Will she go Maga? Will it change the NFL or lift the stock market? The left-field claims are everywhere

Breaking news alerts were pinged to phones around the world; Swifties screamed in the street; the Prince and Princess of Wales delivered their royal approval; Donald Trump wished them luck. By now it will not have escaped your attention that Taylor Swift, the reigning queen of pop, is engaged to Travis Kelce, a podcaster who also plays football.

Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist

Will she go Maga? Will it change the NFL or lift the stock market? The left-field claims are everywhere

Breaking news alerts were pinged to phones around the world; Swifties screamed in the street; the Prince and Princess of Wales delivered their royal approval; Donald Trump wished them luck. By now it will not have escaped your attention that Taylor Swift, the reigning queen of pop, is engaged to Travis Kelce, a podcaster who also plays football.

Arwa Mahdawi is a Guardian columnist

The clandestine businesses – a financial lifeline for many women – have been given a month to cease operations

The Taliban have issued an order targeting underground beauty salons operating in secret across Afghanistan, warning the women running them that they have one month to stop or face arrest.

Officially, all beauty salons were closed by the Taliban in August 2023, shuttering 12,000 businesses with the loss of more than 50,000 female beautician jobs. Yet clandestine salons have continued to operate within communities across the country.

The clandestine businesses – a financial lifeline for many women – have been given a month to cease operations

The Taliban have issued an order targeting underground beauty salons operating in secret across Afghanistan, warning the women running them that they have one month to stop or face arrest.

Officially, all beauty salons were closed by the Taliban in August 2023, shuttering 12,000 businesses with the loss of more than 50,000 female beautician jobs. Yet clandestine salons have continued to operate within communities across the country.

• ‘This is the right place for me to find my best level,’ says Woltemade

• Nottingham Forest sign Juventus defender Nicolò Savona

Newcastle have signed the German forward Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart in a club-record deal reportedly worth £69m.

The 23-year-old’s deal eclipses the £63m Newcastle paid for Alexander Isak three years ago when the Sweden striker, now wanted by Liverpool, became the club’s most expensive player.

• ‘This is the right place for me to find my best level,’ says Woltemade

• Nottingham Forest sign Juventus defender Nicolò Savona

Newcastle have signed the German forward Nick Woltemade from Stuttgart in a club-record deal reportedly worth £69m.

The 23-year-old’s deal eclipses the £63m Newcastle paid for Alexander Isak three years ago when the Sweden striker, now wanted by Liverpool, became the club’s most expensive player.