The Guardian view on the Princess of Wales: she has the right to heal privately | Editorial

A cancer diagnosis is shocking for anyone, but particularly for younger people, in whom cancer is much rarer. In the UK, adults aged 25 to 49 account for 9% of new cases. For people with dependent children, this dreadful news can be even harder to manage; sometimes the person most upset by bad news is… Continue reading The Guardian view on the Princess of Wales: she has the right to heal privately | Editorial

The Guardian view on lives lost in the Channel: tragedies continue, to the accompaniment of Tory insults | Editorial

The tragedy of the deaths of at least six people on Saturday morning, as another overcrowded boat sank while trying to reach England’s south coast, has focused attention on the plight of Afghans fleeing their homeland. Rightly so: in the almost two years since the Taliban seized control, it has carried out reprisals against opponents,… Continue reading The Guardian view on lives lost in the Channel: tragedies continue, to the accompaniment of Tory insults | Editorial