Opinion

The PM has made a winning start, but he’s had help from his enemies – and he may already be fighting the wrong battles

The president will do everything he can to cheat the mid-terms. But the real trouble will start when Congress returns in January next year

When it comes to AI, Britain is stuck between the US and China – and the choices are stark

It’s now impossible to tell whether an online image, or video, or person is machine-created. The big tech companies don’t seem to care

It used to be that online sex work was safer than the in-person kind. But not any more

The new foreign secretary appears to have successfully wrestled back ownership of European policy from the Cabinet Office

The row over a T-shirt shows the Green leader is not ready for the political big time - but Reform’s hypocrisy is ludicrous

If this wild prediction came true, it would make his own companies virtually worthless

The painter-turned-director’s In the Hand of Dante has divided critics. Luckily, he thinks it’s a masterpiece

We used to love high-speed trains – before cowardice and waste took over

Made from shells in northern Australia and taken to Manchester, they’re now on show in Venice

New DNA evidence cannot settle the centuries-old debate – in fact it adds another twist to one of history’s greatest mysteries

The bandleader was drifting on a long US tour until he met an activist who redefined his purpose

The self-employed now have to report to HMRC each quarter. It’s time-consuming, expensive and hopeless

Both Immanuel Kant and Ann Widdecombe believed in capital punishment – but it is barbarous and absurd

The problem of the house where Hitler was born has finally been solved – but it cost a lot of money

The president’s two key men are dealing with big foreign problems – the outcome could decide who gets Trump’s backing for a White House run

Europe is burning, food insecurity is growing and Trump and Farage are still shouting about ‘Net Stupid Zero’

His deal to let Saudi Arabia develop a domestic, unregulated nuclear programme is a landmark moment in the disintegration of global order

MAGA thinks I’m a fan - and sends me multiple weird emails each day asking for donations

The new PM has said he’s an environmentalist, but his decision on North Sea drilling suggests otherwise. Is he going to be another disappointment?

The Labour party has been politically stuck on immigration. That has to change – here’s how the new PM can break out of the trap

The outgoing Europe minister, a Starmer loyalist, has paid the price despite putting in the hard yards on a Brexit reset

The World Cup just about survived them - but could FIFA's boss really end up in charge of NATO?

Turns out fans of Restore Britain’s leader aren’t all over 70 – some are younger, and bring prosecco and strong opinions

Unwanted guests, bossy mums and women on the edge make Fruit Gathering, The Guest, Olivia and A Happy Family worth your money

The Daily Mail columnist casts an extremely jaded eye over the new PM’s team

Britain’s laws on contempt of court may be a relic of the pre-internet age, but they are still in force. If you break the rules, you can collapse a trial

Christopher Nolan’s masterwork is a smash hit. It has also driven plenty of people mad

A new exhibition celebrates the artist and activist forged by New York and Aids

His giant bronze sculptures were designed to endure – but in some cases, fate had other ideas