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Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism Rewilding Northumberland, making Oxford Street traffic-free and more uplifting stories Good morning. One of the most ambitious nature recovery projects ever undertaken in England can go ahead after campaigners announced they had raised £30m to buy an estate in Northumberland. The Wildlife Trusts’ bid to buy the Rothbury estate, an area the size of Athens, had been championed by David Attenborough who on Friday thanked the public for their help. Mike Pratt, the chief executive of Northumberland Wildlife Trust, said: “We are absolutely elated, it has been a long haul and it hasn’t all been easy. The other word is humbled. There was £17m from the public to make this happen and that is at the forefront of my mind – we’ve got to honour that support and make sure that people come here and really enjoy getting close to wildlife.” Read on for more stories to inspire. The Guardian newsletters team The island that goes dark to save young seabirds Forest ranger Rui Pimentel cradles a Cory’s shearwater seabird in his arms. Photograph: Andrea Zanenga Every autumn, Corvo Island in the Azores turns off its public lighting for a few key days to help fledgling seabirds fly to the ocean guided by the stars. Since 2019, the 450 or so inhabitants of the smallest and most northerly island of Portugal’s Azores archipelago have switched off the lights for five nights to tackle the disastrous effects of artificial light on Cory’s shearwaters. The campaign started after the community noticed huge numbers of deaths among young shearwaters, who spend three months in their nests before attempting their first flight to the ocean. Many are fatally confused by the artificial glow of streetlights, and end up crashing on the streets of the island’s only village, Vila do Corvo. By going dark, the stars can be seen clearly, allowing the juvenile birds safe passage to the ocean.   The Feast app: your most useful kitchen utensil Get inspired with more than 8,000 recipes from our world-class cooks and smart, exclusive features to make cooking a breeze. Download the Feast app   Oxford Street is now traffic-free A young woman takes advantage of the recently pedestrianised Oxford Street. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Oxford Street is Europe’s busiest shopping street, but it’s also become one of its least inviting, populated by empty stores and mysterious vape shops. On Sunday evening, almost a kilometre of the street became officially “traffic free”. Over the next few months, it will be planted with new trees and redesigned around public plazas and spaces for music and art events. The idea, the mayor of London Sadiq Khan wrote in the Guardian yesterday, is to “restore this beloved street to its former glory.” Gen Z is fighting back against big tech Young people are increasingly sceptical of social media. Photograph: Iryna Khabliuk/Alamy Amid the unrelenting tales of woe regarding social media’s impact on young minds, some enterprising gen-Z’s are working on fixes for their peers. As younger users become increasingly wearied by the attention-splicing, joy-sapping demands of social media, a growing number of companies are offering means to digitally detox while individuals are likewise getting creative. Nineteen-year-old Shreya Nallamothu, for example, a computer science student at Duke University, has invented her own DIY Brick device to block selected apps. “Everyone deserves to have a good relationship with technology, and it shouldn’t be cost-prohibitive,” Nallamothu says. “Often the tech companies’ best interests aren’t in the users’ best interests. Social media has gotten away from what good technology can do, and people have noticed.” Rebuilding old mosques is bringing Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims together in Punjab Jaspal Sharma, 48, who is Hindu and donated a piece of his land for the construction of a Mosque. Photograph: Cheena Kapoor Bibi Rajinder Kaur, a 77-year-old Sikh woman, persuaded her grandson to donate some of his farmland to build a mosque. She did so, she says, because Muslims were the only faith in her Punjab village that did not have a place to gather. Kaur isn’t alone in her generosity. Over the past decade, several rural Sikh and Hindu communities have worked to help restore the hundreds of mosques that were destroyed during the sectarian violence of British India’s partition in 1947. The effort has brought Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus together in this part of northern India. “There is no deed better than giving someone a place to worship,” Kaur says. A new wave of electric ferries are in action in the US. Some even fly An electric ferry in New York. Photograph: Climate Central Moving away from diesel-powered ferries to electric vessels has not been an easy task. Batteries are heavy, which means more power is needed to propel electric boats forward through significant resistance. But more companies are finding solutions to the problem and creating workable vessels that reduce emissions. One such company is Vessev, whose electric ferries rely on underwater wings called hydrofoils that lift the boat above the water. This dramatically reduces drag by up to 66%, making their boats more energy-efficient. Swedish company Candela are designing boats, they claim, which can reduce energy use by 80% compared with conventional vessels of a similar type. “I think in a more sustainable future we’re likely to see more and more vessels like this around the world,” Eric Laakmann, the chief executive and co-founder of Vessev, said.   When it comes to breaking news and live coverage of the events shaping the world, we think our journalism is second to none. But there’s so much to explore on our website and app. Have you tried one of our brilliant daily puzzles like Wordiply? Or cooked with Feast, our constantly-updated recipe app that’s packed with thousands of recipes from chefs such as Yotam Ottolenghi, Meera Sodha and Rukmini Iyer. And, from sports and lifestyle, to relationships and culture, you’ll never struggle to find anything good to read on the subjects you love. 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Antonelli on the brink and the Ballon d’Or

Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism A true hero and the Ballon d’Or – the week in sport recapped Guardian sport   Welcome to our weekly roundup, featuring highlights from our coverage over the past seven days, delivered to your inboxes first thing every Sunday morning. If you like it, do pass it on. New readers can subscribe by following the simple steps right here. Headlines Carrick defiant after latest defeat, Liverpool v Arsenal buildup, WSL and more – matchday live If Mikel Arteta’s dossier is part of a deliberate strategy, it is a dangerous one for Arsenal | Jonathan Wilson Lewis Hamilton storms to his first Ferrari pole at F1 Mexican GP with Antonelli fourth Mitchell injury blow adds to England’s woes as Northampton sink Gloucester Zion Suzuki horror own goal haunts Aston Villa to hand Fulham a point The best of the week ‘I’m no special guy. We can all do this’: Loek Hartog on rescuing Ollie Millroy from a burning car Barney Ronay: Kane’s Ballon d’Or triumph a glorious riposte to celebrity fawning of ceremony Tom Garry: Putellas a worthy Ballon d’Or winner but the limited shortlist illustrates flaws ‘A different kid’: from karting to F1 champion-elect, Antonelli’s ability has always stood out Howard Bryant: low-budget Brewers won the World Series – and exposed baseball’s biggest lie Everybody hates Pat: is a cabal of college kids really trying to bring down ESPN’s star meathead? Emma John: beach volleyball in Morecambe Bay? An Olympics of the north sounds like a winner Greg Wood: bookies fear budget hit but gaming machine self-harm killed off the old-fashioned shops Grealish could have been Everton’s poster boy of a new era. Now his career is in limbo Watch and listen Football Weekly Extra: Arsenal fail at Fleetwood and Carrick clings on Kane ends England’s 25-year wait for a Ballon d’Or winner Why Manchester City fans ‘don’t care’ about the cheating scandal ‘I was optimistic I would get him out’: Loek Hartog on rescuing racer from a burning car David Squires on … Our cartoonist on … the expected end for Michael Carrick at Old Trafford and what could come next. From the archive 2012 | Long-term planning leaves Fleetwood on verge of promised land The week ahead Monday | We begin the week with a rematch from the Carabao Cup: Newcastle host Everton in the Premier League having lost 3-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in midweek. Matthias Jaissle will be keen to erase that and build on Newcastle’s much-needed league victory against Crystal Palace last Sunday, while Everton can leapfrog their opponents in the table by repeating the cup win. We’ll have live buildup and coverage of the 8pm kick-off (all times GMT). Tuesday | The Champions League returns and Manchester United – smarting from that 4-1 humiliation at Como – face Italian opposition again in the form of, well, in-form Roma. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side visit Old Trafford for an 8pm kick-off, while at the same time Aston Villa – with three wins from three in the UCL this season – visit Barcelona in a mouthwatering match. We have minute-by-minute coverage of both games. Wednesday | Liverpool visit Fenerbahce at 5.45pm, with the Reds boasting a perfect Champions League record despite conceding six goals in their past two European victories. We’ve got live MBM reporting on that fixture, then a clockwatch to cover the 8pm games, including Slavia Prague v Arsenal, RB Leipzig v Manchester City, Porto v Napoli, Borussia Dortmund v Real Betis and more. Thursday | The Europa League offers some enticing 5.45pm games including Milan, aiming to bounce back from that 3-0 defeat in Bournemouth, hosting Ferencvaros, who have nine points from three games so far. The Cherries are at Sparta Prague in another 5.45pm kick-off, while Crystal Palace host Hoffenheim and Lyon go to Real Sociedad. The 8pm games include Celtic, urgently looking for their first points, at home against Besiktas, plus Sunderland v Dinamo Zagreb, AZ v Juventus and much more. An epic clockwatch will guide you through the goals and news from those games with some bonus Conference League to boot. Friday | Football again leads the way on Friday, with our live news blog running from 9am before our minute-by-minute report on the weekend’s first Premier League game. Everton v Coventry (8pm) sees Frank Lampard take the Sky Blues to the new home of his former club. Saturday | The weekend begins with our matchday live football buildup blog from 8am, leading into an MBM of the day’s first Premier League fixture: Leeds v Tottenham (12.30pm). At the same time, our Saturday clockwatch will be launching to cover the day’s games including Wrexham v Wolves among the 12.30pm Championship games, through to the 3pm kick-offs including Arsenal v Hull and Fulham v Newcastle in the top flight. We’ve also got live rugby union reporting as Scotland host the All Blacks at Murrayfield in the Nations Championship – a 2.10pm start and buildup prior to that. Saturday’s live coverage is rounded off by Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (5.30pm) in the Premier League and F1 with qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix (6pm). Sunday | Matchday live starts the day’s football news at 8am before our Women’s Super League blog covers Liverpool v Arsenal and Aston Villa v Manchester United (both midday). The Premier League clockwatch will deliver updates from Crystal Palace v Liverpool, Sunderland v Chelsea, Brighton v Brentford and Ipswich v Bournemouth (all 2pm). In the rugby, England take on Australia at Twickenham (3.10pm) with live updates from the Nations Championship clash. The Premier League action rounds off with an MBM of Manchester United v Aston Villa (4.30pm), while it’s light out at Interlagos for the Brazilian GP at 5pm. Last but far from least, our NFL week nine liveblog launches with 6pm games including Cincinnati Bengals in Atlanta and Kansas City Chiefs hosting the New York Jets.   When it comes to breaking news and live coverage of the events shaping the world, we think our journalism is second to none. But there’s so much to explore on our website and app. Have you tried one of our brilliant daily puzzles like Wordiply? 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