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Inside Aleppo, the city Assad left to rot as a lesson in the price of rising up
Syria  
Inside Aleppo, the city Assad left to rot as a lesson in the price of rising up
A decade on from the Guardian’s last visit, it is clear war has ripped the city apart – but there are signs of positive change
Politics  
Peter Mandelson to be announced as UK’s next US ambassador
US politics  
Republicans fail to pass spending bill in House in setback for Trump
France  
‘We share the same battle’, Gisèle Pelicot tells other victims as all 51 men found guilty in rape trial
Russia-Ukraine war  
Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’
In focus
‘These water companies have got a damn nerve’: anger as 58,000 homes lose supply as bills surge
Water industry  
‘These water companies have got a damn nerve’: anger as 58,000 homes lose supply as bills surge
Southern Water customers’ taps ran dry or lost pressure after a fault at one of its supply works
esports  
Esports are booming in Africa – but can its infrastructure keep pace?
The long read  
Humphrey’s world: how the Samuel Smith beer baron built Britain’s strangest pub chain
Spotlight
The Christmas that went wrong  
I was 19 – and my best friend and a date stood me up
I was 19 – and my best friend and a date stood me up
Leading questions  
My best friend of 40 years has a skewed impression of me. How do I set her straight?
The age of extinction  
Blob-headed fish and amphibious mouse among 27 new species found in ‘thrilling’ Peru expedition
Opinion
It’s easier than you think to get the measure of Kemi Badenoch – just ask around in Nigeria
Nels Abbey
It’s easier than you think to get the measure of Kemi Badenoch – just ask around in Nigeria
Gisèle Pelicot has allowed us all to shout out loud: she did it, and we can do it. Gisèle Pelicot is us
Judith Godrèche
The Waspi women suffered outrageous misogyny, but in poverty-stricken Britain they’re not the top priority
Polly Toynbee
Sport
Football  
Tottenham 4-3 Manchester United: Solanke double helps win chaotic Carabao Cup tie
Tottenham 4-3 Manchester United: Solanke double helps win chaotic Carabao Cup tie
The top 100  
The best male footballers in the world: Nos 100-11
Boxing  
‘He is fighting for his country’: Dubois tips Usyk to beat Fury again
Podcast
Yasser’s story: the Syrian refugee who lived with me - podcast
Today in Focus  
Yasser’s story: the Syrian refugee who lived with me - podcast
Helen Pidd speaks to her former lodger, Yasser, a Syrian refugee contemplating moving back home
Business
Interest rates  
Bank keeps base rate at 4.75% but warns of UK stagnation risk
Bank keeps base rate at 4.75% but warns of UK stagnation risk