Agenda

Will this fiasco be the last Cop?

Baku has been a spectacle of greed and entitlement. A binding agreement on phasing out fossil fuels would be better

Does anyone care about Rachel Reeves’ CV?

The right wing press love it, but this ‘scandal’ will join Angela Rayner’s flat and Keir Starmer’s lockdown beer in being quickly forgotten

Alex Burghart’s 15 minutes of lame

Kemi Badenoch’s stand-in embarrasses himself at PMQs

Britain’s baby doomers

Falling fertility rates mean more immigration is needed to grow the economy. Yet lots of boomers hate the idea

Why Britain can’t afford to ignore X

A social media rumour about Keir Starmer has attracted millions of views – aided by far right figures who amplify conspiracy theories online

Letters: We must counter MAGA with MEGA

We need a military alliance of European nations, which will require the UK to not just cooperate but to be inside the structure

The actress pursued by misfortune and tragedy

Her young daughters grieving before a grave she didn’t occupy was not even the worst tribulation to afflict the life of the Hungarian

Stories from Berlin, a city of history

From Sally Bowles to George Smiley by way of Kreuzberg and Alexanderplatz, the best books about Berlin

When Depeche Mode conquered East Berlin

How the band may have played a bigger part in the country’s history than is yet appreciated

Darkness on the edge of town

Two stunning exhibitions at the Helmut Newton Foundation celebrate the great photographer and the city he escaped from

Is Germany’s economy doomed?

With a declining industrial base, a lack of support for emerging sectors, and a shaky financial landscape, the country’s downturn might be here to stay

The killing field: Where Berlin confronts its Nazi past

An empty square in the centre of the German capital gives a warning from the recent past

Will this fiasco be the last Cop?

Baku has been a spectacle of greed and entitlement. A binding agreement on phasing out fossil fuels would be better

London’s running dry

If the capital runs out of water, what then?

Fixing Europe’s water

Is a new €1bn infrastructure fund the answer to Europe’s flooding problems? Or is a more drastic plan needed?

Addressing this growing emergency must be a core national mission

Labour carries a heavy mantle of responsibility to this generation and those that will follow

Is Cava country losing its sparkle?

In 2023, Catalonia’s drought halved wine production and this year is only expected to be worse

Has the ECHR overreached on climate change?

A case brought by Swiss pensioners could be a turning point for the court

Is Germany’s economy doomed?

With a declining industrial base, a lack of support for emerging sectors, and a shaky financial landscape, the country’s downturn might be here to stay