5 d. ago ‘Rita Ora was like one of the lads – but I’d rather be a jockey than a pop star’

Jockey Robbie Dolan is a man of many talents. The Irishman, appearing in the Shergar Cup at Ascot Racecourse, looks back on his time on The Voice Australia with mentor Rita Ora

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8 d. ago Voices: Is it time we ditched annual salaries in favour of ‘surge wages’?

Dynamic pricing is here to stay – ask anyone who was charged more for Oasis reunion tickets than they expected – and soon it could be ‘adjusting’ your monthly earnings, says James Moore

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3 w. ago From corner office to crossroads: navigating purpose and identity after retirement | Gaynor Parkin and Dave Winsborough

The ‘messy middle’ that follows the end of a structured work life can be unsettling and isolating – but meaning doesn’t retire when we doThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workA few months into an eagerly planned retirement, Martin described the transition as “a seismic shift”.“I thought I had it all figured out,” he said, the frustration evident in his voice. “I’ve been so looking forward to more time in the garden, picking up the guitar again, getting into a fitness routine and planning trips with friends.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Coronation Street fans gobsmacked as they hear Mick actor's real voice for first time

Coronation Street actor Joe Layton, who plays Mick Michaelis in the ITV soap, left viewers gobsmacked as they heard his real voice during an appearance on This Morning

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4 w. ago Voices: Is it time to give up on the NHS, our national religion?

The former health secretary Sajid Javid says we should charge £20 for GP appointments and replace the health service with a Dutch-style social insurance system – just as Wes Streeting warns the doctors that they are paving the way for Nigel Farage to do just that, writes John Rentoul

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4 w. ago Hundreds of cystic fibrosis patients become eligible for ‘life

Some people with the rarest forms of the disease have been unable to access the latest medicines.

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