What the last veterans can teach us all as D-Day fades from memory
Nearly 80 years since the Allied invasion, the testimony of Charles Shay, a 99-year-old former US army medic, reminds us of the significance of that day
Reassuring, serious, a sense of duty: who is Keir Starmer really?
‘It was everything we wanted to be’: why Barcelona has given Manchester much more than Pep and fine food
Post Office scandal: how did Paula Vennells, an ordained priest, fall so far and so fast from grace?
‘People haven’t woken up to the scale of this’: Gordon Brown on the UK’s child poverty scandal
We can easily end child poverty in the UK. Here are five things to know
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
‘Freedom was around the corner’: how UK activists helped the exiled ANC to defeat apartheid
On the eve of a vital South African election, activists tell how, 30 years ago, London became the centre of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and a base for exiled African National Congress leaders
‘Biggie, Tupac, Ghostface – those guys saved my life’: Alvaro Barrington on hip-hop, carnival and his Tate show
Spas, bars and luxury hotels: how Britain’s historic buildings are being sold off to the highest bidder
BookTok star Jack Edwards: ‘I got to interview the Gruffalo last year. They say don’t meet your idols’
Is systemic racism in medicine putting Black people’s lives at risk?
‘It is worse now’: The Bookseller of Kabul author Åsne Seierstad on returning to Afghanistan 20 years on
In a world derailed, do we dare to have hope?
AL Kennedy
The big picture: Dhruv Malhotra’s open-air sleeper in night-time Delhi
Anne Enright: ‘Give me Moby-Dick over Persuasion anytime’
If Scarlett Johansson can’t bring the AI firms to heel, what hope for the rest of us?
John Naughton
On my radar: Anjana Vasan’s cultural highlights
Layal Liverpool: ‘Racism is a public health crisis – and we can do something about it’
One to watch: Mui Zyu
Prof Andrea Mechelli: ‘People who live near green space are less likely to struggle with mental health issues’
‘Politicians? They’re mugs, all of them’: Paul Weller on music, style and the state of the nation
At 66, the Modfather may have mellowed, but he’s lost none of his cool. Paul Weller reveals how he beat his demons, found a new sound – and why he’s still angry with the establishment
‘It was my gateway drug to self-harm’: a writer’s journey to finding the joy in makeup
‘Entire evenings of my life have been shaped by the internet’s review culture’: why we’re obsessed with rating systems
Music helps you get fit – but the right mix will keep you coming back…
‘It was smart to marry the competition’: meet the ‘power couples’ who work together
Turin retreat: a home full of intimate spaces
How to keep your cool cycling up Italian mountains with a teenager in tow
Nigel Slater’s recipes for asparagus and feta rolls, and cream cheese and herb biscuits
A crime has been committed, but don’t blame the dog
Séamas O’Reilly
Notes on chocolate: contrasting bars for when you can’t decide
Pillows, playlists and a gentle push… My birth plan was a joke
Eva Wiseman
Sunday with Harlan Coben: ‘New York City is a great city for walking’
Verjus, top pesto, umeboshi: are restaurant menus becoming more baffling?
Whether the descriptions are long and verbose, or short and opaque, there’s a fair chance you’ve suffered from ‘menu overwhelm’. What lies behind the changing language?
‘The insults and screaming took their toll’: the worst time of my life as a chef
Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’
Lamb kofta, sea bream puttanesca, potato cakes – 20-minute recipes from Anna Haugh
