How oligarchs took on the UK fraud squad – and won
It began as a routine investigation into a multinational called ENRC. It became a decade-long saga that has rocked the UK’s financial crime agency. Now new documents illuminate a case that has rewritt...
18 Okt 20241h 9min
10 years of the long read: Man v rat: could the long war soon be over? (2016)
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors. This week from 2016: Rats spread disease, decim...
16 Okt 202440min
Morality and rules, and how to avoid drowning: what my daughters learned at school in China
Our twins spent two years at primary school in Chengdu. Their lessons featured alarming cautionary tales and stories of Chinese superiority, but there was fun and irreverence, too. By Peter Hessler. H...
14 Okt 202434min
The shapeshifter: who is the real Giorgia Meloni?
She’s been called a neo-fascist and a danger to Italy. But she has won over many heads of Europe, including the UK prime minister. Should we be worried? By Alexander Stille. Help support our independe...
11 Okt 202447min
10 years of the long read: Farewell to America (2015)
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors. This week from 2015: After 12 years in the US, ...
9 Okt 202441min
The cocaine kingpin’s wildest legacy: what can be done with Pablo Escobar’s marauding hippos?
The Colombian drug lord’s exotic menagerie fell apart after his death, and now wild hippos are breeding out of control. By Joshua Hammer. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/lon...
7 Okt 202434min
‘Like a cheese grater raking across my nipple’: why I kept trying to breastfeed for so long
My commitment to breastfeeding exclusively was related to shame. If I couldn’t do it, I felt I would be letting the baby down. By Niamh Campbell. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian...
4 Okt 202428min
10 years of the long read: Is this the end of Britishness? (2014)
As the Long Read turns 10 we are raiding the archives to bring you a favourite piece from each year since 2014, with new introductions from the authors. This week from 2014: A shared history of 300 ye...
2 Okt 202443min
