The shocking ways modern medicine lets women down
When it comes to medicine, women are still seen as both irrational and doomed to suffer. Our book columnist Ceri Radford investigates why, and what needs to change
Italy’s restaurants reopen after 70 days, but customers stay away
For a country devastated by the coronavirus, the reopening of businesses is just a small step towards a return to normal life – and struggling business owners tell Alessio Perrone they ‘don’t expect good times soon’
Home Office to review detention policy after admitting trafficking victim was locked up unlawfully
Policy sees hundreds of modern slavery victims locked up each year
How plagues have shadowed us, shaped history and remade empires
The Black Death wiped out 50 years of economic progress, destroying empires and building others. Borzou Daragahi traces the history of plagues and disease, and wonders what our post-pandemic future will look like
Joy Division on the death of Ian Curtis: ‘Listening to Closer, you think, f***ing hell, how did I miss this?’
Mark Beaumont talks to bandmates Peter Hook and Stephen Morris plus Tim Burgess, Grian Chatten, Orlando Weeks and Jon Savage about the man, the artist and his legacy
Will I get a refund for my Airbnb accommodation?
Simon Calder answers your questions on pandemic schemes, package holidays and the necessity of insurance
Why I'm ditching disposable razors
Truly ethical and sustainable beauty brands aren't easy to find. Can Jessica Jones go a whole year without using anything else?
I predict Boris Johnson will be out by Christmas. He has let us down
All the insincere promises and the hasty U-turns serve only to show we have somehow contrived to place a clown with the emotional maturity of a toddler in charge of dealing with the worst pandemic in 100 years
Why the Star Wars prequels finally deserve some respect
As ‘Revenge of the Sith’ turns 15, Clarisse Loughrey takes a lightsaber to the hatred it fuelled on the dark side of the internet
The shocking ways modern medicine lets women down
When it comes to medicine, women are still seen as both irrational and doomed to suffer. Our book columnist Ceri Radford investigates why, and what needs to change
Everything you need to look after your mental health
Managing it is more important than ever while in lockdown
How to look after your teeth and gums while dentists remain closed
As checkups and visits to the hygienist are off the table for now, it’s important to prioritise your oral health
30 birthday quarantine isolation
Lockdown has put celebrations on hold for people across the globe, but for Sara-Ella Ozbek it led her to reconsider the milestone moment she had been worried about
Why is lockdown disrupting women’s menstrual cycles?
Stress is known to cause hormonal imbalances in the body
Trump says he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for a ‘few weeks’
FDA has warned of serious side effects, has not certified drug as treatment for Covid-19 outside hospitals