ExperienceLife and style'I had been prepared to fight the enemy in Iraq, but I never expected to feel betrayed by my own people'I had always had great respect for soldiers. My father was a Vietnam veteran. I was amazed by his tenacity, so much so that I wanted to follow his example, to do something significant and fight on the frontline. I joined the army in 2004, and a year later I was sent to Iraq.

Germany This article is more than 1 month oldFour arrested in Europe over alleged cross-border Hamas terrorism plotThis article is more than 1 month oldThree held in Germany and one in Netherlands over plans for possible attacks on Jewish institutions, prosecutor says Four people have been arrested in Germany and the Netherlands on suspicion of being part of a cross-border Hamas terror plot that German prosecutors said aimed to obtain weapons to target Jewish institutions in Europe.

Andy Murray This article is more than 2 months oldFrustrated Andy Murray ‘not enjoying’ tennis after Alex de Minaur lossThis article is more than 2 months oldDe Minaur prevails 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-5 at Paris MastersFormer world No 1 smashes racket during final setAndy Murray admitted he is not enjoying his tennis after suffering another disappointing defeat to Alex de Minaur in the first round of the Paris Masters. Murray had lost all five previous matches against the Australian, including three this season, with the most recent coming in Beijing where the Briton failed to convert three match points.

Sexual healingLife and styleAfter repeated injuries, I’m afraid of penetration – but I’m too embarrassed to talk to a doctor My husband has a big penis and every time we have sex my vulva tears. We use silicone lubricant (water-based dried up too quickly) and avoid certain positions, to no avail. That is the only advice I have ever found online and I am too embarrassed to ask my GP for help.

FamilyMusical comedian Tim Minchin met his wife when he was only 17 – they've been together 19 years. When he became a father, he discovered a whole new world of feeling to inspire his songs about the ups and downs of family lifeMore than 100,000 people saw Tim Minchin's latest show. He's sold out the O2 in London and won strings of comedy and music awards. But, on the quiet, this father of two under-fives also happens to be the king of ambivalent (and honest) parenting.

Children's booksChildren's booksWhat are the best children's fantasy book series?From Ursula K le Guin’s Earthsea sequence to Garth Nix’s Old Kingdom trilogy, the Book Doctor recommends epic fantasy books to tweens and young teens who want something like Game of Thrones but without the sex and violence I’m 11 and want to start reading a new fantasy series! I’ve just finished Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials, which I loved. I’m really sad that I’ve finished it.

Greenland This article is more than 8 months oldGreenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish in parliament debateThis article is more than 8 months oldAki-Matilda Høegh-Dam gives seven-minute speech in native Inuit language and refuses to repeat in Danish A Greenlandic MP has refused to speak Danish during a debate in the Danish parliament in Copenhagen and instead spoke in her native Inuit language, frustrating uncomprehending lawmakers and highlighting strained relations between Denmark and Greenland.

John OsborneObituaryJohn Osborne: a natural dissenter who changed the face of British theatreJohn Osborne died 20 years ago today. In this obituary, published in the Guardian in 1994, Michael Billington reflects on the playwright’s life and legacy One of the most famous stories about John Osborne concerns a meeting with Kenneth Tynan, who had just been appointed literary manager of the National Theatre. “Come and join us at the National and make history,” said Tynan.

DeSantis’s tour of all 99 Iowa counties led the Trump team to compare him to fellow candidate Ryan Binkley, a pastor and businessman. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPADeSantis’s tour of all 99 Iowa counties led the Trump team to compare him to fellow candidate Ryan Binkley, a pastor and businessman. Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPARon DeSantis This article is more than 1 month oldLast stop for Ron DeSantis on tour of Iowa as 2024 state caucuses loom This article is more than 1 month oldJust 100 miles away in Cedar Rapids, frontrunner and former president Donald Trump holds event to rally supporters

Universities This article is more than 2 years oldThis article is more than 2 years oldHigher education is one of the most casualised sectors of the UK economy, and for many it means a struggle to get by Like many PhD students, Aimée Lê needed her hourly paid job – as an English lecturer – to stay afloat. But what her students never guessed was that for two years while she taught them she was living in a tent.