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The acclaimed artist takes Florence in her first institutional solo show in Italy
Dear Rachel, here’s a big idea for you
No matter how loudly we call for a return to the customs union and the single market, Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer are not going to listen
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The US giants have become sprawling conglomerates, precisely the kind of fat, complacent companies they once set out to disrupt
When Fred Trump lost his mind
What happens if Donald goes the same way as his father – and what if he already has?
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The wine world is reeling from fraud scandals in which bulk Spanish plonk is being passed off as everything from champagne to prized vintages
The ‘hellish nightmare’ of the Depardieu trial
While a cinema legend faces sexual assault claims, his Kremlin-defending lawyer denigrates witnesses – and compares his client’s treatment to the French revolution terror
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Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause
What is the meaning of life?
James Bailey’s new book attempts to finally answer humanity’s oldest and most profound question
The hard right will tear itself apart
The idea that Nigel Farage could be prime minister is laughable when he is struggling to hold his party together
Can Cop30 solve its ethical dilemma?
Thousands of trees are being felled in the Amazon rainforest to build a four-lane highway for this year’s climate summit in Belém
Our media obsession with Trump is playing into China’s hands
China may soon become the most powerful country on earth – but the UK media has taken its eye off the ball thanks to the circus in America
Everyday Philosophy: Why corporal punishment must be banned
Modelling physical violence as a way of controlling other people is bad in itself, but emotional damage for victims can be long-lasting and debilitating, too
Donald Trump, America’s unserious narcissist
Despite all the warning signs the first time around, the world is paying a very heavy price for Trump 2.0
Everyday Philosophy: John Cage and the sound of silence
A collective called the 1000 Artists have followed in the composer’s footsteps by releasing a silent protest album
Donald and Vladimir, a love story
Donald Trump and the mind-bending insanity of his foreign policy that treats enemies as friends and vice versa
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The chancellor’s dodgy forecasts
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We shouldn’t be shocked at Rachel Reeves and Freebiegate
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Brexit botcher Frost sees the music
The Tory leader has been bemoaning the “teenage” tastes of Labour ministers like Rachel Reeves. But was his hero Margaret Thatcher really any better?
Daniel Hannan, the world’s worst television reviewer
The Tory peer has rubbished the Netflix hit Adolescence for not being about something completely different
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The failure of Rachel Reeves + the choreography of fascism
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Yes, Team Trump is incompetent. And yes, they LOATHE Europe
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Tracey Emin: ‘Brexit was hideous and heinous’
The acclaimed artist takes Florence in her first institutional solo show in Italy
The Brexit statistic that puts Rachel Reeves’s boasts to shame
The chancellor crowed about tiny real GDP growth while ignoring a much bigger bombshell
Britain needs to be more like Switzerland
The UK could boost growth with a bespoke EU deal like the one the Swiss have just renegotiated. What’s the hold-up?
A new front in the Brexiteers’ war on reality
A right wing think tank uses very selective evidence to claims Brexit damage has been overstated
EU defence fund won’t destroy the Brexit reset
UK exclusion from an EU arms fund makes a big deal on May 19 much more, not less, likely
Should Canada join the EU?
Stranger ideas have been mooted – but an expanded deal that shuts out Trump is more likely
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North Macedonia loses an entire generation
With 59 fatalities and over 200 hospitalisations, the fire at Club Pulse was the stuff of nightmares
How Le Pen wrote the rules of her own downfall
The far right leader demanded French courts get tough on corrupt politicians. Now she is paying the price
Stop worrying about a Le Pen backlash
Her political ban might boost the National Rally – but equally, it could now crumble. So let’s celebrate
Paris versus the populists
The city’s referendum gives Parisians the chance to have their say. Should Britain do the same?
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Putin’s dirty tricks campaign
Whether or not they were involved in the Heathrow fire, the Russians revel in the mayhem their hybrid actions cause
The day Putin took power
The foundations of the Kremlin strongman’s ascent to power were forged in the ruins of Grozny a quarter of a century ago
Ten Trump Lies – and where they came from
The president comes out with a ludicrous stream of nonsense. But some of what he says has its origins in some unexpected places
Letters: Britain is fundamentally European
The UK needs to be part of the European project as a fully active member. Only then can Europe truly stand united against both Trump and Putin
Letters: With a European army we could deter Putin
If the UK was part of a Europe-wide army there would be sufficient forces to protect Ukraine without the need for US assistance
Britain’s post-Brexit era is over
Thanks to Putin’s aggression and Trump’s greed, the UK has regained its international status
The poster artists firing back at Musk and Trump
An exhibition of artworks telling the terrifying story of MAGA and Trump’s second coming has made it on to the streets of London in poster form
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Communities whose lives have been shaped and scarred by mining are now shaken by the prospects of a green transition
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The Assessment and the mother of all battles
Tracey Emin: ‘Brexit was hideous and heinous’
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