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No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis
A majority of the public also wants reforms to stop working parents being priced out of childcare. universal credit
Megan Jarvie

No more distractions: The next prime minister must tackle the childcare crisis

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage
Illustration of Annette Beaumanoir
Books

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage

Colin Murray: 'I never, ever wanted to be on the radio'
Colin Murray
Letter to my Younger Self

Colin Murray: 'I never, ever wanted to be on the radio'

Why Europe's sleeper trains are waking up
Sustainable travel

Why Europe's sleeper trains are waking up

'I've had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer'
James Fairweather and his family
Health

'I've had the worst diagnosis. Now I want to raise awareness of brain cancer'

From the archives: Salman Rushdie's letter to his younger self
Letter to my Younger Self

From the archives: Salman Rushdie's letter to his younger self

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat
film analysis

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat

The crisis has started, and Iceland's loans are just the beginning
Hourglass
Paul McNamee

The crisis has started, and Iceland's loans are just the beginning

Hugh Bonneville: 'I'm not scary, I'm cuddly' – how the Downton Abbey star became the villain in new Netflix film I Came By
Hugh Bonneville
Film

Hugh Bonneville: 'I'm not scary, I'm cuddly' – how the Downton Abbey star became the villain in new Netflix film I Came By

'The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them'
Elaha Soroor
Music

'The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them'

HS2: The case for and against Britain's biggest infrastructure project
HS2
Sustainable transport

HS2: The case for and against Britain's biggest infrastructure project

Wales has stopped building new roads. Will other countries go down the same route?
Car illustration
Wales

Wales has stopped building new roads. Will other countries go down the same route?

Why your next flight might be on an airship
Airship
Sustainable Transport

Why your next flight might be on an airship

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux
Book reviews

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
A baby in a laundry basket
TV

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids

Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel
sea of tranquility
Book reviews

Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel

In a tent in Devon, having a field day
John Bird

In a tent in Devon, having a field day

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome
Protesting the Borders Bill
Enver Solomon

Afghan refugees have the right to a warm welcome

Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience
Michael Palin
Culture

Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience

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