How I Shop with Nussaibah Younis: ‘These make me 60% less likely to murder my neighbours’

Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basic they scrimp on? The Fundamentally author talks bodices, Chanel and regrettable heels in the Filter’s column

I drove hours to see the monks walking for peace. Five minutes with them was the gift of a lifetime

I glimpsed the monks on their 2,300-mile pilgrimage across America – their message of loving-kindness had me in tears

Your Life Without Me by James Meek review

A plot to blow up St Paul’s Cathedral is seen through the lens of family tragedy

Savannah Guthrie issues plea as purported ransom deadline nears

With the apparent ransom deadline looming Monday evening, Today show coanchor Savannah Guthrie made yet another heartfelt plea for help in finding her missing 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie.

Savannah Guthrie pleads for public’s help as search for her missing mother continues

Investigation in apparent abduction enters second week as deadline for purported ransom note demanding $6m looms

A forest of incense sticks and football in Gaza: photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

The pet I’ll never forget: Mishka, the surly but beloved raccoon

She hated water, attacked our Christmas tree, destroyed our wallpaper – but everyone who met her was won over

Female, Nude by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett review

Tensions simmer when a struggling artist joins her wealthy friends for a hen week on an exotic Greek island

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Mum loved warm weather, I loved winter, and the space where we met was our veranda

Since my mum died, I've taken solace in recalling the times we could sit together and be content as mother and daughter

The moment I knew: ‘He told me my mum would have wanted him to help, so he would’

Best friends at school, Gabby Amadio and Russell lost touch for 40 years – but a message on Facebook brought them back into each other’s lives

Chef and author Noor Murad on her latest cookbook

Noor Murad's latest cookbook is a love letter to the Middle Eastern flavors she is known for using in her dishes.