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Nigel Farage’s Reform are set for an election breakthrough on May 1. But the seeds of the fledgling party’s downfall are in its leader’s personality

MAGA are the real enemies of free speech
Judge Trump and Vance by their assaults on those they disagree with, not First Amendment babble

A very British victory for women
The fundamental error in the case that led to the Supreme Court ruling was one of wilful blindness: the refusal of trans rights activists to acknowledge that there were two vulnerable groups involved in this controversy

The papal succession
Pope Francis came close to anointing his heir. But the conclave will consider a range of cardinals, from progressives to Trump fans
How populism gives youth wings
Bitter at the old politics, young Germans saw the far-right AfD as a revitalising tonic. How can the left get that taste out of their mouths?

The flowering of Anselm Kiefer
Arresting and alarming, consoling and unashamedly beautiful, two exhibitions in Amsterdam and one in Oxford are showing the work of arguably the most significant living artist
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Lee Anderson accuses London mayor of drive-by splashing
The Reform MP pointed his finger at Sadiq Khan after his suit got soaked by a puddle


Not everyone’s welcoming Lord Gove of Torry
The new Conservative peer has revealed the name he will take in the upper house – but some natives of the Aberdeen suburb it honours are unhappy


Trump in the rough over late golf returns
The firm which owns the president’s Scottish course has been issued with a warning it’s at risk of being struck off after failing to file its finances
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Can Starmer sell Britain on the Brexit reset summit deal?
Will a focus on cheaper food and energy be enough to drown out complaints about sovereignty and fishing rights – especially when the PM struggles to communicate?


Yes, the UK-EU defence pact risk is about fish
The UK and EU are keen on a defence and security pact, but there is a catch – fish. Tensions over who controls Europe’s waters go back hundreds of years


Farage’s lucky streak won’t last
Nigel Farage’s Reform are set for an election breakthrough on May 1. But the seeds of the fledgling party’s downfall are in its leader’s personality

The seven deadly sins of cautious Labour
On the EU, borrowing and more, Keir Starmer’s defensive approach is holding the party – and Britain – back


Farage the farmers’ friend wants to sell them out – again
Reform’s leader joined the tractor protests but backs a US trade deal that would harm UK agriculture


Sorry Brexiteers, the Trump bonus was a joke
The Brexiteers exploded with delight over what they thought was a vindication of our decision to leave the EU. Then it all fell to pieces
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Why you should visit Heligoland
Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists

Greenland knows what it wants, and it’s not JD Vance
If the vice-president wishes to return to the country, he may want to be better prepared

The revenge of the Spanish economy
Spain has made a spectacular economic recovery since the last economic crash– but Spaniards are still struggling and fear Trump’s tariffs might trigger another disaster

North Macedonia loses an entire generation
With 59 fatalities and over 200 hospitalisations, the fire at Club Pulse was the stuff of nightmares

Steve Witkoff, the world’s worst diplomat
He is a life-long property developer. So how the hell did he end up as America’s top international negotiator, on everything from Ukraine to the Iran nuclear deal?


The fall of Saigon, 50 years on
Half a century ago, a humiliated America scrambled out of a losing war. But parallels with Ukraine show little has changed


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


The fall of Saigon, 50 years on
Half a century ago, a humiliated America scrambled out of a losing war. But parallels with Ukraine show little has changed


Misan Harriman: A lens on a world in protest
The photographer’s images command attention – whether capturing the fiery passion of an activist rallying a crowd or the powerful, expressive gaze of a lone protester


Mutilated angels: the barbaric and beautiful world of the castrati


The flowering of Anselm Kiefer


If our food system is broken, Morrisons Gibraltar is a spindly cog in a dirty machine

When Dexter Gordon came to Denmark

Nic Aubury’s 4-line poem: Nemesis help us

Where have all the monsters come from?

Maria Schell, Hollywood’s grounded alien

Totò, the unlucky actor who took it on the chin

Karl and Bertha Benz, the couple who drove into history

Rob Pilatus, the new Elvis who signed a deal with the devil

Jules Verne, the writer who travelled in his imagination
