Opinion

Liz Truss has entered Number 10 wanting to change government. This time may be better spent on some reflection

Each of Venice’s 1,000 islands carries its own world. What happened when a Londoner (originally from France) moved there?

Our society needs a more measured approach, writes one reader

It's time to raise a glass, the famous beer festival has returned

We want peace and ought to seek it. However, negotiating with a suspected war criminal is far from desirable

Rivers and reservoirs are shrinking, the land is parched. Welcome to Europe in 2050 – if we don’t act now

Will King Charles III insist on royal protocol and privilege or will his reign breakaway from tradition?

A recent experience with removal men helped me understand something. The mark of relatively free society is that the personal trumps the political

The Italian word obbligato has come to have two entirely contradictory meanings when used in English

At the centre of Samantha Morton’s new series about the Medicis is a maligned queen whose character remains a mystery

Technophobe and literary rover Javier Marías managed to live a life as extraordinary as his work

The sporting talents of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, nicknamed Kvaradona, are surprising and thrilling

The visionary French-Swiss film director and giant of the French New Wave left us breathless with his films. He's how he did it

Even at the age of 87, Irving was pondering if he had achieved enough during his career

Red tape continues to frustrate small businesses as the hunt for the sunlit uplands goes on

Drakeford has been quietly effective in Wales. Now I've spoken to him, it's clear to see why

At the height of his fame, the star of Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day called time on his movie career. Why? So he could study philosophy at the Sorbonne

His sabre-rattling is a sign that the invasion of Ukraine has misfired - but what happens next could be even worse

Labour’s leader is perceived to be sitting on his hands over Europe. But private discussions with European leaders tell a different story

Comedian MITCH BENN envisions what people would've sung as they queued to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state

The lucrative UK/US trade deal is dead - so will it Liz Truss now press ahead with ripping up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol?

Everyone expects far rightist Giorgia Meloni to be Italy’s next PM. What happens next is uncertain

The only way to defeat them is for the left to link arms with the centre

The West has turned away from the victims of the Syrian war, who are stuck between warring factions and a corrupt government that’s implicated in the drug trade

An idea that originated in the Basque country seems to be catching on

The Kremlin has been meddling in Italian politics and will be pleased with what it sees

Polls show the young don’t fully trust Charles. What better way to solve it than by restating his environmental agenda in deed, not word?

Ukraine has learned lessons from the battlefield but Russia has not. The result is humiliating for Vladimir Putin

In dark times, it is genuinely heartening to see Europeans coming together. We have our differences, but we are, essentially, the same, writes one reader

What the US playwright can teach us about Britain’s falling currency and fading international reputation

He has the task of preserving a system that even he knows can no longer be justified