A crisis in post-adoption support in England means parents feel punished rather than helped when things go wrong More adoptions likely to fail in England amid funding cuts, warn charities Victoria Bristow was devastated when she was forced to place her adopted son back into the care of social services […]
What you need to know about the essential yet misunderstood body part, including common issues and helpful exercises The pelvic floor is an essential but often overlooked and misunderstood part of the human body. Some people don’t even know they have one. “We’re never really taught about it,” says Dr […]
Conservative leader’s attempts to refight the past suggests she won’t be happy until her party sinks even lower in the polls As the Brexit Nostalgia festival – AKA the Earnestness of Being Unimportant – eased into its second day, Keir Starmer prepared to give a statement to the Commons on […]
This hugely fun version of the 00s life-swapping show works even better than the original. First up: a posh Surrey estate agent tries running a market stall in Bolton I have long held a soft spot for Faking It, the 00s proto-reality series that was conceived as a modern-day Pygmalion. […]
He’s been jailed, gone on hunger strike and been forced to sell his house for bail. In his first newspaper interview for 15 years, the great director explains why every film is worth the consequences In February 2023 Jafar Panahi walked free from Iran’s Evin prison after nearly seven months […]
To raise money for lymphoedema research, the actor sat before an audience for artist Frances Segelman, who admired her youthful, ‘pixie-like’ face while rendering it in clay It began as a blob: a 12kg lump of clay the size of a watermelon. Three hours later, it had become Judi Dench’s […]
This foodie tour is a love fest between everyone he meets – and everything he eats. It would be perfect television … if only the script weren’t so laughably repetitious In my next life I am definitely coming back as Stanley Tucci. Or Francesco da Mosto (that Venetian count with […]
A final red card and parting of ways for broadcaster’s star performer after several warnings and uneasy relationship For a footballer who went through an entire career without receiving a yellow card, it may seem like an unlikely end. On Sunday night, Gary Lineker will be dispatched from the BBC’s […]
One thing is certain: motion sickness, which happens to one in three people, is not a sign of weak character The other day, I tried to read an email on my phone while in the backseat of a moving car. Almost immediately, I was overwhelmed with nausea. Next to me, […]
Cannes film festivalAkira Kurosawa’s downbeat noir High and Low is retooled with Washington on magnificent form as a record producer whose godson is kidnapped by mistake Spike Lee has made a brash, bold, big-city movie with this pulsing New York adventure that doubles as a love letter to NYC’s sports […]