Johnson accused of abolishing licence fee as a distraction … 8 million Britons drinking too much … and Ruth Davidson on mental health and politicsGood Monday morning to you, Graham Russell here with the latest news to start the week. Continue reading…..
Sappy ending: Canada digs deep into strategic reserves to cover maple syrup shortage
A poor harvest season and booming demand has prompted Quebec’s syrup ‘cartel’ to release around 22,000 tonnes of the luscious liquidMaple syrup producers have been forced to raid the world’s only stockpile of the highly valued sweet treat, as surging w…
From The Card Counter to Diana Ross: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it is Vegas gamblers, Peruvian art treasures or one-off jazz collaborations you’re after, our critics have your plans for the week coveredThe Card CounterOut nowOscar Isaac (pictured, above) burns up the screen in the role of a former Guantánam…
Tuesday briefing: Covid response ‘one of UK’s worst ever failures’
Inquiry delivers damning report on government’s handling of crisis … UK public backs strong climate action … and the allure of slippersGood morning. Warren Murray here with Tuesday’s highest priorities. Continue reading…
Bobby Gillespie: ‘For the first 10 years of my life, I lived in a Glasgow tenement: that stuff stays with you’
On the eve of the publication of his memoir, the Primal Scream frontman talks to friend and author Irvine Welsh about his working-class upbringing, beating drugs and losing creative partners. Barbara Ellen listens inBobby Gillespie’s memoir, Tenement K…
The deception that is ‘levelling up’ | Letters
Boris Johnson’s slogan is so much hot air: ordinary, working people are still paying for the financial crash of 2008Isn’t it time to call out the complete deception that is being peddled as “levelling up”? (“You can’t level up by raising taxes on the p…
Blind date: ‘Did we kiss? The better question is how we kissed’
Michael, 26, PhD student, meets Dom, 26, charity press assistantWhat were you hoping for?A face out of Caravaggio’s sketchbooks? A body cut from the Parthenon friezes? Hopes should outpace expectations. Continue reading…
Bali without tourists: once-bustling hotspots now eerie and overgrown – a photo essay
Tourism on the island came to a standstill at the beginning of the pandemic. Putu Sayoga captures the impact on a once thriving industryThe sun is slowly disappearing on Jimbaran beach. The restaurants lining the beach have started to turn on their lig…
Reports of physical and sexual violence as Libya arrests 5,000 migrants in a week
Raids by the security forces leave at least one man dead, as official observers decry ‘inhumane’ detention conditionsMore than 5,000 refugees and migrants have been arrested by the Libyan authorities in the past week with some allegedly subjected to se…
Biden’s signature bill isn’t that expensive. It’s a drop in the bucket | Ben Davis
Even after passing reconciliation as is, the US welfare state would still be a small investment by world standardsAs Democrats continue negotiations in the hopes of saving Biden legislative agenda, one thing has consumed the media and conservative Demo…