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What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently, says freelance writer Stephen Burgen

On this day 76 years ago, the Constitution of India was formally adopted before coming into effect on January 26, 1950. Since 2015, the Modi government has announced that Constitution Day will be celebrated to “promote constitutional values” and “promote greater awareness and understanding of the Constitution among citizens”. 

It would seem that poll data was cherrypicked and then used to brief the Times. Such distortion of facts from a public body should alarm us all, says former president of YouGov Peter Kellner

The VP wouldn’t be where he is today without the patronage of the Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel. But with voters becoming more and more concerned about the firm’s surveillance tech, could that relationship affect his chances, asks Arwa Mahdawi

The fabric dye is popular in wellness circles, with a laundry list of claimed benefits – but it also carries serious risks

The former Harrods owner died before he could face justice. But his enablers still have questions to answer – and MPs will make sure they do

A judge tossed indictments against two of the president’s political enemies, standing against politicized prosecutions

The US health secretary’s ‘digital affair’ with Olivia Nuzzi doesn’t need sombre analysis. Take it from this Brit: sometimes laughter is the only option, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic history, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee