headlines
Saturday
19
December
2015
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Putin prepares 'more military means' despite UN peace process approvalRussian president’s warning comes just hours after UN roadmap agreed -
Thousands join march to mark closure of UK's last deep coal minePeople line streets of Knottingley to watch as pitmen from Kellingley colliery walk mile-long route from town hall to miners’ social club
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JJ Abrams reveals he initially turned down latest filmDirector says he told Lucasfilm president he would not direct Star Wars reboot because he feared becoming known as ‘the sequels guy’
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highlights
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The year Dad and I forgot it was ChristmasAfter her mother died in a car crash, Emily Eades thought life could never be normal again. And Christmas would be the biggest hurdle of all
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Newcastle United v Aston Villa: Premier LeagueMinute-by-minute report: Can Newcastle continue their recent resurgence, against the Premier League’s bottom side? Join Lawrence Ostlere for the latest
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How to avoid a dry turkeyGet Ahead: This failsafe recipe (and a thrifty trio of ideas for leftovers) comes from the nation’s bestselling Christmas cookery writer, Josceline Dimbleby
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The former Chelsea manager was my hero. But as the Special One ran out of magic dust, his sociopathic side came outFor Mourinho, success was a sign of his greatness. Failure? Someone else’s fault
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Grassroots movements and electoral wins across Europe testify to the vitality of the left. But until it works out how to exercise power in the interests of its supporters and challenge global capital, any gains will be shortlivedIt’s abundantly clear that the left can gain ground – but it cannot yet hold it
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from the UK
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I like to think we moved things on for same-sex couplesIn December 2005 Gino and Mike Meriano became one of the first gay couples to tie the knot. They talk about what has changed – and what remains to be done
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David Cameron hints vote could be next summerPrime minister makes clearest suggestion yet that in/out vote could be staged as early as July 2016
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around the world
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China accuses US of 'serious military provocation' with flybyUS Navy says its B-52 plane had no intention of flying so close to the Chinese-claimed Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea
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Coca-Cola ads suggesting soda is made from apples lead to legal battlesCampaigners in Mexico say company delayed investigation into advertising campaign for Sidral, a fizzy drink with 60 grams of sugar in each 600ml bottle
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charity appeal 2015
in brief
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My bathroom looks like a makeup bomb went offI am super indecisive so I go through my entire wardrobe before figuring out what I’m going to wear
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All I want for Christmas? Pens and wineWho am I kidding asking for designer handbags and Tiffany rings? 52 pens and a barrel of wine is more realistic
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A man texts me a picture of his erectionStella Grey receives an intimate selfie late at night. And then the man’s wife calls her …
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Whose cats are called Dr Meredith Grey and Detective Olivia Benson?Whose cats are called Dr Meredith Grey and Detective Olivia Benson?
in depth
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Jonathan Freedland on his sister’s farewell Desert Island DiscsJonathan Freedland always turned to his older sister Fiona for advice. When she knew she was dying, she turned to him for one last favour: would he record her Desert Island Discs?
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25 years of Weekend magazine's celebrity Q&AWeekend’s legendary questionnaire has been running for a quarter of a century. Here are some highlights – from most embarrassing moment to best kiss
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How scientists can help late developers become sporting superstarsGrouping young players according to physical maturity rather than age should allow late bloomers to shine
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Children living with extreme allergiesUntil recently, Elian could only eat six different foods. Eggs, dairy, nuts or lentils could kill him – and he’s far from alone. What’s behind the explosion in childhood allergies?
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The many faces of ScroogeStage and screen adaptations of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol have become as traditional as the goose. From Alastair Sim to the Muppets, Michael Newton chooses his favourite Scrooges – past, present and future
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A gem of a place in South AustraliaThe opal mining town of Coober Pedy isn’t the first place you’d think of visiting in South Oz, but with its endless desert views and sense of freedom it’s the perfect antidote to modern-day life
pictures & video
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Star Wars fans attempt to beat world record for biggest lightsaber battleOver one thousand Star Wars fans take part in a mass lightsaber battle in downtown Los Angeles’s Pershing Square on Friday
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The 20 photographs of the weekThe Geminid meteor shower, Tim Peake’s journey to the International Space Station and Manchester United’s poor form
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Is Coca-Cola misleading customers with its Mexican fizzy drink?How healthy is Sidral Mundet? The Mexican fizzy drink, owned by Coca-Cola, contains 60g of sugar, yet its ad campaign suggests the drink is made from apples
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The week in wildlifeGiant humpback whales, rare African wild elephants and Siberian ibexes are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
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Modern Toss's review of the yearStar Wars, Cereal Killer and Ronnie Pickering fall under the cartoonists’ eye
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Whirling dervishes in KonyaThe Rumi festival in Konya celebrates the life of 13th-century Sufi poet Jalaluddin Rumi
people
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Jessica JonesKrysten Ritter plays the super-strong title character, a bracing mix of abrasive, irritable, funny and disappointed
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John Grisham on his most embarrassing moment‘This guy at a party told me, very loudly, that I had written only one book; the rest are screenplays. I am slow to anger, but that really made me mad’
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The Italian MP fighting for reform … and familyHailed as the young star leading the charge against the old guard, Boschi is now caught up in a crisis that smacks of politics past
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Family is the reason I get out of bedThe Detectorists actor talks about his solid, loving start to life and taking his children camping to interest them in the natural world
the big picture
Jimmy Hill Former footballer and Match of the Day presenter dies aged 87
'He changed the way football is played, watched and talked about'
Obituary James William Hill, 1928-2015