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Worried about weed: should London follow New York and decriminalise cannabis?

The last time London dabbled in decriminalising cannabis, it brought one part of the capital to a brief but giddy high. In 2001, an enterprising Scotl...

?I asked Queen Elizabeth II if she had any advice for me?: Jacinda Ardern on her time as a pregnant prime minister

There was one cheerful and imperfect baby blanket that stood out when it arrived in the post. It was made up of 24 squares, bright blocks of colour, e...

?Empathy is a kind of strength?: Jacinda Ardern on kind leadership, public rage and life in Trump?s America

In 2022, a few months before she quit as prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern was standing at the sink in the toilets in Auckland airport, wa...

Vapers warned not to stockpile ?fire risk? disposables before UK ban

Vapers have been warned not to stockpile soon-to-be-banned disposables before Sunday?s outright ban as they ?pose a significant fire risk?. The Local...

Meera Sodha?s vegan recipe for squash and fennel agrodolce

Being in the business of recipe writing means I am always seeking the new, always moving on and rarely resting on a single dish. Until summer starts k...

Brazil?s environmental movement is under threat ? and Lula is siding with oil industry

Political bullying is rarely as brutal as it was in Brazil this week when the environment minister Marina Silva was ambushed in a senate meeting. Her ...