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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

Many family names in Britain seem likely to have descended from bynames of Norwegian and Danish origin

This month, the fish is in the last throes of its season, but there’s still a fair bit about. Let’s make the most of it, then

HV Morton was a pioneering travel writer of genius.. and also a philandering, racist snob

The word also makes us think of 'trust'. Then we realise that 'Truss' has nothing to do with that at all, writes one reader

Travellers have suffered through long delays on the M20 heading into the port. But even more red tape is on the way

With Nineteen Eighty-Four more relevant than ever, a group of Orwell enthusiasts – in special company – visits the remote house on the Inner Hebridean island of Jura where he wrote his dystopian masterpiece

Truss has the potential to be a prime minister who makes the Johnson era look like one of calmness and stability

Yet, the words 'prime minister Liz Truss' will soon be part of our language and landscape

The country is somewhat starved of feel-good stories. So, here are some ways the government could cheer everyone up

Kate Fleetwood plays a delectably wicked Cruella de Vil for all she’s worth, but this is otherwise a dog's dinner