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Ronald Atkin obituary

Journalist who started out on the Nottingham Evening Post and went on to become the sports editor of the Observer

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

‘The government has been too terrible to make fun of’: Peter Capaldi on satire, politics and privilege

He brought an unhinged fury to The Thick of It and played a stern Doctor Who. Peter Capaldi talks about his new role as an ageing DCI, his Weinstein encounter – and why recent governments have been so incompetent he can’t even make jokes about them

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024

The Hunan Man, London: ‘The best Chongqing chicken I have ever had’ – restaurant review

Fortune favours the brave when tasting these superb but challenging chilli-boosted regional Chinese dishes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2024

If you think jails are too soft and full of hardened criminals, read this and think again

Plans for more community sentences in England and Wales are wise, those who oppose them foolish. The reality of prison life is truly awful, says author and former prison officer Alex South

The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024

‘I was grieving but couldn’t admit it’: why men cope so badly with miscarriage

When a mother has a miscarriage, men tend to snap into being strong, stoic and supportive. But a father also needs time to grieve. Here, Steve Bloomfield reflects on loss and hears how men are learning to help each other come to terms with what might have been

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Resolution revolution: how to make new year promises you’ll stick to

It’s self-improvement season and the air is thick with vows to do better next year. Most will be abandoned before January’s over. But is there a way to make better, stronger intentions that might actually stick?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

What I ate in 2023: a look back at the year’s culinary highs and lows

Plenty of places were worth rave reviews in 2023, although sadly it was goodbye to some old friends, too

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Carol Vorderman reacts to Countdown fan ‘earpiece’ theory

Outspoken TV and radio presenter also addressed her recent exit from her BBC Radio show

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2023

Schools facing years of chaos over crumbling Raac concrete, report

There are 231 schools and colleges with Raac, which the Health and Safety Executive has said is ‘life expired’ and could collapse ‘with little or no warning’, according to the latest government figures

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2023

Scrapping HS2 ‘will bring higher fares and congestion for decades’

Plans to make up for the lost capacity due to the cancellation of the railway, first revealed by The Independent, are said to be years away

The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2023