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Carlton in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air dad dancing in a dadcore outfit. Photograph: NBC via Getty ImagesCarlton in The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air dad dancing in a dadcore outfit. Photograph: NBC via Getty ImagesThe Fashion autumn/winter 2016FashionIs dadcore a fashion trend to outlast them all?Practical, comfortable, confident: dadcore is a fashion inspiration rather than a style joke Dadcore is inspired by the wardrobe of the man who gave up on fashion when he became a father.

Bubbling up: the dining room. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The ObserverBubbling up: the dining room. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The ObserverJay Rayner on restaurantsFoodReviewLower yourself into the froth of Jacuzzi for a great time – just try not to think about the pricesJacuzzi, 94 Kensington High Street, London W8 4SJ (bigmammagroup.com). Starters £9-£28, large dishes £15.50-£45, desserts £8-£14, wines from £29 The word “Jacuzzi” conjures up opposing images. On the one hand there’s the Jacuzzi as warm, soothing bath; the place to ease away the stresses of the day in a flourish of bubbles and fizz.

Rudyard Kipling This article is more than 13 years oldKipling's poignant Jungle Book inscription comes to lightThis article is more than 13 years oldA first edition, dedicated to the daughter he lost, has been discovered in a National Trust property in CambridgeshireA first edition of The Jungle Book, complete with a handwritten inscription by author Rudyard Kipling to his youngest daughter, has been discovered in a National Trust property in Cambridgeshire.

Disability This article is more than 1 year oldTwo directors of care provider charged with criminal neglect over death of Ann Marie SmithThis article is more than 1 year oldThe 54-year-old, who had cerebral palsy, died in 2020 from septic shock, multiple organ failure, severe pressure sores and malnourishment Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Two directors of the care provider for Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith have been charged with criminal neglect over her death.

A letter to ...FamilyThe letter you always wanted to writeYou have chosen a life without me. How long do you need? I have tried many forms of contact but you block me. Damn technology. It has been 10 months since that final day. Will this silence last for ever? I ought not to equate my agony to grieving for the dead: you are alive, so I hold on to hope with faltering fingertips.

OpinionSelf-driving cars This article is more than 1 month oldDriverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they’re on the road to nowhereThis article is more than 1 month oldChristian WolmarFor all the billions spent, the dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. It would be much smarter to focus on public transport Developing driverless cars has been AI’s greatest test. Today we can say it has failed miserably, despite the expenditure of tens of billions of dollars in attempts to produce a viable commercial vehicle.

China This article is more than 6 months old‘Facekinis’ become popular in China as temperatures soarThis article is more than 6 months oldPeople buying full-face masks alongside hats, fans – and hats with inbuilt fans – as temperatures rise above 35C In scorching Beijing, “facekinis” are the hottest new fashion as surging temperatures shatter records. With the air temperature rising above 35C (95F) and the ground surface temperature soaring as high as 80C in some parts of the country, residents and visitors have taken to carrying portable fans and covering themselves up to avoid getting burnt.

Jacinda ArdernIn a Guardian interview, New Zealand’s prime minister reveals how her life has changed and her ambition for a can-do country It’s just gone lunchtime in New Zealand’s largest city and Jacinda Ardern arrives at her two-bedroom suburban home after a primary school meet and greet. The 37-year-old prime minister of New Zealand and poster woman of progressive politics is sitting in the passenger seat of a blue Subaru, craving a muesli bar and wearing woollen shoes that look like slippers.

‘Interactions in time and space’ … Emanuel Gat’s LoveTrain2020. Photograph: Julia Gat‘Interactions in time and space’ … Emanuel Gat’s LoveTrain2020. Photograph: Julia GatStageInterviewLet it all out! Tears for Fears inspire ‘utopian’ dance showLyndsey WinshipEmmanuel Gat explains why it’s easier to choreograph to Pierre Boulez than pop music and how his dancers perform ‘with a question mark not an exclamation mark’ ‘All around me are familiar faces / worn-out places, worn-out faces” goes the song, and a man on stage in a voluminous skirt jerks his body with the beat as Mad World fills the auditorium.