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If you think a water bottle is just a water bottle, it’s time to wake up. In 2025, there’s a lot riding on your choice of drinking vessel. The heady combination of worrying about the planet and, on a more day-to-day level, staying hydrated has made reusable water bottles a must-have.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Once the preserve of hikers and gym-goers, water bottles have become a small but significant act of environmental virtue signalling. Not all bottles are created equal, though. Some are insulated, some leak,…

This is it — Carrie Bradshaw is hanging up her Manolos this week as And Just Like That… draws to a close. The revival of the wildly popular series, which saw Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis return to the streets of Manhattan, became a divisive show. Some fans resorted to hate-watching, hoping any glimpse of Sex and the City magic might be re-conjured before it was too late. And while Kim Cattrall declined to return for Michael Patrick King’s three-season HBO reboot, there’s no denying these women defined a television genre and guided a generation of women through…

30 National Bank of Malawi plc (NBM plc) has reaffirmed its role in supporting Malawi’s economic growth by providing a K10 million sponsorship for the Annual Bankers Association of Malawi (BAM) Conference. The two-day event is scheduled to take place this Friday and Saturday in Mangochi. During a cheque presentation ceremony in Blantyre, NBM plc Client Coverage Manager, Nicholas Musaiwa, said the Bank strongly believes in working together to achieve national development. He noted that as a member of BAM, NBM recognises the importance of contributing to industry-wide initiatives, especially those that promote economic recovery. “As a member of BAM,…

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentGetty ImagesThe former diplomat Baroness Valerie Amos has been chosen to lead a rapid review into maternity care in England.Announcing her appointment, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said that she had “an outstanding record of leadership and driving change” and would “uncover the truth”.But a leading group of families say the investigation is “doomed before it has started” due to the behaviour of NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. They’re urging Mr Streeting to “get a grip”.There has been no announcement of which NHS Trusts will have their maternity services investigated as part of…

NewsFeedRights groups and survivors are accusing Myanmar’s Arakan Army rebel group of mass killings and torture of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state, akin to what was once committed by the country’s military rulers.Published On 14 Aug 202514 Aug 2025

The trailer for the final four episodes of “Wednesday” Part 2 has revealed the return of a fan favorite character: Principal Weems (played by Gwendoline Christie), who died in the Season 1 finale. In the trailer, Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) wakes up from the coma she fell into after Tyler (Hunter Doohan) threw her out of a window at the Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital. Weems, dressed as a nurse, greets her: “Rise and shine, sleepyhead! Ready for your sponge bath?” Suddenly, Wednesday and Weems are shown in a dream-like outdoor area with a door that appears to lead nowhere and a…

The Diocesan Bishop of the West African Council of the 35th Episcopal District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc., Dr. Leo M. Simpson, has called on the Liberian government to impose harsh punishments on individuals caught importing illegal drugs into the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview on August 12, 2025, at his office, Bishop Simpson stressed the urgent need for tougher penalties to curb Liberia’s growing drug crisis. “The issue of drugs in our country, even though it requires money, is beyond money,” he said. According to him, while financial resources are important in the fight against…

This weekend is going to be filled with MMA championships. The UFC is in Chicago on Saturday for its last pay-per-view of the summer (10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ PPV; prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+) and the PFL World Championships continue from Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday (9 p.m. ET on ESPN; prelims at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+).At UFC 319, South African middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis makes his third title defense in the main event against ESPN’s No. 2 middleweight, Khamzat Chimaev. Neither fighter has lost inside the Octagon, with Du Plessis a perfect 9-0 with…

Wellness marketing is a little out of control, and electrolytes are as buzzy as it gets. Touted by influencers and podcasters as a miracle supplement that helps your body perform at its peak, electrolyte beverages are as numerous as they are readily available. But the dietitians and nutritionists I spoke with are less willing to embrace these beverages as a cure-all for what ails you.I say as much in our guide to electrolyte powders: Whether or not you need to drink electrolyte water, and how frequently, depends on a whole lot of individual circumstances. We’ll break it all down for…

Putin holds meeting with top officials to prepare for Trump, praising ‘sincere efforts’ from US to end Ukraine warWe are also getting a bit more on the Russian preparations for the summit in Alaska, with Tass reporting that president Vladimir Putin held a meeting with some of the country’s top officials to prepare for the meeting with Trump.Reuters reported that following the meeting, Putin said the US administration was making “sincere efforts” to resolve the Ukraine conflict.The Russian president also reportedly suggested Moscow and Washington could reach a deal on nuclear arms control that could strengthen peace.ShareKey events17m agoSpain activates…