Tim Dowling: Who is the secret admirer leaving gifts for the dog?

Soft toys and furry things keep appearing in the garden. I wouldn’t rule out the fox at this point

Christopher Berry-Dee: True Crime Author or Violent Abuser?

The British writer is known for his unique ability to get inside the heads of serial killers. But a Guardian investigation reveals multiple accusations of assault and child sexual abuse. What is the truth about the man described by his own daughter as ‘absolute evil’?

When did all the best summer activities become unacceptable? The Becky Barnicoat cartoon

Don’t judge me

Blind date: ‘I got the impression he liked me well enough, but who knows?’

Andrew, 75, a retired graphic designer, meets Gilli, 64, a counsellor

Queens, New York: the Center of the Margin

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Picasso print stolen from Milwaukee art gallery in 2018 found by landlord while cleaning apartment

Torero print, one of 30 known to exist signed by Picasso, was stolen from Bill DeLind’s gallery in 2018

Why incoming freshmen at one Oklahoma high school must give their mothers a goodbye kiss on their first day

August 14, 2026 / 8:34 PM EDT / CBS News

Rotting in August

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Jason Arday, former Cambridge professor, dies week after resigning amid plagiarism allegations

Updated on: August 14, 2026 / 8:05 PM EDT / CBS News

A Bleak, Violent Novel’s Unexpected Delights

For the characters in The Disappearers, seeing and being seen are matters of life and death.

American missionary kidnapped in Niger free after nearly one year

A Christian missionary from the United States in Niger has been released after being kidnapped in the African country’s capital roughly 10 months ago, according to his mission organization.

Belgian student strikes gold worth €9m while digging a new sewer

Kobe, 18, who made discovery on site of former brewery in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, at first thought trove was €1 coins