The lived-in dustiness of her voice only enriches her storytelling, with her greatest songs now more devastating than ever
Institute of Race Relations says violence in Southport and elsewhere often reduced to ‘mindless’ thuggery
Exclusive: Letter signed by figures on right and left of party says UK should follow Australia’s example by enacting ban
The food, beauty and pharmaceutical industries poison our self-image. GLP-1 drugs will only make them richer – and strengthen the hold they have over us, says psychotherapist Susie Orbach
Vegan restaurants are closing, RFK Jr is sounding the drum for carnivores, and the protein cult is bigger than ever. But eschewing animal products helps me ward off a sense of impotence – and despair, writes Emma Beddington
The US president’s trade war for Greenland tells us that the time for fence-sitting or wishful thinking is over, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The battle for political domination on the British right is a family feud – the result will be a Conservative restoration, not revolution, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Former Tory’s media strategy reportedly calls him ‘biggest defection story Reform has ever had’
Elissa Slotkin, under investigation over Pentagon video, says president using ‘well-worn playbook’ to silence debate
Mark Carey’s play asks why the former best-loved man on TV has been so thoroughly expunged from our comedy pantheon – but doesn’t have a great deal to add
The chancellor has been cosseting City lenders to fuel economic growth but studies show UK plc would be better served by trying to keep them in check
Dietary support can help those for whom disease affects taste of food and appetite and can lead to weight loss
From Greenland’s prime minister to Timothée Chalamet, the anorak signals a shift from aspiration to realism