The Last Gasp

Labour are letting Reform’s leader get away with it - the upcoming 10th anniversary is time to change that

Any replacement for Keir Starmer would face the same problems – and the need for a fresh narrative to match future challenges

Reform haven’t peaked – and their march to No 10 can only be stopped if we face up to why they're winning

It has been six months since Trump announced a ceasefire in the Gaza war. But the killing continues, food and water are scarce, and children are being attacked by rats. Where is the international response?

Nigel Farage’s party waves the Bible but opposes loving thy neighbour and helping those in need

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Labour are letting Reform’s leader get away with it - the upcoming 10th anniversary is time to change that

The problems faced by Indigenous Australians have been overlooked for too long. It has taken a horrific murder to force Australians to confront the intense bigotry that persists across society

A shiny set of evenly-spaced gnashers used to be a sign of wealth and status. Not any more

As Trump has discovered with Iran and Putin in Ukraine, a new, cheap method of warfare has come along to make those ultra-high-tech, ultra-expensive, weapons redundant

In one of the largest mass trials in the country’s history, 486 alleged gang members are being tried together in a single proceeding in El Salvador

Donald Trump sends friends and family round the world to negotiate on his behalf – is it any surprise that Putin should do the same?

It may be self-sufficient in energy, but America can’t shut itself off from the global economy. As a result, the president’s war of choice in the middle east is about to make everything a lot more expensive

Whenever something bad happens, it always has to happen to us. Haven’t we been picked on enough already?

Any replacement for Keir Starmer would face the same problems – and the need for a fresh narrative to match future challenges

She comes across as nasty and rejects compromise – that’s no recipe for a leader

Reform haven’t peaked – and their march to No 10 can only be stopped if we face up to why they're winning

A future of chaotic elections lies ahead unless we start planning for change

It has been six months since Trump announced a ceasefire in the Gaza war. But the killing continues, food and water are scarce, and children are being attacked by rats. Where is the international response?

Tinned fish used to consist of slimy sardines in tomato sauce. But no longer. Nowadays, it’s on sale at Borough Market and has an online sub-culture all of its own

He started off as a nerdy bookseller with a love of spreadsheets. Now he’s ended up as a stony-faced, muscle-bound plutocrat, posing on the red carpet with the Kardashians.

The news is relentlessly bad – but, statistically speaking, things will have to get better at some point. Here are some positive thoughts to cling to amid the gloom

A fearless, restless pioneer, the jazz legend was an imperfect man, but a musician of unique genius

Boyhood author David Keenan is more like a soothsayer than a novelist

Protests have rocked the so-called ‘Art Olympics’ over its decision to let Putin exercise soft power

A film about a great painter needs great paintings to succeed

Her blend of pop, opera, goth, techno and Catholicism, performed in over a dozen languages, requires a huge effort of will to hold it all together. She was more than up to the task

The ITV drama about a rapist cabbie paints a shocking picture of police misogyny

The city is getting shinier, but a diner with no name remains one of its highlights

The documentary that asks: who owns the ground beneath our feet?

A fatal outbreak has occurred on a cruise ship after it docked in South America. There will be no new pandemic, but it’s a reminder of the lesson of Covid: that wild animal populations are awash with diseases we do not understand

Lee Sang-il’s remarkable film charts the cost of being a national treasure

The Taxi star revelled in creating chaos and confusion

The chair of London’s Southbank Centre is facing more demands to be sacked over a selected excerpt of a video posted on social media

The victorious Reform candidates in the Scottish, Welsh and local elections include a number of extremely dubious figures

The party is continuing its policy of boycotting local news outlets which try to ask its elected representatives questions

Tickets for Liz Truss's Conservative Political Action Conference are selling like cold cakes despite the opportunity to meet with some of its stars

A month after his lovely day out with Nigel Farage, the paper's political editor had a less-than-penetrating interview with Kemi Badenoch

French Protestants came in search of religious freedom. Then the Glorious Revolution changed everything

There was a sweet spot back in the 2010s when they were good, but not so good that they overwhelmed your entire life. Until recently, I had a phone like that. And then I got an upgrade. Big mistake