Adrift

Scientists predict that, during the next century, entire regions of the earth will run out of water. And the day that a tap is turned on and nothing comes out, it will all be too late

The UK has deep-seated problems its political leaders refuse to confront. But that doesn’t make it a dystopian wasteland beyond the powers of reasonable statecraft

Labour’s caution has left us drifting into Farage’s waters. But a universal basic wealth, massive devolution and a new voting system could help turn the ship around

AI slop wrecks a compelling final interview, but Cantona, Full Phil and Paper Tiger stand out at Cannes

In a new book, Cal Flynn describes the competing feelings she has on approaching the edge of a live volcano. It is a reminder of the power and mystery of the sublime

Voters aren’t fed up with talk of Brexit. They’re fed up with government paralysis

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If I had to put my life on it, I’d guess that he will be PM by Christmas

Despite Trump’s enthusiasm, the president has returned home with little more than a hint that if he avoids displeasing Xi, it could turn into something more substantial

In the first part of this year the UK economy grew and no one felt a thing. That’s very bad news for government – and for everyone

One of Bashar al Assad’s henchmen is charged by a Syrian court of horrific crimes. When senior members of a deposed regime are put on trial, is justice ever possible?

African governments always knew western aid came with strings attached. When the US, UK and France cut their aid budgets, the time had come for a change. The results could transform the continent

A German court has heard a story of hardcore politics, shootings and hold-ups. The accused denies all charges, but doesn’t seem moved by the suffering of the victims.

A former senior US spy chief has watched the spread of conspiracy theories, political hatred and outright cruelty under Trump, and has come to a worrying conclusion about the nation he once served

An addiction to risk aversion has stalled progress. Now with Burnham, the dam has burst

Scientists predict that, during the next century, entire regions of the earth will run out of water. And the day that a tap is turned on and nothing comes out, it will all be too late

The UK has deep-seated problems its political leaders refuse to confront. But that doesn’t make it a dystopian wasteland beyond the powers of reasonable statecraft

Labour’s caution has left us drifting into Farage’s waters. But a universal basic wealth, massive devolution and a new voting system could help turn the ship around

A capital built and rebuilt by dreamers, schemers and evildoers has gone from squalor to a hollowed-out paradise

If the hard right rabble rouser has to cross the Atlantic for financial backing, what does that say about his level of support in Britain?

The Labour leadership contenders each have their strengths – and a lot of weaknesses

AI slop wrecks a compelling final interview, but Cantona, Full Phil and Paper Tiger stand out at Cannes

New records by old musicians like Paul McCartney and the Rolling Stones suddenly sound vital. Why?

Her San Francisco house was full of children – and her extraordinary suspended looped wire sculptures

The series about a single mother on OnlyFans asks: What do we consider acceptable ways to make money?

The effortlessly stylish star preferred walking her dogs or arranging flowers to attending galas and premieres

Visit the place where Joan Baez and Jane Fonda heard the Vietnam war bombs fall

How did the future M People founder make Manchester dance? He says it’s all about the attitude

It could be a show about travel mishaps and family spats. Instead, it shows humanity at its finest

Scientific breakthroughs often emerge from experiments that go wrong – but modern research culture rewards only success

The Slow Horses star follows Gambon and Hurt in Krapp’s Last Tape – and outshines them both

The singer had been living in quiet retirement – then one night changed everything

Reform’s leader says Christopher Harborne did not fund the property – but who did remains in question

The Brexit-bodging peer is reported to have been paid €43,000 via the Orbán regime-funded Danube Institute for his time as a visiting fellow

The party claimed the Manchester mayor was set to inherit a seat in Norfolk – something its serving MP says was ‘hallucinatory Jackanory’

A Christian author used a Washington DC event backed by Trump to say God had ‘raised up’ the president to build his gaudy ballroom

The title of the Corporation’s new history podcast is remarkably similar to that of an indie show about the 1990s

The president has put the islands’ fate back on the table – without asking the islanders

I love football, and I love big international tournaments – but it will be impossible to watch Donald Trump’s tournament and enjoy it