Wonder women

Sipping tea in their suburban home, Jan Creamer and her husband Tim Phillips look like an ordinary couple putting their feet up. But appearances could not be more deceptive. This formidable pair have

Exaggerating her beetling monobrow and wispy dark moustache in self-portraits, the artist Frida Kahlo was a female force to be reckoned with, unafraid to pour her heart onto the canvas. Only last autu

The leading conservationists tell Niall Hampton about their Sacred Nature Initiative

David Farrier Nature’s Genius Evolution’s lessons for a changing planet 288pp. Canongate. £20. In David Farrier’s latest book, he warns us that humanity is endangering every facet of life on Earth thr

At a time when it can feel as if we’re all more disconnected than ever, we meet three women helping others in their own unique and special way…

IT MAY BE 2026, BUT MANY HARD-WON RIGHTS FOR WOMEN ARE UNDER THREAT. WE ASK GROUNDBREAKING ACTIVISTS, STORYTELLERS AND A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER HOW TO MAINTAIN HOPE AND EFFECT CHANGE, EVEN WHEN THE WAY FORWARD IS UNCLEAR