chakrabarti said at the opening of an inquiry into judicial failures following the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Chakrabarti, a member of the House of Lords and former director of the human rights group Liberty, has been named special rapporteur for a Council of Europe investigation into the fallout from the assassination of the anti-corruption journalist, who died in a car bombing in October 2017. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Juliette Garside10 Sept

Ryanair will dispute passenger’s claim he was sucked out of window

CEO Michael O’Leary tells reporters the businessman was sucked ‘towards’ but not out of the opening Ryanair has said it will be “disputing” that any part of a passenger’s body was sucked outside when a window on one of its aircraft broke while in flight. US investigators are examining the incident which left Ljubisa Karović, 61, severely injured when the window beside him shattered on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany in July. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent10 Sept

How to choose the perfect wine for aperitivo hour

Whether you go for traditional champagne or sherry, or branch out with muscadet and picpoul, an appetite-whetting glass of wine will set you up for the evening ahead Beginnings are important. As a writer, I’m all too aware of this: from the right introduction, the rest tends to flow. The same logic applies to drinks: a good beginning eases proceedings. For this reason, I am unbendingly particular about how I take my morning coffee and, if I’m drinking, what form an evening’s aperitif should take. Life’s too short for bad beverages, after all. An aperitif is arguably less a specific drink than an appetite-whetting moment with a glass of something. But what? Typically, when it comes to wine, an aperitif will be light and crisp, with any fruit character at the more green or citrussy end of the spectrum. Brioche-y sparkling wine, be that champagne, crémant or something English, and dry sherry such as fino and manzanilla, with their savoury notes, are traditional choices to ready your palate for food. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe Guardian•Mina Holland10 Sept