Despite warnings from government’s own advisers to protect people from ‘severe harm’, new controls on potent drugs were delayed for months Ministers were warned nearly two years ago about the “significant public health threat” posed by synthetic opioids but delayed taking recommended steps to tackle rising deaths, the Observer can reveal. In a report by…
Got a niggling beauty question? Our expert is on hand. This week, Alice is concerned that her sweet tooth will cause skincare problems One of the joys of being a beauty journalist is the unsolicited advice. A skin expert once glanced at my face and said, “You eat loads of sugar, don’t you?” To be fair,…
With such a roll call of gargoyles, women would surely refrain from joining the exclusive London club anyway How are they taking it at the Garrick? Does tradition still mute responses to revelations about its membership by my Guardian colleague Amelia Gentleman, which led to the departure from the club of the heads of MI6…
She is truly an inspiration to us all Lately when I visit my mother, she’s always out. “At rehearsal!” she’ll text. “Come back after 5pm. Or another day.” She’s fallen in with a community choir, and is off the rails. Often they take her to the pub, and she doesn’t know when she’ll be back….
A lonely dog buys himself a robot companion and learns to see the world in a joyous new light in Spanish director Pablo Berger’s exquisite, Oscar-nominated film It’s an almost entirely dialogue-free animation, captured with pleasingly simple, almost naive 2D character design. The warm and disarming storytelling is bolstered by the film’s unassuming use of…
Her uncanny portrayals of famous women have brought her legions of fans. Now, as she prepares to play Emily Maitlis in the pivotal Prince Andrew interview, the actor talks to Eva Wiseman about acting, soft drinks and ‘side hustles’ I have a tendency to be cast as those types of women who have unbelievable brains,”…
The 25-year-old pay floor is justly celebrated but doesn’t tackle issues that mean exploitation and misery for many Next month will mark 25 years since the national minimum wage was first paid in Britain: a quarter of a century during which what was once seen as a radical leftwing policy has won broad cross-party support….
Marian Vanghelie este convins ca are “un culoar bun” intrucat Cristian Popescu Piedone, cel care este acum primar al sectorului 5, si-a anuntat candidatura la Primaria Capitalei, iar in locul acestuia ar urma sa candideze fiul sau, Vlad Popescu Piedone, dar care are putine sanse, fiind mai mult preocupat sa-si pastreze postul de deputat. Pe…
Fifa and the presumptive hosts face significant challenges over human rights, worker protections and the scale of construction Saudi Arabia will host the 2034 World Cup. We know this, despite the fact that Fifa’s bidding process does not finish until the end of 2024. But with 10 years until the tournament there is still much…
Why leave your beauty regime to the professionals when you can do it yourself As the worlds of beauty and tech collide, care regimes are expanding to include treatments previously only available via a professional. Hi-tech at-home gadgets include an A-list-approved device that lifts and tightens skin, an LED light mask that lives up to…
A hillside eco-retreat makes a great base for connecting with nature and exploring the coast and mountains around Paphos ‘This whole project started as an experiment,” says Pawel Sidorski, who swapped his life in the European hotel industry to pursue his vision of sustainable luxury, opening Yurts in Cyprus, near Paphos in west Cyprus, in…
