Carer’s allowance turns 50 this year, but it’s no reflection of the labour of the millions who cook, clean and nurse behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan ...

Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page star in a slinky new romcom, while the dissolute teens of the US drama are back in their 20s ...

I am settling in for my usual haircut when, before I know it, my wife and the hairdresser are signing me up for a ‘treatment’ ...

What happened to his disappearing Höfner bass? Plus: Jack Whitehall helms Saturday Night Live UK before it takes a break. Here’s what to watch this evening 8.45pm, BBC Two He bought his Höfner bass ...

Stardom came fast and hard for the wunderkind who created the hit HBO series Girls aged just 23. Now she’s written a tell-all memoir about why she was forced to retreat from the spotlight ...

An exclusive extract from Famesick, her new memoir ...

Exclusive: Guardian analysis suggests young people who pose ‘catastrophic’ threat still slipping through system ...

Corruption scandals and a surging opposition have turned the vote into the biggest test yet for the long-serving populist leader ...

Tehran insists a Lebanon truce and unfreezing of its assets must be granted before negotiations can start ...

Jodie Burrage and Harriet Dart beat Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez 6-3, 6-4, with Australia to miss Billie Jean King Cup finals for second straight year ...

Ex-footballer to decorate gnome for annual event after organisers lift ban on the ornaments dating back to 1927 ...

David Attenborough celebrates the natural magic occurring close to home, and Keanu Reeves stars in Jonah Hill’s meta comedy-drama. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best ...