The Conservatives are dead

Robert Prevost may have been born American, but his experience, views and values are as far from Trumpian as were his predecessor’s

A toxic and debased brand may be still in denial, but the only vital signs on the right are now with Reform

Morgan McSweeney is the most influential invisible man in British politics. Is he to blame for Labour’s rightward turn and tanking opinion poll numbers?

Estonian Tommy Cash’s Espresso Macchiato mocks Italians. Is he a prankster, or a racist?

Many secular philosophers have opposed war and particular wars, but Russell stands in a class apart

Scientists at the University of California claim to have created a new colour, called ‘olo’, which is outside the human visual spectrum

Late pub opening hours and face painting feel crass and nationalistic

Starmer is doing deals as old certainties vanish. But frustrated voters will be hard to convince

A Chicago restaurant has begun selling ‘The Leo’, a limited-edition sandwich dipped in gravy and topped with peppers, in honour of the new pope

He’s the school nerd who used to hang out with football hooligans and loves Donald Trump. Now he’s on the verge of becoming Romania’s next president

The season of drunken Brits, staggering about in pre-wedding oblivion, has come to Spain. There’s only one way to deal with the embarrassment of it all

Fortuna Düsseldorf, in Germany's second tier, has traditionally struggled to match the passion of their neighbours. So they're giving tickets away

A Finnish comedy trio are among the bookies’ favourites to win the song contest... for Sweden

A string of decisions has triggered a wave of criticism – from the public, the media, legal scholars and politicians

Robert Prevost may have been born American, but his experience, views and values are as far from Trumpian as were his predecessor’s

A toxic and debased brand may be still in denial, but the only vital signs on the right are now with Reform

Morgan McSweeney is the most influential invisible man in British politics. Is he to blame for Labour’s rightward turn and tanking opinion poll numbers?

Supporters of Kim Leadbeater’s dangerous bill should listen to young people who see it will cause significant harm

Battered Keir Starmer knows the May 19 Brexit summit will bring more criticism from Nigel Farage. But the PM can’t turn back now

The country has a swagger about it – but is Narendra Modi holding back its tech boom?

The cemetery, opened by Napoleon, was unpopular at first. But then the VIPs came – followed by the ghosts

Following Farage means inching towards him as he inches further right – doing this has already left the Conservatives in ruins

Loomer, rumoured to be Donald Trump’s girlfriend, is a hardcore right wing extremist. It’s a shame she’s also one of the most influential people in America

Little more than a week since being elected, a number of Reform councillors face having to stand down

Former colleagues of the Mail on Sunday diarist are gobsmacked at her latest outpouring, with eyebrow-raising tales of subterfuge and at-desk urination

The government is rumoured to be about to ditch not just culture secretary Lisa Nandy but her department entirely

With Badenoch floundering in the polls, her supporters are looking for something – anything – to rescue her

New editor Tom McTague has named his deputy – and the similarities are hard to miss

The right wing channel claimed Ireland was heading for an exit on the basis of a poll showing support for membership had plummeted to, er, 82%

Why does MAGA hate Europe? Maybe they’ve just watched too many movies...

Munch was the tortured artist of legend – but he was also highly prolific, highly popular and cherished by a network of family and friends

The story of the detective who gives a neat solution to the mess of human affairs is deeply satisfying – and reassuring

Estonian Tommy Cash’s Espresso Macchiato mocks Italians. Is he a prankster, or a racist?

A trip to taste Priorat’s wines was illuminating – until the lights went out

Andres Veiel’s magnificent documentary lets Riefenstahl, in her interviews, recordings and archived files, speak for herself

Both terms were applied to people living in rural settings, outside urban Christian religious communities

Mocked for speaking English with a Clouseau-esque accent, Lufbery’s time in American fatigues saw him become a wartime legend

Tech giants want our lives to become more efficient than ever, and film photography represents the exact opposite of what they preach