You may not like Prince Harry but his win against the Mirror is huge and hes not finished yet

OpinionPrince Harry This article is more than 1 month oldYou may not like Prince Harry but his win against the Mirror is huge – and he’s not finished yetThis article is more than 1 month oldJames HanningPiers Morgan now has a problem, but so too does much of the press. It is in the crosshairs of a man on a mission James Hanning is a former deputy editor of the Independent on Sunday and author of The News MachineHere’s a thought for key sections of the British press: be afraid, be very afraid.

'There is no absolute truth': an infectious disease expert on Covid-19, misinformation and 'bullshit

‘Just because the trend that you see is consistent with a story that someone’s selling,inferring causality is dangerous.’ Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Alamy Stock Photo‘Just because the trend that you see is consistent with a story that someone’s selling,inferring causality is dangerous.’ Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Alamy Stock PhotoCoronavirusCarl Bergstrom’s two disparate areas of expertise merged as reports of a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in January Carl Bergstrom is uniquely suited to understanding the current moment.

20 of the best spas in Europe | Spa breaks

Let off steam … the thermal pool at Walliser Alpentherme and Spa, Leukerbad, SwitzerlandBeautiful locations blend with traditional and modern treatments at this pick of great value spas from Iceland to Sardinia 30 best UK spas The Guardian’s product and service reviews are independent and are in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative. We will earn a commission from the retailer if you buy something through an affiliate link.

Are sausages bad for you?

SausagesNew research says that people who eat processed meat have an increased risk of an early death. Does this mean we have to give up sausages – or will we be OK if we buy posh bangers and grill rather than fry them?Sausages have never been known as the healthiest food. But what makes them so dangerous?The things that are causing all the fuss are chemicals called nitrites and nitrates, which once in the body can be converted into cancer-causing compounds.

Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans review scams on the home front

BooksReviewA 10-year-old evacuee gets caught up in the schemes of crooked little people in this interestingly unstable dark comedyThe people in Lissa Evans’s entertaining fourth novel, set on the home front during the second world war, are busy filtering dyed government petrol to sell to civilians, pawning looted effects or collecting for fake causes. The war saw a spree of scams, not just by habitual crooks but by crooked little people, raiding vegetable patches, pickpocketing in the blackout.

Families of missing and murdered Native women ask: Wheres the attention for ours?

Native AmericansGabby Petito’s case highlights the power of media attention but for Indigenous communities it also emphasizes the lack of attention given to missing and murdered Native people The case of missing 22-year-old Gabby Petito came to a tragic conclusion this week when the FBI reported her body had been found in a national park in Wyoming. And just as they had been during the frantic search for the young woman, news organizations and social media platforms across the US were buzzing with the terrible update.

If we reject gender discrimination in every other arena, why do we accept it in religion? | Beatrice

‘Male religious authorities go out of their way to exclude women, yet many women follow them regardless’ Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian‘Male religious authorities go out of their way to exclude women, yet many women follow them regardless’ Photograph: Linda Nylind/The GuardianOpinionReligion This article is more than 4 years oldIf we reject gender discrimination in every other arena, why do we accept it in religion?This article is more than 4 years oldBeatrice AlbaYoung women and girls deserve better than what mainstream religion offers them

John Deakin: champagne and sulphur in Soho

PhotographyHe may have been a nasty, detestable person – but John Deakin's portraits of Soho characters and artists changed photography The boozer who bottled bohemia: John Deakin's photographs of bygone Soho – in pictures George Melly called him a "vicious little drunk of such inventive malice and implacable bitchiness that it's surprising he didn't choke on his own venom". Woolworths heiress Barbara Hutton described him as "the second nastiest man I've ever met"

Pavement Picasso: on the trail of Londons chewing gum artist | Street art

The ObserverStreet artInterviewPavement Picasso: on the trail of London’s chewing gum artistTim AdamsSince 2004, street artist Ben Wilson has been turning thousands of blobs of discarded gum into miniature artworks that celebrate community and the lives of local people There have been a few times over the past 10 years or so when, feeling as grey as London skies and walking with eyes down to the pavement, I’ve spotted a hard little dazzle of primary colour and felt immediately cheered.

Story of cities #12: Haussmann rips up Paris and divides France to this day | Cities

The story of citiesCitiesStory of cities #12: Haussmann rips up Paris – and divides France to this dayGeorges-Eugène Haussmann is feted internationally for transforming the French capital with an audacious programme of urban planning. Yet 125 years after his death, his legacy at home remains much more controversial. Why? He was the Parisian who ripped up his home city; one of the most famous and controversial urban planners in history. Even now, 125 years after the death of Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, France remains divided over whether the man who transformed Paris into the City of Light was truly a master planner – or an imperialist megalomaniac.