The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsHow much poorer would the rich need to be to provide a basic minimum income for …
Surreal scenes and broken dreams: 2021’s best street photography – in pictures
From a giant eyeball on the subway to a winged dog at a wedding, here’s the year’s best photography at street level Continue reading…
Care homes are desperately short of staff – why no emergency UK visas for them? | Simon Jenkins
As the government hastily arranges visas for truck drivers, its lack of regard for the care sector crisis is clearDespite all the panic in government and at the petrol station forecourt, there is another urgent question: what about the care homes? The …
Screen time: are Harry and Meghan right to limit it to just 20 minutes?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are advising visitors to their Archewell website to take regular screen breaks. How does this approach line up with the evidence?Name: Screen time.Age: It’s less about how old, more about how long. Continue reading…
Blind date: ‘The screaming babies on the next table weren’t exactly mood-matching’
Philip, 29, legal assistant, meets Tom, 30, assistant talent agentPhilip on Tom Continue reading…
Going out, staying in: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment
Whether it is a live gig, a new film or a game to play at home, our critics have your plans for this week covered Continue reading…
Early bird special: turkey for Christmas? You may already be too late to buy one
A shortage of migrant workers, HGV drivers and now carbon dioxide mean you’d better get your order in fast – or try to source an organic boar’s headName: Turkey.Appearance: Bootiful! Continue reading…
Haitian migrants and refugees cross the Rio Grande – in pictures
In the past few weeks more than 12,000 Haitians have arrived in Del Rio, Texas, gathering in a huge makeshift camp. Many have to cross the Rio Grande from Del Rio to Ciudad Acuña to seek food and supplies in Mexico to bring back to family members waiti…
Looking for a new England: strange sightings in the south-east – in pictures
Stormtroopers, ghostly figures and runaway hens … a new book of photos examines the peculiarities of Kent and beyond Continue reading…
The bear truth: why happy pandas can’t be bothered to find a partner
Researchers now think pandas’ notoriously low libido is because they are too comfortable to make the effort to search for a mateName: Panda sex.Age: 18m years old. Continue reading…