Opinions

The Guardian view on a tale of two activists: Joshua Wong and Au Kam San should not be behind bars | Editorial

The latest vindictive prosecutions and harsh sentences in Hong Kong and Macau are further testimony to China’s ruthless suppression of dissent One is internationally famous – he was once dubbed “the F

The Guardian view on Ordnance Survey maps: still a superior way to navigate the landscape | Editorial

The 225th anniversary of the organisation’s first publication is an opportunity to celebrate its unique contribution to our sense of place In his one-paragraph short story, On Exactitude in Science, J

Nicola Jennings on Cop31 in Turkey – cartoon

Challenging the politics that brought Donald Trump to power | Letters

Readers respond to an editorial commenting on the Republicans’ rout in the US midterm elections Your editorial on the US midterms (4 November) notes that culture war attacks, bigotry and smears failed

Older women are as varied and individual as we have ever been | Letters

Thank you, Jo Brand, for not offering us a formula for growing older, writes Dr Denise Taylor. Plus a letter from Louise Mothersole I found Jo Brand’s reflections on approaching 70 wonderfully refresh

You can say that again, Sam … in Latin | Letters

From Ursus Nomine Paddington to ‘Deskibus collapsibus’ – readers respond to a letter on learning the language Our venerable Latin teacher, Mr EA Burnham, was persuaded to help us translate contemporar

When the 11-plus test went to the dogs | Brief letters

Intelligence test | Food shocks | Dylan’s papal visit | Huddersfield fans Philip Allen’s suggestion (Letters, 5 November) that the cat is the odd one out between cat, dog and radio is questionable. It

It is time the government treated hunger and obesity as two interlinked problems | Letter

The cabinet committee the MPs want should become the delivery arm of a statutory right to adequate food, writes Prof Kent Buse of the World Obesity Federation Your report (UK government’s obesity plan

There is no ‘magic pill’ to fix young women’s anxiety. I should know – I once took propranolol myself | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Prescriptions for these beta blockers are soaring among England’s teenage girls. But they deserve more than this sticking-plaster approach The first time I had a panic attack, I genuinely thought I wa

Donald Trump’s power is on the wane. What next for Russia, Israel – and the rest of us? | Simon Tisdall

With the global tide turning against him, the US president’s lame duck status could still aggravate old tensions and spark new explosions It was a victory for the world, too. People in the many countr

New Zealand’s two major parties are flatlining as dispirited voters seek transformational change

Voters sent National and Labour a clear message last night – and the parties have no one to blame but themselves New Zealand faces weeks of uncertainty with election ‘too close to call’ New Zealand vo

Steve Jones on dangerous tech innovations – cartoon

Moscow has shuttered Novaya Gazeta – we told the truth and we paid the price | Elena Kostyuchenko

Russia’s best-known independent newspaper was my home for 17 years. It’s being shut down, but the spirit of its journalism will live on Novaya Gazeta – Russia’s most prominent independent newspaper –

Pineapple on pizza is an insult to our great Italian cuisine – and here’s why we secretly love it | Luca Cesari

Of course an Italian chef would rather be sacked than make this. Defending our food against such blasphemy makes us feel like better people Luca Cesari is a food historian and author of The History of

The PM’s small measures aim to help the public take back control – and we know how powerful that can be | Gaby Hinsliff

E-bikes, noisy headphones, flytipping: Burnham is weighing in on areas that make a difference to how people feel about life Imagine waking up one morning to find a humiliating video of you, filmed wit

Freezer meltdowns and airline hoaxes are a taste of things to come. Hoping for the best is no longer an option | Elisabeth Braw

Acts of greyzone aggression aim to spread panic. Europe has to show the saboteurs that we are resilient It was as though a ghostly hand had switched the settings on supermarket freezers across Europe