Opinion

German public broadcasting has gone beyond a public service and has become excessive and expensive

Britain’s energy crisis is even harder to fix than you thought – and Truss and Sunak don’t even seem to be trying

Liz Truss is promising a bonfire of rules and regulations. But every other prime minister has tried that and failed – for good reason

Fifty years ago, Boris Spassky’s destiny became forever intertwined with that of Bobby Fischer. But the Russian deserves more credit

Renewables aren’t just about saving the planet any more – they’re a means of helping to loosen Russia’s grip on the continent and preventing future fuel price hikes

A film about the female conductor of a major German orchestra is set to light up the awards season this year. Unfortunately, it's fiction

This list puts an emphasis on the perfectly formed pop single

Putin blames Zelensky for the fatal car bomb that killed an ally’s daughter. Whatever the truth, the Kremlin’s dictator should be worried

The BBC is an important part of our national and cultural identity and I remain a defender of them. But, on occasion, they make doing so quite difficult

Sadly, Truss's delusional attitude means the Tory government is likely to stand in the way of the change needed to make renewables work

The Tory government have relaxed standard after standard. Why stop there? Here are some more they can lower...

A move to appoint Michael Gove editor of the Thunderer could spark a merry-go-round of moves on Fleet Street

Theresa May's chief of staff is coining it in offering the advice which proved so useful to the former prime minister

An exhibition of Frank Brangwyn’s work at Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft is full of colour and life – like the artist himself

The Tory leadership candidates’ support for the Rwanda refugee policy is not only morally abhorrent, but also may violate international law

The government’s chief illusionist waves his bureaucracy-busting wand at the British state and suggests some services may be surplus to requirements

Hundreds of animals have been grounded by new rules governing breeding programmes with European zoos

The dictator is gearing up for a new assault - and the West must act decisively to prevent it

Solutions to the current economic crisis will require the will of a strong leader. Is this part of Keir Starmer's mentality?

A proper baccalaureate – not the ones peddled by Michael Gove and Rishi Sunak – is fairer and would be a real sign of levelling up

In fetishising the trainer, the devotee makes of it a transitional object: something that eases the troubling developmental stage between childhood and adulthood

So, naturally, there are signs of social unrest and civil disobedience across the country

A 17th-century encounter between the peoples of Newfoundland and incoming Europeans had a tragic end

The Dutchman is just the latest Manchester United manager to struggle to shake off the ghost of Alex Ferguson

The Tories are obsessed with reneging the carbon target and fracking their way to oblivion. It's a mystery to experts

The harsh reality of how this is achieved is that it takes from the public not once, but twice

Scholz's convenient “memory loss” about his involvement in the Cum-Ex scandal not only tarnishes his own image, but harms trust in Germany's political system

A phone-tapping scandal threatens to end the rule of prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and give power back to a reinvigorated left

Chinese military drills around Taiwan raised tensions and rattled nerves around the world. But would they really invade?

Donald Trump has become the ringmaster of the Deep State cult

A century ago, the most famous Irishman in the world was shot in mysterious circumstances