For all its gloss and elitist governance, football will not bend to the will of a president so eager to demonise and exclude At 4.38pm on 28 June Donald Trump dropped a Truth. Nothing unusual in that. Trump’s Truth Social feed is relentless and ever-giving. That same afternoon he also […]
An estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976. I was one of them After my adoptive father died in November last year, my adoptive siblings found a short story by Enid Blyton among his possessions. The Child Who Was Chosen was […]
Women from minority backgrounds are less likely to receive adequate pain relief during childbirth Women from minority backgrounds in UK less likely to get epidurals, study finds How the ethnicity pain gap follows people from birth to death Julie Hammond, a 35-year-old mother of three from Kent, believes that the […]
Whether it’s a brilliant beach towel or the perfect party bag, our fashion expert’s monthly edit is full of summer winners • The best summer sandals for men and women Summer arrived with a bang in that heatwave, right? And it’s the World Cup. And Wimbledon. And nearly the end […]
As GLP-1s drive the current protein craze, a supplement once only taken by powerlifters is now so popular US producers are struggling to keep up For generations, the Meives family made cheese. Tony Meives’s grandfather, a Swiss immigrant, and his father both ran small cheese factories in Wisconsin, in the […]
Head coach urges parents to ‘write an excuse for school’ so kids can see his team’s World Cup last-16 game against Mexico Harry Kane came to England’s rescue as they avoided a seismic World Cup upset against the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to set up a last-16 tie […]
Aviva Studios, ManchesterThe artist’s latest show is a staggering takedown of colonial history, warfare and the migrant crisis, featuring buttons by the tonne and richly perfumed tea History has repeated itself all over Ai Weiwei’s vast exhibition of monumental sculpture in Manchester. The flags of long-lost nations hang from the […]
Parliament, media and thinktanks are united in their view that more military spending is still not enough. But sacrificing domestic projects to pay for it is indefensible Britain should spend less on defence. It is a waste of money and should be reduced so more could be spent on supporting […]
Whether it’s in the queue for Wimbledon or in a Boston bar on match day, romance is suddenly in the air – especially if you’re Scottish Name: The sporty sex boom. Age: New for summer 2026. Continue reading…
Americans eat 20bn hotdogs every year, but experts say they’re also among the most highly processed foods In 1969, the late writer William Zinsser toured a hotdog factory and described his visit in Life magazine, opening with the lines: “I’ve often wondered what goes into a hotdog. Now I know […]