Interview

It isn’t easy getting Charlotte Rampling to let anyone in, be they real people or imagined characters on a script page

In Ukraine a group of artists is confronting the conflict in the spirit of Goya, Dix and Picasso

Fast food or multicultural icon? Take a slice of European history via the intriguing tale of the doner kebab

Former home secretary Alan Johnson returns with a new novel and some dissenting thoughts on Brexit, Corbyn and Starmer

As a new book about the Middle East by the BBC correspondent hits the shelves, he talks about the geopolitics of the region

When Weller and co went all French on us

Ukrainian artist turned soldier Hamlet Zinkivskyi is decorating his war-torn hometown... on the orders of his commander

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

In a new documentary, French superstar DJ Laurent Garnier recalls his part in the birth of dance music and traces his career all the way from Manchester’s Haçienda to Tbilisi’s Bassiani

Will Self on the new, colour-conscious Madama Butterfly

The electronic music pioneer on Brexit, rave, streaming and re-imagining the band's hits three decades on

As Brussels’ frustrations mount over the Protocol, influential MEP Anna Cavazzini is preparing for anything - including trade war

The fictionalised story of a real Swedish football prodigy’s struggles tells ugly truths about the beautiful game

Crackdowns on choice aren’t just happening in the United States. Meet the activists battling to help women

Ukraine I Miss You (The Magnificent 12) will showcase the images of a dozen Ukrainian photographers and artists

Sophie Marceau captivated one schoolboy so much he became a Francophile film critic. But what would it be like when they spoke, 40 years later?

For her first film in English, director Mia Hansen-Løve follows in her hero Ingmar Bergman’s footsteps to a remote Baltic isle

Fifty years ago, with a couple of vans, children and dogs in tow, Paul McCartney set off to Europe with a new band to realise a dream

A new book, Madwoman, is a poignant tribute to America’s first female investigative journalist. Author Louisa Treger explains why her legacy is crucial now more than ever

Former French ambassador to London Sylvie Bermann on Brexit’s aftershocks and the battles still to come with Macron and the EU

Melvyn Bragg’s autobiography is an affectionate homage to his formative years. But he’s got plenty to say about the culture secretary too

The metal band's frontman talks chartism, race and the curse of Goldie Lookin Chain

Tiny sculptures made by an 85-year-old tell an epic tale at the Venice Biennale

The former French president takes aim at flippant Boris Johnson, Putin, Orbán and more

The French star's new film sees her scrubbing floors and emptying bins. But it's actors who have it hard, she says

A new film is a landmark moment for both Irish cinema and the language more widely

Despite his fence-sitting over Ukraine, Hungarian leader and Putin ally Viktor Orbán has been left with few friends

Audrey Diwan’s powerful abortion drama Happening has completed a clean sweep of major awards for female directors. But, she says, real equality is still far away

Heidi Hautala, now vice-president of the European parliament, questioned Moscow’s democratic credentials in 2006, causing a storm at home. Now, as Finland prepares to apply for Nato membership, she assesses the security situation in Europe

Dale Vince is selling his green energy firm Ecotricity to enter the world of politics. He tells MATT WITHERS why (if not necessarily how)

The French/English stand-up comedian’s comedic cannon rests on poking fun at English and French stereotypes. After living in both countries for years she has no shortage of material

Numerous reports have emerged of Russians killing fleeing Ukrainians