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We have rusty playgrounds and rundown town centres, yet the government fixates on its ill-conceived plan to penalise pensioners, says Guardian columnist John Harris

People who check in, even briefly, with their friends underestimate how much those friends appreciate it

The clue is in the name. The “mission-driven” government to which Keir Starmer is ostensibly committed is meant to be defined by its strategic objectives and the steps by which they will be achieved in his “decade of renewal”.

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The probation service is underfunded and demoralised

It’s very good news that Kate is recovering but did we really need this emotional exhibitionism?

The populism championed by Meloni and her allies casts freedom and human rights not merely as dangers but as targets

The star endorsed Joe Biden in 2020 – but she has been decidedly tightlipped about the current race for the presidency, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Kamala Harris was scorned and undervalued as vice-president but dazzled like Cinderella when she surprised the pundits and radiated “joy” at the ball. She made Donald Trump look like a puffy, jaded, out-dated dancing partner, whom nobody found amusing anymore. Tonight we will find out whether her campaign is a…

Under the Tories, non-violent climate protesters were jailed for up to five years – and there is little sign that Labour will change tack, says Linda Lakhdhir, legal director of Climate Rights International

A woman emerging from chemotherapy feels obliged to be filmed in a wheatfield to appease the public, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde