Opinion

Like so many passionate contemporary ethical conflicts, a row in the publishing world is really about a narcissism of extremely small differences indeed

He still dabbled in the art world, but the last four decades of the Frenchman’s life were focused almost entirely on the game

Brexit is a disaster. But, it may be a very long time before the EU is willing to take another chance on the UK, writes one reader

The comic actor said he’d never join a club that would admit him. Will Liz Truss apply the same rule to Macron’s new European forum?

All eyes are on Robert Habeck. Unfortunately, his energy crisis polices are only snatching the surface of Germany's problems

After 81 years of silence, modern descendants of Moriori speakers in New Zealand are now pushing for more recognition

The city of light has – finally – stopped taking its historic trees for granted and is devising ways of preserving them

The late Hilary Mantel’s connection with Europe brought controversy – and some of her best work

This weekend's Manchester derby is a reminder how, six years after his death, the Dutch master's vision still dominates the game

Having spoken out against the war in Ukraine, Alla Pugacheva could influence the next chapter in Russian history

We may be living a dog's life. But, when left uncared for street dogs are far from docile. The government needs to watch out

A European round up of how the chancellor's economic policies were viewed across the continent

Why the most celebrated painter of all time is a criminal’s dream come true

‘Big Daddy’ aka Chef Vasilev from The Big Daddy food truck in Sofia presents his signature burger

Chef Yaowaret Homberger from Thai Moving Noodles presents her clear soup with ground pork and cucumber

Chef Sian Miguel from The Bearded Taco food truck presents her fried fish tacos with slaw and chipotle tartare sauce

This year’s European Street Food Awards will be held in Munich, Germany from 7-9 October. We feature some of the standout recipes from the regional heats that are set to take the competition by storm

Chef Karl-Heinz Drews presents his chilli con carne pralines

Chef James Murray from Mr Murray's Scotch Eggs presents his Bury black pudding scotch egg

Chef Roy Inge Bergli from LiVERTEN presents his Norwegian reindeer kebab

The team at We Are Junk in Edinburgh present their fritto misto

Chef Rihards Vinbergs's from Bao Bun Latvia presents his duck confit bao buns

Chef Gamaliel D Tuoyo from Suyaguy presents suya

Chef Sean Pakbaz from Kuku presents his Persian herb stew

The mini-budget is one of the worst pieces of economic policy-making in history. Meet its fans

What better way to fund the ailing NHS than open it up to commercial sponsorship? Comedian MITCH BENN suggests some policies we should be glad the chancellor left out of his mini budget

We need to tell Putin that if he uses nukes, the West will destroy Russia's military in Ukraine

Kwasi Kwarteng's budget is so economically unsound that it makes you wonder if Liz Truss is secretly working for the Bring Back Boris campaign

Kwasi Kwarteng's mini budget has environmentalists seeing red as the Truss government alienates yet another sector

Keir Starmer and allies fear Tory ‘scorched earth’ diplomacy will leave them with a mountain to climb if they take power

The new Italian PM’s policies are a mess of contradictions and she will struggle against the country’s liberal instincts and independent institutions