Children
August 2024
‘She has a hyaluronic acid and niacinamide serum’: the curious boom in skincare for tweens
From lip balms to luxe serums, Generation Alpha is an increasingly profitable market for the beauty industry. What’s causing prepubescent children to covet adult skin care regimes – and is it anything to worry about?
- Politics Weekly UKLabour suspensions and the Tory leadership race - Politics Weekly UKKeir Starmer has suspended seven of his MPs who rebelled against the whip to scrap the two-child benefit cap. So why won’t Labour scrap the controversial limit, and what does this first test of Starmer’s leadership tell us about the party’s financial position? The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by columnist Gaby Hinsliff and former Downing Street chief of staff and Conservative peer Gavin Barwell to discuss the issue. Plus, the Conservative leadership race begins