The Christmas urge to fix emotionally unavailable people
Therapists explain why the festive season makes us want to 'fix' emotionally unavailable partners, and why it's a bad idea. Learn how to focus on yourself instead this Christmas.
Therapists explain why the festive season makes us want to 'fix' emotionally unavailable partners, and why it's a bad idea. Learn how to focus on yourself instead this Christmas.
Veronica Gosling, the Exeter-based artist and writer whose debut novel was hailed as a 'tiny Wuthering Heights', has died at 94. Discover her life of creative curiosity.
A former Newsnight producer leads Europe's largest natural oyster reef project off Norfolk, using innovative 'mother reef' bricks to rebuild marine habitats and biodiversity. Discover the ambitious plan to reshape the North Sea.
In Nottingham, the Salaam Shalom kitchen brings Muslim and Jewish volunteers together to combat food poverty and social division. Discover how this community project offers an antidote to rising antisemitism and Islamophobia.
A teenager will spend Christmas with his mother after nearly six years apart, following a High Court ruling that questioned evidence from an unregulated psychologist in parental alienation cases. Read the full investigation.
Short Road Pizza, born in Bethnal Green during the 2020 lockdown, has been crowned National Pizza of the Year 2025. Discover the story and flavours behind this community-focused winner.
Test your memory of 2025 with The Guardian's annual news quiz. From Trump's return and tech moguls to a slimmed-down monarchy, see how many key events you recall. Take the challenge now!
Migrants who agreed to leave the US under 'Project Homecoming' say they never received the promised $1,000. An investigation reveals systemic failures and broken promises.
A parent of disabled children hails the new GP online booking system as an immense improvement, calling it efficient and less stressful than being caller number 26 at 9am. Read more on NHS reforms and public opinion.
A major 4,000-home West London development gets green light from Kensington and Chelsea Council. The £10bn scheme now heads to the Mayor for final approval. Read the latest.
Residents of Saline Township, Michigan, are battling a massive data centre backed by tech tycoons, fearing soaring bills, pollution, and the destruction of their rural community. A classic David vs Goliath story unfolds.
Paul Doyle, 54, admitted 31 offences after driving into Liverpool victory parade crowds. Victims wept as shocking dashcam footage was shown in court. Sentencing is due Tuesday.
London's iconic but bewildering Barbican Centre is set for a £451m renewal. The project will tackle leaks, poor signage, and maze-like layout to create a fully accessible cultural hub by 2032.
Discover the hidden Hackney supper club where LEON reimagines its menu for a Middle Eastern feast. All proceeds support The Felix Project's fight against food inequality in London.
Fourteen FEMA employees who warned of disaster response risks have been placed back on administrative leave hours after returning to work, in a move labelled 'appalling' by their lawyer.
Justice Secretary David Lammy announces radical court reforms, moving thousands of cases to judge-only trials to tackle a record 80,000-case backlog. Discover the plans and the controversy.
The iconic 1999 found-footage horror 'The Blair Witch Project', notorious for making audiences faint, is now streaming on Netflix. Discover the film that changed horror forever.
The UK government faces criticism for a £1.1bn loan guarantee to a TotalEnergies gas project in Mozambique. Critics argue it contradicts climate pledges and raises security concerns. Read the full analysis.
Hacked applications for Trump's Project 2025 reveal candidates cited Nazi theorists and extremist thinkers as influences for administration roles.
Analysis of Project B's launch reveals how tech investment jargon is draining the humanity from sport. Explore the impact on women's basketball and beyond.
Two 15-year-olds launch a High Court challenge against Australia's pioneering social media ban for under-16s, set to begin on 10 December. Read the latest.
Two 15-year-olds launch a landmark legal challenge against Australia's pioneering social media ban for under-16s, set to begin on 10 December. Discover the constitutional fight.
Justice Secretary David Lammy plans to remove jury trials for most criminal cases to address England and Wales' record court backlog. Read the controversial reforms.
Experience a Tudor Christmas at Hampton Court Palace. From festive feasts to ice skating, discover 6 ways to celebrate the season at Henry VIII's historic home.
A bold conservation project in Australia's outback is training native marsupials to coexist with feral cats, with early results showing promising signs of success. Discover how bilbies and quolls are fighting back.
Comedian and broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli appears at Glasgow Sheriff Court charged with rape and a domestic abuse offence. He was granted bail.
Bar Council chair Barbara Mills argues proposed crown court reforms risk constitutional change without evidence. The government should first fix existing inefficiencies plaguing the justice system.
Australia's Bureau of Meteorology faces scrutiny after revealing its controversial website redesign cost taxpayers $96.5m. Environment minister demands explanation for massive budget overrun.
Australia's largest synchronous condenser begins testing in Victoria, providing crucial grid stability and enabling more renewable energy integration. Discover how this technology supports the clean energy transition.
Radical proposals by Sir Brian Leveson aim to remove jury trials for thousands of cases in England and Wales to prevent 'total system collapse'. Explore the controversial reforms.