People who refuse to wear specs or overly rely on contact lenses may go on to regret it later in life, says Jenny Eclair. I know I did

We have wound up our court case following the judgement that the substantial meal restriction imposed on wet-led pubs was arguably discriminatory towards certain sections of society

The hyper-extended self-promotional video of the chancellor is a once-in-a-generation type disaster

Yet again, the UK’s defences against the virus have been exposed as faulty. Despite the vaccines, there are still dangers It was a weekend of bright sunshine, with daffodils blooming alongside snowdrops in southern areas and a spectacular full moon, as families with children in England began readying themselves to return to school, with just one more week to spend at home (most pupils in Scotland and Wales must wait a while longer). The sense of eagerness for a return to something closer to life before the pandemic was palpable, with parks full and the longer afternoons holding out the promise of better times ahead. Then, on Sunday, came the announcement that six cases of the Brazilian coronavirus variant known as P1 have been identified, three each in England and Scotland, with the whereabouts of

Nationally, the former president is a vote loser. The trouble for Republicans is his grip over the party rank and file In the United States, the Republican party has been unmistakably corrupted by power. Its leadership did not call out Donald Trump for his “

Highlights included ‘I’m more popular than Ronald Reagan’ and conspiracy theories about windmills

‘Because they didn’t take the off-ramp, they put themselves in a position to keep being victims of Donald’s blackmail’

An inquiry into racism in the Labour Party has been shelved indefinitely – another blow for its already marginalised Bame community

Chirpy reminders to take some time off are all well and good but try telling that to my boss or landlord

An inquiry into racism in the Labour Party has been shelved indefinitely – another blow for its already marginalised Bame community

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Trump alienates more people than he attracts, and he scares the hell out of the rest

The bad news is it looks like Trump might be running again. But the good news is he’s about the worst candidate the Republicans could be lumbered with

From flexible working to live-streamed shows, tricks learned in recent months could be used to build a brighter future Spring has sprung, albeit a little early. The weekend brought blue skies, daffodils bursting into flower, the drone of lawnmowers coming back to life. The natural world is waking up fast, in uncanny synchronicity with a nation now readying itself to emerge from Covid hibernation. Like all jaded hacks, I rolled my eyes when the prime minister started waxing lyrical last week about the

Thanks for the chirpy reminders to take some time off. Try telling that to my boss or my landlord

I believe all the hypocrisy over the so-called level playing field is breathtaking

I had slowly pieced together a support system, but lockdown left me alone with a disease that thrives on solitude Every day, after every meal, my food finished, I sit feeling full. Except it is more, much more than that. I feel self-loathing. I feel fat, I feel gluttonous, and my mind equates that to worthlessness, to failure … again. Mostly, I sit with the sensation until it passes, experience telling me that it will eventually. Despite my internal monologue screaming otherwise, I have not instantly ballooned, and my value is not tied to my last plate of food. But sometimes, in a desperate attempt to cope with the situation we all find ourselves in, I bow to my eating disorder (ED).

My community is at the heart of one of the worst-hit areas in the country for Covid-19 – and it’s been hard on us. The pandemic has even made me want to fight for devolution for Yorkshire

There’s a risk that individuals blame themselves, when it’s the system that has left all of us exposed

A ‘state of nature’ target enshrined in law would go a long way to showing the government is committed to saving our planet

With enterprises struggling, the Conservatives have lost their trust. Labour can now be the party of business

Appointing a man with notorious hard-right views to head its Prevent review will alienate those it’s meant to support Terrorism ain’t what it used to be. Not precisely, anyway. Instead of suicidal jihadists, it’s white supremacists and neo-Nazis who are making the running. Over the last three years,