How the Tory press held Britain to ransom

Just Stop Oil are not virtue signallers, they’re desperation signallers, and their alarmism is justified

The UK’s right-leaning newspapers are less influential than ever, and most will always loathe Labour. So why is Keir Starmer trying to court them?

A profitable and once-respected newspaper has collapsed into family scandal and culture war extremism

An all-female team’s battle to win the Le Mans 24-hour race and shake up a stale, male world

Does the replication of artwork add to or detract from the original piece’s value?

Labour’s NHS Fit for the Future plan is not enough. We need more radical reform

In Greece, the far-right is bouncing back into the political mainstream

The English are obsessed by class, yet their reluctance to discuss it gives very little away

When Rutte chose migration as his hill to die on, his leadership was over

Felix Portello’s protest rap has earned him a different sort of following from the one he’s used to

The mayor of Naples has decided to cap the number of sunbathers on Posillipo’s beaches. But, Neapolitans are good at finding loopholes

The longest-running German music festival is a treat for all Wagner fans. Tickets, however, can be hard to come by

The latest scandals and gossip from Westminster and Fleet Street

Just Stop Oil are not virtue signallers, they’re desperation signallers, and their alarmism is justified

In this new world, a president should be no older than 65 – old enough to have the wisdom of age and the youth to still grasp what needs to be understood

As Labour left office in 2010, the NHS had the highest satisfaction ratings in its history. Today, ratings and morale could barely be lower

The UK’s right-leaning newspapers are less influential than ever, and most will always loathe Labour. So why is Keir Starmer trying to court them?

A profitable and once-respected newspaper has collapsed into family scandal and culture war extremism

World-renowned economist Adam Posen reveals some tough truths about Britain’s situation

“Britain’s strictest teacher” is a bizarre cosplay act for those who believe everything was better in the 1950s

In his rush to participate in geopolitics, has the president forgotten about strife-torn France itself?

When the head of France’s collaborating Vichy government appeared in court, he remained a mystery for many who were there

The “free” market, trickle-down economics, deregulation and privatisation have led to oligarchy and techno-feudalism

In an attempt to deter migrants, the government’s mission is to turn the country into an unwelcoming, collapsing, dystopian hellscape. Oh, wait...

An all-female team’s battle to win the Le Mans 24-hour race and shake up a stale, male world

A new strain of writing, that engages with the mundane things of life, is more profound than it may first appear

The Helsinki Biennial event highlights how the climate crisis sparked Finland’s artistic and cultural awakening

This recipe is classically European in nature – a piece of white fish, breadcrumbed, served with a creamy garlic and spinach sauce

Did the Third Reich really have teams of archaeologists dedicated to finding sacred relics in the name of Aryan mastery? The answer, unbelievably, is yes.

If your name becomes an adjective, you will achieve immortality; but beware, it may not be the kind that you want

Born into privilege she may have been, but Anastasia’s short life and awful death remain one of the great tragedies of the 20th century

The likes of Osip Mandelstam, Marina Tsvetaeva, Anna Akhmatova and Joseph Brodsky were regarded by their contemporary readers with the awe now reserved for rock stars