Poorly paid crews risk their lives on voyages in ‘propeller-driven coffins’ to smuggle drugs from Brazil to Europe What was going through the mariners’ minds, embarking on a voyage they must have feared they would not survive? How did they bid farewell to their loved ones before setting off? What […]
Year: 2025
The Greater Manchester mayor has made no secret of his Labour leadership ambitions, but faces significant obstacles When Andy Burnham addressed a gala dinner this week, he was as coy as he could have been in a week when speculation about his future ambitions was in overdrive. “I love this […]
When Graham Russell set out for a dip in powerful wintry surf, he had no idea the beach where he had helped save lives as a surf lifesaver would become the place where his own was changed It was an exhilarating day in every possible way. Standing on the cold […]
It’s a classic fridge standby, but which supermarket tomato-and-cheese pizza delivers quality and flavour, and which has a cardboard-like aftertaste? • ‘Glass chopping boards should be illegal’: how to look after your kitchen knives ‘Kor-nee-CHO-nay,” my friend Matt Comley exclaims, and repeats several times as he pads out some pizza […]
Halting of dock redevelopment is big blow to area already hit by uncertainty over Ford site’s future Behind huge locked gates, the sprawling expanse of concrete and scrubland was supposed to be a hive of activity by now. Formerly the site of Barking Reach power station, these 17 hectares (42 […]
Food inflation pushes consumers to the limits of what they are willing to spend, costing retailers sales When George Osborne came unstuck with his “pastygate” budget 13 years ago, a Greggs sausage roll cost 66p: a price from another planet for consumers in 2025. The Conservative chancellor’s plan to impose […]
It’s not too late to puncture the Reform leader’s populist myth. His ‘make Britain great again’ act is out of step with the British people The march towards the darkness is becoming a sprint. In the US, warnings about the autocratic ambitions of Donald Trump that were once dismissed as […]
From gardening and humming to getting a dog – there’s more to boosting your gut microbiome than Greek yogurt When the gut health revolution began a decade or so ago, few could have predicted the sheer variety of pre- and probiotic foods that we would come to embrace in our diets. From kimchi […]
Will the Shawn Levy-directed instalment, set five years after The Rise of Skywalker, offer a radical reinvention or return us to a period no one particularly wants to revisit? How do you reinvent Star Wars? How do you flip the script and subvert expectations for a long-running, much-loved cosmic saga? […]
What does the decision entail and which other countries are joining Britain’s move The UK is expected to formally recognise Palestinian statehood in the coming days, having shifted its position on the subject in July, shortly after Emmanuel Macron announced that France would be making a formal announcement on statehood […]