China’s increasing chokehold on Britain

Al-Qaida’s leader is dead but terrorism is very much alive.. and the next wave of it to strike Britain may come from the extreme right

Spain’s bill to offer paid menstrual leave is a first for Europe. Closer to home, the push for change is coming from individuals

In spite of human rights and its ongoing threat to Taiwan, Brexit and concerns over the union could soon force us to align with the communist state

An olive tree older than the Old Testament is a reminder it is hard to get a handle on the real meaning of time

When the bronzes were created, Nigeria didn’t exist as a country the way it does today. So, is returned the right word?

Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will heed it

Al-Qaida’s leader is dead but terrorism is very much alive.. and the next wave of it to strike Britain may come from the extreme right

Elvis wasn't The King to me. But he was to millions and that has to be respected

Strangely, Truss's beloved idol, Margaret Thatcher, didn't put office layout in any leadership and election manifestos

When it comes to the economy, the Tory frontrunner is taking the worst possible advice from the worst possible advisers

The country has a lack of digital infrastructure. Germany is a fax republic

Spain’s bill to offer paid menstrual leave is a first for Europe. Closer to home, the push for change is coming from individuals

In spite of human rights and its ongoing threat to Taiwan, Brexit and concerns over the union could soon force us to align with the communist state

His image makers are trying, and failing, to invent him a personality

A witch hunt is under way for the person who leaked footage of the caretaker PM dancing to Sweet Caroline

While they never got to enjoy the prime ministerial superyacht they wanted taxpayers to shell out for, Boris and Carrie are rumoured to have found refuge on another ultra-luxe pleasure cruiser instead

An investigation into the conduct of a leading columnist has widened into how the paper dealt with previous complaints

There is one area in which Rishi Sunak leads Liz Truss - the lack of data breaches reported in his former department

From Ukraine to wildfires, from Partygate to Taiwan, the blur of events seems faster than ever. Is it a sign of the times or a trick of our minds?

As predicted, Liz Truss was a hopeless prime minister. But her successor, Rishi Sunak, is likely to be equally terrible

What happened when pianists from Ukraine and Russia met at a competition set up by a Texan who wowed Moscow at the height of the cold war?

Truss has been described as “a woman so dense that light bends around her”, shares one reader

The pair just make it up as they go along. So, come and join Liz and Rishi at their one-stop improv shop

An olive tree older than the Old Testament is a reminder it is hard to get a handle on the real meaning of time

Tight, exciting and nuanced, new six-part Croatian drama thriller Four Strangers is a proper treat

The most unlikely duo imaginable, Erasure are proof that genius often resides in British eccentricity

Ukrainian artist turned soldier Hamlet Zinkivskyi is decorating his war-torn hometown... on the orders of his commander

In a difficult year for Edinburgh, Sir Ian provides an exhilarating spectacle - but there are joys to be found elsewhere in the city

A stunning new novel captures the weight of history on a country rinsed with regrets

Barcelona, heavily in debt, have managed to go on a summer spending spree

Unless you’re close to a credible Middle Eastern, Greek or Turkish shop in Britain, or are going out to dine, making your own hummus is perhaps the wisest move

The use of ‘amount’ rather than ‘number’ when referring to plural nouns is on the increase. But is it actually wrong?

The Italian's driving walked the line between skill and recklessness but never crossed it

Its creators may plead otherwise, but the world's biggest TV show rendered sex as grotesque and alienating as any puritanical religiosity