33 h. ago "No emotion justifies inflicting such violence. Hate is never the answer"

“On Yom Kippur, a sacred Jewish holy day, people should have felt peace in Synagogue this morning, not terror"

Events

66 h. ago ANDREW NEIL: I fear the Gaza peace plan rests on the fiction that Hamas will surrender. We must hope I'm wrong and that Trump is right

Donald Trump claims it's the route to 'eternal peace' and 'potentially a great day for civilisation'.

Politics

3 d. ago I was distraught and heartbroken after six failed pregnancies. Then I finally found peace... thanks to this chance encounter: ELIZABETH DAY

On December 29, 2022, I got a text. 'Hi mum I'm texting you off a friends phone I've smashed mine, can you WhatsApp my new number x.' But I wasn't a mother. Not yet.

Events

3 d. ago Parents tackle 20 chores before start of working day and only get peace on commute

British mums and dads are clocking up 20 jobs, an average of 2.3 hours of household tasks per day, navigating the so-called '5-9 before the 9-5,' a new study has found

Politics

1 week ago ‘Loud and proud’: UK summit kicks off new conversation for working dads

Organisers of event urge fathers to push for more equal parental rights in face of Britain’s current poor offering“Who’s in your team?” asked Elliott Rae, pumping up the crowd in central London at what he billed as the world’s first Working Dads’ summit. “Who’s your goalkeeper, your defender, your striker? Do you have a full 11? Do you have subs on the bench?”.Football analogies are generally rare at events about parenting, particularly those that seek to tackle gender equality. But then, so are men. At the UK’s Working Dads’ summit – almost certainly the first in the UK – both were in plentiful supply, as dads were urged to “create a new idea of masculinity”. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s Ukraine strategy: talking tough and doing very little isn’t working | Editorial

Last week’s incursion into Polish territory by Russian drones was an ominous escalation. But the US president keeps finding reasons not to actBack in January, with Donald Trump’s campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours” still fresh in the memory, there was genuine unease in Moscow over the US president’s intentions. When Mr Trump mused that “high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions” on Russia might be necessary, one high-profile and pro-war Moscow commentator wrote: “It’s better to prepare for the worst. Soon, we’ll look back on Biden’s term with nostalgia, like a thaw.”How wrong can you be? Since then, the US president has repeatedly talked the talk without coming close to walking the walk. In May, when Vladimir Putin rejected a 30-day ceasefire, and peace talks in Turkey went nowhere, a “bone-crushing” US sanctions package failed to materialise. An 8 August deadline for Mr Putin to agree to a ceasefire somehow morphed into a red carpet welcome in Alas...

Politics

3 w. ago National Quiet Day 2025: 9 of the best wellbeing at work tips to find peace and quiet in your workday

Small moments of calm can boost your focus, energy, and overall wellbeing at work 🌿

Economics