‘Work hard – nobody cares how good you used to be’: Paul Smith at 80 on love, fun and his fabulous life in fashion‘Work hard – nobody cares how good you used to be’: Paul Smith at 80 on love, fun and his fabulous life in fashion

With the release of his new biography, the British designer talks about leaving school at 15, the real reason he won’t retire and why no one wears velvet trousers any more Go for a browse in the Paul Smith shop in Mayfair, London, on any given Saturday and you’ll likely ...

‘This is what I have to do to survive’: the Sudan refugees forced into sex work‘This is what I have to do to survive’: the Sudan refugees forced into sex work

They fled a brutal civil war to reach safety in Egypt, but now many Sudanese women and girls are falling prey to sexual exploitation Sudanese women who fled to Egypt to escape the war in their country are facing increasing levels of sexual exploitation, with the Guardian told of single ...

Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine MalikIsraeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik

Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes The gap between what is being inflicted on Palestinians and the appropriate reaction on the part of the international community has always been vast. But now it ...

UN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on IsraelUN expert Francesca Albanese calls for ‘true paradigm shift’ as Miliband resets policy on Israel

Exclusive: UN special rapporteur on occupied territories says ban on goods from settlements ‘important’ but must go further if it is to amount to more than a ‘press release’ The UK’s planned ban on trade with unlawful Israeli settlements is a welcome, if overdue, first step and must be judged ...

New dossier sheds light on Sudan chemical weapons allegationsNew dossier sheds light on Sudan chemical weapons allegations

A dossier made public Saturday shed light on allegations that Sudan’s military developed and used chemical weapons in the country’s devastating civil war. Documents, videos, and text messages reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post, and provided by Middle Eastern security officials from an unnamed country, appear ...