Angela Epstein

As the country comes to terms with England’s World Cup drubbing, a familiar ritual is now playing out as a metaphor for the nation’s bruised psyche. Along with empty cans and mashed-up takeaway boxes, the St George’s flags are coming down – and, it seems, with almost indecent haste. My own neighbour, whose home had been

As the country comes to terms with England's World Cup drubbing, a familiar ritual is now playing out as a metaphor for the nation's bruised psyche.

This most desirable corner of the UK, with excellent schools, chic boutiques and rolling countryside perfect for a Barbour-clad dog walk, once seemed to offer the certainty of ever-rising house prices...

Andy Burnham, the man dubbed King of the North, chief evangelist of Manchesterism and pioneer of ‘No. 10 up ’ere’, has made clear where his geographical loyalties lie. In sweeping away the remnants of Starmer’s two years in office and putting...

Andy Burnham, the man dubbed King of the North, chief evangelist of Manchesterism and pioneer of ‘No. 10 up 'ere', has made clear where his geographical loyalties lie.

Here in my office on a quiet Manchester morning, with the air surprisingly warm beneath a gunmetal sky, the conditions are ripe for making inroads into a pile of paperwork. Beyond my window, the city feels sluggish. With schools out for summer, the...

Here in my office on a quiet Manchester morning, with the air surprisingly warm beneath a gunmetal sky, the conditions are ripe for making inroads into a pile of paperwork.

The government has revised its early prisoner release scheme – now 1000 fewer prisoners with convictions related to rape or child sexual abuse will be let out early. Controversially, PC Harper's killers will be released this year under the new plan, despite calls for manslaughter cases to remain in custody. Natasha Feroze speaks to James Heale and the journalist Danny Shaw about the details of the scheme and take a look at the options Burnham is reviewing: IPPs, women's prisons & foreign nationals.

It's an experience familiar to all of us - that awkward moment you find yourself stood next to someone with strong body odour (BO) or a friend with bad breath leans in close for a chat.

Are you feeling tired, lethargic, and possibly more irritable? The long, sticky nights of our endless heatwaves - we're now enduring our fifth - could be to blame.