Country diary: We’re obsessed with the blue tits – all it took was a birdbox webcam
Claire Stares
The Guardian
April 19, 2025
Environment
<strong>Langstone, Hampshire:</strong> She’s brought in clematis, moss and cat fur to build the nest. Soon, surely, the egg-laying will begin
Growers criticise UK supermarkets for heavy Easter discounts on vegetables
Sarah Butler
The Guardian
April 19, 2025
Business
Fears produce could be permanently devalued by price war, as it ‘creates unrealistic expectations about costs’
Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life
Ian Sample Science editor
The Guardian
April 19, 2025
Science
Tentative evidence for life on a distant world is exciting, but remains elusive. As new telescopes bring exoplanets into sharper focus, is the truth out there?
‘Powerful’ waves continue to pummel east coast as Easter beach death toll rises to five
Cait Kelly
theguardian.com
April 19, 2025
Australia news
Lifesavers advised people to heed warnings and stay away from the coastline
Trump news at a glance: Maryland senator says Ábrego García moved from notorious El Salvador prison
Guardian staff
theguardian.com
April 19, 2025
US news
Senator Chris Van Hollen accuses El Salvador’s government of planting margarita glasses to undermine his trip – key US politics stories from Friday 18 April at a glance
US senator says margaritas in photo with wrongly deported man planted by El Salvador – as it happened
Maanvi Singh, Maya Yang, Léonie Chao-Fong and Tom Ambrose
theguardian.com
April 19, 2025
US news
Chris Van Hollen of Maryland says drinks placed on table created hoax and neither he nor Kilmar Ábrego García touched them
Dutton pledges tax breaks for business startups and meets alpaca who sneezed on King Charles
Tory Shepherd
theguardian.com
April 19, 2025
Australia news
Opposition leader also says his migration plan would prioritise tradies instead of yoga teachers
Coalition’s claim that fuel efficiency standard would raise prices based on car no longer on sale
Toby Hagon
theguardian.com
April 19, 2025
Australia news
Questions arise over election proposal to axe penalties for high-emitting cars after revelations Toyota RAV4 model used in analysis has been discontinued
Autumn leaves: how to prepare your garden for winter more sustainably
Doosie Morris
theguardian.com
April 19, 2025
Australia news
Now is the time to save seeds, give your perennials their autumn haircut and plant your winter veg. And why not try a green manure to nourish your soil?
Kilmar Ábrego García ‘traumatized’ by threats in prison, Maryland senator says
Chris Stein
theguardian.com
April 18, 2025
US news
Chris Van Hollen describes meeting with constituent held in Salvadorian prison against supreme court order