Politics

The defence secretary’s “golden age of shipbuilding” announcement merely reiterated plans made years ago

A Belfast court’s ruling confirms that even the prime minister’s small victories end up being defeats

The secretive group seems more worthy of scrutiny than a club for elderly thespians

With China's economy in trouble, Xi has taken to wooing Europe

The question of whether Israel's Eden Golan should have been allowed to perform plagued this year's competition

The prime minister's 'sicknote culture' wrongly blames the mentally ill for the country's economic problems

I know I need to give it up, I'm just not ready to leave Neverland yet

Foreigners snapping up the properties don't always know what they are taking on

A call for peace remains an integral part of France's annual workers' march

Despite their morbid history, today Europe's railways bring our cultures closer together

For Gen Z, online international streaming services have made foreign language media mainstream

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

The film festival is now about making deals, but in its early days it was about making stars, as young Europeans mixed with Hollywood’s elite

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