August 12 – The Crack Up

Whether it's aliens, QAnon or even beliefs about cheating in the referendum, fringe beliefs are now the mainstream

With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, Britain's then man in Moscow tells of his ringside seat as the August Coup that preceded the break-up of the Soviet Union played out before an astonished world

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on his first reading of one of the most important books of the 20th century

The party's left has suffered setbacks, but could its battle with the centre allow the former president to return in 2024?

Whether it's aliens, QAnon or even beliefs about cheating in the referendum, fringe beliefs are now the mainstream

A yacht taking part in the Fastnet Race battles stormy seas near the start line off the Isle of Wight.

Reader letters: In light of the climate emergency, rail connections between the UK and Europe could become our 'Green Gateway' to the rest of Europe

SUNA ERDEM reports on a sleepy area of Germany, devoid of big cities and obvious structural advantages, whose economic success is defying orthodoxy and attracting attention as a model for levelling up left-behind regions

Did the Brexit vote swing on a basic misunderstanding of public finances? Did people die of Covid because our politicians are innumerate? LIZ GERARD explores Britain’s hopelessness in the face of big numbers

Carrie Johnson has her work cut out as part of an ambitious project to 'rewild' 13 African elephants

More food shortages and higher prices are likely to be the result of new Brexit checks that come into effect from October 1

A vaccination centre in Sonneberg, central Germany, southern Thuringia, increased its footfall by nearly 80 per cent by offering a free bratwurst with each jab

With the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, Britain's then man in Moscow tells of his ringside seat as the August Coup that preceded the break-up of the Soviet Union played out before an astonished world

ARTEMY TROITSKY was on the barricades in August 1991 to prevent the coup from succeeding. He says the freedoms that followed were soon squandered

JAMES RODGERS was working in Russia in the summer of 1991, when the cracks in the USSR’s system suddenly broke apart.

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL on his first reading of one of the most important books of the 20th century

The party's left has suffered setbacks, but could its battle with the centre allow the former president to return in 2024?

Are you going to the Edinburgh Festival fringe this year? Neither is Mitch Benn! So he's putting on a show right here...

It was the show that began RICHARD LUCK’s love of cinema. Now he talks with host Alex Cox about BBC2’s Sunday night cult film strand Moviedrome

A mission to archive fanzines, flyers, badges and the ephemera of punk, techno, hip-hop and more is underway in Berlin. By DANIEL SCHNEIDER

Netflix's surreal new dating show Sexy Beasts has only attraction... and it doesn't get the chemistry right

How Jean Dubuffet reinvented cityscapes, the female nude.. and even his own work. By CLAUDIA PRITCHARD

Esther Loewy lied when she told an orchestra conductor she could play the accordion, and it was a lie that saved her life, writes SOPHIA DEBOICK

With a new dating show based on the Jane Austen book, perhaps there's a truth to be acknowledged that every literary classic is in need of a reality TV format. By CHARLIE CONNELLY

A tale of two Jurgens and the power of German coaching

Anything Goes with Robert Lindsay and Felicity Kendal makes for a 5-star theatre experience, despite the kooky plot

Post-lockdown audiences are treated to a fun-filled evening, courtesy of Jason Donovan and Alexandra Burke

Why Lord Digby Jones's claims that Alex Scott's commentary ruined the Olympics are ill-founded

Otto Lilienthal was drawn to the sky by his idealism and his experience of war. It was ultimately a fatal attraction

Will Self on a Jewish ritual, and two new TV shows that perpetuate the religion's stereotypes