The director of the latest movie in the bloodsucker tradition explains why he went back to the Transylvanian source for his version of one of cinema’s enduring adaptations

Georgian Dream government threatens pro-west president with jail if she refuses to leave office on Sunday

Keir Starmer’s promise of a fresh break with Tory sleaze was dented by news he’d accepted clothing and concert tickets from a Labour donor. The Guardian’s political editor assesses the longer term damage

Zoe Claymore says she wants to help promote and protect rare habitats by using lichens, ferns and foxgloves

Ukraine is facing an array of issues heading into 2025, underscored by the anxiety of what the re-election of Donald Trump could mean for the country’s future. Tom Watling speaks to politicians, military experts and aid workers to discover what ...

South Korea's lawmakers chanted and shoved each other as the parliament's speaker addressed the chamber on Friday, 27 December ahead of an impeachment vote against acting president Han Duck Soo. Politicians voted to impeach Han, who has been acting p ...

US pressures expert monitoring group into withdrawing famine warning for northern Gaza

The Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface.

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

Pressure down to rising costs and weak consumer demand, says report, with firms at ‘critical’ stage soaring 25%

 

Parker solar spacecraft successfully completes closest flyby of any human-made object

Assembly approves motion days after parliament stripped President Yoon Suk Yeol of his powers over martial law order

Han Duck-soo says he will step aside to avoid further chaos, as finance minister assumes acting presidency

People rushed out of Yemen's Sanaa International Airport on Thursday, 26 December, shrouded in dust after Israel said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Orga ...

We travelled with our folding e-bike for a cycling holiday in France with no problems on the way out, but on return it was not allowed on the train

Northwest Naturals has told customers to throw out Feline Turkey Recipe pet food after batch tested positive for virus

Exclusive: Shelter poll shows housing crisis is causing hardship even for those with jobs

With approval to run trains between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-super-Mare, services could start in 2026

Rumors of a rift between Baldoni and the cast of It Ends with Us began in August after the movie’s release