Sophie, Standing There by Meg Mason review – a witty story of infatuation set in the literary world
A sad, heartbroken woman becomes obsessed with a famous writer in a continuously humorous and touching story from the Sorrow and Bliss author
A job that changed me: My year as a ‘gopher’ taught me that all errand runners are holy
The work was simple: deliver letters, notices of assessment and other important legal documents, by bicycle. The locations, I came to realise, were varied and inconvenient
The patient who loves buying lettuce for his daughter-in-law – and what his case teaches us about shared decision-making in medicine
Doctors should recommend treatment accompanied by conversations about the pros and cons for the individuals who are in front of them
Machine could make more donated lungs suitable for transplant
Nice backs wider use of system that keeps organs alive outside the body, to help improve low transplantation rates
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?
Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems. One of the most striking examples of this are dangerous pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCB, clouds
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Trump warns of return to ‘strong military action’ if Iran diplomacy fails
Washington and Tehran issue conflicting messages over the status of talks to end Middle East crisis
Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs
PM wants curriculums for students aged 14 and above to be more responsive to local jobs market
‘It felt like being in a disaster movie’: uncertainty after evacuation from France’s Gironde wildfire
Residents describe their fear as they were forced to leave their homes because of the ‘extremely intense’ blaze
German officials call for tighter extremism laws after Berlin Pride attack
Alternative für Deutschland, topping polls before state elections, accuses government of failing to tackle Islamist radicalism
The Ukrainian startup taking the missile fight deep into Russia
Fire Point makes 100 long-range missiles and thousands of drones a month and is vital to Kyiv’s deep-strike capability, says CEO Iryna Terekh
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say
Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England
Senior politicians supported young NSW Liberal power brokers trying to shift party to right, corruption watchdog hears
So-called ‘Reformers’ hosted recruitment functions with speakers including Tony Abbott and Alan Jones
Who is Ben Carroll, the man who wants to be Victoria’s next premier?
Carroll, who has confirmed he will make a leadership challenge, was elected to parliament in 2012 and says he has always been ambitious