Falling Tsar

This year’s election could be the tragedy-hit country’s last chance to avoid an authoritarian regime

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has brought shame on Russia, yet there is still no big internal push for his removal. Will the anniversary change that?

From Shaun the Sheep to Grand Theft Auto, Brexit is choking the arts, and the government is doing nothing about it

A revelatory exhibition unveils the workings of a genius

In today's world, God and evil are tough to explain. Can the works of Voltaire help?

Which European countries have given the most to Ukraine's war effort?

It's time to prepare for the new world order and the stark implications of its arrival

This year’s election could be the tragedy-hit country’s last chance to avoid an authoritarian regime

The report's conclusion was no surprise. Nor was the fact that it failed to address the reality of how terrorism impacts our country

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has brought shame on Russia, yet there is still no big internal push for his removal. Will the anniversary change that?

From Shaun the Sheep to Grand Theft Auto, Brexit is choking the arts, and the government is doing nothing about it

Britain is increasingly secular, but religion remains baked into our politics and institutions. Does that need to change?

We are no closer to addressing, let alone solving, the issue than Britain

At a “secret” meeting over the weekend, the Levelling Up Secretary was "very honest" about the shortcomings of Brexit

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Madonna has always questioned contemporary social norms. Why would we expect her to change now?

Climate change, increasing production costs and rapacious demand are combining to threaten producers of jamón ibérico

We don't need to characterise either of them at all. Let alone noble or absurd

What new right wing parties can we expect to emerge in the coming years? And, who may lead them?

A revelatory exhibition unveils the workings of a genius

Music has long tried to solve the riddle of childhood and recapture the point of view of the child that we all once were

Greece’s wildest peninsula, the Mani, is a place of mystery and ruined towers, where locals lived “a knife’s edge away from starvation”

This play is a joyous celebration not just of great writing and acting, but also of the art of theatricality

With its central theme of doomed, forbidden love, it is also a pretty odd play to put on around the time of Valentine’s Day

How a book of ancient Chinese and Indian texts influenced the work of one of Spain’s greatest modern artists

Traditionally it’s assumed that there is only a west-to-east movement but there has been a rich tradition the other way

A gripping work of literary fiction – soon to be a Netflix series – sheds light on the Sámi’s plight

Luciano Spalletti could have retired. Yet not only is he back on the touchline, he is thriving

This is an ideal midweek meal, playing up to the season diligently but without fuss

While some English words are of uncertain etymology, others have multiple origins and definitions

He was born into a farming family, but it was always the agricultural machinery rather than the land itself that fascinated the young Ferruccio

A congregation that’s 100% anything when it comes to ethnicity hardly implies diversity, let alone multiculturalism