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A morning smile that gives it all away

Brief letters: Locals v visitors | Winking at dogs | Ed Davey and Trump | Cocaine at school | Mince pies are in

The Guardian - UK

Who should you smile at in the street? Here are my rules – from dogs to babies

I’ll acknowledge young people in love, anyone in hi-vis and a dad who seems to be pulling his weight. The rest of the time, I have a face like thunder, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski’s win shows leftwing candidates are still underestimated – even by Jeremy Corbyn

His landslide victory surprised the left too. Voters have more enthusiasm for radical policies than we give them credit for, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

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Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life?

Whether it’s her housing, clothes, the restaurants she goes to, or the fact she watches opera and drinks wine, she can apparently do nothing right, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Why do cats love middle-aged women so much?

A delightful feline arrived at my mum’s house just after she died. I tried to resist his charms, but it was useless - the ‘manypaws’ won, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

The benefits of eating a wild variety of plants

Letter: While processed foods provide calories, it is plants that produce the micronutrients, antioxidants and flavonoids that our bodies need, writes Mo Wilde

The Guardian - UK

Blood, sweat and cigarettes – why there’s nothing cute about school uniform

The charm is intoxicating at first. But wait till their expensive kit is mired in mud, the blazer takes on a flammable sheen and the PE kit stinks up the house, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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Eamonn Holmes forced to apologise for using racial slur on GB News

Broadcaster clearly wasn’t happy with having to apologise for offensive remark

The Independent UK

Far-right anger over asylum hotels is destroying the very idea of refuge – and that’s probably the goal

The court ruling on the Bell hotel does not just legitimise anti-immigrant sentiment; it also risks erasing a whole category of people, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

We should all be eating 30 different plants a week. I can’t even name that many

There have been times when I have eaten virtually no fruit or vegetables, but at least five-a-day felt achievable. The new ideal seems impossible, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Does James Bond have to be played by a man? Helen Mirren seems to think so

The actor says she is ‘such a feminist’ but that it doesn’t work to have a woman as the next 007. She may find that Amazon, which has taken creative control of the franchise, agrees, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

This Morning star opens up about miscarriage during live show

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The Independent UK

This Morning star reveals she had a miscarriage while presenting live on air

You can contact the Miscarriage Association helpline on 01924 200799 or email the charity at info@miscarriageassociation.org.uk. The helpline is open from 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday. For more information, help and support regarding pregnancy loss, you can contact Tommy’s on 0800 0147 800.

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My mum worked with Biddy Baxter. Both women were formidable – and absolutely terrifying

So many of the tributes of the late Blue Peter producer are synonyms for ‘scary’, which from the 60s to the 80s was what many people thought of professionals who happened to be women, writes Zoe Williams

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Greedy ruthlessness has had a great PR campaign in business – but these toy shop owners show a better way

The husband-and-wife founders of The Entertainer, which has 160 stores in the UK, will soon transfer their business to their employees. It shows that profit isn’t the only thing worth caring about, writes Zoe Williams

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Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector

The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

I’m going on holiday with another Zoe. Am I going to need a new name?

She’s a teenager and I’m most definitely not, writes Zoe Williams. But I’m not sure I’m ready to be Old Zoe

The Guardian - UK

I had nothing intelligent to say during the Euro 2025 final. That didn’t shut me up …

I watched the Lionesses’ victory with a group of fervent England fans. Only some of us were focusing on goals and stuff, writes Zoe Williams

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Islamophobia isn’t just socially acceptable in the UK now – it’s flourishing. How did this happen?

Most people believe Muslim values are incompatible with British ones, a new poll has found. It makes for bleak reading, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Job prospects in the UK are grim – no wonder our kids are escaping abroad

Letter: Peter Anderson responds to Zoe Williams’ piece on the nepotistic job market, and says little has changed in 40 years

The Guardian - UK

Why do I still see my siblings as the people they were in childhood?

Despite their skills, careers and vast amount of knowledge, I often fail to see their adult selves fully formed, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

What did the people of the Cotswolds do to deserve a visit from JD Vance?

The US vice-president has chosen to holiday among the Chipping Norton set, which includes Boris Johnson and Jeremy Clarkson, in a country he says has gone to the dogs. It feels like he is trolling the UK, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

Looking for a job? Who you know probably matters more than what you know

Forget polishing your CV – you’re better off working on your connections. That’s the depressing reality when every vacancy attracts thousands of applications, all written by AI, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world

The Nazi meltdown of the tech billionaire’s bot Grok leaves me asking: is this post-truth rock bottom, or have we further to go?, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

What I learned as a kid in a quasi-commune

With two single mothers, five kids and assorted lodgers and cats, our household was a commune in all but name. It made for some amazing memories, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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