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THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For those able to take them, weight-loss drugs can offer startling results in improved quality of life, and in relieving the pressure on the NHS and the British economy

Editorial: Labour is hoping that big investors will build more homes. But there’s no guarantee they will be genuinely affordable

Editorial: Disenchantment with city life, as well as improved infrastructure nationwide, has made the villages look more attractive

When we rejoice in others’ success, the Dalai Lama once said, we multiply our chances by billions. These are good odds!

I was horrified at the idea of these clunky devices on my tiny girl, but the profound advice her audiologist gave me sustains me to this day, says writer Helene Rosenthal

The rapid spread of these banners is unsettling – and shows how the hard right is reaching people and places the left cannot, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The president’s fossil-fuel obsession can’t stop global progress, writes the former Environmental Protection Agency head

COMMENT: Weight-loss drugs for dogs are the next big thing in pet healthcare. It’s no bad thing, says Charlotte Cripps, who desperately wants to get her dog the help he deserves for his rampant food obsession

Politicians are scrabbling to raise birthrates, but when the older generation is the only childcare safety net, that’s a problem, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

In an episode of wild delusion and cognitive dissonance extreme even by his advanced standards, last week the Mayor of London triumphantly said on X: “The latest figures show robbery, theft, residential burglary and knife crime are down in London, but there’s still a long way to go before I’m…