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‘Compassion and care are being stripped away’: a Just Stop Oil activist on her time in prison

Louise Lancaster reflects on the unique challenges faced by neurodivergent inmates, raising concerns for those left behindLouise Lancaster, 59, was one of a group of Just Stop Oil activists given [...]

‘I’d had 28 years of depression – now it was gone’: Comic Paul Foot on three seconds that changed his life

Driving through Manchester one Sunday, at the wheel of a Nissan Micra, Foot suddenly woke from decades of anxiety, anger and misery. He talks about the friends who tried to [...]

Why the antagonism over the rise in autism diagnoses? It’s actually good news | Gina Rippon

A ninefold increase is the result of huge advances in our understanding – and brings the hope of fulfilling lives to many more peopleGina Rippon is an emeritus professor of [...]

The one change that worked: I hated exercise – until I put a bike in front of my TV

The rule is: no telly unless I’m working out. So I pedal moderately while the football is on, and sprint during the ad breaks. I’ve never had more energyEver since [...]

‘I am elated each time I watch’: why Rushmore is my feelgood movie

The next in our series of writers drawing attention to their most-watched comfort films is a reminder of Wes Anderson’s idiosyncratic 1998 comedy“Let’s hope it’s got a happy ending,” Herman [...]

‘It can bring you to tears’: is this the world’s most beautiful sounding nightclub?

Transformed from a second world war bunker into Germany’s buzziest dance venue, the acoustics at Open Ground in Wuppertal are raved about by DJs such as Floating Points – and [...]

Ofwat to be abolished, government confirms, as water industry urged to address ‘Great Stink moment’ – business live

England and Wales’s water industry requires ‘fundamental reform’ to address the problems that have dogged the sector, Independent Water Commission saysNew ‘powerful’ water regulator to replace ‘failed’ Ofwat in drive [...]

Israel launches air and ground assault on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza – Middle East crisis live

Deaths reported as Israeli tanks move in on area IDF believes Hamas are holding some hostagesAgence France-Presse (AFP) reports that defence minister Israel Katz said in a statement that the [...]

Meta allows ads crowdfunding for IDF drones, consumer watchdog finds

Paid ads hosted on Facebook, Instagram and Threads seem to violate Meta’s stated policies yet remain activeMeta is hosting ads on Facebook, Instagram and Threads from pro-Israel entities that are [...]

At least 19 killed as military plane crashes into Bangladesh school campus

Another 50, including children, taken to hospitals in Dhaka with burns and other injuriesAt least 19 people have died after a Bangladesh air force plane crashed into a school campus [...]

Labour to review state pension age as Liz Kendall says long-term triple lock commitment ‘out of scope’ of pensions commission - UK politics live

Work and pensions secretary announces next statutory government review into retirement ageTony Diver, the Telegraph’s associate political editor, is among the journalists at Nigel Farage’s conference. He has shared Reform’s [...]

Woman jailed for 15 years for shaking her four-month-old baby to death

Melissa Wilband found guilty of manslaughter of daughter Lexi, who suffered bleeding on her brain, in GloucestershireA woman has been jailed for 15 years for killing her four-month-old daughter by [...]

‘Difficult’ state of NHS maternity care is due to Tory inaction, inquiry head says

Donna Ockenden says previous government’s lack of progress has led to rise in reports of birth trauma in EnglandOne of the UK’s most senior midwives has said inaction by the [...]

Paul Gascoigne in hospital, personal assistant says, after reported collapse

Hospital is ‘best possible place for him’, Steve Foster saysFormer footballer reported to be in stable conditionPaul Gascoigne is in hospital, his personal assistant has said, after the former England [...]

Norfolk woman hands over 16th-century painting identified as stolen 50 years ago

Exclusive: Barbara de Dozsa had argued ownership because work by Italian artist Solario had been bought in good faithA 16th-century Madonna and Child painting that ended up with a woman [...]

BBC targets adults in the latest adventure for its top dog Bluey

Corporation aims to build ‘lifestyle brand’ for all ages around smash-hit cartoon characterEach episode may only last seven minutes, but the bite-size length of Bluey’s adventures has not held back [...]

Orgreave inquiry: Why now and what are the crucial questions it seeks to answer?

The prosecutions of 95 miners charged with riot and unlawful assembly in 1985 collapsed amid accusations of police officers lying in courtGovernment launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at [...]

Is it true that … cracking your knuckles causes arthritis?

A physician who popped the joints on just one hand every day for over 60 years provides the answer‘This is a common question I get asked over the dinner table,” [...]

A new start after 60: I was a successful businessman – and a crack addict. Now I save other users’ lives

Andy Kalli discovered cocaine at the age of 29, and was soon blowing almost everything he earned on drugs. Twenty-four years later he finally hit rock bottomFor 24 years, Andy [...]

The Unholy Trinity review – Samuel L Jackson and Pierce Brosnan shine in bubbling potboiler of a western

A robustly enjoyable story involving a son seeking revenge on a sheriff who framed his father for murder, a fake priest, local thugs and a stash of stolen goldFrom the [...]