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Keir Starmer slipped effortlessly into Prime Minister's Questions while Rishi Sunak is already a figure of pity

You can understand why people want to at least take back some semblance of control, when their passport is eventually stamped and they enter the “other country” of serious illness

Legislating is the relatively easy part, particularly given a massive Commons majority. Implementation is another matter entirely

Donald Trump is now the ageing, rambling candidate in the US election – and his flaws were on show in Milwaukee

Sooner or later, a British government will be forced to restart HS2. It should have been this one

Three weeks in, Starmer has brought Britain closer to the EU, and outraged Brexiteers. What’s not to like?

In the aftermath of events in the US, it’s important not to fall into the same hyperbolic trap that plagued our media in the run-up to other recent elections

The Olympic torch is ready to be lit. But this Games would not be happening without the efforts of undocumented, low-paid workers

The 1924 Olympics featured a future Tarzan, the men who inspired Chariots of Fire and a farewell to the man who created the modern Games.

East German athletes cheated at three Olympics and won more than 300 medals. But the price they paid was immeasurable

In TNE’s new column, science writer Philip Ball provides news and analysis from scientists, policymakers and the frontiers of human knowledge

Germany’s Weimar lesson showed democracy must be combative. But banning magazines may not be the best weapon

The ‘Trump can’t lose’ rhetoric now, at last, has some serious competition

American philosopher Thomas Kuhn's controversial thinking turned normal science on its head

French politicians promised the Games would benefit everyone but, once again, the Olympics are bulldozing over a city and its residents

Thanks to affluent tourists, the city’s heart and soul is being auctioned off

With Biden gone, perhaps some of the truth might get through to Trump’s supporters after all

Despite appearances, all is not well in the EU’s smallest member state

There are indications that the country will follow Italy and continue last year’s ‘temporary’ border controls until the end of 2024

It will be the money the Reform leader isn’t making – every bit as much as the money he is – that could raise eyebrows

If the British state is to meet the crises to come, urgent restructuring is required

Kamala Harris is underrated. Now she must quickly define her message – and hope to avoid a drawn-out challenge

It was the toughest of decisions - now the Democrats face many more

Hundreds of athletes and tens of thousands of fans were in Athens in 1906. But a hugely successful Olympics has now been stricken from the records

As a result, Russia and China will be pushed closer together

They help the environment, but Brexiteers hate them because the idea came from the EU

Nice is still celebrating Bastille Day in the shadow of the 2016 terrorist truck attack

After this, they absolutely deserve to lose the election - it’s just that the world can’t afford them to do so

One day - and a couple of subtle hints - showed Europe that the grown-ups are back in charge of Britain