Opinion

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

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

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

The right wing press has launched an attack on the head of the Southbank Centre over something he didn’t even say. This time they may have met their match

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

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

Labour and unions have been drifting apart since the 1930s, and the Green party is pushing to gain union backing. But breaking Labour’s link with the unions could have terrible unintended consequences

In a Vanity Fair interview, the star footballer said he was worried by the rise of the hard right. The result was a wave of race-baiting, and the return of the big Le Pen lie: that unless you’re white, you’re not really French

There are thousands of lost settlements just off coastlines around the world. Could Torcoss in Devon be next?

You can’t walk up the Spanish Steps, there’s nowhere to park and most sacreligiously of all, pre-cooked pasta dishes are now on display to lure tourists. Is the Eternal City on the verge of falling to the visiting hordes?

Prices were so high for tickets that the tournament risked becoming a festival of pure greed. But fans simply weren’t buying it – and so Trump and FIFA have had to think again.

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

A company in China now creates digital avatars of dead people. And now it seems Mark Zuckerberg is looking at how to keep users glued to his platforms, even after they’re gone. Are we heading for eternal digital life?

His Makerfield move is a gamble - but also a signal of intent

Under a Streeting premiership, it is highly likely the government would take on a far more pro-EU approach

The Sun, Telegraph, Mail and Times cover the Reform leader less like a politician and more like a star

Why were the heads of the FBI and CIA calling a Manhattan wine salesman on the morning of 9/11?

At odds with party members, his path to No 10 is narrow - but he figures it's now or never

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A film about a great painter needs great paintings to succeed

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

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