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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World

Shorter cuts: the news doesn't get any smaller

In a jam

Marmalade sales are declining as children are instead choosing peanut butter and chocolate spreads. Paddington Bear would be a very different body shape these days.

Cheap chic

Kate Middleton is now repeating outfits within an 11-day cycle. We're hoping for a next-day wear. Then she'll really deserve that thrifty title.

Fashion sense

Competition-winning interns can produce the October issue of ELLE. They'll be paid "contributor fees". Creative genius or just a sign of these penny-pinching times?

Beckham's bad boys

A role model for Breivik, and chosen alongside Mugabe to represent the UN. It's a bad week for David Beckham.

Girl power

The G(irls)20 Summit is underway. Twenty delegates from each of the G20 countries are discussing ways to empower women. Shame the name immediately reduces the impact.

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