Forget Hadrian’s Wall. The UK citizenship test should ask about Corrie, bus queues and Greggs
Questions about the Corn Laws and habeas corpus are abstruse and unrelated to modern life – as my French husband is finding. The test should instead ask about soap operas and sandwiches, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
Former Entain bosses begin case against Gambling Commission over 888 bid
Kenny Alexander and Lee Feldman say regulator breached right to privacy during bid for online casino company
American Canto by Olivia Nuzzi review – insufferable filler that sidesteps the real issues
The reporter’s affair with Robert F Kennedy Jr raised a whole host of questions, few of which get answers in this pretentious memoir
UK fraud prevention ‘still lacking’ after Covid-related scams and errors cost £11bn
Most of losses from bounceback loan, furlough pay and eat out to help out fraud not recovered, report finds
Jamie’s Cook-Ahead Christmas review – at last, he moves beyond the bish-bash-bosh!
There is still a scattering of ‘epics’ and ‘happy days’ but this Christmas, a newer, altogether calmer Jamie has entered his elder statesman era – and he’s all the better for it
Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain
The Green party leader is riding high in the polls. But across the political spectrum, uncritical adulation leads nowhere fast, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Oslo appearance by Nobel peace prize winner María Corina Machado delayed
Press conference expected to go ahead later, Venezuelan opposition leader’s first public appearance in 11 months
Sleeping Beauty review – York’s pun-packed crowd-pleaser has a double helping of fairy dust
Paul Hendy’s panto includes some silly surprises, well-handled audience interaction and a twinkling dame
‘One of the best actors of his generation’: Daniel Day-Lewis defends Paul Dano after Tarantino criticism
Day-Lewis, who suggested Dano for his part in There Will Be Blood, praised the actor, as did Ben Stiller and Batman director Matt Reeves
‘We’re living in terror’: fears in southern Syria over Israel’s growing occupation
Residents say incursions and raids have increased since forces first entered country a year ago after fall of Assad
The best women’s pyjamas: 24 favourites for cosy nights and lazy mornings
Make staying in feel like the main event with our pick of the comfiest, chicest nightwear around, from organic cotton to silky sets
Anybody heard of a rehearsal? Mangling nominees’ names may be traditional – but it’s still embarrassing
Yesterday’s Golden Globes announcement was a masterclass in mispronunciation that threatens to undo every effort to internationalise awards. Why can’t producers just make their presenters practise?
Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America
The administration is offloading gems of US architecture while redesigning the city to match the president’s values
MI5 impeded inquiry into Stakeknife agent who murdered for IRA, says official report
Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of MI5’s handling of double agent