Politics

President Erdoğan’s draconian punishments and indiscriminate subjugation of creativity have caused outrage and anger across the country

Over half a century since her death, the “inner Marilyn” is still alive. I suspect we will never be done with the blonde bombshell

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

Around 20,000 people died in the battle, yet mass graves have never been found. Now, we are getting closer to the truth

Are decisions about firing nuclear weapons best left to error-prone humans? Scientists want reform of the launch protocols, which are 70 years old

Electricity costs in Germany have been much higher than the rest of Europe for years, but now they are exploding

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

Insider shares ‘great disappointment’ at how claims against leading writer were dealt with

The man who wants to rip up his own deal with Europe is wrong about our absolute right to drive

I found her rudeness breathtaking and her eagerness to take credit for the work of others disconcerting

The younger man succeeded Paul Dacre as editor of the Daily Mail. Now he might pip him to a peerage

Genomics England is looking for a head of internal communications amid whispers of a sell-off

Truss and those around her haven't exactly reached great levels of success, even outside of governing, over the years

Both Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss have opted to more or less pass themselves off as singletons during the leadership race

Unless an owner with extremely deep pockets comes forward, the publication may not make it to Christmas, one source tells MANDRAKE

The plot to depose Italy’s PM is good news for Silvio Berlusconi, the country’s far right – and Vladimir Putin

Humiliated over its Ukraine response, the country is again debating its position in Europe and the wider world

Why Germany is swaying to the sound of a controversial hit

Liz Truss’s promises are as empty, illogical and deceitful as Boris Johnson’s. No wonder she’s favourite to win the Tory leadership

A new book examines not only an iconic film and novel, but of the pillar that holds them up – white supremacy

Both Tory leadership contenders clearly want to be tough on immigration to appease the many ultras in their party, writes one reader

The death of David Trimble comes as his historic legacy has never seemed under greater threat

The torture and destruction of Ukraine is just a practice run for the same routine to be used against Europe

Anyone coming into No 10 with the slightest hope of fixing Britain would need to acknowledge it is actually broken, and neither of the Conservative leadership candidates can do that

Its promise of a new patriotism was dashed by Brexit, but some say it was built on a mirage all along

The words 'Prime minister Liz Truss' finally spell doom for the satire industry

As competence joins fact-based debate in the dustbin of Brexit Britain’s history, queues mount at airports and Eurotunnel terminals

Delays on the rail network saw the former Liberal leader's long-delayed farewell party delayed even longer