Caught on camera
Why Downing Street papers keep getting papped
The Brexit ‘have cake and eat it’ leak is the latest sensitive note to be caught by a photographer’s long lens. Gaby Hinsliff explains why Whitehall’s finest never learn, while snapper Steve Back reveals how he got the shot
The most dangerous moment for our planet
‘World leaders need to acknowledge that they have failed and are failing the many’
We can’t go on ignoring inequality, because we have the means to destroy our world but not to escape it, writes Stephen Hawking
Political correctness: phantom enemy
Trump and his followers never defined ‘political correctness’ or specified who was enforcing it
For 25 years, invoking this vague and ever-shifting nemesis has been a favourite tactic of the right – and Donald Trump’s victory is its greatest triumph
Drink and be merry?
Why alcohol makes us feel good, then doesn’t
With the festive season upon us, many of us will get through a lot of booze. But why do we consume it when it has undeniably negative effects?
How to solve Facebook’s fake news problem
A cadre of technologists, academics and media experts are thinking up solutions, from hiring human editors, to crowdsourcing or creating algorithms. Could any of them work?
Meet the regulars
I never cook for myself – I don’t have a kitchen at home
What makes people eat in the same place every day? Seven diners explain what keeps them going back to the same eateries for the same meal, from a steak tartare at the Wolseley to a burrito in Bath
The secret life of a landlord
Leaking showers and an illicit porn shoot
There is a popular misconception that becoming a landlord is purely a monetary decision and that the only task involved is counting the never-ending flow of money
Teddy girls and troubadours
Ken Russell’s post-war London pictures
Before his uproarious film career, Ken Russell started out with a Rolleicord camera, documenting bomb-scarred streets and setting up elaborate, posed scenes
Nice and cheesy
Orzo, black cabbage and smoked cheese bake
Nigel Slater offers a simple, toothsome treat to warm you up, with a couple of twists to make this quick recipe extra special
