Smartphones Aug 6, 2026 Follow the Markets and Track Stocks With These Free Apps Google Finance and Apple’s Stocks app have added new features over the years to make them more useful for tracking the markets and your investments. Follow the Markets and Track Stocks With These Free Apps Google Finance and Apple’s Stocks app have added new features over the years to make them more useful for tracking the markets and your investments. See more
Wildfires Aug 8, 2026 Country diary: We’ve had fires here in the Cairngorms before. This one has changed things | Amanda Thomson Abernethy: It’s been a period of heartbreak and gratitude, mourning the scorched landscape and staying away from home when the smoke got too closeParts of th... Country diary: We’ve had fires here in the Cairngorms before. This one has changed things | Amanda Thomson Abernethy: It’s been a period of heartbreak and gratitude, mourning the scorched landscape and staying away from home when the smoke got too closeParts of th... Share
Family Aug 8, 2026 Why do sloths hang upside down and what is time? The kids’ quiz Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes?Submit a qu... Why do sloths hang upside down and what is time? The kids’ quiz Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes?Submit a qu... Share
Quiz and trivia games Aug 8, 2026 Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to which body? The Saturday quiz From the world’s longest pleasure pier to Cloud Dancer, Mocha Mousse and Viva Magenta, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What was written between 1... Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to which body? The Saturday quiz From the world’s longest pleasure pier to Cloud Dancer, Mocha Mousse and Viva Magenta, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz1 What was written between 1... Share
Television & radio Aug 8, 2026 TV tonight: a joyous night of live music with Paul Heaton A hugely fun performance of all the Beautiful South and Housemartins hits. Plus: how deep were Elvis Presley’s connections to organised crime? Here’s what to... TV tonight: a joyous night of live music with Paul Heaton A hugely fun performance of all the Beautiful South and Housemartins hits. Plus: how deep were Elvis Presley’s connections to organised crime? Here’s what to... Share
Culture Aug 8, 2026 The Guide #255: The great front?row backlash ignores what makes films feel truly colossal In this week’s newsletter: You’re all wrong about the most maligned seats in the house, which offer the purest form of moviegoing• Don’t get The Guide delive... The Guide #255: The great front?row backlash ignores what makes films feel truly colossal In this week’s newsletter: You’re all wrong about the most maligned seats in the house, which offer the purest form of moviegoing• Don’t get The Guide delive... Share
Television Aug 8, 2026 Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip: the choice of presenters for this travelogue is utterly baffling Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp and his son Roman embark on a journey around the Emerald Isle. For what reason, nobody really knowsIf you’re someone who b... Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip: the choice of presenters for this travelogue is utterly baffling Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp and his son Roman embark on a journey around the Emerald Isle. For what reason, nobody really knowsIf you’re someone who b... Share
Northern Ireland Aug 8, 2026 The night Belfast burned: how the Northern Ireland race riots unfolded A horrific knife attack on a street in June sparked another summer’s night of racial violence, stoked by loyalist groups. How did the unrest erupt – and why... The night Belfast burned: how the Northern Ireland race riots unfolded A horrific knife attack on a street in June sparked another summer’s night of racial violence, stoked by loyalist groups. How did the unrest erupt – and why... Share
Film Aug 8, 2026 Human Centipede director Tom Six reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis in ‘final film’ The Dutch creator of the controversial trilogy set to detail struggles with neurological disease in homemade documentary, after spending six years ‘as a recl... Human Centipede director Tom Six reveals multiple sclerosis diagnosis in ‘final film’ The Dutch creator of the controversial trilogy set to detail struggles with neurological disease in homemade documentary, after spending six years ‘as a recl... Share
Office for Budget Responsibility Aug 8, 2026 Union calls for robust review of OBR over fears it holds back economic growth TUC will urge John Healey to order ‘root and branch’ assessment of watchdog amid claims its forecasts downplay investment benefitsThe TUC is urging the new c... Union calls for robust review of OBR over fears it holds back economic growth TUC will urge John Healey to order ‘root and branch’ assessment of watchdog amid claims its forecasts downplay investment benefitsThe TUC is urging the new c... Share
Sailing holidays Aug 8, 2026 ‘I haven’t felt this present for months’: sail back in time on a Thames barge in Essex You don’t have to be a sailor to cruise the estuaries of Essex on this historic craft. The skipper will show you the ropes – or just sit back and enjoy the r... ‘I haven’t felt this present for months’: sail back in time on a Thames barge in Essex You don’t have to be a sailor to cruise the estuaries of Essex on this historic craft. The skipper will show you the ropes – or just sit back and enjoy the r... Share
Cake Aug 8, 2026 Meera Sodha’s recipe for Limmat’s apple cake | Meera Sodha recipes With its sweet, caramelised edge and soft, creamy apple centre, you’ll be thinking about this cake for months after the first biteFor better or for worse (de... Meera Sodha’s recipe for Limmat’s apple cake | Meera Sodha recipes With its sweet, caramelised edge and soft, creamy apple centre, you’ll be thinking about this cake for months after the first biteFor better or for worse (de... Share
Film Aug 8, 2026 From The Shards to Phoebe Bridgers: the week in rave reviews Ryan Murphy and Brett Easton Ellis team up for a retro serial-killer drama, and the California songsmith is back with a remarkable new album. Here’s the pick... From The Shards to Phoebe Bridgers: the week in rave reviews Ryan Murphy and Brett Easton Ellis team up for a retro serial-killer drama, and the California songsmith is back with a remarkable new album. Here’s the pick... Share
