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Step away from the hummus, ditch the olive oil and for goodness' sake, put the sashimi back on the conveyor belt. It turns out that the key to living a super long life may not be healthy eating after all, but pension fraud 

Increased flexibility and allowing working from home creates a more productive workforce – so says the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds. In response to Amazon insisting that workers return to working five days a week in the office, he says: “Workers should be judged by their output, not by whether they…

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The impact of the latest outrage in Lebanon is devastating for the citizens of a country caught between Israel and Hezbollah, says author Naji Bakhti

Round numbers should be no more interesting or enlightening than any other. But the revelation that Britain’s debt has hit 100 per cent of GDP is unlikely to lift the sense of gloom that has already settled above Whitehall.

A little self-awareness isn’t a bad thing, but the advice of Jemima Kirke is right – we might be thinking about ourselves too much, says author Róisín Lanigan

The Republicans desperately need to distract voters away from abortion. They’ve now found the perfect new scapegoat

This narrow demographic helped the PM into No 10. But overemphasis on socially conservative voters will lead to failure, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

In Marseille, I find agency bosses desperate to fill shifts – and families desperate to secure care for loved ones, says Czech journalist Saša Uhlová