Opinion

Keir Starmer is wasting time on bizarre claims about AI and productivity instead of convincing voters that he has a real plan.

Spain’s PM is ready to slap a 100% tax on property bought by buyers from non-EU countries

The Ukraine invasion and Musk’s Twitter buyout of Twitter show how weak accountability is in authoritarian regimes and among ultra-rich tech titans

The Republican presidents appear to have much in common. But their policies are poles apart and Donald must turn his back on Ronald to make his MAGA agenda work

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

As Jesse Eisenberg’s second outing as writer-director, this plangent reflection of the legacy of the Holocaust is a tremendous accomplishment

John Crowley's beautiful film doesn't shy away from the gut-wrenching reality of cancer, instead it embraces it

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 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

Neither culture is flawless but, together, we could become more than the sum of our parts

MAGA’s resurgence means that works by George Orwell, Khaled Hosseini, Anne Frank and even Agatha Christie are under threat

Rather than take part in a fad, consider spending the month eating produce from regenerative farms

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

Despite the grey skies and dreariness of winter, Scotland’s capital retains its allure in the colder months

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