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France’s letters to 29-year-olds to remind them to have babies is a spectacular missing of the point

A serious plan to tackle low birthrates could include addressing the fact that if people could afford to house themselves, they might be quicker to settle down, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Jilly Cooper made everyone feel special – and her memorial was the perfect tribute

It featured the queen, Rupert Everett and horses paying their respects, amid a combination of romance, absurdity and delight at Southwark Cathedral last week, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Matt Goodwin is the most extreme Reform candidate yet. How Labour and the Greens react will define them

The former academic’s candidacy in the Gorton and Denton byelection shows the hard right has evolved. To stop it the left must change too, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Victoria Beckham has trademarked her kids’ names – and my dog is not happy about it

My pup Romeo and daughter Harper share names with the Beckham offspring. Could VB not just have laid claim to ‘Posh’ instead, asks Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why is Andy Burnham such a threat to Keir Starmer? Everyone likes him

Labour may have successfully blocked the mayor of Greater Manchester from running for parliament, but this definitely hasn’t solved their problems, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why are saunas suddenly everywhere? I think it’s to do with booze

People are serious about wanting to see each other without getting drunk – and they could be on to something, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt?

The TV hit has cracked open a rich seam of misogyny: romance is written off as a weird thing that women like, and the audience is dismissed as ‘wine moms’, writes Zoe Williams

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An expulsion, a smirking leader and now a defection: it’s episode one, series one of the Farage/Jenrick show

Farage was all smiles as the Tory rightwinger he once called a ‘fraud’ defected to Reform. Will it be big enough for the both of them? Keep watching, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The pub that changed me: ‘The barman banned me – no process, no second chances, no appeal’

The world’s largest Wetherspoon’s has seal-spotting views, a green leather banquette and a grand central staircase. I would do anything for that pub, so imagine my surprise when I was given my marching orders

The Guardian - UK

I am moving house – and being a lifelong hoarder has finally caught up with me

As I pack up for pastures new, I’m wondering why I still can’t tell the difference between a knick-knack and a mess, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Social media is corrupting young minds – but a ban is not the answer

Kicking under-16s off the social platforms is tempting, but it ignores the root of the problem: the older generations who made them so toxic in the first place, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Guardian Hope appeal raises £950,000 for charities tackling racism and division

Appeal, now in its final few days, raising funds for organisations trying to stop rise of hatred across UK

The Guardian - UK

If Donald Trump thinks Greenland should be his, how long before he sets his sights on Scotland?

By the expansionist logic of the president and his advisers, the US is entitled to annex just about anywhere, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

What did I learn from a new – and very random – poll? Our interior lives are much weirder than I thought

The normal run of polling tends to be all vindictive kite-flying about refugees or magical thinking about climate change. Give me more curtain-twitching and fewer political questions any day, writes Zoe Williams

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Why is it so perilous to be a person of colour on The Traitors?

Niko Omilana and Tameka Empson were first to go among the celebrities – and now Judy and Ross have been under pressure. Clearly, something is going on here, says Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The electric vehicle revolution is still on course – don’t let your loathing of Elon Musk stop you joining up

Other firms are taking advantage of Tesla’s sales slump, while technological advances mean that glitches are being left in the rear-view mirror, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why would someone buy my bag of random tat on Vinted?

The assorted items that I would class as rubbish sold within five minutes – and I have never wanted so much to engage in dialogue with a buyer, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Who had the trickiest job this year? The makers of joyful, uplifting Christmas ads

How do you sell turkey and all the luxury trimmings when the world’s in chaos and the cost of living crisis continues? It’s no surprise that this year’s adverts are a complicated lot, writes Zoe Williams

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Pens at the ready! A gen-Z trainee takes on the Guardian’s ‘scribbler-in-chief’

As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expert

Woman & Home

Dr Zoe Williams reveals the difference between cold vs flu as cases of 'serious' strain rise

The doctor shared how to work out the difference between this new strain of flu vs colds that are common every winter

The Guardian - UK

An EU-UK mobility scheme won’t erase the ‘violent indifference’ against young people. But it’s a start

We need people from Europe to move to the UK – but also a way to give Brits the opportunity to build the futures they crave, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Independent UK

Does wearing a mask protect you from cold and flu?

The Guardian - UK

Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world?

There are apparently breakthroughs on the way for those with sleep disorders – which sent me down a rabbit hole of research, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Austerity is in the air again – from ‘overdiagnosis’ to the benefits bill. Here is what’s at stake

A mindblowing new show reveals the human cost when the political system turns against the people, putting stories and faces to the hundreds of thousands of citizens thought to have died due to austerity, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Here’s why we can’t get rid of ‘mansplaining’

Letter: Dr Amanda Nimon Peters responds to an article by Zoe Williams in which she said we should stop using the term

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