Whether you love it, loathe it, or think it’s a bunch of consumerist nonsense, it’s hard to avoid all the talk of red hearts and romance on Valentine’s day. Well some of it is just that – nonsense: Adam Taylor says terms such as “pulling on heart strings” and “warming the cockles of your heart” are as misleading as that heart-shaped symbol.

Being in love isn’t just about a romantic head-over-heels affair. Tim Lomas analysed words for “love” across the world’s languages and discovered there are at least 14 different kinds. And if it’s actually the perfect day for a break up, here are some new rules for digitally disentangling, and why having a tattoo of your lover’s name has been a bad idea for centuries.

No one knows if 14th-century Hindu queen Padmavati really existed or is the stuff of folklore. But a new Bollywood epic about her life has certainly divided Indian society. There have been protests, bans and death threats for the director and lead actress. Monia Acciari explains why it’s the latest in a string of films with strong female characters that have come under fire.

Oxfam is still reeling from allegations of the actions of its aid workers. But as Rosa Freedman explains, many NGOs simply have not set up the structures and processes needed to stop abuse in the field. She says this is what they now need to do.

And Simon Sweeney has been looking at the UK car industry in the event of hard brexit – despite the industry being a manufacturing success story in Britain, a tough deal could end up costing it some £4.5 billion in annual tariffs.

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