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Daniel O’Connell, the 19th-century Kerryman, embodies Ireland’s discharge from the straps of England more than any other historical figure

The number of people willing to pay the price tag for the titles is rapidly dwindling

The Father Ted creator and GB News commentator are off to America in search of "artistic freedom"

Labour's energy policy is absolutely critical to reviving growth, meeting net zero and keeping the far right out of power

The 'Brain of Brexit' has compared a colleague's suspension from the Lords for racist language to a violent revolution which cost up to two million lives

Reform’s leader has just revealed the extent of his work outside Parliament in the Commons’ Register of Members’ Financial Interests

German elections are set for February after the chancellor forced a confidence vote to end political paralysis

The government talked big about a new chamber - but still wants to rig the old one to suit its purposes

For Meloni, closeness to Musk is closeness to Trump. But there are risks ahead

A secret armada of condemned tankers is breaking sanctions by transporting Russian oil around the world. It could all lead to environmental disaster

European nations need to be vigilant and forward-thinking to prevent further disaster

The Bibi Files paints a devastating picture of the Israeli prime minister and his family

Nick Candy, the billionaire property developer, is now in charge of Reform’s finances. Now people will see Farage’s “man of the people” act for what it is – a sham

Macron seems to think his new choice of prime minister is the answer to France’s problems. He might be the only one who does

On the anniversary of Johnson’s landslide, the UK/EU thaw is beginning to bring results

Why does the leader of the Conservative Party have such a disturbing set of role models?

A survey shows UK voters would accept free movement and want closer ties with Europe

With the prime minister pursuing a string of unpopular policies, the Tory leader used PMQs to focus on things Keir Starmer said years ago

The Reform deputy leader used disgusting language to attack Daniel Finkelstein for questioning his conspiracy theories about butter

A sold-out event at the Guardian's London headquarters with the Observer's departing food writer has been mysteriously cancelled

For a woman who never desired the limelight, Silvana Mangano achieved cinematic immortality almost in spite of herself

Marine Le Pen stands accused of risking her country’s stability to keep herself out of jail. Sound familiar?

To all the naysayers who doubt we can return to the EU, we have no choice. If Starmer really believes in Britain, it must be done

Inspired by Goya, the Portuguese artist’s versions of Humpty Dumpty and Three Blind Mice are very much not for children

Oxford University Press’s word of the year suggests social media has become a drug-like distraction from the world

A beautiful memoir about the ugly side of Europe tops our round-up of 2024’s best non-fiction

An astounding, eccentric documentary uncovers a murky assassination plot involving Belgium, the CIA and Louis Armstrong

The pronunciation of his name has always been debatable, but its origin seems clear enough – and it’s not from the Huguenots

Most Labour supporters don’t realise how muscular their own tradition will have to become to survive what’s coming

It underlined that he views politics mainly through the lens of personality and rarely bothers with policy