Microsoft tests fix for latest hours-long Outlook outage

TechCrunch

By: Sarah Perez

31 August 2026 at 21:56

Microsoft says it's testing a fix for the widespread Outlook issues that have led to email delays and failures.

People’s bodies are changing in the age of Ozempic. How are we meant to talk about it?

The Guardian

By: Madeleine Aggeler

25 August 2026 at 19:00

Discussing people’s bodies can be fraught. We asked eating disorder experts how to do so – or not – responsibly

In the age of Ozempic and people being open about plastic surgery, discussion about people’s bodies is rife. At the same time, nobody seems quite sure how to talk about them, as shown by recent coverage of celebrities like Ariana Grande.

It is a fraught topic. We asked eating disorder experts for guidelines to follow when talking about other people’s bodies, and how to do so without doing harm.

A job that changed me: Being a theatre usher cracked open my heart to beauty

The Guardian

By: Freya Bennett

31 August 2026 at 18:00

The performances often gave me goose bumps, but I also got to observe the highs and lows of audience behaviour

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I was 24, had just moved into a share house I couldn’t afford, and my job as a nanny was proving less than ideal. I’d graduated from my music degree a few years prior and was floating along, feeling a little lost.

A friend had told me to apply to become a front-of-house staff member at Australia’s busiest performing arts centre, Arts Centre Melbourne. It was a rare opportunity, as people rarely quit. To be surrounded by art again sounded like a dream.

Can Reform UK recover from its summer horribilis?

World news | The Guardian

By: Ben Quinn Political corresponent

31 August 2026 at 15:22

Clacton, funding, internal divisions – party prepares for annual conference next week after a season of missteps

Senior Reform UK figures like to boast that the summer time – and parliament’s longest recess – is when the party makes hay.

Supposedly, it is when Nigel Farage and co can muscle in on the news cycle with provocative statements and new policies, painting “establishment” opponents as workshy layabouts.

Can Reform UK recover from its summer horribilis?

The Guardian

By: Ben Quinn Political corresponent

31 August 2026 at 15:22

Clacton, funding, internal divisions – party prepares for annual conference next week after a season of missteps

Senior Reform UK figures like to boast that the summer time – and parliament’s longest recess – is when the party makes hay.

Supposedly, it is when Nigel Farage and co can muscle in on the news cycle with provocative statements and new policies, painting “establishment” opponents as workshy layabouts.

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