OpinionInflation This article is more than 5 years oldShrinkflation: for those struggling, it's about more than just chocolate barsThis article is more than 5 years oldFrances RyanWe’re used to chocolate bars shrinking while staying at the same price but it’s happening to many everyday products – and people living with food insecurity are paying the price
If late capitalism can be boiled down to a social media-friendly phrase, look no further than “shrinkflation” – when goods are made smaller but still sold at exactly the same price.
Television industrySopranos gets post-Sept 11 updateEmmy award winning mafia drama The Sopranos is returning to TV after undergoing significant changes as a result of September 11.
The producers of the hit US series have changed the look and the script of the show to take account of last year's terrorist attack on New York.
The first episode in the new Sopranos series will be screened across the US this Sunday with a new opening sequence that removes any views of the World Trade Centre.
THIS SCEPTRED ISLEWhen and why did the lion become the symbol of England? Antony Bellingall, Sendai, Japan
The reason is that the lion was thought to be the animal that best personify qualities of 'Britishness' ....Strength, courage, dignity, pride etc. They presumably didn't think any native animals had the necessary qualities. Phil, Miton UK
The lion (red on yellow background) is the symbol of Scotland. Three lions are the symbol for England.
Pope Francis This article is more than 10 years oldThis article is more than 10 years oldPontiff's tour to country for World Youth Day follows mass protests and comes as number of Catholic followers declines Share your photos and videos of World Youth Day via GuardianWitness
With just days to go before Pope Francis takes the stage beneath a 33-metre-high golden cross in front of an expected 2.5 million Catholics, the "
MusicInterviewChris Frantz: 'If you knew David Byrne, you would not be jealous of him'Jim FarberThe ex-Talking Heads drummer talks about his revealing new book Remain in Love and a contentious relationship with the band’s frontman
David Byrne overwhelms the image of Talking Heads. With his herky-jerky mannerisms, loopy persona and arch lyrics – not to mention his command of the songwriting credits through much of their catalogue – he eclipsed the efforts of every other member of the band.
Women's World Cup 2023‘I’m still gonna bust your ass’: Rapinoe happy with bench role at final World CupUSA veteran says she can still provide leadership as a subForward untroubled by Americans’ disjointed start At the age of 38, Megan Rapinoe was never going to be a starter at this World Cup, and that is fine with her. The objective, she said on Sunday, is winning an unprecedented third straight title for the US.
The ObserverIsraelIran accuses Israel of killing Revolutionary Guards spy chief in DamascusIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has lost four members in strike on Syrian capital
Middle East crisis – live updates A suspected Israeli strike killed the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ espionage chief for Syria and three other guard members on Saturday, Iran has said, in an attack that destroyed much of a multistorey residential building in Damascus.
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said six people were killed in the Israeli strike on the upmarket Mazzeh neighbourhood in the Syrian capital.
Art and design This article is more than 5 years oldNow even worse: ridiculed bust of Cristiano Ronaldo gets a dreadful do-overThis article is more than 5 years oldEddy FrankelThe sculpture of the football legend was lambasted when it was unveiled at Madeira airport. One year on, Emanuel Santos has had a second shot – with disastrous results
The eyes of great paintings follow you around a room, but his can’t seem to focus.
A kelp forest off Anacapa Island, California. Researchers have found that underwater forests cover an area comparable to the Amazon basin. Photograph: Douglas Klug/Getty ImagesKelp absorbs carbon dioxide and has high nutritional value, but it is under threat from rising temperatures, pollution and invasive species
by Lucy Sherriff in Los AngelesBubbles stream furiously behind Frank Hurd as he gently parts the curtains of giant kelp. Green and gold ribbons reach upwards through the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean towards the sun.
Alexa Davalos and Luke Kleintank in The Man In The High Castle Photograph: David BergAlexa Davalos and Luke Kleintank in The Man In The High Castle Photograph: David BergTelevisionBehind the scenes of Amazon’s new drama, which imagines an America where the Nazis won the war
It’s 6am on a chilly Sunday morning and Berlin’s Siegessäule – the 67m-high column just west of the Brandenburg Gate, topped with a golden statue of Victory – is ready for its close-up.