Politics

Flocks of green parrots, or monk parakeets, have invaded Barcelona

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reignited fears in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

The new senior civil servant at the Foreign Office is a force for good

Whatever the chancellor has to do to maintain fiscal credibility has to be done, but there is no reason it has to be spending cuts

Just look at what it did to Elon Musk – he bought Twitter, and it was all downhill from there

Though many women are stuck at home, they are now the best educated section of the electorate. If the Kosovan government stays in power, it will be down to them

Musk has used his social media platform as a lever to break into German and UK politics. But Zuckerberg’s changes at Facebook are even more insidious

Alice Weidel spouts fake facts and demonises Muslims - and she is getting closer to becoming Germany’s chancellor

This is not a game or a spectacle – it’s about the fate of a nation whose path towards independence is still unfolding

The Tory leader did nothing about rape gangs she was the minister responsible, and is only interested now that she thinks there might be votes in it

The billionaire cares nothing for our sovereignty or democracy and must be cut loose

If you really want to know who cares about the victims of the grooming gangs, look at the people who actually try to help, rather than score points on social media

Mark Francois has sounded the Brexit betrayal claxon over a big change at the Foreign Office

He wants it for the same reason Putin wants Ukraine

The child grooming scandal, said the Tory leader, was one of the worst in British history. So why had she never mentioned it before?

The clamour for social justice got waylaid by too much virtue-signalling and too little action. Trump says it’s dead. But it is needed more than ever

The scandal, which involves toxic masculinity, sexism and cancel culture, asks if this century allows for second chances

The Oxford-based sleep scientist Vladyslav Vyazovskiy believes so, but it would just make life blander

Each government pledges to boost resources to the police, fire fighters and other emergency services, but it’s never enough

The great German composer’s genetic makeup illustrates the dangers of polygenic screening

Previous governments have known that the Houses of Parliament need urgent attention, but have baulked at the potential bill. Will the current administration be any different?

The neofascist billionaire at Trump’s side is spewing out dangerous lies about Britain. And our complicit right wing press is amplifying them

The next battleground for the French president and Rassemblement National’s leader is the cyclone-hit, French-owned archipelago in the Indian Ocean

In reality, reducing immigration is likely to make any government very unpopular, so the narrative needs to shift so it’s seen as an advantage

He did nothing about it when he was a government minister, but now, Jenrick is promoting himself as a campaigner for justice. He’s nothing more than a race-baiting grifter

With his conspiracy theories, pro-Russian propaganda and hatred of migrants, Le Pen inspired a generation of far right leaders across Europe

His car-crash Today interview reveals much about the man who would be Tory king

Labour promised to produce the highest growth in the G7. But, few people understand what it will take to do that

When the staff of the French satirical newspaper were murdered by extremists, France was united in defiance and grief – but the consensus soon began to fall apart

The PM’s response to the far right billionaire was overdue… but near-perfect