Politics

As the government doubles down on its response to industrial action, we meet some of the many young workers joining the picket line.

From James Corden’s yolk-only omelette and Olivia Wilde’s marriage-ending vinaigrette to Lettuce Liz and the tofu-eating wokerati, the last 12 months have proven we’re hungry for drama at every turn – especially the edible kind.

Writer Róisín Lanigan charts Paddington's dizzying ascent from humble plush toy to symbol for national royal mourning, via Hollywood stardom and a sprinkle of Tory-leaning ventures. Strap in.

A strange year for the country ran in sync with a strange year, personally, for writer Clive Martin: a summer of ElfBars, high street scrapes and confusion in mid-sized British towns that left him grappling with his own mortality.

Just over a year ago, the England team were heroes. Now they’re heading to a World Cup mired in death and corruption, with a palpable lack of “it’s coming home” energy.

Welcome to Qatar 2022: the winter World Cup no one wanted. But here’s ambassador David Beckham to explain why everything’s cool. Just tell that to the queer fans on the ground.