News and Opinion

The tension felt by New Yorkers in the wake of Trump’s trial is a constant reminder of what is at stake for the country in November

Protesters at the Paris Institute of Political Studies have taken a leaf out of Columbia University’s book

During their party conference, the AfD wallowed in self-pity but it was entirely self-inflicted

A man who has been the cause of Brexit would, if he had any sense of honour, creep away and stay away

As Keir Starmer tries to redefine what it means to be English, Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears ask what really lies behind our patriotic political myths

Welcome to the Sevington Inland Border Facility, the Brexiteers’ gift to Britain

Younger generations are paying the price for Rishi Sunak’s stubbornness and pride

The Spanish prime minister took five days off to ponder his future – before deciding to carry on as before

Humza Yousaf played a tough hand badly, but his party’s problems are deeper than just one man

Humza Yousaf tried to steamroll the SNP’s coalition partner. It cost him his career

During WWII, top-secret Operation Danegeld brought huge amounts of precision equipment from surrounded Switzerland to help Britain’s war effort

Even with planned changes to the sponsorship rules, the risk of exploitation among care workers will remain

Spaniards view the prime minister’s announcement as the latest of his electoral strategies

In post-Brexit Britain, money is tight and the future is scarily uncertain for the agriculture sector

New Order’s Bernard Sumner has nailed the problem with British politics

An evening spent waiting for the president and Air Force One was not the experience I anticipated

Westminster gossip says the prime minister is planning to go to the country on Monday

Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Jonathan Gullis, Carole Malone, Nadine Dorries and more

Not even bringing Angela Rayner off the subs’ bench can liven up a dull session

The appeal of brutal Moscow governments is nothing new

In 1974, Portugal had the lowest wages and highest illiteracy in western Europe. Then came the Carnation Revolution

The Mail claims that NHS funding rises prove Brexit’s most notorious slogan was right. They’re wrong again

Worrying stories about UPFs are everywhere. But the truth is more complex than the headlines suggest

As a queer woman, I feel my identity is as important as anyone else’s. Yet where is my place of safety?

The prime minister saw a cigarette ban as his final chance to write a positive legacy. Then more Tory chaos left his relaunch in tatters

It’s not just through his writing that this important thinker will exert an influence long after his death

People in Tbilisi are protesting Georgia’s Russification. Instead, they want to be part of the EU

An excess of news has created a generation more open to thinking beyond a western narrative

After six gender-based murders so far this year, Greek women now feel such tragedies are inevitable

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

In Spargelzeit season, it’s hard to find a restaurant that doesn’t offer a special Spargel menu