‘turning 60 is a real gift’

We suspect you know where you were, half a decade ago this spring, when then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to ‘stay home, protect the NHS, save lives’. But as research paints an increasingly detailed picture of the ways in which those years shaped everything from our health habits to our identities, academics are asking a different question: who were you back then? And who are you now?

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It’s Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, and fans are gearing up to celebrate. Reader, if you’re one of them, join us as we explore her enduring legacy