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The army has lost its allure as a career for young Germans and as a result, numbers are dwindling

As conflicts ratchet up across the world, the risk of a nuclear war – perhaps even one started by accident – seems closer than ever

Cummings' return to creating his political party is something to be wary of

Cheer up, you miserable lot. Yes, your country has its problems – but there is so much to be proud of

Poland’s economy is thriving, thanks to the benefits of being in the EU. No wonder Brexiteers see it as a threat

Reform hope to consign the Tories to history at the next election. But the faultlines within Nigel Farage’s rebels are already showing

Taxing alcohol and tobacco to make them very expensive is one solution, but just as important is making healthy food choices cheaper

It's time Westminster put its money where its mouth is

Despite the pandemic and record waiting lists, health spending has gone up less than was promised

After an influx of ex-Labour voters, are they still the party of the climate crisis – or of Corbyn, or Gaza?

Mandrake hears that the new favoured day is November 21

Thousands of Georgians are protesting against the "Russian law", refusing to give up their hopes of joining the EU

Don’t believe everything you think you hear

Labour has yet to find satisfactory answers to the Brexit question

Racist discrimination in the game is becoming more noticeable than ever. Does Italy intend to do something about it and is the solution to the issue black and white?

Younger voters are being heavily courted by the far-right ahead of the European elections

The close-knit ‘forgotten’ borough of Staten Island is a Republican stronghold – in stark contrast to the rest of New York City

Affordable housing should be a defining election issue for Britain’s young people

The comical hypocrisy of right wing panic over new border schemes

Talk of turning a corner is premature when we’re worse off than this time last year

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Suella Braverman, Robert Jenrick, Brendan Clarke-Smith and more

Labour’s embrace of a defector with a whole lot of baggage raises questions about where Keir Starmer draws the line

Scottish voters are switching from the SNP to Labour – but support for independence is holding up

Europe Day is here again – and despite the EU’s problems, it is well worth celebrating

After Covid, the job fits the employee’s life, not the other way round – how can we handle that shift?

In an edited extract, the author of a new book explores the eerie ruins of an abandoned resort in the island’s ‘forbidden zone’

The Tory reign will shortly come to an end, and this bunch of incompetent charlatans will not be remembered fondly

Labour thinks nationalising trains is a vote-winner. But a rail trip through the continent shows delays and strikes are problems there too

If the Bank of England is right, the reverberations will be felt around the country

There is still time for the campus mayhem in America to contribute to a political disaster

Labour should scrap the Tories’ assault on PIP from day one, ending the victimisation of the long-term sick