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Almost all big productions at the National seem to sell out sight unseen these days, but how long will this continue if they keep turning out big, unfunny flops like this?

The Mail has reviewed Bloody Difficult Women, but another newspaper continues to refuse

Former Sunday Telegraph editor Sarah Sands has taken on a role at a house builder with a close relationship to the Tory government

While Petronella Wyatt thinks Boris Johnson's backers are delusional, fellow former mistress Jennifer Arcuri seems to think he's been swapped

When he relocates to London in the Autumn, Clegg would be foolish to expect his return to be embraced with open arms

The chancellor has accepted tickets to see Adele, Billie Eilish and attend Capital's Summertime Ball to indulge his newfound passion

Gove has shared with friends that he's keeping all his options open

This attack is what free speech is all about - not the ravings of Nadine Dorries

The world’s advanced economies are coming back to life after Covid... with a notable exception

The use of ‘amount’ rather than ‘number’ when referring to plural nouns is on the increase. But is it actually wrong?

A stunning new novel captures the weight of history on a country rinsed with regrets

Al-Qaida’s leader is dead but terrorism is very much alive.. and the next wave of it to strike Britain may come from the extreme right

In spite of human rights and its ongoing threat to Taiwan, Brexit and concerns over the union could soon force us to align with the communist state

The most unlikely duo imaginable, Erasure are proof that genius often resides in British eccentricity

Truss has been described as “a woman so dense that light bends around her”, shares one reader

From Ukraine to wildfires, from Partygate to Taiwan, the blur of events seems faster than ever. Is it a sign of the times or a trick of our minds?

When the bronzes were created, Nigeria didn’t exist as a country the way it does today. So, is returned the right word?

Spain’s bill to offer paid menstrual leave is a first for Europe. Closer to home, the push for change is coming from individuals

Rupert Murdoch's interviewer of choice had a set-to with the Tory leadership favourite on his little-watched TV channel

When it comes to the economy, the Tory frontrunner is taking the worst possible advice from the worst possible advisers

As predicted, Liz Truss was a hopeless prime minister. But her successor, Rishi Sunak, is likely to be equally terrible

The pair just make it up as they go along. So, come and join Liz and Rishi at their one-stop improv shop

Strangely, Truss's beloved idol, Margaret Thatcher, didn't put office layout in any leadership and election manifestos

Unfortunately, it's unlikely that Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will heed it

There is one area in which Rishi Sunak leads Liz Truss - the lack of data breaches reported in his former department

An investigation into the conduct of a leading columnist has widened into how the paper dealt with previous complaints

A witch hunt is under way for the person who leaked footage of the caretaker PM dancing to Sweet Caroline

While they never got to enjoy the prime ministerial superyacht they wanted taxpayers to shell out for, Boris and Carrie are rumoured to have found refuge on another ultra-luxe pleasure cruiser instead

His image makers are trying, and failing, to invent him a personality

The summer of discontent is likely to be long and hot. Soon, a new generation of politicians will learn there are more serious problems than a pay claim by the railway unions