Opinion

Europe’s largest landfill site is just outside Belgrade – and it’s a factory of poison gases

Britain will stop on Sunday to honour its war dead. But in a new era, what should we remember, and how should we do it?

Five years after we upset the people of Skegness by describing their town as Brexitland-on-Sea, we handed MARTIN FLETCHER a tin helmet and sent him back to see if their sunlit uplands ever materialised

The populist right is on the rise and it's deeply nostalgic

A guide to how pensions are funded across the continent

Some notable experts, however, question the overall need for reform. It’s a mass experiment

It's hard to find meaning in today's world. Nonetheless, we should embrace it, in all its absurdity

The use of the word “guy” to refer to a man came to Britain from the US in the 1950s, but its origins are far from clear

As you’re not having much luck with your emails – perhaps try reading some books instead

Gerard Piqué has played his final match for Barcelona. He may not have been blessed with athletic pace but he always played instinctively

The strange allure of the old communist states remains strong today

The birth of the singles chart signalled the future direction of British pop

For those of the Brexit persuasion, the East Europeans who managed to get in should be called Benefits Vultures. They are as far from this as imaginable

To this day, despite his ambitions and desires, the legendary actor is considered a key figure in French cinema

The Qatar World Cup is an uneasy reminder of how the world works. But shouldn’t sport be better?

'Wimbledonisation' helped the City of London become Europe’s financial capital. But leaving the EU has been much less of an advantage

Who will Suella Braverman go after next in her attempt to out-bigot the bigots?

Today's militaries need a completely different skill set in order to secure a future

Nowadays, I tend to steer clear of SW1A 0AA. Perhaps, it's the bad memories, or maybe it's the horrific state of British politics today

We are running out of time to manage the coming upheaval before it becomes deadly. We need to change our thinking

Germany and France have spent decades falling out and making up. But new isolationism in Berlin and decline in Paris make their latest feud serious

The Arctic is no longer frozen, remote or harmonious. This should concern us all

Rejoining the single market would begin to offer some stability to our troubling times

It seems, however, that Musk is set to take a laissez-faire approach to free speech with minimal moderation on the platform

Which countries across the continent have high profile politicians from minorities?

New Labour’s architect says only rebuilding bridges with the EU will solve what Sunak calls Britain’s ‘profound economic challenge’

Germany needs a more diverse group of politicians leading the country. Perhaps, we can learn from you

After all these years (and all those documentaries), no one understands brutalism... especially Nadine Dorries

The self-styled ‘Chief Twit’ is often called one of the world’s most successful men. You wouldn’t know it from his latest purchase

Anything could happen in the upcoming US midterm elections. All bets are off

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was the master of light and shade