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An email about an old family friend stirs ruminations on mysteries and memories

Our 19th-century education system is broken and must be replaced by one that teaches young people to be citizens of everywhere

The Johnny Hallyday who took the Albert Hall stage one night 10 years ago was the culmination of 50 years of myth-making

Republicanism may not be in the DNA of this country, but maybe it is in Jamaica's

Despite the devastation in Ukraine, there is still room for hope this spring

To celebrate Jock McFadyen’s 70th birthday, the Royal Academy’s retrospective features 30 years of paintings of the East End of London

Ukrainians are telling a coherent story about who they want to be. Britain should pay attention

They make for a fitting tribute to America’s first female secretary of state and the world should take heed of them

The recently appointed Ofcom chairman has never worked in telecommunications, the internet or social media

The former prime minister made sure he got himself photographed on his “mercy mission” to Ukraine

The prime minister's old rival, after helpfully advising his tactless remarks on Ukraine, is once again out on manoeuvres

Ruth Wilson is a serious actor, but this is a singularly boring piece of theatre

Updated insolvency records show that Digme Fitness – part-run, and part-owned by the chancellor’s wife – was £15.1m in the red when it went under

Comedian MITCH BENN discuses what the chancellor's been up to this week as a real man of the people

In Testament, an exhibition at Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art, contemporary artists have set about ripping up the traditional concept of statues

The chancellor’s disastrous spring statement has set a timebomb ticking under the prime minister. How will he react?

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The man the Mail chief dubbed Britain's "pornographer-in-chief" has landed the Ofcom job Paul Dacre failed to secure

With more than 100m albums sold, the Anglo-Italian could afford to be sanguine about critical coolness towards his work

The school has had a role in shaping British public life for the worse, writes one reader

Restrictions on freedom of movement after Brexit have left British competitive cyclists struggling to gain the experience they need to make it

The West missed warning after warning when it comes to Putin. We mustn't fall into the same trap with his peers

Why Woman's Hour's airing of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's sobbing was manipulative

Online events have kept us going during Covid, but nothing can replace the real thing

When Boris Johnson’s government cut the aid budget in 2020, it dealt a devastating blow to charities and the people they support, but did it also sound the death knell for the UK’s role as an aid superpower?

Despite a £40.4m government contract to supply plastic test tubes, Alex Bourne notched up a £709,000 loss last year

It's ultimately why he dodged a bullet in failing to land the job as chair of Ofcom

Reasonably daring when first performed in 2009, Mike Bartlett's Cock now feels all mouth and no trousers

Tim Walker wanted to win over the political professionals with his debut play, and now he has

Just why is the newspaper so keen to ensure that the former speaker is never elevated to the House of Lords?

The celebration dreamed up by Theresa May has cost a scandalous £120m of public money